Inside the secret chamber,

Wang Yu wore a solemn expression as he bent over, meticulously inscribing array patterns on the floor, setting up the formation he had used the last time he severed his Evil Corpse.

After completing the inscription of the array patterns, he took out stacks of array flags, array disks, and other items, and began to arrange them.

This formation was extremely complex, and even with his previous experience, it took him a full day to set everything up. An Yin-Yang Dual Fish shaped formation appeared in the room.

Countless thumb-sized runes danced within the formation, emitting waves of crystalline light, enveloping the entire secret chamber in a sea of light.

Wang Yu glanced around, nodding in satisfaction. He waved his hand, releasing an Earth Immortal puppet, placing it at the Yin Fish position of the Yin-Yang formation, while he himself sat at the Yang Fish position.

After calming his mind, he immediately made a series of hand gestures to activate the formation.

A semi-spherical, solidified light screen emerged, enveloping him and the Earth Immortal puppet. Then, chains formed of flames, cold air, lightning, and other elements shot out from within the light screen, piercing into various parts of the Earth Immortal puppet's body.

Having done all this, Wang Yu closed his eyes and entered his Sea of Consciousness.

Unlike the last time he severed his Evil Corpse, his Sea of Consciousness was now completely silent. Wang Yu, dressed in white, sat cross-legged here, eyes closed in concentration.

"Are you here?" The white-clad Wang Yu opened his eyes, looking over, his expression full of peace, without any intention of fighting.

"You were waiting for me?" Wang Yu was surprised, secretly gathering his strength, while remaining impassive on the surface.

"You don't need to be so wary. I am not an Evil Corpse, and I have no intention of fighting you. Please, have a seat." The white-clad Wang Yu smiled faintly, raising a hand.

The space in front of him shifted, and a cushion and a tea table appeared out of thin air. On the tea table were a teapot and two teacups.

Wang Yu narrowed his eyes. These things were all formed from the power of divine sense, looking no different from real objects.

He himself could not perform such a skillful manipulation of divine sense, but the Good Corpse before him had accomplished it with a single wave of his hand.

"What is the meaning of this?" Wang Yu asked, sitting cross-legged opposite him.

"You and I are born from the same root. It is in the nature of the Three Corpses to contend with the main body for possession of the physical body, but the decision of who occupies the body does not necessarily have to be decided through fighting." The white-clad Wang Yu picked up the teapot and poured two cups of tea, pushing one towards Wang Yu, while taking a sip from the other.

"We cultivators do not determine the outcome by fighting, so how do we decide?" Wang Yu did not touch the tea.

"It's very simple, through debating the Dao." The white-clad Wang Yu chuckled.

"Debating the Dao?" Wang Yu frowned slightly.

"That's right, I would like to debate the Dao of good and evil with you. If your answer satisfies me, I am willing to give up contending for this body." The white-clad Wang Yu said.

"Oh..." Wang Yu's eyebrow twitched.

"Of course, if your answer does not satisfy me, then don't blame me for forcibly seizing it." The white-clad Wang Yu added.

"Then you can try." Wang Yu's eyes flashed sharply, and he laughed heartily.

An immensely powerful force of divine sense erupted from his body, causing the surrounding Sea of Consciousness to rumble and shake, as if the heavens and earth were enraged.

The teacup in the white-clad Wang Yu's hand shattered with a bang, turning into nothingness.

"Not bad for the main body's consciousness, you have some ability." The man frowned slightly, but immediately relaxed, chuckling.

As he spoke, a wave of light flashed in his hand, and a brand new cup materialized.

"Since you want to debate the Dao, then I will naturally accompany you. Ask whatever you want." Wang Yu said calmly, the aura on his body receding like the tide.

"Good, then let me ask you, why is there a distinction between good and evil in people?" The white-clad Wang Yu asked.

"People are inherently neither good nor evil. The so-called good and evil exist in the heart." Wang Yu said calmly.

If he had been asked to talk about good and evil before, he probably wouldn't have been able to give a clear answer. But after immersing himself in Xiangyi City for the past hundred years, reading many classics on this Dao in his spare time, he naturally had a considerable understanding and experience of good and evil in this world.

"There is a saying, 'Good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil', but in reality, this is not the case. Many people who do good deeds live in poverty, while some who do evil live happily. Why is this?" The white-clad Wang Yu asked again.

"Friend, your question is like being blinded by a leaf, unable to see Mount Tai. What is good, and what is evil, cannot be easily judged from the surface. As long as it benefits others, benefits the world, even hitting and scolding people can be good; conversely, if it is only to achieve one's own purposes, even respecting and loving people becomes flattery and ingratiation, and becomes evil. A person who does good and accumulates virtue, even if they live in poverty, their descendants often prosper, while a person who speculates and takes advantage, even if they gain temporary wealth, will ultimately come to a bad end." Wang Yu said calmly.

The white-clad Wang Yu nodded slightly upon hearing these words, then continued to ask:

"Then what is good, and what is evil?"

"That which benefits both oneself and others can be called good, and that which is detrimental to oneself but beneficial to others is great good. That which is detrimental to both oneself and others is evil, and that which is beneficial to oneself but detrimental to others is great evil." Wang Yu said calmly.

"Can everything that is done to benefit others be called good?" The white-clad Wang Yu asked calmly.

