The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 543 Slaying the Three Corpses

Based on Li Jingxiao's current meditative cultivation rate of 288.9 points per hour, this is calculated.

In just ten years, one can cultivate the "True Scripture of the Great Dao of Taiqing" from the seventh level to the eighth level.

This speed is actually ridiculously fast.

But for Li Jingxiao, who has extraordinary abilities, it would be great if he could occasionally go to Yuxu Palace and Biyou Palace to listen to Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu preach.

The upgrade time will definitely be halved.

However, now that the "Taiqing Daodao Zhenjing" has been upgraded to the seventh level, Li Jingxiao's main cultivation method will definitely switch to the "Bajiu Xuangong".

Simply improving one's realm and cultivation level does not equate to increased strength, or in other words, increased combat power.

Therefore, Li Jingxiao has always focused on cultivating one technique to improve his cultivation level and supplemented it with a technique for combat.

However, Li Jingxiao had no time to think too much at the moment, when the "Taiqing Daodao Zhenjing" was upgraded to the seventh level.

A wave of negative emotions welled up inside me, as if they had been suddenly severed.

Li Jingxiao instantly felt that his three corpses seemed to be kicked out of his body and soul by the powerful Taiqing energy within him without him having to make any effort.

Yunxiao severed his three corpses, while Li Jingxiao had his three corpses kicked out of his body.

They may seem similar, but the price to pay is worlds apart.

Even in the world of Investiture of the Gods, the Three Corpses are merely three negative emotions—greed, anger, and ignorance—that afflict a person's body.

It can lead people to become addicted to "wine, women, wealth, and power," thus corrupting their moral character.

Compared to the Three Corpses representing 'good, evil, and self' in the primordial world, they are much easier to kill.

However, there are very few immortals and gods who can truly sever the three corpses and not be affected by greed, anger, and ignorance.

Even Yunxiao, though he is a Great Luo Golden Immortal who has already severed his three corpses.

But in reality, some desires will still arise.

This may be what is known as the 'calamity of the gods'.

The Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect were afflicted with a calamity of slaughter.

Yunxiao, who was fooled by Li Jingxiao, is now facing a love tribulation.

If one can see through it, one's cultivation may improve significantly.

But Yunxiao had already expended an unknown amount of energy, time, and willpower just to slay his own three corpses.

When it was Li Jingxiao's turn, he didn't even have to make a move; the three corpses were severed naturally.

But after careful observation, Li Jingxiao quickly discovered his own desire for women.

A fondness for fine wines.

The expectation of improving one's cultivation level seems to be no different from before.

The only thing to blame is that I not only cheated, but also...

It is also related to the cultivation method he mainly practices, which is a method passed down by Laozi, a Taoist patriarch, in the Journey to the West world.

Perhaps, when it comes to understanding the most fundamental forces and rules of a world...

The Laozi in the Journey to the West world is even more powerful than the Laozi in the Investiture of the Gods world.

After all, in Journey to the West, the Three Pure Ones are at the level of Taoist ancestors.

In the Investiture of the Gods, the Dao Ancestor is Hongjun Laozu.

The Three Pure Ones are saints recognized and acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao, namely, the Primordial Limitless Golden Immortals.

Since they are still immortals, their understanding and knowledge of the origin of a world should be quite different.

At this moment, Li Jingxiao suddenly wanted to run to Shouyang Mountain and ask Laozi to preach the Dao to him.

Let's clarify the differences between the Taoist teachings passed down by Laozi in the worlds of Journey to the West and Investiture of the Gods.

Before Li Jingxiao could figure out what reason to use to visit Laozi at Shouyang Mountain, he hadn't yet decided on a plan.

The three corpses that were kicked out suddenly transformed into three pitch-black, vengeful ghosts, roaring as they tried to rush into Li Jingxiao's body.

Upon seeing this, everyone in Biyou Palace couldn't help but feel worried for Li Jingxiao.

Whether or not a disciple of a sage can sever the three corpses is another matter.

But the Tongtian Sect Leader had already explained what the Three Corpses were, how to kill them, and how to prevent them.

It's been said more than once.

Even the disciples of the Jie Sect with the worst cultivation and talent remembered it.

This is the advantage of having a prestigious school and a great teacher.

However, when Li Jingxiao listened to the Primordial Celestial Venerable preach the Primordial Dao in Journey to the West...

I've also heard the Celestial Venerable mention the Three Corpses.

Therefore, the three corpses that Li Jingxiao kicked out wanted to return to his body.

It's not that no one wanted to help, but that only he could deal with these three corpses.

Only then can it be considered that the three corpses have been truly severed.

However, only the Master of Heaven knew the truth.

Slaying the three corpses at this point does not mean that the attachments of 'greed, anger, and ignorance' will not arise again in the body in the future.

To put it bluntly, what is being slain at this moment is nothing more than the obsessions of the past.

The benefits are naturally immense. Back then, Yunxiao had a chance encounter that allowed him to sever his three corpses, which made his mind clear as if divinely aided, and he successfully broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

However, cultivating immortality emphasizes "fighting against heaven and earth," and the desire to break through limits is itself a kind of obsession and greed.

