Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 48 The Lich War, Dream Battle

It could even be described as rare.

The process of severing the three corpses generally involves first severing good thoughts, then evil thoughts, and finally the ego. Each of these three steps is often more difficult than the last.

At the same time, this also reveals a person's qualifications and potential.

For example, right now, apart from Di Jun, there is only one other powerful being who has severed the second corpse.

That was Laozi, the Taoist of Taiqing.

This doesn't mean that others can't create a second corpse, but rather that they can't do it yet because they haven't accumulated enough experience.

For Hongyun, it was even more difficult.

Because his method of severing the three corpses is the most difficult, he added the method of severing the corpse with the Dao to the foundation of the Three Flowers Corpse Severing.

One needs to comprehend the Way of the Four Symbols and use it to sever the corpse.

This naturally takes longer.

However, Hongyun was not in a hurry. Taking things one step at a time was better than getting stuck on the Three Corpses Merging Dao and being unable to get through it.

Hongyun didn't know what methods others were using to dismember corpses.

However, there are probably not many who can truly sever their own corpse with the Three Flowers technique. It's impossible for Di Jun to do so, since his second corpse, the Evil Corpse, was severed by his original form, the Three-Legged Golden Crow, in full view of everyone.

As for Lao Tzu, I really don't know what he used to sever his three corpses. Originally, Lao Tzu was a powerful figure who had severed all three corpses, and was only one step away from completing the final step of merging the three corpses into the Dao.

Little did he know that now, with the Three Flowers Corpse Severing proposed by himself and Zhen Yuanzi, Laozi would undergo such a transformation.

However, no matter how they change, their common goal remains the same: to attain sainthood and become a Primordial Golden Immortal.

Hongyun channeled his divine sense into the Jianmu tree, slowly refining it into his own avatar, and comprehending its worldly principles.

Meanwhile, Hongyun was also comprehending the Primordial Purple Qi, which truly lived up to its reputation as the foundation for becoming a saint.

Within this primordial purple aura, it seemed as if countless essences of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth had been condensed, with the Daoist rhyme rolling and containing infinite mysteries.

With the help of this Primordial Purple Qi, Hongyun's cultivation efficiency greatly improved, and his cultivation power surged and continued to rise.

Moreover, as Hongyun refined this Primordial Purple Qi, in addition to gaining insights into the Dao, a vast amount of spiritual energy was released from the Primordial Purple Qi and integrated into his body. His cultivation and magical power were rapidly increasing, and his primordial spirit and physical body were also nourished.

This was far superior to his own arduous cultivation. With the assistance of the Primordial Purple Qi, Hongyun's World Dao was also continuously perfecting itself.

In particular, the Four Symbols Dao that Hongyun is now cultivating is becoming increasingly profound and mysterious. He is constantly comprehending the various mysteries of the Four Symbols and his cultivation is becoming more and more profound.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhen Yuanzi's situation was similar to Hongyun's. He also possessed the Primordial Purple Qi, and unlike Hongyun, he was not greedy. Zhen Yuanzi focused solely on the method of severing the three corpses and embarked on a path to enlightenment.

Although his accumulation of the same realm is far less profound than Hongyun's, his progress is even faster.

……

Time flies, and tens of thousands of years have passed in the blink of an eye. In the Mingdao Palace of Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain, Hongyun is still cultivating.

But on this day, suddenly, a system notification sounded in Hongyun's mind.

"Ding, the conflict between the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan has escalated. The Twelve Ancestral Witches have decided to go to war with the Demon Clan. Please make the following choices."

"Option 1: Persuade the Twelve Ancestral Witches to submit to the Heavenly Court of the Demon Race, and you will receive a Primordial Treasure as a reward."

"Option Two: Go to the Witch Clan and offer advice to the Twelve Ancestral Witches. You will receive a top-grade innate spiritual treasure as a reward."

"Option 3: Continue to remain in seclusion for ten thousand years, ignoring the affairs of the two races, and you will receive a reward of one chance to fight in the Dream Realm."

After hearing the system's prompts, Hongyun quickly made her choice.

"System, I choose option three," Hongyun silently said to herself.

There wasn't much to choose from among these three options. However, the reward for the third and last option—a chance to engage in a dream battle—intrigued Hongyun.

So Hongyun asked the system what this dream battle opportunity meant. The system replied immediately.

In short, it allows Hongyun to fight a certain being in a dream.

If you win, you will receive a corresponding reward.

"Host, do you want to use this dream battle opportunity, or save it for later?" the system asked again.

Hongyun thought for a moment, but instead of answering immediately, she asked, "Can I choose my opponent?"

The system said, "You can choose one of the three."

"Choose one of three?"

Hongyun thought for a moment and said, "Then I will use this opportunity."

"Ding, the host has chosen to use the Dream Battle opportunity. The Dream is now open."

As the system notification sounded, Hongyun immediately felt his consciousness being pulled into a dream.

Moreover, the dream was extremely realistic. Touching himself, Hongyun even felt that his physical body was real.

The surrounding area was a vast expanse of white, as if chaotic currents were surging.

However, the area around Hongyun was completely calm.

At this moment, the system's voice sounded again: "Please select your combat opponent. You may choose one of these three."

Three figures appeared in front of Hongyun: two men and one woman. When she saw the one on the left, Hongyun couldn't help but want to laugh.

Because this person was none other than his elder brother, Zhen Yuanzi.

The one in the middle was a woman, whom Hongyun recognized; she was Nuwa, Fuxi's sister.

The one on the right, however, was a young man with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, exuding a sharp aura; he was none other than Tongtian Daoren.

Shangqing is one of the Three Pure Ones.

Hongyun looked at the three of them and first put aside his mischievous pleasure of beating up his older brother until he was black and blue.

Then he abandoned the idea of ​​beating Nuwa until she cried out in pain.

Finally, their attention turned to Tongtian.

You're the one, Master of the Supreme Purity Sect.

Hongyun said to the system, "I choose Tongtian."

"Ding, the host has chosen Tongtian Daoren as his opponent. Please proceed with the next selection."

With the system notification, Zhen Yuanzi and Nuwa disappeared, leaving only Tongtian.

The system notification continued to ring: "The host can choose one of the following as their opponent: the current Tongtian Daoist, the Tongtian Daoist ten thousand years from now, or the Tongtian Daoist one hundred thousand years from now."

"what?"

Hongyun was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood what the system meant. This dream battle was quite interesting.

After thinking for a moment, Hongyun said, "Tongtian ten thousand years from now."

Hongyun felt that with his current strength, he should be able to suppress Tongtian, even if Tongtian was transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu.

After all, he had received so many benefits from the system and was cultivating both paths simultaneously. Hongyun did not believe that he was inferior to Tongtian in his current state.

If a battle is to be fought, then naturally a stronger opponent should be chosen, and Tongtian, ten thousand years later, is just right.

But looking at the system's arrangement 100,000 years later, Hongyun was a little worried. Would Tongtian's strength have improved by a lot by then?

Therefore, as a compromise, Hongyun chose Tongtian, which was ten thousand years later.

"Ding, the host has completed the selection. The dream simulation battle is about to begin. It is synchronizing with the strength of the Tongtian Daoist ten thousand years in the future."

As the system notification sounded, Hongyun saw the chaotic scene around him begin to change continuously.

The chaotic energy began to surge more and more, making the atmosphere even more tense.

Meanwhile, the Tongtian Daoist opposite him was becoming increasingly vivid, his aura surging forth, sharp and intimidating.

He had somehow found himself holding a precious sword in his hand.

(End of this chapter)