"No, intentional good, though good, is not rewarded. Doing good with a purpose is merely hypocrisy. Doing good from the bottom of one's heart, without seeking reward, is true good." Wang Yu shook his head.

"An old man accidentally falls into the water. A young merchant passing by rescues the drowning old man. The old man offers a tael of silver as a thank you. The merchant gladly accepts it. Is this act good?" The white-clad Wang Yu's eyes flashed with a hint of satisfaction, and he asked again.

"Good." Wang Yu said.

"According to what you just said, not seeking reward is true good. The merchant accepted the silver, didn't he take a reward? How can this be considered right?" The white-clad Wang Yu pressed.

"Regardless of whether the merchant thought of a reward before saving the person, after this matter spreads, it will surely inspire the world to do good. As long as it is an act that benefits all living beings, it can be called good." Wang Yu said.

"There is a saying in the world: 'A good person is bullied.' What do you think, friend?" The white-clad Wang Yu asked again.

"Such things do exist in the world, but they are only a minority, and not the norm. We must embrace these minor injustices with an open mind, so that we can stand in an invincible position. If we harbor resentment because of them, then we will fall to a lower level." Wang Yu said.

"I didn't expect you to have such a deep understanding of the true meaning of good. I admire you. I have one last question, please answer it." The white-clad Wang Yu was silent for a moment, sighed, and said.

"Please speak." Wang Yu said with a smile.

"There are many people in the world who talk eloquently when discussing principles, but are often impractical when acting. You have a deep understanding of the true meaning of good, but how exactly should we cultivate good?" The white-clad Wang Yu looked at Wang Yu intently, and asked.

"With respect to all dharmas, take nothing, discard nothing; with respect to all matters, be without defilement, without attachment; with respect to all realms, be unmoving, unshakeable; at all times, constantly practice expedient means, accord with all living beings, causing them all to rejoice. This is the method of cultivating good." Wang Yu was silent for a moment, then slowly opened his mouth and said.

"With respect to all dharmas, take nothing, discard nothing; with respect to all matters, be without defilement, without attachment; with respect to all realms, be unmoving, unshakeable; at all times, constantly practice expedient means..." The white-clad Wang Yu muttered to himself.

"Haha, good, those four sentences of yours are wonderful, I admire you!" The white-clad Wang Yu clapped his hands and laughed loudly.

In the midst of the laughter, the white-clad Wang Yu's body transformed into a ball of white light, flying outwards, seeming to want to leave the Sea of Consciousness.

However, a force of attraction emanated from the Sea of Consciousness, preventing the white light from leaving.

Wang Yu was overjoyed at the sight.

His eyes focused, he raised his hands, and slashed down heavily, shouting, "Sever!"

An incomparably sharp sword shadow appeared in the Sea of Consciousness, slashing through the air.

With a "chi la" sound, the connection between the white light transformed from the Good Corpse and the Sea of Consciousness was immediately severed. With a "swoosh," it flew out.

Inside the secret chamber, Wang Yu suddenly opened his eyes, and a ball of white light flew out from his body.

His body shook violently, and nearly half of his immortal spiritual power and strands of Time Law were also separated from his body, following closely behind the ball of white light.

After the white light flew out, it flashed and disappeared into the Earth Immortal puppet within the formation.

Wang Yu's face flashed with a bloody light, and blood spurted from his seven orifices. He couldn't help but grunt.

Although the white light took away nearly half of his immortal spiritual power and law power, the one thousand three hundred and twentieth immortal aperture in Wang Yu's body was suddenly opened, and his cultivation reached the Great Luo late stage.

With a "buzz"!

An invisible force suddenly descended, enveloping Wang Yu.

The space around him was distorted, seeming to isolate him from the world, and his entire body floated up from the ground.

The space above Wang Yu's head suddenly split apart to both sides, revealing an endless golden ocean.

A vast force of law emanated from the golden ocean, covering down, enveloping his body.

Wang Yu's expression changed. From within the golden ocean, he sensed a trace of the Heavenly Dao's intent, containing an aura of vastness, antiquity, and rules.

His current strength was already very close to the peak of immortals, but in the face of this force, he still felt like an ant, unable to muster even the slightest resistance.

The aura emitted by Dao Ancestor-level existences such as the Bone Emperor and the Lord of Samsara was extremely vast, but compared to this golden ocean, it was still far inferior.

"This golden ocean, could it be the Time Law within the Heavenly Dao..." Wang Yu muttered to himself in shock.

At this moment, the golden ocean suddenly churned violently. In the next moment, a golden light shot out from it, pouring into his body.

The golden light contained an incomparably powerful Time Law power, directly merging into the law power within Wang Yu's body.

Wang Yu's entire body shone with golden light, and the Time Law power lost within his body quickly recovered, reaching its previous peak in just a few breaths.

Strands of Time Law also quickly condensed, and in the blink of an eye, they recovered to one thousand eight hundred.

The surrounding space continued to churn, and strands of heaven and earth vitality permeated out, merging into Wang Yu's body.

The immortal spiritual power lost within Wang Yu's body quickly recovered, completely restored in the blink of an eye.

In the side chamber of the cave, Zi Ling, who was cultivating cross-legged, seemed to sense something. She suddenly opened her eyes, her beautiful eyes filled with shock, looking towards the secret chamber where Wang Yu was in seclusion.