Top-tier Unruly Master

"This Gao Lian is quite impressive, isn't he? At such a young age, he's actually written eight types of Spiritual Materials! That's not simple!"

"Yes, but when compared to Ding Lin, he's still a bit inferior. After all, Ding Lin is younger than him, and in the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition, Gao Lian's scores were obviously not as high as Ding Lin's!"

"You can't just judge based on scores, can you? Don't you think it's abnormal for someone as young as Ding Lin to refine a Supreme Quality Medicine Pill?"

"That's true! It's quite possible he might have cheated!"

"No way! Ding Lin is the alchemist who revealed the method of preserving an Alchemy Cauldron, how could he cheat?"

"Exactly, I also don't believe Ding Lin would cheat! He relies on his own strength, okay?"

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For a while, many spectators outside were discussing heatedly after seeing Gao Lian's results. Many were obviously shocked by his scores, after all, it was already halfway through the Great Alchemy Competition, and he was the first to write about eight types of Spiritual Material Pill Recipes.

This was clearly quite remarkable, to the point where some spectators started comparing Gao Lian with Ding Fan. There were even some cultivators who doubted the Supreme Quality Medicine Pill that Ding Fan had refined. It's just that Ding Fan was really too young, and compared to him, Gao Lian's achievements at his age seemed like a normal level of genius.

Obviously, Ding Fan's level was difficult for ordinary cultivators to understand, but the majority of the cultivator audience still believed in Ding Fan. As for the rumors about Ding Fan cheating, many spectators didn't quite believe it, given that before the Great Alchemy Competition, Ding Fan had already revealed the method of preserving an Alchemy Cauldron, which made him quite famous at the time.

Moreover, many cultivator spectators believed that an alchemist who could reveal the method of preserving an Alchemy Cauldron could naturally produce a Supreme Quality Medicine Pill. After all, the method of preserving an Alchemy Cauldron was something unknown to all the alchemists on the Donglai Continent.

In fact, even in the Cultivation World, there weren't many alchemists who knew this method since it was an ancient formula lost for several hundred years.

The audience continued their heated discussions, and it was clear that Gao Lian was thoroughly enjoying all this attention. Gao Lian knew that reaching this point in this edition of the Great Alchemy Competition was more than enough, and after the competition ended, many sects or powerful organizations would certainly come to invite him.

For a moment, Gao Lian felt quite pleased with himself, and at the same time, he was rather looking forward to Ding Lin's performance. Clearly, it was very difficult for the other side to surpass his scores, and Gao Lian always believed that Ding Fan must have won first place in the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition by cheating. Purely comparing skill, Gao Lian didn't believe that Ding Fan would surpass him. That was absolutely impossible.

Perhaps without the leak from Elder Wang in this round of the Great Alchemy Competition, the other side was about to expose his true skills...

At this moment, Ding Fan was still focused on refining medicine pills, evidently not very interested in the happenings outside. When Ding Fan knew that the assessment of the second round of the Great Alchemy Competition was based on the pill recipes written, he had already lost much of his interest.

Clearly, this competition was child's play for him. Ding Fan merely wanted to use the fame from the Great Alchemy Competition to make a name for himself, aiming at finding Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen.

If not for this reason, Ding Fan would really have no interest in participating in the Great Alchemy Competition. After all, for an alchemist, the Great Alchemy Competition was merely about getting a name. To put it bluntly, alchemists wanted to establish their reputation in the Great Alchemy Competition, enter an excellent organization, gain attention, and obtain many cultivation and alchemy resources.

These things didn't interest Ding Fan at all. You see, Ding Fan neither wanted to join any organization nor needed to do so to obtain cultivation resources. Obviously, at this point, cultivation resources were no longer a problem for Ding Fan.

After all, the spirit stones Ding Fan had at the moment were more than enough. He could buy most of the cultivation resources he needed with spirit stones. As for alchemy resources, the spiritual materials Ding Fan owned were even more sufficient. You must know that every single spiritual material Ding Fan carried was extremely valuable, worth a fortune without exaggeration!

Thus, Ding Fan didn't pay attention to the situation outside but continued to refine his medicine pills. At the moment, Ding Fan was refining a pill that nourishes Divine Vigor, called the "Nourishing Spirit Pill." This pill was a rare one that had obviously already been lost in the Cultivation World.

But Ding Fan clearly remembered how to refine this pill. Regarding other pill recipes, Ding Fan might not know them, but when it came to certain lost ancient formulas, Ding Fan remembered them very clearly. After all, Ding Fan had seen many ancient books on alchemy that recorded many ancient refinement methods.

Ding Fan's memory was far beyond what ordinary people could compare to, so he remembered these pill recipes and refinement methods very clearly.

Therefore, at this moment, Ding Fan was refining this "Nourishing Spirit Pill" with considerable ease. Ding Fan was even clear in his heart that, barring any accidents, he should be able to refine a few Supreme Quality Medicine Pills. If others knew that, they might be shocked to the point of dropping their jaws.

