Nine Li had successfully passed the three great formations Yuanshi had laid down. To Gungun, this was both unexpected and perfectly reasonable.
What made it unexpected was that, according to the legends from Gungun's previous life, Yuanshi did not seem to have any witch-human disciples. Moreover, he disliked creatures clad in fur and crowned with horns, born of moisture or hatched from eggs.
Wait! Witch-humans weren't born of moisture or hatched from eggs. They were born live! As for the beast hides they wore, those were only clothes. They could take them off and change into something else at any time. Hmm...
What made it reasonable was that Nine Li had considerable talent. He had possessed Golden Immortal cultivation from birth and was the son of a Great Shaman. As for strength, he had now cultivated a Great Shaman's body and learned the Forestwood Demon God's Seventy Transformations from Gungun. His divine abilities might not be vast, but among the younger generation, he could stand proudly above the pack.
As for good fortune, though the first witch-human between heaven and earth was not an innate deity, he was still uniquely blessed. He bore Pangu Bloodline and possessed a complete primordial spirit, giving him no small measure of good fortune. In every respect, he was no worse than the future so-called Twelve Golden Immortals. Thus, by all reasonable standards, Gungun felt Yuanshi would accept him as a disciple.
Now the result was in. Nine Li had successfully passed all three great formations. Someone of Yuanshi's standing could hardly go back on his word, so Nine Li could already be considered a member of the Expounding Teaching.
Becoming a disciple of the Expounding Teaching meant he had secured himself a promising future. He would also be able to lend the Witch Race