After leaving the Pill Realm, Xiao Fan and Zi Yan led a curious-looking Xiong Zhan toward the Pill Gathering venue in the center of Sacred Pill City.
Even knowing that the Hall of Souls was targeting him, Xiao Fan felt no concern. He knew what forces they had brought to Sacred Pill City this time, and with their strength, they had no hope of keeping him there.
Long before they reached the Pill Gathering written-exam venue, Xiao Fan and his companions heard earth-shaking cheers.
The three exchanged glances and landed atop a towering building. Looking toward the competition grounds, they saw that contestants already occupied many of the Floating Platforms.
"Looks like quite a few people still managed to find the materials they needed in the Pill Realm..."
Xiao Fan looked at the figures on the Floating Platforms, then exchanged a glance with Zi Yan, a mischievous smile spreading across his face.
Earlier, relying on Zi Yan's ability to sense rare medicinal ingredients, Xiao Fan had taken her on a thorough looting spree through the Pill Realm.
Although they had not stripped the entire Pill Realm bare, most of the medicinal ingredients near the contestants' entrance had ended up in Xiao Fan's pockets.
Xiao Fan's gaze swept across the Floating Platforms, and he soon spotted Xiao Yan in one corner.
Xiao Yan sat cross-legged on a Floating Platform, his eyes closed as he steadily brought himself into peak condition. Among the contestants who had already emerged, Xiao Fan also spotted the Cao Family's enchantress.
She stood on one of the most conspicuous Floating Stone Platforms in the center, her expression proud and brimming with confidence.
On several Floating Stone Platforms near the Cao Family's enchantress stood other alchemy prodigies from the Pill Region's great families, all of whom had long