No matter what inheritances they had received, or how they had dealt with them, the mechanisms of the Nine Lights Pavilion would not change for anyone.
The ceaseless stimuli grew stronger the farther they went, while the restorative power increased as well. From their flesh to their souls, and even aspects they could not sense or identify themselves, whenever they truly reached their limit, the Nine Lights Pavilion's stimulation would abruptly stop before moving on to the next item.
After completing all nine transformations, everyone who emerged from the Nine Lights Pavilion felt as though they had been reborn.
Yet even among those who had been reborn, there were differences. Some had already realized during the process just how mistaken their choices had been, but they could only grit their teeth and continue onward.
"Longevity Pavilion. We've arrived."
Everyone froze. With such a simple and straightforward name, could this really be a place that directly granted Longevity and Agelessness?
They had clearly overthought it. The Longevity Pavilion merely extended one's lifespan. It was filled with dense, vigorous life force, utterly unlike the gentle Source Qi.
Walking through it felt like struggling forward through a swamp. With every step, outside power forcibly surged into their bodies, replacing their aged and decaying vitality.
When they emerged from the Longevity Pavilion, the Guest Elders could not help staring at one another in stunned disbelief.
"Re... rejuvenation?"
They had not truly returned to childhood in an instant, but for a group of people already in their twilight years, returning to the condition of their forties or fifties was no different from rejuvenation. Even their hair had turned black again.
And though they had all received an infusion of life force, some even looked as though they had returned to their twenties or thirties!
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