T... Taiji?

"Eldest Brother, the Alchemy Gourd is pretty good. Why not just leave it at that?"

"Exactly. Eldest Brother, why don't you just accept it?"

Hearing the mockery in his two brothers' voice transmissions, Supreme Pure Laozi ignored them and focused his mind.

"What about the Qiankun Gourd?"

The Qiankun Gourd.

Supreme Pure Laozi planned to refine a Qiankun world into the gourd, fusing countless universes within it.

"What good is having more space? Eldest Brother still needs it to store pills, doesn't he?"

Tongtian teased with a smile, giving his eldest brother no face at all.

"Then how about refining it into a Five Elements Gourd?"

Supreme Pure Laozi spoke lightly.

"The Five Elements Great Dao does rank above the Yin-Yang Gourd I refined, and above Third Brother's original Water-Fire Gourd. But a simple Five Elements Gourd would only be a little stronger than ours. The difference would still be very limited."

Jade Pure Yuanshi smacked his lips and sent the words to his eldest brother.

He did not think highly of his eldest brother refining the gourd into a Five Elements Gourd.

This...

Supreme Pure Laozi had proposed two plans in a row, yet both had been rejected by his brothers.

In an instant, Supreme Pure Laozi felt utterly humiliated.

If you ask me, First Master should refine it into a Taiji Gourd.

But wouldn't First Master have to wait until he obtained the Taiji Diagram before comprehending Taiji?

Then there's no helping it. This gourd should just be an Alchemy Gourd.

Just as Supreme Pure Laozi was at his wits' end, Zhou Qingqing's inner voice arrived, though belatedly, in the ears of the Three Pure Ones.

Supreme Pure Laozi, meanwhile, fell silent as though he had heard a ceaseless surge of life.

Taiji.

It was one of the Five Primordial States.

It represented the unopened Chaos and the birth of all things.

Yet Zhou Qingqing's words said that he would wield Taiji in the future, this Taiji that represented one of the Five Primordial States.

If he was to grasp Taiji in the future, it meant that he already possessed the foundation of Taiji.

"If I can wield Taiji in the future timeline, then there should already be signs of it now."

Supreme Pure Laozi's white hair stirred without wind, and streaks of brilliance flashed through his eyes.

"And among the things I currently wield, the only thing capable of evolving into Taiji is my origin pure qi."

"Supreme Purity evolves Taiji."

As his thoughts turned.

Countless realizations manifested within Supreme Pure Laozi's primordial spirit.

"The Dao... lies above Taiji yet is not lofty; beneath the Six Extremes yet is not deep..."

In an instant.

Supreme Pure Laozi spoke with a broad smile.

"This gourd of mine shall be refined into a Taiji Gourd!"

Jade Pure Yuanshi: ...

Upper Pure Tongtian: ...

Who had just been saying that he would rely on his own power to deduce a gourd suited to himself? How had he joined the crowd in the blink of an eye?

Jade Pure Yuanshi was even more disdainful of his eldest brother.

At least he had made up the title Primordial Beginning before turning his gourd into a Yin-Yang Gourd.

But when it came to his eldest brother, he did not even bother making anything up. He simply took the Taiji Gourd and used it outright. Was he really not afraid Zhou Qingqing would grow suspicious?

Ah, so First Master had already comprehended a trace of the true essence of Taiji?

Looks like I underestimated him. Well, First Master is destined to wield the Taiji Diagram, so it is perfectly normal for him to comprehend Taiji now.

But why did he think of refining the Purple-Gold Gourd into a Taiji Gourd? Was it because of Second Master and Third Master's influence, triggering countless changes all at once?

Supreme Pure Laozi listened as Zhou Qingqing began making associations again, possibly arriving at the conclusion that all three of the Three Pure Ones could hear her inner voice.

He immediately coughed.

"Qingqing, you also obtained two gourds this time. How do you want to refine them?"

Hearing their eldest brother speak.

Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian immediately cast admiring looks at him.

They truly admired how effortlessly he could shift the topic at a time like this.

All three brothers had already settled on their gourds. Was it not time to deal with their disciple's two gourds? They were thinking of Qingqing, after all.

Right, I still have two gourds!

Zhou Qingqing had been wondering why her three masters had refined such different gourds, but only after First Master's suggestion did she remember that her own gourds had not yet been decided.

Her cultivation was still very low, so she could not yet carry out the refining methods for these gourds. In the end, she would naturally have to rely on her masters.

With my three masters backing me, I can go all out.

Let me think. What were some of the powerful gourds those readers had imagined?

Right, the first one definitely has to be Chaos. Black sounds naturally suited to Chaos!

"..."

What?

Chaos?

The Three Pure Ones' faces darkened as they heard Zhou Qingqing's inner voice.

Supreme Pure Laozi in particular.

He had just thought his Taiji Gourd was quite good, yet his disciple was completely unsatisfied and immediately wanted a Chaos Gourd.

She really dared to imagine it.

Although the Chaos Great Dao had not entered the top ten among the Three Thousand Great Daos, it possessed considerable uniqueness. It was not something that could be refined easily.

Supreme Pure Laozi immediately spoke.

"Give your two gourds to your Second Master and Third Master. Just say what you want."

"..."

What a cunning old fox!

Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian were both dumbfounded.

Their eldest brother had reacted far too quickly.

The moment he heard that Zhou Qingqing wanted to refine a Chaos Gourd, he immediately excluded himself from the task.

Jade Pure Yuanshi had just been about to object when he heard Zhou Qingqing's crisp voice.

"Second Master, I want my first gourd refined into a Chaos Gourd. I'll have to trouble you, Second Master!"

Jade Pure Yuanshi's face twitched. Knowing it was already too late, he could only grit his teeth and accept the task.

"Fine. When I refine the Yin-Yang Gourd, I will help you gather Chaos qi as well."

Things had come to this.

Jade Pure Yuanshi no longer struggled. Yin and yang qi were not easy to gather anyway, so gathering some Chaos qi for Zhou Qingqing on the side was not impossible.

"For the last gourd, think carefully. Your Third Master will definitely help you refine it properly."

Jade Pure Yuanshi emphasized the word "properly," clearly unwilling to suffer alone.

Upper Pure Tongtian raised his brows indifferently.

"Qingqing, just say it. No matter what kind of gourd it is, your master can help you refine it."

Wow, Third Master is so dependable. Unfortunately, I really do not have much else left to refine. Right, I will take form in the future, and I will no longer need the Creation Azure Lotus itself. Then refining a Creation Gourd is quite necessary.

Creation Gourd!

Jade Pure Yuanshi wanted to cover his face and weep.

Compared to the Chaos Gourd, this was far less difficult. Who would have thought that after all his maneuvering, Third Brother would end up getting the easy task?

"Third Master, please refine this gourd of mine into a Creation Gourd."

The corners of Upper Pure Tongtian's lips curled up slightly.

His heart had been sincere, without calculation, and that was why he had received such an outcome.

"Good!"

Upper Pure Tongtian agreed without hesitation.

This left Zhou Qingqing deeply puzzled. She felt that Third Master was in an exceptionally good mood right now, though she had no idea why.