As soon as his voice trailed off, Han Li swept a sleeve through the air to release a ball of golden light, which transformed into the featureless miniature figure that was the Gold Devouring Beetle Monarch.

"Jin Tong, follow Fellow Daoist Blood Soul for now, and make sure to protect her," Han Li instructed.

The miniature figure offered no response to this, but it immediately teleported over to the blood soul, hovering in a stationary manner above her head.

The blood soul had witnessed Jin Tong in action on the way here, a grateful look immediately appeared on her face. "Thank you, Senior Han. With Senior Jin protecting me, my safety in this Heavenly Cauldron Palace will be ensured."

She then summoned a pristine white vial before offering it to Han Li with both hands.

This was a vial that contained a drop of the aforementioned blood essence.

"There are other people who have arrived here even earlier than we have, so we should split up and begin our search right away," Han Li said.

The blood soul gave an affirmative response, and thus, each of them...