Chapter 45: Hong Jun Divides the Treasure

  Hongjun's lecture this time, however, was a forceful one. The principles he spoke of appeared clearly in the minds of all present, allowing them to understand even more thoroughly. Hongjun only lectured on the principles of the Three Corpses' Proof of the Way and did not rigidly define how it should be applied. As a result, everyone's gains were different.

  The ancestors used the Tao of non-being to behead corpses, the Netherworld used the Tao of stillness and extinction to behead corpses, Anuttara used the Tao of Bodhi to behead corpses, the River Styx used the Tao of blood spirits to behead corpses... not one is sufficient.

  Di Jiang listened, and suddenly felt enlightened, the method of beheading the three corpses merged and became clear. The void key was used to deduce the method of beheading the evil corpse, and it turned out that Di Jiang's idea was correct - only the four-sided lotus platform could behead them all.

  The boundary of the Emperor's River was insufficient, but it couldn't immediately behead the evil corpse. Thus, he wholeheartedly devoted himself to deducing the Void Mystery Technique. Only then did the Primordial Spirit's Chaotic Blue Lotus flower bloom with thirty-six petals. On the lotus platform, an object began to manifest - a chaotic, blurry sphere. The sphere grew larger and larger, slowly filling the entire platform from its initial size of a stone. After an unknown period of time, a loud "plop" sound was heard as the sphere burst open, revealing a giant man.

  "Pangu!" Emperor Jiang was greatly shocked. How could Pangu appear when the Void Mystery had evolved to this point? Emperor Jiang was so astonished that he almost lost his concentrated state, but he still managed to calm himself down and continue to deduce what was going on.

  A Pangu image suddenly appeared on the Qinglian shadow in the yuan god. It was seen that when Pangu appeared, Qinglian dimmed a lot instantly, but Qinglian gave birth to Pangu and separated out a lot of origin for him.

  Pangu stood on top of it, motionless and unchanged for eternity, only with a somewhat dull gaze, as if without consciousness. It was unknown how long had passed when Pangu suddenly split open and transformed into twelve clusters of essence blood. The essence blood slowly evolved and suddenly turned into twelve demon gods with different shapes.

  Di Jiang was even more shocked, wasn't this the second form of his own twelfth ancestor's witchcraft?!

  The image has evolved to this point, seemingly encountering a bottleneck, and has been stuck in this scene without changing. Emperor Jiang is not anxious either, continuing to listen to the Daozu's lecture on the way of beheading the three corpses, beginning to enlighten his understanding of where his obsession lies.

  Suddenly, a strand of obsessive energy flew out from the primordial spirit image, instantly splitting into twelve strands that immediately merged into the twelve demon gods on top of the Chaotic Blue Lotus.

  The chaotic green lotus fluttered for a moment before returning to calmness.

  "This... is to use the Twelve Devil Gods' Executioner's Intent!" Emperor Jiang suddenly opened his eyes, with an incredulous expression, but immediately calmed down. It shouldn't be necessary to use the body of the Twelfth Ancestor Witch to execute it; perhaps something else could be used as a substitute. Emperor Jiang thought of the Twelve Devil Gods' banner he had refined right away, but was also uncertain whether it would work or not. Even if something else could be used to execute it, it's likely that only a Devil God banner with just one drop of Ancestor Witch's blood would succeed.

  At this time, Hongjun Daozu also stopped his lecture and said slowly: "How to behead the three corpses, have you all understood?"

  The Taoist ancestor stopped speaking, and all the monks opened their eyes one after another. Seeing the Taoist ancestor ask questions, they all nodded in agreement.

  "It is very good. This is the last time I will preach. Soon, I will merge with the Tao with my body to complete the Heavenly Way. You all go back and cultivate diligently."

  The great masters who heard it all knew what was going on and couldn't help but admire him in their hearts.

  "The teacher is great." Everyone said in unison.

  Hong Jun smiled faintly and said, "If I can get this sentence of praise from you, it's enough."

  "After I merged with the Tao, some of these treasures are no longer useful, so I'll give them to you and the others."

  Everyone was thrilled upon hearing this, as the treasures distributed by the Taoist Ancestor were at least from the Pre-Heavenly realm, and they couldn't help but feel delighted.

  Hongjun finished speaking and was about to summon something. Suddenly, three people rushed past the crowd, knelt on the ground, and cried out: "Please, teacher, have mercy."

