Seeing the statue seem to come back to life, the many disciples in the hall were not shocked. Instead, their eyes revealed deep fascination.
Because the founding sect master was simply too beautiful.
Ethereal and otherworldly, peerlessly magnificent.
Once she opened her eyes, it was as though she had come alive. Her exquisite face and figure gave one the feeling that she could overturn all beings.
Sss, sss...
Rays of light shot from the statue's eyes and landed between everyone's brows.
At that moment, Chen Changming discovered an soul restriction within his sea of consciousness. Yet at the same time, he had obtained the first half of the Heaven-Locking Spirit-Taming Pact—
The Heavenly Spirit Pact.
The process ended swiftly.
The light atop the dome vanished, and the statue slowly closed its eyes as well.
Everyone awoke as though from a dream.
Lin Mengxuan rubbed his eyes and stared at the towering statue several dozen feet ahead, murmuring, "The founding sect master truly was peerlessly elegant. Beautiful—simply too beautiful..."
Seeing Lin Mengxuan's lost expression, Chen Changming could not help laughing inwardly.
The founding sect master truly was beautiful enough to stir the hearts of ordinary mortals.
But she was not enough to shake his Dao heart.
"You have all obtained the Heavenly Spirit Pact. Master it as soon as possible, then you may head to the Ten Thousand Beast Garden and form a pact with a Beast..."
The white-robed old man smiled faintly at the disciples. With a wave of his hand, everyone's vision blurred, and the next moment, they found themselves in the square.
The Inheritance Hall had already closed.
If not for the soul restriction and the Heavenly Spirit Pact in their minds, everyone might truly have thought they had just experienced a beautiful dream.
After sensing the Heavenly