Crystal Orb

"Chen Gong!"

"Yes, Elder." A tall boy of age around 17 bowed down before the Elder.

"You know what to do?"

"Yes, Elder." Without further ado, the boy placed his palm on the crystal and closed his eyes as he gathered Qi in his dantian and slowly allowed its flow to the palm.

The crystal glowed a bright shade of red, igniting the whole crystal as if it was on fire. The boy who had his eyes closed opened his eyes hastily upon feeling the heat and gasped in horror when he realized he had set the crystal on fire.

Apart from the senior disciples and the elders and masters, the remaining new disciples gasped at the sight of blazing fire.

"He-He set the crystal on fire." One of the male disciples pointed at the melting crystal.

"Ahhhh…What have I done?!" The boy Chen Gong panicked in his heart.

Getting down on his knees he hurriedly apologized.