Di Jun and Tai Yi were utterly startled to discover an extra Golden Crow egg right beside them.
What on earth was that?
Why had an egg suddenly popped out?
Moreover, that aura shared the exact same root and origin as theirs. It was clearly a three-legged Golden Crow, born from the same source as them!
Di Jun hurriedly asked his Survival System, and the system told him that the origin of this Prehistoric World was immensely powerful, nurturing a third Golden Crow.
Tai Yi's system gave pretty much the same answer, but added one detail: this was definitely a scheme by the Heavenly Dao!
Tai Yi sucked in a breath of cold air upon hearing that.
He'd been targeted by the Heavenly Dao the moment he transmigrated?
Could this third Golden Crow be an arrangement by the Heavenly Dao to replace him!
Di Jun didn't have any particular thoughts about Qin Yuan's appearance. He saw it as nothing more than gaining an extra younger brother.
Hiding and surviving was already the plan with one brother. Wasn't it still surviving with two?
He refused to believe that if he kept a low profile and stayed put, those Ancestor Witches could still bust down their door!
Naturally, Qin Yuan was completely unaware of Di Jun and Tai Yi's thoughts. He simply kept rubbing against their eggshells.
Of course, Qin Yuan wasn't a real Golden Crow.
He simply felt that building a good relationship with his two elder brothers in advance would give them some mutual support when dealing with the Ancestor Witches in the future.
Zhang Hao had a massive headache when he saw the three Golden Crows on the Solar Star.
If it were only Di Jun and Tai Yi who had transmigrated, that would still be acceptable, but what in the world was this extra third Golden Crow!
Forget it. The Prehistoric World wasn't short on transmigrators anyway; one more wouldn't matter.
At worst, he would just make Hongjun take the blame. After all, in the eyes of transmigrators, he, the Prehistoric Heavenly Dao, was nothing more than an absolute moron.
Zhang Hao's gaze then landed on another location.
Buzhou Mountain
By this time, several yuanhui had passed since the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation, marking an era when the Three Clans were in decline and Prehistoric Great Powers emerged frequently.
One old, one middle-aged, one young, and one juvenile traveled together.
They were none other than the Three Pure Ones, along with... Li Shou, the fourth Qing of the Prehistoric World.
As a transmigrator from another world, his system had been cleaved by Pangu when it tried to invade Pangu's Primordial Spirit, but it had still successfully arranged the identity of the fourth Prehistoric Qing for him.
Without a system, Li Shou knew that his ultimate backing in the Prehistoric World was his three elder brothers, who were destined to attain sainthood.
Coming to Buzhou Mountain this time had also been his proposal.
According to his knowledge, the Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus was about to manifest.
Sure enough, a streak of dazzling multicolored light suddenly burst forth from a ravine on Buzhou Mountain.
The four exchanged glances, then immediately rushed toward the ravine.
It was a cyan, twenty-four-grade lotus, with Innate Undying Spiritual Light flickering all around it—it was none other than the Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus.
The Three Pure Ones felt a mutual stirring in their hearts; this Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus was comparable in grade to an Innate Supreme Treasure.
Even if it were split into three, no matter how much its quality dropped, it would still be no lower than a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Laozi reached out and guided a portion of the lotus, obtaining the Coiling Dragon Crutch.
Yuanshi followed close behind, drawing on the lotus root to form the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.
Tongtian obtained the Qingping Sword, formed from its lotus leaves.
As for Li Shou, he ended up with absolutely nothing.
"Fourth brother, why don't you take this Coiling Dragon Crutch of mine?"
"Your eldest brother has the Houtian Merit Supreme Treasure, the Mystic Yellow Pagoda, to protect him, so I'm not lacking in magical treasures anyway. Your cultivation is the lowest, so you need magical treasures to protect yourself even more."
Seeing Li Shou empty-handed, Laozi felt a pang of heartache.
Yuanshi and Tongtian felt much the same. The four of them formed a single entity, the Four Qings, and none of them could be neglected.
Feeling the concern of his three elder brothers, Li Shou found unfilial tears streaming down his face.
This was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, yet his eldest brother was giving it away just like that.
