I'm in Yellow Maple Valley, and I have one equipment slot!

Only after getting closer to the pavilion did Zhou Yuan truly appreciate its grandeur and imposing size.

This Miaodan Pavilion is several times larger than ordinary pavilions, and is made entirely of beautiful jade, radiating a warm luster in the void.

The entrance to the pavilion is a semi-circular archway, sealed by a pale yellow light curtain that ripples gently like water.

Zhou Yuan walked to the door and examined the light curtain.

He stretched out his arm and slowly reached into the light screen.

There were no obstacles.

The light screen felt slightly cool to the touch, like being enveloped in a warm liquid, without any discomfort.

Without further hesitation, Zhou Yuan leaped forward and easily passed through the light barrier.

Suddenly, everything became clear.

The lobby on the first floor was extremely spacious, with rows of round jade platforms, each about ten feet high, neatly arranged.

These jade stands vary in size, but they are all made of white, lustrous jade and emit a faint spiritual light.

On each jade platform, a radiant light shimmered.

Various colored semi-circular light shields were placed upside down on the table, and inside each light shield, there seemed to be a jade bottle lying quietly.

Of course, there are also some jade platforms that have no light cover or jade bottle, and are completely empty.

Clearly, those jade bottles had already been taken by the people who had previously stormed the Void Heaven Palace.

Zhou Yuan approached a jade platform and examined it carefully.

The semi-circular light shield was pale blue, and inside was a palm-sized jade bottle, pure white, with nothing particularly special about it.

There was a faint flow of spiritual energy on the light shield, indicating that it was protected by a restriction.

He tried to reach out and touch the light shield, but as soon as his fingers touched it, he was gently repelled by a soft force.

The restriction needs to be broken to obtain the pill.

Zhou Yuan did not rush to make a move, but instead looked up at the end of the hall.

There, a small teleportation array emitted a faint light.

The second floor.

There's a high probability that the items on the second floor are better than those on the first floor.

Zhou Yuan stepped towards the teleportation array, embedded a few spirit stones, and the array was activated.

With a flash of light, he appeared on the second floor.

The layout of the second floor is similar to that of the first floor, with neatly arranged jade platforms, each with a light shield and a jade bottle.

However, the number of jade platforms here is significantly less, only a dozen or so.

Zhou Yuan walked to a jade platform and carefully examined the jade bottle.

From their appearance, it is impossible to tell what kind of elixir is inside these jade bottles.

They are all identical jade bottles, with identical seals.

Many people who come to this Mystic Elixir Pavilion can only try their luck, grabbing a bottle at random before being teleported away.

There are generally two ways to avoid being teleported away: either find the central hub of the entire building's restrictions and forcibly break it; or use brute force to destroy all the restrictions in the entire space.

Clearly, Zhou Yuan doesn't have that kind of strength yet.

Even with his considerable skill in array formations, it would take him several years to break through the restrictions set up by this ancient powerful being.

but……

Although he cannot break the restriction, he has a way to make it temporarily ineffective against him.

In this way, they could take away several more jade bottles.

A smile appeared on Zhou Yuan's lips.

The next moment, he patted his storage bag and took out a set of array equipment that he had prepared in advance.

……

One day later.

Zhou Yuan appeared in front of a huge building that looked like a tall tower.

This towering pagoda is enormous, reaching into the clouds, and is entirely constructed of massive blue stones.

From a distance, the tower appears to be divided into five levels, tapering towards the top.

But the distance between each floor is an astonishing one hundred feet!

The blue stone gate at the base of the tower alone is fifty or sixty feet high, exuding an extremely majestic aura.

The tower was enveloped in a pale white light curtain, emitting a hazy glow.

On the open ground in front of the tower, six or seven people were already sitting cross-legged, motionless, resting with their eyes closed.

In the center of their circle, a white teleportation array stood silently.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan was standing in that teleportation array.

It turned out that after he used his methods to take seven bottles of ancient pills from the Myriad Pills Pavilion, he was teleported to this wondrous illusionary realm.

For a Nascent Soul cultivator who has already overcome a tribulation of inner demons, this wondrous illusion, which is far inferior to the tribulation of inner demons, is naturally easy to pass through.

Zhou Yuan stepped out of the teleportation array and took in the situation with a quick glance.

At this moment, five Nascent Soul stage cultivators from both the righteous and demonic paths, including Wan Tianming and Manhuzi, were present.

They each occupied a corner, sat cross-legged with their eyes closed, and their auras were contained.

In addition, two other cultivators at the late stage of Core Formation also successfully passed through the wondrous illusion and sat cross-legged to the side.

