With the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan no longer blocking their way, Xiao Fan and his companions had even less reason to worry about the other factions.
Still, they had not forgotten their purpose in attending this Pill Gathering.
Back in the Black-Corner Region, they had promised Xin Lan that they would compete in the Pill Gathering in the Ye Family's name, helping the family secure a placing and preserve its standing as one of the five great families.
After so many delays, they had finally arrived in the Pill Region.
The three carefully checked their bearings, then sped off in one direction.
The Ye Family to which Xin Lan belonged was one of the Pill Region's five great families: the Dan, Cao, Bai, Qiu, and Ye Families. When the Pill Tower was first established, the clan chiefs of these five families had served as its core elders. Thus, as long as the younger generations of the five families passed the prescribed assessment, their families could retain their seats on the council of elders.
Now, however, the Ye Family had gradually fallen into decline. If it failed the assessment again this time, it would likely lose its seat on the council of elders for good.
That was precisely why Xin Lan had thought of asking Xiao Yan and his companions to participate in the Pill Gathering in the Ye Family's name. Only then could the family secure its seat on the council of elders once more.
Within the Pill Region, the Ye Family was based in a place called Ye City, neither particularly far from nor particularly close to Sacred Pill City. Having reached the Pill Region, Xiao Fan and his companions naturally had to visit the Ye Family first.
Across a vast plain, a dark green city appeared on