"Ancestral Bear-Gungun!"
Buzz! As Pingxin's words fell, all the remaining merit poured into Gungun's body. Houtu, who had preserved part of her flesh with the Forestwood Demon God's wood essence and survived through the power of Heavenly Dao merit and Pangu's true spirit, also waved at Gungun, returning some of her own merit to him. In an instant, Gungun's aura surged, showing every sign of breaking through beyond Great Luo.
"Hm?" In Zixiao Palace, the old man seated cross-legged on a meditation cushion sensed this. He raised his arm and spread his fingers, about to press down toward the Sea of Blood to stop it, but...
On second thought, Houtu had already attained Primordial Unity. Although she had dispersed ninety percent of her Pangu bloodline and turned most of her body into Reincarnation to complete the Primordial World, she was still a Primordial Unity cultivator. That was already settled. With that being the case, whether the Ancestral Bear broke through no longer mattered so much.
After all, compared with Houtu, who had become a Primordial Unity Great Immortal, whether the Ancestral Bear was a Great Immortal or a Quasi-Saint made no real difference to him.
On the contrary, if he acted rashly, Houtu and the Witch Race, even Jieyin and Zhunti, and perhaps the Three Pure Ones as well, would come asking why he had prevented Gungun's breakthrough. When that happened, he would struggle to find a reason. After all, the Ancestral Bear had just made a grand vow to follow Houtu in guarding Reincarnation, deliver all living beings, and save them from every suffering. Such an act showed tremendous resolve and earned great merit. He had no reason to stop Gungun from breaking through.
At that thought, Hongjun frowned, but ultimately lowered his arm.
Elsewhere.
Gungun had