You Call This an Egg? This is a Destiny!

"This is the Ten Absolute Arrays!"

Tongtian understood in an instant.

Seeing Tongtian sit there without moving for so long, Jiang Ping was baffled. "What's wrong? What did you just say? Did you figure it out?"

Delighted, Tongtian was just about to rise and bow in salute.

Laozi hurriedly gave a light cough.

Tongtian froze. Seeing the grave expressions on Yuanshi and Laozi's faces, he immediately understood.

How could I expose the identity of such an exalted expert right to his face? I was far too careless.

If I shattered the expert's carefully crafted state of mind, it would truly bring down a catastrophe of monstrous proportions.

This fated opportunity might even turn into a killing tribulation!

Still shaken with lingering fear, Tongtian quickly said, "No, I meant that I lost."

Jiang Ping nodded. "That's right, you did lose. I've already found the flaw in your next move."

Tongtian immediately conceded.

Having already obtained such an immense opportunity, he had no mind to continue playing.

"Young Master's Chess Skill is truly extraordinary. I won't make a fool of myself any further."

Jiang Ping smiled. "That works too. I've been so focused on playing chess that I haven't properly entertained you three gentlemen. That is truly discourteous. Why don't you wait a moment while I prepare something to eat?"

How could the Three Pure Ones dare put on airs? What status did this exalted expert possess? Even if he had now transformed into an ordinary living being, they could not show the slightest disrespect. They had to remain mindful of their words, actions, and etiquette at all times.

Laozi hurriedly said, "Young Master, there is no need to trouble yourself. We have disturbed you for quite some time; the three of us should be leaving as well."

Jiang Ping had been bored out of his mind. These three knew how to play chess, so they clearly were not crude louts. Besides, he had yet to ask them about the Primordial World. How could he let them leave so easily?

He immediately said, "Why are you three gentlemen being so polite? I'm only preparing a simple meal. Could it be that you find my little courtyard too shabby?"

The Three Pure Ones were instantly ashamed. Just listen to what the exalted expert was saying—making himself sound like some impoverished household.

This little courtyard of his was even more extraordinary than the Dao Ancestor's Purple Cloud Palace. If this counted as shabby, then their Kunlun Mountain dojo would be a barren wasteland.

Laozi hastily explained, "Young Master, please do not misunderstand. We simply feel embarrassed to continue troubling you."

Jiang Ping waved a hand. "All right, gentlemen, please wait a moment. I'll be right back."

The Three Pure Ones could only nod helplessly. After Jiang Ping left, they carefully looked around while beginning to whisper among themselves.

"Senior Brother, did you notice?"

"What is it, Junior Brother?"

"I find the few animals in this courtyard quite unusual."

"There is nothing unusual about them. They are merely ordinary living beings—chickens, dogs. Can't you tell?"

"I just feel there's something strange about their eyes."

"Haha, Junior Brother, you are overthinking it. If their origins were truly extraordinary, how could they possibly escape our notice?"

"That's true. After all, we are Quasi-Saints. Apart from a limited few great powers, we count as peak combat strength in the Primordial World."

By the courtyard gate, the Heng Ha Generals were complaining together with Da Huang and Little Kitten.

"Kong Xuan, do you think these Three Pure Ones are stupid?" Da Huang said.

"More than stupid. I'd say their eyesight is bad too."

"Exactly, exactly. They've been here so long, yet they still haven't seen through our origins."

"Don't get too smug. Isn't that only because Master's divine abilities are so vast? Otherwise, do you think we could hide from the Three Pure Ones' senses by ourselves?"

"That's true. Sigh, why haven't those three annoying fellows left yet?"

"Don't worry. Since Master kept them here, he naturally has some deeper purpose. We needn't concern ourselves with it."

Over on the Three Pure Ones' side, Yuanshi sighed. "Senior Brothers, I truly want to ask what realm that exalted expert is actually in. Why is everything he does so mysterious? It really leaves one feeling unsettled."

Laozi solemnly cautioned them, "Junior Brothers, when you were playing chess with the exalted expert earlier, I had already thought this matter through."

"Oh? Senior Brother, tell us quickly."

Laozi nodded. "From what I have observed, every movement the exalted expert makes has long transcended the shackles of the Great Dao. One could even say that his state of mind and consciousness have already merged into the present world."

"The key is that we absolutely must not expose the expert's identity. We must truly treat him as an ordinary living being—as a common postnatal being with no realm or cultivation whatsoever."

"At this moment, we have not revealed our own identities or displayed our realms either. Therefore, for now, we must also regard ourselves as ordinary living beings. We absolutely cannot let anything slip."

"Not only must we act this way ourselves, but after we leave, we must not reveal any information about the exalted expert to the outside world. If other fellow Daoists ask about him, we must also warn them of this point."

Yuanshi and Tongtian both deeply agreed. Having reached a consensus, they quietly waited for Jiang Ping.

Before long, Jiang Ping came over carrying the food.

"Sorry to have kept you three gentlemen waiting. Time was short, so please make do with this simple meal."

Laozi chuckled softly. "Young Master, there is no need to be so courteous. Anything is fine with us."

Jiang Ping also felt somewhat uncertain inside and said quietly, "Come and give it a try. I prepared some porridge, along with tea eggs, steamed buns, and pickled vegetables."

The Three Pure Ones spoke casually, but deep down, they were still filled with anticipation.

After all, given the great one's status, the food he ate was naturally no ordinary fare.

Yet when they saw it, they were slightly disappointed.

They had thought there would be some rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, or at the very least, delicacies from mountain and sea to satisfy their appetites.

Who would have thought it would be such common fare?

Jiang Ping served each of them a bowl of porridge, then handed each of them a tea egg.

Laozi took it and narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the crisscrossing, mottled patterns on the shell.

Why did these patterns look so familiar?

Suddenly, his heart jolted. Those patterns looked remarkably like veins.

These were the Spiritual Veins of the Primordial World!

Heavens, a single tea egg actually bore a map of the Primordial World's Spiritual Veins!

This... was simply unbelievable!

Laozi hurriedly looked up, only to see that Tongtian and Yuanshi had already peeled their eggshells.

He immediately panicked. Those two idiots!

Every tea egg was a map of the Primordial World's Spiritual Veins. Gather enough of them, and it would be like assembling fragments of a puzzle.

Once the fragment became large enough, one could follow the Spiritual Vein map fragment to seek out the corresponding Spiritual Vein of the Primordial World.

By gaining control of a complete Spiritual Vein, one could establish a cultivation ground upon it.

Then, one could widely accept disciples—what need would there be to worry about failing to attain the Great Dao?

What a pity, what a pity. Now he only had this tiny fragment. The Primordial World was boundlessly vast; there was simply no way to pinpoint the Spiritual Vein's location.

Sigh...

So be it. The opportunity had not yet arrived, and there was no need to force it.

Tongtian peeled open his tea egg and examined it carefully. Was this really an ordinary chicken egg?

His eyes shifted toward the two chicks in the distance. Could it be...?

Seeing Tongtian's gaze, the Heng Ha Generals were instantly filled with malicious thoughts.

That foolish deer Tongtian couldn't possibly think this egg was laid by us, could he?

This was utterly preposterous!

Yuanshi studied the tea egg and lightly sniffed it, his brows twitching.

By then, he had already caught a strange fragrance. His instincts told him that this tea egg was far from as plain and unremarkable as it appeared.

Could this tea egg have been cooked using that supreme-grade tea from earlier?

At that thought, Yuanshi's heart began to burn.

He could no longer wait to taste it.