126: Are you putting it here as a restock?

Chapter 126: You're Treating This Like a Shopping Trip, Aren't You?!

The permitted stay in the Dan Realm was not long, only ten days.

"Strange, how come the time is almost up this time, and we haven't seen many people come out?" the dark-skinned elder mumbled.

Xuan Kongzi mused, "Who provided the medicinal formula this time? Could it be that the difficulty in collecting the medicinal ingredients is too great?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, he shook his head, dismissing the idea.

Firstly, the core area would never be arranged for people to approach; it was, after all, full of dangers.

As for the medicinal ingredients in other areas, even if there were demon beasts guarding them and some defenses,

among those participating in the Dan Gathering this time, there were many from the older generation. Their strength was formidable, so they shouldn't have had trouble obtaining the ingredients.

Xuan Kongzi chuckled, "Let's just wait for them to come out and ask about the situation."

The dark-skinned elder nodded.

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Dan Realm.

As time passed, the time remaining for everyone to search for medicinal ingredients grew shorter and shorter.

Some people who had been able to restrain themselves earlier now completely erupted.

"Oh my god! Who the hell took all the medicinal ingredients?!"

"This is outrageous! Who is it?! This is a perfectly good Dan Gathering, and you're treating it like a shopping trip, aren't you?!"

"High price for a Golden Dragon Palm Grass! High price! Who has one?!"

"Begging for a Heavenly Luo Wind Hyacinth, I can meet any condition."

Nearly a hundred Alchemists entered the Dan Realm.

Now, almost ninety Alchemists were wailing. Normally, everyone would start by looking for simpler medicinal ingredients.

Because the higher the quality of the medicinal ingredient, the stronger the demon beast guarding it.

However, no one expected that when they went to retrieve their last medicinal ingredient, they found that, apart from the core area, all the medicinal ingredients were gone.

Even what was left were just some young seedlings that weren't old enough.

For a time, the Dan Realm was filled with universal resentment.

Soul Cang asked Yao Chen, "If something like this happens, will the Dan Tower search us?"

His storage rings were almost full, including Yao Chen's and Yao Tianhuo's rings.

If they were to be inspected, he definitely wouldn't escape.

Yao Chen was also dumbfounded, mumbling, "Don't ask me, this is the first time I've encountered something like this. You really are a kid who leaves no blade of grass untouched wherever you go."

Soul Cang awkwardly said, "It was just convenient."

Originally, he only wanted to collect some useful ones, but as he picked and picked, he couldn't stop.

Especially when some medicinal ingredients were placed together, they happened to match a page in the 'Compendium of Medicinal Ingredients' that he knew.

Soul Cang thought, if this page is full, it would be too awkward to leave other pages empty, so he might as well keep going.

As he spoke, the allotted time was up, and Soul Cang was swallowed by a white light.

A group of people arrived outside, and a Dan Tower Elder shouted, "Everyone, bring your medicinal formulas and hand in your medicinal ingredients to me."

The crowd was completely silent; no one moved.

In the crowd.

Soul Cang looked around, thinking, 'No way, did no one else collect anything?'

At this moment, Cao Xiu, Dan Ningyu, and others walked out one after another.

Soul Cang breathed a sigh of relief. He waited for about half an hour, and seeing that almost no one else was coming out, he walked over and was the last to hand in his medicinal ingredients.

After a simple review, Soul Cang received his identity token and went to the platform suspended in mid-air, finding his designated spot.

At this moment, a fierce argument suddenly erupted below. Soul Cang poked his head out to look.

It turned out that the Elder, seeing many empty spots for the third stage, couldn't help but grumble, essentially saying that this generation of Alchemists was no good, and so many couldn't even pass the second stage.

One must know that for these Alchemists, for these ten days, they had been running around almost sleeplessly, both physically and mentally exhausted.

But what could they do when someone had dug up all the medicinal ingredients? They couldn't possibly contribute their own, could they?

Besides, without entering the second stage, they wouldn't get the medicinal formula and wouldn't know what ingredients were needed to pass.

Suddenly, Soul Cang felt something and looked up, seeing a figure descend.

Xuan Kongzi… Soul Cang had seen him speak before and recognized him at a glance.

