Chapter Thirty-Seven: Beheading the Corpse of Shan

  Di Jiang returned to the Wu tribe, wanting to invite other ancestral witches to discuss the friction between the Wu and Yao tribes, but thinking of their personalities, he estimated that they wouldn't be able to offer any good advice, so he gave up.

  He released his divine sense to check on the situation of Jiufeng and Kong Xuan, the two brothers, and found that they were both cultivating diligently, so he didn't disturb them. After 30,000 years of cultivation, Kong Xuan and Yuanyi Xian had both reached the early stage of Daluo Jinxian, while Jiufeng's realm hadn't improved, but his magical powers had become even more robust, just like Xing Tian in the past - as long as he grasped his own Dao, he would naturally be able to advance to the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian.

  Thinking of Xing Tian, Emperor Jiang couldn't help but want to go take a look at him. His physical realm should have already broken through to the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian, and under Zu Wu, his cultivation should be the highest.

  Just then, a voice sounded in the air.

  "I am Hongjun, the Zi Xuan Palace will open for the second time, those who are destined can come and listen."

  Di Jiang heard this and thought to himself, "This time it seems that Hong Jun is going to formally accept disciples and confer the position of Sheng. He didn't dare hesitate, and with a whoosh, he flew out towards the 33rd heaven. Just as he had flown out not far, he again thought that what Hong Jun was going to talk about this time was the content of Daluo Jinxian's cultivation up to the quasi-Sheng stage, which would also be very helpful to Kong Xuan and Yu Yi Xian. He turned back, and with a wave of his hand, disregarding their opposition, he took in the two who were cultivating into the Qiankun Ding.

  Di Jiang's understanding of the spatial laws had made some progress, and his flying speed was much faster than before. In just a moment, he found the Zi Xuan Palace, saw that the gate was already open, and walked straight in. Facing the empty Zi Xuan Palace, without thinking, he walked to his own meditation mat and sat down, starting to meditate with closed eyes.

  This closed his eyes for a few days, and finally waited again for the Three Purities, making the Purple Mansion not as quiet as before. However, due to the last great war, none of the Three Purities came up to pay their respects. The Old Master's gaze was calm and serene, as if he had seen nothing, while Yuan looked at Emperor Jiang several times, but his eyes contained an unfriendly expression. Tongtian nodded and smiled at Emperor Jiang, but that was all. The three sat on their own meditation mats, also closing their eyes to cultivate their spirits.

  Before long, Emperor Jun Taiyi and Kunpeng came in. Kunpeng sat beside Emperor Jiang, and the two of them started chatting casually. Emperor Jun Taiyi and the other two had something on their minds, but they only exchanged a casual greeting with Emperor Jiang.

  At this time, Fu Xi and Nüwa arrived. Emperor Jiang couldn't help but take a few more glances, discovering that Nüwa had matured significantly since before. In his heart, he let out a sigh of relief, thinking that the world was still developing in the direction he was familiar with.

  Jiang looked at himself, Nuwa's face turned red, and he immediately turned his head to glare at Jiang, as if Jiang had a vendetta against him for killing his father. The mature aura emanating from his body instantly collapsed.

  Di Jiang felt a moment of awkwardness, it seemed she still remembered the time he teased her, women really do hold grudges. Di Jiang thought to himself.

  "Sister, what's wrong?" Fuxi also noticed that his sister's expression was off and couldn't help but ask.

  "Nothing." Nuwa turned her head back, her face calm again, and walked towards her seat.

  Fuxi shook his head, women were indeed a kind of creature that was hard to understand.

  Then, three more people walked in. Walking in the front were Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun, while walking at the back was the long-lost Leiyuxianzi. Emperor Jiang was shocked, not expecting her to be with these two after leaving his tribe. Looking at how she was chatting intimately with Hongyun, it seemed like they had known each other for a long time. Emperor Jiang's heart felt a strange sensation, it seemed that she had finally found her direction in life and wouldn't always think about killing him anymore.

