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At the northern region of the Pill Realm, far from the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, was the Pill Realm's exit.
Fortunately, Wei Yang and his group were all above the Dou Zong level, so their traveling speed was extremely fast. It would only take about half a day to reach the exit.
Along the way, they encountered many other contestants who were also rushing anxiously toward the exit. By this time, the competition was already drawing to a close.
According to the rules, if one failed to reach the exit before the Pill Realm closed, they would lose the qualification to continue, regardless of whether they had completed their task or not.
Anyone who still remained inside when it closed would have to wait two days until experts from the Pill Tower entered to retrieve them. Thus, in order to reach the exit in time, every contestant still within the Pill Realm was hurrying as quickly as possible.
During this journey, half a day passed swiftly.
By dusk, the distant horizon revealed a massive plaza built from enormous white rocks. In the eyes of Wei Yang and his group, its faint outline gradually became visible.
At this point, the group slowed their flight.
"Alright, I'll stop here. I'll head out first then." Zi Yan giggled as she shook a jade bottle in her hand.
It was a bottle of pills she had just coaxed from Xiao Yan.
"Mm." Wei Yang and the others nodded.
"Be careful." Xian'er reminded worriedly, "Once you're out, just wait for us at the Pill Gathering plaza. Don't run around."
"Got it." Zi Yan waved her hand, then turned and shouted at Xiong Zhan: "Big guy, let's go."
As she spoke, the space in front of her rippled, and her body passed straight through it as if piercing a curtain of water, vanishing from sight. Xiong Zhan gave a slight bow, then followed in after her.
Watching the space return to calm, Xiao Yan couldn't help but think. He already knew Zi Yan's true body was that of a magical beast.
But to have such a space talent, able to come and go freely even within the Pill Realm, her bloodline must indeed be terrifying.
"Let's go." Wei Yang flicked his sleeve and flew off toward the distant plaza.
Behind him, Xian'er and the other two followed.
As the distance shortened, faint sesame-sized black dots could be seen on the plaza—contestants who had arrived earlier.
"So this is the Pill Realm exit." Xiao Yan muttered as he gazed at the massive plaza drawing closer.
Whoosh!
The four slightly increased their speed, breaking the air as they rushed toward the plaza. Their sudden arrival drew the wary gazes of those already waiting there. This trip through the Pill Realm had forced many pampered alchemists to endure great hardship.
Even though they had finally reached this safe exit, their bodies still carried the instinctive tension of constant danger. Especially since the newcomers were four experts walking in the air.
Whoosh!
Under the watching eyes below, Wei Yang's group descended, landing firmly on the plaza. The looks directed at them were filled with surprise and doubt.
Wei Yang, Xiao Yan, and Xian'er all looked far too young. And Ah Da, cloaked in black with only part of his chin visible under the hood, didn't look old either.
Four young Dou Zongs?
And all of them alchemists. Yet their faces were unfamiliar.
Wei Yang's group ignored the stares. Wei Yang's eyes swept casually over the plaza before settling on two figures at the front.
Standing ahead was Cao Ying, her black robes outlining her curvaceous figure. Her beautiful eyes were also fixed on Wei Yang's group.
Beside her was, of course, her constant companion Song Qing. But their condition didn't look good. Both sat cross-legged, faces pale, and their auras unstable.
Wei Yang understood immediately. They must have encountered Mu Gu and members of the Hall of Souls in the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, just like in the original events.
But without Xiao Yan leading them, how they had managed to escape Mu Gu's hands was a mystery.
Song Qing looked at Wei Yang's group, his eyes flashing with gloom and hatred, before he let out a cold snort, closing his eyes and ignoring them.
At this moment, he was in a rush to adjust the injuries inside his body, to face the coming final battle. But toward Wei Yang and the others, he had already built up hatred.
In his view, if it hadn't been for Wei Yang's group refusing to cooperate, how would he have ended up suffering such a serious injury when facing Elder Mu Gu?
Wei Yang and the other four found a secluded spot on the plaza and sat down quietly, waiting for the exit to open. While waiting, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes, letting his gaze sweep across the entire venue. He spotted quite a number of old-generation experts at a glance.
At this, he sighed softly and muttered, "The allure of the Three Thousand Burning Flame is truly immense. For its sake, even these old folks don't care about losing face and have all come running to participate in this Pill Gathering."
"After all, it's one of the top ten Heavenly Flames." Wei Yang chuckled.
To those old monsters, for the sake of the Three Thousand Burning Flame, what does losing a little face count for?
Still, in his heart, he didn't really care. Because in Wei Yang's eyes, in this Pill Gathering, the only true competitors were Xiao Yan, Xian'er, and that Mu Gu. The rest, he barely regarded as threats.
These people were destined to be nothing but foils, without any real danger. Oh, perhaps Cao Ying and that Dan Chen girl—those two could barely be considered acceptable.
The rest, not worth mentioning at all. As Wei Yang thought this, his gaze landed on a certain spot ahead. There, a seemingly delicate young girl was sitting with her eyes closed, resting quietly.
The moment he saw her, a flicker of surprise and solemnity flashed across Wei Yang's eyes. He was shocked to find that from this girl's body, there seemed to be a strange suction force, continuously emanating outward. Yet this suction didn't absorb Dou Qi or the energy of heaven and earth.
Instead, it specifically absorbed souls!
Beside him, Xiao Yan's gaze also landed on that girl, his eyes narrowing as he sent a voice transmission to Wei Yang and the others, "You need to be cautious of her. Her name is Dan Chen, she's very strange!"
His tone was unusually grave as he continued, "Not long ago, I was drawn in by that eerie ability of hers. Just by brushing against her carelessly, I instantly felt a bizarre suction that was frantically draining my soul force."
"To have such a bizarre ability?!" Hearing this, Xian'er and Ah Da were shocked, quickly turning their attention toward the girl called Dan Chen.
Immediately, they too noticed that eerie suction coming from her. This suction was something those with Mortal Realm souls couldn't even sense. Only those in the Spirit Realm could faintly detect its existence when focusing carefully.
"This should be some kind of special constitution. And did you notice? Although her soul power is indeed quite strong, her body is extremely frail." Wei Yang transmitted.
"Mm." Xiao Yan and the others studied the girl carefully, each thoughtful.
In this world, there was nothing too strange. There would always be those rare and peculiar constitutions. Like Xian'er's Woeful Poison Body, or Qing Lin's Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils.
And this girl Dan Chen, with such a bizarre constitution that allowed her to absorb the soul force of others and make it her own—in truth, from a certain perspective, it had severe drawbacks as well.
Because her physical body was simply far too weak. Compared to her soul, she seemed fragile, unable to withstand even the slightest wind.
This imbalance resulted in her body and soul being two extremes. And this was not a good thing. No matter how strong the soul, if the body couldn't keep up, it was wasted.
Fortunately, Dan Chen's Clan background wasn't bad. Born here in the Pill Region, she was a member of one of the Five Great Clans, with the Pill Tower's protection. Otherwise, it would surely have been another tragedy.
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