Primordial Era: I, the Thirteenth Witch, had my innermost thoughts overheard by my older siblings.

"Senior brother, you are wise; we have indeed come for this matter."

"I hope my senior brother can give me some guidance."

Upon hearing Ye Kai's question, Jieyin Zhunti was taken aback for a moment, then bowed respectfully and replied earnestly.

"Alright, one high-grade innate spiritual treasure, and for the two of you, one high-grade innate spiritual treasure each."

Upon hearing Jieyin and Zhunti explain their purpose, Ye Kai did not hesitate and immediately extended a hand, speaking quite bluntly.

"Oh, this..."

"Our West is impoverished, and the people are suffering. We hope our senior brother will have mercy on us."

"Yes, we hope our senior brother will have pity on us."

"..."

Upon seeing Ye Kai's actions, Jieyin Zhunti was taken aback, and then burst into tears.

Hearing their tearful complaints, Ye Kai rolled his eyes. "Trying to play the poor card with me? Do you really think I'm some kind of Dao Ancestor, so easy to fool?"

"Fine, don't give it to me then. The law is not to be easily passed on. Get out of my way."

Ye Kai didn't waste any more words with Jieyin and Zhunti. After saying this, he signaled Wen Jing to leave.

Upon seeing this, Jieyin and Zhunti immediately focused their minds and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "Senior Brother Ye Kai, even if you don't care about the barrenness of our West, you should at least consider that we are all disciples of the Dao Ancestor and fellow disciples."

"Yes, yes, we hope our senior brother will have pity on us."

As they spoke, they blocked Ye Kai's path.

"Oh ho ho, you dare to block my way?"

Seeing this, Ye Kai narrowed his eyes slightly. "You want to talk about being fellow disciples? Then let's settle this. You tried to bring me down from Zixiao Palace before, how are you going to settle that?"

As he said this, Ye Kai had already rolled up his sleeves, as if he was about to start a fight at any moment.

"This... Senior brother, you misunderstand. How could we dare to block your way? We were just in a hurry and had no intention of blocking your path."

"What happened at Zixiao Palace before was our fault. We hope you will forgive us, Senior Brother."

When Jieyin and Zhunti saw Ye Kai's behavior, their expressions hardened slightly, and they quickly offered an explanation.

They were worried that Ye Kai would hold a grudge, but they never expected that his slight action would cause Ye Kai to become dissatisfied and actually hold a grudge against them.

This made them hesitate.

After all, the matter of Zixiao Palace was indeed their problem.

No matter how many reasons they have, they cannot deny it.

They immediately changed the subject, saying, "As long as you can give us some pointers, we're willing to pay any price, as long as you don't hold this against us anymore."

As they said this, their faces twitched slightly, indicating that they were somewhat pained.

Seeing their reaction, Ye Kai curled his lip and said, "Using one spiritual treasure as if it were two, and you're still feeling the pinch? Who are you putting on this show for?"

However…

Thinking of this, Ye Kai's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "That Azure Lotus Banner is in the hands of Jieyin and Zhunti. Perhaps we can take this opportunity to get it!"

Thinking this, a glint of light flashed in Ye Kai's eyes.

He had previously wanted to collect all five innate flags.

He now possesses the Central Apricot Yellow Banner, the Flame Light Banner, and the Mysterious Origin Water Control Banner; he is only missing the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner and the Plain Cloud Realm Banner.

Now that he has the opportunity to obtain the Azure Lotus Banner, Ye Kai will naturally not miss this chance!

"Since you have put it that way, I will be magnanimous and, if you hand over the Azure Lotus Banner to me, I will forgive past grievances and guide you in establishing a great religion."

At that moment, Ye Kai coughed lightly and said in a serious tone.

"What? You actually want the Azure Lotus Banner?"

"This... I dare not lie to you, Senior Brother, the Azure Lotus Banner is indeed not in our hands."

Upon hearing Ye Kai's words, Jieyin and Zhunti were immediately startled. After considering their words for a moment, they explained in a serious tone.