  These three people suddenly appeared, interrupting the distribution of treasures, which made the crowd of cultivators feel uncomfortable for a moment. Emperor Jiang took a serious look and recognized these three people. The first one was Ao Guang, the current master of the Dragon Clan. The two behind him were Huang Long Dao Ren, who had been trapped in the Qian Kun Ding by Emperor Jiang for tens of thousands of years, and Ao Jiao, the future Jiaolong Demon King. However, he felt a bit puzzled - how could these two still be at the mid-term cultivation level of Daluo Golden Immortal, without making any progress?

  "What else do you have?" Hong Jun asked calmly.

  Only then did Ao Guang raise his head and cry out: "From the ancient times to today, not one of my dragon clan has made a breakthrough in their cultivation. I beg of you, Ancestor, to enlighten me."

  Hong Jun turned his head and glanced at Emperor Jiang beside him before speaking: "In the ancient times, the three tribes of the Upper Ancient Era made a vow to manage the Desolate Expanse. The Heavenly Dao acknowledged this and bestowed upon them merits and rewards. However, the three tribes fought amongst themselves, causing great chaos in the Desolate Expanse and failing to fulfill their duty as managers. They owed the Heavenly Dao a karmic debt. The ancestors of the Phoenix Tribe, Feng Tian, and the Qilin Tribe, Lin Zu, both prayed to Heaven and Earth, dispersing their respective tribes while punishing themselves. The Phoenix lineage was then suppressed under the South Ming Fire Mountain, and the Qilin lineage transformed into auspicious beasts, thus repaying the karmic debt to Heaven and Earth. However, the Dragon Tribe did not disperse its tribe or repay the Heavenly Dao's karmic debt due to Zhu Long's death. Therefore, it is difficult for people of the Dragon Tribe to make progress in their cultivation."

  Ao Guang and the other two were stunned, it turned out that they owed the heavenly way of cause and effect. What to do now? Hurriedly continued to ask: "Please, Daozu, have mercy on me and teach me how the dragon clan should act to repay this heavenly cause and effect."

  "It takes a man who tied the bell to untie it. Chui Long was killed by Emperor Jiang, and only he can help you." With that, he ignored the three of them again.

  The three of them looked at Di Jiang in silence after hearing the story, their eyes filled with unknown emotions. However, having understood the cause and effect of the dragon tribe's affairs, they didn't ask any more questions, bowed to Hong Yan, and then retreated.

  After the three retreated, Hong Jun continued to distribute the treasure. With a single move, the Taiji diagram appeared in his hand, and all the cultivators widened their eyes - this was indeed a pre-heavenly supreme treasure.

  "Ancestor is gone, you are transformed by Pangu Yuanshen and also my great disciple of the Xuanmen sect. This pre-heavenly treasure, the Taiji diagram, will be handed over to your management. The Taiji diagram can stabilize the four spirits, suppress the air transport, use it well."

  Laozi listened, and for a moment he was excited and inexplicable. He immediately stepped forward to accept the Taiji diagram and said: "Thank you, Master." The other cultivators looked at each other with envy and jealousy, especially Zhunti who sat on the futon, staring at Laozi's hand holding the Taiji diagram, almost getting up.

  "In the beginning, you were also transformed by Pangu. This pre-heavenly treasure, the Pangu Flag, is now yours. The Pangu Flag has a powerful attack and its might is impressive. It can also suppress the flow of air. Use it well." Hongjun saw Laozi receive the Taiji Diagram and immediately summoned another pre-heavenly treasure - the Pangu Flag.

  Yuanyuan listened and was overjoyed, hastily taking it from him while saying "Thank you for the gift, teacher." Her voice trembled with excitement.

  Hong Jun nodded and looked at Tongtian on the third futon. His eyes were a bit unnatural, but he quickly suppressed it.

  "Before ascending to the heavens, I shall bestow upon you the Four Swords of Exterminating Immortals and the Array Chart of Exterminating Immortals. These five items are all top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures, capable of setting up the Sword Array of Exterminating Immortals. Under equal cultivation levels, it cannot be broken by fewer than four people."

  Tongtian was initially disappointed when he heard it wasn't the Heaven's First Treasure, but his excitement returned when he heard that four people were needed to break through, and he quickly stepped forward to take it.

