The Saint Master fulfilled Wang Zhifan’s personal wish, then immediately withdrew the Demon Sealing List that had obscured half the sky, and proceeded to advance the assembly to the next segment.

He did not allow the cultivators present any time for excited reunions, as these were private matters for after the assembly and should not be openly wasted during it.

The third segment of this assembly was actually a special reward for the top ten cultivators on the list—the secret of sanctification.

It was notable that the Master placed the rewards for the top ten after those for the top one hundred and first place to minimize his personal expenditure, avoiding the need to summon the Demon Sealing List twice to perform the temporal reversal technique.

Speaking of the secret of sanctification, it remained immensely mysterious to most cultivators in the Calamity Realm, with few having clear knowledge on the subject.

After all, understanding this matter requires one to be a Saint, or at least a Half-Saint on the verge of becoming a Saint, and such figures are currently only four among all of humanity, with no open channels for information access.

The Saint Master conveyed the method of the secret of sanctification to the top ten cultivators on the list in a rather unique manner. He neither called a small separate meeting for these ten to attend nor wrote the content on jade slips for perusal, but instead openly lectured before all cultivators present.

Of course, this did not mean that everyone present could comprehend the content accordingly.

To all but the top ten cultivators on the list, what the Master spoke seemed incomprehensible—capable only of knowing he was speaking but entirely unable to grasp what he was talking about.

It was as if they were listening to a fantastical tale; every word was clear, but together it was an indiscernible celestial script.

Only those like Wang Zhifan, the Daoist Wutian Wudi, Elder Fumo, the Venerable Myriad Swords, and other top ten cultivators could easily understand the Master’s words through his deliberate design.

"Everyone! The secret of sanctification lies in overcoming the tribulation!"

"Reaching the Peak of Super Innate is the prerequisite for sanctification, but cultivation alone is insufficient; one also needs to survive a great tribulation from heaven and earth, or even a cataclysm, to have the possibility of achieving the Saint Realm!"

"The reason I lingered at the Peak of Super Innate for a thousand years is because my cultivation was slightly lacking a thousand years ago, and when my cultivation became complete, the great tribulation still did not arrive..."

"When discussing the great tribulation of heaven and earth, it must be noted that tribulations must arise naturally and cannot be forcibly triggered by a cultivator, for doing so would certainly cause the cultivator to fall into demonic paths, no longer tolerated by the righteous heavens and earth..."

...

The Master’s lecture spanned only a few minutes yet enlightened those like Wang Zhifan who could understand him.

It turned out the reason the Master had not become a Saint long ago was due to such profound causes, rather than any unwillingness on his part to achieve sanctification.

At the conclusion of revealing the secret of sanctification, the Master additionally emphasized that those in the top ten should not spread this confidential information.

The reason being that such secrets, if disseminated, could easily lead to dire consequences, such as powerful cultivators stubbornly trying to create heavenly tribulations to break their fetters, regardless of falling onto demonic paths.

With the completion of the secret of sanctification talk, the main content of the assembly essentially concluded.

At the final moment, the Master announced that the flaws in the Calamity Realm Array had been mended by the three great Saints, preventing the Demon Realm from invading the Calamity Realm with their new type of Demon Array.

Furthermore, in one month, the three Saints will respectively commence a teaching assembly in the realms of Daoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Interested cultivators on the list are welcome to attend.

Upon the public announcement of the assembly by the three Saints, the Master bid farewell, exiting the current illusory realm, marking the official end of this post-war assembly, allowing those present to choose whether to leave or stay.

Clearly, the Master departed after concluding the meeting to prevent his Saintly aura from oppressing those present, enabling them to more easily interact among themselves.

Indeed, this was the case. Within mere seconds of the Master’s departure, the previously orderly mountaintop plaza became bustling, as the cultivators no longer needed to maintain a state of quietude, each person seeking out companions who had experienced life and death with them to exchange heartfelt discussions.

"Martial Venerable! Senior Zhenxu! We were obviously positioned at the tail end of the list, so how could we have been resurrected by the Master? This is simply inconceivable!"

The average-looking middle-aged Daoist Qingyangzi and the plump Daoist Huayangzi directly approached Wang Zhifan and Zhenxu to curiously inquire.

Having experienced their escape from the temporal breach scene, they had long understood that both of them had experienced resurrection, yet they were still astonished as to why they could be revived, not understanding what exactly had transpired.

"The Martial Venerable asked the Master for your resurrection, by..."

Elder Daoist Zhenxu, seeing this, wanted to explain with a mysterious expression. Even at this moment, the elder Daoist still felt Wang Zhifan’s decision was too much of a disservice to himself.

But before Zhenxu could finish his words, he was interrupted by Wang Zhifan beside him, who smiled and said:

"Daoist friends Qingyang and Huayang, since you have returned, there’s no need to dwell on such trivial details! In the future, Celestial Essence City will still need your guardian presence, and please also assist in attending to my Martial Venerable Hall, as I must embark on a long journey..."

"Worry not, Martial Venerable, we accept the responsibility for attending to the Martial Venerable Hall!"

"May we ask, Martial Venerable, why you must travel afar? Can you share the reason?"

The two, realizing that their resurrection was surely with Wang Zhifan’s aid, ceased further questioning and began discussing matters related to the Martial Venerable Hall and the journey.

However, Wang Zhifan did not plan to elaborate, as his remaining time in this replica world was limited, and he did not intend to spend all his time here.