After Mira snatched the mirror, the sound of a door opening was heard behind her.
'Huh? Was I locked in this room?' Mira wondered and was glad if that was the case.
Her earlier actions of blocking off the entrance to this floor probably pissed off a bunch of people. She never would've been able to meditate peacefully if she wasn't locked off.
Standing up, Mira turned to find a large crowd of cultivators, humans, and various beast races amassed at the entrance of the temple. The thick ice walls she had erected had become nearly transparent, revealing the agitated masses outside. Their faces held a mixture of anger, awe, and, in some cases, fear.
A tall, imposing man with a snake-like appearance hissed in her direction, "You dare block our passage, Mira? Do you think you're the only one entitled to the temple's gifts?"
