69: Dividing Spirit Treasure

By the time Taiqing reacted, that lotus seed had already merged into the massive drop of Essence Blood nurtured by Houtu.

Taiqing hurriedly and anxiously asked Younger Sister Houtu.

"This...!! How could this be?!"

Xuan Qing was also shocked and frightened by this scene.

If that chaos green lotus seed caused any negative impact on Younger Sister Houtu, he, Xuan Qing, would truly be unable to atone for it even with a hundred deaths.

Fortunately, in the next moment, Younger Sister Houtu's voice rang out again.

"Big Brother Taiqing, Big Brother Xuan Qing, you don't need to worry about Houtu.

Houtu feels like she's in an unprecedentedly good state right now; I feel that my Origin has grown quite a bit stronger.

Houtu feels that this lotus seed is very close to me.

I can already feel that It has established a deep connection with me and is slowly being nurtured.

Houtu has a premonition that this lotus seed will be nurtured and born together with me."

Houtu explained joyfully.

"Whew~, that scared me to death; I almost caused a major disaster."

After hearing Houtu's explanation, Xuan Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, it was something beneficial for Sister Houtu.

"Let's also place this twelve-grade golden lotus of merit in Pangu Hall and see which brother or sister it suits.

Or perhaps accumulating Karma for the Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches is also a good choice."

Xuan Qing then sent the twelve-grade golden lotus of merit to Taiqing; his own Spirit Treasures were well-rounded in offense and defense, so he truly had no use for it.

Taiqing didn't stand on ceremony; what belonged to his Clone was naturally his. He accepted it, accepted it all.

"Fellow Daoist, did you say before that Ancestor Five Elements and Ancestor Yin Yang both declined Old Thief Hongjun's invitation?"

Only now did Taiqing recall what his Clone, Xuan Qing, had shared earlier.

"That's right. After Master Reincarnation agreed to Old Thief Hongjun, that's what Old Thief Hongjun said before he left.

And later, Martial Uncle Five Elements and Martial Uncle Yin Yang admitted it in person."

"This is truly a great and joyous matter."

Taiqing was overjoyed.

"Oh? Where does the joy come from?"

Xuan Qing looked at his Original body, Taiqing, in confusion.

If we're talking about joy, does Ancestor Five Elements and Ancestor Yin Yang becoming his Martial Uncles count?

Does being granted Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures count?

"If Ancestor Five Elements and Ancestor Yin Yang had agreed to Old Thief Hongjun, they would surely have fallen in the Dao-Demon Conflict.

Especially Ancestor Yin Yang, who would have self-detonated within the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, completely paving the way for Old Thief Hongjun.

Now that they have declined Hongjun's invitation,

as long as they cultivate diligently from now on, they can attain the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable.

Once they attain the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable, they will be natural allies for our Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches."

Taiqing analyzed with a joyful expression.

"Shouldn't they be backings? If Martial Uncle Five Elements and Martial Uncle Yin Yang attain the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable,

then they would be my backing."

Xuan Qing spoke in confusion; why call them allies?

"Fellow Daoist, our relationship should not be exposed yet, otherwise, you certainly won't be able to enter the Yao Race.

If our relationship isn't exposed, then Ancestor Five Elements and Ancestor Yin Yang naturally won't be the backing for the Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches.

The reason I say they will become allies of our Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches if they attain the Celestial Venerable Realm

is because the goal of the Heavenly Dao is to eliminate all uncontrollable existences.

After Ancestor Five Elements and Ancestor Yin Yang Attain the Dao, they will naturally be opposed by the Heavenly Dao.

And those opposed to the Heavenly Dao, aren't they natural allies for our Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches?"

Taiqing explained slowly, his face filled with irrepressible joy.

Although he didn't know why Ancestor Yin Yang, the greatest contributor who broke the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation for Hongjun, didn't agree to Old Thief Hongjun,

the more their enemy Hongjun failed to achieve his goals, the happier Taiqing became.

Moreover, the choice made by Ancestor Five Elements and Ancestor Yin Yang was naturally beneficial to the Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Taiqing was naturally happy.

"Indeed, I hadn't thought of it from that perspective."

Only then did Xuan Qing set aside the thought of his natural identity as their martial nephew.

Upon reflection, it was indeed as Taiqing said; it was beneficial for the Three Pure Ones and Twelve Ancestral Witches.

"When I left Master Reincarnation's Dao field, Old Thief Hongjun was going to invite Ancestor Qiankun.

The three Senior and Junior Martial Uncles also went along, but I don't know the outcome."

"Even if Ancestor Qiankun agrees to Hongjun, Hongjun won't be able to succeed in his schemes; Ancestor of Reincarnation and Ancestor Yang Mei won't let Hongjun have his way.

In fact, Ancestor Qiankun might even be saved by Ancestor of Reincarnation and Ancestor Yang Mei."

Taiqing said nonchalantly; he knew that Ancestor Yang Mei participated in the Dao-Demon Conflict merely to settle his Karma with the Honghuang World.

This way, even if he were expelled from Honghuang by the Heavenly Dao, his Realm wouldn't stagnate due to owing Karma to the Honghuang World.

Furthermore, Ancestor Yang Mei had likely already attained the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to Old Thief Hongjun's invitation so readily.

"True, there's no need to worry. I'll mention it to Master Reincarnation when I return.

If Ancestor Qiankun can be saved during the Dao-Demon Conflict, then we should save him.

After all, if Ancestor Qiankun attains the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable, we will have another natural ally."

Xuan Qing's mind opened up; he had never previously thought about asking Ancestor of Reincarnation to save anyone during the Dao-Demon Conflict.

"These three Spirit Treasures were obtained when I encountered a crisis on my way back!"

Xuan Qing once again produced three Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

These were precisely the three Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures left behind after Ancestor Bentian was reduced to ashes.

"A crisis? What kind of crisis?"

Houtu was also listening intently to Xuan Qing's sharing; hearing him mention a crisis, she immediately became tense.

"On the way back, I encountered Ancestor Bentian and Demon Ancestor Luohu."

"It was them? I suppose Demon Ancestor Luohu must be looking for allies, imitating that Old Thief Hongjun."

Taiqing was surprised; Xuan Qing's luck was truly Heaven-Defying, to even encounter Demon Ancestor Luohu and Ancestor Bentian in the Central Continent.

"That Ancestor Bentian actually took an interest in my exiled immortal wings and wanted to kill me to seize the treasure.

Fortunately, when I set out, Master Reincarnation gave me three life-saving hairs.

After consuming one life-saving hair, Ancestor Bentian was reduced to ashes.

His companion innate supreme treasure, the world-extinguishing great mill, was taken by Master Reincarnation.

These three Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures are what Ancestor Bentian left behind."

Xuan Qing slowly recounted the events.

"Whew~, that was close. That Ancestor Bentian was truly shameless, actually attacking a junior like Big Brother Xuan Qing.

He deserved to die; being reduced to ashes is letting him off easy."

Houtu exhaled deeply and cheered repeatedly.

"Sister Houtu is right; being reduced to ashes is indeed letting Ancestor Bentian off easy."

Taiqing also felt a sense of relief in his heart.

At the same time, his understanding of the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable reached a new level.

Previously, Taiqing felt that even if experts at the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable were stronger than those at the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal,

the difference might be limited.

But he hadn't expected his thoughts to be so utterly wrong; the Realm of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal Celestial Venerable was absurdly stronger than the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

A single hair had wiped out a Great Expert at the Peak of Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

"I'll leave these three Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures to you, my Original body. You distribute them and see which younger brother or sister should use them."