At this moment, Ding Fan indeed remembered the young cultivator. When he was in Dancheng inquiring about Zhou Ruoran's whereabouts, he happened to hear this person enthusiastically discussing the method of preserving the alchemy cauldron with a group of people. Obviously, what the person said was impressive, but Ding Fan remembered that the people around at the time seemed skeptical that the method could come from a young cultivator.

At that time, Ding Fan was quite impressed by this young cultivator, finding him somewhat amusing. Now seeing this cultivator again, Ding Fan couldn't help but feel a bit happy; this was truly a loyal fan, and it was quite a coincidence to encounter him here again.

Now, when Chai Er Wu Qianwen saw how this young cultivator behaved, she couldn't help but find it amusing. The way he talked to Ding Fan was exactly like a devoted fan idolizing a celebrity. The two felt a bit curious about what Ding Lin had done to make this young male cultivator so fascinated—he was indeed a fan!

Both Chai Er and Wu Qianwen found it funny. Although Wu Qianwen felt a bit relieved about Tong Xie's matters, she couldn't avoid feeling sad occasionally. During the journey, her mood was low, but upon witnessing the young cultivator's behavior, she couldn't help but laugh.

At this moment, another young cultivator beside him, along with an elder, saw the scene and became very curious. They were also somewhat helpless, wondering what the young cultivator had experienced to idolize someone so exuberantly. Both couldn't help but look at the excited young cultivator with curiosity.

Seeing the curious gazes of his companions, the young cultivator seemed to remember something and awkwardly introduced himself to Ding Fan:

"I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Tian Qi. It's truly an honor to meet you!"

"Oh, it's nothing,"

Ding Fan, feeling a bit embarrassed, replied, clearly having little experience dealing with such an enthusiastic fan. As a result, Ding Fan also felt a bit awkward about Tian Qi's enthusiasm.

Then, Tian Qi excitedly turned to his companion and said with excitement:

"Brother Long, this brother is Ding Lin, whom I mentioned before, the champion of Dancheng's Great Alchemy Competition! He accomplished top marks in all three assessment categories, truly a legend in the Alchemist Guild!"

"Oh, so it's that brother. Let's continue our conversation then."

The young cultivator Tian Qi called Brother Long spoke calmly, not considering Ding Fan quite so highly. He had heard about the Great Alchemy Competition in Dancheng. He had heard that the recent champion could even refine Grade Nine Medicine Pills effortlessly, and he deeply respected that alchemist.

After all, Grade Nine Medicine Pills aren't just casually concocted. A single Grade Nine Medicine Pill in the market is priceless, a rare treasure that even transcendance tribulation stage cultivators would fight over. The alchemist able to concoct such pills is, naturally, a Supreme Quality Medicine Pill Connoisseur, a figure of utmost esteem. In the Cultivation World, Grade Nine Alchemists are even more respected than transcendance tribulation stage cultivators.

Even transcendance tribulation stage cultivators need medicine pills. Generally, ordinary pills aren't effective for them anymore, so they deeply desire supreme quality medicine pills and naturally hold Grade Nine Alchemists in high regard.

But what surprised Brother Long was that such a formidable alchemist was so young, making him a bit incredulous. After all, he had seen several Grade Nine Alchemists, and they were all old people with white hair. How could there be one so young, it seemed impossible?

But Brother Long, out of courtesy to Tian Qi, didn't want to debate directly and instead calmly told Tian Qi he would like to leave.

At this moment, seeing Brother Long's expression, Tian Qi felt a bit stunned, perceiving from his eyes a disbelief in his words and disbelief in Ding Lin's abilities. Yet, he wasn't offended; instead, he earnestly continued:

"Brother Long, didn't you say you wanted to meet Brother Ding Lin earlier? I'm telling you, he is indeed the champion of this year's Great Alchemy Competition. Don't be fooled by his youth; his alchemy is extraordinary, and his cultivation is formidable, too. Even a nascent soul stage cultivator isn't a match for Brother Ding Lin! I'm telling the truth!"

"What a joke! Saying he can slay nascent soul stage cultivators I might believe, since... well, I've also seen young cultivators defeat elder nascent soul stage cultivators. But to say he is a Grade Nine Alchemist, that's utterly ridiculous! I've lived nearly a hundred years, seen many Grade Nine Alchemists, but never one so young as him! Pardon my bluntness."

The elder spoke blandly, showing no disdain or emotions—it seemed just a matter-of-fact statement.

At this point, Long Ren, hearing the elder's words, looked at Tian Qi with a slight smile and said:

"I think so too, ha ha."

