"Houtu and Xuanming greet the three fellow Daoists. May we ask if you are the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun?"
At this moment, the woman in yellow and the woman in black ignored everyone else and approached the three of them. They offered a slight salute as the woman in yellow asked softly.
"Indeed. We three brothers are the Three Pure Ones. I am Taiqing; these two are my second brother, Yuqing Yuanshi, and my third brother, Shangqing Tongtian. If I am not mistaken, you two must be Fellow Daoists Houtu and Xuanming of the Twelve Ancestral Witches."
"That is correct. I am Houtu, and she is Xuanming." The woman in yellow, Houtu, pointed at the woman in black as she introduced them to Yuanshi.
The scene fell silent at once. After a long while, Houtu hesitantly asked Yuanshi, "Fellow Daoist, have you sensed that there seems to be some sort of connection between us? Why did I feel such familiarity the moment I first saw you?"
"I feel the same way," Tongtian interjected.
"The aura of Pangu's bloodline on the two of you is incredibly strong." Yuqing Yuanshi looked at the two women in surprise.
"Yes. The three of us were formed from Pangu's primordial spirit and pure qi, while you were formed from Pangu's vital blood fused with the baleful qi of the innate earth veins. We share the same origin but differ in form. If there is a connection between us, it can only be because of Pangu," Taiqing Laozi said.
"So that's how it is."
Houtu nodded, indicating that she understood.
Afterward, neither side knew what to say. Everyone had different thoughts, though none knew what the others were thinking. Trying to draw closer would seem too deliberate, but simply leaving would not be appropriate either.