Chapter 491
A Quasi-Saint Emerges! The Eastern King Duke Begs for the Dao Ancestor's Help
His gaze seemed to pierce through endless time and space, landing on the origin of the Great Dao in the darkness.
Without any superfluous words or grand gestures, he spoke directly. His voice was not loud, but it was like the imperial decree of the Great Dao, clearly resounding deep into the consciousness of every Zixiao Guest, pointing directly to their Dao heart!
"Above the Great Luo realm, before the Primordial Chaos realm is fully formed, one is a Quasi-Saint."
The first sentence was like a thunderclap that shook the heavens and the earth, exploding in the hearts of all cultivators!
Above the Great Luo realm, there's actually another realm?! Quasi-Saint?!
Hongjun's voice was steady and profound, as if he were expounding the ultimate truth of heaven and earth.
"The Great Luo Dao Fruit is perfected, but it is not the end, but a new beginning. To attain Hunyuan, one must understand one's mind and see one's true nature, and sever the Three Corpses."
"The Three Corpses are the Corpse of Good Thoughts, the Corpse of Evil Thoughts, and the Corpse of Obsessions. These Three Corpses are not external demons, but obstacles formed by one's own path of cultivation and by one's own thoughts. Slaying one Corpse allows one to enter the early stage of Quasi-Sainthood."
He severed his two corpses and entered the mid-stage of Quasi-Sainthood.
Only when all three corpses are severed and the Dao heart is clear and bright can one become a perfect Quasi-Saint and glimpse the gate to the Primordial Chaos.
"The method of severing the corpse is not to break it with force, but to transform it with the Dao. One must find something to entrust the thoughts of the three corpses."
The object to which one entrusts oneself can be an innate spiritual treasure, an object of merit, or even a manifestation of one's own Dao fruit... The object of one's severance of the corpse must be in harmony with one's own Great Dao and the nature of the Three Corpses; otherwise, the foundation will be unstable, and the path of cultivation will be difficult to continue..."
Hongjun's voice, however, contained boundless Daoist rhyme, clearly presenting the new realm system of "quasi-saint" and the method of proving the Dao of "severing the three corpses" to all the Zixiao guests.
Every word contains the ultimate truths of heaven and earth, the profound mysteries of the Great Dao, and points directly to the essence of cultivation!
Di Jun and Tai Yi were highly focused, each word etched into their minds. Quasi-Saint! Sever the Three Corpses!
This is exactly the solution they've been dreaming of!
If they can break through this barrier, the demon race will have hope of fighting against the twelve ancestral witches of the witch race!
Their eyes gleamed with intense light as they focused intently, not daring to be distracted in the slightest, for fear of missing any profound mystery.
The other Zixiao guests, regardless of their cultivation level or clan origin, were all completely absorbed in the profound and unpredictable sound of the Great Dao.
The Eastern King Duke's eyes gleamed with ambition, while top figures like Yuanshi and Laozi were lost in deep contemplation and reflection.
The entire Zixiao Palace was filled with Taoist charm, with flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses springing from the ground!
Countless golden lotuses bloomed from the void, exuding a refreshing fragrance and pure spiritual energy.
The heavenly flowers fell like a shower of light, seeping into the bodies of those who listened to the Dao, cleansing their souls and helping them comprehend the Great Dao!
Furthermore, celestial music filled the air, and the divine pronouncements of the Great Dao resonated with the sounds of nature. All sorts of incredible phenomena unfolded, making this Dao Palace appear as if it were the very source of the Great Dao!
On the vast and desolate land, countless cultivators who were unable to reach Zixiao Palace felt a deep sense of unease.
They looked up at the sky, and although they could not be there in person, they could feel the increasingly rich and vast Daoist energy emanating from the depths of chaos!
Although they could not witness the extraordinary phenomena of golden lotuses emerging from the earth and flowers falling from the sky, the lingering resonance of the Great Dao filled them with longing and envy.
Even more powerful beings used their divine abilities to reflect the magnificent and extraordinary light and shadow outside the Purple Cloud Palace, causing astonishment throughout the prehistoric world.
"The Daoist Ancestor's sermons were indeed extraordinary!"
This strange phenomenon...is unheard of!
"The Path of Quasi-Saints! The Method of Severing the Three Corpses! Alas, it's a pity we have no chance to hear it..."
