Heaven and Earth plunged into chaos, the elements of earth, water, fire, and wind rampaging violently.

Grey smoke and Gang Winds alternated across the sky, a vast fissure cracked open the world, hiding what seemed an endless abyss within.

In the pitch-black space, amidst the hazy light, Yu Yuan found himself as if in an endless void.

He tightly held Fairy Miao Yuan, protecting her within his embrace.

His own body, however, was battered by terrifying forces, slamming from one spot to another—his body, comparable to that of an Ancestor Witch, was nearly obliterated.

In this ocean of chaos, he was torn apart by terrifying forces from all directions.

In a daze, he felt as if he was in an invisible forest, entangled by numerous vines and trees; or as if inside a vast pit, with many poisonous snakes gnawing at his flesh.

Time was ambiguous—perhaps only a moment, perhaps years had passed...

Suddenly, Yu Yuan could see again.

He vaguely saw lotus leaves emerging from the vast chaos, lush and dripping with vitality, their edges wrapped in shimmering lightning.

The next moment, the Qingping Sword cleaved through the chaos like lightning, splitting heaven and earth apart.

From heaven to earth, purity and turbidity polarized, forming two distinctly different worlds.

At the boundary between heaven and earth, the Qingping Sword stood proudly, its brilliance dazzling, its mystery unfathomable.

In that instant, the chaos storm also solidified here, and then the elements of earth, water, fire, and wind gradually calmed and receded.

After a brief moment, the terrible fissure vanished.

Peace was restored to heaven and earth.

Above the Nine Heavens, clear rays of light sprinkled down, reflecting over the blue sea of clouds like an endless ocean, with the cries of the Green Bird heard in the distance.

Yu Yuan released Fairy Miao Yuan.

Although Mr. Bai's self-detonation of his Primordial Spirit was incredibly powerful, because Yu Yuan bore ninety percent of the impact for her, Fairy Miao Yuan was not significantly harmed.

Returning to her senses, she quickly checked Yu Yuan's injuries but discovered that although his sculptural body had numerous scars, horrific to behold, each wound was healing at an incredibly fast rate.

In the blink of an eye, his body, comparable to an Ancestor Witch, had completely recovered.

No... it was even stronger than before!

Fairy Miao Yuan pursed her lips lightly, her gaze fixating on him.

Standing upright between heaven and earth, broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, his physique was perfectly proportioned, each muscle defined, outlining a flawless contour, his chest markedly pronounced, emphasizing the robustness and masculinity of his body.

Fairy Miao Yuan's gaze grew slightly dazed as if mesmerized, unconsciously drifting downwards, then she quickly realized and averted her eyes, but not before a flicker of discomposure crossed her face, quietly spitting to herself, her cheeks gradually blushing.

However, Yu Yuan did not notice this.

At this moment, his mind was linked to the Qingping Sword.

Instantly, he felt as though he traversed endless space and arrived in the Biyou Palace.

Sect Hierarch Tongtian sat on a cloud bed, with long black hair, wearing the Upper Pure Lotus Crown and the Red White Crane Silk Robe, his handsome cheeks adorned with a hearty smile, exuding an air of casual elegance and unrestrained artistry.

"Greetings, Ancestral Master!"

Yu Yuan bowed respectfully: "Ancestral Master, do you know where my master currently is? Why can't I contact her through the Sound Transmission Treasure Pearl?"

"I do not know either."

Sect Hierarch Tongtian shook his head, smiling, "However, I can sense that she is not in danger, just trapped. Without external intervention, it will be difficult for her to escape any time soon."

Hearing this, Yu Yuan slightly relaxed.

As long as she was not in danger.

He had been extremely worried until he received Sect Hierarch Tongtian's confirmation.

Although he believed that with the Dao Xing of Golden Spirit Saint Mother and her Protective Spirit Treasures, she could survive against Mr. Bai, but since she was his master, he was inevitably distressed.

"Ancestral Master, is there really no way to pinpoint her location?"

Yu Yuan asked, somewhat puzzled.

In his view, as a Saint, Sect Hierarch Tongtian, even if the omnipresence of Calamity Qi due to the Primordial Chaos obscured the Heavenly Mechanism, losing the ability to see past and future, shouldn't there still be some kind of token that could help locate his disciple?

Hearing his question, Sect Hierarch Tongtian replied somewhat helplessly, "If your master was still within the Three Realms, among the Five Elements, I could naturally pinpoint her. However, it seems she has gone to the Outer Heaven Chaos...

That place is boundless, and even I cannot discern everything.

Unless there is something related to her origin as a medium, I also cannot lock onto her position."

"Something related to her origin? Let me think..."

Yu Yuan's mind whirred, instantly recalling the extraordinary flower in Tian Yuan Palace that birthed Golden Spirit Saint Mother and promptly spoke out.

Hearing this, Sect Hierarch Tongtian stretched out his hand, and the extraordinary flower hidden in Tian Yuan Palace immediately appeared in the hall.

"This is a bizarre flower nurtured by the innate Xin Metal Qi. It originally had the potential to transform into an Innate Spiritual Treasure, but you, young man, ruined it! I said Golden Spirit is not weaker than Jieyin. How could there only be one Flying Gold Sword that accompanied it..."

"Let's not worry about that for now. Can this bizarre flower be used as a medium?" Yu Yuan implored urgently.

