Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

While Lin Feng and Elder Qiu were secretly communicating, the sand that served as a timer did not stop dripping.

"I hereby declare the first round of assessments complete. Each successful candidate shall come to me to receive a task list, a map of the Pill Realm, and a space stone!"

As the last grain of sand fell, the Grand Elder of the Hill suddenly opened his eyes and, with a wave of his hand, closed the spatial passage leading to this place.

This also means that the alchemists who are still struggling in the environmental space at this moment have lost their eligibility to compete!

"As the name suggests, you need to find the medicinal herbs on the list to pass the level!"

"The map's usefulness is self-evident, but most importantly, it's this space stone. In a critical moment, simply crushing it can save your life!"

"Of course, that also means disqualification from the competition!"

The Grand Elder of the Hill slowly walked up to the high platform where the figures were placed, and warned again in a serious tone.

"I must remind you, the Pill Realm has been in ruins for a long time, and the Pill Tower has not been cleaned for a very long time!"

"Therefore, in addition to guarding against potential spatial rifts, you also need to guard against seventh- or even eighth-order magical beasts that may exist within the Pill Realm!"

"Even your teammates, who are traveling with you, can sometimes become the killers who take your life!"

"Now, if anyone wants to withdraw, I can give you a chance; you may leave now!"

The old elder of the hill raised his large, aged hand and opened a spatial passage in front of everyone.

"Even with the existence of space stones, every Pill Gathering has a mortality rate. Now, make your decision!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Qiu slowly closed his eyes, waiting for the alchemists to make their decision.

The many alchemists were clearly agitated, discussing the matter amongst themselves, and some of them showed obvious hesitation on their faces.

Half an hour later, people began to enter the spatial passage opened by the Grand Elder of the Hill and leave. Of course, most people chose to stay.

They want to become famous throughout the mainland!

After waiting for another quarter of an hour, Elder Qiu's aura suddenly changed, and his whole body became sharp.

"good!"

"Since you've chosen to stay, I'll leave you with few words and wish you all success in your alchemy journey, a smooth passage through the trials, and a successful journey to the true arena of the Continental Alchemist Grand Gathering!"

"Now, please come forward one by one to receive the three-piece set!"

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, our teacher told us to follow you!"

Just then, a charming voice rang in Lin Feng's ears, and he saw Cao Ying leading the genius disciples of the Pill Tower toward him.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, thank you for your help!"

After Cao Ying spoke, Dan Chen behind her also spoke up with a slightly flushed face. This girl seemed to be shy about everything except alchemy.

"Thank you for your help, Senior Brother Lin Feng!"

Even Song Qing, suppressing his shame, came before this peer who had once humiliated him.

His teacher, Elder Qiu Ling, had just secretly transmitted a message that a Soul Hall Elder at the Dou Zun level was hiding in the second round.

If he wants to save his life, he should put aside his pride and be with Lin Feng, a powerful Dou Zun.

"As long as you follow my instructions after entering the Pill Realm," he said, slightly opening his eyes to look at the proud and arrogant Pill Tower disciples, especially Song Qing, "don't act on your own. I guarantee your safety!"

Since he had received the benefits and convenience from the Pill Tower, Lin Feng did not refuse, even though he found it troublesome.

However, if Song Qing remains as arrogant as in the original story, even abandoning his teammates, then don't blame him for not saving them, especially given the prior notice.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Feng ignored the ugly expressions on the faces of some disciples of the Pill Tower, stood up and walked straight toward Elder Qiu Ling to collect his task list and map.

As for space stones, they are unnecessary. If someone can kill him in the Pill Realm, then any space stone is useless.

Unless the Profound Core Ancestor intervenes, Danta has absolutely no chance of surviving.

"Elder Lin Feng, I entrust the younger generation of the Pill Tower to you!"

"rest assured!"

After a cursory glance, Lin Feng waved to Elder Qiu Ling and walked towards the spatial passage leading to the Pill Realm without looking back.

Upon seeing this, Cao Ying and the others immediately followed!

Seeing this, Mu Gu, who was hiding in the shadows, looked rather grim.

"Damn it, with this monster who reached the fourth star level upon advancing to Dou Zun, it seems I'll have to be careful in the Pill Realm!"

"boom"

Frenzy, chaos, abundance

Upon entering the Pill Realm, Lin Feng frowned slightly; the Pill Realm was indeed on the verge of collapse.

Looking up, Lin Feng saw that the place where they landed was a plain.

Looking into the distance, one can see mountains of varying heights situated within the Dan Realm, with low-level magical beasts occasionally roaming about.

