Inside the meditation chamber.
Jiang Chen lay quietly upon a jade bed, surrounded by a golden radiance.
This golden light emanated entirely from a brocade box. At the center of the box, a drop of Jiang Chen's golden blood had condensed into a resplendent Golden Lotus.
The Golden Lotus had eighty-one petals in total.
On each petal were strange, silk-like threads that formed profound patterns and symbols.
When all eighty-one petals had fully blossomed,
the brocade box clicked open with a CRACK. From within, a brilliant, rainbow-gold light suddenly shot out in all directions.
BUZZ!
From within the brocade box, a Nine-Colored Lotus suddenly flew out!
The Nine-Colored Lotus spun slowly in the air, devouring all the golden light that filled the meditation chamber. As it did, the light from the Nine-Colored Lotus itself grew ever more brilliant and dazzling. It moved with a divine quality, as if sentient, slowly rotating as it drifted toward Jiang Chen.
It hovered above his chest,
