Chapter 97: with translation of chapter title, then ===GLOSSARY=== with list of named entities/coined terms appearing in these lines

"An immensely overbearing presence stood amid the ages, exhaling a terrifying breath that disturbed a stretch of the region's river of ages, preventing it from flowing calmly and gently any longer."

Possible translation: "An extremely overbearing existence stood within the ages, its terrifying breath flowing, disturbing a stretch of the river of ages, preventing it from flowing calmly and gently."

translation of the note (which is already English but contains Chinese terms in quotes; we need to replace those with English translations and produce a natural English sentence).

We'll produce: "An overwhelmingly overbearing existence stood within the ages, its terrifying breath flowing, disturbing a stretch of the river of ages, making it unable to flow calmly and gently again."

Check length: okay.

"The river of time is an extraordinarily special existence."

Translation: "The river of time is an extremely special existence."

"This limitless river constantly stretches and unfolds at every instant and every junction, as endless choices and variables bring together countless true‑illusory overlapping timelines, forging this extraordinarily special realm."

Translation: "This boundless, infinite river extends and stretches at every moment and every node, because countless choices and countless variables cause innumerable true‑illusory overlapping timelines to converge, forging this supremely great special place."

We need to keep meaning, not add. Let's try: "This boundless, infinite river constantly extends and stretches at every moment and every node; because of countless choices and countless variables, innumerable overlapping true‑false timelines converge, forming this supremely great special place."

But we will keep the term "true-illusory overlapping timelines".

"Parallel universes, illusory reflections, and fluctuating spacetimes are continually being born and destroyed, constantly changing."

Translation: "Parallel universes, illusory reflections, variable spacetimes……constantly arising and ceasing, constantly changing."

"Under ordinary circumstances, only the pinnacle existence of the Primordial Universe—the Great Luo Administrator, also called the Heavenly Will—can freely wield its authority, sending countless avatars of endless spacetime to exert force lightly, turning causality and shifting the grand trend of the future."

Translation: "In ordinary times, only the pinnacle existence of the Honghuang universe—the Daluo Administrator, also called Heaven's Will—can freely exercise authority to manipulate, countless avatars of endless spacetime exerting force lightly, turning causality, shifting the grand trend of the future."

We are deciding whether to translate the term meaning "authority" or "permission"; however, the phrase "authority manipulation" could be rendered as "manipulate permission", but we will translate the term as "authority". Meanwhile, "countless avatars of endless spacetime exert force lightly", "turn causality", and "shift the grand trend of the future."

"But now, an extraordinary anomaly has appeared."

Translation: "But now, there is additionally such an anomaly."

"It is equally capable of vastly disturbing the future and can interfere with infinite spacetime; its foundation is not authority but pure power—a force that encompasses all things, containing the three thousand great ways in a near‑perfect combination, powerfully shaking the stability of the ages."

Translation: "It likewise can greatly disturb the future, able to interfere with endless spacetime! Moreover, what it relies on is not authority but the purest power! That power encompasses myriad phenomena, contains the Three Thousand Great Daos within one, a near‑perfect arrangement and combination, strongly shaking the stability of the ages."

"There is no doubt that this mighty being's power is terrifying."

Translation: "Undoubtedly, this strong one's power is terrifying."

"Standing in the river of ages, he uttered a single shout, and untold numbers of beings in that river were shaken to death, their blood turning the waters red. Moreover, the surging ripples of the great way spread outward, striking the distant war‑fairy vessels; the warships inscribed with fragments of the Great Luo Dao trembled violently and were forced to halt."

Translation: "Standing in the river of ages, merely uttering a shout killed an unknown number of beings within that river, dyeing the flow with red blood; moreover, the surging Dao ripples spread, striking the distant soaring war‑fairy vessel, causing the warship inscribed with part of the Daluo Dao marks to shudder violently and be forced to halt!"

We will retain the terms "war‑fairy vessel" and "warship".

"Fengxi felt a great terror."

Translation: "Fengxi felt a great terror."

"At this moment, his ears rang continuously, his vision blurred, warm moisture flowed from his nostrils, and a faint metallic, bloody sweetness filled his mouth."

