With the terms settled, Nuwa still had to return and "treat" her beloved disciple's injuries, so she did not linger on Kunlun Mountain.
"Elder Brother..." Jade Pure Daoist glanced at Grand Pure Daoist.
Grand Pure Daoist slowly shook his head. "Go seek Top Grade Innate Spiritual Roots."
Jade Pure and Upper Pure Daoist both agreed.
Grand Pure Daoist performed a calculation on his fingers. The Taiji Diagram in his hand spun so quickly it blurred, then listed the currently ownerless Top Grade Innate Spiritual Roots that could be acquired with relatively minor karmic entanglements.
"Immortal Apricot, Yellow Middle Plum, Bitter Bamboo." Grand Pure Daoist watched the constantly shifting images and named three.
"The Immortal Apricot is fated with Second Brother. You may take it, then compensate your future disciple afterward."
With a simple calculation, Grand Pure Daoist assigned the tasks. "As for Bitter Bamboo, it is fated with Junior Brother Zhun Ti. Taking it would create a karmic bond."
"Huh? Bitter Bamboo is really fated with that bastard Zhun Ti?" Upper Pure Daoist's eyes lit up.
"That fellow goes on and on every day about how things are fated with the West. Now something is truly fated with him..."
Upper Pure Daoist looked at Grand Pure Daoist and volunteered, "Elder Brother, how about I retrieve this Bitter Bamboo?"
"From now on, this Bitter Bamboo is fated with us Three Pure Ones!" Upper Pure Daoist was plainly determined to disgust Daoist Zhunti.
"...Very well." Grand Pure Daoist fell silent for a moment, then nodded. He would go retrieve the Yellow Middle Plum.
Nuwa brought Fang Xun through space to the void of the Primordial Wilderness and withdrew the Creation Pure Light from his body.
"A teacher is indeed a teacher. You obtained three Top Grade Innate Spiritual Roots without spending