The Spirit Communicating Herb is also more precious due to the difficulty of its refinement.

At this moment, not only was Long Ren shocked, but the elder behind him was also slightly surprised upon witnessing this scene with Ding Fan, not expecting such a young person to casually produce such spiritual materials, which was indeed a bit extravagant.

Chai Er and the others, upon seeing Ding Fan, were only a little curious and clearly didn't know how precious the spiritual materials in Ding Fan's hand were. They were very curious, wondering if Ding Lin truly knew how to refine medicine pills? It should be noted that becoming an alchemist is not something just anyone can do; being an alchemist is much harder than becoming a cultivator.

Even among a thousand cultivators, there might not be one alchemist!

At this time, upon hearing and seeing Ding Fan's actions, Tian Qi was filled with anticipation and was also quite shocked. He clearly knew the spiritual material in Ding Fan's hand was not ordinary, knowing it's not easy to find this Spirit Communicating Herb in the Cultivation World. Yet, in Ding Fan's hand, it seemed easily brought out, which was truly astonishing!

To Ding Fan, the Spirit Communicating Herb was indeed nothing; his spiritual materials were all gifts from Master Nanyang and Elder Wang, with Elder Wang giving Ding Fan a considerable amount. Lin Qi also gave him a lot of spiritual materials before, so the spiritual materials in Ding Fan's possession were indeed plentiful, and Ding Fan had already refined many into Supreme Quality Medicine Pills, yet there were still many left.

As for the Spirit Communicating Herb, Ding Fan had dozens in stock, so taking out this one Spirit Communicating Herb was an ordinary task for him.

Subsequently, Ding Fan walked near Long Ren and the elder and casually held the Spirit Communicating Herb in one hand, then slowly spread his fingers, letting the Spirit Communicating Herb float mysteriously in his hand. Ding Fan slightly exerted his divine vigor, releasing it slowly from his palm. When it emerged, it took on a completely icy blue flame.

The Spirit Communicating Herb soon began to decompose under the icy blue flame, and within moments, the herb, originally about a dozen centimeters long, shrank several sizes, yet its luster was noticeably brighter than before, clearly having been purified.

At this moment, Long Ren and others witnessed this scene and were stunned, evidently not expecting the Spirit Communicating Herb to be so easily purified while floating in Ding Lin's hand, which was simply incredible! Although Long Ren wasn't an alchemist, he did know some things about alchemy, and purification should logically be done in an alchemy cauldron.

For the first time, Long Ren was greatly shocked to see someone purifying spiritual materials in their hand, especially this Spirit Communicating Herb, known to be beyond the capabilities of an average alchemist. Rarely could an alchemist manage to refine the Spirit Communicating Herb successfully, yet in Ding Lin's hand, it was purified!

This was absolutely amazing!

At this moment, Long Ren vaguely believed in what Tian Qi had said, unable to take his eyes off the Spirit Communicating Herb in Ding Fan's hand.

The elder, witnessing this scene with Ding Fan, was deeply shocked, clearly not expecting Ding Lin's alchemy level to reach this extent, which was truly unbelievable! Though the elder was a Divisional Phase cultivator, he was also an alchemist, though not a very high-level one. As an alchemist, he understood the remarkable skill in Ding Fan's technique.

Outsiders watch the spectacle, insiders watch the method.

For the elder, letting the Spirit Communicating Herb float in his hand was easy, but purifying it with an ice attribute flame was extremely difficult, clearly not an achievable feat for ordinary alchemists. Being an alchemist, the elder knew purification of medicine pills is generally done in an alchemy cauldron, which is the most secure method, though Ding Lin's method wasn't incomprehensible.

However, executing it was clearly too tough! The elder was stunned by the mental power needed to achieve what Ding Fan did, knowing even with his Divisional Phase cultivation, he was considered formidable among alchemists. The elder's training differed slightly; while most cultivators first studied medicine pills to slowly enhance their alchemy skills, then rapidly increased their cultivation by refining pills, the elder discovered his alchemy talent after initially focusing on improving his cultivation, eventually becoming an alchemist, though only a Fifth Grade one. Although not an especially powerful alchemist, his skills were still respectable, especially given his late start.

The elder deeply understood the extreme difficulty of achieving Ding Fan's level, momentarily feeling profoundly shocked.

At this time, Long Ren glanced at the elder, noticing his expression was also full of shock, which made Long Ren even more bewildered. He knew he wasn't a true alchemist, and although the elder beside him wasn't a top-tier alchemist, he was still a quite competent one. However, Long Ren never expected the elder to appear so incredibly astonished.

Involuntarily, Long Ren felt an even deeper astonishment in his heart.