Translation: "At this moment, his ears rang incessantly, his vision blurred, warm moist fluid flowed from his nostrils, and a hint of metallic rust sweetness filled his mouth."

"He was wounded by the Dao's resonant blast."

Translation: "Injured by the Dao's sound!"

"Even so, if he had not activated his innate spiritual treasure quickly enough to mitigate the ensuing harm, Fengxi would surely have collapsed."

Translation: "Even so, if not for the swift activation of his innate spiritual treasure to promptly neutralize the ensuing harm, Fengxi would have already collapsed."

"Without deliberate targeting, merely the unintentional spread of his power could easily inflict grave wounds and even slay a Taiyi supreme being; such a powerhouse, if called a Great Luo, Fengxi would have no trouble believing."

Translation: "Without deliberate targeting, merely the unintentional spread of its power could easily heavily wound and kill a Taiyi……Such a powerhouse, if said to be a Daluo, Fengxi would not doubt it."

"But the transcendent vision granted by the innate spiritual treasure he wields tells him—this is merely a Taiyi of the same realm as himself! Utter madness!"

Translation: "But the transcendent viewpoint granted by his grasped innate spiritual treasure tells him—this is merely a Taiyi, of the same realm as he! Absolutely insane!"

"Fengxi's pupils contracted to the extreme, and together with the little sorcerers who had rushed out after being startled by the commotion, they widened their eyes to watch."

Translation: "Fengxi's pupils contracted to the extreme, and together with the little witches who had come out, startled by the commotion, he widened his eyes to watch."

"As they watched, the corners of Fengxi's eyes began to twitch wildly."

Translation: "As he watched, the corners of Fengxi's eyes began to twitch wildly."

"\"This this this... Is this box‑stacking game really that fun? \""

Translation: ""This this this… Is stacking boxes really that fun?""

"Fengxi was startled."

Translation: "Fengxi was startled."

"Bolstered by his innate spiritual treasure, and because that Taiyi did not conceal anything, the source of his immense power was fully revealed to him."

Translation: "Relying on the support of his innate spiritual treasure, and because that Taiyi did not conceal anything, the source of its great power was fully revealed before him."

"The assessment of box‑stacking is no empty boast."

Translation: "The appraisal of box‑stacking is certainly not empty talk."

"Heaven knows! How could this mighty one be so deranged? A Taiyi can stand shoulder‑to‑shoulder with the world, acting as the lord of heaven and earth—but normally, such power is limited."

Translation: "Heaven knows! How mad is this mighty one? A Taiyi rivals the world, lord of heaven and earth……but usually, there are limits."

"Generally speaking, stacking three layers of boxes, from the small thousand to the great thousand, is about the limit."

Translation: "Generally speaking, stacking three layers of boxes, from the small thousand to the great thousand, is about enough."

"——It is said that among those ancient primordial deities, when one breaks through to Taiyi, their stature equals that of a great‑thousand world, and the advantage of their foundation is fully evident."

Translation: "——It is said that those ancient innate divinities, upon breaking through to Taiyi, become equal to a great‑thousand world, their foundational advantage fully evident."

"But now? This mighty being, as seen through Fengxi's eyes, has overturned his worldview."

Translation: "But now? This powerhouse in Fengxi's eyes has refreshed his worldview."

"One must acknowledge that in the field of studying and comprehending spacetime dimensions, this person possesses astonishing accomplishment—he has painstakingly condensed myriad dimensions into a single being, then, with profound mastery of the three thousand great ways, reconstructed the fabric of spacetime, transforming his own quintessential Dao fruits into an unfathomable extent."

Translation: "One must acknowledge that in the field of researching and comprehending spatiotemporal dimensions, this one possesses astonishing accomplishment… He painstakingly condensed myriad dimensions into a single body, then, with profound mastery of the Three Thousand Great Daos, reconstructed the spatiotemporal dimensions, evolving his own quintessential Dao fruit to an unimaginable degree."

