In the very center of the hall stood the sect master's throne, carved from bluestone.
On the wall behind the throne was embedded a gigantic luminous stone, emitting a soft white glow that illuminated the entire hall and made it shine brilliantly.
On the eastern side of the main hall stood the Scripture Repository.
It was a three-story pavilion built entirely from moisture-proof, insect-resistant nanmu wood.
This wood naturally repelled insects and was ideal for storing texts.
The pavilion's windows were not wooden, but polished from transparent Spirit Crystals. They let in light while keeping out dampness.
The bookshelves within were likewise made of nanmu wood, arranged by level and category, with separate sections for cultivation techniques, talismans, pill formulas, and more.
A small Spirit-Gathering Array had been specially set up on the top floor. It could nourish the texts while also providing cultivators consulting them with an environment rich in spiritual energy for cultivation.
Along the western side of the main hall stood the disciples' residences, cultivation rooms, alchemy rooms, and artifact-forging rooms.
The disciples' residences consisted of a neat row of side chambers, each built in a "one bright, two dark" layout. The bright room served as living quarters, while the two inner rooms served respectively as a cultivation corner and storage room.
Simple Spirit-Gathering Runes had been carved into the walls, ensuring abundant spiritual energy indoors.
Small courtyards had been opened up before the side chambers, where disciples could dry spiritual herbs or sit in meditation to regulate their breathing.
The cultivation rooms made use of the valley's natural karst caves. Their interiors had been widened and leveled, with more luminous ores embedded into the cave walls so that the caves remained bright year-round.
A clear spring deep within the caves had been diverted indoors, where a