Tian Qi heard the other's words and couldn't help but feel a wave of bitterness in his heart. He understood that although the other person had no intention of belittling Ding Lin, they simply didn't believe it. At this moment, Tian Qi couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness. You know, in the past, his friends would always believe him even when he was boasting, but ever since this thing with Ding Lin, every time he told someone about it, they would think it was fake. This really annoyed him, and a look of urgency appeared on his face as he obviously wanted to explain things clearly.

But he also felt that the elder and Brother Long's logic made sense. After all, even if he hadn't known Ding Lin before and met Ding Lin, he too wouldn't believe that the other person could not only kill a cultivator at the Emergence Stage but was also a Grade Nine Alchemist. That was absolutely unbelievable. For a moment, the sense of powerlessness in Tian Qi's heart grew even stronger, and for a moment he felt unable to refute the elder and Brother Long...

At this moment, Chai Er heard the conversation between the elder and the young cultivator, and she too couldn't help but feel shocked towards Ding Lin, as the other person was actually a Grade Nine Alchemist. Although Chai Er had never seen a Grade Nine Alchemist, she knew that such figures were not someone a small person like her could meet. She was very shocked, obviously not expecting that Ding Fan was actually a Grade Nine Alchemist!

But after hearing the elder's words, Chai Er also felt it was a bit too fantastical. After all, how could Ding Fan be a Grade Nine Alchemist at such a young age? One must know that a Grade Nine Alchemist should be someone over a hundred years old. Therefore, Chai Er chose to believe the elder's words, that Ding Fan couldn't be a Grade Nine Alchemist.

What shocked her was that the cultivator named Tian Qi actually said Big Brother Ding Lin could kill an Emergence Stage cultivator, and even those elders believed it, which made Chai Er quite excited. To know what an Emergence Stage cultivator means, that is a very powerful existence. Evidently, even in small sects or towns, there is almost no one who could be a match for an Emergence Stage cultivator.

This is simply unbelievable!

Chai Er felt very shocked. Earlier, seeing Big Brother Ding Lin easily defeat a cultivator in the Nascent Soul Mid Stage, Chai Er was already very shocked. After all, that was a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. To know that her father is only a Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator, obviously Ding Fan was much stronger than her father!

As for Wu Qianwen, it was obvious she was not interested in the matter. After all, the blow from Tong Xie was too big for her, so she wasn't interested in anything. Naturally, she didn't care what would happen with Ding Fan. Although she felt grateful and somewhat ashamed toward Ding Fan, she had no interest in him. After all, Ding Fan wasn't her type.

Though Ding Fan was a bit strong in cultivation, he seemed like a Loose Cultivator who practiced diligently. The person she would marry in the future couldn't possibly be that jerk Tong Xie again, but should at least have a background similar to Tong Xie. If she married someone like Ding Lin, a Loose Cultivator, it seemed her latter half of life would be wasted. Life with a Loose Cultivator, filled with constant concern, was definitely not what Wu Qianwen wanted.

...

"Why won't you believe me, when have I ever lied?"

At this moment, Tian Qi seemed to be driven to the point of not knowing how to explain, and he said frantically.

At this time, Long Ren looked at Tian Qi's frightened expression and couldn't help but say, "You've actually spoken the truth!"

Tian Qi: "..."

"I'm just messing with you, let's go!" Long Ren seeing Tian Qi's speechless look, couldn't help but chuckle and then joked.

At this moment, Tian Qi heard Long Ren's words, but they had no comforting effect. Evidently, Tian Qi knew that the other person still didn't believe what he said, nor did they believe in Ding Lin. He couldn't help but walk over to Ding Lin's side, somewhat troubled and respectfully said:

"Big Brother Ding Lin, can you show them something, they don't believe what I say!"

Tian Qi looked at Ding Fan pleadingly, and even tears appeared in his eyes. Seeing this, Ding Fan couldn't help but feel speechless. He found Tian Qi rather amusing, knowing that this person was a loyal fan of his, so he was really embarrassed to refuse, and then nodded and said:

"Okay!"

Ding Fan finished speaking, and directly took out a piece of Spiritual Material, which was a very rare Spirit Communicating Herb.

At this moment, Long Ren was stunned to see Ding Fan casually take out a Spirit Communicating Herb. Knowing this herb was not something an average cultivator could take out, Long Ren knew that Spirit Communicating Herbs were rare even in the Cultivation World. Surprisingly, this herb could be casually taken out by the other party.

Long Ren was quite knowledgeable about spiritual materials. It was obvious that Spirit Communicating Herbs were not only rare in the Cultivation World but also difficult to refine. For an Alchemist, refining medicine from this herb was quite challenging. These herbs were scarce and difficult to refine, meaning a mistake in refinement could make them very difficult to obtain again!