Moreover, Ding Fan was refining the "Nourishing Spirit Pill." This "Nourishing Spirit Pill" wasn't just a lost medicine pill; it was also extremely precious and, for cultivators, a pill with heaven-defying effects, especially beneficial for a divine warrior like Ding Fan.

This "Nourishing Spirit Pill," when a divine warrior's divine vigor is not sufficient or nearly depleted, can restore the divine vigor to its peak with just a single pill. This is just an ordinary "Nourishing Spirit Pill." If it's the supreme quality "Nourishing Spirit Pill" that Ding Fan is about to refine, its effect would be even more remarkable.

If a cultivator or divine warrior takes this "Nourishing Spirit Pill" during a battle, it not only replenishes their divine vigor or true qi to an overwhelming level, but it can also boost the combat power of the cultivator or divine warrior by several levels. Moreover, the side effects of this medicine pill are minimal.

For Ding Fan, these side effects are negligible. One must know that Ding Fan has the excellent tea given by Master Nanyang to remove impurities, rendering general side effects virtually nonexistent. Additionally, the side effects of this "Nourishing Spirit Pill" are truly very slight. Even if Ding Fan does not consume any tea, there would still be no adverse effects on him.

After all, the spiritual materials used in refining this "Nourishing Spirit Pill" are extremely extraordinary, which is why Ding Fan is currently able to refine this pill. For others, attempting to make this pill would be incredibly difficult. The issue of spiritual materials alone would stymie most alchemists.

However, what Ding Fan is least worried about at the moment is his spiritual materials. It's worth noting that the medicine pills previously given to him by Master Nanyang and Elder Wang convinced Ding Fan that refining a hundred of these "Nourishing Spirit Pills" would not be a problem at all. Of course, Ding Fan cannot only refine this "Nourishing Spirit Pill."

Ding Fan is refining this "Nourishing Spirit Pill" so that in case of any emergency in the future, taking a pill like this could potentially save his life.

And since Ding Fan currently has plenty of spiritual materials, he needs to quickly refine some useful medicine pills, as the maximum value of spiritual materials is realized only when they are refined into medicine pills.

If it were replaced by other alchemists, they could hardly obtain these spiritual materials, let alone refine them into medicine pills. Given the rarity of these spiritual materials, refining them into low-grade pills would simply be a waste.

In the Cultivation World, no one would do that. If one were to obtain these spiritual materials, a cultivator would certainly spare no expense to find the best alchemist to help with the refinement. Good alchemists are hard to find and cannot be sought out at will.

In summary, what Ding Fan seems to be doing with ease at the moment would be impossible for any other cultivator or alchemist.

Perhaps this is what they mean by the more you work, the luckier you get?

Ding Fan clearly wasn't too concerned and continued refining medicine pills...

At this moment, the Great Alchemy Competition outside was still proceeding as usual. It wasn't long before the seventh group of alchemists began their match. As soon as they appeared, the cheers from the audience were very enthusiastic, focusing all their attention on an elder, Elder Herr.

"Elder Herr! Elder Herr! Elder Herr is definitely the champion!"

"That's right! Elder Herr is the most likely to win the championship in this Great Alchemy Competition. Even Ding Lin may not be a match for Elder Herr!"

"Yes, Elder Herr is said to be a Seventh Grade Alchemist already! Quite impressive!"

"Really? That's incredible! I'm sure Elder Herr's scores will be the highest, at least better than Gao Lian's!"

"Elder Herr is already a Seventh Grade Alchemist, and this strength is undoubted. It seems that in this Great Alchemy Competition, besides Ding Lin, only Elder Herr has what it takes to win the championship!"

"Yes, I'm really looking forward to Elder Herr's results!"

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In a moment, the crowd cheered loudly when they saw Elder Herr, and audience members in teahouses became extremely excited upon witnessing Elder Herr's appearance, even lost in their conversation, just staring directly at Elder Herr, because Elder Herr had long been famous and held in high regard in some regions.

For ordinary cultivators, it isn't easy to meet Elder Herr. When the Great Alchemy Competition started and people heard that Elder Herr was participating, they were obviously thrilled. After all, Elder Herr is not an ordinary figure. Some who didn't initially know Elder Herr were evidently excited too.

Those cultivators who had not seen Elder Herr had heard about him. Seeing Elder Herr in the Great Alchemy Competition was clearly a happy occasion, finally seeing what Elder Herr looked like. If one were to accidentally meet Elder Herr in the future, there would be no regret in missing each other.

After all, alchemists are crucial for cultivators, especially those powerful ones, being quite formidable. Once fortunate enough to acquire some extraordinarily rare spiritual materials, only these alchemists can refine them into medicine pills. As for how many Spirit Stones are needed, that is a secondary concern. The important thing is whether you know a truly formidable alchemist; otherwise, even if you have money, there's nowhere to spend it.