The instant that black water droplet fell into the mist, the mist, which had already begun slowing amid its rotation, suddenly became like a startled swarm of bees.
In a churning uproar, it surged into the black water droplet.
As the two-colored mist continuously gathered and poured in, the black water droplet began spinning in midair. With the unceasing infusion of mist, it grew larger and larger, reaching the size of a fist in the blink of an eye.
Yet its speed did not lessen because of this. Instead, as it kept spinning, it continued absorbing the two-colored mist, whirling wildly without end.
From the moment the black water droplet began absorbing the two-colored mist until it had absorbed it all, it had grown to the size of a disk. The entire process took exactly eighty-one breaths—nine times nine returning to the true.
The instant the black water droplet finished absorbing all the mist, dazzling black and red light abruptly erupted from its spinning surface.
"Buzz!"
A trembling hum rang through the entire hall. Li Yan, seated cross-legged within it, abruptly opened his eyes.
At this time, all the mist around him had vanished completely. The disk-sized water droplet before him let out a low hum and suddenly stopped.
A different scene appeared before Li Yan's eyes.
The previous black water droplet had disappeared. In its place stood a Taiji Yin-Yang disk composed of black and red, upright in the air, its circular face directly facing Li Yan.
A black band formed the disk's outer ring, as though it had stood there since time immemorial, fixed motionlessly in the air. At the disk's center, however, the black and red Yin-Yang fish slowly rotated as they intertwined.
The power of the stars flickered in Li Yan's eyes. Then, two points of