8mi Chapter 9 Xuan Chu's Guidance to Tong Tian
Chapter 9 Xuan Chu's Guidance to Tong Tian
Chapter Nine:
After Tongtian arrived at the Pangu Palace, Xuan Chu mercilessly exposed that the Quasi-Saint realm that Hongjun mentioned was merely a realm he created himself because Hongjun's aptitude was limited and he could not directly advance to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm. Xuan Chu also stated that the method of severing the three corpses was not worth mentioning, which directly shattered Tongtian's worldview.
In Tongtian's view, Hongjun, his mentor, was extremely great and selfless. After becoming a saint, he took the initiative to spread his teachings throughout the prehistoric world, giving all the beings in the prehistoric world a path to advancement. In terms of affection, Hongjun, his mentor, was much better than Xuanchu, his uncle who suddenly appeared.
Xuan Chu, seeing Tong Tian's still incredulous expression, directly said, "The method of severing the three corpses, if it ultimately leads to the unification of the three corpses, can indeed lead to the attainment of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm. But Tong Tian, let me ask you, do you know how to achieve the unification of the three corpses?"
Tongtian shook his head and said, "Tongtian doesn't know, but Master Hongjun said that after severing the three corpses of good, evil, self, and self, one only needs to nourish the three corpses with the three flowers. When the time is right, the three corpses can be united and one can achieve the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, which is the status of a saint."
"Wrong!" Xuan Chu said, "The Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal and a Saint are vastly different. The Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal is a realm, while a Saint is merely a rank. Anyone who possesses Primordial Purple Qi can be a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, and anyone with immense merit and fortune can become a Saint. But the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal is completely different. Without extraordinary talent, great perseverance, and great opportunity, there is simply no chance. How can a mere Saint compare to a Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal?"
"But a sage can be immortal and coexist with the primordial world, while a Primordial Golden Immortal cannot do that," Tongtian retorted. A sage, with the blessing of the Heavenly Dao, can unleash the power of a Primordial Golden Immortal, and can also be immortal and coexist with the primordial world, which is something a Primordial Golden Immortal cannot do.
"Heh!" Xuan Chu sneered upon hearing this, "A Heavenly Dao Saint's primordial spirit resides in the Heavenly Dao. Although they are immortal, once they perish, they require the Heavenly Dao's essence to be resurrected. Each resurrection is equivalent to owing the Heavenly Dao karmic debt. Once the number of resurrections reaches a certain number, they become a puppet of the Heavenly Dao. Moreover, a Saint can only exert the strength of a Primordial Golden Immortal within the Primordial World. Once outside the Primordial World, they are only slightly stronger than an ordinary Primordial Golden Immortal. I don't believe that Hongjun didn't tell you all this?"
"Uh..." Xuan Chu's words left Tong Tian speechless. After all, Hong Jun had indeed said these words, but becoming a Primordial Golden Immortal was too difficult. For cultivators like them who possessed Primordial Purple Qi, the Saintly position was easily attainable. They could also exert the strength of a Primordial Golden Immortal in the Primordial World. What difference was there between them and a true Primordial Golden Immortal?
"Moreover, the so-called 'Three Corpses United' is nothing but a deception." Seeing that Tongtian was powerless to refute, Xuan Chu continued, "The method of severing the Three Corpses requires entrusting the good and evil aspects of one's three corpses with innate objects. The higher the grade of the innate object, the stronger the three corpses become. Finally, after the Three Corpses are united, one achieves the Primordial Golden Immortal. These should be Hongjun's original words, right? Tongtian, I wonder if what I said is correct?"
Tongtian nodded weakly, without saying a word.
"But did Hongjun tell you that if you want the three corpses to merge into one, you need to entrust the innate objects of the three corpses with spiritual treasures of the same origin?" Xuan Chu said.
"Boom!" Another blow. Hongjun had never mentioned this.
