Lin Taichu felt a sudden warmth between his brows as the talisman transformed into flowing light and drilled into his Sea of Consciousness, instantly dispersing the Blood Mist wrapped around his soul.
When Lin Taichu opened his eyes again, he found himself lying in an antique room.
"You're awake?" A crisp voice rang out. The steward from the Myriad Treasures Merchant Guild entered carrying a bowl of medicine. "Quick, drink this bowl of Jade Dew Flesh Regeneration Elixir. Your injuries are too severe."
Lin Taichu accepted the bowl. A cool current flowed down his throat, instantly easing the burning pain within his body. Looking around, he realized this was a superior room in an inn.
"This is..."
"This is the Drunken Immortal Tower." The steward smiled faintly. "Senior Cang Xuanzi left after bringing you here. He said that once you woke up, you would want to know many things."
Lin Taichu nodded as everything that had happened in the cave replayed endlessly in his mind.
Cang Xuanzi's words, his mother's jade pendant, the Heavenly Mandate Pearl... Countless clues intertwined, giving him a splitting headache.
"Oh, right." The steward seemed to recall something. "Those three boys have already been sent somewhere safe. Their Spirit Veins were severely damaged by the Netherworld Ghost Needles, but Senior Cang Xuanzi left behind a Meridian Condensing Pill. It should heal them."
Lin Taichu set down the medicine bowl and said solemnly, "Thank you for telling me, miss. Could you tell me what exactly the Reincarnation Gate is?"
The steward sighed, walked to the window, and looked out at the bustling street below. "The Reincarnation Gate can reshape a person's soul and even reverse life and death. Your mother... she was the previous gate master's personal disciple, as well as the person most likely to inherit