Chapter 13
: Green Lotus 3 Points, 3 Pure Gifts
Tongtian waved his sleeve and unleashed his divine power to turn the ground into steel, causing the ground to gleam with a metallic sheen, as if Duobao had collided with a magical treasure.
"You little rascal, are you that timid?" Tongtian laughed.
Jin Xuan, however, had anticipated this and pulled Duobao out of the cave.
Duobao looked bitter and glanced at Jin Xuan.
Jin Xuan! Jin Xuan!
The powerful being who can break the formation with ease is probably at the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm or even higher. How dare you stop me?
Laozi looked at Jin Xuan with interest and said, "You little rascal, you've got guts. Why don't you run away?"
"The three seniors are surrounded by pure energy, and seem to have accumulated merit. They do not appear to be vicious people. Why should Jin Xuan flee?" Jin Xuan said neither humbly nor arrogantly.
The three Qings exchanged a glance and realized that this young man was extraordinary.
In the past, when encountering weaker beings, they would encounter the Three Pure Ones.
Even if they didn't run away, they would kneel before him, trembling, and remain silent.
I've never seen anyone so relaxed and talkative before.
Yuan Shi's eyes shone brightly as he looked into the barrier: "Eldest brother, third brother, it is the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Lotus. It is our opportunity."
Duobao looked helpless. He was naturally unhappy that the opportunity he was about to obtain was about to fall into the hands of someone else.
As Yuanshi finished speaking, the innate restriction that Duobao had spent more than twenty years to break through only a superficial part of was automatically destroyed at this moment.
Within the restriction, the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Green Lotus shone brightly, as if it were about to advance to the next grade and transform into a Chaos Treasure.
But then, a muffled thud exploded from the heavens above.
Rolling purple divine lightning descended from the sky, turning Duobao's face deathly pale.
If this divine power were to descend, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would likely be reduced to ashes.
Knowing it was nothing more than that he himself was truly destined to be without this twenty-four-petaled Creation Lotus.
The Purple Heaven Divine Lightning struck the Creation Green Lotus, instantly splitting it into three parts: white lotus roots, red flowers, and green leaves.
The three innate spiritual objects rushed towards the Three Pure Ones and transformed into three top-grade innate spiritual treasures.
The white lotus root transformed into a coiled dragon-shaped walking stick, the red flower into a three-treasure jade ruyi, and the green into a green-duckweed sword.
"Congratulations to the three seniors on obtaining this precious treasure!" Jin Xuan said, cupping his hands in greeting.
"Hahaha!" Laozi stroked his beard, feeling quite pleased. He said to Jin Xuan, "Speaking of which, it was you two young friends who arrived here first. Although the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Lotus is destined for us, it also has a deep connection with you."
"What elder brother says is absolutely right!" Tongtian understood Laozi's meaning and glanced at Jin Xuan and Duobao.
They discovered that both were innate beings, especially Jin Xuan, who actually had the background of a low-grade innate deity.
In Zixiao Palace, many of those who listened to the teachings were of the same lineage.
"My two young friends, you are blessed with good fortune and great luck. Even if you did not obtain the treasure, it is still a blessing that you are destined to meet us. If you are willing, you may become my disciples," Tongtian said to the two.
"Become a disciple?!" Upon hearing this, Duobao's eyes widened instantly, and he kowtowed, prostrating himself on the ground. "Disciple Duobao greets Master!"
Such a great master was willing to take him as a disciple, and he was naturally more than willing.
Having a master means one is no longer considered a rogue cultivator.
Later, when traversing the wilderness, I felt more confident.
"Thank you for your kind offer, senior, but Jin Xuan has no intention of becoming your disciple." Jin Xuan politely declined.
What?
The three Pure Ones all looked at Jin Xuan, exchanging bewildered glances.
This result was clearly somewhat unexpected.
As for Duobao, he offered a telepathic admonition:
"Fellow Daoist Jin Xuan, how can you not seize such a great opportunity? If you become his disciple, this opportunity is even greater than that of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure."
