It's important to know that high-level medicine pills are not something an average alchemist can refine; they are also very rare on the market. If it's a Grade Nine Medicine Pill, it is already a remarkable existence. Even cultivators in the Nascent Soul and Transcendance Tribulation stages would consider it very prestigious. Of course, above the Grade Nine Medicine Pill, there is a top-tier called the God Level Medicine Pill, which is the Grade Ten Medicine Pill.

This Grade Ten Medicine Pill is obviously an extremely rare existence. Even if a Transcendance Tribulation cultivator encounters it, they would definitely scramble to get it, as this type of pill is just too rare.

For ordinary cultivators, even just mid-level medicine pills, those between the third and sixth grade, are already very precious. To buy such mid-level pills on the market, you would need to spend a lot of spirit stones and know a decent alchemist to create them. It's not an easy task even for a good alchemist to produce mid-level medicine pills.

However, in the first round of the Great Alchemy Competition, someone has already refined a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill. Although the alchemists in the competition are not ordinary people, you must know this pill recipe is no simple matter. Out of forty participants so far, only one alchemist has refined a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill. This is undoubtedly an amazing feat. And the alchemist who refined this Sixth Grade Medicine Pill is Gao Lian.

At the moment, even Gao Lian himself is somewhat amazed. For an alchemist, they generally have a sense of the grade of the pills they refine. Gao Lian was satisfied with his medicine pill but had only evaluated it as a Fifth Grade Medicine Pill. He didn't expect it to be a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill. It's simply unbelievable!

Gao Lian's heart was filled with joy, obviously very happy. At this moment, not only Gao Lian himself was shocked, but even the elders in the judge area were very surprised by the pill he refined. One elder, who had high hopes for Gao Lian, estimated that Gao Lian could at best refine a Fifth Grade Medicine Pill. But now, Gao Lian actually refined a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill.

This is already the best among mid-level medicine pills. The elders are very aware of this pill recipe; it is not an ordinary one. Refining this Sixth Grade Medicine Pill is obviously not an easy thing. It's known that these veteran alchemists could only refine it to Grade Eight. Normally, they might even produce Grade Nine Medicine Pills, but for someone so young to suddenly refine a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill, that's impressive.

This is obviously a remarkable existence.

Everyone was in a state of astonishment, clearly not expecting Gao Lian, the alchemist, to refine a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill. The shocking buzz was deafening. You have to know that there were not many less than hundreds of thousands of cultivators surrounding Wuji Square at the time, so the sound was indeed magnificent.

"I told you that Young Gao Lian is definitely not a simple character. So young, yet he refines a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill. You must know this pill recipe is no ordinary existence!"

"Exactly, it's something that many renowned alchemists couldn't even refine, and yet he, so young, has refined a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill in one go. That is truly impressive!"

"I suspect that the boy who knows the Restoration cauldron preservation method is Young Gao Lian, as he is the youngest among these alchemists!"

"Really? Then Alchemist Gao Lian is truly something amazing!"

"...Don't talk nonsense, isn't there another young alchemist over there? I feel that boy might be even younger than Alchemist Gao Lian!"

"What's the use of being young? There are plenty who are young. I was once young too! It's all about the level of alchemy!"

"You? When you were young, who knows how disappointed you were!"

"Haha... haha..."

Everyone laughed uproariously for a moment, as they all suddenly noticed Ding Fan. Among them, the one who commented on someone younger than Gao Lian was pointing at Ding Fan. The crowd was clearly very shocked by Gao Lian's refinement of the Sixth Grade Medicine Pill. Some were even beginning to suspect that the boy who knew the Restoration cauldron preservation method was Gao Lian. Of course, not many cultivators held this thought, and many were eagerly awaiting Ding Fan's performance.

After all, since Gao Lian, a young alchemist, had already amazed everyone, obviously, people no longer dared to underestimate young alchemists. After all, Gao Lian had proven that an alchemist's excellence isn't directly related to age.

Although some cultivators were eagerly anticipating Ding Fan's performance, such cultivators were quite rare. In contrast, more cultivators were not optimistic about Ding Fan, as they clearly did not know or were not familiar with him. Apart from being young, there was nothing else outstanding about him.

