Top-tier Unruly Master

For others, these medicines would be extremely precious, but for Ding Fan, they meant nothing. After all, Ding Fan indeed possessed many rare Spiritual Materials, some acquired from Master Nanyang, and several medicines received from Elder Wang. These Spiritual Materials were truly precious.

Typically, ordinary cultivators couldn't obtain such items. If a few were casually displayed, any cultivator or alchemist who saw them would be shocked and left speechless. Some of these Spiritual Materials didn't just come in one piece; Ding Fan possessed nearly ten of each in his collection.

This was simply an unimaginable thing, and if other cultivators knew, they'd be utterly astonished. These types of Spiritual Materials are already incredibly rare to find even one of, yet Ding Fan had so many, which truly seemed incredible. That is precisely why these Spiritual Materials are regarded as so valuable.

Both Master Nanyang and Elder Wang cherished them like treasures, precisely because these items were excessively rare. Just from Elder Wang's manor, Ding Fan was aware of nearly ten different formations, which showed how much Elder Wang valued his manor - it was like a jewel in his hands.

However, whether it was Master Nanyang or Elder Wang, at the moment they saw Ding Fan, they realized that compared to Ding Fan, these Spiritual Materials seemed trivial. They would be delighted to give up all the Spiritual Materials in their manor just to befriend Ding Fan.

After all, Ding Fan's level of alchemy was surely too high; even those old veterans who had been practicing alchemy for decades sometimes only wished to follow in his footsteps. If these Spiritual Materials were entrusted to Ding Fan, they would truly be utilized to their fullest potential. As even those veterans couldn't guarantee producing Supreme Quality Medicine Pill every time, it was clearly an extraordinary feat.

Still, for Ding Fan, achieving this wasn't a difficult task. He knew that as long as he wished to, crafting Supreme Quality Medicine Pill wouldn't be challenging at all.

If Elder Wang or Master Nanyang heard Ding Fan's thoughts, they might cough up blood. Supreme Quality Medicine Pill seemed so easily mentioned as if he could produce them as long as he wanted!

Ding Fan clearly understood that producing Supreme Quality Medicine Pills was indeed like this for him. Although he couldn't claim to craft Supreme Quality Medicine Pills whenever he wished, Ding Fan knew that as long as no major issues occurred during his alchemy, ninety percent of his pills would be Supreme Quality Medicine Pills.

Ding Fan paid little attention to this. After glancing around the room, he decided to head directly to the VIP suite, as he could watch the Great Alchemy Competition from there as well. Plus, a maid was available to inform him of any updates, which was quite convenient.

After Ding Fan glanced around, he noticed some familiar faces from the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition. Among them was Gao Lian, whom Ding Fan cared little for. Ding Fan had previously heard from He Qianyao about this person's unscrupulous means to achieve his goals. Despite the time passed with the matters between Gao Lian and He Qianyao, Gao Lian still held a grudge, demonstrating a narrow-mindedness.

Ding Fan did not wish to waste time on such a cultivator. He then gazed at an elder whose reputation in this Great Alchemy Competition was notably high, namely Elder Herr. He had been unfortunately grouped with Ding Fan in the first round.

Ding Fan's outstanding performance naturally affected Elder Herr a bit, yet Elder Herr was undoubtedly a seasoned alchemist and wasn't greatly disturbed by Ding Fan's influence, managing to successfully refine his medicine pill, which reportedly had a good grade level. However, of course, it couldn't compare to Ding Fan's Supreme Quality Medicine Pill.

Reportedly, without Ding Fan there, Elder Herr could have won first place in the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition. This showed Elder Herr's capabilities.

Ding Fan noticed several elders whose alchemy skills were impressive, demonstrating significant capability, yet still couldn't compare to Ding Fan. After scanning around, Ding Fan found no particularly interesting people besides some familiar alchemists.

Ding Fan was mainly looking for the whereabouts of Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen. However, possibly due to the numerous spectators, Ding Fan couldn't find any trace of Zhou Ruoran. Ding Fan felt slightly disappointed and promptly left the hall, returning to the VIP suite.

Once Ding Fan returned to the room, the second round of the Great Alchemy Competition formally began. The first group of alchemists had already entered the competition arena. There were ten alchemists in the first group, and after entering, several staff members handed out ten medicine pills to each alchemist.

The content of the second round was to write down a pill recipe based on the given medicine pills, obviously a tougher challenge than the first round. As refining medicine pills was typical for most alchemists, crafting a recipe from existing medicine pills was unfamiliar territory for many.

