Foolish Tongtian

"This should be the right place. This must be where my three nephews were born." Xuanxiao gazed at the mountains before him and muttered softly to himself.

Kunlun Mountain was simply too vast. Even Xuanxiao had spent quite some time before finally catching that familiar aura within the mountain range.

Kunlun Mountain was known as the ancestor of all mountains in the Primordial Wilderness. Its territory was so vast that even Buzhou Mountain was slightly inferior.

Buzhou Mountain's uniqueness lay in its towering height, which reached straight into the clouds and connected directly to Chaos. It was an important pillar supporting Heaven and Earth;

Kunlun Mountain, on the other hand, was where the ancestral veins of the Primordial Wilderness converged. It was the source of the spiritual veins throughout the entire Primordial World.

At that moment, an innate grand array appeared before Xuanxiao, enveloping the entire mountain range.

In the Primordial World, every birthplace of an Innate Divine Being would be protected by such a grand array. It was not exclusive to the Three Pure Ones.

Just like Thunder Marsh, where Xuanxiao lived, there was a similar grand array there as well.

However, the function of these grand arrays was merely to protect the lifeforms within until they were born and took human form.

Once the array sensed that the lifeforms had taken human form, it would automatically dissipate.

"Looks like I arrived in time. The Three Pure Ones haven't yet taken human form or been born." Xuanxiao looked at the innate grand array before him and nodded in satisfaction.

Before his voice had even faded, Xuanxiao took one step forward. His figure directly pierced through the grand array and entered it, as if the Protective Array were completely ineffective against him.

As soon as Xuanxiao entered, he saw three masses of primordial spirits slowly circling around the clear qi and the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.

The three masses of primordial spirits sensed Xuanxiao's intrusion and immediately panicked, rapidly shrinking into the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.

Seeing this, Xuanxiao was slightly stunned. "Huh? I didn't expect you three little fellows to have already gained sentience. Looks like I spent too much time at the Daoist Yin-Yang's place."

He looked at the pagoda, the corners of his mouth curling upward as he chuckled. "But you think hiding inside the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda will leave me powerless against you?"

As he spoke, Xuanxiao extended his palm and gently clenched it. The Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda instantly began to shake violently.

"Heh, you little trinket. You still dare resist? Looks like I'll have to let you see the 'harshness' of the world." Xuanxiao increased the force in his hand and suddenly reached forward. The Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda fell steadily into his grasp.

Immediately afterward, Xuanxiao squeezed hard. With a crisp crack, he had actually damaged the Treasure of Merit using nothing but the strength of his physical body.

Under Xuanxiao's assault, the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda immediately stopped struggling and fell silent.

Just then, an extremely faint transmission came from inside the pagoda. "Who are you? How were you able to pass through the Protective Array Father God set up for us? What do you want to do to us?" The voice sounded somewhat childish, but its tone was calm. Xuanxiao guessed that this was probably the eldest of the Three Pure Ones, Taiqing Laozi.

Xuanxiao gently shook the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda in his hand and replied with a smile, "Before asking about my identity, shouldn't you introduce yourselves first?"

After a moment, another voice came from inside the pagoda. "I am Taiqing Laozi. The other two are my younger brothers, Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian. The three of us brothers were transformed from the primordial spirits of Father God Pangu." His words were filled with pride and confidence.

Indeed, the status of the Three Pure Ones in the Primordial World could be called one of the most exalted.

They were not only top-tier Innate Divine Beings, but had also been transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit. They were equivalent to Pangu's offspring, and such an identity did give them reason to be proud.

However, that depended on whom they were being compared with.

In front of Xuanxiao, their so-called noble status was far from enough.

Taiqing Laozi revealed their identities partly out of his own pride, and partly because he wanted to intimidate Xuanxiao and prevent him from acting recklessly. Unfortunately, they had chosen the wrong person this time.

Hearing Taiqing Laozi's proud reply, a malicious amusement suddenly rose in Xuanxiao's heart. He deliberately put on an astonished expression. "You were transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit!? I never expected your identities to be so noble. My apologies, my apologies."

Another voice soon came from inside the pagoda. "Good that you know. Now hurry up and release us!" This voice was even more arrogant than Laozi's. Xuanxiao knew at once that it was Yuqing Yuanshi.

"You're Yuqing Yuanshi, aren't you?" Xuanxiao looked at the pagoda in his hand and asked with a smile.

"Hmph, so what if I am? I'm not afraid of you!" Yuanshi's haughty voice came from inside the pagoda.

"Oh? Then do you know what my identity is?" Hearing Yuanshi speak so haughtily, Xuanxiao not only did not become angry, but found it extremely amusing.

"Who are you? Could it be that you're related to us and are also our brother?" This time, the voice carried a hint of innocence. Xuanxiao inexplicably detected a distinctly foolish quality in it. Without needing to think, this was definitely Shangqing Tongtian.

Smack! A crisp sound rang out inside the pagoda.

"Second Brother, you hit me again! This is already the hundred and fifth thousand five hundred and seventy-eighth time you've hit me. If you hit me again, I'll cry! Big Brother will definitely help me teach you a lesson then." Tongtian's aggrieved voice rang out.

"Tongtian, are you stupid? There are only three of us brothers, and his aura is clearly different from ours. How could he possibly be our brother?" Yuanshi said irritably.

"Besides, you already revealed your plan. How could Big Brother possibly help you now? I hit you to make you come to your senses. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll be deceived by others after you're born."

"And you actually remember so clearly that I've hit you a hundred and fifth thousand five hundred and seventy-eight times. Are you planning to get revenge on me after you're born? Looks like I need to hit you a few more times."

"Second Brother, you keep saying I'm stupid, but I'm not stupid at all. Sometimes I'm even incredibly clever. For example, I revealed my plan just now to make you lower your guard."

Immediately afterward, another smack came from inside the pagoda.

"Damn you, Tongtian! How dare you launch a sneak attack? I'll beat your head flat today!!!"

"Hehehe, you fell for it! I told you I wasn't stupid!"

Listening to the two inside the pagoda bicker and fool around on their own, several black lines appeared on Xuanxiao's forehead. He sighed inwardly. These are the Sages who will rule the fate of the Primordial Wilderness in the future? Why are they as childish as elementary school kids?

No wonder the Primordial World would later shatter. With personalities like theirs, Big Brother actually handed the Primordial Wilderness over to them. It's truly incomprehensible. Fortunately, they have me, their Second Uncle.

However, Xuanxiao also understood that the Three Pure Ones had gained sentience less than ten thousand years ago. Judging by the stages of human growth, they might still be like embryos right now. For them to possess this much intelligence was already quite good.

"Both of you, stop it! There's someone outside!" Laozi's helpless voice came from inside the pagoda. It was filled with utter resignation, clearly showing that this was far from the first time he had mediated an argument between the two.

Xuanxiao even had reason to suspect that the reason Laozi would later become so detached and inactive was probably because Yuanshi and Tongtian, those two living treasures, had exhausted him completely.