Seeing something unknown, Zhao Li fully embraced the spirit of asking questions when unsure. After Old Huang explained everything, he nodded repeatedly.
"So that's it, amazing, amazing!"
But in his heart, he muttered:
"Can Soul Beasts produce Soul Rings? Are Soul Stones the 'Spirit Stones' of the Soul Cultivation World?"
In the end, besides understanding that Soul Stones weren't exclusive to the Soul Hall or the Soul Clan, he didn't understand anything else.
Seeing this, Old Huang didn't say more. He believed that with Zhao Li's intelligence, he would figure it out.
Over the past two years, he had been frequently shocked by Zhao Li's monstrous Comprehension.
"That's the entrance to the Pill Realm. Reaching there means you've passed the first stage, the Soul Illusion. Huh? Who is that? They actually came out so early?"
Old Huang continued talking to Zhao Li about the Great Mist Array, when he suddenly let out a surprised exclamation.
At this moment, a figure had appeared at the entrance to the Pill Realm. The figure was completely shrouded in a Black Robe, mysterious and preventing others from investigating.
Their appearance caused everyone from the Little Pill Tower to show surprise.
Although this first stage primarily tested Soul Power and Will and Perseverance, rather than the level of Alchemy Technique, there was still some connection between the two. They all thought the first person to pass would undoubtedly be Yao Chen.
"Sneaky, doesn't look like a good person at all."
A Venerable Elder said in a low voice. He had secretly started a betting pool, and now that the Black Robe person had appeared as a variable, his expression naturally wasn't good.
"Brother Bai, you're mistaken. Judging people by appearance is not right! There are always many Dark Horses appearing in every Pill Convention, this is very normal!"
An old man retorted, a sense of anticipation rising in his heart. He knew his old friend's habits and had quietly spent some money to support his endeavor, but now the appearance of the Black Robe person might cause some changes to the originally predetermined outcome.
Many people agreed with his words.
"Little Yao is out too."
A few minutes later, Yao Chen also appeared at the entrance to the Pill Realm.
Seeing the Black Robe person in front of him, a hint of surprise flashed in his heart, and he immediately put away his contempt.
Winning the Pill Convention and becoming famous throughout the continent was an important step for him to return to the Medicine Clan, and he couldn't afford to fail. Previously, he had only felt that with his ability, the Champion of the Pill Convention was within easy reach. He hadn't expected to encounter such a formidable opponent in the first stage.
"It seems I need to be more serious."
Adjusting his mindset, Yao Chen walked forward and stood side-by-side with the Black Robe person in front of the Pill Realm entrance, waiting quietly.
The Black Robe person glanced over and thought to himself:
"Is this the biggest opponent on this trip? Truly extraordinary."
Thinking about the purpose of this trip, he also felt a sense of vigilance.
After that, about another fifteen minutes passed before the third person appeared. As soon as he appeared, he burst into laughter. To deal with this stage of assessment, he had experienced and released all sorts of desires beforehand.
"Stop making noise!"
The Black Robe person said in a low voice.
The third person's expression froze. He turned around and saw Yao Chen and the other person. He didn't know how long they had been waiting.
He awkwardly walked forward, just as someone appeared where he had been standing. After that, more and more people passed the stage, one after another.
Two hours later, everyone who could pass had reached the entrance.
Spirit Pearl reappeared in front of everyone.
"First, congratulations to everyone for passing the Soul Illusion! Next is the second stage, the journey to the Pill Realm. Each of you will take a Jade Token from the entrance. Inside it are the Medicinal Ingredients you need to find on this trip. Within the specified time, those who can return to this place and hand over the required Medicinal Ingredients can exchange it for the qualification to continue competing and enter the third stage."
Saying this, he looked at the people who had passed. Although more than half had been eliminated, there were still over ten thousand people.
