Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master

Chapter 89, first hurdle passed, "Get out of here!"

One figure after another entered the distorted space. Xuan Kongzi, standing on the high platform, said calmly, "A few interesting fellows have come to this Pill Gathering. I wonder if they can come up with something new for this year's event."

Tian Leizi, standing to the side, said, "Oh? I just came out of seclusion and don't know yet. Tell me about it."

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Xuan Yi, standing to the side, also became somewhat interested.

Xuan Kongzi smiled faintly: "First of all, there is the rogue cultivator Tianhe Sanren from the Southern Region of Zhongzhou, who can also be called Tianhe Venerable. He has long been an eighth-grade alchemist. According to intelligence, he has already been able to refine the eighth-grade pill of three-colored pill lightning."

With his five-star Dou Zun cultivation level, he is more than capable of winning first place in this Pill Gathering! Besides him, Chi Xiao Zi from the Southern Continent is also an extraordinary alchemist. Back then, he was a high-level seventh-grade alchemist.

I just checked, and he has now successfully broken through to the Dou Zun realm, so he should be able to refine eighth-grade pills.

Besides these two, there's another interesting little guy—a Dou Huang (Battle Emperor) brought by Mang Tianchi.

Tian Lei Zi frowned: "Battle Emperor? What's a Battle Emperor doing here? He might be eliminated in the first round, forget about the second. Xuan Kong Zi, have you gone mad from cultivation? Wait, Mang Tian Chi? That old ghost is still alive?"

Xuan Kongzi sighed: "Not only is he alive, but he's doing very well. His cultivation level has probably reached the seventh level, which is much stronger than mine. Although the little guy he brought this time is a Dou Huang, he is already a mid-level seventh-grade alchemist."

"And I just glanced at him, his soul is already incredibly close to the Spirit Realm. A Dou Huang about to reach the Spirit Realm soul level, isn't that absurd?"

Tian Lei Zi was so shocked his jaw almost dropped. A Dou Huang reaching the Spirit Realm Soul? Although there were even more outrageous things on the continent, they were all just rumors. This was a real, unbelievable event that he had witnessed firsthand.

Xuan Yi also sighed, "The younger generation is truly surpassing the older one. These young people are getting more and more outrageous. If these old guys underestimate the younger generation, they're probably going to suffer a setback."

Xuan Kongzi: "Yes, we were young back then, and we thought we were exceptionally talented. But we were ruthlessly defeated by that old guy Yao Chen."

"Yao Chen..." Xuan Yi murmured the name, her usually calm and composed mind suddenly fluctuating violently.

"Is that old guy dead or alive? Did he die from a backlash while refining medicine? I don't believe it."

After entering the distorted space, Xiao Li found himself in a strange, dark gray space the moment he opened his eyes.

This space was filled with thick, dark gray gas, and the field of vision was less than half a meter. Moreover, some spaces within sight even showed a slight sense of distortion. Clearly, this place should be the so-called illusionary level.

Xiao Li sensed his surroundings and did not move around without permission.

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"The environment here is so strange and oppressive. People with claustrophobia would definitely go crazy. Just thinking about it gives me goosebumps."

The environment here is oppressive to the soul, but it feels strange. It must be a deliberately set obstacle, since some participants are too weak, and it would be a disgrace to the Pill Tower if they died here.

After familiarizing himself with the surrounding space, Xiao Li released his soul power. The space here didn't seem to suppress his quasi-spirit realm soul much. Perhaps a certain level of soul power would give him a significant advantage in this space.

This first stage eliminates those contestants with weak soul power.

Xiao Li walked slowly, and on the way he encountered an illusion. This illusion directly looked at the things or objects that people miss the most. The first thing Xiao Li saw was Yun Yun. Yun Yun was waving to him and told him that she was pregnant.

For some reason, Xiao Li instantly snapped to attention upon hearing the word "pregnant." Those two words alone triggered a jolt in him. His girlfriend, whom he hadn't seen for years, suddenly appeared and announced her pregnancy; he felt like he was being cuckolded.

