139: Pointing out the crisis and persuading the Ancestral Witch

"Have you Ancestral Witches not been paying attention to the outside world?"

Raising an eyebrow, Li Yun looked at the Twelve Ancestral Witches with some surprise, then explained: "That Method of Slaying Three Corpses to Attain the Dao has spread throughout Honghuang. Do you Ancestral Witches believe this is merely a momentary act of kindness from someone? That it's because someone wants all Honghuang Cultivators to have a path forward?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin's bodies shook simultaneously.

The two of them were aware of the matter regarding Slaying Three Corpses; even the Cultivators who had joined the Witch Race had mentioned it to them more than once.

Because of this, they were very clear about the situation of Slaying Three Corpses—slaying one's own good, evil, and self, and entrusting them within an Innate Spirit Treasure to complete the elevation of one's cultivation.

In their eyes, this method was complete self-mutilation, even a way of destroying one's own future.

Precisely because of this, the two of them hadn't cared before, and had even unceremoniously expressed their disdain and disapproval of this method when communicating with those Cultivators.

But now it was different. After listening to Li Yun's account, the appearance of this Slaying Three Corpses indeed seemed fishy; there even seemed to be things within it that they didn't know about.

Thinking of this, Di Jiang and Zhu Jiuyin stepped forward and pressed: "Fellow Daoist Li Yun, could you please focus on telling us what the situation is!"

"Fellow Daoist Li Yun, what exactly is the situation with the appearance of this Slaying Three Corpses?"

Seeing this, the other Ancestral Witches also roughly guessed that this matter was not simple.

After exchanging glances, they didn't speak, but their gazes all gathered on Li Yun.

Facing the gaze of all the Ancestral Witches, Li Yun had no intention of hiding anything at this moment and said straightforwardly: "Since you Ancestral Witches have asked, it wouldn't be right for me not to answer!"

"The so-called Slaying Three Corpses can indeed allow one to advance to Quasi-Saint; that much is beyond doubt. However, the Slaying Three Corpses spread to the outside world is incomplete—at least, it is missing a step."

"This also results in it being impossible to Attain the Dao and become a Saint by cultivating this method. Furthermore, when one gets stuck at the final step in the future, they will be controlled by the person who possesses the complete Slaying Three Corpses, or even coerced into doing certain things."

"Therefore, it is best not to let those Cultivators who joined the Witch Race Cultivate Slaying Three Corpses. Otherwise, they will become someone else's chess pieces when the time comes, or even lose control of their own lives!"

At this point, Li Yun's tone shifted as he looked at Di Jiang: "Ancestral Witch Di Jiang, is the body of that Quasi-Saint you killed back then still in your hands?"

At this moment, Li Yun's gaze was burning bright.

That corpse was Hongjun's Good Corpse Clone. If he could get his hands on it and fuse with it, then... "It is!"

Nodding, Di Jiang reached into his robes, pulled out a damaged disk, and handed it over: "However, not long after his death, his Main Body transformed into this damaged Innate Spirit Treasure!"

"Fellow Daoist, are you saying that this is Slaying Three Corpses? That fellow wasn't the Main Body!"

Di Jiang was no fool.

Combining the information he previously knew about Slaying Three Corpses with Li Yun's current explanation, he quickly thought of the key point.

"A Quasi-Saint Clone?"

"How is that possible!"

"If even a Clone is a Quasi-Saint, then the strength of the person behind the scenes—"

The other Ancestral Witches were also greatly shocked.

If they followed this deduction, then there was an even more powerful existence behind this matter, and they had even unknowingly formed a grudge with him.

"Correct~"

Nodding, Li Yun did not hide anything: "When Fellow Daoist Laozi fought him back then, I witnessed it with my own eyes. At that time, I saw that something was not quite right."

"But at that time, there was no information about the Method of Slaying Three Corpses within Honghuang, so I wasn't very clear about the situation."

"But now that Ancestral Witch Di Jiang has confirmed that this object was transformed from a corpse, it means that this person's original self has cultivated Slaying Three Corpses, and his strength is at least at the Late-stage Quasi-Saint or even Perfected Quasi-Saint level."

"Otherwise, a mere Spirit Treasure couldn't possibly be directly turned into a Quasi-Saint level Clone. This also means that not only you Ancestral Witches, but also the Witch Race and even the Three Pure Ones have already offended this person behind the scenes."

"It's fine that he hasn't made a move at this stage, but if this person does act, how do you Ancestral Witches think you should respond?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell into a dead silence.

Di Jiang and the other Ancestral Witches completely understood the seriousness and danger of the situation.

At the same time, they also understood that trading with the Three Pure Ones was inevitable.

After all, this matter concerned a common enemy shared by them and the Three Pure Ones, and his cultivation likely reached above Late-stage Quasi-Saint. If he really jumped out to cause trouble at this time, the Ancestral Witches alone would not be able to deal with him.

Thinking of this, Di Jiang immediately spoke: "In that case, then this matter is settled!"

"Fellow Daoist Li Yun, the matter of preaching the Dao will be left to you."

"We will also go out to meet with the Three Pure Ones. This matter needs to be made known to them as well; only then can the cooperation between both sides be strengthened!"

"Even if we and the Three Pure Ones were indeed as incompatible as fire and water before, under these circumstances, we need to join forces as quickly as possible to resist that person behind the scenes."

It worked!

Hearing these words, Li Yun knew that the Ancestral Witches would no longer stop this matter.

For a moment, he also breathed a sigh of relief internally.

Although he could have preached even without the Ancestral Witches' agreement, only with their cooperation would this matter be truly perfect in its execution.

Conversely, if the Ancestral Witches did not cooperate, then even if he preached, information would be leaked, which would be a case of the losses outweighing the gains.

Thinking of this, Li Yun immediately spoke: "In that case, let us two Ancestral Witches go together!"

As they spoke, the three of them no longer lingered and turned to leave.

At this moment, Di Jiang seemed to think of something and turned to look at Houtu and the other Ancestral Witches: "Little Sister~"

"Brothers, all of you will stay here to Cultivate in seclusion. You are absolutely not allowed to go out until you reach the Quasi-Saint level!"

"This matter Fellow Daoist Li Yun spoke of is of great importance. If that fellow makes a move against you in secret, you won't even have the power to resist without reaching Quasi-Saint!"

"Fine!"

"Alright!"

Nodding, Zhu Rong, Houtu, Qiangliang, and the other Ancestral Witches all nodded one after another.

They also understood the seriousness of this matter and were even more aware of the danger if their own strength didn't reach the Quasi-Saint stage as quickly as possible.

With their opinions unified, Li Yun, Di Jiang, and Zhu Jiuyin walked toward the outside.

Arriving at the side hall area, Li Yun directly had the Red Lotus Clone come out. After completely bestowing the identity of Di Yi upon him, the four of them left Pangu Hall side by side.

After coming out, the group of four advanced rapidly, and before long, they arrived at the area where the Three Pure Ones and the group of Cultivators were located.

"They're here!"

Seeing the figures of Li Yun and the other three, the Three Pure Ones and the Five-Needle Pine and other Cultivators behind them all felt their spirits lift.

Without any hesitation, led by the Three Pure Ones, the group rapidly came forward to meet them, their gazes mostly gathering on Di Yi.