Ten hooded figures in white sat cross-legged around a circular altar, the surface of which was etched with complex and intricate patterns.
Each pattern on the altar had ten starting points corresponding to the places where the ten white-robed people meditated, and strands of blue-violet light emanated from their bodies, snaking along the patterns and converging in the crystal ball at the center of the altar.
As more blue-violet light gathered, the crystal ball grew brighter, spinning faster and faster until it abruptly stopped without warning, ejecting all accumulated purple rays inside. The altar was instantly enveloped in a dazzling blue-violet glow.
The purple light poured onto the white-robed figures as if delivering a heavy blow, causing them to collapse in unison on the ground, leaving the altar in dead silence.
Much later, the white-robed figures gradually stood up one by one, resuming their meditation to adjust their breath.
