Plastic Besties Existed in Ancient Times?

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The entire Azure Lotus Palace was left with only Chen Xuan and Houtu. Even the eleven ancestral witches outside had been dragged off by the Three Pure Ones to help build their cave abodes.

Only then did Chen Xuan speak to Houtu. "As I recall, when I first met you, you were quite dignified."

"But after only a few tens of thousands of years apart, your personality has become so lively. You have even picked up a bit of that strange, impish cleverness?"

When Chen Xuan asked about this, a blush inevitably rose on Houtu's face. She bit her lower lip and hemmed and hawed for a long while, yet failed to explain herself clearly.

In the end, Chen Xuan helplessly gave her another flick on the forehead, and only then did Houtu reveal the whole story.

The reason was that ever since taking form, Houtu had lived with her ten elder brothers. Thus, she had gradually developed something of a girl's body with a boy's disposition.

Not only did she lack the mannerisms of a delicate young woman in daily life, but even her way of doing things was highly masculine. She was especially fond of battle as well.

But ever since Chen Xuan had gone to Mount Buzhou and Houtu met Nuwa, everything had slowly begun to change.

Though Nuwa, like Houtu, had only an elder brother by her side, Fuxi was not one of the eleven ancestral witches.

Moreover, Fuxi doted on Nuwa greatly and naturally cherished her like a treasure. Thus, from the moment she took form, Nuwa had never been influenced by anything undesirable.

And as Houtu spent more time around Nuwa, she increasingly felt that she should not remain as she had been. Little by little, she began learning from Nuwa. In the end, she had even learned seven or eight parts out of ten of how Nuwa acted coquettishly toward Fuxi.

Yet Houtu had not used what she learned on her own brothers. Instead, she had used it all on Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan could only look helpless after hearing this, but on second thought, it was not so bad. After all, looking at a lively little girl every day was far more pleasant than looking at a Houtu who kept a straight face and never smiled.

Even so, Chen Xuan did not forget to give Houtu a warning. He raised his hand and flicked her forehead again, neither too hard nor too soft.

"You do not learn the good things, only these useless ones. Hurry and tell your master—what level has your cultivation reached now?"

The moment Chen Xuan asked about her cultivation, Houtu's face lit up with excitement. She moved around from behind Chen Xuan and began massaging his legs as she spoke.

"Master, this disciple is far more formidable than my brothers. My cultivation has now broken through to the early stage of Primordial Golden Immortal."

"Because of that, Brother Zhu Rong and Brother Gonggong refused to accept it. This disciple gave them a vicious beating before they finally behaved themselves."

As she spoke, she did not forget to wave her little fist at Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan could not help feeling a thousand emotions well up within him. He had even begun to pity the eleven ancestral witches.

"With a younger sister of immense strength, and violent genes hidden in her bloodline, being an elder brother may not be an easy life."

At the same time, Chen Xuan thought of a crucial question: Nuwa and Houtu had become best friends, so what would become of the future War of Witches and Demons?

After all, Nuwa was the Wa Sovereign of the Demon Race, while Houtu was the saint of the Witch Race. These two should have been like the point of a needle against the tip of an awl.

"Could it be that best friends in the Primordial World were plastic too?"

Just as Chen Xuan's thoughts ran wild, another voice came from outside Azure Lotus Island.

Chen Xuan waved his hand forward, and the scene outside the island appeared before his eyes.

To Chen Xuan's surprise, the visitors this time were actually Fuxi and Nuwa.

The instant Houtu saw Nuwa outside the island, she ran toward the entrance of Azure Lotus Palace.

As she ran, she did not forget to call to Chen Xuan, "Master, I'll bring them in for you."

Watching Houtu vanish from sight, Chen Xuan could only open the protective grand formation and allow Fuxi and Nuwa to set foot on Azure Lotus Island.

Before long, Houtu and Nuwa entered Azure Lotus Palace hand in hand. Naturally, Fuxi followed alongside them the entire time.

Upon arriving before Chen Xuan, Nuwa and Fuxi respectfully bowed to him. They also did not forget to bring out the congratulatory gift they had come to present.

Hongjun had yet to attain the Dao, so naturally there was no such thing as distributing treasures from Treasure-Distribution Cliff.

Furthermore, the innate spirit treasures held by the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins were almost all in Hongjun's hands.

Thus, most of the protagonists of the next great epoch only possessed their own companion spirit treasures.

Therefore, the congratulatory gift offered by Fuxi and Nuwa was naturally not an innate spirit treasure. Yet it made Chen Xuan's eyes light up.

At this moment, Fuxi spoke. "Senior, my younger sister and I came upon an innate spiritual root by chance."

"Cultivating beneath this spiritual root produces twice the result with half the effort."

"Though Senior likely does not think much of it, it is still a token of sincerity from us siblings. We hope Senior will not disdain it."

Chen Xuan had not expected Fuxi and Nuwa to give him the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

He immediately said, "Since cultivating beneath it benefits you, why not keep it yourselves instead of giving it to me?"

Fuxi did not conceal anything and immediately answered Chen Xuan.

"To be honest with you, Senior, ever since our cultivation broke through to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, we have been unable to advance even the slightest bit further. Even cultivating beneath this innate spiritual root, our cultivation has remained utterly stagnant."

"By contrast, under Senior's guidance, Houtu and the other ancestral witches have all advanced by leaps and bounds. Thus, my sister and I wish to offer this as a gift, in hopes that Senior might accept us as disciples."

After hearing this, Chen Xuan finally understood why Fuxi and Nuwa had given him the Enlightenment Tea Tree. So it was in exchange for an opportunity. After all, Hongjun had not yet preached the Dao in Purple Cloud Palace.

The methods of cultivation beyond the Zenith Heaven realm had also been completely severed from the Primordial World following the Dragon-Han Calamity. Even the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins no longer possessed cultivation techniques above the Zenith Heaven realm.

Thus, the living beings of the Primordial World could only cultivate according to their innate inheritances. But once they reached the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, they could no longer advance another inch.

Chen Xuan did not feel that Fuxi and Nuwa had done anything wrong. He nodded immediately and put away the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

Then he said to the two of them, "I told Nuwa last time that your destiny does not lie with me."

"Before long, someone will attain the Dao. At that time, he will expound the Great Dao within his Daoist field. And you, Nuwa, will become his personal disciple."

"As for you, Fuxi, though there is destiny between us, the time for it has not yet arrived. When that destined time comes, I will certainly accept you into my school."

Hearing Chen Xuan say this, Nuwa was somewhat disappointed. But when she recalled Chen Xuan's words that she would be able to take a saint as her master, she soon felt relieved.

For Fuxi, it was absolutely good news that his younger sister could enter a saint's school, while he himself would one day enter Chen Xuan's school.

Thus, he immediately pulled Nuwa along and bowed to Chen Xuan in thanks.

Chen Xuan waved his hand and helped them both up, then spoke directly.

"I am the Green Lotus Daoist. Today, I establish a Daoist field in the East Sea, and it is only fitting that I expound the Dao once for the living beings of the East Sea. All those with destiny may come to Azure Lotus Island to hear the Dao."