Chapter 469: The Self-Decapitation Master
Buzhou Mountain.

“Fellow Daoist Nuwa, we have never understood why you are unwilling to sit on the cushion and take over the throne of the Heavenly Dao in the future?” Laozi asked tentatively.

In fact, the Three Purities have always felt something was wrong these days. Take Laozi for example, he was always unable to complete the refining of the Nine-Transformation Golden Pill.

But they couldn't tell what was wrong.

No matter how dumb they are, they can guess that they have been plotted against. As for who plotted against them...

So they thought of Nuwa, who refused to sit on the cushion without hesitation. Perhaps Nuwa knew something that they didn't know.

"There is no shortcut to cultivation." Nuwa said directly, "Strong people don't want others to surpass themselves, or even be on par with them."

“However, Daozu Hongjun directly and clearly told us the method of breaking through by beheading the three corpses, as well as the method of becoming a meritorious saint.”

"Do you think this is a trap, or are you willing to believe that Hongjun is a good guy?"

"I don't think that Patriarch Hongjun is a good guy." The hot-tempered Tongtian snorted coldly.

Ever since they realized they were being plotted against, the Three Purities' good impression of Hongjun had completely disappeared.

"How did you figure this out before?" Yuanshi asked puzzledly.

"That's because someone has warned me before." Nuwa shook her head slightly, "If not, I would have definitely fallen into Hongjun's trap."

"Who is that strange man?" Laozi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"I don't know his specific Taoist name, but seeing him is like seeing the Tao. Fuxi and I both call him the Taoist Master!" Nuwa said solemnly.

Seeing people is like seeing the truth?
Even though Patriarch Hongjun is extremely powerful, he would never give them this feeling.

"I wonder if you could help us make an introduction?" Sanqing pleaded.

"Come with me, but if the Taoist master really doesn't want to see you, you probably won't be able to sense him even if he's in front of you." Nuwa nodded.

If Nuwa wants to escape Hongjun's schemes, she naturally needs more friends.

When she helps the Three Pure Ones, she is actually helping herself.

……

Mount Buzhou, Yang Wu’s Taoist temple.

"Master Tao, saints are not desirable, how can we achieve enlightenment?" Nuwa asked puzzledly.

"If you want to achieve enlightenment, you naturally need to understand the truth." Yang Wu said casually.

“……” Nuwa was speechless after hearing this.

Of course she understood this principle, but enlightenment is not so easy.

"Master, I wonder if the Dao of Alchemy can lead to enlightenment?" Laozi asked anxiously.

“There are three thousand Taos, and all of them can lead to Taoism. Naturally, the Tao of Alchemy can also lead to Taoism.” Yang Wu said with a smile.

Yang Wu had comprehended the Three Thousand Daos, but his talents varied and his achievements varied.

Taking the Dao of Alchemy as an example, Yang Wu is already above Lao Tzu.

"Then can I discuss the Dao of Alchemy with the Taoist master?" Laozi looked expectant.

"Good!" Yang Wu nodded.

When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. Before he attained enlightenment in the way of alchemy, Lao Tzu's way of alchemy might be of some reference to him.

"My alchemy path..."

Yang Wu did not use any techniques or skills in making the elixir. He pursued the essence of alchemy, so his alchemy was extremely simple and crude.

It evolves, changes and extends with the power of chaos, and is supplemented by the integration of many principles and laws.

As long as he has a deep enough understanding of the Tao and the laws, he can directly refine any elixir with any effect.

Yang Wu waved his hand, and endless chaotic power condensed, and Yang Wu's whole aura changed.

At this moment, Yang Wu seemed to understand all the pharmacology and elixir recipes.

In Laozi's eyes, this scene was stunning.

Because Yang Wu was not refining the elixir, he was clearly practicing Taoism!

At this moment, Yang Wu gave him a sense of déjà vu that far exceeded the feeling of facing Hongjun directly.

“Everything in the world can be turned into a pill.” Yang Wu waved his hand, and a nine-turn golden pill appeared before his eyes.

