Entering the Pill Realm, Reuniting with Zi Yan!

Lin Ye made his way to the end of the dark gray space of the first round, where a warped black vortex floated ahead.

Thanks to Yao Chen's explanation, Lin Ye knew that this vortex was the passage leading to the Pill Realm, where the second round would take place.

"You're the first one to arrive!"

As Lin Ye examined the vortex, a Pill Tower Elder in gray robes standing on a spacious clearing before it looked at him, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.

According to their estimates, Cao Ying or Dan Chen should have arrived first. He had not expected it to be a black-clad young man he did not recognize.

"Come sit here. You can't enter the Pill Realm yet. I still need to announce a few things later."

Seeing Lin Ye approach, the gray-robed elder continued.

"Thank you, Senior."

Lin Ye replied, casually found a spot on the spacious clearing before the vortex, and sat down cross-legged. He closed his eyes to rest and began waiting.

A few minutes later.

A woman in a long black dress finally emerged from the spatial labyrinth and reached the end.

She was tall and slender, with skin as white as snow. Her long black hair fell casually over her fragrant shoulders. Her features were exquisite, as delicate as porcelain, and her narrow, languid eyes, paired with her black hair, gave off an astonishingly seductive and alluring charm.

As she approached the end.

When she saw that someone was already seated on the clearing—and that it was someone she did not recognize—a flicker of surprise immediately passed through her captivating eyes.

Who is this black-clad youth? How did he reach the end before me? "Cao Ying, you were a step too late."

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