At this moment, the little girl looked somewhat angry as she reprimanded the little boy. Despite her young age, her words were spoken with the seriousness of an adult, making Ding Fan and He Qianyao find the situation rather amusing.

The little boy felt very aggrieved upon hearing the words from the girl, his face showing a pitiful expression. He then spoke to the little girl in a slightly weak tone:

"Brother Fan said he didn't need it..."

"If you keep this up, I won't play with you anymore! Hmph!"

Upon hearing the boy's words, the little girl looked very angrily cute, her face cold. She turned her back on the boy, showing an attitude of never wanting to speak to him again.

"No, no, no... I'll take it out now."

The little boy, seeing the girl's demeanor, seemed a bit panicked and said, but in Ding Fan's eyes, both children appeared exceedingly adorable. Whether it was the girl's kindness or the boy's innocence, it caused Ding Fan to feel very amused.

"Brother Fan, you have to accept it; otherwise, she won't play with me anymore." The little boy handed the Medicine Pill to Ding Fan, speaking sincerely and somewhat pleadingly.

Seeing this, Ding Fan couldn't help but feel a bit amused and helpless. He couldn't decide whether to accept the Medicine Pill or not. He knew the pill was very important and valuable to the children, even though to him, it was something valuable but not essential.

However, Ding Fan understood that the children were kind-hearted and well-mannered, knowing how to express gratitude. It was clear they wanted to repay him for saving them, and Ding Fan was very aware of this.

"Brother Fan, just take it, I'm begging you!"

The little boy, seeing Ding Fan's hesitation and his friend's continued angry stance, pleaded sincerely with Ding Fan.

"Alright then."

Listening to the little boy, Ding Fan no longer hesitated and accepted the Medicine Pill.

Seeing Brother Fan accept the Restoration Pill, the little boy's face immediately brightened with a smile. He ran to the little girl's side, somewhat playfully, and said:

"Lingling. Brother Fan accepted the Medicine Pill, let's play together now!"

"Hmph, that's better."

Upon hearing the boy's words, the little girl's initially angry and cool expression eased, and she forgivingly spoke to the little boy.

Ding Fan and He Qianyao found the scene very amusing, and they both liked the children very much. Ding Fan felt no anger towards the boy for initially retracting the pill; instead, he found the boy endearing and innocent!

As for the little girl's kindness and adherence to principles, Ding Fan and He Qianyao were even more fond of her.

The amusing moment came to an end. Then, Ding Fan inquired about the children's home, deciding with He Qianyao to escort them back, specifically to their master's home.

Ding Fan learned from the children that their master's home was not far from here, just half a day's journey away, so the four set out together.

Ding Fan knew well that, after saving the children, he would do a good deed thoroughly. After all, the remote forest held many dangers, and sending the children back alone would be unsafe. Ding Fan calculated that escorting them home would waste just a day.

This wouldn't affect Ding Fan and He Qianyao's participation in the Great Alchemy Competition in Dancheng.

Indeed, Ding Fan and the others took half a day to travel, cheerfully making their way to the children's master's home amid the children's laughter.

Arriving at a residence, the children were overjoyed, evidently this was their master's home.

The children invited Ding Fan and He Qianyao to rest for a while. Although Ding Fan didn't need a rest, he agreed, wanting personally to ensure the children reached their master for peace of mind.

Following the children inside, Ding Fan was captivated by the sights within the courtyard, where spiritual materials with blooming flowers were planted. As an Alchemist, Ding Fan was very knowledgeable about such materials, immediately recognizing the courtyard held nothing ordinary.

The rare "Scarlet Crown" and "Rose Purple" spiritual materials were among those planted, things Ding Fan knew to be exceedingly rare and hardly seen in the market, even for someone with money. This sight left Ding Fan standing still, momentarily dumbfounded by the spiritual materials.

Not only did Ding Fan see "Scarlet Crown" and "Rose Purple", but more precious spiritual materials, invaluable for Alchemy, ones Ding Fan had heard of but never seen before. It was his first time seeing them.

Ding Fan felt deeply shocked. The point wasn't just seeing these materials for the first time, but realizing this courtyard's owner intentionally cultivated them. Such treasured spiritual materials were rare even in the Cultivation World, and they had been grown in abundance here—it was indeed astonishing.

"There are so many Spiritual Materials here!"