However, perhaps because the Pill Realm is about to fall, the magical beasts living in the Pill Realm are more or less mad due to the influence of the violent energy.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, what should we do now?"

Not only Cao Ying, but Dan Chen, Song Qing and the others were also waiting for Lin Feng's instructions. They all knew that a Soul Palace Dou Zun was lurking in this place, and they dared not leave Lin Feng's side at this moment.

Although the Pill Realm is on the verge of collapse, it is still vast and boundless, and its people and spiritual herbs are different. At this moment, how to act still depends on Lin Feng, the Dou Zun.

Upon hearing Cao Ying's question, Lin Feng already had an idea: just like in the original story, he would find the overlord of the Pill Realm—the eighth-order magical beast, Xiong Zhan!

As for whether Mu Gu will harm other alchemists, Lin Feng is powerless to do anything about it, as he is too far away to help!

As for why they didn't follow the hidden markings to kill or capture Elder Mu Gu and the others the moment they entered the Pill Realm?

This is a foolish thing to do!

Now that he knew about the Soul Palace's plan and everything was under his control, Lin Feng didn't want to cause any unforeseen changes for the sake of momentary pleasure.

If we kill Elder Mu Gu and the other infiltrated Soul Palace protectors at this moment, causing the Soul Palace to send out half-saints or even Dou Sheng experts when they are fighting for the Three Thousand Burning Flames, then it would be a loss that outweighs the gain!

After all, the original work seems to have hinted that even the Void Devouring Flame is somewhat interested in these Three Thousand Burning Flames!

"However, if I just watch so many promising talents in the world of alchemy wither away, it will be somewhat detrimental to my future leadership of the Pill Tower!"

Lin Feng rubbed his chin, a thoughtful look in his eyes!

"Got it!"

A glint of light flashed in his eyes, and with a wave of his hand, the powerful aura of a five-star Dou Zun erupted, shaking the shattered Dan Realm!

"Five Sacred Beasts, emerge!"

From the southern volcano, the immortal Vermilion Bird emerged, its beautiful plumage gleaming, its body surrounded by dazzling flames.

In the western desert, a white tiger stands atop a vein of Geng metal, its roar tearing through the sky, its sword energy sweeping across the heavens and severing all things in the void.

In the endless northern ocean, Xuanwu suddenly unleashed a giant claw tearing through the sky, while mad wolves roamed rampantly, engulfing the nine heavens.

The Azure Dragon of the Eastern Wood stands in the endless expanse of time and space, its surging vitality seemingly eternal!

In the central land, the auspicious Qilin beast shines brightly, and with each light step it takes, it nourishes all things!

"Go and convey my will!"

Lin Feng stood on the ground, and as his body swayed slightly, the energy of the five elements in the sky spontaneously rotated around him, as if praising this venerable one of the five elements!

"roar"

Seemingly hearing Lin Feng's will, the Five Elements Sacred Beast roared to the sky once more and flew towards the five directions of heaven and earth.

The instant it took to the sky, it instantly expanded into a gigantic phantom hundreds of feet tall, traversing back and forth across the entire Pill Realm.

"Within the Pill Realm, killing is forbidden!"

"Those who disobey will be executed!"

Wherever the Five Elements Sacred Beasts passed, Lin Feng's booming voice followed, and many alchemists who had just landed were shocked to see this.

Even Xiong Zhan, a demon beast king deep within the Pill Realm who possessed a trace of the Ancient Void Dragon bloodline, had an extremely ugly expression.

"A Five-Star Dou Zun!"

"roar"

"Pass down the order: these alchemists must not be killed during their trials!"

"Those who violate this rule will bear the consequences!"

"roar"

"Who exactly is this powerful figure?"

"If I'm not mistaken, this powerful figure should be Lin Feng, the prodigy of the Pill Tower, who achieved the four-star Dou Zun level in a single day!"

"No, I'm already a five-star Dou Zun!"

"hiss!"

"Terrifying!"

Many alchemists gasped in shock as the rapid cooling seemed to hasten the decline of the alchemy world, and even the void echoed with a strange sound.

"Is this the power of Senior Brother Lin Feng?"

In a corner of the Pill Realm, Xiao Yan, who was collecting the thousand-year-old Earth Yellow Essence and the even higher-grade Earth Core Soul Marrow, looked at the Five Elements Sacred Beasts patrolling back and forth in the sky, a hint of longing in his eyes.

"If I had Senior Brother Lin Feng's strength, perhaps I could save my father!"

"The operation to hunt down alchemists from the Pill Tower in the Pill Realm is abandoned!"

