"Nine Li, come here." After he finished laughing, Yuanshi turned toward a certain direction and spoke.
Whoosh! As his words fell, a streak of divine light shot over and landed before Gungun, transforming into a brave-looking young man. It was Nine Li.
"Greetings, Uncle!" Nine Li cupped his fists toward Gungun with a smile.
Gungun looked up at his nephew and nodded, then turned his gaze back to Yuanshi.
Yuanshi said to him, "Gungun, you are the Netherworld Emperor. I leave Nine Li's divided soul to you. You must send him into the Human Race to be reincarnated as a human."
As he spoke, Yuanshi glanced at Nine Li. Understanding his meaning, Nine Li immediately took out the divided soul he had prepared long ago and respectfully presented it to Gungun with both hands.
Watching this, how could Gungun fail to understand why this master and disciple had summoned him? So they wanted to put him to work again. Still... sending Nine Li's divided soul into the Human Race was hardly a difficult task that would wear a bear out.
With that thought, Gungun accepted the strand of divided soul and said respectfully to Yuanshi, "Yes, I shall obey your command, Saint. Please rest assured. This little bear will see it done."
"Mm. This is no more than lifting a hand for you, hardly difficult. Naturally, I have every confidence in you. Gungun, look over there!" Yuanshi pointed at the jade stone wreathed in immortal mist at the center of the Heavenly Pool.
Gungun looked in the direction Yuanshi indicated. The jade stone was clear and lustrous, plainly extraordinary, and a vague suspicion arose in his heart. Could it be... Sun Monkey?
"This is a precious stone formed in my Kunlun Heavenly Pool, gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and