"He stacked ten thousand eight hundred layers of high‑and‑low dimensions! Within each dimensional stratum dwell countless beings—this is the abstract manifestation of his bone‑blood spirit, akin to Pangu cleaving heaven, his body becoming myriad things, his spirit turning into the souls of all living things."

Translation: "He stacked ten thousand eight hundred layers of high‑low dimensions! In each dimensional layer dwell countless beings——this is the abstract evolution of that powerhouse's bone‑blood spirit, like Pangu separating heaven and earth, his body transforming into myriad things, his spirit becoming the souls of all beings."

"Moreover, the upper and lower dimensions are clearly differentiated and orderly arranged—each layer stronger than the one below, each layer possessing a clearer, more perfected great way."

Translation: "Moreover, those upper and lower dimensions are clearly distinct and orderly, each layer stronger than the last, each layer's Dao clearer and more perfected than the previous."

"When beings from a lower dimension break through its limits and ascend to a higher one, they become as insignificant as ants."

Translation: "When beings of the lower dimensions break through their limits and ascend to higher dimensions, they become ant‑like existences."

"One moment his punch shatters the cosmos; the next, he cannot even break a mere stone."

Translation: "One moment his fist shatters the universe, the next moment he cannot even break a stone."

"Such a peculiar rule—stacking ten thousand eight hundred layers in one go—leaves observers speechless, unsure what to say."

Translation: "Such a peculiar rule, stacking ten thousand eight hundred layers in one breath, leaves onlookers at a loss for words."

"But no one can deny its might! That highest‑ranked world, vast and expansive, reflected in Fengxi's pupils, is roughly the size of one percent of the Primordial Continent; upon it, countless Taiyi‑level beings thrive."

Translation: "But no one can deny its might! That highest‑level world, vast and expansive, reflected in Fengxi's eyes, is roughly the size of one percent of the Honghuang continent! Upon it, Taiyi‑level beings are plentiful and active."

"All of this condensed together forms an ultimate Taiyi supreme being!"

Translation: "All this condensed and concentrated is nothing less than an ultimate Taiyi Supreme Emperor!"

"He stood firm within the river of ages, his whole being exuding an ancient, vast, sacred supreme aura; a strand of primordial qi coiled around him, reflecting the river of ages and scattering myriad star‑galaxy universes with boundless light—each point of light a vast great‑thousand world. When he shouted, terrifying ripples spread, his form began to swell, as if he were about to become the primordial creator deity of old; strand after strand of Daoic radiance shone forth, each beam a fundamental law of the Primordial World, perceived in its complete, perfected form—at this moment thousands upon thousands of Daoic lights blazed together, dazzling beyond compare."

Translation: "He stood within the ages, his whole body bearing an ancient, vast, sacred supreme noble aura; a strand of primordial qi coiled around him, reflecting upon the river of ages, scattering myriad star‑river universes, boundless endless radiance—each point of light being a vast great‑thousand world! When he shouted, terrifying ripples spread, his form began to swell, as if about to transform into the most ancient creator deity! Strand after strand of Dao's radiance shone, each strand being a fundamental law of the Honghuang world, a phenomenon comprehended to perfect clarity……At this moment, thousands upon thousands of Dao shone together, brilliantly peerless."

"Dao light split the mist and dust upon the river of ages, expanding inch by inch. In this process, countless specks of light leapt from the river—these are the mighty one's countenances, avatars sent across eons into parallel realms and mirrored Primordial Worlds. Now they emerge one by one, returning to his true self, pouring forth the immeasurable mana and Dao insights he has painstakingly gathered, all transformed into the resources for proving the Dao."

Translation: "Dao light split the misty dust upon the river of ages, expanding inch by inch. In the course of this process, countless specks of existence leapt out of the river……Looking closely, they are the manifestations of that powerhouse's visage, avatars sent into parallel spacetime and mirrored Honghuang over unfathomable stretches of time! Now they leap out one by one, returning to the true self, pouring all the painstakingly accumulated vast mana and Dao insight into the resources for proving the Dao."

