Chapter 618: The Monument's Ninth Answer
Red light climbed the first channel and remained at its peak, steady as a lamp.
The recording official lifted his brush.
"One elemental compatibility. Fire—"
The second channel opened.
Blue flowed upward through the stone. When it met the red at the top, neither light weakened.
The official stopped writing.
"Water," Elder Wen said.
The third compatibility rose more slowly. Amber gathered from the base and settled into its channel with a weight Leon could feel beneath his palm. Pale green followed, always moving, the light refusing to remain still anywhere inside its path.
Four elements in less than a minute.
"A four-element spiritual root," one junior said. "Elder, that is—"
"Exceptional," Wen finished. "You may stop counting aloud."
The fifth channel ignored him.
