In the sky, a universe of the size of a cauldron was beginning to materialize before everyone's eyes and emitting a shocking amount of energy.
On stage, multiple alchemist geniuses had heated gazes that were filled with desires. However, majority of them were staring at Ling Xian with defensiveness in their eyes.
This signal of aggression was not just out of the blue. They have their reasons and logic. The moment they found out how Ling Xian used an insane speed to complete the Dan recipes and acquired two purple imprints, everyone started to view him as their opponent.
Then, Fu Di and Zhe Xian, these two powerhouses suddenly arrived, ignored everyone else and praised Ling Xian. How could everyone here not be jealous?
Jealousy was one of the reasons why they felt violent towards him.
Especially the young man pointed and dragged out by Zhe Xian, he did not hide his hatred towards Ling Xian at all. Other than him, another person completely unleashed his killer's intent.
That person was the Cao Clan's best descendant, Cao Yu.
The way he looked at Ling Xian was extremely cold. Peeling away that layer of jealousy, more of it was killer's intent.
"It looks like I am the main target here today."
Ling Xian frowned, knowing that everyone's jealousy was playing with their minds and he was now the common enemy of everyone. However, once he felt Cao Yu's killer's intent, he couldn't help but to feel a little confused.
He didn't remember ever provoking this person. But very quickly, he understood. Because Cao Yu was walking straight towards him.
"You are Ling Xian, right? I am Cao Yu, I am sure you've heard of my name."
Cao Yu's expression was cold and he naturally revealed a trace of arrogance. It was as if the person before him was merely a worthless ant.
"I have heard of you. You are the strongest descendant of the Cao Clan. But why should that matter to me?" Ling Xian frowned.
"My little brother, Cao Feng… you should remember him. Not long ago, you crumbled his self-confidence. This is something I will avenge him for." Cao Yu snickered, his eyes full of desire to kill.
"The crumbling of his confidence is his own fault. He asked for it." Ling Xian's brows relaxed. Now that he knew what the reason was, he felt very angry.
It was obvious Cao Feng who started all of this. Yet now, Cao Yu was here to ask for trouble. Who wouldn't be enraged at this?
"I don't care. It has always been my little brother who took advantage of others, when has anyone ever tried to teach him a lesson?" Cao Yu had no logic and was extremely arrogant. He said in disdain, "Ling Xian, once we enter the Realm of Alchemy, I will make sure you understand the definition of being a real Heaven's Favorite!"
"What an unreasonable piece of trash!" Ling Xian's eyes glazed over as fury overtook him.
He hated those people who used their wealthy background as a reason to be completely illogical. Before his eyes, Cao Yu was pointing to the color white and saying it was black. With Ling Xian being directly involved at this, why wouldn't he be angry?
Therefore, he made the decision that once they entered the Realm of Alchemy, he would definitely teach this man a lesson!
"Young man, just you wait."
Cao Yu snickered again and stared at Ling Xian proudly, "Once we enter the Realm of Alchemy, I will fatally strike your confidence and strip you of all your fame!"
Then, he walked over to the side. It wasn't that he wanted to stop cursing Ling Xian, it was because the universe in midair was now half way formed.
This meant it was time for them to step in and fight for the title of championship.
Seeing this, Ling Xian suppressed his anger as well. He decided to teach this man a lesson after entering the Realm of Dan.
"Okay, the Realm of Dan has been activated. Everyone, please follow me." The Cao Clan Leader flapped around his sleeve and a strong gravitational force sucked everyone into the cauldron shaped universe above.
This place was extremely scenic and calming, similar to a legendary fairytale.
Once everyone was taken by the Cao Clan leader into the Realm of Alchemy, they couldn't help but to display their shocked mentality. Because the spiritual energy here was far too dense - so dense it was almost in solid form.
Once they saw the mile tall mountain before them, they were in even more awe.
Because that mountain was formed by individual spiritual medicines. Even before they all approached, they could smell the heavy aroma.
Even Ling Xian was showing glimpses of astonishment. Even though it wasn't the first time he had seen this, he was still shocked by it somewhat.
For such a grand and big mountain to be composed of individual spiritual medicines, then how many spiritual medicines were they? It could be said that there were countless!
There were more mountains like this one. At the very least, based on what everyone was seeing, there were as many as 10. Even though there are multiple spiritual medicines of the same kind, it was still enough to prove how many spiritual medicines were actually there.
Truly to be piled into a mountain meant there was an endless amount!
"Haha, the first time I saw the Mountain of a Thousand Spiritual Medicine, I had the same expression as all of you."
Seeing everyone's shocked expression, the Cao Clan Leader laughed out loud. Then, he erased the smile off and said in a low voice, "Okay, less bullsh!t talking. Let me explain to you the rules for the next round of test. You all listen carefully now."
"This is the Mountain of Spiritual Medicines inside the Realm of Alchemy. It contains tens of thousands different spiritual medicines. The first round of test is to test your knowledge regarding spiritual medicine."
"The token each one of you hold is a strange treasure. Every time you recognize a spiritual medicine, it will automatically use its own memory and record down your count. One spiritual medicine you recognize counts as one point. It doesn't matter if the spiritual medicine you recognize is of the ninth realm or of the first realm, it remains one point."
"The score of passing is 10. As long as you reach 10 points, you would have gained the right to participate in the second round of test. Those who fail will be eliminated."
The Cao Clan Leader had a serious expression. He glanced around the room, "Do you all understand?"
Hearing this, everyone nodded in a serious manner and studied the black token in their hands.
"Okay, since you all understand, then the first round of test officially begins." Cao Clan Leader formed a hand seal and displayed a strange technique.
All of a sudden, a mirror emerged from midair. Above them, all the participants of this gathering were written down. It seems like it was the scoreboard that summarizes everyone's score.
"Right, I forgot to mention. The top three will be rewarded generously. So please, everyone, work hard." The Cao Clan Leader smiled softly, then his silhouette began to disappear. It seemed like he had left the Realm of Alchemy.
Seeing that he had left, everyone instantly made their move. They hurriedly dashed towards the Mountain of the Thousand Medicine, as if they would get less points than others if they were slower by one step.
However, Ling Xian was not amongst this crowd. Because he felt like this was a good opportunity to head to the Forest of a Thousand Poison.
After all, the Cao Clan Leader had left. So it was for certain that everyone external could see everything that was happening inside the Realm of Alchemy. However, majority of people would definitely be watching over the participants here. Therefore, there was a chance for Ling Xian to slip away.
"Great opportunity. I can go to the Forest of a Thousand Poison to test the waters. Then, I will return quietly. After all, if I begin my test, I will go through round after round without having the time to breathe."
Ling Xian's eyes flickered, knowing how precious this opportunity was. Therefore, in a flash, he disappeared right where he stood.
By the time he reappeared, he was now hundreds of yards away from the Mountain of a Thousand Spiritual Medicine.
Nobody noticed his departure and nobody noted the direction he was headed towards. Nobody realized that he was aiming towards the restricted land.
The Forest of a Thousand Poison.