[Promotion Ceremony: In a relatively closed area, to clandestinely lead an event to a pre-designed conclusion that differs from the powerful external forces' expectations]
[At the time of the Super Memory promotion, there is only one opportunity for the ceremony]
He Ao gazed at the ceremonial formula before him and fell into brief contemplation.
It was the last sentence of the formula that first caught his attention, "Super Memory has only one chance for the ceremony."
Under usual circumstances, the ceremony was held first, followed by the consumption of Secret Medicine during the ceremony. If the ceremony failed, then taking the Secret Medicine wouldn't result in promotion either.
However, Super Memory allowed one to ingest the materials containing the next level Talent Sequences ahead of time, gaining a fraction of the power of the next level's Talent Sequences before attempting the promotion.