She stood where she was, head lowered, her expression unreadable.
But if anyone had been standing before her at that moment, they would have seen the exceedingly complicated look in her eyes.
It was a kind of... guilty conscience.
Her hand tightened slightly within her sleeve, then loosened again.
After an unknown amount of time, she took a deep breath, calmed herself, then turned and left the office as well.
More than ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Deep within Dawn Ancient Welfare Institute stood a secluded little courtyard in an ancient style, utterly out of place among the other teaching areas.
This courtyard was the private residence of Director Zhongli Wo—or rather, the residence of the institute's directors throughout the generations. It had existed for at least several hundred thousand years.
The courtyard was not large, but it was arranged with great elegance.
Bluestone paved the ground, verdant bamboo cast shadows, and several koi swam leisurely in a small pond.
Inside the courtyard's main house stood a massive "container."
The container was entirely oval, around two meters tall. Its surface was made of a semi-transparent crystalline material, and pale blue liquid flowed within it.
The bottom of the container was engraved with densely packed rune patterns that emitted a gentle glow.
This was the Dawn Ancient Chamber, one of Dawn Ancient Welfare Institute's most precious and ancient possessions.
It could be used both for deep examinations of one's physique and, when paired with Evolution Fluid, to help cultivators accelerate their cultivation, heal injuries, and even transform themselves.
It was said that this Dawn Ancient Chamber had been passed down from the era of Great Emperor Dao Yan and had undergone countless improvements and repairs over the years.
Even across the entire Eternal Star Domain, aside