How can one truly distance oneself from one's own desires?

So, after successfully breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and after so many years of cultivation, he inevitably developed many obsessions and desires.

However, she easily suppressed these negative emotions.

As for the matter of severing the three corpses, let alone asking someone for help, if it were really entrusted to someone else, it would definitely leave a huge flaw in Li Jingxiao's mind.

When someone helps you this time, you're bound to feel a sense of侥幸 (a lucky break).

This is tantamount to planting the seeds of inner demons into one's own soul.

Of course, if Li Jingxiao truly lacks the ability and capacity to eliminate the three inner demons...

Someone helping him is indeed saving him.

After all, we're all going to die anyway, so why worry about the future?

Whether I will be affected by my inner demons in the future is a matter for the future.

Yunxiao was able to break through the Three Corpses thanks to the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron in his hand.

This treasure can not only bind people, but also weaken their cultivation.

It can also bind the three corpses and destroy them.

Li Jingxiao didn't care at all about the three inner demons that roared and transformed into fierce ghosts.

Without him even lifting a finger, the immense power of the Supreme Purity emanating from his body kept the three corpses outside.

Immediately, the +9 Immortal Artifact Eight Trigrams Glowing Robe flashed with divine light.

The three ghostly figures made it even harder for them to get close to Li Jingxiao.

The Eight Trigrams Glowing Robe is not only 'impervious to swords and spears,' but also able to defend against wind, fire, lightning, evil spirits, and curses without causing harm.

Then, the +9 celestial artifact Haotian Mirror automatically appeared above Li Jingxiao's head.

Three beams of divine light were shone upon the Three Corpses, a rule-level immobilization technique that easily froze the three vengeful spirits.

The Haotian Mirror's built-in "Exorcising Divine Light" can continuously inflict damage on demons and evil spirits, dealing 1% of their health as damage per second to all attributes.

The three vengeful spirits immediately let out mournful howls and screams.

Unfortunately, no matter how much the three corpses struggled, they could not break free from the exorcising divine light of the Haotian Mirror.

A 1% health loss per second, which seems to take 100 seconds, is quite a long time.

But in reality, it only lasted a few dozen breaths.

Li Jingxiao casually waved the blue fan in his hand a few more times.

The small bronze bell-shaped pendant hanging on the +9 Immortal Banana Leaf Fan.

The Soul-Sinking Bell, which Li Jingxiao himself had crafted, suddenly rang a few times.

An invisible sound wave flashed by, and the three frozen corpse ghosts seemed to be hit hard by a heavy hammer.

The howling grew increasingly shrill.

Even his body was shattered into pieces by the Soul-Shattering Bell, only to constantly come back together.

The sound of the Soul-Sinking Bell also reached Bixiao, Qiongxiao, Fairy Caiyun, Shiji, Fairy Hanzhi, and other disciples of the Jie Sect whose cultivation was below the Great Luo Golden Immortal level. They felt their souls tremble a few times.

The hairs on his body stood on end, as if a tremendous threat was looming over him.

Fortunately, the Soul-Sinking Bell targets the Three Corpses, so Qiongxiao and the others were not greatly affected.

But in the eyes of Tongtian Jiaozhu, Duobao Daoren, Jinling Shengmu, Guiling Shengmu, Wudang Shengmu, Zhao Gongming, Yunxiao, and Wuyun Xian.

The small bronze bell hanging on that blue-green fan is quite extraordinary.

The Haotian Mirror can immobilize and harm the Three Corpses, which is powerful, but not particularly extraordinary.

Not to mention the magical treasures of the Tongtian Sect Leader, the magical treasures in the hands of Duobao and others are not necessarily much worse than the Haotian Mirror.

However, magical artifacts that specifically target the soul are worth paying attention to.

This thing can easily cause injury if you're not careful.

If the soul is damaged, it will be difficult to recover.

In particular, the higher one's cultivation level, the more difficult it is to damage one's soul.

But if you really get injured, it means you're in big trouble.

Li Jingxiao watched as the three evil spirits were extinguished by the exorcising light of the Haotian Mirror in just over ten seconds.

The sonic attack from the Soul-Sinking Bell wore away a third of its size.

While secretly pleased with himself, he remained sufficiently vigilant.

After only a moment's thought, Li Jingxiao raised his hand and unleashed the divine power of the "Tongtian Lu".

This supernatural power had not been used by Li Jingxiao for many years among all his Taoist arts and supernatural abilities.

It also seems somewhat impractical.

But Li Jingxiao felt that since he needed to kill these three corpses as soon as possible, this supernatural power was actually just right.

With a wave of his hand, beams of divine light appeared, and 'exorcism talismans' drawn in the air by immortal energy materialized out of thin air.

Moreover, in the blink of an eye, a hundred exorcism talismans drawn with celestial energy, each with countless times greater power, were compressed into a single talisman.

Immediately, Li Jingxiao had a thought, and didn't even need to lift a finger.

Just thinking about it, I realized that there were two hundred exorcism talismans, which were then compressed into two.

As soon as the three divine talismans were formed, they were directly affixed to the heads of the three corpse-like evil spirits that had been immobilized.

