Seeking the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag for His Disciple

Upper Pure Tongtian's sword-like brows lifted slightly.

Having just helped Queen Mother of the West with a favor, he was much more at ease now. When he heard her question, he considered his words before finally speaking.

"Fellow Daoist Queen Mother of the West, I did not come to Western Kunlun for anything else. I came precisely for the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag in your possession."

"The Three Pure Ones have taken in a disciple whose origin is the 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus. Her cultivation is currently stuck at the Golden Immortal realm, and she needs a flag transformed from a lotus leaf to condense the Five Qi."

Huh?

Zhou Qingqing had just thought her Third Master had truly only come to watch the show. She had not expected him to be asking for a spiritual treasure on her behalf.

So her Master had long seen through the bottleneck she faced and had already come up with a solution.

Her Third Master truly was the most handsome of the Three Pure Ones.

Tongtian could not help feeling pleased with himself.

Luckily, Eldest Brother and Second Brother were not here. This gave him the chance to step forward and show himself off first. As long as he maintained his image, he would surely become the most favored among the three brothers.

Queen Mother of the West raised her head in surprise.

The 24-Petal Creation Azure Lotus was an innate supreme treasure.

Throughout the entire Primordial World, treasures like this basically could not give birth to spiritual intelligence. Even if one happened to develop spiritual intelligence, it would usually be erased and turned into the treasure's own spirit.

Yet the neighboring Three Pure Ones had not erased its spiritual intelligence. They had even taken it in as a disciple.

That alone would have been one thing.

But now, in order to let this disciple continue cultivating smoothly, they were even gathering spiritual treasures to pave the way for her.

That was far too costly.

It is indeed touching that Third Master is asking for the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag on my behalf.

But is it not a little rash to expect Queen Mother of the West to hand over a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure based on a single favor?

Invisible cold sweat seeped from Tongtian's temples.

Of course, he knew that trying to exchange a single favor for the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag was rather presumptuous.

If Eldest Brother and Second Brother had been here, this would never have happened.

Back at the Purple Cloud Palace—

Eldest Brother had actually mentioned matters related to this.

But Queen Mother of the West had happened to ask, and he had always been straightforward by nature, not particularly skilled at concealing things. So he could only state his objective first.

As for whether Queen Mother of the West would be angered, that was another matter.

A single favor is far too flimsy.

If you ask me, to exchange for a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure bestowed by the Dao Ancestor, you would need to help Queen Mother of the West resolve the hidden danger of her status as leader of all female immortals.

Tongtian discreetly shifted his gaze to the lotus patterns adorning his Daoist robe.

That was what Eldest Brother had said back then.

But he did not possess Supreme Pure Laozi's ability to deduce heavenly secrets, so he had no way of figuring out how to resolve Queen Mother of the West's hidden danger.

From Zhou Qingqing's inner thoughts—

She seemed to have some ideas.

Tongtian could only place his hopes on Zhou Qingqing now. Otherwise, if Queen Mother of the West said no later, it would be far too embarrassing.

Zhou Qingqing had no idea that her praised Third Master had only now realized the importance of saving face.

The simplest way to remove the hidden danger of a supreme status is naturally to wait until my three Masters attain sainthood and surpass Hongjun in cultivation.

Heh heh!

If she relied on that method, Queen Mother of the West would truly have to wait until the flowers withered. Better not mention it at all.

If it cannot be resolved, then the only option is to delay the backlash.

I remember that after Nuwa attained sainthood, Queen Mother of the West basically vanished from the public eye in the Primordial World.

And every time she reappeared, she carried a new legend and took command of the authority of another status.

In other words, if Queen Mother of the West herself obtains supreme statuses, she should be able to offset the backlash from a Saint's fortune.

Zhou Qingqing recalled the many legends surrounding Queen Mother of the West in later ages.

I remember titles such as Golden Mother Primordial Sovereign, Nine-Spirited Marvelous Turtle Mountain Golden Mother, Great Numinous Nine Radiances Turtle Terrace Golden Mother, Lord of Cave Yin, Unborn Venerable Mother... These statuses would surely help Queen Mother of the West greatly lessen the backlash of fortune.

But even if I know this, I cannot tell Third Master. I cannot even hint at it. How could a mere Golden Immortal like me possibly comprehend the mysteries of statuses?

Tongtian's gaze deepened.

His disciple truly was extraordinary. She had directly found a method that even Eldest Brother's deductions had failed to uncover.

And he—

Would take this method and use it directly.

It might be a little shameless.

But it was all for Zhou Qingqing to obtain the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag.

Upper Pure Tongtian felt not the slightest burden.

Without blushing or skipping a beat, he continued.

"Fellow Daoist Queen Mother of the West, I will not take your Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag for nothing."

"You have yet to refine this treasure. I presume you are worried about the effect that the status of leader of all female immortals will have on you."

Queen Mother of the West's expression changed slightly as she stared at Tongtian in astonishment.

She had not expected the information she had only barely caught through the Kunlun Mirror to be pointed out so directly by Tongtian.

No matter which time and space she looked into, the Kunlun Mirror showed that her position as leader of all female immortals would bring disaster rather than fortune.

In the future, a female cultivator carrying boundless fortune would surely rise above her, turning her title as leader of all female immortals into a joke.

Yet this status had ultimately been bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, so she could only accept it.

And because she had been desperate to learn a solution, she had repeatedly used the Kunlun Mirror, bringing calamity upon herself.

If Tongtian truly knew how to resolve it, then the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag was nothing at all.

"If you wish to resolve your present predicament, you cannot establish an Immortal Court like Eastern Duke."

"Beyond that, you must seek supreme statuses that align with your own Great Dao. Supreme statuses such as Lord of Cave Yin, Golden Mother Primordial Sovereign, and Unborn Venerable Mother can help you offset the backlash of fortune."

"When I attain sainthood and gain the ability to remove the decree, I promise to personally eliminate everything for you completely!"

Hah, I worried for nothing. Third Master already had a plan.

He should have said so earlier. He made me worry for nothing.

Could it be that, in the original course of events, Third Master was the one who guided Queen Mother of the West? It was only that later, Third Master never gained the ability to remove the decree?

Hearing his disciple begin to misunderstand him, Tongtian was speechless. The less capable he was, the less responsibility he bore.

He was merely copying the cat from the tiger. What did he know about the future?

Queen Mother of the West lowered her eyes. With a sweep of her sleeve, she took out a flag emanating misty radiance.

"Even if Fellow Daoist Upper Pure does not remove the decree for me, this is already enough to exchange for my Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag."

No matter how precious the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag was, it was ultimately only a top-grade spiritual treasure.

But Upper Pure Tongtian's advice would directly help stabilize her future Dao path.

Had she not forced herself to operate the Kunlun Mirror despite her Dao injuries precisely to learn this answer?

Thus, Queen Mother of the West was extremely decisive and directly handed over the Western Plain White Cloud Boundary Flag.