"Brother Liu, it's time we left too."
Seeing that many of the people in the square had already left, Xiao Yan spoke softly.
"Mm."
Liu Yu smiled lightly. After he and Xiao Yan handed their ingredient lists and medicinal ingredients to the old man, they stepped into the spatial rift...
On the other side of the spatial rift lay a square of breathtaking scale. Around it, a densely packed sea of people stretched as far as the eye could see. Their earth-shaking clamor roared like a mighty dragon, echoing endlessly across the sky.
Numerous stone platforms floated in the air above the square. These platforms would become the focus of everyone's attention, for the final contest of this Pill Gathering would take place upon them.
After the slight lull of the past few days, the square's crowds had undoubtedly reached their peak today. Today was the day the Pill Realm opened, and only the alchemists who successfully emerged from it would qualify to continue competing in the Pill Gathering!
The atmosphere throughout the square was feverishly intense. Countless gazes turned toward its center, where a massive gate built from black stone stood, spatial fluctuations twisting within its opening.
This was the exit from the Pill Realm. Soon, the contestants who had successfully passed the second trial would emerge from here...
"The spatial gate is opening!"
Amid a flash of silver light, the seemingly endless sea of people erupted into earth-shaking cheers. Countless eager gazes immediately converged on the spatial gate.
Under the eyes of everyone present, the spatial fluctuations within the gate grew increasingly violent. At last, figures slowly emerged from it, landing on the square amid thunderous cheers.
At the sight of these successful contestants, deafening cheers erupted from the stands. Anyone who made it this far could