Chapter 576: Chapter 370: Slaying the Three Corpses, Alarming Hong Jun_2

Apart from facing his elder brother, the Demon Emperor Di Jun, Donghuang Taiyi was confident that he was second to none among all living beings.

Moreover, this Self Corpse was born from the path chosen by Donghuang Taiyi himself; compared to the other Two Corpses, it was naturally of greater importance.

However, although the expression of this Self Corpse was icy and arrogant, its form was still incredibly vague and insubstantial, appearing as if it could disperse at any moment.

As their minds were interconnected, there was not the slightest change in expression on either Donghuang Taiyi’s main body or his Three Corpses.

With a thought, a boundless flow of yellow and black Merit Power surged out from within Donghuang Taiyi, pouring into the Self Corpse.

Originally, when Donghuang Taiyi first began, he did not choose an object of reliance for himself but took the lead to cut out his Self Corpse.

Just as the Demon Emperor Di Jun had cut out his own Three Corpses.

After cutting away the corpse, Donghuang Taiyi then selected the object of reliance for his Self Corpse, which was none other than Merit Power.

Within the Heavenly Court, Donghuang Taiyi was one of the four Great Emperors under the Heavenly Emperor, endowed with his own authority and responsibilities, thus naturally receiving a continuous share of Merit Power.

At the same time, he was the Star God of the Sun Star, one of the most important Star Gods within the Primordial Starry Sky, controlling the Celestial Heaven Star Formation.

Wherever the auspices of the Celestial Heaven Star Formation reached, Merit Power would descend upon him.

For instance, demarcating day and night, delineating the four seasons, transforming Chaos Qi into Innate Spiritual Energy, providing Star Power to the Four Symbols Sky Pillars and Buzhou Mountain, among others.

The majority of this Merit Power naturally fell upon the Demon Emperor Di Jun.

Yet, merely with these, through the accumulation over endless eons, Donghuang Taiyi had amassed a considerable amount of Merit Power.

Not to mention that some of the deeds he had done following Emperor Jun had also contributed considerable Merit Power.

Now that the Chaos Bell had already been used during the first corpse cutting, he could not think of any more suitable Innate Spiritual Treasure to entrust his Self Corpse.

Thus, he simply took a sufficient amount of Merit Power to entrust this cut-out Self Corpse.

With the large amount of yellow and black Merit Power surging into the Self Corpse of Donghuang Taiyi, its originally vague form gradually solidified, becoming more and more similar to Donghuang Taiyi’s main body.

Gradually, Donghuang Taiyi felt that the Merit Power needed by the Self Corpse, as well as its fullness, no longer required continuation, for it was already enough to support the Self Corpse’s reliance.

As a result, the flow of yellow and black Merit Power instantly ceased, no longer pouring out from within Donghuang Taiyi.

Donghuang Taiyi’s Self Corpse looked around, its proud and ruthless gaze reflecting the boundless and blazing Taiyang Fire, as well as the fragmented and broken space surrounding it.

Without any visible movement from the Self Corpse, a tremendous attractive force emerged from its body as the center.

The Taiyang Fire swirling around Donghuang Taiyi poured into the body of his Self Corpse.

The Time Laws and Space Laws that segmented countless spaces and timelines did the same, all converging towards the location of Donghuang Taiyi’s Self Corpse.

These Time Laws and Space Laws originated from the Donghuang Bell, absorbed by Donghuang Taiyi’s Self Corpse into its body.

Yet, the Donghuang Bell did not change in the slightest; with the sound of its chimes, strands of Time Laws and Space Laws surged out once more, being absorbed into the body of the Self Corpse.

At this moment, Donghuang Taiyi’s main body had already stood up, observing his self-improving Self Corpse, a sense of clarity within his heart.

He felt that comprehending the Heavenly Dao had become easier, experiencing a sort of qualitative change.

This situation was not unique to the cutting of the Self Corpse; Donghuang Taiyi had felt it when cutting out the Good Corpse and the Evil Corpse.

However, it was nowhere near the qualitative leap as with the Self Corpse.

Not just Donghuang Taiyi, even the other Quasi-Saints felt the same.

Compared to the path of the Primordial Golden Immortal, the journey to become a Quasi-Saint was simpler and more directional.

Essentially, if the prevalence of the Immortal Dao and the retreat of the Primordial Golden Immortal path were put aside, the difficulty of both paths was about the same.

