In past ten days a lot of other things happened.
During the first few days, many intense fights happened all over the Pill Realm.
Many people were eliminated; many were even killed. Few even forfeited.
Because Xiao feng had taken almost all the materials in the Pill Realm, most candidates couldn't find many medicinal materials during mid and last few days. Therefore many candidates were eliminated because of this.
The survival inside Pill Real was full of up and downs. But even so the time for the final and main event of the Pill Gathering was about to begin
Xiao Feng has already stepped into the exit portal with Dan Chen and Cao Ying.
Let's see how the main competition, enfolds!!
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This place was a stadium which was so large that it caused one to feel astounded. Densely packed sea of people covered the ground. An earth-shaking, boiling noise resounded across the sky like the roar of a large dragon. Under this terrifying sonic wave, even the cloud layer in the sky had been destroyed until only pieces were left…
Many stone platforms floated in the air above the square. These stone platforms were the most dazzling because the final face-off of this Pill Gathering would occur on them.
After the somewhat low spirits of the last few days, the liveness of the square had undoubtedly reached a peak because today was the day the the Pill Realm was opening. Only those alchemists who had successfully walked out of the Pill Realm would possess the qualification to continue participating in the Pill Gathering!
The atmosphere of the open ground was fiery hot. A countless number of gazes were focused on the middle of the square. There was an enormous door that was constructed using black rocks at that spot. The spatial ripple at the large door had revealed a distorted feeling. This was the exit of the Pill Realm.
Xin Lan and Aoi were looking at the large door. They weren't anxious because they knew that with Xiao Feng's strength it would be quite easy to pass this test
Just as they were waiting a voice sounded in the stadium. This voice gathered the attention of almost everyone.
"The large spatial door has been opened!"
The sea of people that stretched endlessly immediately emitted a soul-stirring cheer when the spatial ripple appeared. Immediately, a countless number of heated eyes swung around. After which, they paused on the large spatial door.
All the eyes present looked down as the fluctuation from the spatial door became more intense.
In the end, Xiao Feng with Dan Chen and Cao Ying slowly walked out. They calmly landed on the ground amid the cheers of the crowd.
Because both girls were embarrassed, so, they stopped holding his palm. Thus, at this time Xiao Feng wasn't holding the hands of Dan Chen and Cao Ying.
Behind Xiao Feng's group, rest of the candidates also walked out.
A deafening cheer erupted from the viewing gallery when they watched these competitors successfully come out. Those who could arrive at this place were already considered among the top alchemists across the entire continent. Even if they were to give up participating in the competition now, they would still be treated as VIPs by some factions.
The cheers grew louder as more and more human figures walked out of the spatial door one after another. The large square trembled under this terrifying sound.
In such huge crowd, Xiao Feng wasn't flustered. Dan Chen and Cao Ying besides him were also calm.
Xiao Feng swept his eyes around. Immediately he saw Xin Lan and Aoi standing not far away at a corner. He waved his hand towards them.
"Big brother / Onii-chan." Both Xin Lan and Aoi happily waved their hands back. Both of them were happy that Xiao Feng looked for them right after coming out of the Pill Realm.
At this time on the tall platform Xuan Kong Zi and other two giants of Pill Tower were standing.
"Don't you think,he is a bit familiar."
The pretty woman stared at Xiao Feng from the tall platform, which had everyone's attention, before she suddenly inquired.
"Umm." Xuan Kongzi rested his hands on his chin. After thinking for a while he spoke in surprise tone, "Isn't he Xiao Feng. The person who tested for tier 9 alchemist few years ago."
"What is he doing in this competition!!?"
"He seems to be the lover of little girl from Ye Clan. The reason for him participating in Pill Gathering this time is to help Ye Clan out of the predicament of losing the Elder seat in Pill Tower." The dark skinned elder spoke.
He had already inquired all the information about Xiao Feng because he accidentally saw Xiao Feng's name in the file of candidates taking art in Pill Gathering. Thus, he knew why Xiao Feng would participate in Pill Gathering.
"Haha! That fellow still hasn't changed. He is still like this." Xuan Kongzi laughed out loud, then he said while shaking his head.
"This bastard, how many women is he going to harm." The pretty women gnashed her teeth as she spoke. She didn't like people like Xiao Feng who had many women. She thought that such people were fickle and they didn't whole heartedly love the person they were with.
"Calm down, he isn't a bad guy. You and I both know that his participation in Pill Gathering would lower his status but even so,.just for a little girl, he took part in Pill Gathering. This shows he really loves her. So, you shouldn't really be angry towards him." Xuan Kongzi said in a calm tone. Although he didn't know Xiao Feng well but during his short stay in Pill City, he could still confirm that he was a gentle and king person. Therefore, he took Xiao Feng's side and tried to calm her down.
