"Ahem." Just after Laozi muttered to himself, Zhunti, whose eyes had begun gleaming at some point, suddenly cleared his throat and interjected, "Eldest Senior Brother is the leader of Renjiao, and that position alone is enough to command the Human Race. Junior Sister Nuwa is the Holy Mother of the Human Race, and that position also gives her sufficient authority to command them. Junior Sister Houtu, you are the Mother of the Earth and the Master of Reincarnation. Humans all fall under your jurisdiction after death, so you can use that to influence the Human Race as well. Only our Western Religion... alas, has little hold over them."
As he spoke, Zhunti grew somewhat excited. "In my view, the Human-Creating Whip is destined for me. Why not entrust it to the Western Religion for safekeeping? What do you think, senior brothers and sisters?"
"Hmm?" At those words, Laozi and Yuanshi immediately turned toward Zhunti, making a questioning sound through their noses. Junior Brother Zhunti, are you serious?
Seeing both his eldest and second elder brothers react that way, Tongtian froze for a moment, then also looked at Zhunti and gave a questioning, "Hmm?"
Zhunti: "..."
"Haha, my junior brother was only joking. Just joking. Eldest Senior Brother, why don't you answer Junior Sister's question first? We can discuss everything else later." Seeing the Three Pure Ones staring at his junior brother like that, Jieyin hurriedly stepped forward with an appeasing smile.
Laozi glanced at him and nodded silently, then turned back to Houtu. After a moment's thought, he told her, "The Human-Creating Whip can subdue every human under heaven. With it in hand, one can command every member of the Human Race. Otherwise, even a mighty Quasi-Saint cannot escape a whipping, just as Gungun could not. Such a treasure is