Urban Undying Lord
Chapter 643 - 643 662 A Mortifying Humiliation

643: Chapter 662: A Mortifying Humiliation 643: Chapter 662: A Mortifying Humiliation “Proving Dao with Power, Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations, these nine tribulations are the most terrifying of all trials between Heaven and Earth, possibly divine punishments descending upon the world or a great calamity of the human heart.

Only by overcoming the Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations can one transcend above the Heavenly Dao and become the Saint of all beings.”

“Regrettably, I nearly had my soul scattered during the first tribulation and barely survived, leaving me no choice but to reluctantly switch to the Three Corpses Slashing Technique.

Seeing that you’re also cultivating the path of Proving Dao with Power, I felt a connection, which prompted me to come forth and meet you,” Sun Wukong sighed softly.

“Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations?”

Hearing Sun Wukong’s words, Ye Xuan murmured and suddenly looked up at the Heavenly Vault, his eyes gradually turning grim as if he had realized something at that moment.

“Indeed, the method of Proving Dao with Power is not like Cutting Three Corpses or Merit to Saint.

The method of Proving Dao with Power is about One Power Breaks All Laws, breaking free from the restraints of Heaven and Earth to transcend above the Heavenly Dao.

Only the strongest force is the path to Eternal Immortal.”

Sun Wukong’s voice trembled slightly with excitement visible in his eyes, but that excitement quickly faded, and he became somber again.

“Unfortunately, I nearly lost my soul under the first tribulation.

If I hadn’t abandoned my practice of Proving Dao with Power, I would have already had my soul scattered between Heaven and Earth,” Sun Wukong said with a self-deprecating smile.

“Hong Jun, that old man?”

Ye Xuan clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with intense darkness.

Today, after hearing Sun Wukong’s explanation, he suddenly came to a realization; the teachings about the Law of the Heart by the Daoist ancestor Hong Jun were nothing but a deception to lead him astray from his path of Proving Dao with Power.

Foolish, extremely foolish, extremely foolish to the utmost!

Ye Xuan’s face contorted as he raged internally, furiously berating himself.

He had never doubted the words of Daoist ancestor Hong Jun, always believing Hong Jun was guiding him down a clear path to Quasi-Saint.

But after this conversation with Sun Wukong today, Ye Xuan had an epiphany.

Hong Jun was not guiding him on a right path but was instead destroying his way of Proving Dao with Power.

What is the way of Proving Dao with Power?

One Power Breaks All Laws; where the heart desires, Heaven and Earth can be destroyed; trampling the Heavenly Dao underfoot, transcending out of the Three Realms to become the Saint among Saints, invincible across the myriad heavens.

This is the essence of Proving Dao with Power.

What is this nonsense about an indestructible heart ensuring the everlasting existence of all things, where a True Spirit is born, and a Quasi-Saint can be made?

It’s all a joke.

Ye Xuan’s heart had never changed; he followed the law of Proving Dao with Power, believing only in strength, which has nothing to do with the soul.

The heart of Daoist ancestor Hong Jun deserves condemnation; he truly was misleading Ye Xuan, intending to deviate him from the path of Proving Dao with Power, which would be utterly destructive.

“Hong Jun, that old man!”

Ye Xuan clenched his fists tighter, his eyes reddening with a feeling of shame and rage welling up inside him, causing his face to flush to the extreme.

He had been fooled by Daoist ancestor Hong Jun, played for more than ten thousand years!

In fact, it’s not strange that Ye Xuan was beguiled by Daoist ancestor Hong Jun.

Even if anyone else had been in Ye Xuan’s position, they would have undoubtedly trusted Hong Jun completely.

Who is Daoist ancestor Hong Jun?

Equal in renown to Pangu God, the first Saint since the Sky Opening, he even merged with the Heavenly Dao to mend it.

He is the strongest individual between Heaven and Earth; even The Three Pure Ones have to address him respectfully as a teacher.

Who could have expected that such a supremely exalted being would personally appear to deceive Ye Xuan?

