Huang Xiao did not dwell on it any further, because Xuanyuan Song suddenly gave a loud shout, drawing all his attention.
The Selection Inscription Stele radiated a jet-black glow, triggered by its nine recesses.
The glow spread outward, soon enveloping all nine pairs of Tortoise Shell Inscriptions around it.
Nine of the Tortoise Shell Inscriptions responded, rising from the table and flying toward the Selection Inscription Stele. After circling above it for a while, they settled into their corresponding recesses under everyone's delighted gazes.
The remaining nine Tortoise Shell Inscriptions showed no movement whatsoever around the Selection Inscription Stele.
"It's these nine Tortoise Shell Inscriptions." Even without Xuanyuan Song explaining, everyone understood that those embedded in the recesses were the genuine Tortoise Shell Inscriptions.
Once the Tortoise Shell Inscriptions settled into place on the Selection Inscription Stele, the glow began to contract until it remained only on the stele's surface.
"What about the contents of the Longevity Pill Manual?" Leng Guhan asked.
"Coming right up." Xuanyuan Song took a deep breath.
He beckoned, and the nine Longevity Jade Slips he had placed a little farther away flew over.
The Jade Slips hovered an inch above the Selection Inscription Stele-or, more precisely, directly above the nine Tortoise Shell Inscriptions, with one Jade Slip floating above each inscription.
The genuine Tortoise Shell Inscriptions really do correspond to the Longevity Jade Slips one for one, Huang Xiao thought as he watched.
He held his breath. Next came the moment when he would witness the Longevity Pill Manual reveal itself.
Xuanyuan Song's hands did not rest. He continuously formed hand seals, muttering under his breath as the wondrous intricacies of the formation resonated with the Selection Inscription Stele.
The jet-black glow on the Selection Inscription Stele contracted again, vanishing in an instant before finally