The three vengeful spirits instantly showed signs of panic and even terror.

Li Jingxiao wouldn't waste his breath arguing with them.

With a thought, three loud bangs rang out simultaneously, and three beams of divine light appeared like miniature suns.

In just a few seconds, the divine light dissipated, turning into streaks of golden light that fell down.

The three vengeful spirits were also completely annihilated.

To Li Jingxiao's and everyone else's surprise, three illusory figures suddenly appeared out of thin air.

Before Li Jingxiao could react, he flew straight into the Haotian Mirror, the Bagua Cloud Robe, and the Soul-Losing Bell.

Li Jingxiao was immediately startled. With his strength, there was basically no attack that could surpass his reaction and eyesight.

But before he could even react, the three illusory figures disappeared into the three magical artifacts.

Fortunately, Li Jingxiao soon realized that the three illusory figures were actually his three corpses.

Moreover, these are the purified Three Corpses.

It can even be described as a weakened version of 'good and evil and self'.

This surprised Li Jingxiao greatly, but he was soon overjoyed.

The ancient ancestor Hongjun in the primordial world once said that there are three ways to become a saint.

One approach was to prove the Dao through force, but even someone as powerful as Pangu ultimately failed.

This path is the most difficult; even the Dao Ancestor Hongjun lacked confidence in it.

The second is the attainment of enlightenment through the Three Corpses.

First, sever the three corpses, then reunite the three corpses into one, and you will achieve the Dao fruit of a sage.

This is the path that Hongjun Laozu followed.

Thirdly, merit proves enlightenment; Nuwa became a saint through the merit of creating humans.

The Three Pure Ones in the primordial world first practiced the Three Corpses Method, then established their religion to gain the approval of the Heavenly Dao and obtain a great deal of merit.

Only then could he achieve sainthood through the merging of his three corpses into one.

It is clear that the method of achieving sainthood through the Three Corpses is not so easy.

In the world of Investiture of the Gods, the original text did not explain how the Three Pure Ones became saints, so few people know about it.

Li Jingxiao's three corpses, although not strictly speaking 'good and evil and self'.

But it was somewhat unintentional that I embarked on this path.

However, after his initial joy, Li Jingxiao quickly resumed his grumbling and cursing.

Li Jingxiao has no shortage of good treasures, let alone the Chaos Bell.

The Vajra Bracelet is more suitable as a vessel for the Three Corpses than the Soul-Slaying Bell.

Moreover, the power and practicality of the Vajra Bracelet are far greater than those of the Soul-Slaying Bell.

Fortunately, upon closer reflection, the Haotian Mirror and the Bagua Cloud Robe are indeed among my most prized possessions.

One is a rule-level immobilization and defensive magic item.

One person can avoid death once a day.

If one can truly achieve sainthood through the Three Corpses in the future, these two treasures and the Soul-Sinking Bell will also be considered items for achieving sainthood.

It can rival Laozi's carrying pole and the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

The Qingping Sword of the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Even if there is still a difference in power, the items used by a sage to achieve sainthood are not much worse than ordinary innate treasures.

It is at least a powerful innate spiritual treasure.

These are still two powerful treasures that emphasize defense, making them more practical.

What pleased Li Jingxiao somewhat was probably because the Soul-Sinking Bell was hung on the banana leaf fan as a pendant.

So the two magical treasures were mistaken for one.

One of the three corpses, a phantom figure, entered the entire treasure fan.

However, when Li Jingxiao wanted to try the Three Corpses Merging into One, he suddenly felt an invisible, powerful force descend upon him.

In an instant, Li Jingxiao understood that this was the will of Heaven in the world of Investiture of the Gods preventing him from merging his three corpses into one.

Li Jingxiao immediately started cursing in his heart.

After a long while, he let out a sigh of regret and resentment.

It's easy to guess that either the position of saint is already full.

Therefore, it would be impossible for Li Jingxiao to become a saint.

Either the will of Heaven in the Investiture of the Gods world does not allow the method of attaining enlightenment through the Three Corpses to appear in this world.

Helpless, Li Jingxiao could only look at the Tongtian Sect Leader.

Unexpectedly, a glint of light flashed in the old man's eyes, and with a wave of his hand, he removed or rather expelled everyone present from Biyou Palace.

He left behind the words, "I will be in seclusion for three months. We will talk again when I preach to my disciples next time."

Moreover, after the voice finished speaking, the gate of Biyou Palace slammed shut with a loud bang.

Even the entire Biyou Palace slowly disappeared into the air.

Li Jingxiao almost jumped up in anger when he saw this.

It's obvious without even thinking that they're avoiding me.

To avoid asking questions that might put Tongtian in a difficult position.

Duobao and the other disciples of the Jie Sect were not stupid either; they all came to their senses afterward.

The wariness, envy, and admiration in Li Jingxiao's eyes were all written on his face and in his eyes.

Even Duobao Daoist and Jinling Shengmu were wondering if Li Jingxiao was now more powerful than their fellow disciples.

Thinking about it this way, Daoist Duobao and Holy Mother Jinling looked at Li Jingxiao with great envy.

(End of this chapter)