Beiming Qi and Beiming Ran, bearing significant news, knocked on the door of the third elder, Beiming Han. After entering, they remained inside for a full three hours before finally returning to their own quarters. Still buzzing with excitement but strictly instructed by the elder to keep the information under wraps for the time being, they didn't dare share it with their companions, instead huddling together to whisper for a long while.
After hearing the intelligence brought back by the two clan disciples, Beiming Han tapped his fingers against the table, his stern, austere face deep in thought. Eventually, he rose to pay Jian a visit.
Jian was currently piecing together the information she had gathered, planning how to reap the greatest reward with minimal effort. She held a sliver of curiosity regarding the alchemy inheritance of that great alchemist; alchemy was a hurdle she had yet to overcome in her own cultivation.
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