"It's about time to enter the Pill Realm. Everyone who's going in, come get a medicinal ingredient task list, a map of the Pill Realm, and a Space Stone from me."
At the spatial passage leading into the Pill Realm, a languid old man riding a giant turtle slowly opened his clouded eyes and spoke listlessly.
"The map marks the Pill Realm's exit. Once you've gathered all the ingredients on your list, head there..."
"The Space Stone is there to save your life. When you're facing death, crush it, and you'll automatically be transported out of the Pill Realm. But crushing it also means forfeiting your right to continue in the competition..."
"One last reminder: because the Pill Realm has fallen into ruin, you shouldn't linger inside. There are also powerful magical beasts in there, and you only have ten days..."
The Turtle-Riding Elder slowly swept his gaze over the people in the clearing, his tone growing somewhat serious.
"Now, anyone who's ready can come collect their things..."
As soon as the Turtle-Riding Elder finished speaking, a young man in alchemist robes stepped forward first, collected his things, and walked straight into the spatial passage, disappearing from sight.
One alchemist after another entered the spatial passage. Xiao Yan followed the stream of people inside...
"Xiong Zhan, go fetch all the precious medicinal ingredients from the other two mountain ranges in the Pill Realm for me..."
Inside a stone hall atop the Main Peak of the Myriad Medicine Mountain Range, Liu Yu spoke softly from his black stone throne to the burly man beside him.
"Yes, my lord."
Xiong Zhan answered readily. The magical beasts that ruled those other two mountain ranges were far weaker than him. Collecting some medicinal ingredients would be child's play.
After Liu Yu descended into