"Don't overthink it! I told you before, even after ascending, I can still return. Why worry about having no chance to fulfill the Pact of Nine-Dragon Mountain? Perhaps we can even find a way to resurrect Shi Ji in the Upper Realm!"
Xiao Ying sighed inwardly, patted Gao Gong on the shoulder, and offered repeated words of comfort. After a pause, he continued thoughtfully, "As for Sun Ji... if my guess is right, Divine General Sun Bin never truly perished. In that case, Sun Ji most likely went to the Upper Realm ahead of us. Otherwise, with our dynasty's resources, there's no reason we would have failed to find him all these years. Doesn't that make sense?"
"Huh? You're right!" Gao Gong paused, then answered with renewed spirits. Grinning foolishly, he cursed, "That fellow... ever since we were little, he's always had the most schemes, the most tricks, and the least loyalty. Maybe he really did sneak into the Upper Realm with his ancestor! And he let us waste all these years and all this effort searching for him. What a lousy friend!"
Gao Gong's thick skin and simple, straightforward nature left Xiao Ying rather speechless. He could only smile and remind him, "Keep yourself alive! You can settle the score with him in the future!"
"Mm! Following Your Majesty raises my cultivation and strength incredibly fast, far faster than any other kind of cultivation. When the time comes, I'll knock that pretty boy flat with one punch!" Gao Gong answered, brimming with excited anticipation, and waved his enormous fists as he boomed out the words.
Xiao Ying naturally understood what Gao Gong meant. This was an exclusive method Immortal Venerable Pangu had deliberately bestowed upon Otherworlders, and the influence of the supreme treasure, the Mending-Heaven Divine Stone, could achieve