Zhou Qingqing's First Appearance

If the Chaos Bell were to smash the formation outside the Innate Gourd Vine to pieces, wouldn't that mean the final gourd wouldn't be able to form?

Well, smashed was smashed; anyway, she had no idea what kind of powers that thing even had.

Her three masters' current methods probably didn't stand a single chance against a full-throttle Taiyi.

Otherwise, the final gourd from the original trajectory wouldn't have ended up with zero information known about it.

Watching the incoming Taiyi prepare to use the Chaos Bell to completely shatter the formation, Zhou Qingqing couldn't help but inwardly rant.

However.

She didn't count on the crowd of innate deities surrounding the area to step in.

Every single one of the grand deities gathered here right now possessed very few spiritual treasures, and their personal fortunes were anything not wealthy.

Even her own three masters.

The only things the eldest master could currently pull out to show were the acquired merit defensive supreme treasure, the Heaven-and-Earth Mystic Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda.

At most, plus Zhen Yuanzi's Earth Book.

The reputations of these two spiritual treasures were indeed massive, but in truth, both belonged to the enhanced defense attribute.

Yet the attacking Taiyi wielded the Chaos Bell.

What's more, Di Jun was assisting him from the side, possessing the innate top-grade companion spiritual treasure—the River Map and Luo Scroll.

Mount Buzhou was not the Purple Cloud Palace.

Behemoth-level figures like Di Jun and Taiyi didn't need to show any regard for the Sage Hongjun, so Zhou Qingqing's natural train of thought was to ignore the whole thing.

Better to avoid extra trouble than to create it; she would just lay flat and coast.

Yet.

She chose to lay flat in her heart.

However, this inner voice had already been heard by the Three Pure Ones.

The Three Pure Ones never expected their own disciple to lack so much confidence in her three masters.

If they hadn't already known that Taiyi using the Chaos Bell to destroy the formation would result in one gourd failing to form, that would be one thing.

Not only did they already know the outcome of Taiyi's strike, but they were also secretly being equated with incompetence by Zhou Qingqing; this was definitely something they could not endure.

However.

Just as Zhou Qingqing had said.

The Chaos Bell that Taiyi was currently wielding was the innate supreme treasure Chaos Bell, and simply projecting it outward was not enough to withstand that power.

Jade Pure Yuanshi's expression grew stern.

"Eldest Brother, Third Brother, we also have an innate supreme treasure; the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus is currently with me."

Hearing Yuanshi's proposal.

Supreme Pure Laozi's and Upper Pure Tongtian's eyes instantly lit up.

That was right.

They had almost forgotten about their own disciple.

This disciple who had just been mentally complaining that the three of them were useless was actually a genuine innate supreme treasure herself.

Back then, the reason they hadn't split her into three parts was because Zhou Qingqing had said they didn't understand the preciousness of an innate supreme treasure.

Now it was all the better.

This was precisely the time for them to make use of an innate supreme treasure.

Although the Three Pure Ones hadn't refined Zhou Qingqing.

Yet the First Disciple of the Three Pure Ones, Zhou Qingqing, had herself practiced the "Jade Pure Golden Casket Artifact Refining Record" passed down by Jade Pure Yuanshi. As long as the little girl cooperated, she could naturally display the efficacy of an innate supreme treasure as well.

Thinking up to this point, Jade Pure Yuanshi hesitated no longer and immediately sent a voice transmission to Zhou Qingqing.

"Qingqing, circulate the "Jade Pure Golden Casket Artifact Refining Record" right now; we need to use you to withstand the Chaos Bell."

Oh wow, how inhumane! They actually want to use a disciple's body to counter an innate supreme treasure. Is this a collapse of morality, or a distortion of divinity that allows the masters to think of such a method?

Listening to their disciple's inner rant, the Three Pure Ones couldn't help but twitch their eyebrows.

They were merely planning to pit an innate supreme treasure against an innate supreme treasure for a head-on clash; did they really deserve to be scolded like this?

They were certain that the quality of the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus surpassed that of the Chaos Bell.

Otherwise, how could they have come up with such an idea?

Did they really do something that infuriated both immortals and gods?

Just as they were starting to doubt their own idea.

Zhou Qingqing's voice transmission arrived.

