Chapter Thirty: The Unity of All Things

  Hongjun stopped his sermon, and all the great gods also woke up from the profound meaning of the Tao.

  "This is the last sermon, you have any questions just ask, I will soon attain enlightenment."

  "Teacher, at the time of your first sermon, you said that the timing was not yet ripe and did not tell us the method to attain sainthood. May I ask if it is now possible for you to inform us?" asked Pramati.

  "There are countless ways to attain the position of a saint, but in general, there are three. Firstly, achieving sainthood through merit and virtue, establishing unparalleled great merit and virtue, gaining recognition from the Heavenly Way, and having one's primordial spirit entrusted to the void to achieve the immortal and imperishable position of a saint. Secondly, proving the Dao through power, emulating Pangu, using unparalleled great Dharma power to break free from the constraints of the Heavenly Way, transcending everything. Thirdly, cutting off the three corpses, polishing out a perfect Dao heart, entrusting one's primordial spirit to the Heavenly Way, and achieving sainthood."

  "What method does the teacher use to attain enlightenment?" Tongtian also asked.

  "Killing three corpses makes one a saint."

  "Teacher, I have already beheaded two corpses, but what about these three corpses?" Emperor Jun seized the opportunity to ask.

  "What you have cut off are the dual corpses of good and evil, but the third corpse is that of attachment, which is the most difficult to overcome; it can only be seen by one's own destiny."

  "Must Teacher Zhang use Xiantian Lingbao to slay the corpse?" Yu Hao asked again.

  "Anything that enters the pre-heavenly flow can be beheaded, but the better the Dharma treasure, the better the effect of beheading. Each corpse has a power close to its own, and if the spiritual treasure is not good enough, it will be difficult to withstand the great power."

  Hongjun answered a series of questions, and the great gods present had already understood the method of beheading corpses from Hongjun's words. However, upon hearing that they would have to use a pre-heavenly spiritual treasure to behead the corpse, their faces turned difficult, as many powerful beings didn't even possess a single good treasure.

  "May I ask, Master, is there a fixed number of saints?" This time it was Laozi who asked.

  "There are saints who are people who assist heaven in upholding the way; they cannot be too many. In the space between heaven and earth, there are nine saintly positions."

  "Then may I ask, Master, who can become a saint?" Laozi asked the most crucial question, and for a moment, all the great sages were silent.

  Staring closely at Hong Jun.

  "With the Three Purities' body bearing the great merit of opening up Heaven, one can become a saint." With a wave of his hand, three strands of Hongmeng purple energy descended.

  "This is the foundation of the Great Way, helping you and others to comprehend the Heavenly Way and become a Sage." The Three Pure Ones hastily thanked him, extremely delighted beyond compare.

  "Nüwa has a great opportunity to do great deeds, and can also become a saint." Another purple energy descended, and the great gods present all understood that this seat was related to the position of saint. They regretted not grabbing one earlier, and Emperor Jun and Taiyi's eyes were blazing with anger.

  Hong Jun's eyes scanned around in a circle, "The two Taoist friends who have been introduced to me have great willpower and great opportunity. When they enlighten the biased door, they can teach and transform the common people, and become saints."

  He respectfully accepted the purple energy and sat calmly on the mat, this time Emperor Jun and Taiyi finally understood that this seat was prepared by Hongjun for his disciples, it was the future saint. The hatred in his heart, especially when Red Cloud gave up her seat to Nüwa, made him stamp his feet and beat his chest, regretting what he had done.

  Hong Jun nodded at the six saints and stopped speaking. Tai Yi took a few steps forward, fell to the ground, and bowed before Hong Jun. "Disciples and elder brothers unified the heavenly tribes, established the Heavenly Court, and Heaven bestowed merits upon us. Do we also have a sacred position?"

  "These six saints are destined by heaven, as for who else can become a saint, I don't know. My humble self is about to merge with the Tao, but there's still one strand of Hongmeng purple energy left that I used, so I'll give it to you all, and let it be your opportunity." With that, a strand of purple energy flew out from Hongyuan, circled around Da Neng several times, and entered the Red Cloud Mud Ball Palace.

  Hong Yun thought that giving up his seat would mean he no longer had a sacred position, but unexpectedly, he came back again. He was almost ecstatic with joy, yet he didn't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at him intensely all around.

  "I've collected some magical artifacts during my travels in the desolate expanse when I was younger. I'll give them to you and the others."

  The mighty ones have come again with spirit, and it's also good to take out the law-abiding treasures.

