Choosing a Master? Pick Me, Pick Me!

What a grand gesture.

It seemed I'd had at least a little prejudice against the Three Pure Ones before.

The Merit Water condensed from the Heaven-and-Earth Mystic Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda, an acquired merit defensive supreme treasure, gave me the feeling of being surrounded by filthy rich gold.

Once I transformed, I had to go look for the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler, which was famed alongside it. When the time came, using merit personally to get things done would definitely look impressive.

Hearing Zhou Qingqing's thoughts,

Supreme Pure Laozi nearly stumbled again.

He had taken out the Heaven-and-Earth Mystic Yellow Exquisite Treasure Pagoda to display the majesty and dominance of the eldest of the Three Pure Ones.

Zhou Qingqing truly had praised him.

Yet in the end, there was an unexpected reversal.

The acquired merit offensive supreme treasure—the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler.

Even Supreme Pure Laozi did not know where this supreme treasure was, yet Zhou Qingqing had casually mentioned it.

Acquired merit treasures like these inherently concealed heavenly secrets. Unless one truly had fate with them, they were difficult to divine.

Zhou Qingqing herself was the Creation Azure Lotus, so it did not seem particularly out of place for her to casually speak of the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler.

As for Zhou Qingqing's grand boasts,

even if the Three Pure Ones had not been used to them before, they were now.

"All right, Tongtian. You may place the Azure Lotus into the Lotus Pond."

Supreme Pure Laozi no longer even wanted to speak. He immediately instructed Tongtian to send the Azure Lotus before them into the Lotus Pond.

Tongtian found it amusing, but his hands did not stop moving.

Power surged through his hand and gathered in his palm.

Zhou Qingqing only felt her body lighten, and then she slowly descended at a steady pace into the newly constructed Lotus Pond.

The lotus path led into hidden depths.

Threads of merit power immediately gathered from the pond water toward her lotus body.

Merit truly is the most powerful thing in the Primordial World. I feel refreshed and clear-headed now—hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of times more comfortable than on Mount Buzhou.

The Three Pure Ones glanced from the corners of their eyes at the Creation Azure Lotus stretching out her branches and leaves in the Lotus Pond, then silently nodded to themselves.

This little ancestor was truly difficult to serve.

Fortunately, they had successfully won her over in the end and had not tarnished the Three Pure Ones' reputation.

Just as they all relaxed,

another thought suddenly came through.

Relying solely on my true body to absorb this merit and ancestral qi works, but the speed is far too slow. I need to properly comprehend a cultivation method.

They all say one must comprehend the Great Dao in the Primordial World. I want to see whether I can use the Creation Azure Lotus to create a method suited to myself!

Figuring it out myself is far too troublesome.

The Three Pure Ones are right here. It would be such a waste not to make good use of this resource. Once my consciousness grows enough for me to communicate with them, couldn't I simply choose one of them as my master?

Beside the Lotus Pond,

the three standing Pure Ones stirred slightly and immediately began communicating through divine sense.

Supreme Pure Laozi coughed.

"The little girl wishes to take a master. That is a good idea."

"However, there are three of us. Whichever one she chooses, none of us should hold any resentment. Agreed?"

Their eldest brother had spoken.

Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian naturally could not object.

It was naturally a good thing if Little Green Lotus became their disciple.

If any one of them taught Zhou Qingqing a cultivation method, they could keep her by their side even after she transformed.

She carried the secret of the Three Pure Ones' divided fortunes and fratricidal conflict. They absolutely could not let her go.

With that in mind,

taking Little Green Lotus as a disciple indeed seemed quite good.

Now that Little Green Lotus had developed the thought of taking them as masters, it perfectly suited their wishes.

"Now, let us see which of us the little girl will choose as her master."

The Three Pure Ones exchanged glances. In truth, each of them believed he would be the one chosen as her master.

Zhou Qingqing swayed her lotus leaves.

She pondered inwardly.

If I'm taking a master, my first choice would naturally be Supreme Pure Laozi.

The instant he heard Zhou Qingqing name him as her choice for a master, Supreme Pure Laozi raised his brows slightly, and a warm smile immediately spread across his face.

"Hehe, I have to say, this girl has good judgment. Among the Three Pure Ones, I am the eldest brother. If she wishes to take a master, shouldn't I be the first one she thinks of?"

Supreme Pure Laozi was in an excellent mood and could not resist celebrating at halftime.

When Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian heard Zhou Qingqing say this, they too felt that she had already decided whom to take as her master.

There was really nothing they could do about it.

No matter what, Supreme Pure Laozi was their elder brother. In terms of seniority, he stood above them, so they had nowhere to argue their case.

The corners of Supreme Pure Laozi's lips rose. He had already begun considering which cultivation method to pass down to Zhou Qingqing.

But I remember Supreme Pure Laozi accepted very few disciples. In the end, it seemed he only had Xuandu Great Master as his disciple.

If I take him as my master, the difficulty would be far too high.

Zhou Qingqing remembered that Supreme Pure Laozi's first disciple was Xuandu Great Master, whom he accepted only after the Human Race was born and the Human Teaching had been established.

And after that,

the entire Human Teaching had only Xuandu Great Master as a personal disciple.

Although her origins were excellent, she was not of the Human Race. Taking Supreme Pure Laozi as her master would be far too difficult.

No, if I were taking a master in private, it would be fine to give it a try. But we are all in Eastern Kunlun right now. If I ask to become his disciple, Jade Pure Yuanshi and Upper Pure Tongtian will see it too.

If I get rejected outright, that would be far too embarrassing.

Absolutely not.

At the thought of Supreme Pure Laozi rejecting her, Zhou Qingqing felt endless embarrassment. She absolutely could not do something so irrational.

If she did,

there would be a blemish on her life as a lotus.

"..."

Supreme Pure Laozi was left utterly stunned as he listened to Zhou Qingqing's thoughts.

He had already decided to happily accept Zhou Qingqing as his disciple.

Yet this little girl had chickened out first.

Clearly, if she merely gave it a try, he would agree.

Even if Supreme Pure Laozi only had one disciple in the future, he could have two now. Would trying kill her???

Seeing their eldest brother suffer a setback,

Jade Pure Yuanshi forcibly held back his laughter, not allowing his dignity to be undermined.

"Eldest Brother, it seems you have no hope."

"Who told you to accept only one disciple in the future? Well, now it's too late!"

Jade Pure Yuanshi was extremely glad that his eldest brother had voluntarily proposed that they could not interfere with Zhou Qingqing's judgment. Otherwise, Zhou Qingqing really would have had a difficult time choosing him.

Now that the difficulty on Eldest Brother's side had risen,

it should be his turn next.

After all,

he had just given the little girl ancestral qi. It should, perhaps, maybe have some effect, right?

Jade Pure Yuanshi furrowed his brows and carefully listened to Zhou Qingqing's thoughts, not daring to relax in the slightest.