Meeting the Three Pure Ones at Azure Wandering Palace

Having learned how extraordinary the White Lotus in her possession was, Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Holy Mother Wudang cherished it all the more. They solemnly bowed to Lu Xuan in thanks.

Now that everyone who was meant to arrive had arrived, Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Holy Mother Wudang naturally had no reason to continue standing guard atop Purple Zhi Cliff.

They immediately brought Lu Xuan with them and headed for Azure Wandering Palace, which Tongtian had just built on Golden Ao Island. Along the way, they bombarded him with questions, brimming with curiosity about him.

Lu Xuan certainly did not find beautiful women bothersome. He answered nearly every question they asked, leaving Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Holy Mother Wudang overjoyed.

Upon arriving at Azure Wandering Palace, Lu Xuan saw dozens of great Primordial World cultivators gathered there. They were discussing and verifying the Great Dao with one another, chatting to their hearts' content.

Golden Spirit Holy Mother intended to bring Lu Xuan directly to meet Tongtian, but Lu Xuan stopped her. He merely found a meditation cushion in a corner and sat down cross-legged on the spot.

Just as Golden Spirit Holy Mother was about to say something, Holy Mother Wudang stopped her. The two bowed to Lu Xuan together, then headed toward Tongtian.

Thus, everyone discussed the Dao for a full thousand years before bidding Tongtian farewell one after another. Golden Spirit Holy Mother and Holy Mother Wudang personally saw them out of Azure Wandering Palace.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches, who were preparing to leave, suddenly spotted Lu Xuan sitting in the corner. They were about to step forward and greet him.

However, Lu Xuan stopped them with a look. At the same time, he sent a secret voice transmission to Houtu, telling them to leave Golden Ao Island first and wait for him at his Abbot Island.

He also told Houtu how to enter Abbot Island, as well as its location.

After learning of Lu Xuan's arrangements, Houtu directly pulled Dijiang and the others out of Azure Wandering Palace. After explaining the situation, they headed for Abbot Island together.

In the end, only the Three Pure Ones, Tongtian's three disciples, and Lu Xuan, seated in the corner, remained in Azure Wandering Palace.

Only then did Golden Spirit Holy Mother speak. "Master, Senior Lu Xuan has arrived. He would not allow this disciple to disturb you, so he has been sitting in a corner of Azure Wandering Palace."

As she spoke, she pointed toward Lu Xuan in the corner.

Tongtian immediately rose to his feet and strode toward Lu Xuan. Taking Lu Xuan by the hand, he spoke.

"Brother, you came to my, Tongtian's, Daoist sanctuary. Why did you not let me personally welcome you? Why did you wait in this corner for a thousand years instead?"

Lu Xuan smiled. "In the Primordial World, I am merely an obscure nobody. I did not wish to be looked down upon by those great cultivators."

Tongtian naturally knew that Lu Xuan wished to keep a low profile, so he said nothing further. He directly pulled Lu Xuan over to Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

"This is my eldest brother, Taiqing Laozi, the current leader of the Human Religion. This is my second brother, Yuqing Primordial Heavenly Venerable, leader of the Chan School."

Lu Xuan politely performed a Daoist salute toward Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerable. "This poor Daoist is Lu Xuan. Greetings to the two Sages, Taiqing and Yuqing."

Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerable had never imagined that Tongtian would be so enthusiastic toward a Great Luo Golden Immortal. He even seemed to regard him as an honored guest.

Yet when Primordial Heavenly Venerable sensed that Lu Xuan's true form was a Six-Eared Macaque, a trace of disdain appeared on his face.

He immediately said to Tongtian, "Third Brother, this fellow Daoist..."

Tongtian hurriedly said, "Second Brother, you do not know this. Your third brother was able to attain Primordial Unity entirely thanks to the guidance of my brother Lu Xuan... fellow brother."

Tongtian had intended to call Lu Xuan elder brother, but remembering Lu Xuan's instructions, he changed his form of address. Still, Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerable had already understood perfectly well.

