At this moment, several young cultivators were watching Ding Fan and Elder Wang, and they immediately broke out in cold sweats, their hearts filled with fear.

Meanwhile, the audience outside watching this scene between Ding Fan and Elder Wang was utterly shocked. Many in the audience were alchemists themselves; although their alchemy skills were not very high, they were well aware of matters within the alchemist realm.

Especially regarding Elder Wang, they were even more informed. It's important to know that as a Grade Eight Alchemy Master, Elder Wang's status is highly prestigious, beyond the reach of ordinary people. Anyone slightly familiar with Elder Wang knows he's usually a man of few words, a silent presence.

When had anyone ever seen Elder Wang like this, chatting away with that young man like a chatterbox? How could everyone not be shocked at this moment? Clearly, the abnormal behavior of Elder Wang was something they found difficult to accept. It's crucial to understand who this young man was, to make Elder Wang act in such a manner!

"It's not surprising at all, considering that the young man managed to refine a supreme quality medicine pill in such a short time; he must not be an ordinary person!"

"Indeed! That young man's alchemy skills might not be inferior to Elder Wang's at all!"

"In my view, it seems that young man might even be more skilled than Elder Wang! Otherwise, Elder Wang wouldn't behave like this!"

"Oh my god, today has truly been an eye-opener; at last, we've seen a true genius!"

"Simply incredible!"

"How on earth did someone so young accomplish this..."

...

For a moment, the audience outside was abuzz with discussion, clearly very impressed by Ding Fan and immensely curious as well. They were eager to understand how someone so young could achieve such a level of alchemical skill, leaving everyone utterly astonished!

"I know him! He's that legendary youth who restored the Dan Ding preservation method!"

Suddenly, a young man in the crowd spoke with absolute certainty.

If Ding Fan were to see him, he would undoubtedly recognize him. It was the same young cultivator he had inadvertently seen at the teahouse earlier; back then, this young cultivator was speaking of Ding Fan restoring the Dan Ding preservation method. Initially, everyone at the teahouse believed this young man's words, but later, it became widely discussed not only throughout Dancheng but across the entire Donglai Continent, convincingly proving the story's truth.

Clearly, if one person says it, it might be a lie, but if everyone speaks of it, there must be some basis, as no news comes out of nowhere.

This young man was actually the close friend of Master Nanyang's first disciple, who was the young alchemist Ding Fan once advised. It was during that encounter that Ding Fan revealed the Dan Ding preservation method.

This revelation naturally led to a flurry of events, and as one of the involved parties, the excitement at that time was indescribable, prompting him to share with this close friend, who was also an alchemist of a middling level with no particularly notable reputation.

Master Nanyang's first disciple had already described the appearance of the youth who disclosed the Dan Ding preservation method to his friend. Thus, when this young cultivator first saw Ding Fan, he suspected the youth might be the one who had revealed the method!

Initially, he didn't dare to be certain, but when he finally witnessed the youth refining a supreme quality medicine pill, he was sure that this young man was indeed the legendary youth who had revealed the Dan Ding preservation method!

At that moment, when the young cultivator spoke those words, it was as if he had cast a massive stone into an already tumultuous lake, utterly shocking everyone around. They found it hard to immediately believe that this youth was indeed the one who revealed the Dan Ding preservation method; it was just too incredible!

"Holy cow! Is it true? This young man is the one who revealed the Dan Ding preservation method! This is insanely incredible!"

"I just heard someone call him Ding Lin, is that true? This is absolutely incredible!"

"I had been suspecting all along that he might be the cultivator who disclosed the Dan Ding preservation method, and now it's actually true! This is truly shocking!"

"Who was it just now that said he was here to cause trouble! You must be blind to not recognize talent when you see it! He's a true peerless genius!"

"Do you really think it's okay to speak like that? You were the one talking the loudest earlier! And now you're distancing yourself so clearly? How laughable!"

"No need to bother with people like that, there are plenty of them around!"

"Indeed... true genius always stands out from the ordinary, which can be understood. Every genius was once considered insane before becoming renowned!"

"Yeah! It's incredible that such a young person has such high attainment in alchemy, it's simply a miracle!"

"That Ding Lin is just too awesome! I'm in complete admiration!"

"Ding Lin, we love you! Ding Lin, we love you!..."

"Ding Lin! Love you!"

"Ding Lin! Love you!"

"..."

For a moment, the words of the young cultivator completely captured the hearts of the frenzied audience outside the Great Alchemy Competition. Clearly, it had been too long since they had seen such an amazing figure! Now they looked at Ding Fan as if he were a god, clearly seeing Ding Fan as a god-like existence!