"Myriad upon myriad avatars accumulated near‑limitless mana, filling the ten‑thousand‑eight‑hundred‑layer construct—then it collapsed, crumbled, burned, and blazed with splendid flames, causing the primordial qi to stir, the Dao light to blaze, a transcendent aura to drift forth, shaking the entire river of ages."

Translation: "Myriad upon myriad avatars painstakingly amassed near‑infinite mana, filling those ten thousand eight hundred‑layer boxes……then……collapse! Crumble! Burn! Splendid flame light, letting the primordial qi stir, letting the Dao light blaze, a transcendent aura diffusing, causing the entire river of ages to tremble!"

"With supreme mana and perfect comprehension of the Dao, he stepped onto a path to heaven, proving the Dao and becoming the Heavenly Will, the mover of the Primordial World; Fengxi witnessed this, his heart shaken beyond words."

Translation: "With supreme mana and perfect Dao comprehension, he stepped onto a path to ascend, to prove the Dao and become Daluo, thereafter Heaven's Will, the mover of the Honghuang world's board! Fengxi witnessed and attested, his heart shaken beyond words."

"He gazed upon the place where the Dao‑prover's true form resided, which dissolved into a expanse of chaos; his shape vanished, leaving only a dim, obscure void that evolved endlessly, boundlessly, infinitely."

Translation: "He gazed at the place where that Dao‑prover's true form resided; it turned into a sheet of chaos, his shape vanished, leaving only a dim, obscure expanse evolving infinitely, boundlessly, immeasurably."

"Within layers of chaos, strata of dimensions, and endless void, a point of sexual light ascended… Fengxi's own Taiyi perspective could no longer perceive it."

Translation: "Within layered chaos, stratified dimensions, and boundless void, a point of natal light rose……Fengxi's own Taiyi perspective had long since become invisible."

"Fortunately, the Nine‑Nether Diagram aided him, raising his sight without limit to perceive the essence; he could see that point of sexual light slowly climbing to an unknown height, enduring countless natural tribulations born in the process, to reach the endpoint—standing upon the boundless heavens, stepping into the exalted dimensional spacetime that surpasses his current comprehension and imagination."

Translation: "Fortunately, the Nine Nether Diagram aided, raising his sight without limit, allowing him to perceive the essence; he could see that natal light slowly ascending to an unknown height, enduring the countless natural tribulations born in the process, to reach the endpoint, standing upon the Myriad Heavens' boundless peak, stepping into the supreme dimensional spacetime that his present realm cannot comprehend or imagine."

"That is the stratum belonging to the Great Luo beings!"

Translation: "That is the level belonging to Daluo beings!"

"Then, he will no longer be himself but Him—One, the Infinite, the Dao, eternal boundless freedom within infinite spacetime; watching the sexual light ascend toward its end, the Primordial World will greet a new Great Luo, while Fengxi hears the sigh of the great sorcerer beside him."

Translation: "Then, he will no longer be himself but Him—One, Infinite, the Great Dao, boundless eternal spacetime's great freedom! Watching the natal light ascend, about to reach the end, the Honghuang world will welcome a brand‑new Daluo, yet Fengxi heard the sigh of the great witch beside him."

"\"To rise from countless beings and prove the Dao as a Great Luo is certainly talent—but… alas! Too bad! \""

Translation: ""To surpass countless beings and prove the Dao to become Daluo is certainly talent……but alas! Too alas!""

"Mu sighed, lamenting the loss."

Translation: "Mu sighed, feeling regret for it."

"\"What a pity? \" Fengxi asked, not understanding."

Translation: ""What's regrettable?" Fengxi did not understand."

"\"Alas, the times have changed! \" Mu sighed repeatedly, \"This Dao‑prover is a solitary cultivator with keen insight. \""

Translation: ""Alas, the times have changed!" Mu lamented, "This Dao‑prover is a lone cultivator, his comprehension is quite good.""

