...
Before long—
they entered the inner part of the Star Battle Sect, passing through the areas for the servant disciples, outer sect disciples, and inner sect disciples, and arrived at the place where guests were received: a sizeable teahouse with a burning incense of agarwood.
Along the way, they saw many disciples, and the entire sky above the Star Battle Sect was suffused with the scent of medicinal herbs.
Most of the disciples were alchemy cultivators.
However, it seemed that explosions from alchemy furnaces were quite common; on their way, they heard more than a dozen explosions.
"Please wait here for a moment,"
said the Mountain Guarding Disciple who had led them to this place with a serious expression, "I'll go report to the elder and be right back."
"Okay."
