Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 43 The Path of Ruthlessness

These people could be said to have been destined to die, especially not by their own hand.

Di Jun and Tai Yi are the protagonists of this great calamity, and they are the ones I will use to shield myself from the brunt of the chaos. Kunpeng is in a similar situation.

The Eastern King Duke had only recently been appointed as the head of the male immortals, so I couldn't just kill him so soon.

Razer, Razer is a pretty lucky god, he's lived quite a long time.

In short, Xuanhuang only needs this gourd vine; everything else is negligible.

In fact, the reason why Xuanhuang made such a high-profile move this time was because he realized that the battle for the sages had begun.

After Hongjun passed down the method of severing the three corpses, it was a matter of who could seize the opportunity to become a saint.

Whoever grabs it first, whoever becomes a saint first, will have a greater advantage.

This gourd vine was related to the merit of creating humans, so Xuanhuang naturally acted decisively and took action to snatch it.

Now, we have the gourd vine!

Xuanhuang actually saw Nuwa's defiant expression, but so what?

In the primordial world, the strong are respected, and being soft-hearted is unacceptable.

At this moment, as Di Jun, Tai Yi and the others were released, although the five of them were trapped in the divine light, they could still vaguely hear the commotion outside.

Everyone knows that the dust has settled, the gourd vine has returned to its original state, and the five people were captured again. They were only released after others pleaded for them.

Feeling embarrassed, they merely bowed slightly in thanks before using their escape techniques to leave.

Nobody cared.

Since everyone felt there was nothing left to stay, they all bid farewell to Xuanhuang and left.

The struggle over the gourd vine has come to an end.

Nuwa took one last, wistful look at the gourd vine before being pulled away by Fuxi.

After everyone had left, Xuanhuang first thanked Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun for their help, then swept his sleeves and put away the gourd vine and the Nine Heavens Breath Soil.

In reality, it was stored inside the Chaos Pearl.

Although this Chaos Pearl has absorbed a large amount of earth, water, fire, and wind, it still has room to place this innate spiritual root.

After doing all this, Xuanhuang, Zhenyuanzi, and Hongyun flew towards Longevity Mountain.

Longevity Hill.

The three of them held another ginseng fruit feast. As their relationship warmed up, especially this time, Zhen Yuanzi risked offending so many powerful figures to help him.

This friendship brought the two of them much closer together.

Therefore, Xuanhuang didn't mind giving Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun more pointers, since he loved everything about them.

"Although the method of severing the three corpses can directly lead to the attainment of Hunyuan, this method is also a ruthless one."

Xuanhuang said to the two, "Severing the two corpses in front is nothing, but if you sever your own self, then you will be utterly ruthless."

"Even if one attains enlightenment, one will be overshadowed by the brilliance of the Heavenly Dao, thus becoming a ruthless saint, selfless and without desire, doing everything in accordance with the Heavenly Dao."

Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun were stunned and speechless, and hurriedly asked, "Is this true?"

"hehe."

Xuanhuang smiled calmly and said, "This is no secret. As long as you study the method of severing the three corpses more deeply, you will know it sooner or later. I am just telling you in advance."

"Brother Dao would never lie to us."

Hongyun nodded, as if talking to himself, "Since this method of severing the three corpses is a ruthless path, I definitely can't practice it. Otherwise, if I waste my energy and then try other methods of attaining enlightenment, wouldn't it be too late?"

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head and said, "I'm afraid the other two paths are also difficult! Proving the Dao through force or through merit, which path should we take?"

"Brother Dao."

As he spoke, Zhen Yuanzi suddenly looked at Xuanhuang and said solemnly, "Please advise me, fellow Daoist, on what we should do now."

Hongyun also quickly looked at Xuanhuang.

Seeing the two of them like this, Xuanhuang couldn't help but find it amusing. Were they treating him like a lifeline?

After thinking for a moment, Xuanhuang said, "Everyone can actually walk their own path."

"The methods of attaining enlightenment also vary from person to person, and there are not only three. These three are merely the three methods of attaining enlightenment that the Dao Ancestor has seen."

"Think about it, what is your own path?"

"Our Dao?" Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun shuddered, as if they had grasped something, and a flash of inspiration struck them.

"right."

Xuanhuang nodded and said, "Proving the Dao, proving the Dao, the Dao is fundamental, otherwise, what is being proven?"

"What you said, fellow Daoist, is truly enlightening."

Zhen Yuanzi took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and opened them again after a moment, solemnly saying to Xuanhuang, "Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist."

Hongyun pondered for a long time and thanked Xuanhuang, saying, "My comprehension is not as high as Brother Zhenyuan's, and I haven't been able to understand much yet, but I have vaguely understood some things. Thank you, Brother."

"Um."

Xuanhuang nodded and said, "In the end, everyone has to walk their own path. Since you have grasped this point, I won't say any more."

"Although I have now forged my own path, whether this method will be successful remains to be seen until I have walked it."

"Therefore, it's not that I'm hiding anything, but rather that our paths are different, and I cannot teach you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun nodded repeatedly. They naturally understood the reasoning, but they couldn't help but feel envious and offered their congratulations to Xuanhuang.

Next, the three of them discussed the Dao with each other, sharing what they had learned from listening to the Dao in Zixiao Palace.

Xuanhuang then bid farewell to the two, left Wanshou Mountain, and returned to his own Yingzhou Island.

Unbeknownst to Xuanhuang, his exploits of displaying his power at Buzhou Mountain and suppressing five powerful beings with the Five-Colored Divine Light were gradually gaining traction and spreading.

The person involved certainly wouldn't tell anyone, but others might not be so sure.

The news spread like wildfire, quickly reaching every corner of the prehistoric world, and all the powerful beings knew about it.

As a result, apart from the carefree Lei Ze among the five, Xuanhuang had offended the other four quite a bit.

In contrast to Lei Ze, Xuan Huang once said that Kun Peng was narrow-minded, so Kun Peng naturally held a grudge against Xuan Huang.

Secondly, Di Jun and Tai Yi, with their ambitions and Xuanhuang's actions, undoubtedly created huge dark histories for themselves.

Therefore, Xuanhuang's behavior was similar to that of his clone Ziwei, and he was thus blacklisted by Dijun and Taiyi.

As for the Eastern King Duke, needless to say, he was just appointed as the head of the male immortals in the Purple Cloud Palace.

As a result, before his fame could spread, the shameful story of being suppressed by Xuanhuang in one move spread first.

It can be said that every single one of the powerful beings who had been to Zixiao Palace knew about it.

How could the Eastern King not be angry, how could he not hate Xuanhuang?

Despite their hatred, Xuanhuang's strength was undeniable, and at least in the short term, they dared not seek revenge against him.

Only when they improve their strength and become quasi-saints will they perhaps consider regaining the face they lost this time?

(End of this chapter)