I observed that my master and two senior uncles seemed to have returned from Zixiao Palace. If the Dao Ancestor were to preach the Dao, and my master were to pass it on to us, wouldn't that be a wonderful thing?
Jin Xuan remained unmoved upon hearing this.
If it's about becoming an apprentice...
The outcome wasn't good.
Furthermore...
With this stroke of luck, Jin Xuan didn't think he was doing any worse than the Three Pure Ones later on.
Yuanshi stroked his green beard and said to Jin Xuan, "Young friend Jin Xuan, do you know... who we are?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the three seniors should be the true descendants of Pangu and the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain!" Jin Xuan replied.
"The Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain!" Duobao's eyes widened instantly, his face filled with disbelief.
He had just been accepted as a disciple by his master, but he was unaware of his master's identity.
Hearing this now, I am still extremely shocked.
Have I become a disciple of the Three Pure Ones?
Security is now assured.
"You actually guessed it." Tongtian looked surprised.
Knowing that they were the true descendants of Pangu and the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun, he remained calm and decided not to become their disciple.
This child...
"Are you sure you don't want to become an apprentice?" Yuanshi asked, frowning.
Although he could tell at a glance that Duobao and Jinxuan were actually Duobao Rat and Duobao Golden Toad.
However, Jin Xuan refused to become Tongtian's disciple, which somewhat hurt Yuanshi's proud pride.
Jin Xuan also realized this, after all, the relationship between the Three Pure Ones is now very close, unlike the relationship in later generations.
He shook his head again: "I'm sure!"
"So be it," Tongtian sighed inwardly.
Compared to Duobao, Jin Xuan is clearly superior in terms of cultivation, background, and temperament.
Unfortunately, he and Jin Xuan were destined to be apart.
"Since that's the case, seeing that you've reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm and are about to reach the Taiyi realm, and are refining the five elements within your chest, I'll give you these fruits." With that, Laozi waved his sleeve, revealing three high-grade innate spiritual fruits—Fire Cloud Fruits—before him.
"This Fire Cloud Fruit contains pure innate fire elemental spiritual power, which can help you accumulate mana more easily when you reach the Taiyi realm."
Yuanshi remained calm, took out a jade box, which opened automatically, revealing three water-elemental spiritual fruits:
"This is the Water Element Fruit, a top-grade innate spiritual fruit."
As Tongtian spoke, he flipped his hand and took out a ball of spiritual earth essence, intending to hand it to Jin Xuan.
But then Duobao said, "Master, Fellow Daoist Jinxuan already possesses the Nine Heavens Breath Soil. He is at the Taiyi Realm, so there is no need to worry about earth element essence."
Upon hearing this, Tongtian's eyes lit up: "Young friend Jinxuan, you have such a fortunate opportunity! The Nine Heavens Breath Soil is a wonderful thing for cultivating spiritual roots. I was truly envious of what Fellow Daoist Nuwa obtained at Buzhou Mountain."
"You flatter me, senior!" Jin Xuan smiled.
Tongtian selected a section of wood vine, upon which the wood element was abundant:
"This is a branch of the Azure Wood tree, rich in the innate essence of the Wood element, which can be of assistance to you."
"Thank you, three seniors!" Jin Xuan bowed and accepted all the treasures.
These things aren't considered too valuable.
At most, it will save Jin Xuan some time when he reaches the Taiyi Golden Immortal stage.
But Jin Xuan was not a disciple of any of the three, and these treasures were already enough for him.
Moreover, the greatest opportunity this time is not these treasures.
Instead, they became acquainted with the Three Pure Ones, and this encounter means they will be familiar with each other in the future.
"Oh, right," Tongtian added, "the innate gourd vine on Mount Buzhou produced seven gourds, one of which was not yet fully formed, so I took it back."
Young friend, you possess the Nine Heavens Breath Soil; perhaps you could try cultivating this gourd again. With good fortune, it might even yield a fine spiritual treasure.
Tongtian pushed forward, and the blue gourd he had taken from Buzhou Mountain landed in front of Jin Xuan.
Jin Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that the money tree in the treasure basin within his primordial spirit was shaking violently.