Xuan Chu was furious at Tong Tian's attitude of being sold out and still counting the money for him. If Tong Tian hadn't been a descendant of Pangu and the first of the Three Pure Ones of Pangu to arrive at the Pangu Palace, and if he hadn't been able to be saved, Xuan Chu wouldn't have bothered to waste any more words on him.
"Uncle, is what you're saying true?" Tongtian asked Xuanchu in disbelief.
Xuan Chu said, "Tongtian, you are also a renowned great supernatural being in the primordial world. Let me ask you, have you ever heard of three objects of different origins that can be perfectly fused? If you still don't believe it, you can tell your teacher Hongjun everything I said to you today and see what he says."
By this point, Tongtian already believed what Xuanchu had said; it was just that he was finding it hard to accept the truth so suddenly.
"Uncle, please save Tongtian!" Tongtian disregarded his status as a descendant of Pangu and a quasi-sage of the primordial world, and knelt before Xuan Chu, hoping that Xuan Chu could save him. The first spiritual treasure Tongtian used to sever his corpse was the Qingping Sword, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure formed from the leaves of the twenty-fourth-grade Creation Green Lotus. There were indeed other treasures of the same origin, namely the Taiyi Floating Dust in Taishang's hands and the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in Yuanshi's hands, but Taishang and Yuanshi had already used these two treasures to sever their corpses, so it was impossible for them to give them to Tongtian. In other words, Tongtian's path to enlightenment had been cut off from the very beginning. Moreover, after hearing Xuan Chu's words, Tongtian had completely lost interest in becoming a Heavenly Dao Sage.
"Foolish child, since you have acknowledged me as your uncle, I will naturally not stand idly by. However, you have already severed your corpse. If you wish to return to the righteous path, one option is to abandon the severed corpse, sever your cultivation level, return to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and find something of the same origin to sever the corpse again. In the future, the three corpses will merge into one, and you will become a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal. However, severing your cultivation level will damage your Dao foundation. Even if you are transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu, your future achievements will be quite limited." Xuan Chu spoke of the first method, which was to sever the Dao and start anew.
"This..." Tongtian hesitated after hearing Xuan Chu's solution. His Dao foundation was damaged. Even if he found a treasure with the same origin to sever his corpse, would he really be able to reunite his three corpses in the future? If he couldn't reunite his three corpses, then what was the point of all this trouble? He might as well just go with the flow and honestly become a Heavenly Dao Saint.
"Uncle, are there any other options?" Tongtian knew that this was only the first and worst option given by Xuanchu, and there must be better options.
"There is indeed a second way." Xuan Chu nodded and said, "The second way is somewhat difficult, and once the Heavenly Dao discovers it, you will likely face its merciless suppression. Do you still want to hear it?"
Tongtian hesitated. After all, in the hearts of all living beings in the prehistoric world, the Heavenly Dao was the supreme existence. Once the Heavenly Dao was angered, no one would have a good end. Therefore, Tongtian hesitated whether he should listen or not.
After a while, Tongtian looked at Xuan Chu and suddenly his eyes lit up. He remembered that when Xuan Chu appeared at Buzhou Mountain, he shocked everyone. Even the Heavenly Dao could not do anything to him. He wondered if Xuan Chu could protect himself from the Heavenly Dao.
"Uncle, if Tongtian chooses the second method and incurs the wrath of Heaven, who will then suppress Tongtian, will you be able to protect him from Heaven's clutches?" Tongtian looked at Xuan Chu expectantly, hoping that Xuan Chu would say something that would satisfy him.
"Hehe!" Upon hearing this, Xuan Chu laughed heartily. The fact that Tongtian could say such a thing meant that Tongtian already had the idea of switching sides to him. So he said, "Tongtian, you are a descendant of Pangu's elder brother and my nephew. How could I just stand by and watch you be bullied by the Heavenly Dao? Don't worry, if the Heavenly Dao really wants to suppress you, I'll just have to fight back against it."