Mo Wuji asked, "Why are there only eight Saints in the universe? Can't there be more or less?"

Meng Ye replied, "This is a long story, I'll keep it brief. When the universe first separated, the rules between heaven and earth were the clearest. Cultivation was easiest at this time, it's like… before the God Realm was repaired, the cultivation environment was somewhat similar to when the universe first separated, so during that time, everyone's cultivation speed was extremely fast. But compared to the true separation of the universe, the cultivation environment of the God Realm's restoration was still far inferior. So many strong individuals were born when the universe first separated."

"Meng Daoyou, are you saying that the eight Saints are all strong individuals from when the universe first separated? Even you?" Mo Wuji asked again.

Meng Ye shook his head, "Saints were indeed born when the universe first separated, but those Saints have long turned to dust in the long river of history. I am not a strong individual from when the universe first separated either. The current eight Saints are latecomers. They each had their own opportunities and obtained their own destiny in the initial separation of the universe, becoming powerful individuals in their own right."

"Why are there only eight people?"

"Because the rules of the universe limit it. Eight Saint-level powerhouses have already pushed the universe's Dao principles to the maximum. If a ninth Saint appears, the laws of heaven and earth will immediately suppress them, crushing them into nothingness."

Hearing Meng Ye's explanation, Mo Wuji's heart skipped a beat. Was this a Heavenly Dao suppression? In other words, no matter how powerful his Mortal Dao was, he would never be able to advance to the Saint realm. Once he stepped into the Saint realm, he would be suppressed by the universe's Heavenly Dao, and then perish?

He quickly discarded this thought. He cultivated the Mortal Dao, so he was not suppressed by the Heavenly Dao at all. The Heavenly Dao could suppress Saints and Gods, but it couldn't suppress a mortal like him.

No matter how worldly Meng Ye was, he couldn't see through Mo Wuji's thoughts. He continued, "Of the eight Saints who obtained Godhood, Hong Lian is completely there just to fill the numbers..."

"Who is Hong Lian?" Mo Wuji had wanted to ask this earlier.

Meng Ye raised his hand and drew a picture of a woman in green standing on a red lotus, "She is Hong Lian. Because the universe's fortune was divided, it was destined that a spiritual plant in the universe would have a Godhood. Under the machinations of the other Saints, that red lotus became the eighth Godhood Saint, known as Saint Aunt. Although she is not good at scheming, she knows her own disadvantages, so she rarely interacts with the other Saints and has always lived alone in Saint Aunt Pond."

So that green-clad Saint Aunt's true form was a red lotus. Mo Wuji nodded, finally understanding why he could escape from under that woman's nose.

"To break through Quasi-Sage and enter the Saint realm, do you have to wait for one of the eight Saints to fall?" Although Mo Wuji suspected that his advancement to the Saint realm should not be suppressed by the universe's Dao principles, he still asked.

Meng Ye nodded, "That's right, Quasi-Saints can sense when a Saint falls."

"Then did you sense Huan Ti's fall?" Mo Wuji didn't quite trust Meng Ye's words.

Meng Ye's old face flushed slightly, "I myself almost fell, my cultivation plummeted to the extreme, so I couldn't sense whether a Saint had fallen or not."

"Does that mean you're not even a Quasi-Sage now?" Mo Wuji was shocked. If Meng Ye wasn't even a Quasi-Sage, and was at the same God Integration realm as him, yet had such powerful combat strength, how terrifying would a Saint be?

"My clone has just stepped into the Quasi-Sage realm. If I can't obtain Celestial Pivot Mud, I will only be able to wander in the early stage of Quasi-Sage for the rest of my life. Now that the Calamity of Extinction is approaching, the universe is very chaotic and blurry, so many things cannot be sensed."

Mo Wuji reluctantly accepted Meng Ye's explanation. "There's another small question I want to ask you."

"Mo Daoyou, feel free to ask. We are cooperating friends, your business is my business." Meng Ye patted his chest, his tone extremely uplifting.

Mo Wuji wouldn't believe Meng Ye's words. "Meng Daoyou, I want to ask, how does one become a Saint? Does one obtain Godhood after becoming a Saint, or does one have to obtain Godhood first to become a Saint?"

Hearing Mo Wuji's question, Meng Ye said with a wry smile, "Mo Daoyou, your question is not simple. I wouldn't tell it to just anyone. Even between master and disciple, they wouldn't easily..."

Mo Wuji waved his hand, "Meng Daoyou, if it's difficult, then don't say it. It doesn't matter to me whether I know or not."

Meng Ye quickly said, "It's nothing, I can't say it to others, but to Mo Daoyou, there's nothing I can't say. First, Godhood comes after, Saint comes before. God Integration Dao Validation Quasi-Sage is a chasm in itself, this first requires perfecting one's own Dao principles and one's own world. Quasi-Sages want to validate Dao as Saint, there are thousands of ways, but only a few paths truly succeed."