One of them was none other than Xueye.

She was still dressed in a white palace gown, her face gentle, but there was a hint of weariness between her brows, clearly indicating that she had experienced a lot of trials in the wonderful illusion.

Upon seeing Zhou Yuan appear, her gaze fell upon him, a hint of gratitude flashing in her eyes.

Previously in the Blood Ice Forest of Xuanjing Road, if it weren't for this "Senior Jia" saving her, she would have already perished in the mouth of the Rat King.

Moreover, for some reason, she always felt that the figure and posture of the person in front of her were very similar to the figure in her memory.

"Hopefully more people will come next."

Zhou Yuan walked to the side and sat down cross-legged, thinking to himself.

He had previously manipulated the rat swarm in Xuanjing Dao, deliberately letting many Core Formation cultivators go, all for this moment.

Once they enter the inner hall, the more people there are and the more chaotic the situation becomes, the easier it will be for him to take advantage of the chaos.

……

Not long after.

The teleportation array flashed repeatedly, and three or four more cultivators in the mid-to-late stages of Core Formation successfully appeared.

Their faces showed relief at surviving the ordeal; they had clearly suffered a great deal in the wondrous illusion, but they had ultimately made it through.

call out!

Another figure appeared in the teleportation array.

Han Li!

His clothes were somewhat disheveled, but his breathing was steady, indicating that he had successfully passed through the wondrous illusion.

Upon seeing this, the bearded man was overjoyed. He immediately opened his eyes and beckoned, "Han Li, come here!"

Han Li felt a chill run down his spine, but dared not disobey. He quickly walked over respectfully and bowed.

"Greetings, Master."

Although he was apprehensive, seeing Zhou Yuan there made him feel a little more at ease.

Senior Brother Zhou's ability to kill Ji Yin demonstrates that his combat strength is comparable to that of Man Hu Zi.

He's there.

I have a good chance of surviving.

……

Time passed slowly.

"The time for the inner sanctum to open is approaching." Wan Tianming suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping over Manhuzi and Qingyi Jushi, and slowly spoke, "Those two guys from the Star Palace haven't arrived yet. It seems they won't get involved in this mess with the Void Heavenly Sanctum. Brother Manhuzi, what do you think?"

"hey-hey!"

The bearded man chuckled dismissively. "Those guys from the Star Palace are cunning. They might be deliberately dragging their feet until the very end, hoping you and I will fight it out first so they can reap the benefits."

Wan Tianming nodded slightly upon hearing this.

He had also considered this possibility.

Zhou Yuan listened from the side, secretly sneering to himself.

He knew that the Star Palace had been operating for many years and had long since mastered some of the restrictions of the Void Heaven Palace.

Those two Star Palace elders have probably already entered the inner hall through another path and are lying in ambush.

……

We waited for another hour or so.

suddenly--

A violent tremor came from the ground!

The massive stone gate slowly rose with a rumbling sound, revealing the bluestone passage inside.

From a distance, the passage appeared extremely tall and wide, deep and dark, its destination unknown.

At the same time, the teleportation array in the middle of the group, which was flashing a faint white light, dimmed and became dark.

"Haha! Good! Good!"

The bearded man was overjoyed. He stood up and his gaze swept towards Wan Tianming like lightning.

"It seems the guys from the Star Palace really aren't going to cause trouble. Wan Tianming! Let's have a proper match! The loser isn't allowed to enter the inner sanctum!"

His fighting spirit was high, and his aura surged wildly.

However, Wan Tianming shook his head.

"No, I've changed my mind. I don't want to fight Brother Man for the time being."

He refused to fight at this time.

Although the Barbarian Beard's side only had two Nascent Soul cultivators at this moment, while the righteous path had three, they seemed to have the advantage.

But now no one can be sure whether they can create the Void Heaven Cauldron, so fighting at this time is completely meaningless.

Instead of wasting time here, let's go inside and each rely on our own abilities.

……

Just as the two were talking—

A beam of light suddenly shot out from the crowd, heading straight for the opened inner hall passage!

It was Zhou Yuan!

He had been waiting for this moment, and taking advantage of everyone's unpreparedness, he rushed out first!

With him taking the lead, the other Core Formation cultivators also seemed to wake up from their daze, and they all transformed into streaks of light and rushed towards the entrance of the passage!

"Where do you think you're going?!"

The bearded man caught a glimpse of this and was instantly enraged!

How could he let a few small fry slip away right under his nose and affect his subsequent plans?

With a wave of his hand, three golden beams shot out, chasing after the Core Formation cultivators!

One of them was a golden light.

They suddenly turned and chased after Zhou Yuan!