At this moment, Chai Er saw Ding Fan's action and was stunned, not expecting Big Brother Ding Lin to be able to refine medicine pills, and judging by the looks of it, he seemed to be quite a powerful alchemist. This was simply too incredible! Chai Er couldn't help but admire Ding Lin even more, recalling what Tian Qi said before. Could it be that Ding Fan is really a Grade Nine Alchemist?

In the end, Chai Er still found it a bit hard to believe, for an alchemist of such a rank as a Grade Nine Alchemist was really too distant, an almost unattainable existence.

...

At this moment, Wu Qianwen was also shocked upon witnessing Ding Fan's actions. It was certainly unexpected to discover Ding Lin was an alchemist; this was astonishingly surprising. However, Wu Qianwen clearly did not believe Ding Fan could be such a Grade Nine Alchemist, although she didn't know exactly what that meant. Still, it was evidently a very extraordinary existence.

Could it be Ding Lin who is? The answer, undoubtedly, was no in Wu Qianwen's heart!

At this time, Ding Fan clearly didn't notice the astonished expressions around him. He was just carefully controlling the flame. For Ding Fan, using Divine Vigor to purify spiritual materials by hand was a first. Previously, it was merely a thought, but he had never experimented with it. After all, when usually refining medicine pills, Ding Fan did not need to manually purify them, since purifying with hands didn't yield as much material as using an alchemy cauldron.

This time, Ding Fan was evidently exhibiting his alchemy skill just to have those few cultivators believe Tian Qi's words. In a short while, Ding Fan collected the purified spiritual materials. Subsequently, Ding Fan took out a Spirit Communicating Herb with his other hand. In Ding Fan's memory, although he had many precious spiritual materials, it seemed the Spirit Communicating Herb was the only one in abundance.

Thus, he produced a second Spirit Communicating Herb, without showing any signs of reluctance.

At this moment, both Long Ren and the elder were utterly astonished. They never expected Ding Fan's demonstration to end, only to see him bring out another Spirit Communicating Herb. This was simply unbelievable! Long Ren was incredibly shocked. Although he appeared younger than Ding Fan, he was obviously very knowledgeable.

He naturally understood the preciousness of the Spirit Communicating Herb, but at this moment, Ding Fan unexpectedly produced a Child Spirit Herb. This was simply too unbelievable!

Not only Long Ren was in astonishment. The elder, too, was with a look of shock on his face, evidently very surprised. He never expected Ding Fan to have another Spirit Communicating Herb without even showing a trace of reluctance. This was simply unbelievable!

The elder evidently knew that the Spirit Communicating Herb wasn't something ordinary. For those high-level alchemists, even having one Spirit Communicating Herb was a great fortune. Yet, this young man produced another Spirit Communicating Herb—how could one not be shocked! Subsequently, the elder watched Ding Fan's actions intently. The youth had previously purified a Spirit Communicating Herb. No one knew what he was going to do this time, and the elder was quite curious...

At this moment, Ding Fan's left hand, just like his previous right, slightly released Divine Vigor to encase the Spirit Communicating Herb in his palm. In an instant, the Arctic Chill from Ding Fan's body, under his careful control, slowly released from his palm, instantly freezing the suspended Spirit Communicating Herb into an ice block.

The Arctic Chill released by Ding Fan was no ordinary presence. When it was released, everyone couldn't help but feel a slight chill, with even their bodies emitting a trace of cold qi. It should be known that it was the height of summer then, and yet it felt so cold. This was simply strange! At that moment, the Arctic Chill in Ding Fan's hand flowed out like mist, slowly from his palm, transforming his hand into a small waterfall-like scene.

Witnessing this, everyone couldn't help but be shocked. Clearly, for a moment, people couldn't comprehend why Ding Fan had such severe Arctic Chill within his body. This was simply too unbelievable! Everyone was greatly surprised. They all felt that Arctic Chill from Ding Fan, involuntarily shivering with shock in their hearts.

Even Long Ren, seeing Ding Fan's actions, couldn't help but feel incredibly astonished. Clearly, he hadn't expected Ding Fan to possess such formidable Arctic Chill. From what Long Ren could sense, this Arctic Chill wasn't ordinary, but clearly, Ding Lin, at such a young age, had achieved such extraordinary fortune. This was simply too unbelievable!

At this moment, the elder was both shocked by Ding Fan's Arctic Chill, and even more curious about what the youth intended to do. Could it be another purification of the Spirit Communicating Herb? Quickly, the elder dismissed this thought. In this Cultivation World, there's infinite oddities, and even if someone could purify spiritual materials with both ice and fire attributes, it had to be an astonishingly formidable Grade Nine Alchemist to achieve. For the young man before him, such a possibility was absolutely out of the question!