Different from Lao Tzu's Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, this is the charm of Tao and goes straight to the essence of Tao.

If someone could take this Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, they would be able to fully appreciate the Dao rhyme within it. If they could successfully comprehend the Dao rhyme within it, they would have a chance of becoming a quasi-sage.

"If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening!" Lao Tzu was filled with emotion.

"The Taoist master uses Taoism to make pills, while I use pharmacology to make pills. The difference in the effectiveness of the laws of the Tao is immeasurable."

"No wonder even though I refined the perfect Nine Revolutions Golden Pill, it can only help people achieve Daluo at best."

"And the true Dao of Alchemy should pursue the essence of Dao."

"Among the three thousand great ways, the way of alchemy is also one of them, so why can't I achieve enlightenment through alchemy?"

As soon as Laozi finished speaking, a figure appeared beside him. It was the Shan corpse that was chopped off.

"Fellow Daoist, since you have already made a decision, what are you hesitating about?" Shanshi seemed to reveal a smile of relief.

"Shan!" Laozi bowed solemnly to Shan's corpse.

"good!"

Laozi Shanshi had a smile on his face and eventually disappeared like smoke. Laozi had cut off his own quasi-saint level cultivation.

The word "quasi-saint" still has the word "saint" in it, so this is equivalent to the death of a quasi-saint.

The death of the quasi-saint was a grief shared by heaven and earth, and naturally Hongjun could not be concealed from this.

……

Zixiao Palace.

"How could this happen?" Hongjun looked incredulous, "He actually cut off his own cultivation?"

Originally, he wanted Nuwa to take over the holy position of Heaven in order to achieve the goal of devouring humanity.

But some unknown accident happened along the way, and Nuwa was unwilling to become a saint of heaven.

Hongjun had no choice but to plot against Laozi.

After all, in a sense, I can be considered the teacher of the human race in the future.

But now, before he even started to plan, the depressed old man actually cut himself with a knife.

He had previously suspected that Nuwa did not accept the throne because of Yang Mei's plan.

Now that I am beheading myself, could it be that damned Yang Mei again?
"He said nice things on the surface, but actually he was doing all kinds of things to trip me up behind my back!" Hongjun snorted coldly.

In Hongjun's eyes, it was definitely a raise of the eyebrows.

Otherwise, who would have the ability to make Lao Tzu truly understand the true meaning of Tao?

……

Buzhou Mountain.

"Brother!" Tongtian was shocked. "What is your cultivation level?"

"It's nothing more than cutting yourself with the sword." Laozi's eyes fixed.

"Brother, why is this happening?" Yuanshi was also shocked. "You should know that after you cut yourself with this sword, you will never be able to achieve enlightenment with the Three Corpses!"

"There's no need for the three corpses!" Laozi said with a firm look.

“After witnessing the true Dao of Dan, I finally understood what true enlightenment is.”

"Even if I can never prove my Dao with the elixir, I won't regret it!"

As soon as Lao Tzu finished speaking, the laws of alchemy began to surround his body. The rich Taoist charm surprised Yuanshi and Tongtian, who were at the quasi-saint level.

Yang Wu looked at the old man in front of him and couldn't help but twitch his lips. Is this what it means to be in harmony with the Tao?

Thinking back to his ultimate achievement of harmony with the Tao, it was after repeated harmony with the Tao that finally his heart of the Tao was complete and the Tao and heart were united.

However, in Yang Wu's eyes, Lao Tzu still had a long way to go before he could attain enlightenment, but it was incredible that he had achieved perfect Tao heart and unity of Tao and heart ahead of time.

Yang Wu had to say that it was worthy of being the incarnation of the soul of the Great Dao Realm, his footwork was simply against the will of heaven!

His extraordinary background shows that his comprehension is also quite high.

Under the shocked gazes of Yuanshi and Tongtian, the alchemy aura around Laozi surged again.

Quasi-saint!

I have returned to the realm of quasi-saint!

(End of this chapter)