"What do you mean?" Mo Wuji frowned.

Meng Ye explained, "According to the vast rules of Heavenly Dao, it means that any Dao in the universe can enter the ranks of Saints. But truly successful, there are only a few paths."

Mo Wuji understood, one was theoretical, and the other was practical. He didn't know who came up with the theoretical one, it was equivalent to a guess.

Meng Ye was extremely astute, he saw Mo Wuji's expression, and chuckled, "Mo Daoyou, you must think that the Heavenly Dao's vast rules that any Dao in the universe can enter the Saint realm is someone's conjecture or speculation, right?"

"Isn't it?"

"No, because in the early days of the Primordial Universe, the rules of heaven and earth were clear. Countless living beings could embark on the path of Dao, and in the early days of the universe, they grew extremely fast. At that time, there were countless strong individuals in the universe who validated Dao as Saint. However, due to the limitations of the universe's Dao principles, if you want to become an eternal Saint in the universe, you must destroy those who compete with you for the universe's Dao principles. So the first Primordial Calamity appeared, countless strong individuals fought, countless fell, even the fall of Saints was extremely common..." Meng Ye explained.

Mo Wuji nodded, without asking any questions.

Meng Ye continued, "Now, validating Dao as Saint is naturally not as easy as it was in the early days of the universe. The most famous Saint Dao is to Cut the Three Corpses to Validate Dao."

"Meng Daoyou should be Cutting the Three Corpses to Validate Dao, right?" Mo Wuji sized up Meng Ye's clone in front of him, he suspected that this clone was one of the corpses Meng Ye had cut away.

Meng Ye shook his head self-deprecatingly, "No, if I could cut away the three corpses, I wouldn't be sitting here."

He didn't explain his own situation, and continued, "There's also using Creation Magical Treasures to Validate Dao, that Huan Ti validated Dao as Saint with the God Executing Pagoda. So as long as he doesn't obtain the God Executing Pagoda one day, he won't be able to become a Saint again. That's why I dare to cooperate with you to deal with Huan Ti."

"You mean, if Huan Ti had really become a Saint, you wouldn't dare to plot against him?" Mo Wuji asked, looking at Meng Ye.

Meng Ye sneered, "Mo Daoyou, your aptitude is extremely high, and your strength is also strong. But no matter how strong you are, if you don't reach the Saint realm, plotting against a Saint is just courting death."

"You mean, only Saints can deal with Saints, otherwise, one is bound to die?" Mo Wuji didn't quite agree with that. He believed that if he stepped into the middle to late stages of Quasi-Sage, he should be able to deal with Saints.

Meng Ye fell silent, and after a long while, he said, "It's not necessarily certain death, but the chances of success are extremely slim. There was indeed one successful example in the past, a guy who was only at the early stage of God Integration, successfully plotted against the Saint of Nether Passage."

"Tell me about other methods of validating Dao as Saint." Mo Wuji knew that if he continued to talk about it, it might make Meng Ye afraid and unwilling to cooperate with him to deal with Huan Ti.

Meng Ye didn't plan to continue talking about plotting against Saints, "There's also Validating Dao with One's Own World, Validating Dao with One's Own Dao Principles, Using Oneself to Transform into Dao, and so on. There are many methods of validating Dao, I can only know a little about them. Although I am one of the Three Loose Saints, I am still hundreds of thousands of miles away from being a Saint."

"Do you know how to return to the God Realm?" Mo Wuji's question about the Saints was mainly to deal with Huan Ti. Now that he had a general understanding, his most urgent task was to return to the God Realm as soon as possible.

Meng Ye stood up, "There are many planes of the same level as the God Realm, but I know where you are talking about. Let's go, I'll lead the way."

……

Meng Ye only spent an incense stick of time to bring Mo Wuji and Yue Ming to a void island. After arriving here, Mo Wuji realized that Meng Ye had actually set up a void teleportation array here. It seemed that this guy was preparing to return to the God Realm at any time.

The three of them teleported through the teleportation array to a ripple formation gate in the void outside the God Realm. From here, they continued to fly, and after more than ten days, Mo Wuji's spiritual thoughts had already scanned the location of the God Realm continent.

The place where Meng Ye entered the God Realm was the same place where Mo Wuji came out of the God Realm. It seemed that this place was not only known to the Nirvana Learning Palace.

In more than ten days, Mo Wuji separately inquired about Yue Ming about the God Executing Pagoda, and learned that Ji Li also came to the God Realm through Gluttonous Valley.

It seemed that Gluttonous Valley should be a connecting boundary point between the God Realm and the Immortal Realm. If he rescued Ji Li, he could go back to the Immortal Realm to take a look.