Chapter 677: Entering the Pill Realm

At the end, the old man slowly lifted his eyes and gazed at the crowd on the open ground.

Upon hearing his words, everyone in the field nodded slightly, indicating they understood.

Seeing this, the old man spoke again: "Within the Pill Realm, due to its dilapidated state, it is unsuitable for humans to stay long, so you have only ten days to search for the medicinal herbs listed on the prescription."

After finishing, the old man fell silent for a moment, then warned: "Although the Pill Realm is unsuitable for human habitation, because it grows many precious medicinal herbs, it is a blessed land for some magic beasts. Over the years, the magic beasts inside the Pill Realm, relying on those herbs, have become extremely formidable."

"If you encounter them inside, you'd better be careful, lest you lose your lives before the Pill Assembly begins, for no one will come to save you in the Pill Realm."

"Alright, I won't waste more words. Just prepare yourselves mentally. Those who wish to continue the competition, come up quickly to receive the items. If you feel it's too dangerous in there and want to withdraw now, you can leave from there."

Having said that, the old man riding a turtle casually waved his hand.

Not far away on the open ground, a pitch-black spatial passage suddenly appeared.

However, even though they knew the inside was fraught with danger, the spatial passage summoned by the old man still had no one entering.

After all, whoever could pass that illusion barrier certainly had some skills.

How could anyone be scared off the competition by just a few words from him?

Not long after the turtle-riding old man's words fell, an old man wearing the robes of an eighth-rank alchemist rose to his feet with a calm expression.

Subsequently, his figure flashed through space, arriving before that old man and taking the items.

Immediately after stepping forward, he walked straight into the giant, slowly rotating spatial passage.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished from everyone's sight.

As for that old man, Lin Feng had seen him before; he was one of the few who had arrived here earlier than Lin Feng.

After that eighth-rank alchemist entered the passage, people came forward one after another in the field.

After receiving the items, they swiftly disappeared into the spatial passage.

"Let's go together; that way we can look out for each other on the road."

Seeing this, Lin Feng turned to the women beside him and said.

"Hehe, you, as a Pill Master, had better take good care of this little lady of mine."

As soon as his words fell, Cao Ying's clear voice rang out beside the few people.

"Sure, I'll not only take care of you during the day, but at night when you sleep I'll hold you to keep you warm, guaranteeing thorough care inside and out."

Hearing that, Lin Feng rolled his eyes and said.

"This woman, I am already an eight-star Dou Zong with early-stage Soul Realm cultivation, and coming from a renowned alchemist family in Zhongzhou, I certainly have plenty of tricks up my sleeve."

"Her true combat power could rank among the top fifteen of all contestants, yet she acts like a weak woman."

"If anyone needed looking after, it would be Xinlan and Chen Er."

"After all, one of them only has Dou Huang-level qi cultivation, and the other only has initial-stage Dou Zong with early-stage Soul Realm."

"Pah, you lecher, you're just like those men, lusting after my body."

Upon hearing his words, Cao Ying recalled what her father had told her about her and Lin Feng, and her cheeks flushed red as she spoke.

Meanwhile, as they talked, Xiao Yan silently walked alone toward the old man, preparing to enter the Pill Realm.

"Alright, stop wasting time, let's go."

Seeing this, Xiao Yixian quickly stood up and looked at Lin Feng, saying.

While speaking, she gave him a signal before anyone noticed.

"Hmph."

Hearing that, the clueless Cao Ying thought Xiao Yixian was breaking up an argument, so she turned her head away and stopped looking at Lin Feng.

After shrugging his shoulders, Lin Feng then took the delicate jade hands of Dan Chen and Ye Xinlan.

The two women, seeing that, each took the fair little hands of Xiao Yixian and Cao Ying, to prevent anyone from getting lost in the spatial passage.

Immediately afterward, the five approached, took the items from the turtle-riding old man's hand, and stored them in their space rings.

After that, they proceeded into the spatial passage not long after Xiao Yan had disappeared.

Next, the five figures gradually faded away within it.

This is an extremely desolate plain; the vast, boundless earth is nothing but yellowish soil.

However, occasional patches of green shade dot the landscape, releasing a meager hint of life and vitality.

Yet on this endless plain, magic beasts occasionally dart out to forage.

Then they kick up a wisp of yellow smoke and vanish into the distance.

After the desolate plain's silence had persisted for a while, a certain spot of void space suddenly writhed.

Immediately thereafter, one man and four women—five figures—flashed out of that space and appeared above the plain.

Naturally, these five who burst out of the space were Lin Feng's party that had entered through the spatial passage.

When this extremely desolate yellow earth plain appeared before Lin Feng's eyes, a flicker of surprise crossed his gaze.

"The area of this Pill Realm is truly vast. I doubt a single Dou Sheng expert could carve out such a vast little world in this void."

Lin Feng looked around, his gaze slowly sweeping over the mountain ranges at the horizon, and he softly exclaimed in awe.

Although he had long known of the Pill Realm's existence, the vastness here still exceeded his imagination.

As for Xiao Yixian, after her beautiful eyes scanned the surroundings, her expression was little different from his.

"Of course it's vast—the founder of this Pill Realm was the first Tower Master of the Pill Tower. According to ancient records, that Tower Master was a heaven-defying expert who was a peak nine-star Dou Sheng and a ninth-rank Mystic Pill alchemist; legend says only a handful could match him. Moreover, when the Pill Realm was opened, dozens of Dou Sheng experts from Zhongzhou and ancient tribes voluntarily came to assist."

Seeing their astonished expressions, Cao Ying lightly lifted the crimson hair before her and said proudly.

"Mm-hmm, and I heard that the Pill Tower itself once possessed over ten Dou Sheng experts. Our five great families, when following the first Tower Master to establish the Pill Tower, were all in their heyday; each clan had a Dou Sheng who was also a ninth-rank Treasure Pill alchemist."

At that moment, Dan Chen also stood up to add.

"Unfortunately, in the subsequent successive battles against the Soul Hall, many Dou Sheng experts of the Pill Tower died in battle. Thereafter, the Pill Tower and our five great families have never been able to return to their peak." (End of chapter)