Next, Xiao Li encountered Zi Yan, Wang Ming, Xiao Lin, Xiao Ting, Xiao Zhan, Mang Tianchi, Yun Shan, Su Wanyin and others. Because he was on guard, Xiao Li was not distracted and focused on walking forward.

Xiao Li's steps were firm. After walking for an unknown amount of time, the thick gray fog in front of him gradually faded away, and then a huge, twisted black hole, about ten feet in size, appeared not far in front of him.

"Should I pass this stage? Or is this just another illusion? My mind is completely focused on passing this stage. What if this is an illusion and I'm going to explode?"

Xiao Li hesitated when he arrived at the entrance to the black hole.

Tread~

Footsteps approached, and an old man with a red beard walked over. He looked at Xiao Li with a puzzled expression, wondering why he didn't go in, but he didn't think too much about it and went in directly.

"Um... Am I overthinking this?" Xiao Li scratched his cheek and walked straight inside.

After passing through the black hole, Xiao Li arrived at an open space, where things had returned to normal. Although the surrounding space was still distorted, it did not affect this open space. It was clearly a spatial resting point constructed by the experts of the Pill Tower.

In this open space, people stood in twos and threes, but most of them were scattered. Xiao Li didn't care about that. He found a quiet place to sit and waited for the second level to begin.

Suddenly, an old man with a pointed mouth and shrunken cheeks appeared before Xiao Li and roared, "Get lost! This place is mine!"

Xiao Li: ? !!! !

Xiao Li took a good look at this arrogant Dou Zong and vowed to destroy him when he entered the Pill Realm! So arrogant, fine, but to come here and be arrogant in person is just as bad!

Xiao Li didn't want to cause any conflict at this time; he simply wrote the names of the people in his notebook and planned to settle accounts later.

When the Dou Zong saw Xiao Lizhen get up and move aside, he grinned and said, "Trash, hahahahaha."

People around looked over, their eyes filled with disdain and mockery.

In the corner of the open space, an elderly man with white hair and beard sat there, looking at Xiao Li's position with a frown.

A late-stage mortal realm cultivator driving away a half-step spirit realm cultivator? No, he's not even a half-step spirit realm cultivator yet; he's probably only one barrier away from reaching the spirit realm.

Tsk, he's really lived a long time; he can see everything.

This kid is clearly not as simple as he seems. He got here so quickly, yet his cultivation is only at the Dou Huang level. Shouldn't he think about why? Is it because there are too many Dou Huangs at this Pill Gathering, causing this guy to lose his mind? I'll go watch the show later.

This old man was the hermit cultivator from the Southern Region of Central Plains, Tianhe Sanren, whom Xuan Kongzi had mentioned.

At the entrance to the spatial passage, the Dan Tower member opened his eyes and said calmly, "It's almost time to enter the Dan Realm. Everyone who enters should come here to receive a mission list, a map of the Dan Realm, and a spatial stone. The list contains the medicinal herbs you must find inside. Only by collecting all the herbs on the list can you successfully pass this test."

I won't go into the details of the map's purpose; it shows the exit point of the Pill Realm. Once you've collected all the medicinal herbs, head there.

As for the space stone, it's for survival. If you encounter a life-threatening situation, you can crush the space stone, and you will be automatically sent out of the Pill Realm. However, crushing the space stone also means you lose your qualification to continue participating in the competition. Do you understand?

The old man from the Pill Tower explained some matters concerning the Pill Realm to everyone, making Xiao Li understand that the Pill Realm was in ruins and not suitable for staying for long. The competition would last for ten days, and the Pill Realm also had many rare and precious materials and magical beasts.

After Xiao Li listened, the old man from the Pill Tower began distributing items, while Xiao Li followed behind the Dou Zong who had told him to get lost, suppressing the ever-growing corners of his mouth.

Meanwhile, the sharp-mouthed, shriveled-cheeked Dou Zong was unaware that he was being targeted. He was fantasizing about what it would be like if he won the championship!

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