Chapter 576: Beheading Three Corpses

Outside Wa Palace.

Dijun, Kunpeng, and Donghuang Taiyi walked out.

At the same time, a greyish-dim golden light flew out from the magnificent palace behind and landed in Dijun's hand.

Dijun circulated his magic power, feeling a familiar aura and a sense of bloodline connection, and said excitedly:

"River Map and Luo Book!"

As the light dissipated, a primitive stone slab landed before the three Demon Emperors.

Calling it a stone slab, it was not much different from a Brick, only much larger.

The River Map and Luo Book were Dijun's former companion magic treasures, born together with him; their surfaces were covered in primitive, profound patterns and motifs unlike those of this world, with the stars of the heavens surrounding them.

By utilizing the River Map and Luo Book, one could calculate everything in the Three Realms, know the past and future, mobilize the Zhou Tian Star Power, and it was also a magic treasure with extremely strong defense.

The River Map and Luo Book even contained the ultimate mysteries of Chaos and existed with parts of the Great Dao Law; unfortunately, even as the master, Dijun had not fully comprehended them, otherwise he would not have started the Witch-Demon War.

"Old friend, long time no see." Dijun gently stroked the surface of the River Map and Luo Book, his expression soft.

The River Map and Luo Book also vibrated in response, emitting a faint sound of Dao rhyme.

Although it had passed through the hands of several masters since the ancient times, to it, the only true master was the Heavenly Emperor Dijun.

"Dijun, with the River Map and Luo Book, using its divination power, perhaps we can calculate the location of my Chaos Bell within the Chaos," said Donghuang Taiyi.

By logic, the Chaos Bell was unique.

But the appearance of the Ancestral Witch Houtu shattered his understanding; could it be that there were two Chaos Bells in this world?

Regarding this anomaly, Nuwa did not provide an explanation and seemed unwilling to say much.

"Taiyi, next I will help you find the Chaos Bell. With these two companion magic treasures, you and I, brothers, joining forces, after the Journey to the West, we can still let the Demon Race stand at the peak of the Three Realms again," Dijun said confidently, his eyes gleaming with golden light.

"Cough, cough, that... Brother Dijun. Congratulations on regaining your companion magic treasure. This River Map and Luo Book contains profound Great Dao Law, which is beneficial for cultivation; could you lend it to your younger brother to study for a while?"

Kunpeng said in a low voice, not very confident, feeling somewhat guilty.

Back then, he was only a Great Luo Golden Immortal, but by borrowing the River Map and Luo Book, he created the Demon Script, received Merit from Heaven, and his cultivation grew, once entering the Small Hunyuan Realm after the Great Luo Golden Immortal, which was equivalent to the early stage of a Quasi-Saint.

That period was also the time when his cultivation progressed the fastest.

It was just that after the Witch-Demon War, the River Map and Luo Book were borrowed by the Wa Emperor, and he fell back into bitter cultivation; for several Yuan cycles, his cultivation did not progress much.

Because the realm of Great Luo Golden Immortal was no longer just about increasing magic power, but more about comprehending Laws, comprehending the Heavenly Dao, and finally becoming transcendent and holy.

If one could not thoroughly comprehend them, no matter how much magic power increased, it could not cause a qualitative change.

Of course, these situations were an exception for Xuanzang.

Dijun was silent; back then, it was because he trusted Kunpeng, this Diliu, too much and handed the River Map and Luo Book to Kunpeng, which led to the final betrayal.

Now, this guy Kunpeng still had the nerve to ask to borrow the River Map and Luo Book again.

"No," Dijun said decisively, firm and resolute.

"Kunpeng, why he won't lend it to you, you should think about the reason yourself," said Donghuang Taiyi.

"Sigh, this younger brother understands."

"But two elder brothers, this younger brother has been stuck at the peak of the Small Hunyuan Realm for tens of millions of years, only one step away from entering the Great Hunyuan Realm; if there is no special opportunity, I don't know how much longer I have to wait," said Kunpeng.

After the Great Luo Golden Immortal perfection, according to the normal process, one could directly break through to the Saint realm, which was the Primordial Wuji Great Luo Golden Immortal.

But basically, a direct breakthrough would 100% result in failure and falling.

