Soon, Golden Spirit Mother arrived at Penglai Immortal Island and met Duobao.
"Greetings, Second Senior Brother."
Golden Spirit stepped forward and bowed to Duobao.
Duobao opened his eyes and slowly rose to his feet. Then he said:
"Junior Sister Jinling."
"The Human Race's Emperor Star has appeared."
"This child is destined to be connected to you. Go to the Human Race, take him as your disciple, and assist him in attaining the imperial Dao!"
Hearing Duobao's words, Golden Spirit promptly accepted the order.
"Yes, Second Senior Brother!"
Golden Spirit did not linger. She set out for the Human Race at once.
After arriving among the Human Race, she did not reveal herself in a hurry. Instead, she secretly watched over the child who bore the Fortune of the imperial Dao.
Time passed. In the blink of an eye, ten years went by.
At a human settlement known as the Gaoxing Tribe, a youth stood atop a mountain peak, gazing directly toward the East Sea.
The youth was named Di Ku.
He had been clever and perceptive from a young age, and always behaved with decorum.
Within the Gaoxing Tribe, he was hailed as a rare genius.
"Strange."
"Why do I always like looking in that direction?"
"It's as if... that's where I'm meant to end up!"
As he gazed into the distance, the young Di Ku murmured to himself.
Ever since he could remember, he had liked looking toward the East Sea. Somehow, he felt as though something there was drawing him in.
Just as the young Di Ku murmured in puzzlement, the space before him suddenly stirred.
"Whoosh!"
With a sharp sound cutting through the air, a brilliant golden streak of light swept across the sky, approaching from afar.
When he looked again, the streak had already descended before