Three Pure Ones Were Originally One Family!

After leaving the Purple Sky Palace plaza, the Three Pure Ones headed into the prehistoric world with Chen Song.

Laozi's gaze was profound, as though he was pondering something. He remained silent the entire way. This child... has such unconventional ideas. He actually got along with the ancestral shamans—literally. Could it be that my Taiqing lineage ought to have such a branch? One specifically responsible for... side ventures? Never mind. I'll observe him for now.

Yuanshi, meanwhile, wore a stern expression. Looking at Chen Song, he said with heartfelt frustration, "Chen Song! You possess the origin of an Innate Spiritual Root, with deep blessings and fortune. Elder Brother has even favored you enough to accept you into his school. You should diligently cultivate the Great Dao and strive to attain the Primordial Unity as soon as possible!"

"How can you... how can you spend your days obsessed with such frivolous things that sap your ambition! Truly... truly a waste of your origins!" Lord of the Beginning valued origins above all else. Seeing such a promising seedling of his own family mixing with the ancestral shamans to play that mahjong nonsense made his heart bleed. What a waste, what a terrible waste!

Sect Master Tongtian's eyes, however, lit up. Completely ignoring Second Brother's rebuke, he threw an arm around Chen Song's shoulders and lowered his voice. "Senior Disciple Nephew! Quickly, tell your Martial Uncle—how exactly is that 'Werewolf' game played? It sounds far more interesting than discussing the Dao! And that mahjong thing, how were the points calculated again?"

Lord of the Beginning & Laozi: ???

Three of the four were peak Grand Unity Golden Immortals. What exactly was he plotting so loudly?

Seeing the situation, Chen Song figured he probably would not suffer a three-man beating, but a joint beating from Master and Second Martial Uncle was likely unavoidable.

His face instantly filled with the sincere expression of a child being scolded for making a mistake, and his tone could not have been more earnest. "Second Martial Uncle, your reprimand is absolutely right! Master, Third Martial Uncle, listen to my excuse... ah, no, my explanation!"

"But, Second Martial Uncle, you have wronged me! I'm even more wronged than Sister Dou E! Everything this disciple has done was for Master and my two Martial Uncles!" Chen Song immediately slipped into full dramatic mode.

The Three Pure Ones: ??? Who was Dou E?

Chen Song squeezed his eyes hard and barely managed to force out a few tears at the corners. Naturally, none of this escaped the Three Pure Ones' notice. Let's see how this brat tries to talk his way out of it!

"Think about it, Master and my two Martial Uncles are Pangu's True Lineage, destined to become future saints of the Heavenly Dao. Your statuses are so noble! Yet our dojo... forgive this disciple for speaking frankly, but it is still an 'antique'—broken—Thatched Hut! Is that acceptable? Does that suit the status of Pangu's True Lineage?"

"Now look at those two from the West." The Three Pure Ones naturally understood whom Chen Song meant. "Though they are poor as dirt and shameless besides, they have lofty dreams! Every day, they think about making their West great again! Our Three Pure Ones lineage cannot lose in terms of face!"

"So this disciple thought!" Chen Song grew more excited as he spoke, as though he bore the great mission of reviving the Three Pure Ones Group. "I wanted to gather some heavenly treasures so I could build a dojo for Master and each of my two Martial Uncles. The more luxurious, the better. That way, it would not diminish Master's or my Martial Uncles' status, and this disciple would have more confidence when traveling the prehistoric world in the future, wouldn't I?"

"By then, not only would each of you have a grand dojo, but even top-grade spiritual roots—we could eat one and toss another! Master would also have more materials for alchemy. Those Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs, we could toss them around by the gourdful for fun... Er, that might have been a bit much." Chen Song hit the brakes in time and blinked his innocent eyes. "Master, Martial Uncles, everything this disciple has done was for the flourishing and glory of our Three Pure Ones lineage!"

The Three Pure Ones: "..."

The corner of Laozi's mouth seemed to twitch almost imperceptibly.

Lord of the Beginning wore an expression that said, "Do I look that easy to fool?" Yet Chen Song's words about "future saints" had truly pleased him! Yuanshi cared most about face, and Chen Song's barrage of flattery had struck exactly where it counted.

Tongtian, meanwhile, could no longer resist imagining himself covered head to toe in Flying Swords as he cut people down.

After a long while, Laozi finally spoke slowly, his tone giving away neither pleasure nor anger. "...Crooked logic and heretical nonsense. When we return, reflect behind closed doors and copy the Taiqing Heart Calming Incantation ten thousand times."

Although he had been punished, Chen Song inwardly breathed a sigh of relief—he had apparently escaped the joint beating! Copying texts was nothing. When the time came, he could use his Five Elements Divine Ability to create ten thousand clones and have them copy together!

"Yes, Master!" Chen Song agreed with utmost obedience.

Just then, they reached the prehistoric world. The three of them took Chen Song and transformed into streaks of light, flying toward Kunlun Mountain.