Between the Great Luo Golden Immortal perfection and the Saint, there existed a transitional realm, which was the Quasi-Saint.

To truly become a Saint, one must solidify their Dao foundation during the Quasi-Saint stage, with a will as magnificent as Buzhou, unshakable.

Besides becoming a Saint directly through Merit, the most common system for cultivating as a Quasi-Saint was Beheading Three Corpses, namely the Good Corpse, Evil Corpse, and Self Corpse.

This method was left behind by the Dao Ancestor and was also the method closest to becoming a Saint.

Most of the Zixiao Red Dust Three Thousand Guests also cultivated Beheading Three Corpses, including the Sanqing.

However, the difficulty of Beheading Three Corpses was unimaginably great.

Back then, the Taiqing Saint had the greatest talent and was the first among the Six Saints to finish beheading the three corpses, but even with the three corpses merged into one to reduce and seek emptiness, he still could not break through to the Primordial Wuji Great Luo Golden Immortal, and in the end, he helplessly chose to become a Saint through Merit.

Because he had completely beheaded the three corpses, the Taiqing Saint's own strength was also the strongest among the Saints, the existence closest to the Dao Ancestor.

Later, many Honghuang Great Abilities realized that Beheading Three Corpses could not possibly lead to becoming a Saint, because this was the Dao belonging to the Dao Ancestor.

Unless one surpassed the Dao Ancestor, Beheading Three Corpses would never succeed; furthermore, this world could not accommodate so many Saints.

The original intention of the Beheading Three Corpses taught by the Dao Ancestor was not to help the Great Abilities become Saints, but to bind all living beings in the world.

As long as you cultivate his Dao, you will never be able to surpass him; otherwise, in the end, it will all be for nothing, and you will have labored in vain for others.

Even so, many Great Abilities still chose to Behead Three Corpses; although a Quasi-Saint is not a Saint, they still have the word "Saint" in their title, and even if they don't become a Saint, being a Quasi-Saint is not bad.

Among these many Great Abilities, Kunpeng belonged to that group that did not choose the Beheading Three Corpses system.

Not cultivating Beheading Three Corpses, he cultivated the three realms after the Great Luo Golden Immortal perfection, namely the Small Hunyuan Realm, Great Hunyuan Realm, and Boundless Realm!

The difficulty of this path was much harder than Beheading Three Corpses, and the cultivation speed was extremely slow.

Kunpeng was not like Dijun or Taiyi, who carried the Qi Luck of the entire Demon Race!

Back when the Demon Court ruled the heavens and earth, with the help of such vast Qi Luck, Dijun and Taiyi's cultivation was like divine assistance, advancing by leaps and bounds, and they were the existences most likely to cultivate the three Great Luo realms to achieve Sainthood.

However, they were too hasty; their foundation had not completely settled before the Witch-Demon catastrophe began.

Although Kunpeng's behavior back then was that of a Diliu, he was meticulous and had somewhat sensed that this great war had some connection with the Saints.

And for so many years, many of the ancient Great Abilities from the Zixiao Red Dust Three Thousand Guests had disappeared, forgotten in the Time River, as if they had never existed.

Kunpeng thought about it and was terrified, so he had been staying in Beiming, lying low.

It was not until the resurrection of Dijun and Taiyi that his peace was broken.

Hearing Kunpeng's words, Dijun pondered; if Kunpeng broke through to the Great Hunyuan Realm, it would indeed be a great help to them.

The Ten-Turn Golden Pill given by the Wa Emperor could probably help them recover to the Great Hunyuan Realm; as for the third Boundless Realm, it would depend on luck.

But now in this world, the Saints were absent, the only Wa Emperor still belonged to the Demon Race, and the main body of the Underworld's Ancestral Witch Houtu could not easily leave.

As long as they enter the Great Hunyuan Realm, combined with their innate Spirit Treasures, this powerful synergy would be enough to allow the Demon Race to rise and restore the glory of the Demon Court.

Seeing Dijun hesitate, Eastern Emperor said:

"Old Kun, this time entering Chaos, if you can obtain clues about the Chaos Bell and atone for your crimes, I can have Dijun bring out the River Map and Luo Book for you to study for a period of time."