Now, as for the dead Nezha.
After Taiyi True Person collected his soul and mangled remains, he immediately turned into a rainbow and flew to his own Daoist sanctuary, the Golden Light Cave on Qianyuan Mountain.
Once back, Taiyi True Person took out the treasure bottle containing Nezha and cast the Jade Purity Immortal Law over it. But he did not release Nezha at once; instead, he set the bottle aside.
He then took out Nezha's remains, which were nearly unrecognizable, and placed them on a jade bed inside the Cave Abode.
Next, he left the Cave Abode and went to a pond in his sanctuary. Lotus plants grew throughout it. Though these lotuses were not of a particularly high grade, they were Innate Spiritual Items, brimming with spiritual energy.
Taiyi True Person waved his hand, and the pond water surged. Several sections of white lotus root flew out and landed in his grasp.
After gathering several lengths of lotus root, Taiyi True Person nodded slightly and returned to his Cave Abode.
He laid the lotus roots on the jade bed one section at a time, carefully shifting them into the shape of a little person.
Then he placed Nezha's remains on the figure made of lotus root. Taking out a small bottle, he gently poured out a few drops of spiritual liquid onto Nezha's remains. The remains slowly dissolved and merged into the lotus roots.
Before long, the lotus roots transformed into a human shape, becoming an Innate Dao Body. Its build and appearance were exactly the same as Nezha's had been.
But this body of lotus root had no sign of life at all; it was merely an empty shell. Taiyi True Person was nevertheless satisfied. He picked up the treasure bottle containing Nezha's soul.
He released the