The Jade Emperor had consulted the Heavenly Dao and sent Dong Mugong to search in secret for several years before finally finding a barely suitable Primeval Spirit Beast and placing it in Li Changshou's hands.
Sure enough, it was the Howling Celestial Dog.
This Howling Celestial Dog was quite special. It was not an ordinary living creature.
Their race had not been created by heaven and earth. They had been born specifically to assist the strong, possessing considerable talent and innate divine abilities. They could become ferocious beasts to battle enemies, or transform into treasures and weapons. Yet their own cultivation required the constant guidance of other living beings; otherwise, they could not even awaken their Spiritual Intelligence.
The Celestial Dog clan was, in truth, a "masterpiece" created through divine abilities by Innate beings in ancient times.
After much consideration, Li Changshou gave the Howling Celestial Dog, which was still only a ball of fur, to Princess Longji and had her secretly deliver it to Yang Jian, giving Yang Jian a few benefits.
Fairy Yunhua had originally been closest to Longji, so it was only natural for Longji to do such a thing.
At the same time, Longji's secret appearance and gesture of goodwill would convey a message to Yang Jian—that his mother's life under suppression was utterly miserable—placing even greater pressure on him.
More importantly, Longji was Yang Jian's cousin.
By showing goodwill to Yang Jian and befriending him in advance, she could step forward after Yang Jian completed his final trial to ease his emotions and prevent matters from becoming impossible to resolve between both sides.
Longji's delivery of the Howling Celestial Dog went very smoothly, and her meeting with Yang Jian caused no ripples.
After this meeting between the cousins, Yang Jian began treating himself even more