Yan Shi True Monarch furrowed his brows deeper and deeper as he listened, then stood up and picked up a Jade Bowl, into which he poured clear water, followed by a drop of ink, quietly observing the trajectory of the spreading ink.
Suddenly, a crack sounded, and the Jade Bowl split open!
The drop of ink unfolded in the air, blooming like a black lotus slowly opening up!
Yan Shi True Monarch hummed, grabbed the black lotus and pinched it out before it could fully form.
Yan Shi True Monarch then took a white handkerchief and slowly wiped the ink stains from his hand. Those black stains darted left and right on the handkerchief, attempting to break free, but all in vain. Yan Shi True Monarch folded the handkerchief neatly and placed it under the incense burner on the adjacent altar, then inserted three sticks of incense.