"It's fine. I understand."
The corners of Zhou Qingqing's lips curled up slightly.
"What I want isn't those flashy Lingbao."
"Fellow Daoist Di Jun, you cultivate the Emperor Dao, and as the Heavenly Emperor, you should have condensed Ultimate Dao Emperor Qi. Just give me a strand of it."
Bai Ze's eyes flickered.
Fairy Qingqing truly remained true to herself, acting entirely as he understood her to and not even pretending otherwise.
The key was—
Based on Bai Ze's understanding of the Demon Emperor, he would probably agree to Fairy Qingqing's request.
Having left the Primordial World, Di Jun was still a prisoner.
Bai Ze always felt that Fairy Qingqing could keep the Demon Emperor firmly under her thumb.
As that thought settled, he heard the Demon Emperor in the water mirror continue, "I can give you Ultimate Dao Emperor Qi, but I want to know what you plan to do with it."
With the Primordial World ascending in dimension, Di Jun still wanted to return there with Taiyi.
Ultimate Dao Emperor Qi was profoundly mysterious, yet in Zhou Qingqing's eyes, it was probably nothing remarkable. He wanted to know what she needed it for.
"Nothing much. I just want to try something."
"You know that Cangjie of the Human Race rose straight from a mortal to Zenith Heaven. I want to see whether there are people in the Human Race capable of carrying Ultimate Dao Emperor Qi and rising to prominence."
Di Jun was quite surprised.
He had not expected Zhou Qingqing to state her purpose so directly.
Even if she had not said it, Bai Ze could have told him the answer later. Still, hearing it from Zhou Qingqing herself made him feel as though she had become more candid.
In the past, when he lost Lingbao and