At the center of Pilgrimage Plaza.
The traces left behind by the Alchemy Convention had long since been cleared away.
At this moment, the entire plaza contained only one large short-range teleportation array.
On the high platform stood a man: Cheng Ji, the branch hall master of the Royal City's Holy Spirit Hall.
The time had come. Those who should have arrived had arrived, and those who should not have arrived had arrived as well.
Cheng Ji looked over the crowd below and smiled faintly. The moment he spoke, he suppressed all the clamorous voices.
"Everyone!"
"I trust you have waited a long time for this day, so I will not waste words. Half an hour from now, the teleportation array beneath your feet will send you to the Yunlun Mountain Range to undergo the Royal City Trial."
"Before that, however, I will first explain the rules of this Royal City Trial."
Everyone held their breath in anticipation.
Even the spectators who had nothing to do with it pricked up their ears.
Cheng Ji smiled calmly, raised three fingers, and slowly said, "The Royal City Trial consists of three rounds of assessment, all held within the Yunlun Mountain Range. Their locations are, respectively, the outer and inner regions of the Yunlun Mountain Range, the Nine Dragon Veins in its core region, and Pixiu Mountain, the site of the final battle."
"Once you enter the teleportation array, you will be randomly sent to the outer region of the Yunlun Mountain Range. You must continuously advance inward."
"After ten days, the barrier around the Nine Dragon Veins in the core region will be lifted. Within one day, you must enter the Nine Dragon Veins area. Those who miss the deadline will be eliminated."
"After ten days of contesting the Nine Dragon Veins,