Upon hearing this, Eastern King Lord hurriedly sat upright, his expression incomparably solemn. "Brother Dao, your insight is clear! We came today precisely to seek your counsel on establishing the Immortal Court!"
He paused, his tone carrying a hint of earnestness.
"If not for Brother Dao's words that day, awakening me to the truth that 'the Heavenly Dao lacks order, and the Immortal Dao lacks unity,' I would still be muddling along in ignorance. Now the Dao Ancestor has tacitly permitted me to govern the male immortals and bestowed the Dragon-Headed Staff to suppress their fortune; Fellow Daoist Xihua governs Yaochi, with the Pure Water Alms Bowl protecting the roots of the female immortals. I have the Golden Que Register recording the names of male immortals, while she has the Jade Book recording the origins of female immortals."
"Yet governing men and women separately ultimately creates barriers and division, making it impossible to form a unified whole. I have pondered this bitterly for many days but have found no method. I ask Brother Dao to clear away my confusion."
In truth, this was a problem Eastern King Lord and Queen Mother of the West had contemplated for a long time. Yet no matter what they did, the fortunes of the male and female immortals could not truly merge and support one another.
Lingxiao lightly tapped the armrest with his fingertips. His gaze swept over the four of them, and after pondering for a moment, he slowly said, "The Heavenly Dao divides Yin and Yang, and immortals and gods have men and women. This is the natural order. Yet divided, strength weakens; united, strength grows. The Golden Que Register records male immortals, while the Jade Book records female immortals. They are two sides of the same whole, so why force a