"As for how to identify Medicinal Ingredients, that's everyone's specialty, I won't say more. However, let me remind everyone first, there are countless Magical Beasts in the Pill Realm. If you are no match for them, crush the Jade Token, and you can be transported out of the Pill Realm. Of course, this also means losing the qualification to continue competing. But compared to your life, which is more important, I believe everyone has the answer in their hearts. Everyone, go get your tasks."
After speaking, he pointed towards the entrance, and several people immediately walked over first.
At the Pill Realm entrance, countless Jade Tokens floated in front of a Little Pill Tower Elder. Those entering the Pill Realm could choose freely.
Taking the Jade Token, some people looked at it with joy. Some looked at it with dejected heads and weakly asked, "I want to choose another one!"
Then they were pressed into the Pill Realm by an invisible force.
As people were teleported into the Pill Realm one by one, the disciples of the Little Pill Tower also walked forward and chose their Jade Tokens.
Finally, only the Black Robe person remained here. Looking at the crowd rushing into the Pill Realm, a hint of bloodlust flashed in his heart. He then picked up the last Jade Token, didn't even look at it, and walked into the transmission Gateway at the Pill Realm entrance.
Seeing the passage slowly rotating, Zhao Li asked:
"Old Huang, are there any restrictions on entering this Pill Realm?"
He knew that the Pill Realm was a Pocket World created by a Dou Sheng. Although it was not as good as before, it still contained countless treasures.
"There are no restrictions."
Old Huang shook his head, looked at Zhao Li, and seeing a hint of unusual movement in his eyes, asked:
"What? You want to go in? Let's wait until after the Pill Convention. They are still competing now, and if you go in, it will easily cause controversy."
The journey to the Pill Realm tested comprehensive ability. A single mistake might mean staying there forever. But this was unavoidable. The Dou Qi Continent was like this, even more brutal than the Pill Realm.
If a strong person were to enter and secretly use some methods, it would lose the meaning of the test. Therefore, during the Pill Convention, no one was allowed to enter except for the participants.
Zhao Li sighed inwardly:
"I heard it's full of treasures inside. I really wanted to see it for myself."
"It's a shame. After countless years, the Pill Realm is not what it used to be."
Old Huang sighed. What Zhao Li described was how it was in the past.
Zhao Li felt a bit of regret upon hearing this. He just felt that the people of the Pill Tower weren't good at managing things, leaving such a treasure trove undeveloped. If he had inherited such a Pocket World, perhaps many High Grade Medicinal Ingredients would have been cultivated and readily available by now.
Zhao Li had noticed something strange over the years: many factions didn't deliberately research or cultivate Medicinal Ingredients. This was very odd; if you relied solely on finding Medicinal Ingredients, where would you get so many thousand or ten-thousand-year-old ones?
The world develops and progresses. He didn't believe that no one on the continent had figured out cultivation methods over countless years.
This was Zhao Li taking things for granted. The Dou Qi Continent was vast, and over countless years, many things had appeared, only to vanish quickly like a fleeting flower.
Because on the continent, strength was paramount. When you possessed something that didn't match your strength, you would ultimately just be making a wedding dress for someone else. Therefore, many things were simply not done.
"Huh? Why is this little brother so fast? He's already been kicked out of the Pill Realm?"
As the few of them were talking, someone was quickly teleported out. His face was pale, and his legs were trembling, clearly having encountered an insurmountable existence in the Pill Realm and being forced to crush his Jade Token.
Feeling everyone's gaze, he lowered his head, but quickly adjusted his mindset and retreated to the spectator stands.
Only by living was there a future.
Afterward, he praised his own quick thinking several times.
Time flowed by. In the first five days, people would occasionally crush their Jade Tokens and be teleported out of the Pill Realm, but after the fifth day, for four days straight, not a single person was teleported out.
Although this situation was somewhat unusual, Old Huang still calmed everyone down and told them to wait patiently.
At this moment, within the Pill Realm, the Little Pill Tower group, led by Yao Chen, had gathered. Beside them were many other contestants who had traveled great distances, numbering over two hundred, but they all looked quite disheveled.
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