Primordial Salted Fish: Starting from Refusing to Join the Demon Clan

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Inside the Zixiao Palace, the air was filled with the aura of Taoism, the clouds were heavy, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth transformed into wisps of clear light, lingering around the immortals in the palace.

After Kunpeng was forced to hide in a seat, he could only sit in the back.

At this moment, he closed his eyes and focused his mind, listening quietly to Hongjun's explanation of the method of severing the three corpses, and gradually understood the true meaning of this great path of cultivation.

Kunpeng felt no lingering resentment towards the previous dispute over the prayer mats in Zixiao Palace.

He had previously gleaned supreme secrets from the humanistic tradition.

If one wishes to transcend the primordial world and attain the realm of the Great Golden Immortal of Hunyuan, it is not through severing one's corpse to become a saint, but by completely severing (in reality, repaying each and every one) the myriad karmic ties between oneself and the primordial world, thus breaking free from the shackles of heaven and earth.

It was from this point on that Kunpeng completely understood the difference between the two paths of cultivation.

Ordinary cultivators break through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm by relying on their deep understanding of the laws of the Great Dao, separating themselves from the influence of heaven and earth, and creating their own unique Great Dao.

The patriarchs of the three innate races, namely the Ancestral Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Ancestor, actually used the immense fortune of their clans to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth.

He pioneered the Way of the Dragon, the Way of the Phoenix, and the Way of the Qilin, ultimately integrating his own Dao Fruit into the primordial world, achieving the status of a sage recognized by heaven and earth.

Now, the four clans of the Ancestral Dragon have transformed into the Four Sacred Beasts guarding the four directions, merging with the primordial world. They seem to have achieved the status of saints, but in reality, they have completely lost their freedom.

The entire clan subsequently declined, and this path was by no means easy for Kunpeng.

In contrast, the remnant souls of chaotic demon gods such as Hongjun, Yangmei, and Luohou are on the true path of transcendence for the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

As a Chaos Demon God, his origin and foundation in the Great Dao are far superior to those of native cultivators in the primordial world.

Even without the blessing of their clan, their own cultivation and combat strength are enough to rival, or even surpass, the patriarchs of the three innate clans.

After carefully studying the method of severing the three corpses taught by Hongjun, Kunpeng had already seen through its essence.

This method guides cultivators to become more aligned with the primordial Heavenly Dao, using the power of the Heavenly Dao to nourish themselves and accelerate their comprehension of the laws.

After severing the corpse, a cultivator's cultivation level can quickly reach the level of a Primordial Golden Immortal. However, their true understanding of the laws of the Great Dao is far from matching the corresponding level. They still need to spend a long time studying and comprehending the fundamental shortcomings.

To put it bluntly, severing the three corpses is merely a shortcut to cultivation, forcibly raising one's cultivation level without solidifying the foundation.

It's like only raising your cultivation level without mastering the corresponding Dao divine power.

This is precisely why, when a Quasi-Saint who achieved enlightenment by severing the Three Corpses breaks through, he is no match for a Primordial Golden Immortal of the same realm who breaks through by forging his own path.

Quasi-Saints, on the other hand, need to immerse themselves in the study of the laws and cultivate their foundation to the extreme in order to gradually bridge the gap between the two.

After all, once one cultivates to the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, all kinds of cultivation and supernatural powers ultimately return to the two words "Great Dao".

The difference in combat strength depends entirely on the depth of one's mastery of the Great Dao, supplemented by innate spiritual treasures and great supernatural powers, which is the only way to determine the winner.

A saint who has severed the three corpses and attained sainthood is the one who best conforms to the requirements of the Heavenly Dao, rather than a Primordial Golden Immortal who transcends Heaven and Earth.

This can be seen in the battle between Hongjun and Yangmei after Hongjun attained sainthood.

Both being Chaos Gods, Ancestor Yangmei's strength is firmly among the top Chaos Gods, with the unparalleled prestige of "securing the top five and striving for the top three", overpowering many other Gods; while Hongjun's strength ranking among the Chaos Gods is far inferior to Yangmei's.