Although the pretty women wanted to refute Xuan Kongzi but she didn't know what to speak. After all, what he said was truth, participating in Pill Gathering would lower Xiao Feng's status because he was as tier 9 alchemist.
Sigh.
In the end she just sighed. She no longer spoke against Xiao Feng.
"Have you discovered it? This fellow now looks unfathomable. We can no longer detect his strength." The dark skinned elder spoke after the pretty woman sighed.
His speech immediately attracted the attention of other two people. Immediately both of them used their soul powers and tried to probe Xiao Feng. Both of them were shocked after proving Xiao Feng because they found out that they could no longer see the edge of Xiao Feng.
"Sigh, this fellows talent is really nothing to say. He has already surpassed us by too much, we are only qualified to look up to him now." Xuan Kongzi sighed in old tone. He really looked like someone in his old age.
"Even Yao Chen back then couldn't match him." Right after Xuan Kongzi the dark skinned elder also sighed.
"Yao Chen." The pretty women's tone was low as she spoke.
Decades ago, this name mesmerised her, she loved that man deeply. She thought that she would live happily with him after she became one of the three giants of the Pill Tower but unfortunately for her, he didn't stay in the Pill Tower, he left. Even after she confessed her love for him, he didn't respond to her.
She remembered that she cried for a long time after he left. In the end, she couldn't give up her love for him, so, she decided to wait for his response. It's just, this wait lasted longer than she thought.
Not long after he left the Pill Tower, she heard that he established his own force. For his sucess she was quite happy. She even helped him from behind. It's just she never expected that he would be captured by Soul Palace.
After hearing his news of capture, she immediately wanted to go over to the Soul Palace. She wanted to take him back from them but the Elders of the Pill Tower didn't let her leave, even Xuan Kongzi stopped her saying that she wasn't strong enough to go against the Soul Palace.
In the end, she locked herself inside the Pill Tower. She no longer showed the smile that she had before. She just kept training hard, so that one day, she might be able to save him. Just like that she worked har for decades.
Even though her feelings were slowly diluted over time but she never have up. She always wanted to save him. She always wanted to be with him.
It's just she never expected that his Soul Card inside the Pill Tower would break one day. Soul Card which symbolised that he was still alive broke few years ago. Before this, her determination of saving him never wavered because she knew that he was still alive, she knew that one day she would be able to save him, she knew that one she would be able to be with him.
But after his Soul Card broke, all of fantasies about him broke. It's just that after his death, she realised that her feeling had weakened over past few decades. Although she still loved him but it was no longer stronger as before. She realised that living for decade has already changed her.
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"Sigh"
Both Xuan Kongzi and the dark skinned elder sighed when they saw the melancholy in the eyes of pretty women. Both of them really knew how much she loved him but in the end his death also dealt a huge blow to her.
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On the stadium, many people walked out of the spatial door.
The spatial door in the square continued to ripple for nearly half an hour before it finally slowed. The distorted space ripple slowly disappeared. The spatial large door once again recovered its calmness.
The number of competitors in the square had increased significantly by the time the spatial door was shut. The total number was around hundred. This number was quite low compared to the original. But no one was surprised because elimination in Pill Realm was normal for them.
Xiao Feng looked at Dan Chen and Cao Ying besides him. He didn't pay attention to the surrounding, after all, he could easily win the Pill Gathering.
Dan Chen and Cao Ying felt the palms being held by Xiao Feng. Both of them looked at Xiao Feng and smiled. Their eyes were full of tenderness when they looked at him. Both of them really loved him. Unconsciously, they also tightened their grip on his palm.
At this time,
The originally noisy square had become much quieter after the large spatial door was shut. Everyone knew that what occurred next would be the main event of this Pill Gathering!
During this time, the pretty women had already calmed down. Therefore, Xuan Kongzi and the dark skinned elder could pay full attention to the Pill Gathering.
Xuan Kong Zi's eyes swept over the square from the tall stage. His gentle cough resounded by the side of everyone's ears, causing everyone's eyes to gather on him.
"First of all, congratulations to all of you who are able to stand here. You have all passed the second round of eliminations… however, you should all be aware that this next round is the most important event of the Pill Gathering. The one who can stand until the end will become the champion this time around!
"The stone platforms in the sky are the stages for you to perform. Hopefully, you will be able to unleash the brightest moment in your life at that spot!
"Glory will be born amid all of you!"
After the short speech of Xuan Kongzi, the real competition began.
All the candidates including Xiao Feng, Dan Chen and Cao Ying took their respective seats among the stone in the sky.
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