The Ancestral Witches Leave the Mountains, Nine Li Defeats Zhao Gongming (Two Chapters Combined into One)

In the Heavenly Court, inside the Heavenly Emperor Palace.

With Yuanshi's permission, Gungun picked up the jar of Beast Milk before him, then gulped it down with an "awoo~." After finishing it, a radiant smile spread across his great chubby face.

Good. That settled it.

He then summoned Nine Li and took him down to the mortal realm.

Mount Wuyi, in a grove of peach blossoms.

"Hum~" Gungun waved his great paw, and a stone game table and two stone stools appeared. He turned, divine light flashing around him as he assumed the appearance of Heavenly Venerable Xiong Ba, the same form he had once shown Yang Jian and Yang Chan. Then he sat on a stool and said to Nine Li, "My dear nephew, come sit down and play a game."

Nine Li looked around, then sat down and asked Gungun, "Uncle, will Zhao Gongming and Teacher Ran Deng come here shortly?"

"Yes." Gungun picked up a stone and placed it on the board. "When they arrive, save Ran Deng, then defeat Zhao Gongming."

"Yes. But..." Nine Li also picked up a stone and placed it on the board, his brows slightly furrowed with worry. "Can I defeat Zhao Gongming?"

Zhao Gongming was no longer the man he used to be. He had reached the late Great Immortal stage and possessed twenty-four Dinghai Pearls. If they fought barehanded without magical treasures, Nine Li felt he could deal with him without any trouble. But if magical treasures were involved...

*Sorry, I lent the Apricot-Yellow Banner of Wu and Ji that Master gave me to Jiang Ziya, and I gave the Tiger Soul Saber you bestowed on me to Chi You, Uncle. All I have left now are the Heavenly Bell and the Glazed Immortal Robe. It would be hard