The Fire Hall’s style was simple and unadorned — a great hall built of fire-red brick.No guards stood at the doorway. Luo Hong stopped with Fang Qing and Gu Yuan and said to them, "You two can go in from here. Don’t be afraid; my father won’t do anything to you."Indeed, Luo Hong was the biological son of the sect master Luo Tiangan — the two had already learned this in previous conversation.Hearing Luo Hong’s words, Gu Yuan asked in puzzlement, "Then why don’t you come in with us?"Luo Hong smiled and explained, "I’ll wait outside. It’s fine.""All right.""Let’s go." Fang Qing took Gu Yuan’s hand and walked to the Fire Hall’s door.The great doors were tightly shut, and Gu Yuan glanced toward Luo Hong while Fang Qing reached out to push.Before her hand touched the door, it opened on its own.At the same time Fang Qing felt as if she had passed through a thin membrane.She paid little heed and peered inside to take in the Fire Hall’s layout.The interior was largely open, with only a few seats or meditation cushions scattered about. In the center bubbled a spring of rolling steam — clearly the Lieyang Spring.Before the spring, directly in front of where Fang Qing and Gu Yuan stood, a robust middle-aged man in elaborate fire-red Daoist robes was standing.His long black hair was tied back; his muscular frame filled the robes. He faced the two of them, hands clasped behind his back, and spoke slowly."I, Luo Tiangan, wish to take you two as disciples. Will you accept?" His plain voice conveyed his intention.Gu Yuan remained silent. Fang Qing spoke first."Why?""You both have fine talent. I want you to temper and check Ren Yongnian’s reputation." Luo Tiangan was blunt and direct."What do we get in return?" Fang Qing’s voice remained cool."The status and benefits of a sect master’s disciple, and full access to the Spell Pavilion," Luo Tiangan offered.Fang Qing shook her head. "Too little."Luo Tiangan regarded her calmly. After a moment he slowly nodded."Indeed it is too little. Then, on top of that, choose one magical implement, and one top-grade pill from the pill-refining room each. That should be sufficient?""Fine. I accept." When Luo Tiangan raised the new terms, Fang Qing agreed crisply, as if she had been waiting for the offer.Luo Tiangan nodded without expression, then turned to Gu Yuan."And you? Same terms as her.""I accept as well." Gu Yuan replied softly."Very well. Then go find Hong’er; he will prepare these for you."With that, Luo Tiangan flicked his sleeve and a gust of hot wind swept the two out of the Fire Hall. The doors closed and sealed the interior from the outside.Luo Hong, who had been standing by the door, approached them and said, "Come with me. I’ve already arranged the details."Fang Qing nodded and silently followed Luo Hong.Gu Yuan asked, "You didn’t even close the door just now. Aren’t you worried someone outside could eavesdrop?"Luo Hong answered simply, "My father set up a barrier."With that, Gu Yuan fell silent and followed Luo Hong as well.…At the Treasure Pavilion’s entrance, Luo Hong told them, "You may each take one of the magical implements inside. Don’t take more than one — the elders won’t be pleased if you do."Fang Qing nodded and walked into the dazzling array of items.Gu Yuan replied, "Understood," and followed her in.Inside the Treasure Pavilion were spherical containers of various sizes, each holding an item — these were Fire-Gold Sect’s magical implements.To open a sphere required a special token; touching it with the token would shatter the sphere and allow the implement to be taken.Fang Qing and Gu Yuan had tokens. They moved among the implements, selecting.For Gu Yuan this required a careful eye — once one item was chosen, it could not be changed — so caution was necessary.For Fang Qing, such careful picking was unnecessary because the Holy Sanctuary’s detection had already revealed item information to her.Item name: Gathering Qi NecklaceGrade: First-tier green…Equipment name: Moxue DaoGrade: First-tier blue…With the detection effect, Fang Qing had no trouble finding a suitable item. The question was which type to choose.Weapons were unnecessary. Armor, she felt, was not suitable: too heavy would affect mobility, too light left defense lacking and would not significantly boost her strength. So armor could be ruled out.With those eliminated, only auxiliary items remained.After some searching, Fang Qing found an item she considered appropriate.It was a necklace: linked silver-white chains with patterns, the center set with a translucent indigo crystal, exquisitely beautiful.Appearance, however, was not what interested Fang Qing most — she focused on the detected information.Item name: YouyingGrade: UnknownFunction: After bonding to an owner and worn on the body, it increases the wearer’s insight and ability to guide spiritual energy; prolonged wear can produce permanent improvements.Rating: UnknownDescription: For centuries no one discovered this item’s function. After many changes of hands it ended up here; because its function remains undetected, it has been treated as a mere ornamental necklace and left to gather dust.Fang Qing had another reason for choosing this necklace: she noticed Gu Yuan also seemed drawn to it.Believing that something the World’s Progeny desired would not be inferior, Fang Qing used her token to break Youying’s protective shell first and took it.Watching Fang Qing’s action, Gu Yuan felt an odd premonition — that this item might have been meant for him.He immediately shook off the thought and returned to searching for an item that suited him.Putting Youying into her personal space, Fang Qing watched Gu Yuan and decided to follow behind him to see what the World’s Progeny would choose.After trailing him a while, she saw Gu Yuan stop at a particular item and grew curious.It was a heavy sword, five chi long and three cun wide, entirely dark black and looking extremely heavy.From appearance alone nothing more could be discerned, so Fang Qing activated detection again.Equipment name: Xuanlan Sword (sealed state)Grade: First-tier goldOrigin: Zhongyu Region, ink-forged ironDurability: 150/150Attack power: 24–43Equip requirement: UnknownPassive effect: Heaviness — the Xuanlan Sword is extraordinarily heavy and can be used only by its true master.Passive effect: Assist Wave — can assist and enhance the condensation and quality # Nоvеlight # of water-attribute spiritual energy, greatly increasing the power of water-element techniques.Description: Forged from an otherworldly strange stone; because no one could use it, it was left behind here.

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