When Xuan Tian emerged from the pass, his heart was calm and his face expressionless. He resembled Hong Jun in about 50-60% of his appearance. The way of severing the three corpses is not actually about being truly without feelings or desires. It's just that after severing the three corpses, all kinds of desires are entrusted to the embodiment of obsession, and one's mind is focused on the Dao.
On the day of his departure, all the beings on the island bowed before the Dutian Hall. The scene was lively and bustling. When Xuantian came out, they bowed their heads and greeted him with "Holy Peace." Xuantian accepted the worship of the crowd with a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. It can be seen that the attainment of the Dao through the Three Corpses is not as simple as being without feelings or desires. Even the inactive Laozi in his previous life had desires.
After they finished their worship, Xuan Tian spoke, "I am very pleased that you have come to congratulate me. Today I will tell you about the teachings I heard in the Zixiao Palace. If you are destined to learn, you will surely gain something from them."
The crowd below was overjoyed upon hearing this. The Zixiao Palace was the place where the Dao Ancestor preached, and they themselves had always lamented not being able to hear the Dao Ancestor preach. Today, Xuantian was willing to preach to everyone, which was an immense opportunity. How could they not be happy?
After everyone was seated, Xuan Tian began his sermon.
"In the beginning of chaos, the Dao was born; when heaven and earth were first created, the Dao was born. There was something there, which led to the enlightenment of the Dao."
“What I know is that which goes around without ceasing and can be considered the mother of heaven and earth.”
"The Way has no name, yet it is all-encompassing. It is called great, yet it can be said to be fleeting; it is said to be fleeting, yet it can be said to be far-reaching. It is said to be far-reaching, yet it can be said to be great. Therefore it is said that Heaven is great, Earth is great, and the Way is great."
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In truth, Xuan Tian preached this Daoist teaching partly to express his gratitude for the sincerity of all living beings on the island, and partly to review the Great Dao of Hongjun. Now that he has severed his three corpses, he needs to constantly merge with the Heavenly Dao and continuously comprehend it.
Upon hearing this teaching, everyone knew it was a rare opportunity and diligently memorized it, listening with rapt attention.
After lecturing for a day, Xuan Tian stopped and told the crowd that they could come again the next day. The crowd bowed in thanks and left without further mention.
Two days later, Xuantian was still preaching on the platform. Just as everyone was listening intently, Xuantian suddenly stopped, telling everyone to leave. He then ordered Zhuling to go outside the island to fetch someone. The crowd, not understanding his intention, could only leave, feeling extremely disappointed.
When Zhu Ling arrived outside the island, she saw that it was Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the East Sea. Because Xuan Tian had preached to the beings of the East and South Seas many times before, the two Dragon Kings respected Xuan Tian very much. If there were any important matters, they would usually go to Penglai Island to consult with Xuan Tian. They also knew that Xuan Tian was a disciple personally selected by the Dao Ancestor and would become a saint sooner or later. Fortunately, they had latched onto such a powerful patron early on.
When Ao Shun saw Zhu Ling emerge from the island, he stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Ao Shun, the Dragon King of the East Sea, has something to ask of Lord Xuantian. Please trouble you to convey my request."
Zhu Ling quickly returned the greeting, saying, "My master sent me to invite the Dragon King in. Please follow me, Dragon King."
After saying this, Zhu Ling led Ao Shun onto the island and straight into the Dutian Palace. Once inside the palace, Ao Shun bowed to Xuan Tian and said, "Ao Shun greets Daoist Xuan Tian. May Daoist Xuan Tian live a long and prosperous life."
Xuan Tian waved his hand to support the Dragon King, saying, "No need for formalities. What brings you here?"
"Reporting to the Daoist Lord, I have come on the matter of humankind," the Dragon King said, bowing his head.
"Humans? What do humans want?" Xuan Tian asked, somewhat surprised.
"Daoist Lord, you may not know this, but since the Daoist Clan went into seclusion a few hundred years ago, the human race has developed rapidly, and in just a few hundred years, its population has reached hundreds of millions." After saying this, the Dragon King looked at Xuan Tian.
"Is this a good thing? What's wrong?" Xuan Tian asked when the Dragon King hadn't finished speaking.
"But in recent years, it has been rumored that human blood essence can enhance cultivation, so the demon race began to hunt and kill humans. Later, the Heavenly Court even sent twelve demon gods and a million demon soldiers of the Heavenly Demon level to the mortal realm to hunt and kill humans, which led to a sharp decline in the human population to several million..." Before the Dragon King could finish speaking, he suddenly felt the temperature in the hall drop sharply, as if it were frost. He looked up at Xuan Tian's face and saw that Xuan Tian's face was black and his appearance was terrifying. His temples were bulging, showing how angry he was.
"Later...later the witch clan participated in the massacre of the human race. In just a few months, only...only..." The Dragon King forced himself to continue, but when he got to the part about the witch clan's involvement in the massacre, he felt as if two sharp swords were piercing his body. Cold sweat poured down his back, and he was so frightened that he stammered and dared not continue.
"You... tell me! How much... is left?" Amidst the grinding of teeth, Xuan Tian's voice, as lifeless as a dead man's, echoed in the hall.
"There are still... there are still over 100,000 people left." After the Dragon King finished speaking, a roar was heard and a tremor was felt. Looking up, the entire Dutian Palace had become a ruin. Zhu Ling Shi Zhong was so frightened that his legs trembled and cold sweat poured down his face. He had never seen Xuan Tian so angry. The magical treasure of Dutian Palace, which was no less than thirty layers of restrictions, was reduced to nothing in the roar of Xuan Tian.
"You mean... there are still... a hundred thousand more?" Xuan Tian was stunned, simply unable to believe it. Hundreds of millions of people, slaughtered down to only a hundred thousand in just a few years! How could he believe it? Yet he had no choice but to believe it. He had calculated the heavenly secrets when the Dragon King spoke. If it were his cultivation level before seclusion, perhaps the combined efforts of Di Jun and Tai Yi could have concealed the heavenly secrets and prevented him from calculating them. But now that he had severed his three corpses and his cultivation seemed to be that of a saint, how could Di Jun and Tai Yi hide it from him? After confirming what the Dragon King said, Xuan Tian was completely stunned, standing in the middle of the original hall for a long time. The creatures on the island who heard the commotion were also stunned by the scene.
The island's inhabitants had never seen Xuan Tian angry. He had always presented himself as kind and approachable. But now, his appearance was chilling.
After a long while, Xuan Tian seemed to awaken, his eyes bloodshot, and he roared to the sky, "You dog Di Jun, I swear I will never let you get away with this!" His voice shook the heavens, and all living beings in the primordial world heard it, perhaps moved by the anger within.
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Meanwhile, Di Jun and Donghuang were meditating in the Heavenly Court when they suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. Their faces were grim. Di Jun wiped away the blood with his hand and said to Taiyi, "This Xuantian Daojun is indeed powerful. He actually broke our joint technique of concealing heavenly secrets by fighting against two of us."
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