Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

Chapter 60 Hongjun's Ascension to Sainthood

With the Taiyi Golden Immortals stationed in various locations and in charge of the operation of the Heaven and Earth Returning to Origin Array returning to their posts, the sermons held once every Yuanhui (period of the year) soon began.

Below the platform, tens of thousands of Taiyi Golden Immortals sat cross-legged, not a single one speaking, all calming their minds and concentrating their energy, ready to listen to the lecture.

Sensing that everyone had arrived and the time had come, Yuan Yan manifested his form and quietly appeared on the preaching platform.

Yuan Yan glanced at the tens of thousands of cultivators below and said calmly, "I am Yuan Yan, and today I will preach to you. Listen attentively!"

Without waiting for their reaction, Yuan Yan began to preach.

This time, Yuan Yan did not start his lecture with the Three Thousand Laws, nor did he elaborate on their mysteries to help them comprehend them.

Instead, they will start from the Earth Immortals and continue all the way to the Great Golden Immortals, explaining the cultivation methods and techniques for these realms, filling in any gaps in their knowledge, and strengthening their foundation.

Although they may believe that their cultivation at the levels of Earth Immortal, Celestial Immortal, True Immortal, Mysterious Immortal, Golden Immortal, etc., has reached its peak and is flawless.

However, from his perspective, this was not the case. Even if it was not riddled with errors, there were still many subtle areas where his cultivation was inadequate.

While this doesn't have a significant impact on their current cultivation, a weak foundation can cause significant instability. These problems will become more apparent when they reach higher levels of cultivation, potentially making them weaker than others of the same level, or even hindering their breakthroughs.

At this moment, when they heard Yuan Yan start talking about the cultivation of Earth Immortals, the group of cultivators in the audience were initially somewhat dismissive.

However, they dared not be negligent in the face of Yuan Yan's sermon, and remained focused and attentive in listening.

However, after listening to the lecture for a while, their thoughts changed. By reflecting on themselves with the Yuanyan Dao Sound, they discovered that there were many areas where their cultivation was inadequate when they were at a lower level.

Now, as Yuan Yan preaches, the boundless Daoist essence transforms into spiritual light, lingering in their hearts, enlightening them, and reflecting upon themselves. They sensed the shortcomings in their cultivation and understood how to make up for them.

As they continuously made up for the shortcomings in their lower-level cultivation, they approached perfection and felt subtle and wonderful changes within themselves. It seemed as if their essence, energy, and spirit were being sublimated, or as if their lives were undergoing a transformation. Even their harmony with heaven and earth and their intellectual understanding were slowly improving.

Yuan Yan was not surprised by this!

The essence of spiritual practice is the evolution of one's life level, and the evolution of one's life level will inevitably lead to an improvement in one's foundation, aptitude, and comprehension.

For example, a primordial being's aptitude and comprehension at the Golden Immortal level are not as good as a lower-level primordial deity.

However, if that innate being cultivates to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and perfects each realm, after undergoing repeated transformations and sublimations, his background, aptitude, and comprehension at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level will not be inferior to those of a lower-level innate deity of the same rank.

However, if one's cultivation is not up to par at each stage, and each transformation and sublimation falls short, then in the end, the gap will be huge, and climbing to a higher stage will undoubtedly be much more difficult.

Yuan Yan uttered the Daoist voice, a vast and boundless sound that triggered countless strange phenomena. Tens of thousands of cultivators below the stage listened with rapt attention, all gaining great insights.

However, the millennium has not yet arrived.

"Buzz!"

Just then, a supreme, ineffable, and boundless aura suddenly appeared in the primordial world.

Even now, Yuan Yan is on Yingzhou Immortal Island, protected and isolated by a primordial array, but that's useless.

That terrifying aura seemed to exist neither in the past, present, nor future, yet it seemed to be omnipresent, completely ignoring the innate grand formation.

Throughout the entire primordial world, regardless of location or whether they were protected by an innate grand formation, all living beings were forced to bow down by this aura. Some who were not particularly strong were even paralyzed with fear by this aura.

As this aura appeared, countless strange phenomena filled the world. Purple qi flowed eastward for trillions of miles, pure qi filled the heavens and earth, heavenly flowers fell in disarray, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, the Daoist rhyme permeated the air, and the laws and the Great Dao manifested.

"Lying high above the nine heavens, I find the true Tao on my futon."

"Beyond the mysteries of heaven and earth, I shall be the supreme leader."

"Pangu gave birth to Taiji, from which Yin and Yang and the Four Symbols followed."

"The leader of the Xuanmen, one breath transforms into Hongjun."

"My name is Hongjun. I have now attained sainthood and realized the Dao. Feeling that the Dao of the primordial world is incomplete, I have established the Zixiao Palace, a Daoist temple, in the Chaos of the Outer Heaven. After one Yuanhui, I will preach the Dao throughout the primordial world. Those who are destined can come and listen to the Dao."

Hongjun's voice echoed throughout the primordial world, reaching the hearts of countless living beings.

As Hongjun finished speaking, the saint's oppressive aura disappeared, and countless living beings returned to normal.

However, this caused a huge uproar in their hearts.

The countless beings suddenly realized that someone had attained sainthood and was overjoyed. The saint would be expounding the Great Dao in the Chaos Beyond the Heavens. How could they miss such an opportunity?

In an instant, countless beings set off for Chaos, eager to hear the sage preach.

However, without the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal or the protection of an innate spiritual treasure, if one rashly steps into the Chaos, even if it is only the inner Chaos, one will be eroded and assimilated by the omnipresent Chaos Qi within the Chaos.

Even a Taiyi Golden Immortal at the peak of his cultivation would be reduced to ashes and his body and soul would perish in no time.

It is conceivable that those who ultimately reach the Purple Cloud Palace and listen to the sage's teachings are either blessed with great fortune or possess profound spiritual cultivation.

Ordinary living beings who fail to recognize reality and attempt to break through the chaos are absolutely courting death.

Within the immortal island of Yingzhou, the faint sounds of the Dao had dissipated, and Yuan Yan's sermon came to an abrupt end.

At this moment, Yuan Yan had no interest in paying attention to the cultivators below the preaching platform, nor did he have any intention of continuing to preach to them.

"Hongjun has become a saint, and the sermons at Zixiao Palace will begin after one Yuanhui!" Yuan Yan felt a mix of emotions.

He had long known that this day would come sooner or later, but he hadn't expected it to come so soon.

How long has it been? It seems like less than two hundred Yuanhui have passed since the end of the Daoist-Demon War!

At this moment, Yuan Yan couldn't help but feel a mix of anticipation and uncertainty.

What he was looking forward to was Hongjun's lecture at Zixiao Palace, which was undoubtedly a great opportunity. Even if the first lecture was about Daluo Jinxian and below, it should still be of great benefit to him. He might be able to use it to fill in the gaps in his knowledge, perfect himself, and break through to Hunyuan Jinxian.

Furthermore, the most important topic in the Zixiao Palace lecture was undoubtedly the struggle for the throne.

He, Yuanjie, Yuanlun, and Yuanling were all Great Luo Golden Immortals at the peak of their cultivation, and they all possessed great merit and Western fortune. Logically speaking, it shouldn't have been difficult for them to seize a saintly position.

He was confident that he would eventually attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

But having confidence doesn't stop him from seizing a holy position.

If he can attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal of Hunyuan on his own in the future, that would be the best. Even if he really doesn't need the Sainthood, it would be good to give it to his people and have another Saint on his side!

However, if he overestimates himself and cannot attain the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm on his own, having a Saintly position can serve as a safety net, preventing him from becoming an ant below the Saint level.

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