Primordial Era: I, the Thirteenth Witch, had my innermost thoughts overheard by my older siblings.

Ye Kai's Heavenly Divine Lightning appeared for only a moment before disappearing.

That is why, apart from Hongjun and Dijiang, no one else sensed it.

After Ye Kai withdrew the Heavenly Divine Lightning, he secretly sensed his own condition.

At this moment, he has not only broken through to the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, but also gained a deeper understanding of various Daoist techniques.

The only pity is that

Although he had thoroughly grasped the essence of the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, he still couldn't see the subtle details or comprehend more of its contents.

Still not working, looks like we need more!

Sensing this, Ye Kai couldn't help but think to himself.

[No matter what, I absolutely must comprehend this Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation. If a thousand years isn't enough, then ten thousand; if ten thousand years isn't enough, then a hundred thousand. I absolutely cannot let the Witch Clan create a half-baked formation again!]

Thinking of this, a stronger sense of determination appeared in Ye Kai's eyes.

In his previous life, he knew that the Twelve Ancestral Witches never managed to form the complete Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Formation!

That is why they were defeated one by one and returned to the world.

If he could comprehend the complete Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, perhaps he could change his fate!

"A half-baked formation?"

"Is this Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation related to our Wu Clan?"

"When I overheard my younger brother's thoughts before, I thought the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation was a kind of primordial spirit technique, but now it seems to be a formation of our witch clan."

"Us? The Witch Clan? You have formations?"

"I don't know!"

"..."

Upon hearing Ye Kai's thoughts, Di Jiang and the others, who were secretly delighted, were all taken aback and began to discuss in confusion.

After all, in their view, their witch clan didn't even have a primordial spirit, so how could they possibly have any great formations?

But Ye Kai's true feelings were genuine.

This made them hesitate.

While they were trying to overhear more of his thoughts, Ye Kai stopped pondering and continued his meditation.

Seeing this, they had no choice but to abandon their plan for the time being.

"In any case, since my younger brother wants to comprehend it, let him comprehend it; we won't disturb him."

"That's right. If my younger brother needs anything, he will definitely let us know. We can ask him then."

"Yes, yes, let's not bother him for now."

"..."

As they spoke, they had already suppressed their thoughts and were waiting for Ye to gain enlightenment.

Ye Kai's enlightenment took a thousand years.

As a thousand years passed, Hongjun also stopped preaching.

Although he no longer preached, the Taoist aura inside and outside Zixiao Palace lingered for a long time.

More than a hundred years passed before everyone finally awoke from their deep meditation.

"If you have any questions about coming here to listen to the teachings, please feel free to ask. This old Taoist priest will answer them one by one."

Upon seeing that everyone had woken up, Hongjun did not hesitate and immediately asked them questions.

"Master Dao, why do we, having severed our three corpses, entrust them to spiritual treasures?"

Upon hearing Hongjun's words, Laozi was the first to voice his doubts.

"The spirit treasure possesses spirituality. By entrusting the three corpses to the spirit treasure, I can allow them to control it and assist me in battle, while also maintaining the spirituality of the three corpses so that I don't have to nurture them constantly."

Hongjun answered.

"Master Dao, is it permissible to sever a corpse without a spiritual treasure?"

Tongtian immediately asked.

"Yes, but it will be much more difficult."

Hongjun answered again.

"If there is no spiritual treasure to entrust to, where should one entrust it?"

Yuanshi continued to inquire.

"It can be entrusted to the Three Flowers. In fact, even if there is a spiritual treasure to entrust, it still needs to be entrusted to the Three Flowers. The Three Flowers correspond to the Three Corpse Gods, which is just right for entrusting."

Hongjun continued to explain.

Upon hearing Hongjun's explanation, the Three Pure Ones nodded thoughtfully.

They were originally descendants of Pangu, and their comprehension was not bad; the only thing they lacked was high-quality spiritual treasures.

That's why they were asking questions related to the Corpse-Slaying Treasure.

After them, others also raised their own questions.

Faced with everyone's questions, Hongjun patiently answered them one by one.

This question and answer took a full century.

Finally, Hongjun's gaze fell on Ye Kai. "Boy, everyone else has doubts, do you have any?"

Upon hearing Hongjun's question, Ye Kai was taken aback, then pondered for a moment, "If you ask me a question, I do have one, and I hope the Dao Ancestor can enlighten me."

"If you have any doubts, feel free to ask. This old Taoist priest will answer all your questions."

Hongjun said with a smile.

"May I ask the Ancestor, if one does not sever the Three Corpses, is it possible to become a saint? Or, to put it another way, is it possible? If so, how should one proceed?"

Upon hearing Hongjun's words, Ye Kai did not hesitate and directly asked the question that had been bothering him.

Although he knew that there was a realm called Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian in the primordial world, which was no different from that of a saint, he did not know how to break through to Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian.

Regarding his primordial spirit cultivation method, he did not want to follow the path of severing the corpse to become a saint, hence this question, which was about the path of the Primordial Great Luo!

Upon hearing Ye Kai's question, everyone's hearts tightened and their faces showed surprise.

"We all inquired about the Three Corpses, yet this boy asks if there are any other methods besides the Three Corpses? He truly overestimates himself!"

"Even the Dao Ancestor followed the Path of the Three Corpses, does he still want to forge a different path?"

"I think he's only at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, not as good as us, so he's trying to find another way!"

"..."

After their initial surprise, their expressions hardened, and they sneered at Ye Kai.

"What did you say?"

"I have no interest in your Three Corpses Path!"

"You're ignorant of the world, yet you dare to mock my thirteenth brother! You've really got some nerve!"

"..."

Hearing the jeers of the crowd, Di Jiang and the others' expressions darkened, and bursts of aura erupted, pressing down on them.

Faced with the suppression by Dijiang and his group, those people couldn't help but change their expressions slightly. They never expected that Dijiang and his group would dare to be so lawless in front of Hongjun.

"Brother, fellow brothers and sisters, please don't take it to heart. Even the Dao Ancestor hasn't said anything. Do they really think they're more powerful than the Dao Ancestor by gossiping here?"

Seeing that Di Jiang and the others stood up for him, Ye Kai felt a warmth in his heart and then tried to persuade them.

Upon hearing Ye Kai's words, the men's expressions changed drastically. "We...we didn't mean that!"

"Our ancestor, please understand, we absolutely did not mean that!"

"..."

They hurriedly sought instructions from Hongjun.

After all, Ye Kai's words were not only meant to persuade Di Jiang and the others, but also to shift their focus to Hong Jun.

Although they looked down on Ye Kai and the other members of the Wu clan, they dared not offend Hongjun.

"This kid..."

Upon seeing this, Hongjun couldn't help but smile, showing even more appreciation for Ye Kai.

Originally, it was Dijiang and the others who ignored him, but now, after Ye Kai's explanation, it has become that these people have offended him.

So intelligent and quick-witted, excellent!

His expression hardened slightly. "My Dao Palace is not a place for your noisy chatter. If you continue to make a racket, then this old Daoist will have no choice but to expel you!"

As Hongjun said this, he had already sided with Ye Kai.

A faint, yet palpable, aura of a sage's authority spread outwards.

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