At that thought, Venerable Xia could no longer sit still.
Thinking it over carefully, he realized that the exaggerated claims Wang Yao had made might very well be true.
If Wang Yao's information really did concern "the ultimate secret of the Heavenly God Hall," "the Golden Purple Gourd," and "the final inheritance of the Heavenly Demon Jade Wall," then it was an immeasurable treasure trove.
His thoughts roiled at once, and the plain jade tablet inside the pure azure little cauldron began to wail along with them.
Some of the profound markings on the tablet gradually faded.
Venerable Xia hurriedly forced himself to calm down, repeatedly sending his breath into the pure azure little cauldron. Only then did the jade tablet fall silent.
Suddenly, a golden pill rose above Venerable Xia's head.
The pill spun rapidly overhead. Then, with a flash of golden light, it split off a nearly solid little Soul Body, a miniature likeness of Venerable Xia's physical form.
After the pill split off the little Soul Body, it rapidly shrank. The little Soul Body bowed to the pill, then beckoned with its tiny hand. The Sumeru Ring at the neck of Venerable Xia's physical body fell into its grasp.
Suddenly, something leaped out of the Sumeru Ring: a thin garment of pure gold. It billowed in the wind, growing until, in the blink of an eye, it became a Golden Armored Giant standing over nine feet tall.
Red lines of various colors covered its body, tracing the routes of an ordinary person's extraordinary meridians.
The little Soul Body leaped lightly and sank into the Golden Armored Giant through the top of its head. Light flashed across the giant's body, concealing its sinews and veins. Its eyes opened and closed, its pupils gleaming like a living person's.
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