Primordial Heavenly Venerable asked Lu Xuan, "Fellow Daoist Lu Xuan? My third brother just said that his attainment of Primordial Unity was entirely due to your guidance."

"But from what I can see, your cultivation is only at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. How could you possibly guide another in attaining Sagehood?"

Lu Xuan was not at all surprised by Primordial Heavenly Venerable's attitude. As a transmigrator, Lu Xuan naturally knew how arrogant Primordial Heavenly Venerable was.

Although Lu Xuan had no intention of currying favor with Primordial Heavenly Venerable, he did not wish to offend him either. Thus, he smiled and spoke.

"Do not listen to Brother Tongtian's nonsense. This poor Daoist merely said a few casual words that happened to let Brother Tongtian realize his opportunity to attain the Dao. That has nothing to do with guidance."

Seeing Lu Xuan act so respectfully, Primordial Heavenly Venerable's proud heart was finally satisfied. At that moment, Laozi spoke.

"I never expected this fellow Daoist's origins to be so extraordinary. No wonder you could guide my third brother in attaining Primordial Unity."

Laozi had remained silent earlier because he had been examining Lu Xuan's origins. Though he could not see that Lu Xuan was a transmigrator, he could discern the origins of the Six-Eared Macaque.

Thus, Laozi now knew that Lu Xuan was no ordinary member of the Demon Race, but an innate being formed after the fall of a Chaos Demon God.

Simply put, his origins were the same as those of the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches. It was only that the great god Pangu, who had formed them, was innately nobler than the other three thousand Chaos Demon Gods.

Upon hearing Laozi say this, Primordial Heavenly Venerable could not help examining Lu Xuan as well. He soon learned of Lu Xuan's origins, and the irritation in his heart vanished completely.

After all, innate beings formed after the fall of Chaos Demon Gods were born with immense Karmic Fortune. Nine times out of ten, they should have been Purple Cloud Palace Guests.

"Since you possess such origins, why did I not see you in Zixiao Palace back then? Could it be that you believed the Dao taught by our master was useless to you?"

Lu Xuan was just about to explain that his cultivation at the time had not been sufficient for him to travel through chaos, but Tongtian spoke before him.

"Second Brother, you do not know this. When Brother Lu Xuan took form, he awakened a cultivation method from his bloodline. Naturally, there was no need for him to go to Zixiao Palace and listen to our master's teachings."

Had Lu Xuan not instructed him not to reveal the secret behind Hongjun's teachings, Tongtian would have wanted to tell Primordial Heavenly Venerable that someone who knew the true Way of Severing the Three Corpses had no need to listen to the false Way of Severing the Three Corpses.

Lu Xuan did not dare let Tongtian continue. He hurriedly took out his congratulatory gift and said to Tongtian.

"Brother Tongtian, I heard that you established your Daoist sanctuary in the Eastern Sea, making us neighbors. I specially prepared a modest gift to congratulate you."

As he spoke, Lu Xuan presented the Enlightenment Tea and Three Lights Divine Water to Tongtian. Tongtian did not stand on ceremony and directly accepted them.

After opening the jade box containing the Primordial Enlightenment Tea and taking a sniff, he immediately felt his spiritual platform clear. With a shocked expression, he asked Lu Xuan.

"Brother Lu Xuan, what kind of innate treasure is this? I merely smelled it, yet my spiritual platform already feels clear?"

Lu Xuan did not hide it and directly answered, "This is an Innate Spiritual Root I found in Wuyi Mountain, the Primordial Enlightenment Tea. Drinking it can aid one's comprehension of the Great Dao."

As he spoke, Lu Xuan waved his hand before him, and a teapot and four teacups appeared.

At the same time, Lu Xuan took out some Three Lights Divine Water and said to Laozi, "I must trouble Sage Taiqing to use the Six Ding Six Jia Divine Fire to boil this Three Lights Divine Water."