Chapter 988: Heavenly Tribulation
Out of ten parts of Izanami’s golden body, Izanagi, being the mightiest and the longest to dwell in Yomi-no-Kuni, consumed the largest share, at three parts. Thus, he reaped the greatest benefit of gaining an undying body.
The Three Noble Children, who were weaker than Izanagi and unable to rely fully on the Vairocana’s protection to enter Yomi-no-Kuni, devoured no more than two parts combined. Tsukuyomi consumed one part, the most among the three.
However, what they could not consume, they took away. Himiko and Susanoo carried another two parts with them, using these parts to revive Tamamo-no-Mae, Yamata-no-Orochi, and Shuten-Doji. However, the fragments used to revive Shuten-Doji had been too few, so his resurrection went awry.
Thus, only three parts remained of Izanami’s husk.
If the Daoist Order seized the remnants and refined them into golden elixirs, they would yield three Elixirs of Immortality. Though they would not be equal to the second-generation elixirs created by the Six Enlightened Witches, they could still rival the first-generation elixirs from the Ten Great Witches.
The reason why the Daoists would rather refine three elixirs instead of one supreme elixir was that there were three sects, three Deputy Grand Masters, and three heirs.
This was the balance that the Heavenly Preceptor spoke of.
If the Imperial Preceptor claimed them all to create one supreme elixir, then that balance would break.
This was not about morality. Only interests mattered at such times.
Sage Qingwei and the Sakka—Qi Xuansu’s puppet—both fell into silence.
Though the Sakka could not speak, its silence was palpable.
After all, their plotting and toil were precisely for these last three parts.