“Black lotus, good.”

Emily pointed with her hand, and a drop of golden spiritual light fell onto the black lotus like a rain of light.

The black lotus, still in bud, slowly opened layer by layer, revealing its inner stamens and seedpod.

The blooming lotus had petals so deeply black, it exuded a kind of bewitching and magnificent beauty.

Within the seedpod, a mass of black light swirled unpredictably. When the black lotus fully bloomed, this black light transformed into the shape of a black book, floating above the lotus.

On the cover of the black book were five characters: 《无相阴阳轮》

James Carter looked at Emily. He had never heard of this martial art before, and the name gave him no clue as to its purpose.

A hint of joy appeared on Emily’s small face. “Daddy, this martial art came at just the right time. It’s a perfect match for your Vajra Divine Power Sutra!”

“So, is this a technique for fighting with wheels?”

James Carter was a bit curious. He knew that the only one skilled with wheels was the Golden Wheel Dharma King.

“No, no,”

Emily explained to James Carter with a bit of exasperation, “Wuxiang means wisdom surpassing all forms, understanding all principles. Yin-Yang Wheel means positive and negative as one, cycling endlessly.”

James Carter still didn’t quite understand. Such mysterious talk could have too many interpretations.

He asked, “What does it actually do?”

Emily said with difficulty, “This peerless secret art involves the most fundamental powers. I can’t really explain it clearly.”

“Then how do you practice it?”

James Carter was a bit surprised. “Isn’t this martial art for me to practice myself?”

Emily sighed softly, “Daddy doesn’t need to practice it, and I can’t practice it on your behalf either.

“This kind of peerless martial art directly targets the origin of one’s soul. Each person can only practice one. Since you already have the Vajra Divine Power Sutra as your fundamental secret art, you can’t practice the Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel.”

“Huh?”

James Carter looked at Emily in surprise. “Then what do we do?”

“You can find an apostle to cultivate the Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel for you. Daddy can gain seventy percent of the apostle’s power.”

Emily observed James Carter’s expression. Seeing that he seemed fairly calm, she continued, “Daddy can also lend your power to the apostle.”

“That’s it?”

James Carter felt a bit of a headache. He asked again, “So what kind of control do I have over the apostle?”

“The apostle can be considered your disciple. Daddy can only seal the apostle’s martial arts and prevent them from entering the Taiyi Palace.

“Through the connection of the Taiyi Token, Daddy can also forcibly descend in a consciousness projection state to the apostle’s side…”

Emily explained a lot, and James Carter summed it up: he didn’t have much control over the apostle.

If the apostle obtained the Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel but didn’t cultivate it, he had no real way to restrain them.

Hmm, the only way seemed to be forcibly descending as a consciousness projection to educate and guide the apostle…

Apostles were chosen by the Taiyi Token according to talent; James Carter had no way to control who was selected.

With things like this, it all became a bit complicated.

James Carter couldn’t help but want to sigh. He thought he’d won a grand prize, but it turned out to be full of tricks.

It greatly diminished the joy of winning.

Emily comforted James Carter: “Daddy, you can have several apostles and share in their great power. Isn’t that wonderful?”

She thought for a moment and encouraged him again: “Many hands make light work!”

“Alright. If there’s no choice, I’ll accept it.”

James Carter was able to let it go. He said to Emily, “I don’t want the apostle to see my face. A bit of mystery can inspire awe.”

“That’s easy.”

As the spirit of the Taiyi Token, Emily could change at will within the Taiyi Palace.

She traced a shape in the air, and a golden mask appeared in front of James Carter.

The golden mask had a slight smile at the corners of the mouth, and apart from a narrow slit for the eyes, nothing else was exposed.

Although the mask seemed to be smiling, combined with the narrow eyes, it gave off a sinister and gloomy feeling.

“Looks just like a villain…” James Carter complained.

Emily felt a bit wronged. “Daddy, you said you wanted to be mysterious and awe-inspiring.”

James Carter casually put on the mask. It fit his features perfectly and didn’t feel stuffy at all.

He looked at his reflection in the pool. With the golden mask, dragon-patterned robe, and tall boots, he looked both dignified and mysterious.

James Carter felt quite satisfied with himself.

He said to Emily, “When the apostle appears, you’ll be in charge of introductions and explanations. I’ll focus on striking a pose.”

“I get it, one plays the good cop, one the bad cop.” Emily had inherited some of James Carter’s memories and was a natural at these things.

The Wuxiang Yin-Yang Wheel manual spun and spun atop the black lotus, but nothing changed. James Carter was getting bored watching from the side.

Emily, on the other hand, was very interested, watching eagerly.

James Carter waited a while longer, but still nothing happened. He asked Emily, “How long will this take?”

“That’s hard to say. Finding a compatible apostle among the vast sea of people isn’t easy.”

Emily wasn’t sure how long it would take either. “Daddy, you go do your thing. Emily will keep an eye on it.”

Just as James Carter was about to speak, the black lotus suddenly shimmered with black light, and out of nowhere, a graceful and elegant figure appeared.

Looking at the figure, it turned out to be a beautiful woman.

“She’s here!”

Emily was a bit excited. She pointed at the water’s surface and said, “Daddy, look!”

A few lines of writing appeared on the surface of the lotus pond:

Name: Grace Smith.