The three Great Witches examined the retrieved ring and confirmed once again that it was indeed an ordinary item.
But when the face of the ring aligned with the central position of the symbol at the bottom of the coffin, it immediately activated the marking there as a ritual symbol, causing the entire coffin to be enveloped by a Ritual Matrix radiating intense spiritual light.
Neither Shade nor Wei Ge could be considered masters of alchemy, so when they had seen a similar alchemical ritual array last time, they had only marveled at how impressive it was.
But Megan was also at the cemetery now. Although Miss Edwardz did not specialize in alchemy, their alchemical expertise was on par with Grandma Cassandra, the Great Witch of Creation, within the association.
"Wei Ge, was your mother really this incredible?"
As the Witches cast spells to conceal the spiritual light and elemental fluctuations, Megan remarked admiringly:
"Honestly, given the complexity and ingenious design of this alchemical ritual array, even my current level of alchemy might not match your mother's."
It was high praise, but Wei Ge did not feel proud because of it. Supported by Adele, she merely watched as the coffin and the false corpse inside it dissolved and reformed within the Ritual Matrix.
The small amount of tissue that had just been removed from the corpse did not affect the ongoing alchemical ritual. In Megan's opinion, whoever had arranged the ritual had clearly considered that the corpse and coffin themselves might decay over time, and had deliberately allowed for losses:
"The person who left this ritual had probably prepared for someone to inspect the coffin no less than two hundred years later."
This transmutation ritual lasted a full ten minutes. When the ritual's light faded, what appeared before the four