The next afternoon, after talking with the Origin Maiden, Pei Yan appeared in the training ground, rubbing his sleepy eyes. Gu Shenghui looked at the haggard-faced Pei Yan and understood that despite his exhausted appearance, Pei Yan's body was burning with a fierce fury and a soaring fighting spirit.
"Everyone's here, so I'll start now!" Pei Yan put his hand on his neck, twisting it as he glanced around, and said to the high-ranking members of the investigation hall.
Elder Lin squinted his eyes and nodded approvingly at Pei Yan: "Begin! We've transported everything you need overnight from various locations."
Pei Yan nodded, took out the pendant left by his sister from his pocket, and, without hesitation, swallowed it. The crystal block quickly melted in his abdomen, and the origin within him initially hesitated before eagerly converging around this new influx of energy, like long-lost lovers passionately reuniting.
