Xiezhi was so shocked because, according to the theory of the human body as an inner world, once a Human Body Deity was born within it, it would be the undisputed innate deity of that world—and the sole innate deity throughout Huang Xingye's Inner World, from the "opening of heaven and earth" to the "collapse of heaven and earth."
In Xiezhi's eyes, this tiny Fellow Daoist Huang in Ji Yuan's palm carried significance far beyond the ordinary. Of course, a human body's inner world could never compare to the true Great Heaven and Earth, but Xiezhi also believed that Ji Yuan surely had a way to turn decay into magic.
Though this tiny Human Body Deity looked exactly like Huang Xingye, its disposition was clearly different. It had been born spiritually enlightened, knew who Ji Yuan and Qin Zizhou were, and yet faced them neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Standing beside the Yin Cha, Huang Xingye stared blankly at the Human Body Deity in Ji Yuan's hand. Though he had vaguely sensed something, and sometimes saw another version of himself appear in his dreams, this was the first time he had truly met the Human Body Deity face-to-face.
"Everyone, we shall take our leave first!"
Ji Yuan bowed to those who could see them.
"Safe travels, Immortal Masters!"
The Underworld Bureau's envoys did not dare slight them and hurriedly returned the salute. Confucian Scholar Xu likewise solemnly returned the salute. He knew that these three immortal cultivators before him were anything but simple. The Huang family members, who had only been able to watch Confucian Scholar Xu's reactions from beginning to end, could only stand nearby at a loss, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
Ji Yuan kept his right hand spread open. The Human Body Deity upon it smiled and