The three pure ones also returned the礼. Taiqing Laozi smiled and said, "We must also thank Fellow Daoist for the invitation. I, Taiqing Laozi, greet Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi! This is my second brother, Yuqing Yuanshi, and my third brother, Shangqing Tongtian!"
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist!" Yuanshi and Tongtian also greeted them!
After some pleasantries, they entered the Wuzhuang Temple!
"Zhenyuanzi, did you forget someone?" Hongyun said dissatisfiedly at this moment!
Zhenyuanzi ignored him and said, "How many times have you come? Do I still need to greet you? Can't you follow on your own?"
Hongyun could only mumble and follow behind. Then Zhenyuanzi instructed the boys to fetch some fruits, while he led the three pure ones to the main hall!
At this time, Taiqing Shengren had a good look at Zhenyuanzi! He wore a purple-gold crown and a colorless crane cloak. His shoes were on his feet, and a silk ribbon was tied around his waist. His body was like that of a boy, and his face was as beautiful as a woman. Three whiskers fluttered below his chin, and raven feathers were layered on his temples. What a picture of an accomplished immortal!
Yuanshi valued one's origin. Being deeply rooted and having a long lifespan, he naturally favored Zhenyuanzi and intended to befriend him!
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Hongyun said he knew Pangu's direct descendants back then, and I didn't believe it. Now that I've met the three Fellow Daoists, you truly are Pangu's direct descendants, men of great virtue. Let us have a drink!" Zhenyuanzi said with a smile!
Taiqing Laozi smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi is also a man of great virtue!"
Then the boys brought in the ginseng fruits one after another!
Two fruits were placed in front of each person. The fruits looked like infants less than three years old, with four limbs and five senses complete. If one were destined, merely smelling the fruit would grant them a lifespan of three hundred and sixty years; eating one would extend their life for forty-seven thousand years. This was the supreme innate spiritual root!
Hongyun grumbled, feeling it was not enough, seeing only two fruits.
However, he knew this was not the time to say such things!
"This ginseng fruit, also known as the herb-returning elixir, please taste it, three Fellow Daoists!" Zhenyuanzi said after gesturing invitingly!
Taiqing Laozi nodded, picked up a fruit, and ate it. Indeed, after eating it, he felt completely refreshed, worthy of being called a supreme innate spiritual root!
Yuanshi and Tongtian felt the same. As expected of a supreme innate spiritual root, it was truly extraordinary!
At this moment, Taiqing Laozi smiled slightly, flicked his hand, and two yellow Zhongli fell in front of Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi.
"Yellow Zhongli!" Hongyun exclaimed!
As a seasoned gourmand, he was naturally familiar with supreme innate spiritual roots. Zhenyuanzi was even more so. Having been transformed from the essence of innate Wutu, he shared the same origin as the ginseng fruit tree. He knew all the top ten supreme innate spiritual roots like the back of his hand!
"Indeed, we three obtained these by chance. We hope both Fellow Daoists will appreciate them!" Taiqing Laozi said with a smile!
Hongyun immediately picked it up and ate it, smacking his lips afterward. It was indeed delicious and also increased his cultivation!
Zhenyuanzi felt the same!
"This is indeed the Yellow Zhongli. One fruit is enough to allow someone to ascend to the Da Luo realm. It is far superior to my ginseng fruit tree!" Zhenyuanzi sighed!
"Haha, fruits are external objects after all. Cultivation still depends on oneself!" Taiqing Laozi said with a smile!
Several people nodded in agreement!
Afterward, it was naturally time for sitting and discussing the Dao.
As the guests, the three pure ones could not let the guests begin the discourse first. Zhenyuanzi stepped forward to expound on his Great Dao of Wutu.
As Zhenyuanzi's Dao unfolded, his three flowers above his head gradually materialized. The three pure ones listened attentively. After all, did they really think they came here just to eat ginseng fruits? The main purpose was to exchange and discuss the Dao!
After Zhenyuanzi's Dao discourse slowly concluded, Taiqing Laozi applauded and said, "Marvelous, marvelous!"
