"The Pill Gathering is about to begin. It's all up to you." Xuan Yi, like a virtuous wife, helped Xiao Jietian tidy his alchemist robe.
"Don't worry. With me here, we're guaranteed to win," Xiao Jietian said softly.
Now, he could refine anything except Tier-9 medicinal pills; everything else was a piece of cake.
It was just that he was too young, and his soul power hadn't accumulated for very long. Still, Xiao Jietian already felt that the day he would break through to the Heavenly Soul Realm was not far off.
"Mmm, I believe you. As for the championship, anyone can win—except for the Hall of Souls. You can decide what to do. If you like it, take it; if you don't, then don't. There's nothing good anyway, just a bunch of stingy old farts."
Xuan Yi also complained helplessly. She had previously wanted those people to increase their stakes, preferably adding more good items, so that these things could eventually fall into Xiao Jietian's hands.
Xiao Jietian glanced at Little Fairy Doctor and the others sprawled on the bed, then pinched Xuan Yi's cheek. "Xuan Kongzi is really something, insisting that I appear with you three giants. Doesn't he know I'm always very low-key?"
"He just wants to use you to boost the Pill Tower's reputation. And you're not low-key; you're just lazy. Also, didn't you extort a Nine-Colored Pill Lightning medicinal formula from Xuan Kongzi? Thinking of his pained expression now still makes me want to laugh. However, Xuan Kongzi's collection is very rich; this little bit is only a slightly important item to him. Let's see if we can extort more later."
Xuan Yi's eyebrows curved. Good things were only safe when brought into her own home. The Eternal Heaven Palace's Heavenly Pavilion still had too few collections and precious items; it needed to be enriched.
At this moment, Xuan Kongzi was happily preparing for the Pill Gathering, unaware that his collection had already been coveted by his Junior Sister.
Seeing Xuan Yi like this, Xiao Jietian couldn't help but smile. Where was the former giantess Xuan Yi now? She was almost becoming a scheming person, clearly led astray by Medusa.
In her sleep, Medusa seemed to sense something. She vaguely lifted her head. "Enough, I can't eat any more." Then she fell back onto the bed and continued to sleep.
Xiao Jietian and Xuan Yi were both a little bewildered by Medusa's sudden voice. Xuan Yi playfully patted Xiao Jietian. "Look at the good things you've done; you've made Fei Yan stressed."
"It's fine, she likes it this way," Xiao Jietian shrugged. "I'll leave Xian'er and the others to you to arrange."
"Don't worry, everything is arranged. The viewing spots are also the best; no one will disturb their mood to watch the excitement," Xuan Yi said with a serious expression, patting her ample chest.
Recently, she often went out to play with her sisters, but due to the crowds and chaos, there were always some clueless scions who came to chat them up and disturb them. In the end, these people were all taken away by Holy Pill City's law enforcement team, and their subsequent lives basically consisted of getting beaten nine times in three days…
The Pill Tower's Pill Gathering is held once every thirty years, and it is also one of the most bustling and grand events in the Central Plains.
The venue for this Pill Gathering was a massive plaza, nearly a thousand zhang in size, located in the northern district of Holy Pill City's inner domain.
At this moment, the plaza and even the areas outside were packed with people, like an ant colony. The clamor inside soared to the sky; if you casually threw a brick, you could hit several people.
Xiao Yan was currently with the Ye family, coming to participate in the Pill Gathering, while Old Yao did not follow Xiao Yan but remained in the Eternal Heaven World.
Ye Chong of the Ye family explained the entire competition rules to Xiao Yan.
"The competition format for this Pill Gathering is still the same as before. The minimum requirement for participants is to reach the Tier-5 Alchemist level. The official competition is divided into two major elimination rounds and a final competition."
Ye Chong pointed to a dark gray space above the plaza. The entire space seemed to have been forcibly twisted, and within that twisted space, a dark gray gas filled the air, capable of obstructing one's vision.
"This dark gray space is the first stage, called the Illusion Realm Stage. That dark gray gas is produced from a Demonic Beast called the Illusion Soul Beast. It can not only obscure one's vision but also impede soul detection. Coupled with the profound mysteries within that space, with its layers of overlapping spaces like a labyrinth, once one enters it, they will lose their sense of direction and become lost within. If they do not exit within a certain period, they will lose their qualification to participate."
"This stage will basically eliminate one-third of the participants, or even more."
"After passing this stage, one will qualify to enter the Pill World, and this Pill World is the next stage…" The more Ye Chong spoke, the more solemn his expression became.
"Pill World?" When Xiao Yan heard this name, he knew it must be a space created by a Dou Saint, but he wondered how it compared to Tian Ge's Eternal Heaven World.
"You're overthinking it, kid. This Pill World is completely incomparable to Xiao Jietian's Eternal Heaven World. To be blunt, even the world where the Ancient Eight Clans live isn't as good as the Eternal Heaven World," Old Yao's voice entered Xiao Yan's mind.
"Although their strongholds were opened or reinforced by Dou Emperors, that was only in the past. The current Eternal Heaven World is a world exclusive to Xiao Jietian. Haven't you noticed that the Eternal Heaven World expands as Xiao Jietian's power grows? This is its greatest potential."
"Indeed, Tian Ge's opportunity is truly heaven-defying; he actually stumbled upon such a great opportunity," Xiao Yan said, his eyes filled with envy.
Old Yao heard Xiao Yan's words and did not continue speaking, thinking to himself, Is this really an opportunity that can be encountered in this world? Everything about him far exceeds anything recorded in any historical texts I've read. He's truly a mysterious and terrifying little fellow, but since he's one of us, it's fine.
Just as Xiao Yan was about to say something, Ye Chong's voice continued: "The Pill World is a spatial area, rumored to have been created by a Dou Saint powerhouse of the Pill Tower a long, long time ago. But later, due to certain reasons, the Pill World gradually fell into disrepair."
"But even so, countless Heaven and Earth Treasures and various rare medicinal ingredients—even those extinct in the outside world—still exist within the Pill World. Alchemists who qualify to enter will be given a list. The list records some rare medicinal ingredients, and you will need to rely on your own abilities to acquire all these medicinal ingredients within the Pill World. Only then can you exchange them for a spatial stone at the exit, come out of the Pill World, and participate in the final competition!"
"Inside the Pill World, there are two things to pay attention to. The first is that while there are many medicinal ingredients, there's also a limit, and yours might even overlap with others', so you can't waste too much time inside."