"\"Do you know? His present strength in the Taiyi realm even surpasses that of many primordial deities who preceded past Great Luo Dao‑provers! \" In a short time, Mu had clearly seen the cultivator's life story, \"Although he thus took many detours… reaching this point by those detours is also remarkable. \""

Translation: ""You know? His present strength in the Taiyi realm even surpasses many innate divinities who, years ago, proved the Dao before becoming Daluo!" In a short time, Mu had clearly seen the life‑foundation of this Dao‑prover, "Although he thus took many detours……but reaching this point by taking detours is also stunning.""

"\"Having studied and mastered the three thousand great ways, then, through a fortunate coincidence, obtaining a cheat‑code by slaying a transmigrator, he split into countless avatars, sent them across all times and spaces, endured endless ages, and painstakingly comprehended and solved every fundamental law of the Primordial World, reaching the ultimate limit! \"

Translation: ""Having comprehended and cultivated the Three Thousand Great Daos, then relying on a fortunate encounter to slay a transmigrator and obtain the cheat‑ability golden finger, he split into countless avatars, sent them to various spacetimes, endured endless ages, and painstakingly parsed and analyzed all of Honghuang's basic rules, reaching the ultimate perfection!""

"\"In this foundational field, his achievements already place him on par with the Great Luo. \""

Translation: ""In this foundational domain, his achievements already place him on the same level as a Daluo.""

"If we treat each law as a character, this Taiyi's literacy matches that of a Great Luo—he can readily recognize even the most obscure characters."

Translation: "If one regards a law as a character, this Taiyi's literacy equals that of a Daluo; he can clearly recognize all sorts of obscure characters!"

"\"What's wrong with that? \" Fengxi asked, bewildered."

Translation: ""What's wrong with that?" Fengxi was bewildered."

"\"It's not that it's wrong; rather, as a solitary cultivator lacking a teacher, he has obsessed over minutiae and gone astray. \" Mu shook his head, \"Becoming a Great Luo Dao‑prover does not require such mastery; meeting certain conditions suffices, being able to write one

Translation: ""It's not that it's wrong, merely that as a lone cultivator lacking a teacher, he burrowed into a dead end, his path went astray." Mu shook his head, "Becoming a Daluo does not require mastery to this extent; meeting certain conditions suffices, being able to write one's own Daoist ideas and forge the universal cornerstone of the Myriad Heavens, the programmed application of laws being the main point……He gratuitously did far too much useless work.""

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Translation: ""The perfection of basic rules, once one reaches Daluo, can easily be filled……After all, the difference between Daluo and Taiyi is not mere strength, but the level of life!""

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Translation: ""You have two lives; you ought to know……Do mortals and immortals have the same ability to study the world?""

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Translation: "Fengxi suddenly understood."

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Translation: "Not the same."

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Translation: "Really not the same."

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Translation: "Mortal life‑forms are too low."

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Translation: "They study the world relying on conjecture, experiment, and a series of arduous processes, thereby obtaining a truth within a relative range."

And immortals? Even if he just crossed over into Honghuang, becoming a novice little witch, a True Immortal-level Fengxi, he could also directly see part of the operation of the world's laws.

He only needs to record what he sees, then roughly sort and summarize, and he will reach a state that mortal civilization could never attain even after thousands or tens of thousands of years.

This is the difference of heaven and earth between life levels! Great Luo and Great One are likewise.

For Great One beings, it is extremely difficult to master, and they can hardly grasp the perfect law; upon reaching the Great Luo realm, they can easily understand it.

"This is actually just a small problem." Mu also said, "Personal interests and hobbies—some people have this kind of compulsion; if they don't collect everything they can gather, or max out their skill proficiency, they feel a bit blocked inside."

"As long as one can ultimately prove the Dao and reach Great Luo, the process doesn't matter; what matters is the result."

"But the biggest problem now is…… he can't obtain that result!" "All his lifelong cultivation will go to waste!"

"Without severing the three corpses, without bowing to the mountain, he dares to prove the Dao?!" Mu sneered, "You greenhorn… thinking that in these times of Honghuang, as long as you have ability you'll be fine, not fearing society's beatings. Watch—he'll die any moment!"

"At the very moment one reaches the peak, it is also the moment one falls into the abyss!"

"In the Honghuang world, adding another innate spiritual treasure… alas! alas!"

