Chapter 1393: Taken Away
At this moment, Zhou Ruoran looked at the senior sister and others from the opposing side and felt a sense of foreboding. Clearly, the other party had the advantage in numbers, and if she clashed directly with them, she would undoubtedly be in a passive position.
Yet, Zhou Ruoran knew in her heart that if she didn't find Ding Fan this time, who knows when she would be able to see him next? However, if she couldn't resolve the matter with the senior sister, she wouldn't be able to search for Ding Fan. For a moment, Zhou Ruoran found herself in a predicament. At this time, Taozi noticed a few female disciples beside her and spoke with clear hostility:
"What are you planning to do? This is your Senior Sister Zhou, the Master's most favored disciple is your Senior Sister Zhou. Have you thought it through and are sure you want to do this?"
Upon hearing Taozi's words, several women around flashed a bit of disdain in their eyes and immediately, one of the female disciples said:
"You need to know that your Senior Sister Zhou is still just a junior sister in front of our senior sister. Of course, we've thought it through!"
"Yes! Yes! Today we are following the senior sister's orders!"
"..."
In an instant, several female disciples enclosing Zhou Ruoran spoke with firm determination. Evidently, everyone was on the senior sister's side, and in the face of Taozi's questioning, they unabashedly took their stance, clearly supporting the senior sister.
At this moment, the senior sister couldn't help but show a sinister smile, and directly said:
"You better not refuse the toast only to drink the penalty wine! I'm warning you one last time, if you don't obediently come with me, don't blame me for being impolite!"
At this moment, many other cultivators were obviously filled with curiosity, not expecting to see so many beautiful female cultivators suddenly appear. Among these beauties, the most stunning was still Zhou Ruoran, who was surrounded. Her beauty was so captivating that one couldn't help but be entranced, resembling a woman from a painting, indeed breathtakingly beautiful!
But the most interesting thing was that nobody expected them to actually fight. This was incredibly intriguing, especially for some male cultivators. Naturally, these male cultivators who found it interesting were not weak in strength. You should know that despite appearances, those female cultivators' cultivation was not weak at all. With some perceptiveness, it was clear that at least two of these women had cultivation levels above the Emergence Stage, making them not easily overlooked in the Cultivation World!
Therefore, even with a fight involving beauties, not many people would be watching. At this time, He Qianyao couldn't help but look in that direction as well, naturally paying attention to the situation over there, as the opposing side seemed to be from the same sect, but there appeared to be some internal conflict. What caught He Qianyao's most attention was that extremely beautiful woman, as her beauty was striking. Not just men, even women couldn't resist taking another look.
...
Zhou Ruoran heard the senior sister's words and even saw the subtle True Qi fluctuations on the surface of the senior sister's body. Clearly, she wasn't just talking; she was about to make a move. At this moment, Zhou Ruoran couldn't hesitate anymore. Knowing the Great Alchemy Competition had already ended, if she delayed any further, Ding Fan would leave. But rushing out all at once was clearly impossible.
Zhou Ruoran then formed a bold plan, and her True Qi fluctuations instantly burst forth, charging fiercely at the senior sister. Her slender figure, running at incredible speed, was clearly unmatched by ordinary cultivators. In just a moment of her clothes fluttering lightly, she was already in front of the senior sister and fiercely slammed a palm toward her.
Boom!
The senior sister was prepared, watching Zhou Ruoran's palm, she swiftly stepped forward and countered Zhou Ruoran's strike. Instantly, a thunderous sound echoed, causing both Zhou Ruoran and the senior sister to retreat several steps simultaneously. Zhou Ruoran's heart shook, and she then felt a dull pain in her chest, clearly not expecting the senior sister's cultivation to be so formidable. Zhou Ruoran estimated that the senior sister's cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul Mid Stage level.
Even if the senior sister hadn't reached the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, she was definitely close to it, considering Zhou Ruoran was only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage. Clearly, that palm strike made her feel quite uncomfortable.
The senior sister only retreated a few steps but remained unfazed, showing no signs of injury, following with a disdainful smile on her face.
"No matter how great your cultivation talent is, you're still just a twenty-something girl. Want to fight me? Looking for death!"
"Go, tie them all up!"
Immediately, a female disciple, hearing the senior sister's words, quickly walked to Zhou Ruoran's side and directly tied her up. At this time, Zhou Ruoran was evidently injured somewhat. Initially, Zhou Ruoran thought it wasn't a serious injury, but as time passed, she found her True Qi unable to be mobilized. Clearly, the senior sister's previous strike was not simple.
"Ranran!"
At this moment, Taozi saw this scene with Zhou Ruoran and couldn't help but feel extremely nervous, worried about Zhou Ruoran. But soon she was directly tied up as well.
