A few years later, a clear bell rang throughout the Great Desolation, followed by Hongjun's voice, "The time has come. The Purple Cloud Palace is open. Those who are fated can come and listen to the sermon." As soon as the voice disappeared, countless figures flew away, afraid of delaying the time of the sermon.
River Styx came out of the Blood Sea and went straight to the top of Mount Buzhou. Not long after, he passed through the chaos and landed in front of the Purple Cloud Palace. Looking at the people who went in one after another, River Styx realized that the people who came to listen to the sermon this time were the same as last time. There were no new faces.
Not long after, all the people who came to listen to the sermon had arrived. There were exactly three thousand people, not one less, not one more. Although there were many people on the way, the three thousand people who came last time found the Purple Cloud Palace. This was what Hongjun meant by fate. They missed it last time, and this time, they had no chance at all.
River Styx sat in the corner and roughly looked at the people who came to listen to the sermon. Other than Sanqing, Nüwa, and Summon Zhunti, there were twenty or thirty people who had reached the Quasi-saint realm. Some of them would become famous in the Great Desolation in the future, such as Di Jun, Taichi, Zhen Yuanzi, Hongyun, Kunpeng, and so on. But there were also some whose origins River Styx could not figure out.
At this time, Hongjun Daozu quietly appeared on the small high platform from the void. This time, Hongjun seemed even more illusory, making people feel that he was simple and unadorned. He seemed to be one with the main hall without any sense of oppression, but he still gave people an irresistible pressure. River Styx increasingly felt that Hongjun had become more mysterious than last time. Logically speaking, since he had become a saint, his cultivation could not have improved so quickly.
"Sit down and listen to my sermon." Hongjun saw that everyone had arrived and began his sermon, "The Dao that can be explained is not the Dao. The name that can be named is not the name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth; the named is the mother of all things. Therefore, the nameless is to observe its wonders; the nameless is to observe its mysteries; the nameless is to observe its mysteries. These two come from the same origin but have different names. They are both called mysteries. Mysteries within mysteries, the door to all mysteries. "
"When a superior scholar hears of the Dao, he diligently pursues it; when a middle-aged scholar hears of the Dao, he waits between life and death; when a subordinate hears of the Dao, he laughs heartily. It was not enough to reach the Dao without laughing. Therefore, there are some sayings: Understanding the Dao is hidden; Entering the Dao is retreating; Barbarian Dao is similar; Upper Virtue is like a valley; Great Whiteness is like a disgrace; Broad Virtue is like a lack; Built Virtue is like a thief; True Virtue is like a jade; Generous and boundless; Great Talent is a late bloomer; Great Sound is like a sound; Great Sound is like a sound; Great Elephant is invisible; Dao is hidden and nameless. Only the way of the husband, a good loan will be successful. "
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"The three corpses are objects, but in reality, they belong to the category of ghosts and gods. If you desire an early death, the corpse will be a ghost, and will wander about freely, and will eat and worship. Every year when the Six Jia Dynasty ends, the Heavenly White Banner of Life is used. If a Daoist commits a sin, the Daoist will be punished. If a Daoist commits a sin, the Daoist will be punished.
"Of the Three Corpses, the first one is called Green Lady, which damages one's eyes, causing one's eyes to darken and wrinkle, causing one's mouth to stink and teeth to fall out. The second one is called White Lady, which causes one's abdominal chakra to be filled with annoyance, causing one's bones to wither and flesh to be charred. One's willpower will not rise, and one's thoughts will become unbearable. Therefore, those who seek immortality should first go to the Three Corpses.
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Unknowingly, three thousand years had passed just like that. Hongjun stopped preaching and said, "After the creation of heaven and earth, I obtained the Creation Artifact and achieved the Hongjun Great Dao. Under Tendo, I have to preach three times to enlighten all living beings. After this time, there is still one more preaching that will be completed. The next time I preach about the Origin Dao Fruit will be ten thousand years later. If you have any questions now, I can answer them."
Lao Tzu and the other two looked at each other. Lao Tzu stood up and asked, "Teacher, is there a way to attain the Dao?" As soon as Lao Tzu finished asking, the people below suddenly held their breaths and stared at Hongjun. Cultivators sought immortality, but even Quasi-saint and Daluo Jinxian might not necessarily be immortal. Only saints could transcend.
Hongjun pondered for a moment and said, "There are three thousand Great Daos, and all of them can attain the Origin. As for my Hongjun Great Dao, there are three ways to attain the Dao. The first choice is to attain the Dao through strength, which is to use one's own profound mana and cultivation to forcefully break the shackles of Tendo and attain the Dao through strength. The second choice is to attain the Dao by severing the three corpses of good, evil, and self. The third choice is to attain the Dao through merit, which is to attain the Tendo's recognition with virtue."
