Otherwise, there would not be the stages of first, second, or third affirmation in the path of enlightenment. It's fair to say that the more times one affirms the Dao, the stronger one becomes after achieving enlightenment.
This is what's known as accumulative effort leading to sudden success!
Take the Sages, for instance. Even though they have already achieved enlightenment and have no need for the Three Corpses, why haven't they retracted the Three Corpses back into their bodies?
Isn't it because they are still attempting to walk the path of the Three Corpses' affirmation, ready to transcend the Dao through Merit and then once again through Slaying Three Corpses?
This act is not meaningless; on the contrary, it is highly significant, as it can greatly accelerate a Sage's advancement within the realm of a Daluo Jinxian of the Primordial.