Even after entering the primordial world, Hongjun obtained a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation by chance, defeated Rahu in the battle between the Dao and the Demon, and became the spokesperson of the Heavenly Dao, but Yangmei still became a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal one step ahead of him.

Hongjun barely managed to catch up with Yangmei's cultivation level by using the method of severing the three corpses, but the gap between the two could never be bridged in their understanding of the fundamental Dao.

Because after Yang Mei attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal status, he was able to instantly regain the complete Dao Fruit from his Chaos Demon God era, thus completely transcending the primordial world.

Hongjun, however, abandoned the origin of the Chaos Demon God and completely merged into the Primordial Heavenly Dao, becoming bound by Heaven and Earth.

Kunpeng had already cultivated to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, with an incomparably solid foundation. After listening to Hongjun's sermon, he understood everything.

With just a thought, one can sever one of the three corpses and successfully break through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

But at this moment, he hesitated.

Although the method of severing the three corpses can quickly improve one's cultivation level, Kunpeng has already forged his own unique path of cultivation and is unwilling to be bound by this shortcut of the Heavenly Dao.

After a moment's hesitation, he made up his mind.

He could use the method of severing the three corpses to conceal his true path of cultivation, deceive Hongjun, and avoid being noticed by him again.

Inside the hall, Hongjun's gaze remained fixed on Kunpeng, as if awaiting his choice.

With a slight thought, Kunpeng raised his hand and offered up the innate spiritual treasure, the Pure World White Lotus. In an instant, the water shimmered, the lotus fragrance filled the air, and the profound patterns of the Great Dao were revealed as the treasure's light flowed.

Following the method of severing the corpse taught by Hongjun, he entrusted all his deepest obsessions to the white lotus. His aura suddenly condensed, and he uttered a single word, a clear and resonant Daoist sound that echoed throughout the Zixiao Palace: "Slay!"

Among the three corpses—good, evil, and obsession—which one to eliminate first varies from person to person.

For most cultivators, it is easy to sever good and evil, but difficult to break free from attachments.

But for Kunpeng, severing his obsession is the easiest thing to do.

His obsession was not about the grudges and affections of the prehistoric world, but about the past in the modern world before he traveled to the prehistoric world. It was a past life that he had buried deep in his heart and had never told anyone about.

As the word "slay" fell, spiritual light soared into the sky within the Purple Cloud Palace, and a thousand auspicious wisps of energy emerged. A completely different aura surged forth from the Pure World White Lotus.

The next moment, a figure slowly appeared. This person was seven parts similar to Kunpeng's original body, but he was wearing a simple modern short-sleeved shirt and looked to be no more than twenty years old. His eyebrows and eyes were full of youthful innocence and clarity, which was Kunpeng's appearance before he transmigrated.

"Wang Ming greets fellow Daoist." The Obsessive Corpse bowed and smiled, his voice as clear as a stream.

As Kunpeng gazed at that familiar face, memories of his past life on Earth flooded back.

The lights in the small house, the hustle and bustle of the street, the chaos of the online world… but in an instant, his gaze sharpened, and he declared loudly: “Though my obsession is heavy, it is not a shackle on my path. To sever this corpse is not to abandon the past, but to clarify my true nature!”

After speaking, the obsessive corpse transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the Pure World White Lotus.

In an instant, the lotus platform burst forth with golden light, and each petal was engraved with patterns of "cause and effect," "reincarnation," and "transcendence."

Kunpeng's aura surged dramatically, like a galaxy pouring down, causing the void to tremble. The Great Luo Shackles shattered with a deafening roar, and the power of Primordial Chaos swept across the entire arena!

"The Primordial Golden Immortal... has been achieved!" Kunpeng roared, its voice shaking the heavens. On the high platform, Hongjun's eyes widened slightly, a strange light flashing within them: "This boy actually used the Corpse of Obsession as a breakthrough point, and the speed of his breakthrough far exceeded expectations..."

All the powerful figures were horrified.

Di Jun's pupils constricted sharply: "He can actually sever a corpse in an instant!?"