After a hearty meal, the three of them, King Zhou, Wen Zhong, and Daji, did not dare to linger. After bidding farewell to Shi Hao, they left in a hurry.
Originally, they had great ambitions and wanted to recruit Shi Hao to serve them.
But after seeing Nüwa, King Zhou completely abandoned that idea. They were no longer on the same level.
Perhaps, in their eyes, all living beings were just pawns.
Wen Zhong felt that he had gained much. He had successfully broken through to the Da Luo Jin Xian realm, ranking among the top disciples of the third generation of the Intercepting Sect.
Moreover, with the recommendation list from his senior, he believed he could definitely invite those disciples of the Intercepting Sect to help him.
As for the nine-tailed fox, Daji, her temperament had become even more alluring. Her gains were no less than Wen Zhong's. Cultivators below the Taiyi Jin Xian level would likely lose their minds with just one glance.
“Hmph! Those insignificant people are finally gone. Shi Xiong, now you should tell me about the path to becoming a Saint.” Nüwa said in disgust.
Clearly, Nüwa did not appreciate the three of them.
Especially King Zhou, a mere mortal who dared to disrespect her. If he wasn't the Human Emperor, protected by the human race's luck, Nüwa would have slapped him to death long ago.
“Yes, Shi Xiong suddenly stopped talking halfway, leaving us hanging for so long.” Fuxi also looked at Shi Hao with anticipation. Now that he had the chance to comprehend the Dao of Destiny, it was unclear how long it would take him to figure out the path to becoming a Saint on his own.
Shi Hao was in a good mood. He was glad that Ling Wa Xianzi was willing to pretend to be his Dao companion, allowing him to save face in front of that guy, Wang Xin.
And he would naturally fulfill his promise and tell her about the several paths to becoming a Saint, taking the opportunity to knock some sense into Ling Wa Xianzi.
You, a later-day human, why do you think you can become a Saint?
“With your current realms, even if I told you, you wouldn't be able to use it anyway. But since I promised Xianzi, I'll tell you in detail.”
After thinking for a moment, Shi Hao organized his thoughts and continued, “You should be familiar with the three paths to becoming a Saint mentioned by Hongjun: the Path of Force, the Path of Severing Three Corpses, and the Path of Merit.”
“Of course, the three paths to becoming a Saint are widely spread throughout the Primordial World. Cultivators with lineage generally know about them.” Fuxi nodded.
“The Path of Merit doesn't need much explanation. It requires immense merit, will, and luck to directly invoke the grand will of the Dao, breaking through your own shackles, refining the foundation of the Dao – the Purple Qi of the Primordial Chaos – entrusting your soul to the Heavenly Dao, and becoming a Mixed Yuan by this means. Like Nüwa, the Three Pure Ones, and other Six Saints. Although all Saints have cultivated the technique of severing three corpses, they have all become Saints through the Path of Merit.”
Nüwa slowly nodded. She had reached the realm of two-corpse Quasi-Saint, faintly sensing her opportunity to become a Saint. In the end, she achieved Mixed Yuan through the great merit of creating humans.
Laozi's senior brother had the highest realm. He had already cultivated to the realm of three corpses complete. However, no matter what, he couldn't merge the three corpses. In the end, when the opportunity came, he also became a Saint through the merit of establishing the Human Sect.
“Next is the Path of Severing Three Corpses. Three corpses refer to good thoughts, evil thoughts, and self. Using a innate treasure to entrust them is to become a Quasi-Saint. Severing all three corpses makes you a three-corpse Quasi-Saint. Merging the three corpses allows you to achieve the Mixed Yuan Da Luo Jin Xian! However, throughout the Primordial World, only Hongjun, using the Jade Disc of Creation to entrust his three corpses, managed to merge them…”
Shi Hao had also told his sister about the drawbacks of severing three corpses. It could actually be used as a way to break through the Da Luo Jin Xian, but it was much more difficult than the Path of Merit to use it to become a Saint.
“Based on what Shi Xiong said, the one who has the highest chance of becoming a Saint through severing three corpses is actually the Ancestor of the Netherworld.” Fuxi whispered.
The Ancestor of the Netherworld possessed two innate treasures of the same origin, the Yuan Tu and the A Bi Swords!
If he found the Slaughter God Spear, he could use it to sever his three corpses. In the entire Primordial World, he was the most likely to succeed. If he couldn't, then basically none of the other Quasi-Saints could.
Moreover, he was involved in snatching the Purple Qi of the Primordial Chaos from the Daoist Hong Yun. It's possible he might even have the Purple Qi of the Primordial Chaos.
“The Path of Severing Three Corpses doesn't require the Purple Qi of the Primordial Chaos. But merging the three corpses is a difficulty that even Laozi couldn't comprehend. Even if he got the Slaughter God Spear, can the Ancestor of the Netherworld really do it? In my opinion, the Path of Severing Three Corpses is a castrated version of the Path of Force.”
As soon as Shi Hao said this, Nüwa and the others were stunned: “Why do you say that?”
“I just said that severing three corpses requires the use of innate treasures of the same origin. Do you know why there is that restriction?” Shi Hao asked back.
No one answered. Only Nüwa understood a little. But she wasn't sure, so she could only listen to Shi Hao's answer.
“Because each innate treasure contains a certain amount of Dao rules. And severing three corpses actually involves merging your own avatars into the incomplete Dao rules within the innate treasures!”
For example, the Slaughter God Spear contains some rules of the Slaughter Dao.
“After severing your avatars and merging them with the Dao rule fragments of three innate treasures of the same origin, you can then use this to touch the outline of the entire Dao. In essence, it's still about comprehending Dao rules to become a Mixed Yuan. Overall, although the conditions are harsh, it makes the Path of Force much easier. Hongjun, who created this technique, is naturally very powerful.”
“So that's how it is!” Fuxi's eyes shone with understanding. All the things he didn't understand about the Path of Severing Three Corpses became clear in this moment.
Nüwa sighed. If she had heard Shi Hao's words earlier, maybe she wouldn't have had to rely on merit to become a Saint.
“As for the Path of Force, it requires you to comprehend the Dao rules yourself, instead of merging avatars. Therefore, compared to severing three corpses, merging your avatars with the Dao rule fragments in innate treasures is infinitely more difficult.”
One is merging with Dao fragments, and the other is comprehending the complete Dao.
When your three avatars each merge with the Dao rule fragments, and finally merge into one, your comprehension of that Dao will naturally become much easier.
The downside is that merging with Dao fragments, like Hongjun merging with the Heavenly Dao, makes it almost impossible to transcend the Dao later.
“Becoming a Saint through severing three corpses is just a shortcut. It’s ultimately not as good as accumulating your own understanding of the Dao rules bit by bit. Therefore, it’s widely recognized that Saints who become Saints through the Path of Force are the strongest, followed by Saints who sever three corpses, and finally Saints who become Saints through merit. Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao is becoming increasingly perfect in the Primordial World, making it almost impossible for cultivators to comprehend a complete Dao. At most, they can comprehend a few Dao fragments. So, becoming a Saint through the Path of Force is the most difficult path. I'm afraid there's no chance of becoming a Saint through the Path of Force anymore.” Shi Hao said with emotion.
“Yes.” Fuxi, with his two lifetimes of experience, felt this most deeply. If not for this, why would he have reincarnated and become a Saint through the alternative method of the Three Sovereigns?
Before Pangu opened the heavens and the earth, the Primordial Chaos was easier to comprehend the rules of the Three Thousand Dao.
Many of the Three Thousand Demon Gods in the Primordial Chaos had almost touched the threshold of becoming a Mixed Yuan Da Luo Jin Xian.