The white clouds are like gauze, floating endlessly, surrounding a fairy-like courtyard.
The courtyard has a simple structure and intricate carvings, but it looks dilapidated everywhere.
The eaves are mottled and tiles are missing. What was once a magnificent palace is now only ruins.
A small pond stood in the middle of the courtyard. The water was murky, the lotus flowers had withered, and only a few rotten leaves were swirling on the surface.
A woman wearing a white jade mask and dressed as the Queen Mother sat quietly on a cushion by the pool.
She was dressed in a golden and crimson gauze gown and a crown of eight-treasure pearls on her head. Fairy light was surging around her, which seemed out of place in this dilapidated scene.
......
After an unknown amount of time, the misty clouds suddenly surged violently.
In the center of the courtyard, clouds rolled and gradually gathered into a human-shaped outline.
The hazy figure became clearer and clearer, and finally revealed a female fairy wearing a seven-star crown and a nine-colored robe.
She also applied white jade to her face, and her aura was obscure and hidden, mysterious and noble.
When the "Queen Mother" saw the visitor, she immediately stood up and bowed deeply.
"Greetings, Senior Xuannv."
The woman called "Xuannv" nodded in return, sat down on the cushion in the center of the courtyard, and motioned for "Queen Mother" to sit down as well.
The "Queen Mother" bowed again and sat down calmly.
"Call me over here, what's the matter?"
The timbre of "Xuannv" is slightly neutral, with a hint of majesty in its calmness, and it gets straight to the point.
The Queen Mother's voice was cold and emotionless as she asked, "Excuse me, Senior, have you recruited any 'new members' in Western Xinjiang in the past year?"
Upon hearing this, "Xuannv" leaned back slightly and suddenly tightened her hands on her knees.
"'Queen Mother', your question is not in accordance with the rules."
"When I joined the organization, 'Tian Zun' clearly stated that no one was allowed to proactively explore the identities of other members, let alone interfere with other members' recruitment of new blood."
She paused, a hint of oppression in her tone.
"Why, didn't 'Tianzun' tell you this?"
The Queen Mother bowed again, apologetically saying, "I dare not violate the organization's rules. However, this matter involves too much, so I hope you can help me."
"Xuannv" flicked her sleeves and snorted coldly.
"explain"
"The day before yesterday, when I first arrived in Western Xinjiang, the 'Guiding Cloud Card' responded."
"That night, I activated the Cloud Card and invited that person to have a chat on the cloud... But during the conversation, 'they' actually revealed my divine status!"
There was finally a ripple in the voice of the "Queen Mother".
After a moment, she continued, her tone still filled with disbelief: "I asked him why he recognized the Queen Mother?"
Having said that, she paused for a few seconds again, and when she spoke again, her tone was still filled with disbelief.
"'He' said that he not only knew the Queen Mother, but also the Jade Emperor."
"Then, 'ta' called out the names of 'Three Pure Ones, Four Imperial Emperors, Five Elders of the Five Directions, Six Officials, Seven Elements, Eight Extremes, Nine Lights, and Ten Cities' in one breath!"
The moment the words fell, "Xuannv"'s body suddenly shook, and the seven-star crown on her head trembled slightly.
Her knuckles were white from her clenched hands, and her whole body was frozen there, motionless.
The dilapidated Xianjia courtyard fell into deathly silence.
The dead wood rustled without wind.
Ripples appeared on the pond water, stirring up the rotten leaves.
After a long time, "Xuannv" finally squeezed out a few words from between her teeth.
“…How is that possible?”
The Queen Mother sighed: "Yes, how is it possible..."
"We have only been able to piece together the incomplete genealogy of the gods by gathering the inheritance of all our members. Of what he mentioned, I only know the Shangqing among the Three Pure Ones and the Jade Emperor among the Four Imperial Gods."
"Oh, and that newcomer who obtained the title of 'Laojun' seems to be related to another one of the Three Pure Ones."
"As for the 'five, six, seven, eight, nine, and ten' mentioned above, the organization only has sporadic intelligence and can only make guesses. For example, the Queen Mother might be one of the Eight Extremes, and 'Yan Luo' might be one of the Ten Cities, but that's all."
......
After listening to the Queen Mother's words and waiting for two or three minutes, the Xuannv finally spoke woodenly.
"I haven't distributed 'jade tokens' in the past ten years."
The Queen Mother froze, pondered for a moment, and then asked unwillingly, "Then...what about 'Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun'?"
"Xuannv" shook her head in a firm tone.
"Neither has he."
"Are you sure?"
"Sure."
"Xuan Nu" nodded, but she paused and couldn't help asking, "How did you deal with this matter?"
The Queen Mother replied, "The Heavenly Lord told me that only the ancient mighty ones in the abyss could fully describe these divine positions..."
Her voice dropped.
"I was so frightened at the time that I subconsciously destroyed their jade token, severing the connection."
"Xuan Nu" agreed: "Your response is not wrong."
But she pondered for a moment and reminded him, "This matter must be reported to 'Tian Zun' as soon as possible!"
The Queen Mother smiled bitterly and said, "I immediately sent a message to the Heavenly Venerable, but... there has been no response so far."
"Xuan Nu" comforted her, "He is a very busy man, please be patient and wait."
"The Queen Mother" nodded and said no more.
At this point, there was no point in continuing the conversation.
"Xuannv" was about to stand up, but then she thought of something and sat down again.
"'Tianzun' is my guide. He knows my identity very well. I also have a rough idea of who he is."
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