Inside the hall, the moment Ren Ye threw all five "medicinal ingredients" into the Phoenix Fire Furnace, the temperature in the Pill Room plummeted.
A breeze stirred outside the door and drifted slowly into the hall. The seal-bearing disciple's body, the twenty-odd Pill Servants, and Xiao Yuan's corpse lying on the floor all scattered in the wind, vanishing like ashes and sparks.
The room returned to silence, cool throughout.
Ren Ye sat cross-legged beside the pill furnace and heard the Star Gate's notifications.
[Congratulations, you have successfully selected the five medicinal ingredients, refined the pills, and completed the assessment.] [Congratulations, you have officially become an Inner Courtyard disciple. All secrets here will now be open to you.]
The cold voice gradually faded...
Ren Ye slowly opened his eyes and turned to look around.
There was no one left here but him, and the fire in the Phoenix Fire Furnace had gone out.
Enduring the intense pain throughout his body, Ren Ye braced his hands against his legs and stood up. Suddenly, he noticed a faint ball of light floating beneath the tall, imposing divine statue.
Curious, he walked over cautiously, stopping beside the light and extending his perception slightly.
Whoosh!
Unexpectedly, the moment he sent a strand of consciousness into the ball of light, a roar filled his mind.
Swish!
The ball of light instantly shot into the space between Ren Ye's eyebrows and disappeared.
[As an Inner Courtyard disciple, you may retrace the secrets buried here. Do you agree...]
Ren Ye paused briefly, then said softly, "I agree."
Boom!
At his words, the scene inside the hall changed dramatically. The furnishings around him rapidly shifted positions, and the mottled marks of age swiftly vanished from the cabinets, chairs, and pill racks... Even the cold divine