  Unfortunately, Emperor Jiang's idea was a bit too naive. The incoming Leiyu Xianzi discovered Emperor Jiang and stopped chatting with Hongyun, glaring at him fiercely. Emperor Jiang was stunned, shaking his head in bitter laughter, wondering who he had offended this time. The last calamity of the Chaos Three Calamities wouldn't be stuck to him forever, would it? And the Great Dao didn't even intervene - what a bug!

  As time passed, more and more people gathered in the Purple Mansion, including powerful beings like Menghe, Zhunti, and Jieyin. Emperor Jiang surveyed the cultivation levels of the crowd and found that most had reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, but none had broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm. Emperor Jiang's physical body had already broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm, and his primordial spirit was also at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. His cultivation was supreme, and he could look down on the Purple Mansion with disdain. Thinking this, his mood greatly improved.

  The Zi Xiao Palace was full, and the large gate began to slowly close. When the gate was completely closed, Hong Jun appeared naturally in front of everyone, still as before, without a single trace.

  "I am the first saint of the heavenly way, and I should expound the Tao on behalf of heaven three times. Now is the second time I have begun to expound it. You all listen carefully, do not miss a single word."

  Everyone listened intently, sitting up straight and not daring to make a sound.

  Di Jiang saw that he was about to start lecturing, and only then did he remember Kong Xuan and Yu Yi Xian who were sealed in the Qian Kun Ding. He immediately released them and made them stand behind him.

  Everyone saw Emperor Jiang's behavior and couldn't help but cast surprised glances, some masters who had accepted disciples couldn't help but greatly regret why they hadn't thought to bring their disciples together to listen. They had missed a great opportunity for improvement. Among these people were Yuanshi and Tongtian.

  Kunpeng saw Emperor Jiang release his two disciples, and he also thought of something in his heart. He didn't speak, but with a wave of his large hand, a giant egg appeared, which he placed behind him, allowing him to listen to some of Hongjun's Daoist teachings.

  Everyone took a look and couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. If it were said that Emperor Jiang had released two disciples to listen to the Tao together, it could still be passed off as acceptable. But these ones who hadn't even transformed or been born yet were being brought out, which was also too unreasonable and unseemly. And weren't they afraid of the Taoist ancestors blaming them?

  Di Jiang saw Kun Peng's move and couldn't help but say in a low voice: "Admirable!"

  Hongjun sat on a futon, seemingly oblivious to everything, but after Kunpeng took out the giant egg, he began to speak to himself.

  The opening sentence is about the cultivation method of Daluo Jinxian, but how many people in the Zixuan Palace can understand it? Almost 90% of the cultivators are confused and don't know what's being said. Some diligent ones try to memorize the words of the Dao ancestor, but find it extremely difficult, sweating profusely just to remember a few fragmented sentences.

  Emperor Jiang closed his eyes and listened intently, the golden light of merit enveloped him, and with the help of the Wu tribe's aura, he suddenly understood 90% of it. At the same time, the Void Decision also continued to deduce. Even someone like Laozi, who had a deep understanding, only grasped 80%, while Emperor Jun, Taiyi Kunpeng, also grasped 80%. On the other hand, Zhunti and Jieyin found it somewhat difficult to listen, feeling that the Daozu's words were somewhat biased and differed greatly from their own thoughts.

  For five hundred years, some of those who had cultivated to the peak of Daluo Jinxian had already broken through, and many powerful beings like Hongyun, who was still in the later stages of Daluo Jinxian, had also made breakthroughs. Even Kong Xuan and Yu Yi Xian, who were behind Emperor Jiang, were unstable in their aura, and might break through to the middle stage of Daluo Jinxian at any moment. Emperor Jiang did not dare to divide his attention, otherwise, if he discovered the situation of these two people, he would have to praise himself for having foresight.

  Hongjun finished speaking about the cultivation of Daluo Jinxian, and his words changed. He began to explain the way of beheading the three corpses, and the crowd of cultivators listened even more bewildered, feeling mysterious and lost, unable to find their direction.

  Another five hundred years passed and this sermon came to an end. Hongyuan closed his mouth and remained silent, quietly waiting for the crowd to slowly wake up.

