By Tathagata's decree, Guanyin began inspecting Buddhism's arrangements along the Journey to the West Path in the Earth Immortal Realm. Traveling eastward, she found everything unchanged. Immortals, demons, ghosts, and monsters all remained in their mountains and caves, finally putting her constantly anxious heart at ease.
Three days later, Guanyin arrived at Black Wind Cave. Concealing herself, she swept the cave with the power of her Nascent Soul, only to discover that aside from a nest of enlightened Minor Demons, there was no trace of the Black Bear Demon. This made her anxious. The Black Bear Demon was the future Mountain Guardian Deity she had chosen, and he concerned her Heavenly Dao Merit. How could she not be worried?
Now that the Black Bear Demon had suddenly vanished, she was utterly alarmed. Without the Black Wind Cave tribulation, the Heavenly Dao Merit that should have belonged to her would simply fly away for nothing. Guanyin anxiously stomped her right foot and hardened her heart. No! She had to get to the bottom of this and see exactly who had ruined her plans.
She flew into the cave and sent the power of her Nascent Soul into a minor demon's mind, searching through its memories. As a result, she found an important clue: several days ago, someone claiming to be the chieftain of the Black Bear Tribe had come to find the Black Bear Demon. The two had fought, and the Black Bear Demon had been defeated before that person took him away.
As Guanyin investigated further, her brows furrowed tightly. The chieftain of the Black Bear Tribe? Was there even such a person? Someone capable of easily defeating a Taiyi Golden Immortal like the Black Bear Demon had to be at least a Great Luo Golden Immortal, right? But this