At this moment, He Qianyao saw the vast courtyard and couldn't help but feel deeply shocked. While she didn't know many Spiritual Materials, Dayang Sect used to have a lot of them, so He Qianyao was familiar with some. Naturally, she knew the value of these Spiritual Materials. Seeing the courtyard full of them, she couldn't help but feel extremely astonished.

Ding Fan looked around at the Spiritual Materials and was deeply shocked. This courtyard was enormous, with no fewer than a thousand plants. It was the first time he had seen such a large area of artificially cultivated Spiritual Materials. As an Alchemist, Ding Fan knew these Spiritual Materials were not only rare but also difficult to cultivate. The ability to grow so many showed that the owner of this house was highly knowledgeable about Spiritual Materials. Ding Fan was certain the owner was not a simple person.

Moreover, Ding Fan had an intuition when the young boy took out the Seventh Grade Restorative Pill, and he knew the Master of these two children couldn't be ordinary. Giving a Seventh Grade Medicine Pill as a reward to a disciple was simply an incredible thing. Ding Fan believed that few in the Cultivation World could be as generous as the children's Master.

"Brother Fan, be very careful, don't touch them. Master especially loves them, and if they get damaged, there will be big trouble!"

The young boy saw Ding Fan standing on the path, staring at the Spiritual Materials planted by their Master, and couldn't help but cautiously warn Ding Fan.

Upon hearing the boy's words, Ding Fan felt a bit curious and asked:

"What's your Master's name?"

The boy responded directly: "Master Nanyang."

Hearing the boy's words, Ding Fan pondered the name "Master Nanyang." Despite thinking for a while, he couldn't recall which expert it was. He felt this was not peculiar at all.

After all, his Alchemy Level was improved on Earth; in the Cultivation World, he indeed rarely paid attention to matters concerning Alchemy Masters.

However, Ding Fan understood that, even though he hadn't heard the name, the person was definitely not ordinary.

He then called He Qianyao to follow the two children toward the front of the house. The courtyard was large, not only with a vast area planted with Spiritual Materials, but there were also numerous houses inside. Ding Fan could tell from the appearance of the houses that, although they weren't particularly luxurious, they had a unique charm, a good place for cultivation and nurturing one's spirit.

The two children led Ding Fan and Qian Yao ahead. Soon, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted from a room in front.

"Senior Brother is refining Alchemy Medicine."

"Brother Fan, this is our Senior Brother, Qing Feng. He is currently refining Alchemy."

At this moment, the two children led Ding Fan and He Qianyao to the door of a room. The medicinal fragrance wafted from inside. A young man inside the room furrowed his brow, concentrating intensely on the ancient Medicine Cauldron in front of him, holding a Spiritual Material in his hand, looking hesitant as if he had encountered a problem...

"Senior Brother's Alchemy Skill is very high; he is likely solving some sort of problem."

"We should not disturb Senior Brother..."

The two children saw their Senior Brother engrossed in thought, focused on Alchemy, and evidently hadn't noticed Ding Fan and the others at the doorway. Subsequently, they invited Ding Fan and He Qianyao to continue ahead.

"Wait!"

Ding Fan couldn't help but say. As he was very interested in Alchemy, seeing someone refining Medicine Pills made him a bit itchy.

"What Medicine Pill is your Senior Brother refining?"

Ding Fan couldn't help but ask.

"It's the Eight Treasures Pill. Senior Brother has been researching it for a long time but hasn't made substantial progress and hasn't refined the Eight Treasures Pill yet."

"We can't blame our Senior Brother. The Eight Treasures Pill comes from an Ancient Mansion that Master acquired, and it's not simple to refine. Even with the Pill Recipe, refining it is extremely difficult. Not just our Senior Brother, even Master might not succeed!"

"Indeed, back then Master also researched it but didn't manage to figure it out, ultimately letting Senior Brother work on it. Maybe because Master thought the Pill Recipe was a waste of time. You know, Senior Brother spent half a year on this and has only figured out the dosage for eighteen kinds of Spiritual Materials. The remaining doses for fifty-two types of Spiritual Materials are still unclear."

"This really is challenging. After all, it's an ancient formula. Restoring an ancient formula is not easy, even if Senior Brother is Master's favorite student..."

At this moment, the two children couldn't help but express some feelings as they talked.

Upon hearing the children's words, Ding Fan found himself intrigued. He was shocked that the Alchemist was working on the Eight Treasures Pill, and from an ancient formula!