Before transmigrating, he had been an orphan. He'd never expected to experience genuine familial affection here in the Prehistoric World. No matter what happened in the future, he was the younger brother of the Three Pure Ones!
Li Shou knew Laozi meant well, and feared that refusing would create a rift between them.
Furthermore, the four of them were one, so it made no difference whose hands the magical treasure ended up in.
Thus, he agreed to Laozi's suggestion.
As it turned out, just as he was about to take the Coiling Dragon Crutch, a sudden anomaly occurred.
A fierce sword qi pierced through the void, striking straight at Li Shou's wrist, while someone snatched the Coiling Dragon Crutch away from a distance.
The Three Pure Ones hurriedly checked Li Shou's injuries.
Fortunately, the attack had only the power of an early Grand Unity Golden Immortal, so it hadn't harmed Li Shou's foundation.
"Who?!"
The Three Pure Ones shielded Li Shou behind them. Their Grand Unity Golden Immortal divine senses swept across the surroundings, quickly discovering a figure hiding in the shadows.
It was a young man in cyan robes, clutching the Coiling Dragon Crutch to his chest and crying bitterly at the top of his lungs.
"Wife! My wife! Ahhhhh!"
The Four Qings: ???
Watching the young man cry so heartrendingly, the four of them had no idea what was going on.
Moreover, the scene was simply too bizarre.
The other party was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, yet he was hugging a magical treasure and calling it his wife...
The young man's name was Xuan Qing. He had been transformed from a single lotus seed of the Thirty-Six-Grade Creation Green Lotus.
At the same time, he was also a transmigrator.
Ever since he transmigrated to the Prehistoric World, the Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus had been his constant companion.
It was the only being he could talk to, and as time passed, a peculiar sentiment toward the Creation Green Lotus had grown in his heart.
His plan was to wait until the Creation Green Lotus took human form, then retire with it in the mountains and forests.
Yet he never expected...
"System, is there any way you can resurrect my wife?"
Xuan Qing sought help from his Devouring System, his last hope.
"The host can restore the Creation Green Lotus by continuously devouring Prehistoric origin sources until he accumulates enough points."
The Devouring System was completely numb.
How on earth had the host it bound turned out to be such an absolute simp... As if that weren't enough, the Creation Green Lotus didn't even possess self-awareness!
How utterly tacky!
A flash of murderous intent crossed Xuan Qing's eyes upon hearing this. He then looked toward the bewildered Four Qings.
"The vengeance for my wife's death is irreconcilable. I, Xuan Qing, will remember this!"
With that, he intended to make off with the Coiling Dragon Crutch.
He wasn't an idiot. The Four Qings were all in the Great Luo realm, so rushing up alone would be throwing his life away.
"Where do you think you're going!" Tongtian's expression turned cold as he struck.
The Qingping Sword slashed straight toward the fleeing Xuan Qing.
Xuan Qing had spent all these years slacking off, or else playing at romance with the Creation Green Lotus. As a result, he had barely cultivated and had left most of his system quests uncompleted.
When Tongtian attacked, he had no choice but to bring out his own companion spiritual treasure, the Green Lotus Sword, to meet the blow.
However, his companion spiritual treasure was only top-grade, and his cultivation was inferior to Tongtian's mid-stage Great Luo realm. A single strike heavily wounded him on the spot.
Tongtian snatched the Coiling Dragon Crutch from his hands and returned to Laozi's side.
With a cold snort, Xuan Qing fled Buzhou Mountain, badly injured.
You guys just wait for me!
One day, I'll be back!
Watching Xuan Qing flee, the Four Qings didn't pursue him. Instead, they turned their concern to Li Shou's injuries.
"Fourth brother, are you all right?" Yuanshi asked with deep concern.
Li Shou shook his head. "It's nothing serious. You three needn't worry."
Seeing Li Shou say this, the Three Pure Ones finally set their minds at ease.
Then, just as Li Shou moved to take the Coiling Dragon Crutch once more, another attack landed on him.
Pfft— Li Shou spat out a mouthful of blood.
What the hell? Was he not even allowed to refuse this Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure?
Looking back, he saw that the Twelve Ancestor Witches had arrived at some point, their entire bodies erupting with auras that had all reached the Grand Unity Perfection realm.