"I wonder what the Demon Ancestor Rahu is planning at this moment? With the Dao Ancestor giving such a grand sermon, do you think the Demon Race will remain inactive?"
Just as the beings of the primordial world were discussing and speculating about the demon race's movements—
Boom!
The entire primordial world trembled violently without warning! It was not a physical tremor, but a resonance at the level of the Great Dao Laws!
A completely different, yet equally vast and powerful, aura of destruction and chaos, swept across the entire primordial world in an instant! Whether they were immortals and gods above the nine heavens or ghosts and demons below the nine netherworlds, regardless of their location or cultivation level, a cold, domineering, and demonic voice clearly resounded in everyone's mind:
"Hongjun speaks of his lesser path to quasi-sagehood, but today, I will expound for you, all beings of the primordial world, the path of the Primordial Golden Immortal Laws, which has lasted for three thousand years!"
That voice belonged to the Demon Ancestor Rahu!
The primordial world was instantly thrown into an uproar!
"Rahu?!"
He... he's going to preach to the entire primordial world?
"The Dao of the Primordial Golden Immortal? This... is this even possible? Even the Dao Ancestor needed the Purple Cloud Palace as a reference to preach the Dao. What virtue or ability does Luo Hou have to dare to preach the Dao to all living beings in the primordial world?"
"Arrogant! That's utterly delusional! The laws of nature are profound and unfathomable; how can they be preached on such a large scale? Aren't they afraid of a backlash from the Great Dao?"
"Hmph, these are demonic and heretical words, meant to confuse and mislead the masses! They must be bluffing!"
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun's sermon paused slightly.
For the first time, an extremely subtle ripple appeared on his usually calm face—a deep-seated disdain and indifference.
He did not stop preaching, but he sneered inwardly.
"Luo Hou, you are still so arrogant and ignorant. The laws of the Primordial Golden Immortal involve the origin of the Great Dao, and are profound and unfathomable. How can they be so widely disseminated? Forcing your way into it will not only fail, but will also result in a backlash from the Great Dao, bringing shame upon yourself! This is going against the heavens and cutting yourself off from the Dao!"
However, just as the thought flashed through Hongjun's mind, Luo Hou's cold and domineering voice once again resounded throughout the prehistoric world, and he officially began his sermon:
"Laws are the foundation of heaven and earth, the origin of all things! Primordial Golden Immortals wield the power of laws, transcending all paths! Today, I will begin with the laws of destruction, to unveil a corner of this Great Dao for you ants!"
As Luo Hou's voice faded, a sudden change occurred in the primordial world!
It was neither a shower of flowers from the sky nor a golden lotus springing from the ground.
Instead, the laws of the entire primordial world began to fluctuate and manifest violently in a way that was visible to the naked eye and perceptible to the soul!
Countless profound Dao patterns, representing the fundamental laws of destruction, chaos, slaughter, and devouring, intertwined, collided, and evolved in the void!
Black, destructive lightning suddenly exploded, tearing the sky apart.
A chaotic vortex appeared out of nowhere above the four seas, stirring up the winds and clouds.
The air was thick with the scent of slaughter, filling countless creatures with terror.
Black holes, seemingly devouring everything in the sky, are appearing and disappearing, swallowing the dissipating energy...
This is not an illusion, but the manifestation of true laws!
Luo Hou's voice seemed to transform into the brush of the Great Dao, using the entire primordial world as a canvas and the laws of heaven and earth as ink, splashing and wielding the brush to interpret the profound and unpredictable laws of the Primordial Golden Immortal!
Each word resonates with the corresponding laws.
Each word made the corresponding Dao patterns even clearer and more solid! All beings in the primordial world, regardless of their cultivation level or location, could sense, through the manifested Dao patterns, the profound and mysterious essence of the Primordial Laws!
Although obscure and difficult to understand, it is absolutely true!
"This...how is this possible?!"
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, for the first time, a violent emotional fluctuation appeared on Hongjun's usually calm and composed face!
He suddenly opened his eyes, his deep pupils flashing with disbelief!
He clearly sensed that Rahu's preaching was not forced by his own magical power, but rather... it invoked some higher-level, more fundamental power of rules!
This power made his preaching voice like the celestial sound of the Great Dao, ignoring spatial barriers and cultivation levels, directly imprinting itself into the depths of the consciousness of all living beings in the primordial world, and triggering the resonance and manifestation of the laws of heaven and earth!
"Voice of the Avenue?!"
