Time trickled by. Su Shi'er's secondary body stood where it was, unmoving from beginning to end.
The firebird formed from a True Yuan technique, empowered by the fifth-grade Magical Treasure Fire Origin Bead, continuously darted through the bloody waters and withered bones within the Blood Sea.
Strings of bubbles rose from the Blood Sea's surface. As the bubbles changed from dense to sparse, the aura emanating from Su Shi'er steadily and noticeably weakened.
The time it took to drink a cup of tea passed in an instant.
Just as only a few scattered bubbles remained.
"Hmm? That is..."
Within Su Shi'er's dantian qi sea, the Nascent Soul's tiny body trembled slightly.
Immediately afterward, an astonishing sight entered the Nascent Soul's mind.
In one corner of the Blood Sea's depths, amid countless withered bones, a stone lotus could faintly be seen hidden away. It was closed tight, like a bud waiting to bloom.
The stone lotus was covered in blood-colored Sanskrit. Vast portions of the Sanskrit had already been dyed a bizarre red by resentful and sinister energy.
Only near its peak did faint Buddhist energy still circulate, allowing the Sanskrit there to retain its original appearance.
"This stone lotus is covered in Sanskrit, and weak Buddhist energy and Buddha light faintly circulate within it. It seems the true body of the Buddhist Sect senior we seek on this journey is very likely hidden inside this stone lotus."
"Hmm... If I bring this stone lotus out, the initial objective of this journey will be accomplished."
After pondering briefly, Su Shi'er made his decision without hesitation and reacted swiftly.
The tiny figure sat cross-legged in the void within the body's Dantian, yet its hands formed seals at an astonishing speed.
Streams of Nascent Soul essence dispersed from the Nascent Soul, transforming into