Top-tier Unruly Master

At this moment, Gao Lian was still shocked upon seeing Elder Herr's results; clearly, he hadn't expected such a difficult pill to have nine kinds of Spiritual Materials listed by the other party, which was simply incredible! For a moment, Gao Lian was evidently full of admiration for Elder Herr.

Gao Lian knew well that while he might have quite good talent, at least he could be considered a genius on the path of Alchemy. But obviously, even geniuses aren't necessarily formidable entities. After all, talent still means youth, and evidently, in terms of experience, there's certainly a gap compared to those elders.

After all, Elder Herr was a Seventh Grade Alchemist; clearly, he wasn't to be trifled with. Gao Lian had actually already anticipated such results from the other party. After all, for the other party to become a Seventh Grade Alchemist, their talent certainly wasn't bad, and they had already been refining pills for decades.

Clearly not something Gao Lian could rival.

However, Gao Lian couldn't help but become more adrift with doubts about the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition. To know that someone with Elder Herr's strength couldn't refine Supreme Quality Medicine Pill, yet Ding Lin managed to refine the Supreme Quality Medicine Pill in under half an hour was certainly abnormal.

For a moment, Gao Lian was even more convinced that the so-called legendary talent Ding Lin had definitely cheated in the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such an exaggerated result. You should know Ding Lin was even younger than him, and even if the other party had talent, they couldn't surpass Elder Herr, a Seventh Grade Alchemist, right?

For a moment, the corners of Gao Lian's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, as if he had seen through a colossal conspiracy, feeling like the only sober person when everyone else was deceived. Evidently, the people outside had all been fooled by this Ding Lin, and as for that method of preserving the Alchemy Cauldron, it probably wasn't something the other party disclosed.

Gao Lian knew that after all, the rumors about Ding Lin outside were just rumors, and the concerned party Ding Lin hadn't confirmed them. It was merely because people saw Ding Lin refining Supreme Quality Medicine Pill and hence associated the method of preserving the Alchemy Cauldron with Ding Lin.

Yet, actually, the method of preserving the Alchemy Cauldron wasn't revealed by the other party. Hearing the outside rumors, it was clearly beneficial for his own fame, and moreover, many sect forces and organizations would invite such an influential figure. Such a good thing, Ding Lin naturally wouldn't deny immediately. After all, in every Great Alchemy Competition, the main pursuit for most alchemists is exactly this—to find an organization that can provide Cultivation resources.

Gao Lian thought, the reality must be this way! Thus, he was even more eager to see what Ding Lin's performance would be like later on; the final embarrassment would certainly be ridiculously absurd. When the audiences outside know the truth, it's estimated that their spit will entirely drown Ding Lin...

At this time, the audience outside, upon hearing Elder Herr's results, couldn't help but feel very excited; evidently, Elder Herr hadn't disappointed everyone's expectations. Not only becoming the champion of the current second round of the Great Alchemy Competition, but what's even more shocking was that under such difficult Medicine Pill making conditions, Elder Herr actually listed nine kinds of Spiritual Materials, which was absolutely astonishing!

For ordinary Cultivators, even the simplest Medicine Pills require at least ten kinds of Spiritual Materials for refinement, some even require more than ten types. For some High-Level Spiritual Materials, where dozens of Spiritual Materials are needed just to refine them is quite a normal thing.

These are basic common knowledge for the general Cultivator. Everyone knew the Medicine Pill given out in this second round was definitely not ordinary, obviously challenging. But Elder Herr could list nine kinds of Spiritual Materials, which was already quite a lot, and again proved the Medicine Pill was indeed not simple.

After all, at that moment, the second round of the Great Alchemy Competition had already proceeded more than halfway, evidently everyone also had a rough idea of the difficulty level of the Medicine Pill given this time. Such a Medicine Pill probably required at least twenty types of Spiritual Materials for refinement, and most of the time, only when refined with over twenty kinds of Spiritual Materials would it be considered a more challenging Medicine Pill to refine. You know even Elder Herr only listed nine kinds of Spiritual Materials, which revealed the difficulty.

Evidently, quite a few people had already felt the following groups of alchemists would find it hard to surpass Elder Herr, as Elder Herr was regarded as the winning persona in this session of the Great Alchemy Competition, and what's more, Elder Herr was genuinely a Seventh Grade Alchemist. Clearly, it's going to be very difficult for the following alchemists to surpass Elder Herr's achievement.

The Great Alchemy Competition was still ongoing, and Elder Herr's seventh group of alchemists was soon arranged to a rest compartment. This not only allowed these alchemists who had finished participating to rest but also to prevent leaks of the topic, which would be very unfair to the alchemists who'd already finished competing before.

In no time, the eighth group of alchemists had entered the venue of the Great Alchemy Competition. Among them, one stood out visibly different from others, without much tension on their face, but rather an extremely relaxed and confident look. However, everyone didn't have much impression of this alchemist, evidently, they had performed quite ordinarily in the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition.