"Is it really not in your hands?"

Upon hearing Jieyin and Zhunti's words, Ye Kai smiled and asked them in return.

"It's definitely not in our hands."

"I hope my senior brother can see the truth."

Jieyin and Zhunti nodded repeatedly, trying to fool them.

"If that's the case, swear an oath with your Daoist hearts that if it's truly not in your hands, I'll just exchange it for another treasure."

Ye Kai said with a smile.

"this……"

Upon hearing Ye Kai's words, Jieyin and Zhunti were all stunned and speechless.

After a long while, Jieyin coughed lightly and said, "Senior brother, I suddenly remembered that I do have a blue lotus-colored flag on me. I wonder if it is the blue lotus flag. I hope you can identify it."

As he said this, he summoned the Azure Lotus Banner with a thought.

If one has no vow of righteousness, then whatever one says is acceptable.

But if one is to make a vow of faith, it would be better to just take it out directly.

After all, even if they swear an oath in their hearts, they cannot avoid losing a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

That's such a waste!

"Oh~ this is the Azure Lotus Banner. It seems I wasn't wrong."

Upon seeing Jieyin take out the Azure Lotus Treasure Flag, Ye Kai also revealed a meaningful smile, deliberately drawing out his words as he spoke.

However, he did not attempt to seize it, but instead watched the guide intently, waiting for the guide's next move.

After all, if he were to snatch it, it wouldn't be considered a gift from the guide. And if they were to attain sainthood in the future, they might use this incident to their advantage.

But if the guide offers it to him voluntarily, and he accepts it, then it's a transaction.

Even if Jieyin and Zhunti attain sainthood in the future, they will not be able to use this incident to their advantage.

"In that case, I will present this Azure Lotus Banner to my senior brother. I hope that you will forgive past grievances and guide my junior brother and me to establish our sect and become saints."

Seeing that Ye Kai had not made a move for a long time, Jieyin considered it for a moment and took the initiative to send the Azure Lotus Banner to Ye Kai.

However, as he said this, he was actually setting a trap for Ye Kai:

He wasn't just talking about pointing out the establishment of a religion, but about establishing a religion and achieving sainthood, and it was about the two of them!

In other words,

If Ye Kai only provides guidance and establishes a teaching system, but cannot help the two of them attain sainthood, then Ye Kai has not yet completed this karmic connection.

In this way, once one of them attains sainthood, they can use this incident to their advantage.

However, his scheme could not escape Ye Kai's notice.

At that moment, Ye Kai waved his hand and directly took back the Azure Lotus Treasure Banner. "An Azure Lotus Treasure Banner is enough to guide you to establish a sect and become a saint, but to guide him to establish a sect and become a saint is just a dream!"

He doesn't even have the Primordial Purple Qi, so what kind of saint is he supposed to be?

Ye Kai's words not only exposed the scheme but also hit the nail on the head.

It's not that he doesn't want to give guidance, but rather that Zhunti lacks the Primordial Purple Qi, making it impossible for him to provide guidance!

and,

More importantly:

"Can my senior brother truly guide me to establish a religion and achieve sainthood?"

Upon hearing Ye Kai's slightly reprimanding words, Jieyin was not angry at all. Instead, he focused his mind and immediately asked.

At this moment, all calculations and bargaining vanished!

In Jieyin's eyes, there was only what Ye Kai had said: "It would be acceptable to guide you to establish a sect and become a saint!"

It's possible, not just maybe!

That means Ye Kai is truly confident he can guide him to establish a sect and achieve sainthood?!

Not just guidance,

Zhunti and the surrounding immortals also tensed up and looked at Ye Kai expectantly.

If anyone else had said this, they might not have believed it, but if Ye Kai had said it…

To know,

Ye Kai had previously stolen Laozi's opportunity to establish a sect, and not long ago he even guided Styx to establish the Asura Sect and sever his three corpses!

Ye Kai's statement likely indicates that he is confident in achieving this!

……