Another three days passed. On this day, Qiru came to Mount Buzhou once more.
"Qiru of the tortoise race pays his respects to the Ancestral Witch!" Qiru bowed with his hands clasped to Houtu, who sat beside Gungun, studying the Falling Treasure Coin.
"No need for such formalities, Divine Lord." Houtu put away the Falling Treasure Coin and raised a hand toward Qiru with a smile.
"Ancestral Witch, our race has captured the Northern Dark Palace and secured the Yin-Yang Two-Qi Vase for the Ancestral Bear. I have brought the vase here today to ask that the Ancestral Bear honor our agreement and use the Spirit-Washing Cauldron to help a fragment of His Majesty's soul be reborn." Qiru straightened as he spoke to Houtu. When he finished, divine light flashed in his hand, and a treasure vase nearly a meter tall appeared.
The Yin-Yang Two-Qi Vase was a treasure of the two qi of yin and yang. Within it were the seven treasures, eight trigrams, and twenty-four qi. It took thirty-six people, corresponding to the number of the Heavenly Gang, to lift it. But... that only applied to beings with low cultivation. Qiru was a mighty cultivator at the peak of the Great Luo realm, so naturally, he could lift the vase alone.
"Mm." Hearing Qiru's words and looking at the treasure vase in his hand, Houtu nodded. Then she nudged the bear still snoring beside her and said, "Gungun, wake up. The Yin-Yang Two-Qi Vase you wanted is here."
"Mmm, don't touch me~" Gungun said lazily, then rolled over, turning his back to Houtu.
"Gungun, wake up." Houtu grabbed Gungun's furry ear and tugged it, calling to him again.
"You'll suffer retribution for disturbing a bear's sweet dreams!" With his ear being tugged, Gungun frowned and muttered, then slowly