After the first sermon, the crowd did not stay in the Purple Cloud Palace and returned to the Great Desolation. Many of them had not fully comprehended the Dao Hongjun's sermon and needed to go back and cultivate in seclusion. The appearance of Quasi-saint like Sanqing had greatly stimulated the mighty people who were still at the peak of Daluo Jinxian.
In the Great Desolation, strength was everything. Although Daluo Jinxian was considered a top expert, Quasi-saint cultivators had started to appear one after another. During the sermon alone, there were nearly 20 people who had broken through to the Quasi-saint realm. This did not include the mighty people who were already in the Quasi-saint realm.
The Sage-to-be was only one word different from the Sage. At least, it had the word Sage. Naturally, it was not comparable to the Golden Immortal of the Great All-Embracing Heaven. The appearance of the Sage-to-be had undoubtedly lowered the status of the Golden Immortal of the Great All-Embracing Heaven a lot. Of the 3,000 mighty people who came to listen, all of them were proud and arrogant. How could they be willing to accept this?
River Styx passed through the Chaos and returned to the top of Mount Buzhou. Looking at the crowd who left in a hurry, he was filled with emotions. During the first Cultivation Tribulation, there were only a few Quasi-saint cultivators. Even River Styx himself was lucky enough to become a Quasi-saint at the end of the Cultivation Tribulation.
But now, after Hongjun's first sermon, there were more than 10 Quasi-saint cultivators. This time, he only talked about the Dao of Daluo. Perhaps, he would talk about the Dao of Quasi-saint in the next sermon. When Hongjun passed down the Dao of Three Separations, the number of Quasi-saint cultivators would increase exponentially. By then, the Great Desolation would be very chaotic.
The Dao of Three Separations required the use of Innate Lingbao to sever corpses. It was because of this that Innate Lingbao became popular. In the Great Desolation, there were limited Innate Lingbao. With so many people wanting to use Innate Lingbao to sever corpses to become Quasi-saint, killing was inevitable.
The Cultivation Tribulation was coming soon. River Styx was filled with emotions. He wondered how many people would die in this Cultivation Tribulation. No matter what, River Styx had to improve his strength. Now, apart from Hongjun, the highest cultivation level was Quasi-saint. River Styx still had an advantage.
When Hongjun's Tao Integration and the Six Sages came out together, the Sage-to-be's status would also drop sharply, just like Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. But there was still time. After listening to Hongjun's preaching, Minghe also had a new understanding of his own Four Great Laws.
River Styx wanted to go into seclusion in the Blood Sea to break through to Quasi-saint. But just as he was about to leave Mount Buzhou, he felt a slight fluctuation of Spiritual Aura on the mountainside. It was the birth of Lingbao. River Styx would not miss it and hurried over.
On the mountainside, there was a divine vine that was extremely lush. Now that the divine vine was gathering Spiritual Aura, it turned out that the gourd growing on the vine was about to mature. This divine vine was really impressive. There were seven gourds hanging on the vine. They were of different colors and each had their own power.
Six people had gathered in front of the gourd vine. They were Sanqing, Nüwa, Taichi, and Hongyun. The six of them were on their way back when the sudden fluctuation of Spiritual Aura attracted them. This was the Lingbao's choice of master. It was difficult for others to snatch it away.
Suddenly, the Spiritual Aura gathered in the surroundings dispersed. It was the sign that the gourds on the divine vine were about to mature. Lao Tzu said, "The three of us are the authentic Pangu. We are the first three." Nüwa, Taichi, and Hongyun nodded and said, "Good."
Lao Tzu stepped forward and took the first gourd. It was later refined into a purple-gold red gourd. It was the magical weapon used by the Golden Horn and the Silver Horn in the Journey to the West. It was also used by Lao Tzu to store pills. The original Tongtian stepped forward and took the second and third gourds, but he did not know what they were used for.
After the Three Pure Ones took out their gourds, the remaining three each took out a gourd. The one Goddess Nvywa took was a yellow-skinned gourd. Later on, she refined it into the Demon-Summoning Streamer, the most precious treasure to control the Demon Clan. As long as the Demon Clan put a trace of their spirit into the streamer, they would be controlled by the streamer.
Taichi took a golden gourd. It was the predecessor of the infamous Lingbao Flying Dagger. It appeared in the Investiture of the Gods. It was Lu Ya's magical weapon. It appeared five times in the book, killing Bai Li, Yu Yuan, Yuan Hong, Qiu Yin, and Daji. It was infamous.
