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

Chapter 45 Rewards

"Ziwei?"

Nuwa was also surprised upon hearing this. She frowned and thought back for a moment, then said strangely, "It really is true, I didn't see him."

"Didn't he go?"

"That's the only possibility," Fuxi nodded.

Neither of them doubted that Ziwei was not qualified to hear the teachings, but they both felt sorry for Ziwei.

After all, they had heard this first sermon and knew what a great opportunity it was.

However, Ziwei missed it.

"Next time, I'll have to remind him," Fuxi said.

Upon hearing this, Nuwa instinctively wanted to tell Fuxi not to do this, but she didn't say it aloud. She simply said, "If Ziwei doesn't go, Dijun and Taiyi will be overjoyed."

Upon hearing this, Fuxi felt even more uneasy and said to Nuwa, "Brother Ziwei and I are very close. He didn't go to listen to the Dao this time, so I'm afraid he won't be able to obtain the method of severing the three corpses. I should go and tell him."

With that, Fuxi got up and walked outside.

Nuwa never expected Fuxi to be so impulsive, and quickly called out, "Brother, don't forget, we promised Dijun that we would soon join the demon race."

"By doing this, I'm afraid you might be..."

Fuxi stopped and turned back, saying, "Even so, I cannot go against my conscience. Sister, I'm going now."

Fuxi continued walking outside.

Nuwa chased after it outside, only to see a streak of light flying towards the primordial starry sky. She was so angry that she stomped her feet repeatedly.

After sulking for a while, Nuwa smiled. She knew that this was just her brother's personality.

If others are kind to him, he will reciprocate even more by being kind to them.

There was no way to stop her now, and as for what would happen to Di Jun, well, she wasn't afraid of anything.

At worst, we'll just break up!

I won't lose out either.

……

On the Sun Star.

Although Di Jun and Tai Yi were defeated by Xuan Huang, they were not seriously injured. After returning, they sighed and exchanged their thoughts on what they had learned from listening to the Dao at Zi Xiao Palace.

Then Di Jun suddenly laughed and said, "Taiyi, have you noticed? Ziwei didn't attend this sermon."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi laughed and said, "Brother, I thought you didn't know, and I was just about to tell you."

After saying that, the two of them burst into laughter.

"If Ziwei doesn't listen to the Dao, he won't be able to obtain the method to sever the three corpses. Just wait, the time to reclaim the starry sky may be brought forward." Di Jun's eyes flashed.

Originally, he was powerless against Ziwei's superior strength and had no choice but to compromise with her.

But now, he has regained his confidence.

After all, who could have imagined that a single hearing of the sermon could widen the gap between them so much?

Di Jun and Tai Yi also prepared to begin their seclusion.

But at that moment, suddenly, as if sensing something, the two of them extended their divine senses outwards from the Sun Star.

But then a streak of light appeared, flying straight down from beneath the starry sky, heading towards the Purple Star and entering it.

Seeing this, the two brothers were speechless for a long time.

After a long while, Di Jun exhaled and calmly said, "Fellow Daoist Fuxi has ruined my plans!"

"Big brother, is this... are we just going to give up like this?" Taiyi was very unwilling.

Di Jun waved his hand and said, "Never mind, Fellow Daoist Fuxi is a man of deep feelings and true character, so it was to be expected that he would do this."

"In that case, let's maintain the status quo. Moreover, with this matter, I'm sure Fellow Daoists Fuxi and Nuwa will no longer refuse to join our demon race."

"From this perspective, isn't it a good thing?" Di Jun turned and left to go into seclusion.

Taiyi sighed again, but there was nothing he could do, so he also went into seclusion.

Ziwei Star.

Ziwei truly hadn't expected that Fuxi would specifically come to tell her the method of severing the three corpses, and she felt a warmth in her heart, as well as some emotion.

"In this vast wilderness, I guess I've made my first friend, haven't I?" Ziwei thought to herself.

The way they looked at Fuxi had also changed.

However, Ziwei did not reveal his true identity, but simply followed suit and said to Fuxi with a smile, "Thank you, fellow Daoist."

"This method of severing the three corpses is indeed exquisite, but I wonder if you have realized that this method of severing the three corpses is actually a method of attaining enlightenment through ruthlessness?"

"Proving the Dao without ruthlessness? What do you mean by that?" Fuxi asked in surprise upon hearing this.

"Severing good thoughts, severing evil thoughts, severing the ego. It's easy to talk about good thoughts and evil thoughts. Severing them also has its benefits. It can prevent people from being controlled by various emotions, which is conducive to Taoist cultivation."

Ziwei explained, "Moreover, they can also gain two more avatars out of thin air, which is quite a considerable combat force that can be used for protection."

Fuxi nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"But the problem lies in the third step of severing the self. Once the self is severed, at that moment, there is a great possibility that one will be influenced by the Heavenly Dao, thus becoming like the Heavenly Dao, without emotion or desire, and doing everything only for the sake of the Heavenly Dao," Ziwei said again.

Upon hearing this, Fuxi's expression changed drastically as he recalled the appearance of Hongjun Daozu that he had seen in Zixiao Palace.

After a long while, he couldn't help but sigh and say, "It really is the Way of Heartlessness! Heaven is heartless, and so are humans. This Way is not my Way. It seems I can't cultivate it."

Fuxi smiled bitterly and shook his head repeatedly.

"That's not necessarily the case."

Zi smiled and said, "What I said is only a possibility. Conversely, if one can still hold on to oneself at that moment, then one will naturally not be affected by the Heavenly Dao, and will not be heartless."

Fuxi shook his head again, "Who can withstand the immense power of the Heavenly Dao?"

Yes, who can withstand the mighty power of the Heavenly Dao? The power of an individual, let alone before attaining the Dao, or even after attaining the Dao and becoming a Primordial Chaos, is insignificant compared to the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World.

How can one then talk about resisting the will of Heaven?

"Even if you don't use this to prove your Dao, you can still sever your good and evil thoughts. This path is probably the fastest way to advance to Quasi-Saint. Otherwise, do you intend to prove your Dao through force?" Zi smiled.

Upon hearing this, Fuxi thought for a moment and smiled, saying, "Perceiving the Dao through force may indeed be the most suitable path for me."

"But just as you said, even if I don't use this method to prove my Dao, I can still sever the two corpses in front of me."

"Um."

Ziwei nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist has come from afar, why don't you stay here and cultivate in seclusion for a while?"

"Alright." Fuxi thought for a moment, but going back now would only waste time.

Since his birth, he and Nuwa have never been separated from each other. In a moment of impulse, he came to the starry sky without taking Nuwa with him.

Thinking about it now, I feel a little uneasy.

"Forget it, why think so much? With my sister's strength, no one can bully her." Fuxi thought to himself.

Ziwei summoned Liu Er and asked him to take Fuxi into seclusion.

Along the way, Fuxi vaguely sensed Liu Er's extraordinary nature, but he couldn't discern Liu Er's true identity.

It's just amazing that Ziwei has taken in such a good disciple; his talent seems quite extraordinary.

Not long after Fuxi went into seclusion, suddenly, all the billions of stars in the entire starry sky hummed and moved.

Then, beams of starlight appeared, all descending towards the place where Fuxi was in seclusion.

"It is impolite not to reciprocate!" Ziwei sighed in the Ziwei Palace. Fuxi had treated him with such kindness, so he naturally could not treat Fuxi unfairly.

Let's use the essence of this starlight as our first reward.

(End of this chapter)