Inside the Jade Clarity Palace, Celestial Worthy Yuanshi sat high in the seat of honor, radiating boundless majesty.
Before he even reached the jade steps, a single glance from afar made Gungun's heart give a violent shudder.
It wasn't as though Gungun had never met the Three Pure Ones. He had encountered Daoist Tongtian in the East Sea-the very man who had once tried to persecute him by taking him as a disciple. But honestly, in terms of sheer presence, the gulf between Daoist Tongtian and this Celestial Worthy Yuanshi was no ordinary one!
The great god Gungun had roamed the Primordial World for years. He had met the twelve Ancestral Witches, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Demon Master Kunpeng, and Dragon God Ao Yue. He was a bear who had seen much of the world. Yet when it came to majesty alone, aside from Eastern Emperor Taiyi, he truly couldn't find a single mighty being who could compare to this Celestial Worthy Yuanshi.
Facing such a majestic mighty being, this ancestral bear... suddenly feels a little nervous.
That was what Gungun thought to himself.
Then he and Hou Yi arrived before the jade steps, bowed with their hands clasped to Celestial Worthy Yuanshi above, and said, "Hou Yi (Gungun) of the Witch Race pays his respects to the Celestial Worthy."
"You may rise."
"Thank you, Celestial Worthy."
"I already know the purpose of your visit. Four-Unlike will arrive shortly. Wait a moment. You shall discuss the matter between the Witch Race and the Qilin Clan yourselves."
"Yes, Celestial Worthy."
"Mm." Yuanshi nodded, then looked at Gungun and said, "I heard that you once rejected Tongtian's offer to take you as his disciple?"
"Uh... yes." Gungun froze for a moment, then lowered his head as he answered.
"Tongtian is one of the