Bringing Her Back to Mount Kunlun

"Eldest Brother, what exactly is going on? How could we hear Creation Azure Lotus's inner voice?"

Upper Pure Tongtian had a straightforward temperament and immediately asked whenever something was on his mind.

Even with his knowledge, he could not make sense of what was happening before them and could only turn to Supreme Pure Laozi for help.

Among the Three Pure Ones, Supreme Pure Laozi was the most skilled at deduction, so Tongtian naturally wanted to ask him first.

"Forget about this inner voice nonsense."

Jade Pure Yuanshi rubbed his forehead helplessly.

"Creation Azure Lotus is clearly spouting nonsense."

"The three of us share our fortunes. We prosper together and suffer together. How could brothers fight each other and slaughter one another?"

"And she even called me disgusting. What is disgusting about using a jade ruyi? How could I possibly chant some incantation like, 'Ruyi, ruyi, heed my will'?"

Supreme Pure Laozi raised a brow slightly.

He had been enraged by being called disgusting, hadn't he?

Everything before that had merely been an excuse. Jade Pure Yuanshi probably did not even believe it himself.

He was angry because being called disgusting had struck a nerve, right?

Still, if that really were the scene, it was indeed disgusting enough. Better not dwell on it.

"Enough, Second Brother. Don't get angry just because she called you disgusting. That is not good. Look at me—I was called pretentious for acting old, yet I did not react at all. We must be tolerant."

"I'm not, I didn't..."

Before Jade Pure Yuanshi could argue further,

Supreme Pure Laozi interrupted him. "I do not know what this inner voice is about either, but I think Second Brother was too quick to call it nonsense."

The first half of Supreme Pure Laozi's words had answered his third brother, Upper Pure Tongtian.

The latter half was his response to his second brother, Jade Pure Yuanshi.

"I will ask you only one question. After seeing this Creation Azure Lotus, do you know what spiritual treasures we are meant to obtain?"

Upon hearing Supreme Pure Laozi's words,

Jade Pure Yuanshi's originally unwavering resolve instantly wavered.

He truly wanted to take that white lotus root, yet he really did not know it would transform into the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.

Creation Azure Lotus before them had indeed berated the Three Pure Ones.

But she had also indeed named the spiritual treasures the Three Pure Ones would obtain.

The Coiling Dragon Flat Cane, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and the Green Duckweed Sword.

If they worked backward from those names, there really did seem to be countless subtle ties to Creation Azure Lotus.

"The consciousness born from Creation Azure Lotus itself should have some judgment regarding the evolution of its own true body... Perhaps saying such things is not so strange."

"Maybe it deliberately let us hear it so that we would spare its life."

Jade Pure Yuanshi offered another possibility.

This notion was actually quite far-fetched.

For an innate supreme treasure with attributes like Creation Azure Lotus to give birth to spiritual intelligence was already unimaginably difficult.

The consciousness before them was clearly newly born. How could it understand its own true body so thoroughly so quickly?

Of course.

If they considered it from that angle, it was still a possibility.

Why are the Three Pure Ones still standing around grinning? Hurry up and do it already. I've waited so long the flowers have withered.

Die early, be reborn early. Refuse to die, live forever. Hurry up and free me...

If she could transform feet right now, Zhou Qingqing might still have entertained the idea of struggling a little.

Unfortunately, she could not.

So she decided to completely give up.

She had no choice but to give up.

She was only a delicate little lotus flower. What else could she do?

Zhou Qingqing no longer wanted to care about any of that pointless stuff. Gritting her teeth, she prepared to wholeheartedly embrace death.

Supreme Pure Laozi: ...

Jade Pure Yuanshi: ...

Upper Pure Tongtian: ...

They were utterly speechless.

Just moments ago, the three of them had concluded that this anomaly was Creation Azure Lotus's attempt to escape death.

Then they heard Zhou Qingqing's declaration that she wholeheartedly wished to die.

Jade Pure Yuanshi's face reddened slightly.

It was not as though he had never seen the world. After gaining spiritual intelligence, everyone sought immortality and the Dao. Who had ever begged to die?

This truly was his first time seeing such a thing.

Upper Pure Tongtian secretly laughed as well.

Creation Azure Lotus was the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus, an innate supreme treasure. How could it possibly wither?

He now truly believed Zhou Qingqing's words.

He cultivated the Great Dao of the Sword and acted with unparalleled sharpness. It was indeed possible that he could not suppress fortune. If he truly failed to find an innate supreme treasure capable of suppressing fortune in the future, it would be rather troublesome.

That could wait for now.

What truly troubled the Three Pure Ones was the supposed outcome of brothers fighting each other and slaughtering one another.

If they could not uncover the reason behind it, the three brothers might not be able to sleep.

Though they did not need to sleep anyway.

"Better to believe it exists than believe it does not."

"Our deductions say that this 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus is fated with us, but they do not explicitly state that the red flower, white lotus root, and green lotus leaf are our destined opportunities."

"Perhaps our destined opportunity is instead the consciousness within this Creation Azure Lotus whose inner voice we can hear."

After a long silence,

Supreme Pure Laozi ultimately made this judgment.

Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian's eyes immediately lit up.

What Eldest Brother said really did make sense.

Where there was a cause, there would be an effect.

The sudden appearance of something that dared curse the Three Pure Ones was certainly not so simple.

"Besides, I also want to know how we brothers could possibly end up dividing our fortunes, fighting each other, and slaughtering one another."

"I think it would be better to keep her. Second Brother, Third Brother, what do you think?"

"I agree."

"I agree as well!"

Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian had no objections to their eldest brother's proposal.

In their hearts,

this was indeed the best method.

"Since you agree, then do not reveal any abnormality before her that might show we can hear her inner voice. I will act and bring her back to Eastern Kunlun."

"Under our watchful eyes, we should be able to obtain more information."

Supreme Pure Laozi's gaze flickered.

Their earlier conversation had all taken place through divine sense, without revealing the slightest anomaly outwardly. Naturally, they could maintain that state now and pretend they knew nothing.

"But if so, what reason should we use to bring Creation Azure Lotus back? After all, in her understanding, she is supposed to be split into three."

Jade Pure Yuanshi was puzzled and could not help asking another question.

"Do not worry. This old Daoist naturally has a reason!"

Supreme Pure Laozi's expression did not change. Then his divine eyes shifted, emitting a sharp gleam, as though he were about to act and completely separate the azure lotus before him.

Finally. Whether you split me into three or eight pieces is up to you. Hurry up.

The Three Pure Ones once again heard that familiar voice complaining and nearly laughed aloud.

They truly wanted to see how Eldest Brother would manage to turn this into sparing her life.

"Eh? No, Creation Azure Lotus has developed consciousness. It has indeed gained another measure of merit and fortune. It cannot be killed."

Exaggerated.

Too exaggerated.

That acting was utterly terrible.

Seeing their eldest brother's stiff reversal, Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian nearly failed to hold it in.

However.

The next moment,

their faces darkened.

Because that familiar voice echoed in their ears again.

Damn it, Supreme Purity's cultivation really is much higher than those two. Primordial Beginning and Tongtian are truly useless—they did not even notice me.

Supreme Purity, I was a little harsh when I cursed you earlier. You're not old. You're the number one among the Three Pure Ones, and you're so handsome!

Jade Pure Yuanshi: ...

Upper Pure Tongtian: ...

They had not expected to suffer such a devastating blow here.

They had noticed too, all right!