In the center of the main hall sat a massive cauldron. Surrounding it were six cultivators, dressed in azure robes, each sitting facing a different direction.
In a corner of the great hall, a couple dozen children of various ages stood motionless in exhaustion. Including the new ones who had just been brought in, there were about a hundred in total.
Beside them stood four men and women in grey robes, ensuring the children wouldn't run around. The somber woman who had escorted them in took her place by their side.
Everyone waited with grand anticipation, as if expecting someone.
Before long, a flamboyantly dressed man entered, wearing a colossal crimson robe with a bizarre demeanor.
"Is everything ready?"
"Honorable Lord, a hundred boys and girls are ready!"
Among the six azure-robed cultivators, one replied with a fawning grin.
"Very well, let us begin! Should we succeed in creating the Blood Essence Pill, you shall each have your share!" the man in the crimson robe declared.
