Until Hong Jun finished expounding the Dao, Taishang inquired, "May I ask Daoist Ancestor, where lies the essence of the Three Corpses Technique?"
Hong Jun replied indifferently, "The so-called Three Corpses, the first is the Good Corpse, representing adherence to positive emotions such as benevolence, mercy, and compassion. Extreme goodness leads to pedantry and lacks decisiveness."
"The second is the Evil Corpse, representing adherence to negative emotions such as malevolence, greed, and anger. Extreme malevolence leads to savagery and an easy descent into the path of demons."
"The third is the Self Corpse, also known as the Ego Corpse, representing the cognition of 'self', the firm adherence to one's own existence, past experiences, and future expectations. This corpse is the hardest to cut and the most crucial."
