What was wrong with Gungun?
It was, of course... genuinely in poor condition!
Because before setting out, the great Heavenly Emperor had done something that betrayed its ancestors-pah, it had no ancestors! It had done something that harmed its own body: it had... sold its blood.
Yes, it had sold a drop of its essence blood to the system to make up the difference, combining the proceeds with its remaining points to buy the Yellow Central Plum spirit root listed as a Limited-Time Special Offer.
There was no helping it. Originally, it had been unwilling to sell its blood, but after tasting a Yellow Central Plum, it felt that... letting out a little blood might not be so unacceptable after all.
After all, even though it knew where a Yellow Central Plum spirit root could be found, that place was not so easy to enter. Even if it got inside, obtaining the root would be no easy task either.
Otherwise, given Zhunti's temperament, would he really have refrained from taking the Yellow Central Plum spirit root back to the Western Lands?
So, if it failed to seize this opportunity to obtain the Yellow Central Plum spirit root from the system, the mighty Gungun would probably find it difficult to taste such delicious Yellow Central Plums again.
Besides, it had accepted two gourds of Immortal Pills from Laozi. Refusing his summons would be far too rude, and it did not have the courage to be rude to a Saint.
But if it went and left the Netherworld, Luo Hou would probably see its condition. If Luo Hou learned that it was perfectly healthy and sent it a voice transmission ordering it to intervene in the Human Emperor Contest and help Chi You become the Human Emperor, what was it supposed to