Queen Mother of the West thought back briefly and soon knew which occasion Fuxi meant.
"When the Chaos Astral Wind struck without warning, I only activated it for a moment. I never expected him to still remember."
She did not feign ignorance, nor did she immediately ask what Qing Xuan intended to offer in exchange.
With a sweep of her delicate hand, the clouds that had originally drifted above Yaochi immediately gathered in one place.
Layers of cloudlight gradually solidified, and a small, pure-white banner appeared between the three of them.
Its surface bore no elaborate patterns, only countless fine primordial Dao markings hidden deep within the clouds.
The instant the banner manifested, ten thousand white lotuses suddenly bloomed above Yaochi, while the sea of clouds among the mountains seemed drawn by some force, rolling in layer upon layer from between the peaks.
Before Queen Mother of the West had truly activated the spirit treasure, the entire world had already been sealed off by boundless cloudlight.
Two soft chimes rang out from Qing Yi's sleeve.
The Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Banner and the Xuanyuan Water-Control Flag flew out on their own, hanging to her left and right.
Azure treasure light illuminated the forest, while dark water qi spread across Yaochi. The three banners, which had originally operated independently, all turned toward the pure-white banner at that moment.
Their auras differed, yet an inseverable connection of common origin bound them together.
The Plain-Colored Cloud Realm Banner trembled lightly, and the cloudlight filling the heavens withdrew inward.
Western metal qi emerged from the banner and fell into the myriad layers of watery radiance manifested by the Xuanyuan Water-Control Flag.
The dark water then spread across Yaochi, making the vitality of the plants around the Green Lotus Treasure-Colored Banner even more abundant.
Metal generated