Had it not been for today’s conversation with Sun Wukong, Ye Xuan would have been absolutely certain that, regardless of whether the deadline he had set for himself was thirty thousand years, three hundred thousand years, or even three million years, he would still be immersed in the bewitchment of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

“Proving Dao with power, one power breaks all laws; only strength is eternal, and all else is as fleeting as a mirage.” This principle was particularly simple and very easy to understand, and Ye Xuan had always understood it.

Yet the simpler the principle, the more complex it became.

Ye Xuan was too contemplative, and because of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun’s bewitchment, he had forgotten this most simple of truths.

Only today had he finally awoke from his delusion through Sun Wukong’s words, but ten thousand years had already been wasted in vain.

The humiliation bestowed upon him by Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun was so deep that Ye Xuan wished he could ascend to the Nine Heavens and grind Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun’s bones to dust beyond recognition.

“Hong Jun?”

“Ha ha.”

Sun Wukong first paused, and then, looking skyward, he laughed contemptuously, “Hong Jun is the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao is Hong Jun.

Don’t you understand this?”

As Sun Wukong’s words ended, Ye Xuan clenched his fists tightly, his face filled with a sense of humiliation.

Sun Wukong’s words were like steel needles constantly piercing his heart, causing an indescribable pain while his heart was brimming with overwhelming shame and rage.

Humiliation, extreme humiliation!

Since beginning his cultivation, Ye Xuan had never suffered such humiliation.

It was the greatest disgrace he had experienced in his life, but he had to endure it because, at present, he was incapable of washing away this disgrace.

“Tell me, how does one step into being a Quasi-Saint?”

Suddenly, Ye Xuan’s eyes darkened, and he stared at Sun Wukong with a fierce glint in his eyes, his voice icy cold.

“Power, limitless and boundless power.

As long as you can continuously build up your cultivation, when quantitative change achieves qualitative transformation, your Primordial Spirit can become an Undying True Spirit, and you can accomplish the stance of a half-step Quasi-Saint.”

“Half-step Quasi-Saint?” Ye Xuan frowned, looking at Sun Wukong with puzzlement.

Sensing Ye Xuan’s puzzled gaze, Sun Wukong slowly nodded, a quiver of excitement in his eyes, and continued, “Do you know why I nearly died from soul scattering in the first trial of the Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations years ago?”

Without waiting for Ye Xuan to ask, Sun Wukong seemed to delve into distant memories, speaking somberly, “My physical body, it was too frail, completely incapable of merging with the Undying True Spirit, and my aspirations were too great…”

As Sun Wukong slowly spoke of the past, Ye Xuan listened intently, his expression becoming increasingly solemn, until he fell into a deep silence.

According to Sun Wukong’s words, Ye Xuan finally understood where his future path lay.

However, the more he understood about the path of achieving sainthood through power, the more a terrifying pressure emerged within his mind.

For Ye Xuan to step into Quasi-Sainthood was simple; he merely needed to absorb endless power, allowing his Undying Primordial Spirit to transform into an Undying True Spirit, and he could directly enter the ranks of the Quasi-Saints.

Perhaps to outsiders, Ye Xuan had already entered the realm of Quasi-Sainthood, but for Ye Xuan, who practiced the Techniques of Proving Dao with Power, this was merely half-step Quasi-Sainthood.

Because Ye Xuan cultivated the Techniques of Proving Dao with Power, it was not enough for the Undying Primordial Spirit to become the Undying True Spirit alone; he also needed to cultivate his Daluo Immortal Body to Great Success, achieving unity of spirit and flesh to be truly considered as stepping into the ranks of Quasi-Sainthood, and moreover, as the first Quasi-Saint in Heaven and Earth to achieve it through strength.

In earlier years, Sun Wukong had merely condensed the Undying True Spirit, but his physical body still had significant flaws.

When faced with the Heavenly Dao Nine Tribulations, just the first trial nearly caused his soul to scatter, and he would have perished.

If he had not dispersed the Techniques of Proving Dao with Power himself and switched to cultivating the Three Corpses Slashing Technique, he would have likely long since died and vanished between Heaven and Earth.