Suddenly, an incomparably elegant fragrance containing endless creative vitality swept over them, refreshing their spirits.

"Hmm?" The Three Pure Ones simultaneously halted their escape lights and looked toward a valley below.

In the valley, myriad rays of rosy light and countless auspicious colors filled the air. An enormous green lotus with thirty-six petals slowly emerged from chaos, graceful and flawless. It was none other than the Innate Supreme Treasure—the Thirty-Six-Petaled Creation Green Lotus!

However, this treasure was too heaven-defying and lacked the merit of opening heaven. The instant it appeared, the rules of the prehistoric world produced an immense force of rejection, bringing down endless pressure.

The Creation Green Lotus let out a mournful cry. Its radiance flickered violently, and it was on the verge of being unable to endure, about to collapse between heaven and earth.

Seeing this, the Three Pure Ones sighed in unison. Sure enough, this treasure was too heaven-defying. In the end, the prehistoric world could not tolerate it.

Yet in the next instant, all three felt a stirring in their hearts and stepped forward, forming hand seals.

Laozi raised a finger. "This flower is destined to belong to me." Before his words had faded, the blooming flower at the center of the green lotus detached on its own, transforming into a Coiled Dragon Cudgel brimming with Dao essence and flying into Laozi's hand.

Yuanshi also said, "The white root beneath this lotus has affinity with me." The lotus root instantly transformed into a Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, wreathed in thousands of auspicious rays and crowned with the flowing radiance of three treasures. It landed in Yuanshi's palm—it was precisely the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi!

Tongtian laughed loudly. "Then this lotus leaf is mine!" The largest lotus leaf unfurled, green light shooting into the heavens. It transformed into the Qingping Sword, its sword qi piercing the skies and its edge peerless, which Tongtian seized in one hand.

Thus, the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Creation Green Lotus, was divided into three and went to those fated to possess it.

Just as the Three Pure Ones had barely warmed the treasures in their hands and were in high spirits, that familiar and irritating voice came once again from the horizon:

"This treasure must be compensation granted to us by the Heavenly Dao in recognition of the West's barren lands and ruined earth veins! It is destined to have affinity with our West!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Two golden lights descended. Jieyin and Zhunti stared heatedly at the cudgel, ruyi, and Qingping Sword in the Three Pure Ones' hands, practically drooling. Though they did not know exactly what they were, the dense innate Dao essence and aura of creation told them these were absolutely top-tier treasures! They had to form a connection with them!

They had smelled that fragrance as well, but unfortunately, they had arrived later than the Three Pure Ones. Seeing that the three treasures had already fallen into the Three Pure Ones' hands, they invoked their "method of forming affinity" and their thick skins. Jieyin stepped forward and said, "Three fellow Daoists, my junior brother and I sensed that these three spiritual treasures are compensation and balance from the Heavenly Dao for the West's barrenness and damaged earth veins. They should belong to the West. Would the three of you be willing to part with them?"

The Three Pure Ones' expressions instantly darkened. Seriously, brothers? You could even spin it like that?

Before they could speak, Chen Song, who stood to one side, beat them to it. He stepped forward, first offered a salute, and then began to curse. "Hey! Why are you two everywhere? These were divided from a lotus by my elders! 'Red Flower, White Root, Green Leaf'—they were one family from the very roots! What does that have to do with your West? You want to steal them? Can't you afford to lose?"

"The three spiritual treasures were all differentiated from the same lotus, while my Master and two Martial Uncles all come from Pangu's True Lineage. Their obtaining these treasures follows the will of the Heavenly Dao; they are treasures my three elders deserve."

"And you two 'Martial Uncles,' just the other day you said I had affinity with your West, and today you say these three spiritual treasures have affinity with your West? Why not say the entire prehistoric world has affinity with your West? Does this prehistoric world belong to all things in the prehistoric world, or does it belong to your West?"

Chen Song's words were fierce, and he heavily emphasized the words "Martial Uncles."

Jieyin and Zhunti were left dazed by the barrage. They also sensed many hostile gazes falling upon them. This phenomenon had drawn the attention of many great powers of the prehistoric world. They had not shown themselves out of concern for face and merely watched from afar, but Chen Song's speech had undoubtedly pushed the two of them to the opposition of everyone in the prehistoric world.

Chen Song paid them no mind. Turning to the Three Pure Ones, he shouted in a voice full of utmost sincerity and emotion:

"Master! Two Martial Uncles! Look! This cudgel, Jade Ruyi Scepter, and Qingping Sword may differ in form, but they came from the same source. They were born from the same root!"

"This symbolizes our Three Pure Ones lineage: Red Flower, White Root, Green Leaf—the Three Pure Ones were originally one family! How could outsiders possibly covet what rightfully belongs to us?"

The moment those words were spoken, all three Pure Ones trembled! Red Flower, White Root, Green Leaf—the Three Pure Ones were originally one family!