It's important to know that Ding Fan not only refined a supreme quality medicine pill but did so in such a short time. More importantly, Ding Fan made an enormous contribution to alchemists by revealing the method of preserving the alchemy cauldron, which is nothing short of a divine contribution.

Although the cauldron preservation method has yet to be widely disseminated, many alchemists with relatively high alchemy skill have already obtained this method, and most alchemists are aware of this matter. Clearly, it will eventually become widespread as the preservation method is not particularly difficult to learn.

However, it is crucial for every alchemist, especially those whose skills are not very high. For them, their medicine pill refinement often isn't very successful, hence the need for the cauldron preservation method to store the already refined spiritual materials.

With this, they can continue refining pills once they have understood the method, which obviously saves a lot of spiritual materials, something that is quite significant for any alchemist.

After all, many alchemists begin refining pills, but if they fail midway, all the previous spiritual materials would be wasted, including many precious ones. If there aren't enough reserves, they wouldn't be able to continue refining pills, obviously requiring them to find more spiritual materials, which sometimes, exaggeratingly, could take years to find.

One can imagine how inefficient that would be. However, ever since Ding Fan made the cauldron preservation method public, such situations no longer existed. Thus, Ding Fan made a tremendous contribution to the Alchemist Guild, though Ding Fan himself didn't seem to care much.

But that doesn't mean others don't care. Clearly, even before the Great Alchemy Competition, most people in Dancheng were discussing this matter, with some even actively searching for the whereabouts of this legendary boy. Many cultivators believed that the legendary alchemy boy would definitely participate in this Great Alchemy Competition.

Upon seeing this, they realized it was indeed so. The crowd finally learned that the name of this legendary boy is Ding Lin. How could everyone not be excited, not be astonished! How could they not cheer!

Everyone understood that the most important thing is that this legendary boy Ding Lin is only a very young alchemist. If he were to reach maturity, it would be terrifying beyond imagination! It seems that by then, the highest grade of medicine pill might not even be the Grade Nine Medicine Pill anymore, and there could be new discoveries and greater heights.

If that happens, it wouldn't be just this boy's business alone; it would be good news for the entire cultivation world. Medicine pills are incredibly important to cultivators, even those with extraordinary talents need them, and the higher the grade level of the pills, the more they aid cultivators!

Perhaps, by then, a cultivator would only need a single medicine pill to make a breakthrough, something everyone dreams of, yet it seems too crazy to even imagine.

At this moment, outside the Great Alchemy Competition, none of the spectators were not discussing Ding Fan's matters. Clearly, Ding Fan had once again become the center of attention, with some cultivators so emotionally charged they began cheering without their shirts on, evidently no one cared about the rest of the Great Alchemy Competition anymore.

Since everyone understood that Ding Lin's refined pills are of supreme quality and even Elder Wang humbly sought advice, which alchemist could still compete with him? Naturally, the first-round champion had to be Ding Lin! No, perhaps even the entire Great Alchemy Competition champion would be Ding Lin!

At this moment, the alchemists participating in the Great Alchemy Competition obviously felt very frustrated. Some cultivators had dreams of aiming for the first place, but seeing Ding Fan's supreme quality pills there, their own pills had zero competitiveness.

Of course, many cultivators were well aware that even though Ding Lin was the center of the competition, the event was still very important, and they had to perform well because they were never aiming for first place, but rather for a good performance.

At the same time, they wanted to see their ranking among the alchemists on the Donglai Continent. Thus, these alchemists obviously adjusted their mindset quickly, soon not being affected by Ding Fan and started focusing on their pill refinement.

Of course, among the participating alchemists, Elder Herr's heart was definitely the most frustrated. He aimed for the first place in the competition, but unexpectedly, a legendary alchemy boy appeared out of nowhere, shattering his dream of being a champion.

Therefore, Elder Herr was very dejected, even affecting his alchemy, yet fortunately, he possessed a certain level of skill. Even if affected, his performance wouldn't be too much off.

In the room arranged for alchemists who completed the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition, Gao Lian learned that Ding Lin not only refined a supreme quality pill but was also the legendary boy who revealed the cauldron preservation method, leaving him momentarily stunned, for it was something he could hardly believe.

At that moment, he finally understood how deep the foundation of a sect could be. Even if the Dayang Sect had perished, the cultivators around He Qianyao were still so outstanding!

At this moment, he could hardly muster any interest in seeking revenge or humiliating He Qianyao. If he met He Qianyao again, he'd consider himself lucky if he wasn't humiliated by her!