Yet at this moment, in a VIP compartment, Vice City Lord Sun Long was quite familiar with this alchemist. This was the very alchemist arranged by Sun Long earlier—Zhang Hao. At this juncture, seeing Zhang Hao start the competition, Sun Long couldn't help but feel greatly anticipatory.

At this moment, Zhang Hao evidently appeared extremely relaxed and remarkably confident. He knew very well whether it was the Seventh Grade Alchemist Elder Herr or that so-called legendary talent Ding Lin, clearly in this Great Alchemy Competition, neither would be his match.

It's known that the Vice City Lord has already provided the competition topics, and at this moment, Zhang Hao is very confident that he will definitely win the championship in this Great Alchemy Competition!

Zhang Hao's goal is simple and is not just for the champion reward of the Great Alchemy Competition. What he needs is merely an invitation from a very influential organization, allowing him to gain access to certain spiritual materials or cultivation resources, which would be enough for Zhang Hao.

Clearly, Sun Long has already fulfilled these needs for him. After all, regarding the champion reward of the Great Alchemy Competition, Zhang Hao does not dare to dream too big since he knows his own abilities well. Although he possesses a certain talent in alchemy, there are simply too many alchemists more talented than himself.

In this very competition alone, there are many alchemists far superior to him, not to mention Elder Herr or Ding Lin. Zhang Hao knows well that if he relies on his real capabilities, he is clearly far inferior to them.

However, Zhang Hao's situation is evidently different now. With the Vice City Lord's assistance, even securing the championship of this Great Alchemy Competition seems not impossible, and it's even quite an easy task. Although Zhang Hao knows well that this is merely a cooperation between him and Vice City Lord Sun Long, it could also be seen as working for the Vice City Lord. Nevertheless, this partnership brings him many benefits.

If he could win the championship of this Great Alchemy Competition, his reputation would surely be established. Moreover, he could visit the City Lord Mansion of Dancheng. Not every City Lord Mansion is comparable to the one in Dancheng, after all, Dancheng is prominent in the fields of Medicine Pill and Alchemy.

Many famous alchemists come from Dancheng, and the City Lord Mansion of Dancheng is also very powerful. Being able to join it would naturally be a very fortunate thing, something Zhang Hao had never dared to imagine before.

Sometimes Zhang Hao feels very fortunate indeed; he never expected to be valued by Vice City Lord Sun Long, which is without a doubt a major opportunity in his life.

The eighth group of alchemists soon began the Great Alchemy Competition, and Zhang Hao received the competition's allocated medicine pill, subsequently picking up some spiritual materials, choosing them carefully, and then putting them into the alchemy cauldron to start refining. Clearly, Zhang Hao appeared indistinguishable from the other alchemists.

Though Zhang Hao felt quite confident, he knew he couldn't act too brazenly; otherwise, he might easily expose himself. If people discovered he was cheating, it would undoubtedly be a disaster for him, impacting Sun Long very little. At that time, Zhang Hao's name would be ruined!

Time ticked by, and the audience's interest in the later alchemists' competitions seemed to wane after Elder Herr's match, as Elder Herr identified nine spiritual materials, an achievement far beyond the reach of the following contestants.

Of course, a large portion of the audience eagerly anticipated Ding Fan's performance. After all, Ding Fan's stunning performance in the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition left many audience members eagerly awaiting his next performance.

Meanwhile, Ding Fan was still refining medicine pills in the VIP room. In a short time, Ding Fan successfully refined two "Nourishing Spirit Pills," both of supreme quality, which was indeed a shocking feat. If people witnessed Ding Fan so effortlessly refining supreme quality pills, they would probably be left speechless.

And these were "Nourishing Spirit Pills." It's known that in the Cultivation World, the "Nourishing Spirit Pill" has long been a lost art, yet it was so simple for Ding Fan. If Ding Fan were to reveal these two "Nourishing Spirit Pills," it would likely cause another uproar in the Alchemist Guild.

Naturally, Ding Fan would not stir up such trouble; it's not very useful for him. Ding Fan refined the pills for his own use, after all, finding himself in Dancheng and knowing many Wild Wolf Gang cultivators are around, Ding Fan had to be cautious.

Although Ding Fan's current power means even Spirit Severing Initial Stage cultivators can't do anything to him, Ding Fan still needs to be careful. The enemy's forces include not only Spirit Severing Stage cultivators but also Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators, although they are rare.

But Ding Fan cannot overlook them. Any treasures he possesses would be enough to drive Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators crazy. Be it the Frost Toad or the Pure Thunder Pill he possesses, they are rare treasures, and even Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators would covet them.

Even if they don't send Transcendance Tribulation Stage cultivators, just two Spirit Severing Stage cultivators would be troublesome for Ding Fan. He can easily handle one Spirit Severing Initial Stage cultivator, but facing two, it's uncertain. Hence, he must be on guard against such situations.