Everyone listened attentively. It was no wonder that these people were like this. There were three thousand Great Daos, and all of them could attain the Origin. However, this was to attain the Dao by comprehending the laws. The Dao of Law was incomparably mysterious, especially after entering the Quasi-saint realm. River Styx also relied on the cheat of the Dao Aura Treasure Mirror to comprehend the laws. His cultivation of the Dao of Law was already progressing at lightning speed.
However, others were not like River Styx. In the three thousand years after the last lecture, how many people had entered the Quasi-saint realm? Even if they relied on the laws to attain the Dao Fruit of Quasi-saint, who could improve at lightning speed afterwards? No one. The Dao of Law was more mysterious as one progressed, and naturally, it was more difficult to comprehend.
Now that Hongjun had given them three paths to attain the Dao, they were naturally tempted. No one considered the first path. Attaining the Dao with one's strength was simply courting death. Even Great God Pangu had not succeeded. In the end, he had transformed into all things. They did not think that they could surpass Great God Pangu.
However, the second and third paths were much simpler than the first and second paths. After Lao Tzu finished asking, Heavenly Lord Yuanshi could not wait to ask, "Teacher, what are the three corpses?"
Since the first, strongest path to attain the Dao was impossible, Heavenly Lord Yuanshi naturally hoped to attain the Dao and become a Saint through the second path of the three corpses.
Hongjun explained, "The three corpses refer to poison. The human body has three corpses called the three poisons. The upper corpse is called Peng Ju, and he is in charge of good and evil. The middle corpse is called Peng Zan, and he is in charge of good and evil. The lower corpse is called Peng Jiao, and he is in charge of good and evil.
"The upper corpse resides at the Yuzhen Pass, the middle corpse resides at the Jiaji Pass, and the lower corpse resides at the Tailu Pass. Every year, good and evil are discussed. There are also nine venomous insects that cause great harm. They block the three passes and nine orifices, preventing the True Yang from rising. "The nine venomous insects all have names. The first is the Fu Gu, which resides at the Yuzhen Pass; the second is the Dragon Gu, which resides at the Tianzhu Pass; the third is the White Gu, which resides at the Tao Pass; the fourth is the Flesh Gu, which resides at the Shinto Pass; and the fifth is the Red Gu, which resides at the Jiaji Pass.
"The sixth is the Isolation Gu, which resides at the Xuanshu Pass; the seventh is the Lung Gu, which resides at the Mingmen Pass; the eighth is the Stomach Gu, which resides at the Dragon-Tiger Pass; and the ninth is the Dung Gu, which resides at the Tailu Pass. "The three corpses reside at the three passes, and the nine venomous insects reside at the nine orifices. There are many changes." "Hidden and unfathomable, turning into beauty, leaving behind Yang spirit in dreams, turning into illusions, and causing troubles in sleep, making it difficult for cultivators to achieve the Dao of living beings."
"If you want to sever the corpses, you still need an innate object. Otherwise, you won't be able to entrust the three thoughts of good and evil. The quality of the innate object used to sever the corpses is also related to the cultivation level after the Three Corpses Severance. You have to choose carefully." Hongjun waved his hand and said, "The lecture is over. You may leave!"
Then, he disappeared. The crowd bowed and left the Purple Cloud Palace in groups of two or three. Along the way, they discussed the Dao of the Three Corpses. River Styx mixed in with the crowd and was also deep in thought. From the words of the cultivators, it was obvious that they had subconsciously wanted to use the Innate Lingbao to sever the corpses.
In their opinion, Hongjun Daozu had said that the quality of the innate object used to sever the corpses was also related to the cultivation level after the Three Corpses Severance. Among the innate objects, what could be compared to the Innate Lingbao? From the looks of it, the slaughter over the Natural Spirit Treasures was unavoidable.
There were only a few Innate Lingbao in the Great Desolation, but it was not enough for the 3,000 Lingbao. Moreover, some of them were still in Hongjun's hands. It was conceivable that in the next 10,000 years, as long as an Innate Lingbao was born, there would be an earth-shaking battle. It was unknown whether the 3,000 Lingbao could still be gathered by the time of the third lecture.
After entering the Great Desolation through the Chaos, River Styx went straight back to the Blood Sea. He was not afraid of being targeted, but he had gained a lot from the lecture of the Dao of the Three Corpses. In his Primordial Spirit, the Three Flowers were trembling, which was a sign that he was about to sever the corpses. He urgently needed to do closed-door training.
After returning to the Blood Sea, River Styx went straight back to the Sacred Island to do closed-door training. Seeing River Styx in a hurry, Liu Er and Chi Xuan did not disturb him. After the closed-door training, River Styx summoned all his Lingbao. For a moment, the light of treasures shone everywhere.
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