The last one was Hongyun. He took a blood-red gourd. It was the predecessor of Hongyun's famous magical weapon, the Ninety-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd. It contained red divine sand that could harm one's Primordial Spirit and corrode one's body. In the legends, it did not appear after Hongyun's death.
After the six of them took their respective gourds, they stared at the last gourd. It was different from the first six gourds. It was only half the size of the first six gourds. It looked like it was not mature yet. Lao Tzu said, "This gourd is not mature yet. I think when the smell comes out, it will be better to leave it for the fated one." After saying that, he left with the original Tongtian. After bidding farewell to Taichi, Nüwa also left. Taichi and Hongyun also left.
Not long after they left, River Styx hurried over. When he saw the almost empty gourd divine vine, he could not help but feel depressed. Looking at the marks left behind by the six gourds that had been plucked, it was obvious that they were all mature. However, when he looked at the last black gourd, it was obvious that it was underdeveloped!
At this moment, the gourd vine started to wither. River Styx was shocked. He took a closer look and realized that the last black gourd had started to devour the divine vine's essence. River Styx made a prompt decision and plucked the black gourd. The divine vine also stopped withering immediately.
River Styx waved his sleeve and uprooted the divine vine. He was going to store it in the Scroll of the Universe to see if it could grow into a gourd. However, what surprised him was that there was a small piece of Connate Living Soil hidden in the root of the divine vine.
Connate Living Soil was a good thing. It was the ancestor of all soil in the world. It had a miraculous effect on cultivating Connate Spiritual Roots. It was said that Nüwa used Living Soil to create humans. River Styx did not know if it was true. He stored the divine vine and the Living Soil into the Scroll of the Universe. He also watered it with some Sanguang Holy Water to repair the damage caused by the backlash of the black gourd.
After dealing with the divine vine, River Styx finally had time to examine the black gourd carefully. Although it was not fully mature, it was already a low-grade Connate Lingbao. If it could mature, it would at least be a mid-grade Connate Lingbao.
Unfortunately, this gourd was basically useless. If the gourd vine could provide enough essence for it to grow, it might at least be a mid-grade Connate Lingbao by the time it matured. Unfortunately, the divine vine did not have enough essence for it to grow. Moreover, after being plucked by River Styx, it had already taken shape and could no longer grow.
River Styx wished he could chop off his hands. If he had known earlier, he would have definitely chosen to water the divine vine with the Sanguang Holy Water until the black gourd was fully formed. Unfortunately, although River Styx had plenty of treasures, who would complain about having too many Connate Lingbao? It would have been better if he had left it for his disciple!
River Styx sighed and left Mount Buzhou on a cloud. However, before he could go far, two rays of light flew over and landed in front of him. River Styx took a closer look. It was actually two palm-leaf fans. Was this the Lingbao choosing its master? He had just obtained the black gourd, and now he had obtained two palm-leaf fans. His luck was really good.
After playing with the palm-leaf fans for a while, River Styx figured out the abilities of these two palm-leaf fans. Both palm-leaf fans were mid-grade Connate Lingbao. One fan could produce Yin winds that could cause a person to fly up to eighty-four thousand miles before stopping. The other fan could produce rain, which was pure Yin water that could suppress extreme Yang flames.
After figuring out the abilities of these two palm-leaf fans, River Styx's brows twitched. Weren't these two palm-leaf fans the ones that belonged to Princess Iron Fan in Journey to the West? Why did they come to him? That didn't make sense. After thinking about it, River Styx suddenly remembered something.
Princess Iron Fan in Journey to the West was also called Rakshasa Girl. She was extremely beautiful. Could it be that she was related to the Asura Tribe in the future? Otherwise, these palm-leaf fans wouldn't have come to River Styx's place! Since he couldn't figure it out, River Styx decided not to think about it anymore. The Lingbao had come by itself. How could he not accept it?
Putting away the palm-leaf fan, River Styx flew all the way to the Blood Sea without stopping. Sanqing and the others had broken through to the Quasi-saint realm, which made River Styx feel a little pressured. If he didn't work harder, they would catch up with him before he became a saint. That would be a big joke.
Once he returned to the Sacred Island of the Blood Sea, River Styx immediately went into seclusion. He didn't even pay attention to Liu Er and Chixuan, which made the two puzzled. Since River Styx was in seclusion, they had to put aside their curiosity about the Purple Cloud Palace. It wouldn't be too late to ask River Styx after he came out of seclusion.
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