Starting with the Sword Ancestor System: Xiao Yan, Your Harem is Mine!

90: At the entrance to the Soul Realm, a head-on confrontationThree days after the preliminary round, the atmosphere in Pill City, far from cooling down, grew even more fervent.

Li Ao’s awe-inspiring ’Void Condensing Cauldron’ and his terrifying exotic flame, suspected to be of an extremely high rank, became the hottest topics on every street corner.

Countless forces secretly inquired about his origins, but the information they gathered was scarce, as if this youth, whose strength and alchemy skills were both prodigious, had appeared out of thin air.

The news of the mysterious disappearance of the Young Master of the Blood River Sect and his Elders only circulated within specific small circles, and it was naturally linked to Li Ao, which made many forces even more apprehensive of him, not daring to provoke him easily.

Three days passed in a flash.

When the morning sun once again cast its light upon Pill City, nearly a thousand Alchemists who had passed the preliminary round, along with many more representatives from various forces who came to observe, had already gathered beneath the Pill Tower.

Unlike the open-air square used for the preliminary round, today’s venue had moved inside the Pill Tower.

The ground floor of the Pill Tower was not the narrow space one might imagine, but rather an incredibly magnificent hall.

The hall’s ceiling was high, adorned with patterns of the stars of the Universe and the circulation of myriad flames, exuding an ancient and profound aura.

At the end of the hall, instead of a wall, there was a strange, slowly rotating luminous curtain emitting a hazy glow.

Above the luminous curtain, Soul Power fluctuations ebbed and flowed like tides, and various strange sounds vaguely emanated from within—like whispers, roars, wind chimes, and thunderous shouts—evoking contemplation and awe.

That was one of the Pill Tower’s Forbidden Grounds, the entrance to the Soul Illusionary Realm, and also the passage to the Pill Tower’s Small World, the Soul Realm!

In front of the luminous curtain, several Elders with profound auras, dressed in Pill Tower Elder attire, stood solemnly.

The leader was an Elder in black robes with a ruddy complexion; the badge on his chest was not a traditional Alchemist rank, but a silver miniature tower emitting eight ripples!

A Grade 8 Alchemist! And a Core Elder of the Pill Tower!

”Silence!” Elder Xuan Yi’s gaze was like lightning, sweeping across the entire hall.

His voice was not loud, yet it clearly silenced all the noise.

”This old man, Xuan Yi, is in charge of this Soul Illusionary Realm assessment.”

Upon hearing the name ”Xuan Yi,” a gasp instantly rippled through the crowd.

Elder Xuan Yi, one of the most powerful and prestigious Grade 8 Alchemists beneath the Pill Tower’s three giants, his strength had long since entered the Dou Zun Realm!

”Soul is the foundation of an Alchemist!

The Soul Illusionary Realm assesses your Soul strength, resilience, purity, and control over Soul Power!” Elder Xuan Yi’s voice was deep.

”This illusionary Realm was left behind by our Pill Tower’s predecessors and is divided into three layers.

The first layer, ’bewitching soul path,’ tests Soul resilience.

Only by enduring for the time it takes an incense stick to burn without defeat can you enter the next layer.

The second layer, ’soul refining ladder,’ tests Soul strength and control.

Those who reach the hundredth step are qualified.

The third layer, ’heart questioning pass,’ tests Soul purity and will.

Only those who can pass it are qualified to enter the final top hundred rankings!”

”Within the illusionary Realm, danger and Opportunity coexist.

If you can gain some enlightenment, it will be greatly beneficial to your Soul Realm.

But if you can’t hold on, crush this jade token, and you can withdraw.” Elder Xuan Yi waved his sleeve, and nearly a thousand smooth jade tokens accurately fell into the hands of each participant.

”Remember, act within your capabilities, do not force it, otherwise your Soul will be damaged, and you will regret it too late!” Elder Xuan Yi warned, then stepped aside.

”The assessment begins! Enter the Soul Realm!”

As his voice fell, the hazy luminous curtain suddenly brightened, emitting a powerful suction force.

Nearly a thousand Alchemists, with fervent eyes, some nervous, some confident, transformed into streaks of light, vying to be the first to plunge into the luminous curtain, their figures instantly disappearing.

Li Ao was not in a hurry.