  All the monks were greatly surprised, and they did not expect that Tongtian could obtain such a treasure. In the future, when he becomes a saint and sets up this formation again, it will not be easy to break it without the four saints. It's better not to provoke him in the future.

  Di Jiang shook his head on the side, the Immortal Slashing Sword Formation was powerful, but unfortunately, its killing aura was too heavy and couldn't be used to suppress the aura of fortune.

  "Nüwa, you are my fourth disciple. This superior pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, the Mountain and River Design Chart and the Red Tassel Ball, I shall bestow upon you." As he spoke, he summoned forth the Mountain and River Design Chart and the Red Tassel Ball, and with a flick of his sleeve, handed them over to Nüwa. Nüwa received them, and immediately expressed her gratitude.

  At this time, Zhun Ti and Jie Ying were staring at Hong Jun with eager eyes, among the six disciples, only they two had not obtained the treasure yet.

  "Don't look again, naturally can't help but miss you two." As he said that, he took out the Twelve Merit Golden Lotus and the Blessed Divine Mallet, both of which were also top-grade Primordial Spiritual Treasures.

  The two of them took a look and immediately stepped forward to receive it. Although it couldn't compare with the magical treasures of San Qing, it was still quite good. Moreover, these two spiritual treasures seemed to be subtly compatible with their own cultivation paths. The two were naturally delighted.

  Di Jiang looked at the golden lotus in Jie Ying's hand and his eyes lit up instantly. But he immediately restrained himself.

  Hongjun distributed the treasure among the six people, and the other cultivators looked over with scorching gazes, hoping that Hongjun would also give them some.

  At this time, Hong Jun suddenly looked at Emperor Jiang and took out a top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, the Qinglian Treasure Flag, and a high-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, the Eight Scenic Palace Lamp. Without saying anything, he directly threw them to Emperor Jiang.

  Di Jiang was taken aback, looked at Hong Jun, saw his gentle eyes, and suddenly understood, put it away, and didn't even thank him.

  The monks looked at each other in confusion, but none of them thought much about it and instead all knelt down to beg for the treasure.

  Hongjun took a look and said: "I still have some treasures placed on the Fenbao Rock behind the Purple Mansion, you can take them yourself."

  Everyone heard it, and without hesitation, they flew towards the back of the Purple Mansion. The Three Pure Ones were hesitant due to their dignity, but seeing that Zhuanti had already gone ahead, they also followed suit and flew over.

  This made some other monks somewhat indignant. Hongjun has already distributed the treasures to you, and you still want to take them. They looked down on him with contempt.

  In the Zi Xiao Palace, it suddenly became cold and quiet, leaving only Hong Jun and Di Jiang.

  Di Jiang was in a great hurry at this time. He also wanted to go to Fen Bao Yan to grab some magic treasures, but found that he had been fixed by Hong Jun and couldn't move.

  "The Lingbao on the Fenbao Rock mostly contains the cause and effect of the Heavenly Way, it cannot be taken lightly." Hongjun looked at Emperor Jiang and said calmly, while removing Emperor Jiang's restraints.

  Di Jiang listened and then sat down honestly in his own seat, closing his eyes to meditate.

  However, the crowd of monks flew to the side of the Divide Treasure Rock and all gained something. On this Divide Treasure Rock, there were also several precious spiritual treasures that could not be obtained, such as the Guiding Treasure Banner obtained by the Guiding Master, and the 24 Dinghai Divine Pearls taken away by Tongtian...

  Everyone obtained the treasure of Dharma and flew away, only Sanqing seemed to have a feeling and returned to the Zixuan Palace, where Emperor Jiang was also present, somewhat surprised, but still found his own mat and sat down.

  Hong Jun Dao Zu opened his eyes and said faintly: "You all sit well, I continue to lecture."

  Three Pure Ones shocked, it turned out that the Taoist ancestor had not finished speaking, and could not help but sigh with emotion. Fortunately, he returned, otherwise he would have missed it like other cultivators.

  While Quan Ti and Jie Yin were flying west, they suddenly realized that the Daozu had only been lecturing for 700 years, not a full thousand. They also remembered that the Daozu hadn't explicitly said he would leave after distributing the treasure. Alarmed, they rushed back to the Purple Mist Palace, where they found the Daozu still lecturing. Overwhelmed with regret, they realized they had missed some things and didn't get to hear the entire method of beheading the three corpses.