'It can actually serve as a sacrificial offering! Truly, a fine treasure.'
He replied aloud:
"This matter is grave and must be referred to the Immortal Mirror."
Having spoken, he strode within, initiated layer upon layer of formations, passed through the ancestral hall, pushed open the sealed stone door, and knelt down
to say:
"I beseech: Li Family scion Yuanjiao, beset by misfortune, the clan in dire peril… I respectfully request the Supreme Dharma to protect body and preserve the Dao… May the decree be received."
He mumbled through the entire set of rituals, performed the grand salutation, and the Dharma Mirror above slowly dimmed, descending before him—the success of his prayer was clear.
Li Yuanjiao had read several volumes of prayer techniques bestowed by the Dharma Mirror and had studied these mystical invocations. He had never understood why this Dharma Mirror was so troublesome, merely assuming it was of the highest rank.