Soon after, in no time, the senior sister and others brought Zhou Ruoran and Taozi out from Wuji Square.
"Ding Fan..."
At this moment, Zhou Ruoran couldn't help but shout loudly towards the crowd in Wuji Square, even though she knew in her heart that Ding Fan couldn't possibly hear her. After all, she was already far away from Ding Fan, and the noise of the crowd was overwhelming, clearly drowning out her voice quickly.
At this moment, He Qianyao saw Zhou Ruoran's scene and was very shocked. She obviously didn't expect that the woman would call out Ding Fan's name. He Qianyao knew in her heart that Ding Fan's name for the outside world has always been Ding Lin, and only she herself knew Ding Fan's real name. After all, this was the unfamiliar Dancheng, and she obviously didn't expect that someone would know Ding Fan's true name.
For a moment, He Qianyao couldn't help but pay more attention to Zhou Ruoran and the others. Not long after, the stunningly beautiful female cultivator was taken away by a group of women, leaving He Qianyao deep in thought. She was a bit anxious, obviously wanting to ask about her relationship with Ding Fan, but she also knew that the other party had many people and didn't seem friendly, making it clearly impossible for her to rescue that woman.
Therefore, He Qianyao decided to wait for Ding Fan to return and talk to him before making any decisions.
At this time, quite a few elder judges were gathered around Ding Fan, especially Elder Wang, who looked at Ding Fan as if he was seeing a senior, showing great respect. The other elders were clearly very concerned about Ding Fan, with many asking how he managed to achieve such a feat, which was simply unbelievable! After all, Ding Fan not only wrote a complete pill recipe but also raised the competition's pill to the level of a supreme quality medicine pill, which was simply outrageous!
Bear in mind that even those elder judges couldn't achieve this level, which was just too impressive!
Even at this moment, Elder Wang looked at Ding Fan with disbelief in his eyes. He had always sensed that Ding Fan's alchemy level might be above his own, and now it was completely confirmed. Ding Fan's alchemy skill was not just a little above his, but far beyond. Bear in mind that Ding Fan was only a young man in his early twenties, yet he could achieve this level, which was simply incredible!
"Ding Lin! How did you manage to do it?"
"Yes, did you know the pill recipe right from the start?"
"Could it be that you just glanced at the pill and knew its recipe? And how did you manage to elevate the pill to supreme quality? This is simply unbelievable!"
"..."
At the moment, many elders surrounded Ding Fan, continuously questioning him. It was clear that each small detail of Ding Fan's achievement was within the research scope of these elders and was undoubtedly impossible for an ordinary alchemist to achieve. It demonstrated that Ding Fan's alchemy level was exceptionally high, even beyond the reach of these elders, which was extremely shocking!
Initially, some of the elder judges didn't believe in Ding Fan, as he had won first place in the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition. Some elders even thought Elder Wang had cheated for Ding Fan. But in the second round of the Great Alchemy Competition, Ding Fan won again, which proved that it wasn't cheating. In any case, no one would claim Ding Fan was cheating anymore.
After all, the events of the Great Alchemy Competition were overseen by multiple people. The first round competition was clearly overseen by Elder Wang, but the second round had the City Lord Mansion and many elder judges watching. Elder Wang's conduct was well-known, and he was not one to engage in wrongdoing.
Elder Wang was a highly respected elder in Dancheng and would not ruin his reputation for a competing alchemist.
Therefore, Ding Fan's victory in the second round of the Great Alchemy Competition was enough to prove that his alchemy level was genuinely earned. Of course, Elder Wang had already known this from his previous interactions with Ding Fan.
But Elder Wang still didn't expect Ding Fan to be this incredible! Those competition pills were already at the Grade Eight level, yet Ding Fan instantly made them supreme quality! This was truly shocking!
At this moment, Ding Fan was surrounded by a group of elders, clearly not hearing Zhou Ruoran's shout or seeing her. Ding Fan simply couldn't walk away, as these elders wouldn't let him go easily. Ding Fan understood they meant no harm and were just curious about him, which made it difficult for him to refuse them directly.
Ding Fan knew that he was still in Dancheng, and those elders held a certain status there. He obviously couldn't offend them easily, and he even thought that establishing good relationships with these elders might be beneficial, as they were excellent alchemists. Although Ding Fan's alchemy level was already very good, surpassing most of them, he still hoped to engage in more exchanges with them.
After all, doing so was very beneficial for improving his alchemy skills. Although Ding Fan pursued strength and cultivation, it didn't conflict with alchemy, as creating quality pills could greatly aid cultivation.