This person is very strong!

Soul Cang withdrew his gaze, not staring for too long, worried about being noticed.

"What's going on?" Xuan Kongzi looked at the noisy scene.

The Elder said with a bitter face, "These Alchemists, despite their insufficient strength and inability to pass, are insisting that there's a problem with our Dan Realm, claiming that all the medicinal ingredients were dug up before they participated, and that we are making things difficult for them."

Xuan Kongzi was stunned, "How could the Dan Realm's medicinal ingredients be empty? Normally, unless for special ingredients, Dan Tower Elders generally don't enter the Dan Realm to search for them."

But looking at those agitated people, Xuan Kongzi's heart inexplicably sank.

He didn't speak, his figure directly projected into the Dan Realm.

The Elder's mouth slightly opened, "Could it be that what those Alchemists are saying is true?"

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Not long after, Xuan Kongzi emerged, but with a somber face, he said nothing, returned to the high platform, and stood next to the dark-skinned elder.

"What happened?" Seeing the usually good-tempered Xuan Kongzi suddenly look like this, the dark-skinned elder quickly asked.

Xuan Kongzi said in a deep voice, "All the high-grade medicinal ingredients in the Dan Realm, once mature, have been dug up."

The dark-skinned elder looked bewildered, "Where did this greenhorn come from? Do they think the Dan Realm is a place to stock up?"

What's most outrageous is, digging up so much, do they really think it's a zero-cost purchase?

Xuan Kongzi nodded, "It must be someone participating in the Dan Gathering for the first time."

Over the years, the Dan Gathering had been held many times, and the Dan Realm had been opened many times.

But for it to be hollowed out like this time, it was the first Xuan Kongzi had encountered.

His thoughts were consistent with the Elder next to him: it must be the work of a young person who didn't understand the rules, and this person must also be very strong, capable of dealing with an eighth-tier demon beast.

With that thought, Xuan Kongzi's senior brother scanned the Alchemists on the platform in mid-air.

Who could it be?

The reason he wasn't looking among those who were eliminated was because Xuan Kongzi felt that the other party probably had great ambitions.

After a glance around, Xuan Kongzi ordered the competition to continue.

Soul Cang's heart relaxed, and he took out the blood essence demon fruit and other medicinal ingredients, preparing to refine the Bone-Melting Blood Pill.

Back in Wutan City, he had promised Yao Chen that he would help him resolve the issue of his physical body.

Therefore, it was indeed time to refine this pill.

Cao Xiu, Dan Ningyu, and others, hearing the start signal, also took out their materials and began refining their respective pills.

The results of the Dan Gathering competition were naturally related to the pills; Alchemists of each grade would refine the best pill of their respective grade, and those with the best effects would rank higher.

An old man placed the medicinal ingredients in front of him, opened his palm, and a cluster of flames emerged.

These flames were a mixture of two colors, green and yellow, and as soon as they appeared, they made the surrounding air dry and hot.

"The Xuan Huang Flame, ranked twenty-third." Soul Cang's gaze fell on that cluster of flames, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.

At this moment, the cluster of flames swayed, and its light dimmed slightly, as if it had encountered something it feared.

Soul Cang's gaze shifted to a platform near the edge.

There was also an Alchemist there, with a cluster of flames burning in his palm.

These flames were primarily red, with a wisp of light blue in the center, constantly swaying like a twisting dragon.

"Wind Fury Dragon Flame?" Soul Cang's joy grew even more, and he felt a little anticipation, 'Is there Netherworld Poison Fire (Netherworld Poison Flame)?'

The abnormal flames he had collected now only lacked these three, which would mean he had gathered abnormal flames from rank eighteen to twenty-three.

The abnormal flames ranked sixteen and seventeen were in the hands of the Yan Clan.

Soul Cang naturally wouldn't give up on these two abnormal flames, but that was for later; he would have to become powerful first, then instigate his cheap father to act against the Yan Clan, and he would seize the opportunity to acquire them.

Soul Cang withdrew his gaze, feeling that his decision to participate in this Dan Gathering was incredibly wise.

He calmed his mind and began to prepare for alchemy.