At this time, He Qianyao and Ding Fan also saw Gao Lian looking proudly at the two of them. He Qianyao was obviously very disgusted, but the hatred in her heart for Gao Lian had long disappeared, especially after what happened in the past. She had survived a great calamity, and it was clear He Qianyao had already forgiven Gao Lian or even forgotten it.

But Gao Lian still remembered these years deeply. He never thought about how He Qianyao was on the verge of death at that time, only remembering being expelled from the Dayang Sect, without considering that the sect master He Zenfen had let him off the hook.

For Ding Fan, it was clear that the other party's proud look meant nothing to him, and Ding Fan was completely indifferent to it.

At this moment, seeing Ding Fan appear completely unconcerned, Gao Lian felt extremely annoyed. Then, Gao Lian, with a dismissive look, followed the other alchemists to the designated room, which was evidently meant to ensure fairness by not leaking the pill recipes. Gao Lian also heard quite a bit of the audience's discussions.

Gao Lian knew in his heart that he definitely wasn't the now-famous and mysterious Legendary Boy. After all, he never knew how to restore any preservation method for the alchemy cauldron. Gao Lian was also shocked when he first heard that such an outstanding alchemist existed in the Cultivation World, especially on Donglai Continent, and that the legend said he was a young alchemist.

This fact stunned Gao Lian since he always thought he was rather talented among alchemists. However, compared to the legendary young alchemist, he felt there was no comparison. Gao Lian admired the rumored young alchemist greatly, knowing how difficult it was to restore ancient pill recipes.

But Gao Lian never expected that the other was also a youth who managed to restore ancient recipes, including the preservation method for the alchemy cauldron. It was simply unbelievable!

Then, Gao Lian followed the other alchemists to the officially provided designated room.

The first round of the Great Alchemy Competition continued thereafter. The audience's emotions were completely stirred when Gao Lian refined a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill. After such a long time, it was the first time an alchemist successfully refined a Sixth Grade Medicine Pill, an exhilarating event indeed.

The next group of alchemists in the third group also didn't perform well. Only seven alchemists managed to refine a medicine pill, with the highest grade being merely Fourth Grade Medicine Pill. Clearly, no one had surpassed Gao Lian yet.

In the designated room, upon hearing this news, Gao Lian felt very smug, being in first place at the moment.

Many spectators realized that fewer than a hundred would even make it to the second round of the competition. Alchemists who failed to refine a medicine pill couldn't show who was superior, and thus were uniformly eliminated.

In the current state of the competition, it became evident that as long as alchemists managed to refine a medicine pill, they had a strong chance of entering the second round, since only a small portion had succeeded in refining a medicine pill so far.

This was certainly good news for those who managed to craft a medicine pill, as it meant progressing to the next round of the competition. For competitors, it was clear only a few could make it to the top positions.

If one's skill wasn't strong enough, it would be hard to stand out in this alchemy competition. But participants valued not only the final results but also the process, which helped improve their alchemy skills, and prolonged participation increased their exposure.

This increased the chance of becoming famous or being noticed, as many sects were watching the competition to recruit promising alchemists.

Sects needed alchemists, and alchemists needed sects, as joining a sect could offer many resources and conveniences.

Some participants knew they might not achieve top results in this competition and placed hopes in performing well to gain opportunities.

Meanwhile, Ding Fan occasionally listened to the surroundings. Entering the Great Alchemy Competition was not just about winning a high rank, although he hoped to, but mainly to expand his reputation, making it easier for Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen to find him.

Furthermore, Ding Fan had another task: gathering information about the Wild Wolf Gang, as besides seeking Zhou Ruoran, he aimed to avenge Dayang Sect. It was a priority because Ding Fan owed his life to the Dayang Sect's master and disciples' sacrifices. He definitely couldn't let their deaths be in vain and must avenge Dayang Sect!

After some time, Ding Fan couldn't find information about Zhou Ruoran or the Wild Wolf Gang. He then decided to rest, knowing his turn was soon. Naturally, Ding Fan prepared himself and was curious about the difficulty of the first round's pill recipe, as he was someone who embraced challenges!