[Primordial World: I, an Iron-Eating Beast, Had My Thoughts Overheard by Houtu] []
The Heavenly Emperor had entered seclusion, and the Heavenly Sovereign would handle all affairs of state in the Heavenly Court, great and small. This news soon spread throughout the Heavenly Court and reached the Snow God, Authority God, and Death God, who were setting up three trials on Mount Kunlun.
The Snow God, an incarnation of Nuwa, wore a peculiar expression. She said to the other two gods, "That Fat Bear chose to enter seclusion at a time like this. Could he have discovered something?"
The Authority God, an incarnation of Yuanshi, said solemnly, "We have come only to follow heaven's will and test whether the time has come for the New Heavenly Laws to emerge. We have done nothing detrimental to the Heavenly Emperor. Even if he noticed something, there would be no need to deliberately enter seclusion to avoid it. He must truly have gained some insight and gone to contemplate his own Great Dao."
The Death God, an incarnation of Houtu, frowned without speaking, merely muttering inwardly, Gained insight and entered seclusion to comprehend the Dao? How long has it been since his last retreat? How could he possibly have gained new insight so soon? The Snow God is right. He must be hiding. Yes, he has always been like this. Unless something is so urgent that his eyebrows are on fire, he leaves small matters to others and avoids the big ones. He never thinks about how to resolve them. That Gungun... no matter how his true form is counseled by mine, he still hasn't changed his ways.
Inside the Heavenly Emperor Palace.
"Achoo!" Gungun, sitting cross-legged on the World-Cleansing White Lotus, suddenly sneezed. He rubbed his nose, feeling that someone was