In the skies beyond the Divine Medicine Palace, numerous divine lights gradually appeared, led by the Heavenly Emperor, though none approached the palace.
Now that the gods had all returned to their posts, some explanation naturally had to be given for sounding the Heaven-Shaking Drum and the Heaven-Returning Bell. Thus the gods had come to witness the proceedings, but only from afar; they were forbidden to approach at will.
Inside the Divine Medicine Palace's Pill Scripture Pavilion, numerous divine beings, including the Medicine Master Star Lord, had already arrived. Together with the palace's divine beings, they gathered around Yi Shuyuan.
They had been there for some time, yet Yi Shuyuan had made no move. Only after his eyelids twitched did the Medicine Master Star Lord, seated closest to him, ask quietly.
"Immortal Venerable, all one hundred and eight copies of the Earth Scroll Book are now in the hands of divine beings. What should we do?"
Yi Daozi had seemed asleep a moment earlier, but every divine being present knew that he must have been concentrating deeply on his deliberations.
Several breaths passed before Yi Shuyuan opened his eyes.
"Destiny is aligned, and divine essence is fully assembled. Star Lord, do not begrudge the materials for these alchemical artifacts!"
"By the Emperor's decree, everything is yours to command, Immortal Venerable!"
Yi Shuyuan looked toward the divine lights in the sky outside the Pill Scripture Pavilion. He had no idea how many divine beings were gathered beyond the Divine Medicine Palace, but the Heavenly Emperor's presence was among them.
"Good. Everyone, commit the contents of your books to memory."
As he spoke, the luminous words on the books seemed to float free. Many books contained only a single sentence, but once the contents of more than a hundred volumes rose into