The Great Wu declared.

Fengxi, on the contrary, felt somewhat lost.

"Bowing to the mountain… this description full of underworld vibes makes one unable not to be curious."

While watching that rare, myriad‑year‑once proving‑the‑Dao spectacle, he maintained a spirit of asking when he didn't understand and inquired, "Bowing to the mountain? To whom should one bow? And what does it have to do with severing the three corpses?"

"Since you know about severing the three corpses… what, in your knowledge, do the three corpses rely on?" Mu countered.

"I heard it's an innate spiritual treasure?" Fengxi said, his voice gradually fading, his expression turning strange, "Wait! Innate spiritual treasure… isn't that Great Luo?"

"Could it be that to become a newly minted Great Luo, one needs the life foundations of three Great Luos? Something here seems off."

"Right and wrong." Mu said faintly, "First, innate spiritual treasure is merely a relatively general description."

"Moreover, the reliance of the three corpses does not mean refining the innate spiritual treasure… how could a Great One possibly fully refine an innate spiritual treasure?"

"The so‑called reliance of the three corpses on a spiritual treasure… actually means obtaining the approval of the Great Luo represented behind the innate spiritual treasure, willing to act as a guarantor!"

"For the three corpses, one needs three innate spiritual treasures, representing three ordinary Great Luos!"

"Only by putting together the life foundations of those three Great Luos can one act as guarantor for the Dao‑prover, promising that if problems arise, joint liability will be enforced."

"Of course, when put into practice there are still some different situations… a minor Great Luo and a mighty divine‑ability wielder are certainly not the same." Mu explained calmly, "A minor Great Luo can offer only a single guarantor metric, and even then three people must join together; if something goes wrong, the consequences to bear are still very severe."

"And for mighty divine‑ability wielders, top‑tier experts, although they also uphold the three‑corpse rules set by Hongjun, each has their own ways underneath to circumvent them, giving their disciples and subordinates a wide green light."

"Take the Sect Disciples of the Profound Gate: they inherit the lineage of the Three Pure Ones, have those three Great Divine‑Ability beings as endorsers, and have the vast Profound Gate as guarantor; thus the reliance for severing the three corpses becomes the Three Pure Ones' realm, the Three Pure Ones' heaven—the three qi of Beginning, Mystery, and Primordial!"

"This is the Profound Gate."

"In the Buddhist Gate, the reliance for severing the three corpses is cultivating śarīra, attaining an indestructible golden body, each venerating the Buddha of the Three Worlds, hanging onto the Buddhist Gate's enterprises to obtain guarantee."

Mu explained each in turn, telling Fengxi how the various mighty beings deal with the three corpses for their subordinates, opening his eyes.

The innate spiritual treasure isn't the key; what matters is whether there is a backer, and how strong that backer is.

A powerful backer can easily resolve these problems… for instance, if someone could cling to Pangu the Great God's thigh, Pangu would reward them with a heaven‑opening axe; dismantling that axe would yield three pieces of primordial supreme treasure.

"'Could the so‑called three corpses actually be the heavenly wills that rule Honghuang, who, for their own benefit, devised these binding regulations?'" Fengxi pondered, then dared not think further.

Mu's mention of bowing to the mountain is actually a very vivid and graphic description.

"These days, if you don't bow to the mountain, you can't get by!" "But having said that… although one must bow to the mountain, the channels for advancement haven't been completely sealed off."

"'After all, the Wu and the Demon races are in confrontation.'"

"'Both the Demon Race and the Wu Clan need fresh‑blood Great Luo to replenish… before either side achieves total victory, the upward channels won't be locked down.'"

Fengxi pondered, then asked the Great Wu, "I already know the reliance for severing the three corpses in the Profound Gate and the Buddhist Gate; what about the Demon Race and my Wu Clan?"

"The Demon Race worships the starry sky; the three corpses correspond respectively to the sun, the moon, and the heavenly constellations." Mu said, "As for my clan?"

"On the surface my clan does not speak of severing the three corpses, indicating we are not on the same path as Hongjun… of course, secretly we actually have similar requirements."