Deep in a mountain range, a dozen figures in gray robes looked grim, especially the old man Mu Gu who was leading them.

Looking at the terrifying monster in the sky, especially the aura it had just unleashed, he knew that even if all of them attacked together, they would be no match for it.

"But even if your strength surpasses mine, so what?"

Mu Gu raised his pale face, which had become pale from years of hiding within the Soul Palace, his old face full of disdain.

"You're just a mere junior. When the real alchemy competition begins, I'll show you what despair truly means!"

Hehehe

The strange, inexplicable laughter echoed through the mountains, sounding like the wailing of ghosts and wolves, alarming countless low-level magical beasts.

After the Five Elements Sacred Beasts had been patrolling for half an hour, Lin Feng finally withdrew them back into his body. He exhaled a breath of turbid air, adjusted his breathing slightly, and then slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the many shocked geniuses of the Pill Tower before him, he spoke calmly.

"With my warning, I'm confident that even that old bastard Mu Gu won't dare to make a move again. You can go and find the medicinal herbs for the mission yourselves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Feng sped off in a certain direction on his own.

"this,"

Seeing this situation, the many geniuses of the Dan Tower exchanged glances, unsure of what to do.

"Ying'er, Junior Sister Danchen, fellow junior brothers and sisters, now that Lin Feng has left, why don't we act together?"

After Lin Feng left, Song Qing, who had been silent until now, finally began to reveal his intentions.

"Song Qing, Senior Brother Lin Feng has already said that after his intimidation, absolutely no one in the Pill Realm will dare to kill him."

"Everyone's mission requires different elixirs. Now that we're no longer in mortal danger, let's split up and hurry!"

"Also, we're not very familiar with each other, so please just call me Cao Ying!"

However, Cao Ying seemed completely unmoved by Song Qing's warm welcome. After saying a few words rather coldly, she turned to Dan Chen behind her.

"Junior Sister Danchen, how about we have a competition to see who completes the second round of the task first?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Cao Ying seemed to know Dan Chen's shyness. Without waiting for her reply, she called out to the Cao family members and left in one direction.

After the Cao family left, Dan Xuan of the Dan family also greeted Song Qing and the others politely before leaving with Dan Chen without hesitation.

Upon seeing this scene, Song Qing's face turned extremely gloomy, and he was filled with rage.

"Fellow disciples, would you like to team up with me?"

Upon hearing Song Qing's question, the remaining geniuses of the Pill Tower exchanged glances. Although they didn't say it out loud, their disdain was palpable.

"Senior Brother Song Qing, we think Senior Sister Cao Ying's words make a lot of sense, so we won't trouble you with your advice!"

As soon as the words fell, the many geniuses of the Pill Tower transformed into dozens of beams of light, shooting off in twos and threes towards a certain direction.

Clearly, these prodigies from the Pill Tower were aware of Song Qing's temper. Having been intimidated by Lin Feng earlier, they were unwilling to follow behind Song Qing and become his punching bags.

After all, whose teacher wasn't a teacher of the Danta?

Besides, even if one were to seek refuge with someone, wouldn't Senior Brother Lin Feng, Senior Sister Cao Ying, and Senior Sister Dan Chen all be far more outstanding?

Song Qing? Ha! Just a clown jumping around!

"what!"

After everyone had left, Song Qing could no longer contain his anger and roared to the sky.

Although the Pill Realm is damaged, it is still the world created by the founder of the Pill Tower, a world opened up by the most powerful figure below the Dou Di, and it can be described as vast and boundless!

In this vast world, despite the Pill Tower's efforts to reduce the difficulty of finding spiritual herbs, many alchemists are still baffled.

However, unlike previous Dan Realm assessments, this year, thanks to Lin Feng, there were no casualties!

Some clever alchemists even use this to trade with intelligent magical beasts that have received orders, exchanging pills of varying grades for their own quest-specific elixirs.

Of course, this is also within the scope of the Danta rules!

After all, in the upcoming third round of assessments, alchemists will have to bring their own medicinal herbs!

As the instigator, Lin Feng had naturally thought of this method long ago. At this moment, he was traversing space, heading towards the king of the Pill Realm.

"What kind of monster has come to the Pill Realm this time? When will I, Old Bear, be able to return to the outside world?"

Inside a cave, a burly human man was sighing deeply.

"If you hand over all your elixirs to me, I can take you out now!"

"Who goes there!"

Xiong Zhan suddenly roared, his wild, kingly aura raging outwards, his face full of vigilance.

(End of this chapter)