The Sect Hierarch Tongtian glanced at Yu Yuan irritably, "Do you think you need to hurry me? Rest assured, I have already located your mentor's position, and she will return soon. You, however, better hurry back to Longevity Mountain and not delay the exchange of the Sealing God Treasure. Otherwise, people might accuse you of being untrustful."

During the conversation, Yu Yuan felt the world spinning and instantly found himself back at the North Sea from Biyou Palace.

He saw the stunningly beautiful Fairy Miao Yuan, who was anxiously staring at him.

Yu Yuan blinked, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Hearing the noise, a gleam of joy appeared in Fairy Miao Yuan's eyes, and she sighed, "Your Primordial Spirit has finally returned to its shell. Just now I couldn't summon it back, no matter how hard I tried… It's not that I was worried about you, I was just... just repaying a debt of gratitude!

I've always disliked owing favors. You just saved my life, and I will repay this kindness to you!"

"Such words are too alienating, aren't they? Who are we to each other?" Yu Yuan teased with a smile.

"Hm!"

Fairy Miao Yuan snorted a laugh and was not angry at his teasing. Instead, she asked, "Aren't you supposed to be looking for your mentor? Why does it seem like you're not worried at all now?"

Yu Yuan indeed was not worried.

With Sect Hierarch Tongtian taking action, what was there to worry about?

However, he suddenly felt something was amiss.

That Mr. Bai had casually revealed his Primordial Spirit, which felt very unreal.

That was a Demon Saint from the Ancient Demon Court, a sage deeply involved in the Witch Demon Calamity and managed to survive. Moreover, he's a strategic thinker known for his schemes... Would he explode his Primordial Spirit like those loyalists who couldn't win in a fight?

Yu Yuan was the first to disbelieve!

But Mr. Bai did explode his Primordial Spirit right in front of him, apparently trying to drag him and Fairy Miao Yuan to perish together.

The power of the self-destructing Primordial Spirit was immense, obviously not a façade.

Could it be...

Yu Yuan's mind raced, suddenly thinking of a possibility, he asked Fairy Miao Yuan, "Do you know by which method Bai Ze achieved the status of Quasi-Saint?"

Although Yu Yuan himself did not cultivate the Immortal Path, as the most popular cultivation system in Primordial, he was quite clear about many commonalities of Immortal Path cultivation.

As he knew, there were only two ways to achieve the Quasi-Saint status.

One was to understand the Dao Laws and condense Dao Fruits; the other was to cut the Three Corpses, temporarily using innate objects.

Both methods were extremely difficult.

However, relatively speaking, the method of Cutting Three Corpses was slightly simpler.

Simply put, the method of Cutting Three Corpses involves severing the cultivators' good thoughts, evil thoughts, and obsessive thoughts in their hearts, enabling cultivators to comprehend and see into their true nature to perceive the Dao.

Then, these thoughts are entrusted to innate objects, evolving into Dao Bodies, nourished by Innate Spiritual Energy, allowing the Dao Body to grow stronger until they achieve the Primordial Dao Fruit when verifying the Dao.

To sum up, Cutting Three Corpses is a method more focused on tempering the Dao Heart, its difficulty lies in refining the heart and the innate objects. Compared to understanding the Dao and condensing Dao Fruits, it slightly cheats the process.

Even so, those who successfully cut the Three Corpses are still few and far between.

After all, innate objects are rare treasures, not just anyone can possess them.

At the beginning of chaos, when Heaven and Earth were first delineated, indeed many innate objects appeared in Primordial Heaven and Earth. However, as time passed, these innate objects either became a part of Primordial Heaven and Earth or fell into the hands of divine beings that existed during the initial period of Heaven and Earth's creation.

Regarding this, later born beings could only sigh in longing, lamenting not having been born a billion years earlier to snatch those innate objects before those divine beings did.

Even though in theory, Bai Ze should also be one of those sighing, his innate divine abilities perhaps allowed him to know things others didn't, and it was very probable that he found some undiscovered innate objects!

Thus, Yu Yuan suspected he had taken the path of Cutting Three Corpses to achieve the Quasi-Saint status, the recent explosion of his Primordial Spirit might only be one of his Three Corpses Dao Bodies!

Hearing his query, Fairy Miao Yuan spoke earnestly, "Bai Ze initially achieved Quasi-Saint status by cutting out an Evil Corpse Dao Body.

The Mr. Bai who just exploded his Primordial Spirit was his Evil Corpse Dao Body.

If the innate object wasn't destroyed, he could still re-condense an Evil Corpse Dao Body, although this process is exceedingly lengthy, potentially taking several eons."

Indeed that was the case!

Mr. Bai was Bai Ze's Evil Corpse Dao Body.

This answer didn't surprise Yu Yuan much; he just internally spat in disdain. Most Quasi-Saints usually first cut out their good thoughts, but Bai Ze cut out an evil thought Dao Body, no wonder that Mr. Bai was so despicable and shameless!

Clearly, he let his main body hide in some secret place quietly cultivating and growing, while letting his evil thought Dao Body stir up trouble. Yet, he was cruel enough in critical moments to self-explode his Primordial Spirit, aiming to perish together with his opponent; he was indeed a ruthless character.

But no matter you hide in any hidden nooks, I will eventually find you!

Yu Yuan solemnly made up his mind in his heart.

This was the first time he harbored such intense murderous intent; truly, this time Bai Ze had thoroughly provoked him.

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