Hongjun murmured in disbelief, his Dao heart, which had been calm for countless years, now surged with a monstrous wave!
He stared intently into the void, as if trying to pierce through endless space to see the figure atop Mount Sumeru, his eyes filled with unprecedented horror and bewilderment.
"How could he possibly possess the 'Sound of the Great Dao'? This is the supreme power manifested from the origin of the Great Dao before the separation of the primordial chaos! It has long since dissipated with the shattering of the primordial chaos! How could Luo Hou, a demon formed from the remnant soul of a chaotic demon god, obtain such a thing?! This is absolutely impossible!"
Luo Hou's cold and domineering voice, carrying the supreme power of the "Sound of the Great Dao," ignored the barriers of time and space and the barriers of cultivation, and resounded deep in the minds of every living being in the prehistoric world!
He no longer limited himself to abstract explanations, but instead used the phenomena of destructive lightning, chaotic vortexes, killing aura, and devouring black holes that manifested between heaven and earth as a starting point to analyze in a simple and profound way the mysteries of the laws that the Primordial Golden Immortal controls!
"Destruction is not the end, but the beginning of new life! Thunder destroys all things, but also contains the opportunity for creation! Observe this thunder pattern, its core is not violence, but the will to build from destruction! Feel its rhythm, not destruction, but reshaping!"
Luo Hou's voice was like a resounding bell, accompanied by a black, destructive thunderbolt that tore through the sky. At the core of that thunderbolt, the barely perceptible yet real life force was precisely revealed!
"Chaos is not disorder, but an opportunity to break the existing order! The swirling vortex is not for destruction, but for reorganization! Look at the vortexes of the four seas, though their power is fierce, their core contains hidden patterns of order! Understanding this principle, one can know that chaos is also the string of the Great Dao!"
The chaotic vortex spun wildly above the four seas, and the faint Dao patterns of order at its core were infinitely magnified by Rahu's divine sense!
"Killing is not slaughter, but a blade that severs cause and effect and cleanses karmic obstacles! The aura it points to is not for annihilation, but for purification! Feel the killing intent that permeates heaven and earth; its essence is not evil, but the punishment of the cycle of heaven!"
Amidst the pervasive aura of slaughter, the divine judgment, representing the justice of Heaven, was clearly stripped away!
"Devouring is not plunder, but the path of all things returning to their origin and energy transformation! The appearance of black holes is not for annihilation, but for accumulation! Understanding their core is not out of greed, but an inevitable consequence of the cycle of the Great Dao!"
The devouring black hole that appeared in the starry sky, the Daoist rhyme of returning to the origin flowing at its core was revealed by Luo Hou in a single sentence!
Every word is a gem! Every sentence is a wise saying!
Luo Hou's teachings were no longer obscure and difficult-to-understand Daoist mantras. Instead, he used the primordial world as a teaching tool and manifested laws and phenomena as illustrations to dismantle, analyze, and interpret the mysterious and unpredictable laws of the Primordial Golden Immortal with unparalleled clarity!
The problem of comprehending the laws that had plagued cultivators in the primordial world for billions of years was actually solved by this "Sound of the Great Dao" in conjunction with the manifestation of the laws, forcibly opening up an unprecedented smooth path!
"Rahu! How dare you!"
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, Hongjun's Dao heart was completely lost!
He could no longer maintain the calm and composed image of the Dao Ancestor, and his eyes burst forth with unprecedented rage and killing intent!
Luo Hou's actions are not only about seizing the primordial fortune, but also about overturning the foundation of the Daoist tradition passed down by Hongjun!
This is a challenge to his supreme authority as the spokesperson for the Way of Heaven!
"Power of Heaven's Dao, suppress!"
Hongjun suddenly raised his hand, and an invisible, mighty force, seemingly representing the will of the primordial world, descended with a roar, transforming into a giant hand of the Heavenly Dao that blotted out the sky and ignored spatial distance, slamming down fiercely towards the projection of Rahu that manifested in the primordial world!
He wanted to completely erase this demonic projection that was disrupting the natural order!
The colossal hand of Heaven descended, causing the void to collapse and the laws to mourn!
However, the projection of Rahu, condensed from the "Sound of the Great Dao," was like a reflection in water, swaying slightly but completely unharmed!
The power of the Heavenly Dao passed right through it, as if the projection did not exist in this dimension at all!
