There were two High-grade Connate Cardinal Treasures, the Cauldron of Heaven and Earth, and the God-Slaying Spear; six Supreme-grade Connate Spiritual Treasures, the Red Lotus of Hellfire, the Black Lotus of Destruction, the Mystic Origin Water Control Flag, the Yellow Apricot Flag, the Book of Life and Death, and the Judge's Brush; six High-grade Connate Spiritual Treasures, the Yuantu Sword, the Avici Sword, the Universal Ruler, and the Grade Nine Green Lotus of Creation; five Middle-grade Connate Spiritual Treasures, the Mountain-Guarding Seal, and four Grade Six Red Lotus of Hellfire; eight Lower-grade Connate Spiritual Treasures, the Black Gourd, and seven Grade Three Red Lotus of Hellfire;
However, other than using the Innate Lingbao to kill corpses, Innate items could also be used to kill corpses. River Styx also had a few Innate items that were of high quality. He had just obtained the Gourd Immortal Vine and Innate Living Soil, the Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Root Yellow Plum, the High Grade Innate Spiritual Root Path-Understanding Fruit Tree, the Medium Grade Innate Spiritual Root Tea Tree, and the Purple Heaven Godly Thunder that brought him to this world.
The Yellow Middle Plum and the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder were among the best Connate items. However, neither of them were suitable for River Styx to use for killing. He was neither a Connate Spirit Root, nor had he comprehended the Law of Thunder. Using these two items to kill would only bring him more trouble.
As for the rest, River Styx could only choose to use the Innate Lingbao for Corpse Severing. As for the Innate Cardinal Treasure, River Styx could not bear to part with it. If he used the Innate Lingbao to entrust the Good and Evil Obsession to Corpse Severing, the Innate Lingbao would become the main body of the Three Corpses. Furthermore, Corpse Severing would consume the origin of the Lingbao. It would require a long period of nourishment or a breakthrough in the cultivation of the Three Corpses to replenish it.
River Styx only had two Innate Cardinal Treasures. The Cauldron of Heaven and Earth had to be kept to stabilize fate. Moreover, it had the heaven-defying ability to revert from Houtian to Innate. He could not bear to use it to slay corpses. On the other hand, the God-Slaying Spear was an unparalleled Cardinal Treasure of Massacre. Together with the Precepts of Massacre, its power would increase tremendously. Using it to slay corpses would be overkill.
Moreover, after seeing Hongjun's Three Corpses, River Styx knew that there was no hope for him to prove his Dao with the Three Corpses. Although Hongjun didn't mention it during his Dao lecture, River Styx had already used the Dao Aura Treasure Mirror to deduce according to Hongjun's Dao of the Three Corpses. He had already confirmed his conjecture back then.
Since he could not merge the three corpses into one, River Styx would naturally choose to slay the three corpses to maximize the benefits. After slaying the three corpses, they would need magical treasures to protect themselves, and River Styx's true body had the God-Slaying Spear and the Cauldron of Heaven and Earth.
As for the other three corpses, River Styx naturally had to consider them too. He was now a Quasi-saint and could slay both the Good and Evil Corpses. He understood the Good and Evil Corpses in his heart. This time, his Primordial Spirit's Three Flowers trembled violently. He was afraid that it would not be as simple as slaying one corpse. Even if it was a little short, River Styx's foundation was now stable and he could use his merits to slay both the Good and Evil Corpses.
After pondering for a long time, River Styx finally decided on the Innate Lingbao that he would place the Good and Evil Corpses in. The first one that flew out was the supreme-grade Innate Lingbao Scroll of Heaven and Earth that he had obtained from Patriarch Heaven and Earth. It contained the World of Heaven and Earth and was compatible with the Precepts of Heaven and Earth that River Styx had comprehended. Compared to River Styx, the corpse created from the Scroll of Heaven and Earth would be able to comprehend the Precepts of Heaven and Earth faster.
Auspicious clouds appeared above River Styx's head and the Three Flowers swayed. The Scroll of Heaven and Earth flew into one of the Three Flowers, River Styx shouted, "Slay!" A green-robed Taoist jumped out from the Human Flowers and landed in front of River Styx. His appearance was fifty to sixty percent similar to River Styx and he was surrounded by clear air. His breath was faintly discernible as if he was one with the Heaven and Earth.
The green-robed Taoist bowed to River Styx and said, "Poor Way Qiankun Taoist greets my Daoist Friend." River Styx looked at the Qiankun Taoist and did not know whether to laugh or cry. The Dao of the Three Corpses was really strange. He knew that the person in front of him was himself and had the same thoughts, but he was not himself because he had his own independent thoughts and personality. This feeling was really weird.
River Styx smiled and said, "You and I are one, there's no need for this." The Qiankun Taoist also smiled and said, "I am you, but you are not me." River Styx was stunned and looked at the Qiankun Taoist. He nodded slightly and the Qiankun Taoist immediately turned into a green light and entered the Human Flowers to cultivate.
The Qiankun Taoist was the Good Corpse that River Styx had slain using the Supreme Grade Innate Lingbao Scroll of the Universe. He also inherited River Styx's understanding of the Law of the Universe. When he was born, he was already in the late stage of Quasi-saint. His mana was abundant and he already had 60% of River Styx's battle prowess before he had slain the Good Corpse. When the Scroll of the Universe fully recovered from the slaying of the Good Corpse, his battle prowess would increase even further.