Reaching this stage wasn't easy for alchemists, and many couldn't achieve this step. Given merely a complete medicine pill, it was challenging enough to identify the Spiritual Materials present, let alone write a pill recipe.

After all, even ordinary Medicine Pills necessitate the refinement of at least over a dozen Spiritual Materials. Sometimes these materials are not fixed and may be adjusted at any time based on the Alchemist's thoughts. It can be said that each Medicine Pill's composition, even the quantity of materials used, is known best only by the Alchemist who refined it.

As for others, it's really hard to know. And if others want to know what kind of Pill Recipe was used to refine the Medicine Pill, they can only observe and speculate based on its color, smell, shape, and other appearance conditions. Therefore, this item of the competition project is very difficult for most Alchemists.

However, as this session of the Great Alchemy Competition is indeed the grandest ever, most Alchemists who reach the second round are by no means ordinary. After the staff handed the Medicine Pills to these ten Alchemists, within a short time, several Alchemists had already started selecting Spiritual Materials.

Clearly, the official of the Great Alchemy Competition is not just asking the participating Alchemist to write out the Pill Recipe based only on the Medicine Pill's appearance. They've given the Alchemists many Spiritual Materials, and as long as the participating Alchemist requests certain materials, the official will find and provide the materials for them to observe and compare.

After all, with some Spiritual Materials for comparison, judging the composition of the Medicine Pill can be more accurate. Quite a few Alchemists have already started refining the Medicine Pills, evidently to verify whether their written Pill Recipe is correct. Only by personally refining the Pill Recipe they wrote and then comparing the resulting Medicine Pill with the given one, can they know if their recipe is correct.

Even if it's incorrect, they can understand where their recipe differs from that of the Medicine Pill. This way, it becomes easier to adjust and write it out anew. For most participating Alchemists, only this method can effectively and quickly yield a correct answer.

However, the downside of this approach is that it wastes a lot of time. Some Alchemists may need to refine the Medicine Pill several times just to write out one correct Spiritual Material. Sometimes, even just one Spirit Material can't be stated with certainty regarding its quantity. Such Alchemists are already considered to be at a middle-upper level.

For most rookie Alchemists outside the spectators, merely observing the given Medicine Pill's appearance to preliminarily judge some Spiritual Materials is already an impressive feat. It is precisely because of this that many poisonous Medicine Pills become formidable, and detoxification becomes exceedingly difficult.

Especially, the requirement for an Alchemist is fairly high. Typically, an Alchemist who can detoxify is far superior to one capable of creating poison; otherwise, how would detoxification occur?

Thus, at this moment, the spectators outside watching the busy Alchemists in the Great Alchemy Competition feel quite impressed and exceedingly curious. An entire incense stick's time has already passed, yet the participating Alchemists remain extremely busy, showing not a hint of slackness.

Further, every participating Alchemist's movements are extremely swift, evidently to secure as much time as possible for themselves. After all, this second round of the Great Alchemy Competition is limited to only three incense sticks' time, which is the brief period to see which Alchemist can refine the most Medicine Pills in such a short duration. More attempts mean higher chances to correctly write out the Pill Recipe.

With no time at all, the first group's competition has already undergone half of its time. It's evident that during this half-time, many participating Alchemists have identified the given Medicine Pills as exceptionally complex.

Wanting to completely write out the Pill Recipe is practically impossible. At this moment, halfway through the competition, many Alchemists have only written about one Medicine Pill, and even the best-performing Alchemist has only written three Medicines. Clearly, one Medicine Pill cannot possibly be refined from merely three simple Spiritual Materials.

It unquestionably won't be that simple, only highlighting one issue: that this Medicine Pill is extremely difficult to write the Pill Recipe for. Some Alchemists with better mental states have already made up their minds, realizing they cannot compose a complete Pill Recipe. The goal now is to see who writes a recipe that is most closely correct; whoever's achievement reaches this might lead.

After all, this Medicine Pill is obviously no ordinary one. We must understand that the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition had very challenging content. Consequently, the second round is evidently also quite complex.

At this moment, the audience outside sees one Alchemist after another, all with extremely swift hands and feet, feeling quite uneasy. Even the spectators have already discovered that the Medicine Pills supplied in the second round are not simply conceived, yet everyone feels quite exhilarated.

Because only in a somewhat challenging Great Alchemy Competition do such contests become very worthy of viewing, as many Alchemists are simply here for the grand spectacle of the event.

In no time, the first group's Great Alchemy Competition time has ended. The Pill Recipes written by ten Alchemists are quickly presented to the Elder in the Judge Area. Shortly after, the achievements of the first group emerged.

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