Jieyin and Zhunti: This Object Is Fated with Our West

"Three fellow Daoists, have you mistaken me for someone else?" Chu Feng asked, his face full of confusion.

Laozi smiled faintly before saying, "Senior, we could not possibly be mistaken. Karma connects us, and Dao resonance binds us. The fortune we enjoy today cannot be separated from the help you gave us in the past."

Chu Feng was even more bewildered.

Help?

When had he ever helped them?

This was completely off-script.

Yuanshi nodded slightly and said gravely, "Senior, my eldest brother speaks the truth."

At that moment, Tongtian let out a soft laugh. "Could it be that Senior has forgotten? We met before we had even condensed our forms."

Three masses of Pure Qi essence?

Chu Feng was dumbfounded. What Pure Qi essence? Why did he have no recollection of it?

Tongtian sighed softly. "I was the smallest mass of Pure Qi. Back then, Senior bestowed that strand of Extreme Yang Power upon me, helping me strengthen my foundation and consolidate my origins."

So that was it!

Chu Feng's heart jolted, setting off monstrous waves within him.

Holy crap!

So it was them!

Good heavens, he had thought they were unconscious back then.

They had actually been putting on an act for him!!!

The little pitiful thing he had casually helped—and the underdeveloped mass of air he had mocked—had been Shangqing Tongtian?

Then the other two masses had to be...

Chu Feng looked at Laozi and Yuanshi, his heart filled with a complicated jumble of emotions.

After the shock passed, Chu Feng quickly composed himself.

Putting on an inscrutable air, he said, "So it was you three little ones. Seeing that you have successfully taken form today and your foundations are stable, I can finally rest easy."

Chu Feng paused, carefully studying them before saying, "Back then, I wanted to ask you for some Spirit Herbs, but you played dumb. I thought you had no consciousness."

Tongtian smiled calmly. "We had yet to take form at the time and did not know whether Senior might harm us, so we could only pretend to be unconscious."

Laozi nodded slightly. "Third Brother is right. After Senior broke the formation, I also sent Senior some Spirit Herbs."

After thinking for a moment, Chu Feng immediately understood. He had thought those Spirit Herbs were rewards for breaking the formation, never imagining that they had been gifts from them.

"Um, you are clearly women, so why do you address one another as brothers?" Chu Feng asked, utterly puzzled.

Since the Three Pure Ones addressed one another that way, should they not have taken male forms?

Hearing this, Laozi gave an awkward smile. "Ever since we first gained consciousness, we have always addressed one another as brothers..."

As Laozi explained, Chu Feng came to understand what had happened.

The Three Pure Ones had indeed intended to take male forms.

However, the Law of Yang had vanished, and they feared they would be unable to take male forms.

After meeting Chu Feng, they had obtained Extreme Yang Power from him and thought there would no longer be a problem.

Yet an accident had still occurred. When they took form, the Extreme Yang Power rapidly disappeared, leaving them no choice but to take female forms.

Of course, all of this had been caused by the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao had wanted to study Extreme Yang Power, only to screw over the Three Pure Ones—the only beings in the primordial world who might have taken male forms—and force them to take female forms instead.

Soon afterward, everyone began chatting casually.

Zhurong ran over to join the conversation and said in a deep, muffled voice, "So you are the Three Pure Ones, fellow Daoists. I did not expect you to know Fellow Daoist Chu. We are planning to travel through the primordial world. Would you like to come with us?"

Nuwa and Fuxi were interested as well. They had heard Chu Feng mention certain events before and wanted to seek some opportunities of their own.

Nuwa's pretty face flushed slightly as she said, "Big Brother Chu, my sister and I were thinking the same thing."

Laozi flicked her whisk and asked, "The three of us also wish to travel through the primordial world. Since all of you fellow Daoists share this intention, why not travel together?"

"Agreed!"

Everyone answered in unison.

Soon, the group set off together and began their travels.

Years passed unnoticed in the primordial world.

After the group had traveled for several years, the winds and clouds suddenly changed.

In an instant, countless rays of rosy light and auspicious radiance filled the sky. A dazzling treasure light shot into the heavens, staining half the firmament red.

Endless Innate Spiritual Energy transformed into sweet rain and fell from the sky. A strange fragrance filled the air, while profound Dao music echoed across the heavens.

"What is this?"

Yuanshi raised an eyebrow and calculated with his fingers. A sharp gleam flashed in his eyes. "An extraordinary treasure has emerged."

A trace of burning desire flashed through Laozi and Tongtian's eyes.

"This object is fated with me."

"Eldest Brother, I feel it too," Tongtian said.

"Then let us search for it together," Chu Feng suggested.

Everyone immediately came to an agreement and turned their gazes toward Buzhou Mountain.

"So it is the Innate Gourd Vine."

Chu Feng murmured to himself, instantly understanding.

At this point in time, the Innate Gourd Vine had just emerged.

The Innate Gourd Vine was one of the ten great Innate Spiritual Roots of the primordial world. The seven gourds it bore were each top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures.

"Hahaha, I did not expect it to be at Buzhou Mountain. We will lead the way," Zhurong laughed loudly.

Nuwa and Fuxi smiled as well. An extraordinary treasure had actually emerged at Buzhou Mountain.

Everyone was quite pleased. Buzhou Mountain was the territory of Nuwa, Fuxi, and the Witch Clan. This spiritual treasure had practically been delivered right to their doorstep.

The group then continued onward together and soon arrived at the foot of Buzhou Mountain.

A dense sea of figures filled the area, black as far as the eye could see. All kinds of auras intertwined there.

Everyone stared at a murky mass of purple mist halfway up the mountain.

Within the purple mist, the outline of a vine could vaguely be seen. Several gourds of different colors hung from it, emitting Dao resonance.

"These people's noses are sharper than dogs'," Chu Feng remarked.

"Get the hell out of the way!" Zhurong could no longer suppress her violent temper.

Buzhou Mountain was their territory, yet these people had actually dared to come here and seize their treasure?

Fuxi and Nuwa also looked displeased. They had always lived halfway up the mountain, and Buzhou Mountain was their Dao ground.

"This Innate Gourd Vine is a legacy left behind by Pangu, the Father God of our Witch Clan. It should belong to the Witch Clan! Whoever dares fight for it shall be an enemy of the Witch Clan!" Zhurong shouted at the top of her lungs.

"Hmph! What arrogance!"

The voices arrived before the figures did.

Two women arrived in quick succession. They were none other than Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi.

Di Jun held the River Diagram and Luo Shu in her hand, her eyes filled with disdain.

She stared at Zhurong and sneered. "The Witch Clan? A pack of barbarians who only know how to cultivate their bodies and do not even possess primordial spirits want to covet an Innate Spiritual Root?"

"You plague-ridden feathered bird, you are courting death!"

Zhurong flew into a rage, looking ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.

At that moment, an abrupt voice rang throughout the entire area.

"Fellow Daoists, hold your hands. This object is fated with our West."

Everyone followed the sound and saw two figures appear before them. They were Jieyin and Zhunti...

"Fated my ass! I think you are asking for a beating!" Zhurong sneered.

"You shameless scoundrels dare covet Father God's treasure?" Gonggong echoed repeatedly, coming to an agreement with Zhurong.

Zhunti's eyes rolled as she came up with an idea. She shouted, "Fellow Daoist Di Jun, Fellow Daoist Taiyi! The Witch Clan is overbearing and intends to monopolize this supreme treasure. Let us join forces and drive back the Witch Clan. We can discuss the gourd vine afterward, how about it?"