Although the Good Corpse Qiankun Taoist's main body was the Scroll of the Universe and had unparalleled defense, it was very likely that the Good Corpse's foundation would be damaged if he used his main body's defense to attack. Therefore, River Styx prepared two Lingbao for him, the Ruler of the Universe and the Yellow Apricot Flag. One for offense and one for defense. Combined with the Law of the Universe, there were very few Quasi-saint opponents.
As for the Evil Corpse, River Styx decided to use the Red Lotus of Hellfire as the foundation to slash it out. However, it would not be the current Twelfth Grade Red Lotus of Hellfire. Instead, it would be the Red Lotus of Hellfire after fusing the three Ninth Grade Green Lotuses of Creation and the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction. This was a huge project.
River Styx summoned the Cauldron of Heaven and Earth and threw the three Ninth Grade Green Lotuses of Creation and the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction into it. He activated the Cauldron of Heaven and Earth with his supreme mana and refined the lotuses with fire, returning them to their origin. As time passed, the three Ninth Grade Green Lotuses of Creation and the Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction slowly withered and finally turned into two balls of origin, one green and one black.
The green origin was the Dao of Creation represented by the Green Lotus of Creation, while the black origin was the Dao of Destruction represented by the Black Lotus of Destruction. Just the process of returning them to their origin took a total of three thousand years. Within these three thousand years, River Styx used the Blood River Formation to completely seal off the Blood Sea to prevent the phenomenon from alarming others.
The reason why the Innate Lingbao was so precious was not only because of its various functions, but also because it contained the fate of the Great Desolation. When an Innate Lingbao was destroyed, there would naturally be a phenomenon in the sky. Furthermore, the stronger the Innate Lingbao was, the bigger and wider the phenomenon would be.
The three High Grade Innate Lingbao and one Supreme Grade Innate Lingbao were destroyed at the same time, causing the entire Blood Sea to tremble. Above the Blood Sea, cries of sorrow could be heard. If River Styx had not been prepared for this, he was afraid that the Great Desolation would have been attracted here. If they knew that River Styx had destroyed four Innate Lingbao, they would probably be hopping mad. They wanted the Innate Lingbao but they could not obtain it. River Styx was destroying the Innate Lingbao. How big was the difference between them?
After completing [Return to Origin], River Styx took out two balls of Origin from the Cauldron of Heaven and Earth and summoned the Red Lotus of Fire. As soon as the Red Lotus of Fire appeared, it instinctively reacted to the two balls of Origin. River Styx could clearly feel the Red Lotus of Fire's anxiousness to devour the two balls of Origin.
Since that was the case, it was exactly what River Styx wanted. He was afraid that the Red Lotus of Fire would not react. If that was the case, he would have wasted four Innate Lingbao. After releasing his control over the Red Lotus of Fire, the Red Lotus of Fire immediately flew to the two balls of Origin. The blazing Red Lotus of Fire transformed into a bloody mouth and directly swallowed the two balls of Origin.
After devouring the two balls of Origin, the Red Lotus of Fire expanded a lot in an instant. In addition to the original blood-red color on the lotus pedestal, two rays of green and black light appeared. Slowly, the three colors intertwined and the Red Lotus of Fire actually turned from blood-red to purple-red. The number of petals also increased gradually. One, two, three …
In the end, it transformed into a lotus with twenty-one petals. As soon as the lotus took shape, the Heaven and Earth above the Blood Sea resonated and played a joyous melody, as if they were congratulating the birth of the lotus. Looking at the twenty-first grade Red Lotus of Fire in front of him, River Styx was extremely excited.
The twenty-first grade Red Lotus of Fire was a Middle Grade Innate Cardinal Treasure. At the same time, it possessed the Red Lotus of Fire, the Power of Creation, and the Power of Destruction. It could attack and defend at the same time. The lotus was purple-red in color, and even the Red Lotus of Fire had a tinge of purple.
Stroking the brand-new Red Lotus of Fire, River Styx was really reluctant to use it to kill the corpse. However, he had to give up something to gain something. Controlling the Red Lotus of Fire to fly into the Earth Flower, one of the three flowers, River Styx calmed himself down and entrusted his evil thoughts to it. He shouted softly, "Kill!"
A Taoist in a red robe jumped out of the Earth Flower. His red robe was embroidered with purple clouds. He had long purple-red hair, and his aura fluctuated between good and evil. It was really a little strange. "Poor Way Red Lotus Taoist. Nice to meet you, Daoist Friend."
River Styx nodded, and the Red Lotus Taoist returned to the Earth Flower just like the Qiankun Taoist. This Evil Corpse was really a little strange. It possessed three types of Origin Force, and River Styx had entrusted the Law of Slaughter to it. When it was born, it was already at the peak of Quasi-saint level, which was even higher than River Styx's original body.
However, in terms of actual combat strength, River Styx's original body was still superior. His original body was already at the late Quasi-saint level, and after he severed the Good Corpse, his mana had increased by almost twenty percent. But when he severed the Evil Corpse, his mana had increased by almost thirty percent. River Styx's mana was already extremely dense, and now that it had increased by almost fifty percent, it was far from what an ordinary late Quasi-saint could possess.
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