  "Laozi, as the leader of Xuanmen, you should have a precious treasure. This Taiji diagram is the pre-heavenly treasure transformed from the axe that opened up the sky, capable of suppressing the movement of qi and stabilizing the earth, fire, water, and wind. I shall grant it to you." Laozi received the Taiji diagram, with joy radiating from his eyes.

  "Originally one of the Three Pure Ones as Pangu, born with great virtues, should have a precious treasure to protect his body, this is the Pangu flag, also the transformation of the Heaven-opening Axe, can suppress the air transport." The original received the Pangu flag was also extremely beautiful.

  "Tongtian is fond of fighting, and as a teacher, I will give you the Four Swords of Exterminating Immortals. Although they are not as powerful as the Supreme Treasure to suppress the aura, they can be used to set up the Sword Formation of Exterminating Immortals, which cannot be broken by anyone except the Four Saints." As soon as this was said, all the powerful beings were shocked again. Tongtian could actually obtain such a treasure, and it was truly enviable.

  "Nüwa, the master has given you the Red Ball and the Mountain River Map to protect yourself." Two more top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasures, it seems that the Daozu's products are always of high quality. It turns out that the Three Pure Ones, Nüwa, and others were worried about the law-protecting treasure, but now they have one, and everyone is extremely excited.

  "Although our affinity is shallow, I should set up a separate gate for you. Here's the Qinglian Treasure Flag and the Divine Mallet." After receiving the treasures, Jie Yin thought to himself that Hong Jun was quite generous in bestowing the sacred position and treasures, it seems rumors are not entirely trustworthy.

  Actually, Hong Jun already knew that Jie Yin had the legacy of Hundun, and his own plan might not necessarily succeed, so he didn't bother to make another move. The various powerful gods all knelt down and begged the Taoist ancestor for treasure.

  "There are still some treasures left on Fenbao Rock, you can go and get them yourself!"

  The mighty immortals quickly arrived outside the Purple Mist Palace, where they saw hundreds of pre-heavenly spiritual treasures displayed on a massive boulder. The Three Pure Ones rushed to the front, with the Immortal Guides closely following, and they all began to collect the treasures.

  Tongtian took the most, collecting over a hundred pieces. Yuanshi and Laozi each collected dozens of pieces, while Jieyin and Zhunti collected several dozen pieces. The rest were taken away by other powerful beings. As the gods turned to return to the Purple Mist Palace, a fat figure squeezed out from behind the crowd - it was Mile, who stretched out his hand to pick up Fenbao Rock and then returned to stand behind Jieyin.

  All the great gods and immortals were moved, and unexpectedly let a junior gain an advantage. In fact, this was the arrangement of the guide, who had long heard that the Treasure Splitting Rock was a rare treasure, but did not know what it was exactly. Now, seeing it once made everything clear: the Treasure Splitting Rock was actually a piece of primordial chaos stone, which should have been able to nurture a supreme treasure, but unfortunately its luck was insufficient and it failed halfway, falling into the hands of the Dao Ancestor, becoming a place to store treasures.

  Zhun Ti had the Qian Kun Ding in his hand, and with the addition of his own karma fire's forging ability, he could at least refine a Xiantian Lingbao, so he ordered Maitreya to take back the Fen Bao Yan.

  The three purities also saw the origin of the half-finished product, but it was not good to take it by force, and they were afraid that the Taoist ancestor would not allow it. The introducer let Maitreya take it smoothly, thinking that the Taoist ancestor did not want it, and it was not good to ask a junior for it either.

  Everyone returned to the Zixuan Palace, where a white jade lotus flower appeared on top of Hongjun's head, which was actually the creation jade slip. Countless great Dao divine sounds were faintly transmitted from it, making people feel as if they had entered the Great Dao itself with just one glance. It was indeed a sacred object for teaching and enlightenment.

  "The poor way unites with the Way today, and the great trend will not change afterwards. Hong Jun will not come out, and all the saints will take turns to teach the world. You should do well for yourselves."

  Hong Jun pointed a finger at the jade token on his head, and his body gradually became illusory, finally disappearing completely, as if nothing had appeared at all. However, among the many powerful gods, there was a faint feeling that something had been added.

  The chaotic spirits all bowed together and said: "Holy Virtue of the Taoist Ancestor."

  The harmony of the Hong Jun is an additional restriction for those with great divine power, and an additional protection for the weak. No one can ignore heavenly punishment and slaughter all living things at will.

  Most masters can feel the existence of the Tao more clearly, and when they reach the state of Daji, they can even borrow some of the power of the Tao to shuttle through time and space, traversing billions of miles in an instant.