"No problem, I'll circulate the mental cultivation method right now."

Unlike her inner rants, Zhou Qingqing acted just like a well-behaved baby at this moment, putting on a good-girl image that contrasted sharply with her inner voice.

Sigh, since I, Zhou Qingqing, am so magnanimous, I won't pursue your impoliteness.

Heeheehee, now you finally know the benefits of having an innate supreme treasure.

I hope the masters block the Chaos Bell, and when the time comes, remember my merits and reward me with a gourd to play with.

Zhou Qingqing almost forgot as well.

The original Three Pure Ones indeed lacked an innate supreme treasure, and naturally couldn't guard against the Chaos Bell.

But from the very moment she appeared at Mount Buzhou, the gears of fate began to turn.

She, Zhou Qingqing, had not been split into three, but had instead completely transformed into an innate supreme treasure. Strictly speaking, the current Three Pure Ones really did possess a method to contend with the Chaos Bell.

Right then and there, she dropped her carefree attitude and immediately began circulating the "Jade Pure Golden Casket Artifact Refining Record," echoing in resonance with her second master.

The next instant, she sensed a stream of the purest immortal qi and spiritual power flooding the main body of the Creation Azure Lotus.

"Taiyi, you are truly impolite! If you want to break the formation, you must first get past this old self!"

In the blink of an eye, Zhou Qingqing saw herself slowly flying outward. In the span of a breath, the twenty-four lotus petals unfurled leisurely, and countless azure lotus phantasms instantly flooded the entire space, directly blocking away all the aura of the Chaos Bell.

Holy shit, I am so amazing! I blocked Taiyi and the Chaos Bell just like that.

Listening to Zhou Qingqing's rants, Yuanshi barely managed to keep a straight face.

Clearly, it was his Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal magic power that had played the key role.

Yet from his disciple's end, it somehow sounded like all the credit belonged to her alone.

At least add a "Second Master and I are truly amazing" will you.

Of course, Yuanshi's feelings couldn't be revealed, so at the moment he could only look sternly toward Taiyi.

Taiyi's gaze narrowed slightly.

He had naturally long since discovered the immortals gathered below; it was just that with the Chaos Bell in hand, he simply hadn't cared about them at all.

He hadn't expected that the Three Pure Ones, who had made a name for themselves in the Purple Cloud Palace, actually possessed the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus as well.

This was something they hadn't displayed back in the Purple Cloud Palace at all.

"Ha-ha, Daoist Jade Pure, truly offending you. My second brother and I honestly did not see you fellow daoists."

"It was my younger brother who was rash; I ask you daoists not to hold it against him. I offer his apologies for him."

"Taiyi, why haven't you put the Chaos Bell away yet? Can you still not tell that these fellow daoists are also destined owners of the treasures here?"

Seeing Di Jun step forward, directly reprimanding Taiyi and immediately offering apologies to him, Yuanshi nodded slightly.

Compared to Taiyi's rashness, he actually rather favored an elder brother like Di Jun.

Being able to offer apologies to them at the very first moment, speaking with a breeze-like warmth—he was someone with refinement.

Oh wow, His Majesty the Demon Emperor is truly scheming.

As expected of a born emperor.

Wasn't Taiyi's action entirely following your orders? The gourds inside are destined to you, but they have nothing to do with Taiyi.

He must have been bored out of his mind to proactively use the Chaos Bell to destroy the formation.

What?

Taiyi's actions were actually instigated by Di Jun?

The favorable impression of Di Jun that Jade Pure Yuanshi had just cultivated vanished into thin air in an instant.

Intending to converse a couple of words with Di Jun originally, he once again shrank the Creation Azure Lotus back into lotus markings, and then said coldly, "Knowing it is enough; don't do this next time."

Having said that, he flicked his sleeves and returned to his own position.

Di Jun's gaze darkened.

He had let his younger brother Taiyi take the initiative to break the formation precisely to display a measure of strength before these daoists seated upon the prayer mats.

Furthermore, he intended to take the opportunity to apologize and build relations with several of them.

He hadn't expected the Three Pure Ones to possess an innate supreme treasure like the Creation Azure Lotus in their hands.

After he stepped forward to apologize, their attitude was still so cold, completely failing to achieve the outcome he had anticipated.