That fellow Taiyi...
What was he trying to do, secretly following Gungun?
The Two Western Sages and the Three Pure Ones all wondered the same thing.
Then, on Mount Kunlun, Yuanshi opened his right hand. A flash of chaotic light appeared, and the Pangu Banner materialized in his palm. Holding it, Yuanshi gave it a gentle wave.
Boom! The space surrounding Taiyi's true body shattered at once, and the entire Golden Crow fell into the void. When he emerged again, he discovered that Gungun had flown far away. The bear had vanished from his sight, and even divination could not reveal Gungun's whereabouts.
Rending space and time... the Pangu Banner! Yuanshi! Taiyi gritted his teeth and snarled inwardly. Then his figure flashed, and he disappeared to parts unknown.
Meanwhile, unaware that Taiyi had been following him, or that Yuanshi had intervened to drive away the wicked bird tailing him, the white bear Gungun arrived at the Sea of Blood.
"Greetings, great god!" Gungun bowed with clasped paws to the fierce-looking River Styx.
"Mm, rise. Are you... a clone?" River Styx asked in surprise, holding a lump of bloody mud.
"Yes. This little bear has been rather busy lately, so I divided my source essence in two. That lets me handle separate matters without leaving my clone too weak," Gungun answered with a guileless smile.
"Heh, an innate Yin-Yang constitution. In all the Primordial World, you're probably the only one who can split your source essence at will without harming yourself. Tell me, what brings you here?" River Styx smiled and asked directly.
"My business can wait, great god. What are you doing...?" Gungun pointed at the bloody mud in River Styx's hand and asked curiously.
"Oh, I gained some insights when I last listened to Lady Nuwa preach the