"The Wu Clan honors the origin; within the origin, yin and yang further differentiate."

"For example, if a minor Wu wishes to advance to become a Great Wu of the Wood path, they would offer sacrifices to the ancestral Wu Jumang who holds the Honghuang universe's wood origin, hang onto it, evolve into Jia wood and Yi wood, then circulate and elaborate, thereby achieving completeness on their own."

"It's much the same as the routine for severing the three corpses—one also needs a guarantor."

Mu said, then suddenly laughed, "Actually, no matter how these routines change, they remain fundamentally the same."

"If one wishes to advance, they must go onto the path, choose a mountain peak, and sign a body‑selling agreement…"

"Moreover, just doing that isn't enough… a great divine‑ability wielder must also assess whether the guarantor target has value, whether their disposition passes muster, whether they are loyal enough, and whether they can later earn sufficient profit, before agreeing to give the guarantee."

Fengxi clicked his tongue.

Want to attain the Great Luo, is it that hard? Even with sufficient funds, it's not enough; you still can't directly join the Honghuang world's game, to invest and set up factories, conduct product production and market competition.

You must first file a construction report with the overseer of this land! You need a guarantor! This is severing the three corpses.

Write the application, obtain approval from one or several of the big shots, pass the review, and get your own seal stamped—only then is it considered successful.

If you don't get a big shot's seal and instead find an ordinary clerk… then you demand that these clerks put up all they have to operate.

If the operation succeeds, you gain one more comrade who watches over and helps each other.

If the operation fails, you all end up dead.

After undergoing a series of complex operations, one can then attain the Dao, become a member of the Heavenly Will faction, participate in Honghuang's development, and conduct capital operations!

"Society, society… I can't afford to provoke it, I can't afford to provoke it!"

Fengxi's eye twitched; at this moment he didn't know what to say.

He is genuinely convinced by this Great Luo path of proving oneself in society and reality.

"After the first grand meeting of the Purple Cloud Palace, these rules and regulations were engraved into the origin of Honghuang… Without severing the three corpses, attaining the Dao as a Great Luo is exceedingly difficult." Mu's face showed a thought-provoking smile.

"Is it because they would be jointly attacked by the Myriad Heavens' Great Luos?" Fengxi guessed.

Mu glanced at him, "How could it be? We Great Luos are not such narrow-minded people."

"Your way of thinking is completely wrong!"

"The rule of severing the three corpses, although set by Hongjun, is passed by Great Luos… but there is a reason behind it."

"It's all because of the good deeds done by the Luo Hou Demon Ancestor!" Mu said firmly, "This demon ancestor, before the end of the previous era, shouted 'The Dao is one foot higher, the demon is one zhang higher!'"

I don't know what unfathomable divine ability he displayed, but he actually shook the Pangu Dao Fruit, successfully setting up a tribulation for cultivators in the Honghuang universe!

From now on, whoever advances to Daluo will encounter the Great Demon blocking the path; we Daluo are still unable to intercept the obstruction!

Fortunately, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, with great wisdom, devised a solution: the Three Corpses Method relies on Daluo, allowing the guarantor to act when the demon blocks the path, helping to resist the tribulation.

Of course, some loose cultivators either don't know or, even knowing, refuse to believe, overconfident that they can strike down Daluo... Mu said regretfully, "Good advice can't convince that damned ghost."

"We won't pay special attention, just quietly watch his demise." This great wizard shrugged, indicated with his gaze, "Look, the great demon blocking the path has already appeared."

Fengxi looked in that direction.

At some point, a pitch-black small boat appeared, drifting with the current, flowing downstream on the tumultuous River of Time.

On the boat, a figure in black robes, shrouded in demonic qi, sat cross-legged; without an awe-inspiring aura, yet seeing him made Fengxi's heart suddenly turn cold, feeling an indescribable stillness of death.

"Great Freedom Heavenly Demon Lord!" Mu said word by word, "Under the Rahu Demon Ancestor, he is among the top ten of the eighty-one demon lords, a mighty being!"

(End of chapter)