The next day, at the first hint of dawn.
Before the Dan Dao Ascension Platform, the top thirty in the alchemy competition, the sixty-four chosen from the arena, along with Zi Linling, Ye Lingyuan, Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin – a total of ninety-nine people – had already assembled.
At the end of Mao hour, just as Chen hour arrived, the Dan Dao Ascension Platform erupted with ten thousand rays of auspicious light.
The ninety-nine people were enveloped by the radiant glow and vanished in the blink of an eye.
Two quarters of an hour later, on the northernmost part of the Heavenly Bestowal Continent, halfway up Mount Wanshou, a circular archway slowly materialized.
Instantly, the ninety-nine people were unceremoniously tossed out of the circular archway, feeling dizzy and disoriented.
Many lost their balance and couldn't help but start cursing.
"What the hell is this! Are they treating me like a ball?"
"What kind of garbage is this? I almost fainted!"
"Damn it! They don't even handle driving ducks this roughly!"
"Shit! They didn't even give us a heads-up when we arrived, just chucked us out like this. What a disgrace!"
"..."
"Lin'er, how are you? Do you feel unwell?"
Ye Lingyuan asked with concern, looking at Zi Linling, whose face was a little pale.
Zi Linling rubbed her temples and shook her head. "I'm fine, just a little dizzy! But this long-distance teleportation array is really not a pleasant experience!" Su Dan Novel Network.
She felt as if someone prone to motion sickness had just experienced a Formula 1 drift.
Ye Lingyuan placed his hand on her lower back and slowly channeled some spiritual energy into her. He only withdrew his hand when a blush returned to her pale cheeks.
"How do you feel now?"
Zi Linling smiled. "Much better! Do you know where we are?"
Ye Lingyuan shook his head.
Xuanyuan Xun scanned his surroundings and said uncertainly, "This place looks like... Mount Wanshou?"
"Mount Wanshou?"
Shangguan Yulin exclaimed, "Are you talking about the Mount Wanshou on the farthest edge of the Heavenly Bestowal Continent?"
Xuanyuan Xun nodded. "It looks very much like it, but I'm not entirely sure!"
"Ninth Imperial Uncle isn't mistaken, this is indeed Mount Wanshou!" Rong Guang said with certainty.
"How do you know? Have you been here before?" Xuanyuan Zhe and Shangguan Yulin asked in unison.
Rong Guang nodded. "A hundred years ago, I came here to search for the Wanshou Grass."
Wanshou Grass, a divine-grade medicinal herb, could be used to refine divine-grade elixirs such as the Wanshou Pill, Longevity Pill, and Rejuvenation Pill.
"Wanshou Grass?" Zi Linling exclaimed. "Are you saying there's Wanshou Grass here?"
Rong Guang nodded. "A hundred years ago, I found one plant here. As for whether there's a second one, I'm not sure."
A glint flashed in Zi Linling's eyes. "Since this place is called Mount Wanshou, then Wanshou Grass shouldn't be limited to just one plant!"
"Guild Leader, how about we split up and search?" Rong Guang suggested.
He understood very well how alluring medicinal herbs were to alchemists and poison masters.
Zi Linling shook her head. "Let's focus on the main task first. We can talk about Wanshou Grass later. The spirit of the Dan Dao Ascension Platform clearly said it would send us to the Danzun Secret Realm, but instead, it sent us to Mount Wanshou. Does that mean the entrance to the Danzun Secret Realm is on Mount Wanshou?"
Xuanyuan Xun nodded. "Miss Zi is right! But Mount Wanshou is so vast, where could the entrance to the Danzun Secret Realm be?"
"How about we search together?" Shangguan Yulin proposed, closing his fan.
Rong Guang smiled and seconded. "I agree!"
"No need to search!"
Ye Lingyuan suddenly spoke. "Lin'er, look here!"
He walked towards a cluster of hanging vines.
Zi Linling, Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yulin followed him.
The vines were intertwined, almost forming an impenetrable barrier, yet a faint ray of light was seeping through from beneath.
"Let me take a look!"
Xuanyuan Xun said, about to pull aside the vines with his hand.
"Wait!"
Rong Guang stopped him and stepped forward first, pulling aside the vines.
He did this not to snatch the credit, but out of fear of poison on the vines.
As expected, as the vines were pulled apart, his palm turned a visible shade of blackish-green.
Poisonous!
The vines were indeed poisonous!
Fortunately, Rong Guang had dealt with poisons his entire life, so he quickly took out an antidote pill and swallowed it.
Soon, the blackish-green color on his palm began to fade.
While the antidote was still effective, he directly tore open a large section of the vines in front of them.
A stone, as tall as a person and as smooth as a mirror, appeared before everyone's eyes.
A stone?
Shocked, they all frowned.
There were no markings on the stone, nor any mechanisms around it.
"My Lord of the Underworld Tower, are you sure this is the entrance?" Shangguan Yulin asked Ye Lingyuan, bewildered.
Xuanyuan Zhe and Rong Guang also turned their gaze to Ye Lingyuan.
Of course, the remaining ninety-four people did the same.
Ye Lingyuan did not answer. Instead, he smiled at Zi Linling and asked, "Lin'er, what do you think?"
Zi Linling pondered for a moment. "I believe you!"
Her meaning was clear: if Ye Lingyuan said it was, then it must be.
Ye Lingyuan nodded. "Lin'er, try to sense if there are any fluctuations of a formation on the stone."
Zi Linling blinked and walked up to the stone, carefully sensing it.
Soon, a hint of confusion appeared on her face.
There were no formation fluctuations on the stone at all.
Impossible!
Ye Lingyuan would not speak without reason.
Zi Linling took a deep breath and began to sense it again, more carefully.
However, the result was the same as before.
Nothing!
There were still no formation fluctuations on the stone.
She looked at Ye Lingyuan and subtly shook her head.
Ye Lingyuan was taken aback and frowned.
He walked over to Zi Linling and carefully examined the stone.
However, it remained just a stone, showing no signs of abnormality.
Just then, a ray of sunlight shone upon the stone, and it suddenly looked different.
"Lin'er, look quickly!"
Zi Linling heard him and quickly looked at the stone, a look of joy appearing on her face.
"This is... the Nine Extremes Six Harmonies Formation?!"