Yara is told to stay close as sect members bring a young newcomer to the sixth senior brother, Jayden, who is refining elixirs and frustrated after a failed Spirit Gathering Pill. Introduced by Master, the girl is mocked but insists she can clean, tend spiritual herbs and beasts, and polish furnaces—skills from the Echosong Sect. Jayden blames her, but she cleans his alchemy furnaces and they turn golden. A senior claims the golden furnace will produce top-grade spiritual pills, leaving the sect facing a sudden, uncertain opportunity.