Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 1779 There's still one Saintly position vacant, you guys need to work harder!

Seeing his past images, the monkey was filled with melancholy. He had changed, grown old, and could never find that carefree and unrestrained state of mind again.

Seemingly noticing his gaze, the running monkey paused for a moment, then, as if remembering something, it smiled and waved vigorously in his direction.

Can this monkey see itself?

With mixed feelings, Sun Wukong waved stiffly, "Farewell, my past."

Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun, who was standing beside him, also waved goodbye to a young Taoist. The young Taoist was going to Zixiao Palace to listen to the Taoist Ancestor preach. He was busy and had a heavy task, so he didn't have time to chat with idle people.

Saying goodbye to their respective pasts, the two continued on their way. They had only taken two steps when they heard a monkey's exclamation behind them. What was going to happen next? Sun Wukong quickly turned around to look.

A large, bright red spider was seen crawling on the monkey's back, injecting venom into the monkey's neck. In less than three breaths, the seemingly strong and healthy monkey collapsed to the ground, its limbs twitching twice, and its body began to rot from the inside out, quickly turning into a pool of pus.

This turn of events came too suddenly. Sun Wukong drew his golden cudgel to strike, but only hit a wisp of air.

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?" he hurriedly asked the Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun beside him.

Among the three thousand listeners of the Dao in Zixiao Palace, Taiyi Jiuku Tianzun was the worst, but to Sun Wukong, this Quasi-Saint who had severed one corpse was still very wise.

The Celestial Venerable thought for a moment and said, “The boundary between the past and the future is not so clear. The Sage did not specifically show us some things that were destined to happen in the past or future. Rather, it was a scene that automatically evolved as we were in it. Therefore, I believe that this represents a calamity that you, Great Sage, will face in the future. Please be careful.”

Sun Wukong then remembered that the giant crimson spider was the leader who had escaped from the Spider Cave. However, a considerable amount of time had passed, and he had completely forgotten about this enemy.

"Has this guy never given up on revenge in the last five hundred years?" Sun Wukong sneered. He had no intention of resolving the feud; instead, he was thinking of going back to find the enemy's lair and killing him with one blow.

After a brief warning, the two quickly arrived at the real Jade Emperor Palace, where many listeners had already gathered.

Deng Chanyu was simply fulfilling the custom of a sage preaching to all beings after attaining enlightenment, not taking on disciples. She separated everyone's spaces, ensuring that each person had a private room while listening to the sermon and that there was absolutely no interference between them.

The preaching format remained consistent: the Jade Emperor Palace could only accommodate three thousand listeners. Once the number was sufficient, the gates were closed, and the preaching officially began.

Many great figures gathered together, with Taoist masters, Buddhist Buddhas, and Bodhisattvas meditating in silence.

Sun Wukong scratched his head, wanting to ask someone when the sermon would begin, but the surroundings were too quiet, and he didn't dare to speak.

After waiting for about an hour, Xiao Qingluan and Deng Chanyu's maid Hongxiao closed the door, and Deng Chanyu, dressed in a sky-blue Taoist robe, appeared on the high platform.

She wore a wide robe with flowing sleeves, a sash hanging at her waist, and a moon-white veil that fluttered in the wind. A golden flower adorned her forehead. With just this one appearance, many powerful figures were silenced, not daring to utter a sound.

After a silence of more than ten breaths, Deng Chanyu spoke, "I have attained the Primordial Dao and today I will preach the Dao to all beings." She began to explain the techniques for severing the Three Corpses, the key points of merging the Three Corpses into one, and focused on the Corpse-Severing Method of Dividing the Body that she created. Although it was initially a trial-and-error process, after attaining the Primordial Dao Fruit, she realized that this method was already very mature.

Her technique of splitting corpses into clones can be considered a supplement to Hongjun's technique of severing the three corpses.

However, just like the Three Corpses Severing Technique created by Hongjun, he could sever it himself, but it was extremely difficult for others to do so. Deng Chanyu was only responsible for explaining it; whether you could actually do it was really hard to say.

Many powerful figures listened with rapt attention. Zhen Yuanzi, an immortal who had been stuck at the level of severing two corpses for countless years, was particularly excited. Duobao had imitated her earlier work, and now Deng Chanyu had explained her theory in detail, connecting it to practice. He felt he had finally understood! He would go back and find his clone, and then sever his corpse!

The primordial world is so vast, it's bound to find a suitable clone for itself.

Deng Chanyu talked for thirty-six years. To be fair, this was quite tiring. Hongjun talked for 100,000 years in one go. She could only admire him and said she really couldn't do it. She could just give a general overview. Why go into so much detail?
After the sermon, the Q&A session begins.

Hongjun preached in great detail, but during the Q&A session, he only answered the questions of the six disciples sitting on the prayer mat, ignoring all the others.

Deng Chanyu did not set up any "private seats," and all the listeners were treated equally. She then prepared to select some questions to answer.

Having received her instruction, Grand Master Xuandu stood up and bowed first: "This disciple dares to ask the Sage, is there still a chance for the immortals of the primordial world to become saints?"

Deng Chanyu said with certainty, "Yes, there are nine holy positions in the world, and there is still one holy position vacant."

Xuan Du frowned deeply. Something wasn't right. Why didn't this number match what he knew? Was there some unknown change in the situation?

Deng Chanyu has no obligation to explain this matter of revealing heavenly secrets.

The number of saints in the primordial world was indeed nine. There were originally eight saints: Hongjun, the Six Saints, and Lady Pingxin.

There has always been a lack of a sage.

Now that Nuwa has left the prehistoric world, her share of the Primordial Purple Qi has indeed not returned. However, Deng Chanyu obtained a share of the Primordial Purple Qi through another channel, which can be considered as filling Nuwa's vacancy. Therefore, there are still eight saints.

Xuan Du asked if it was still possible to become a saint, and she said yes, but didn't mention that nine was the ultimate number, meaning that obtaining the final sainthood would be extremely difficult.
When Guang Chengzi saw the little blue phoenix nod to him, he also stood up, bowed, and asked, "May I ask, Sage, I have recently had some doubts. It seems that I have touched upon the opportunity to attain enlightenment, but I have only recently attained the Great Luo Dao Fruit. Does this mean that my foundation is weak, that I am too eager for quick success, and that I have gone astray?"

These symptoms can also be asked of Yuanshi Tianzun, but Yuanshi Tianzun is too far away, and it is difficult to explain many things with just a jade talisman. Now that there is a genuine saint, it is natural to ask him for clarification.

Deng Chanyu understood his problem at a glance and said, "Nephew, you have suffered a lot in the past, so severing your corpse should not be difficult for you. Your problem now is not that your foundation is weak, but that your spiritual sense is not refined enough. Nephew can go to Buzhou Mountain to cultivate for ten years to improve your spiritual sense, and then go to find the opportunity to sever your corpse."

"Thank you for the guidance, Saint."

(End of this chapter)