"Are you guys still going to compete? If not, just forfeit right away," the Third Elder said impatiently as he saw the contestants still lingering instead of quickly stepping onto the arena.
After all, everyone present was eager to buy fifth - grade pills at the Dark Night Pavilion.
The remaining contestants quickly stepped onto the arena.
This time, Feng Yuqin took action.
The moment Feng Yuqin made her move, everyone was stunned.
"What's going on? I feel like Feng Yuqin has become even stronger," some contestants who hadn't participated in the competition yet murmured.
Most of the others had already gone to the Dark Night Pavilion to buy fifth - grade pills.
Even Xia Yujia and Meng Yuanhang had left the central square.
"Yeah, I think so too," someone echoed.
"Could it be that she was hiding her strength before?"
"If that's the case, the chances of the remaining contestants winning are not high."
"Then we might as well go and scramble for the fifth - grade pills."
Hearing this, some people really went to buy the pills.
Previously, they had watched Feng Yuqin and the others. At that time, Feng Yuqin hadn't taken action, and apart from the consumption of spiritual power, Meng Xingyu and the others only suffered minor injuries.
Now with Feng Yuqin's participation, and they could clearly sense that her strength was not weak. Those contestants who knew they had no hope of winning resolutely forfeited and left.
As a result, the duration of the competition was shortened.
"Master is really amazing. By using this pill incident, she managed to divert some people away and saved a lot of time," Xiao Ying said with a smile.
"Our master not only has great strength but also a sharp mind. Those who want to be our master's enemies are just tired of living," Xiao Jin said admiringly.
"We're really lucky to have such a powerful master," Xiao Ying and Xiao Jin began to flatter their master non - stop in the space.
Outside, Feng Yuqin was dealing with her opponents while helplessly listening to their praise.
It wasn't until the last group of contestants lost that Feng Yao just kicked the last contestant off the stage.
"I hereby announce that the ten contestants who have advanced in this competition are Feng Yuqin, Meng Xingyu, Yan Xiao, Yan Geng, and Ye Ying from the even - numbered group, and Zhou Tianyu, Feng Yao, Feng Chi, Ji Wen'an, and Lin Ziqiao from the odd - numbered group," Wang Kun said after taking a glance at the contestants. Then, following the Third Elder's words, he continued, "Early tomorrow morning, you will accompany His Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Ning Shuang to the Bottomless Abyss."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Third Elder couldn't wait to turn around and leave.
The six referees also left. This scene was truly a once - in - a - millennium sight.
"Aqin, they've gone to scramble for the pills," Yan Xiao said with a smile.
"Your pills are really astonishing," Meng Xingyu whispered after turning around and seeing the crowd swarming away.
"I think Aqin is even more astonishing. A fifteen - year - old fifth - grade pill refiner is unheard of," Ye Ying said with a complicated look in her eyes as she glanced at Feng Yuqin.
Previously, she had heard from Elder Zhao that Feng Yuqin had great talent in pill refining.
At that time, she thought Feng Yuqin was just a third - grade pill refiner, but she already thought Feng Yuqin was extremely extraordinary.
Now she knew that Feng Yuqin was a fifth - grade pill refiner.
She was simply a monstrous existence.
"Big cousin, I'll have to trouble you to go to the Dark Night Pavilion," Feng Yuqin said as she took out several top - grade storage bags and handed them to Yan Xiao. "These are the pills I've refined recently. We're going to the trial ground tomorrow, and we're not sure when we'll be back. So these pills should last for about two months."
Yan Xiao took the storage bags and said, "Don't worry. Leave this to me."
However, when Yan Xiao arrived at the Dark Night Pavilion, he was so shocked by the pills inside that he almost fell to the ground.
If Yun Jie hadn't caught him in time, he might really have slumped to the ground.
"What's wrong?" Yun Jie asked in confusion when he saw Yan Xiao's state.
Yan Xiao regained his composure. He stared at Yun Jie for a while before finding his voice. "I'm just shocked by how monstrous my cousin is."
To be fair, Yan Xiao directly handed the storage bags to Yun Jie and said, "These are the pills refined by my cousin. You can take a look for yourself."
Seeing Yan Xiao's reaction, Yun Jie still tried to mentally prepare himself.
But no matter how much mental preparation he had, he was still stunned when he saw the labels on the pill bottles indicating the grades of the pills.
At this moment, Yun Jie had the same thought as Yan Xiao before. Their master was simply too monstrous.
"Be careful when handling this. Don't let others find out," Yan Xiao said. "We're going to the trial ground tomorrow. You also need to control the quantity of the pills sold. Remember, rarity makes a thing precious."
"Su Bing is most proficient in this. After she finishes refining pills, I'll tell her," Yun Jie said in a daze.
Their master was not an ordinary person but a god.
He even wondered how their master had managed to refine so many pills.
For others, even if they worked day and night for decades, they might not be able to refine so many pills.
However, Yun Jie also understood that their master couldn't be judged by ordinary thinking.
All they had to do was manage the Dark Night Pavilion well.
...
Cloud Peak City.
The two groups that had won the competition the previous day, as well as Yun Feiyue and Yun Ningshuang, all appeared outside Cloud Peak City.
Looking at Cloud Peak City, Feng Yuqin recalled that when she first traveled to this world, she had planned to pass through Cloud Peak City and return to the Western Song Kingdom. But then Xiao Ying had led her into the Cloud Peak Forest, and by chance, she had made a contract with Xiao Jin.
It was because of Xiao Jin that she had been able to live so smoothly in the Western Song Kingdom.
"Welcome everyone to our Cloud Peak City," the person in charge of welcoming them was an acquaintance, Min Hanghai, one of the referees from the previous day.
"Thank you, Elder Min," Yun Feiyue replied with a cupped - fist salute.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, the trial ground in the Bottomless Abyss will open in half a day. Please follow me to the Bottomless Abyss as soon as possible," Min Hanghai said.
"I wonder how long the trial ground will be open this time?" Yun Feiyue asked as he followed Min Hanghai forward.
"Between one and a half months and two months. You'll have a sense of it inside. If you sense that the trial ground is about to close, please leave as soon as possible, or it might be several years before it opens again," Min Hanghai said seriously.
As he said this, he used his spiritual power to amplify his voice so that those behind could hear him.
"May I ask, Elder Min, will the entrance of the trial ground teleport us to different places?" Feng Yuqin asked.
"Country bumpkin. You even need to ask such a simple question," Yun Ningshuang said impatiently.
"My cousin doesn't know, so why can't she ask?" Yan Geng retorted directly, not caring whether she was a princess or not.
"Yan Geng, you're looking for death," Yun Ningshuang roared. "Even if we're not in the imperial city, I'm still a princess."
Yan Geng snorted. "Even if you're in the imperial city, if you trouble my cousin, I'll still be rude to you."
Just as Yun Ningshuang was about to say something, Min Hanghai gave her a cold look and then said to Feng Yuqin with a smile, "Miss Feng, if you don't want to be separated from your companions, you need to resist that force when entering, or you'll easily be separated from each other."
Yun Ningshuang and Feng Yao both saw Min Hanghai's kind attitude towards Feng Yuqin, and a flash of jealousy and hatred crossed their eyes.