One of the key reasons that made the Quasi-Saint’s path simpler was the Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun’s preaching.

The Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun preached the path of the Quasi-Saint, clarifying the way for many living beings of the Primordial World, pointing out the direction to move forward, and even illuminating the method.

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As for the Dao of Primordial Golden Immortal, there were no creatures to point them the way forward; what they depended on was primarily the direction of inherited memories and their own enlightenment.

After a long while, Donghuang Taiyi’s Self Corpse no longer absorbed the surrounding Taiyang Fire or the laws of Time and Space.

His Self Corpse was now complete, with the Taiyang Dao and the Time-Space Dao entwined within his body, intertwining with each other. With the enhancement of Merit, his own Origin was formed.

The Self Corpse was successfully severed!

The entire process of severing Donghuang Taiyi’s Self Corpse took place under the gaze of Di Jun.

He had severed all Three Corpses and had already stepped onto his own cultivation path.

This path naturally differed from that of Di Jun.

Di Jun’s path was based on the one carved out on top of the Dao of Primordial Golden Immortal, while Donghuang Taiyi’s path was rooted and forged in the Immortal Dao.

The Three Corpses that Di Jun severed were based on the same principle as those severed by Donghuang Taiyi, but they were fundamentally different.

Of course, Di Jun also believed that Donghuang Taiyi’s Three Corpses differed greatly from those of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

In Di Jun’s eyes, the Three Corpses Technique taught by Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun was a method for seeking the Dao, not the Dao itself.

Just as Di Jun once instructed the various creatures of the Demon Clan, severing the Three Corpses is but a method. If one’s talent is sufficient, even without severing the Three Corpses, they can still elevate their Cultivation Realm.

Unfortunately, despite the Demon Clan members taking Di Jun’s words to heart, they still regarded the act of severing the Three Corpses as a sign distinguishing the Quasi-Saint Realm.

However, now that Donghuang Taiyi had severed his Self Corpse, it was the precursor to advancement in his Cultivation Realm, followed by the severing of his Self Corpse.

With sufficient Cultivation Realm, severing the Corpse naturally becomes effortless.

After Donghuang Taiyi severed his Self Corpse, within the Chaotic Purple Cloud Palace, Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, who sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, opened his eyes.

His eyes brimmed with curiosity, and the Creation Jade Disc appeared in his hand. With a thought, he began to divine.

The Three Corpses Technique was a Method of Sanctification that he taught while preaching in the Purple Cloud Palace.

Yet, apart from that Demon Emperor who did not walk the path of immortals, whether it be his Direct Disciples or Registered Disciples, all had become Saints without severing the Third Corpse.

Now that a creature had fully severed its Three Corpses, curiosity inevitably arose in his heart.

With the aid of the Creation Jade Disc, Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun quickly deduced the existence of Donghuang Taiyi within the Primordial Heavenly Dao.

His gaze penetrated through the Purple Cloud Palace, through Chaos, and settled on Donghuang Taiyi and his Three Corpses on the Primordial World’s Sun Star.

While Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun was deducing the existence of Donghuang Taiyi, Emperor Jun of the Demon Clan felt a response in his heart.

Golden light filled Emperor Jun’s eyes as he looked up, his gaze piercing through the Primordial World, meeting that of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun was originally only focused on the Three Corpses severed by Donghuang Taiyi, his path not aligning with his own.

If he could become a Saint through this path by severing the Three Corpses, then Donghuang Taiyi could also have his Cultivation Realm feedback into the Immortal Dao.

However, he was all the more astonished when his gaze met that of Emperor Jun.

What realm had this Demon Emperor reached?

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun wondered in his heart.

Emperor Jun’s Cultivation Realm was something Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun also couldn’t fathom at this time.

It wasn’t that Emperor Jun’s cultivation had surpassed Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, but the path Emperor Jun walked was different from that of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

And as his Cultivation Realm was approaching that of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, it was no wonder he couldn’t see clearly and understand.

You should know that this deduction was not targeted at Emperor Jun, but yet he was able to feel it.

Meanwhile, Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun’s gaze was not on Emperor Jun, but rather on Donghuang Taiyi and his Three Corpses.

Yet Emperor Jun was able to feel the descent of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun’s gaze and he even pursued it, meeting Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun’s gaze.

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