A barren plain stretched out before them, the earth all a dull yellow. Now and then, a small Demonic Beast darted out, kicking up a wisp of yellow dust before vanishing again.
After a brief silence, the Void Space rippled, and three figures flashed out.
They were Xiao Ze and the others, who had entered the spatial passage earlier.
The three hovered in midair, with a clear view of the mountain ranges at the far end of the plain.
"Is this the Pill Realm?" Xiao Ze took a deep breath of fresh air and felt the energy in the surrounding space.
As a small world that only a Dou Sheng Expert could create, the Pill Realm seemed to be breaking down, as if tainted by some volatile force.
After all, anything made by human hands needed constant upkeep. Without it, decay was inevitable.
Cao Ying and Xiao Yan had also come to the Pill Realm for the first time. They gazed at the unfamiliar little world, marveling at it.
Putting aside their distractions, Xiao Ze opened his palm and unfolded the list of medicinal ingredients. "Let's see what herbs each of us needs to collect. Then we can plan where to look."
Cao Ying and Xiao Yan looked over their respective lists.
They would have been better off not looking. Both frowned at once. "Is the Pill Tower treating us contestants like their herb-gathering lackeys?"
Xiao Yan frowned at the list in his hand.
"Dragon Core Nine-Leaf Ganoderma, Demonic Blood Spirit Fruit Pulp, Ascension Herb."
There weren't many ingredients, but every one of them was extremely rare. As an alchemist, he knew all too well how valuable they were.
"Third Brother, the Pill Tower's really shameless. They're just exploiting us!" Xiao Yan said with a bitter smile.
Xiao Ze, however,