I Was Joking-There Really Are Gourds

The Demon Clan.

Supreme Pure Laozi's gaze flickered.

Zhou Qingqing had already mentioned Di Jun and Taiyi founding the Demon Clan.

Now, she had said that the gourd Nuwa obtained would be refined into the Demon-Summoning Gourd.

Supreme Pure Laozi keenly seized upon this matter.

Clearly, Zhou Qingqing did not want Nuwa to become involved with the Demon Clan, the "protagonists" in her eyes.

Coupled with Zhou Qingqing's earlier mention that Nuwa and Fuxi would become connected to him in some way, Supreme Pure Laozi decided to act later.

There was no opportunity at present, so he could only wait quietly for the right moment to make his move.

Eh? Now that everyone fated with the gourds has taken their spiritual treasures, doesn't that mean the remaining ones are all fated with my three masters?

The last gourd to mature should fall into our hands too, right? That would be wonderful.

Hearing Zhou Qingqing's inner voice,

the Three Pure Ones immediately realized this.

Without much hesitation,

the Three Pure Ones stepped forward together, each plucking the gourd that resonated with them before storing it within their sleeves.

Jade Pure Yuanshi pondered for a moment, then plucked the final purple-black gourd as well.

Then Zhou Qingqing discovered that the purple-black gourd did not enter Primordial Beginning's sleeve. Instead, it appeared within her Green Lotus Space.

"Qingqing, you are the First Disciple of the Three Pure Ones. This gourd shall be bestowed upon you as your spiritual treasure."

Before Zhou Qingqing could grow confused, she heard Jade Pure Yuanshi's voice transmission.

So the Three Pure Ones had actually claimed this spiritual treasure for themselves, and had even bestowed it upon her as a reward.

Zhou Qingqing was naturally overjoyed. She had only been joking, yet she had truly received one of the seven gourds.

"Thank you, Master!"

Being the First Disciple of the Three Pure Ones really was great. When they had spiritual treasures, they truly bestowed them.

Zhou Qingqing sighed inwardly, feeling that she had truly found reliable backers.

The surrounding immortals and gods said nothing as the Three Pure Ones took all four gourds. The immortals and gods who had come here only collected spiritual treasures that resonated with their essence and blood.

If there were none,

then they considered them to be fated elsewhere and naturally would not act.

By the time Supreme Pure Laozi plucked the Purple-Gold Gourd,

they had already lost all interest in remaining here.

Di Jun and Taiyi, for example, no longer wished to linger on Mount Buzhou. They transformed into golden rainbows and vanished between heaven and earth.

The two brothers were simply not welcomed by the immortals and gods before them. There was no need to stay and watch others obtain treasures.

"Fellow Daoists, come to my Five Manor Temple next time to enjoy Ginseng Fruit together. We shall be leaving as well."

Zhen Yuanzi bowed slightly with his friend.

They too vanished from Mount Buzhou.

Nuwa and Fuxi were in no hurry. Their dojo was originally located among the mountains of Mount Buzhou, and they would arrive after merely turning a corner.

Naturally, they intended to continue chatting with the Three Pure Ones.

Eh? They're leaving so quickly?

The spiritual treasures here haven't all been taken yet.

I remember that the Innate Gourd Vine and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil beneath its vines are both Nuwa's spiritual treasures. Why does it seem like no one is coming to take them?

My three masters don't seem to have noticed either?

That won't do. I have to remind them. I can't let these spiritual treasures remain on Mount Buzhou.

Supreme Pure Laozi, who was the last to put away the Purple-Gold Gourd and was about to leave, paused slightly.

His gaze swept unobtrusively over the Innate Gourd Vine.

After bearing seven gourds, this Innate Gourd Vine had degraded into an acquired treasure. Moreover, it carried the aura of lightning tribulation within it and seemed to have completely lost all vitality.

It looked utterly useless.

He had nearly turned around and left for real.

Yet now, his disciple was saying that this Gourd Vine held another mystery.

Not only that.

There was even Breathing Soil beneath the Gourd Vine, and it was all connected to Nuwa?

Without waiting for Zhou Qingqing to speak up and remind him,

Supreme Pure Laozi moved with lightning speed, reaching out and placing his hand upon the exposed Gourd Vine.

Oh, I knew it. How could my masters possibly fail to notice the Gourd Vine's extraordinary nature?

Eldest Master is as formidable as ever.

He was the first to discover my consciousness back then, and now he has discovered the Gourd Vine's extraordinary nature before Lady Nuwa.

But now that this spiritual treasure has fallen into Eldest Master's hands, how will it be given to Lady Nuwa?

Seeing Supreme Pure Laozi act, Zhou Qingqing knew that her Eldest Master would bring all the spiritual treasures here under his control. Naturally reassured, she began thinking about other matters.

However,

there was no point in dwelling on such matters. After giving it some thought, she cast it aside.

Supreme Pure Laozi silently turned his cold sweat into nothingness.

You would never know until you pulled up the Gourd Vine.

Once he did, it gave him quite a fright.

On the surface,

this Gourd Vine, which had degraded into an acquired treasure, seemed to have become useless.

But once he pulled it out completely,

Supreme Pure Laozi discovered that this Gourd Vine truly held another mystery.

"Eh!"

Nuwa, who had yet to leave, widened her beautiful eyes and turned her gaze toward Supreme Pure Laozi's hand.

The previously inconspicuous Gourd Vine suddenly erupted with spiritual aura comparable to an acquired supreme treasure, making her cry out softly in surprise.

The Gourd Vine appeared to have completely perished, yet amid that destruction was a trace of vitality. Between destruction and rebirth, it seemed to contain the intent of ceaseless creation.

Before Nuwa could examine it further,

nine different rays of light immediately radiated from beneath where the Gourd Vine had spread.

As the rays pressed down, they revealed their true form.

They were nine-colored soil.

With just one glance, Nuwa could determine the soil's properties.

It could multiply without limit, endlessly regenerate, and contained infinite transformations.

Zhou Qingqing naturally saw the stunned expression on Nuwa's face.

So Lady Nuwa looks like this when she sees this spiritual treasure too.

You may not know this, but in the original course of events, this spiritual treasure should have been yours. Unfortunately, it has now fallen into Eldest Master's hands, so it seems it no longer belongs to you.

You can only come borrow the treasure from my master when you become a saint.

Supreme Pure Laozi listened to his disciple's gloating.

He thoroughly understood just how important the objects in his hands were to Nuwa.

In the original course of events, the Three Pure Ones should have been completely dismissive of the Gourd Vine and would naturally have been unable to discover the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil beneath it.

A meticulous woman like Nuwa might have discovered the Gourd Vine's mysteries afterward and brought it under her control.

Perhaps that was why Zhou Qingqing had said that the Gourd Vine and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil were Nuwa's spiritual treasures.