Old Man Shennong looked at Yao Xuan's open and fearless demeanor and nodded slightly. His green robes fluttered in the wind as the vast sacred aura of the alchemical path around him withdrew into his body, revealing not the slightest trace of saintly might.
"You may enter the Medicine Realm on your own."
Old Man Shennong's gentle voice rang out slowly, carrying a hint of deeper meaning.
"This old man will not show himself alongside you. I will remain hidden in the void and accompany you as your protector. There is no need for you to restrain yourself. Act as you please. Within the Yao Clan, should anyone dare make trouble for you or strike at you in secret, this old man will back you up."
Warmth rose in Yao Xuan's heart, and he solemnly cupped his hands once more.
"Thank you, Teacher, for your protection."
Without further hesitation, Yao Xuan spread open his palm, revealing a lustrous white jade slip.
It was the token of invitation to the coming-of-age ceremony that the Yao Clan had previously sent specifically to Starfall Pavilion.
As he injected a trace of spiritual power into the jade slip, a gentle emerald light shot into the sky and illuminated the void before him. The barrier surrounding the Yao Clan's small world, once tightly sealed off from within and without, rippled with layers upon layers of spatial waves. A broad gateway of light opened automatically.
Yao Xuan moved and stepped into the light, instantly entering this sacred Yao Clan land that had stood for ages.
The instant he entered the Medicine Realm, an alchemical fragrance far purer and more majestic than anywhere in the Central Plains rushed toward him. Every wisp of spiritual energy between heaven and earth contained a dense origin of the alchemical path!