"Primordial Spiritual Treasure, break!"
Hongjun's eyes grew even colder. With a flick of his sleeve, a hazy, gray light, seemingly containing the primordial chaos of the beginning of creation, shot out—a projection of the Creation Jade Disc!
Wherever the spiritual light passed, all laws retreated, piercing straight to the core of Rahu's projection!
The projection of the Jade Disc of Creation collided with the projection of Rahu, creating ripples, but it still couldn't shake it in the slightest!
The projection seemed to be merely a manifestation of the laws of the Great Dao, rather than a physical entity; any attack was as if it hit empty air!
"Zhou Tian Xing Dou, seal!"
Hongjun roared, activating the Zixiao Palace's Origin Array!
Countless illusory stars appeared out of thin air, forming a vast star map that covered the entire outer void of Zixiao Palace. Endless starlight transformed into chains, wrapping around the projection of Rahu, attempting to seal and isolate it!
However, the starlight chains also passed through the projection without touching it at all!
Rahu's projection remained clear, and his preaching voice was still loud and resounding throughout the primordial world!
"Hahaha!"
Rahu's mocking and disdainful laughter, transmitted clearly through the voice of the Great Dao, reached Hongjun's ears and resounded in the hearts of all living beings in the primordial world.
"Old man Hongjun! Save your energy! This is the manifestation of the voice of the Great Dao, neither real nor illusory, existing only within the principles of the Dao! With your paltry tricks, you think you can stop me from spreading the Dao? How laughable! Utterly laughable! You should just go and preach your little Dao!"
Hongjun's face changed from furious to ashen, and then from ashen to an unbelievable paleness!
His proud Heavenly Dao power, the Primordial Spirit Treasure projection he regarded as his trump card, and the Zhou Tian Grand Array that guarded the Dao Palace... were all like child's play in front of the "Sound of the Great Dao" and had no effect whatsoever!
This overturned his understanding of power and rules!
He stared intently at the unscathed projection, his eyes filled with humiliation, anger, and a fear that even he himself was unwilling to admit!
Finally, Hongjun slowly closed his eyes, forcibly suppressing his surging blood and overwhelming killing intent.
He knew that if he made a move now, he would only become a laughing stock.
When he opened his eyes again, he had regained his outward calm, but deep within his eyes was an icy chill.
He no longer paid attention to Luo Hou's projection, nor did he try to stop the demonic sound that resounded throughout the primordial world. He focused his mind back on preaching in Zixiao Palace, and his voice returned to its previous calm and deep tone as he continued to expound on the quasi-saintly path of "severing the three corpses".
However, there was an imperceptible chill and repression deep within that voice.
Inside the Purple Cloud Palace, the three thousand Purple Cloud guests had already awakened from their initial shock and sudden enlightenment.
They watched the Dao Ancestor's rare loss of composure and subsequent silence on the high platform, looked at the projection of Rahu floating between the primordial world, unharmed despite the Dao Ancestor's attacks, and listened to the demonic voice that resounded in their minds, clearly expounding the laws of primordial chaos...
Everyone's mind and spirit were shocked like never before!
"This...this is the method of the Demon Ancestor Rahu?!"
One of the monks cried out in alarm, his voice trembling.
"Ignore the Dao Ancestor's attacks! Preach the Dao to all living beings in the primordial world!"
This...this is simply defying the heavens!
"The Voice of the Great Dao... So this is the very thing that suppressed the Dao Ancestor's sermon during the Zixiao Palace lecture!"
"This is terrifying! Even the Dao Ancestor couldn't do anything about it!"
Just what kind of being is this Rahu?
"Quick! Don't get distracted! Luo Hou is talking about the Primordial Chaos Law! Dao Zu is talking about the Quasi-Saint who has severed his corpse! Both are supreme opportunities! Listen to as much as you can!"
After the initial shock came an even more frenzied greed and focus!
While listening to Hongjun's explanation of the essence of severing corpses, the Zixiao guests were also distracted by trying to comprehend the true meaning of the laws manifested by Rahu!
Two completely different methods, both pointing directly to the Great Dao, collided and intertwined in their minds, causing them to sometimes frown in deep thought and sometimes to show ecstatic joy!
Throughout the entire Zixiao Palace, Daoist chants and demonic sounds intertwined, and celestial golden lotuses and phenomena of laws shone brightly, creating a bizarre yet magnificent scene. (End of Chapter)