  Hong Jun stopped speaking, and everyone had a realization. They slowly exited from their epiphany. San Qing Emperor Zun, Tai Yi, and others were fluctuating violently, on the verge of entering the quasi-saint realm at any moment. However, they still had some confusion about the Dao of Beheading Corpses and couldn't break through immediately.

  It's no wonder that Hong Jun only gave a partial lecture, just leading everyone to glimpse the entrance of the beheading corpse method. As for the complete part, it is estimated that it will be lectured next time. Many cultivators are eagerly looking forward to it.

  When everyone found that Hong Jun didn't disappear directly like last time, they knew he had something to say. It's just that everyone was very curious, and since everyone was already awake, why hadn't he spoken up yet?

  Perhaps sensing what was on the minds of all the cultivators, Hong Jun said slowly, "Don't be in a hurry, there is still one person who hasn't woken up."

  Upon hearing Hongyuan's words, the crowd of monks were greatly astonished and looked around everywhere. Indeed, they found another person who was still immersed in enlightenment, and this person was none other than Emperor Jiang.

  The Emperor Jiang's mind was in a state of chaos, as if he had entered an emotional realm where good thoughts, evil thoughts, and obsessive thoughts intertwined. The Void Decision had also reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, and was continuing to evolve towards the Quasi-Saint stage. In his mind, Emperor Jiang thought of Hou Tu and Gong Gong, and then thought of Kun Peng and the witch tribe that believed in him. Suddenly, a good thought burst forth, merging into the Void Decision. The void shadow of the Void Decision in Emperor Jiang's primordial spirit was a green lotus containing infinite space. A good thought suddenly appeared above the green lotus, instantly splitting into five parts, each absorbed by one of the lotus' five leaves. Emperor Jiang's mind was filled with a loud rumbling sound, and he finally deduced the method to slay the Corpse of Goodness. The Void Decision successfully completed the Quasi-Saint initial stage cultivation.

  To everyone's surprise, Emperor Jiang's eyebrows suddenly relaxed, and a small red flag flew out of his body, which was the Li Di Yan Guang Flag.

  Emperor Jiang suddenly opened his eyes, let out a loud "Cut", and a beam of light flew out from his primordial spirit, instantly merging into the Li Di Yan Guang flag. The Li Di Yan Guang flag spun twice before suddenly transforming into a red-robed Taoist with a face similar to Emperor Jiang's.

  "Farewell, fellow Taoist." The red-robed Taoist bowed to Emperor Jiang.

  The emperor nodded and closed his eyes again.

  This is a breakthrough! Seeing the sudden appearance of the red-robed Taoist, the crowd of cultivators was shocked. No one expected that Emperor Jiang would silently comprehend so much and become the first to break through to the Corpse Severing stage. Whether it was the Three Purities or the Guiding True Essence, they all had a look of unwillingness on their faces, having been surpassed by him even in the Yuanshen realm.

  Others also had different expressions, Kunpeng was joyful, Nüwa frowned, Lei Yu's face changed endlessly, and it was unknown whether he was happy or worried. And Gao Zuo, who sat high above, also rarely showed a hint of a smile.

  Just then, a small flag reappeared above Emperor Jiang's head, which was the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag. With another loud shout, a beam of light flew out from his primordial spirit and rushed into the Xuan Yuan Controlling Water Flag. The flag transformed and turned into a black-robed Taoist.

  "The evil corpse has also been beheaded!" a monk shouted.

  Hong Jun said calmly, "This is Emperor Jiang's own understanding of the Three Corpse Severing Technique, which divides the benevolent corpse into five steps to sever it." After a pause, he added, "Emperor Jiang's enlightenment is rare in ancient times."

  Everyone was shocked after hearing this, Emperor Jiang not only understood the art of beheading good corpses, but also managed to apply it flexibly, creating such a five-step method for beheading good corpses. For a moment, everyone was amazed, fortunately, he didn't behead evil corpses as well, otherwise, his progress would have been unbearable.

  Only Emperor Jiang can use this method of dividing into five steps to behead the corpse, others don't have so many things that can be used to behead the corpse.