Black Bear was the corpse of evil Gungun had severed from itself. Wisdom made no distinction between good and evil, so his intelligence was no less than Gungun's. In fact, after casting aside benevolent thoughts and shedding the restraints of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness, he might occasionally be even cleverer than Gungun, his true form, and think of solutions that had not immediately occurred to it.
For instance, after Bai Ze and Xuandu discovered that it was not in seclusion, simply shutting the doors again and declaring that it was now in seclusion was something Gungun had not thought of just now.
Truly remarkable!
Gungun gave Black Bear a thumbs-up. Nicely done, buddy!
Outside the hall, Bai Ze and Xuandu had reached the palace gates and received bows from several Divine Officials. Looking at the doors that had just been shut in their faces, both felt their cheeks twitch. Then Xuandu cupped his hands toward the interior and called, "Your Majesty, Xuandu seeks an audience on an important matter. Please grant me an audience."
"The Heavenly Emperor is in seclusion. Even I, the Buddha Lord, must act as his Dharma Protector, so there's no time to see you. If you have business, go to the Heavenly Sovereign's Divine Hall and find the Heavenly Sovereign," Black Bear called to Xuandu.
"The Netherworld falls under the Heavenly Emperor's jurisdiction. My disciple Tianpeng was harmed by the Demon Race and unfortunately perished. His primordial spirit has already entered the Underworld. I implore Your Majesty to show him mercy and permit him to return to life. Xuandu offers his thanks!" Xuandu called to Gungun.
Hearing this, Bai Ze also cupped his hands and called inside, "Heavenly Emperor, please hear me out. That villain Tianpeng was consumed by *** and used drunkenness as