Yuanshi also nodded. Zhenyuanzi was indeed a man of virtue, and his innate Great Dao of Wutu was truly divine and wondrous!
If they hadn't exchanged ideas, how would they have known that the Dao in the Great Desolation was so varied and wondrous!
Afterward, Hongyun began his Great Dao discourse!
All four of them had heard his Great Dao before. However, Hongyun was now in the middle stage of Da Luo Golden Immortal and had new insights, so his discourse was also very brilliant!
After Hongyun finished his Great Dao discourse, Taiqing Laozi, as the eldest brother of the three pure ones, naturally took over and said with a smile, "I will go first!"
Then, as Taiqing Laozi's Great Dao and his three flowers manifested, Zhenyuanzi listened with great earnestness. The more he listened, the more shocked he became. Was this Pangu's direct lineage? It was indeed extraordinary!
As he listened to Laozi's Dao, Zhenyuanzi felt he had greatly benefited. These three pure ones were worth befriending; they were truly men of virtue!
After Laozi finished his discourse, it was Yuanshi and Tongtian's turn. Their Daos also made Zhenyuanzi sigh. As expected, Pangu's direct lineage was Pangu's direct lineage. They were truly not ordinary people!
With this discussion of the Dao, their relationship deepened further!
First, Zhenyuanzi earnestly invited the three pure ones to stay for a longer period, as it was rare for virtuous individuals to visit his Wuzhuang Temple!
Taiqing Laozi pondered for a moment and decided to stay at Wuzhuang Temple for a few days. After all, he had not yet seen Zhenyuanzi's Earthly Book. That was the primordial Earth's embryo, which had a similar effect to his Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda. Having come to Wuzhuang Temple, it would be a pity not to witness it!
On the second day, they discussed the Dao and all gained something from the exchange.
On the third day, Taiqing Laozi finally proposed to view Zhenyuanzi's Earthly Book. After all, the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror was also a supreme innate spiritual treasure, and it evolved the primordial Earth's embryo, which was very miraculous!
Upon hearing Taiqing Laozi's suggestion, Zhenyuanzi smiled and said, "Please, Fellow Daoist, examine it!"
As he spoke, he beckoned, and the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, enshrined in the hall, flew over and landed steadily in Zhenyuanzi's hand!
Zhenyuanzi lightly tapped the Heaven and Earth Treasure Mirror, and a stream of light flashed, revealing a huge phantom, as if all the mountains and earth veins of the Great Desolation were gathered there!
A faint yellow barrier rose. Taiqing Laozi stood up and touched the yellow barrier, his heart filled with awe. No wonder Zhenyuanzi was the ancestor of earth immortals. His Earthly Book was connected to the primordial Earth's embryo. It was not just its hardness, but the great karma and cause and effect it carried. If you dared to break the Earthly Book, you would see what happened to Tongtian.
At that time, during the Investiture of the Gods, the three religions not only set up the Immortal Executing Formation but also the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, which shattered the land of the Great Desolation. Only then was Hongjun able to capture him, force him to swallow the Saint-Slaying Pill, and confine him to the Zixiao Palace. If even a Saint was treated this way, let alone other beings!
This Earthly Book was a death-exemption token. This was also the confidence Zhenyuanzi had in not respecting Saints, but only the heavens and the earth!
Soon, the commotion here naturally attracted the Qilin clan of the Great Desolation. They were originally in charge of the primordial earth. The Dragon clan controlled the seas, and the Phoenix clan controlled the skies. On land, they, the Qilin, were supreme. How could they not notice such a brilliant display of treasure light!
As expected of the three clans, soon an elder of the Qilin clan, along with his retinue, arrived at Longevity Mountain!
"Longevity Mountain!? Never heard of it!" Mo Qilin, the elder of the Qilin clan, shook his head, clearly having never heard of such a blessed land!
Zhenyuanzi, who had just finished demonstrating his treasure, felt a slight tremor in his heart. He knew that uninvited guests had arrived, but he paid no heed, as the great formation of Longevity Mountain was not to be trifled with!