Zhang Xuan shook his head. "I've never heard of it before."
"Never heard of it before?" Ancient Sage Zi Yuan was taken aback for a moment before he asked with a frown, "Then … Zhang Shi, you have seen my teacher's clone in the Azure with your own eyes. Do you think there's any difference between him and my teacher?"
"This …"
Hearing those words, Zhang Xuan replied, "That clone of mine is completely identical to Kong Shi. Other than his personality, I can't see any flaws in him at all …"
That was because even he had been fooled by Kong Shi back then.
If not for the fact that the other party was intent on killing him, it would have been hard for him to notice anything at all.
"Humans are born with turbid energy. They experience birth, aging, illness, death, and all kinds of pain. As such, desires, greed, cunning, and many other negative emotions emerge in their minds, making them inescapable," Ancient Sage Zi Yuan said.
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
As long as one was human, they would experience these things and have desires and the like.
No matter how formidable a sage was, there was no exception.
Take Zhang Xuan for example. He yearned for love, to be understood and not misunderstood, to be able to eat delicious food, to become stronger, and to have access to more cultivation resources …
These were all desires.
"The Severing of Three Corpses is to sever one's desires and evil thoughts so as to make one's body purer," Ancient Sage Zi Yuan said.
Zhang Xuan's body stiffened.
Was that for real?
If that was really the case, the cultivation technique was simply too overpowered!
"We have cultivated this cultivation technique before as well. Back on the Master Teacher Continent, I severed my Malevolent Corpse and left it in the passageway connecting to the Azure to suppress it," Ancient Sage Zi Yuan said.
"So … that's your Malevolent Corpse …" Zhang Xuan widened his eyes in realization.
He had been wondering why the other party was still alive when he had clearly seen Zhang Xuan's corpse. In the end, he ended up using the Severing of Three Corpses.
The corpse severed using the Severing of Three Corpses was no different from the main body. It was as if the main body was dead, no one would be able to tell the difference.
In fact, it could even fool the heavens!
"Indeed. Back on the Master Teacher Continent, my teacher severed his Good Corpse and forged it into the Great Codex of Spring and Autumn. After that, he severed his Malevolent Corpse in the Azure and sealed it in the Ethereal Hall. If I'm not mistaken, he used God Monarch Lingxi's hand to kill his Good Corpse! "
Ancient Sage Zi Yuan explained.
"Good Corpse, Evil Corpse, Self Corpse?"
"Only by severing good and evil, right and wrong, and severing one's self can one truly sever one's obsession and surpass oneself!" Ancient Sage Zi Yuan replied. "Teacher, I was born with a portion of the heavens in my body, and every time I use it, it leaves a gray aura in my body. This gray aura fuses with my body and soul, making it impossible for me to get rid of it. That's why I came up with this cultivation technique, the Severing of Three Corpses, to remove all of this gray aura and achieve true freedom!"
"I see …" Zhang Xuan was enlightened.
It was no wonder that Kong Shi wasn't afraid of the battle at all. In fact, he even gave up on resisting at the last moment. It seemed like he had already made up his mind.
By borrowing the power of Lozosy to kill his own corpse and scatter his soul, he was essentially giving up on everything that had ever existed. The mark of the Heavenly Dao would be completely removed, and he would truly Transcend!
As expected of Kong Shi, he had great courage, great perseverance, and great means!
Taking a look inside his body, he saw that there was a similar flow of gray energy in his body. Furthermore, more and more of it had seeped into his bones, making it impossible to expel.
Even though Zhang Xuan had comprehended the Severing of Three Corpses, there was nothing he could do about it.
"In order to succeed in the Severing of Three Corpses, one has to deceive the heavens. As such, other than our teacher and a few of us, no one else knows about it. Our teacher didn't impart the cultivation technique to anyone else either. Furthermore, the Severing of Three Corpses will automatically be repaired by the heavens once, making it impossible to use it a second time. That's why our teacher didn't impart it to you! "
Fearing that Zhang Xuan would overthink things, Ancient Sage Zi Yuan explained.
Zhang Xuan nodded in response.
As the possessor of the heavens, he understood these things.
In order to strip away the heavens, one had to first avoid the detection of the heavens. Only by doing so could the heavens not notice it, or else it would be impossible for one to escape.
While Zhang Xuan also needed to break free from the heavens, it was clear that he couldn't use this method anymore.
After all, the heavens were already prepared for it. If he were to use the Severing of Three Corpses again, there was a good chance that he would be destroyed, and eventually, his soul would dissipate.
"Our teacher once talked to us about you, Zhang Shi. He said that if you wish to transcend yourself like him, you'll have to find a new path. While this path is different from his, both God Monarch Lingxi and him have already prepared it for you …"
Ancient Sage Zi Yuan said.
"Prepare?" Zhang Xuan was puzzled. Prepare for me? Why didn't I know about it?
Ancient Sage Zi Yuan replied. "Our teacher didn't say anything about the trump card that God Monarch Lingxi left behind, so we don't know much about it. However, I do know a thing or two about the trump card that our teacher left behind. The Deathless Monarch was something that our teacher intentionally left behind for you."
"This …" Zhang Xuan was stunned.
If Little Chick had come to the Master Teacher Continent with the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, it would have been living in the ancient battlefield of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe instead of a mountain range on the Master Teacher Continent.
This was indeed Kong Shi's doing …
After obtaining the Dongxu Gourd, Zhang Xuan had used his zhenqi to nourish the little yellow chick, allowing it to acknowledge him as its master. This was also the reason why he was able to cultivate in the Lucid Lunar Lake and fuse with the little yellow chick's Undying Blood.
With this kind of power in his bloodline, he could very well be like the little chick in the face of danger, becoming immortal and invincible. After countless years, he would be reborn from the ashes.
However …
So what if he was reborn from the ashes?
There was a good chance that, just like the little chick, his consciousness would turn into a completely different person.
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that his clone had split his soul just like him, did it not mean that his clone had become a more impressive individual?
This was similar to the clones in his previous life. No matter how similar their genes were, they were still two completely different people!
The trump card that Lozosy had left behind could only ensure his survival, but there was no guarantee that he would regain his consciousness.
So … what was the trump card that Lozosy had left behind?
Zhang Xuan thought.
The two items that the young lady had given him surfaced in his mind.
Firstly, it was a disguise token that could disguise everything.
As important as this item was, it had nothing to do with dealing with the heavens.
"Could it be … that pendant?" The second object flashed across his mind.
The pendant harnessed a droplet of blood, and it harnessed unfathomable power.
As long as his consciousness fell into a state of chaos, the pendant would pull him back to his senses.
The first time he had felt the difference between the heavens of the Azure and the Heaven's Path Divine Art, he had nearly gone berserk. It was the pendant that had pulled him back to his senses.
The second time was when he had doubted the Pathos of Heaven.
Both times, he had managed to regain his consciousness at the most crucial moment. Could it be that the pendant had been used in conjunction with his reincarnation to ensure that he would not lose his consciousness?
Just that … the pendant had been given to him by Lozosy. If she had known that, why would she have been so worried and distressed?
Was she afraid that he would be the one to emerge victorious in the War of the Heavens?
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