"Hahaha! So that's how it is, that's how it is!"
Standing atop flesh and blood, Master Danyang grinned madly as he laughed; in this moment, he finally understood.
He had completely figured out what the slaying of the Three Corpses that the Elder Star had spoken of in the Outer Heavens was all about; he'd always thought that he needed to turn Li Huowang into three corpses and then slay them—he'd misunderstood.
Those who seek immortality must first rid themselves of the Three Corpses, become tranquil and desireless, their spirit calm and nature clear.
It turned out there was never a Li Huowang; Li Huowang was simply a part of his past self, his own heart demon, one of his Three Corpses.
It was he, tainted by mortal air, who had always been hindering his ascension, but now that he had fully merged with himself, it signified this corpse had already been severed.
