Ding Fan inadvertently noticed that the alchemist next to him looked extremely terrified and nervous, which made him find it slightly amusing.

Clearly, Ding Fan knew in his heart that these alchemists were definitely suspecting that his alchemy cauldron might explode and harm them.

At this moment, the surrounding alchemists looked terrified, cautiously watching Ding Fan, clearly already severely distracted from their alchemy. After all, compared to their own lives, the Great Alchemy Competition didn't seem so important. But they also felt incredibly frustrated, knowing how hard it was to come and participate in a Great Alchemy Competition.

As a result, they encountered such a troublemaker beside them, practically ruining their Great Alchemy Competition. In such circumstances, who could maintain a focused mind to refine Medicine Pills? Some contestants hadn't even fully understood the Pill Recipe yet. But their attention was entirely focused on Ding Fan at the moment.

Of course, it wasn't the case for everyone; some alchemists with a certain level of skill were still concentrating on the competition, like Elder Herr. Apparently, Elder Herr also noticed Ding Fan's crazy actions and was shocked. He couldn't understand how someone could be so reckless.

For the sake of disturbing others' competitions, risking one's life. It's important to know that an alchemy cauldron explosion is not an amusing matter, it's very dangerous.

The worst-case scenario for an alchemy cauldron explosion is the complete destruction of the cauldron. But often, when the cauldron explodes, it's not that simple, and the alchemist might get seriously injured. It's even normal if it endangers their life.

Therefore, in Elder Herr's heart, there was a sense of pity for Ding Fan, clearly realizing that the consequences of such disruptions would be very severe. Ding Fan wasn't simply putting a couple of Spiritual Materials into the cauldron, he was dumping a whole bunch in, how could this be good?

Elder Herr merely glanced twice at Ding Fan's foolish actions, then focused on his own alchemy. Clearly, the Great Alchemy Competition was still a very important matter for Elder Herr, and he couldn't let such reckless behavior disturb him.

Similarly, some middle-aged men also glanced at Ding Fan, clearly stunned by his actions. But it was obvious they still harbored some expectations for the Great Alchemy Competition, and they soon started their Medicine Pill refinement without paying much more attention to Ding Fan.

Sun Hua, in the VIP lounge, was also shocked. At first, he didn't understand what was happening when he saw Ding Fan's actions, but he could clearly hear the commotion from outside. He immediately called an alchemist to ask what was going on.

Upon learning that Ding Fan's actions could potentially lead to an alchemy cauldron explosion, Sun Hua was momentarily stunned, and then his face turned incredibly angry, clearly not understanding what Ding Fan was doing! Such a good alchemy cauldron, and it would be blown up just like that? This was somewhat wasteful!

Could it be that boy had discovered him and now wanted to perish together with the alchemy cauldron?

That's impossible. Sun Hua knew he hadn't exposed himself, and Ding Fan couldn't possibly know of his existence, let alone discover him!

At this point, Sun Hua was utterly perplexed, unable to understand why Ding Fan was doing such reckless things. Even if Ding Fan wanted Sun Hua to get that alchemy cauldron, a cultivator wouldn't use a suicidal method to stop him, Sun Hua thought more and more that it was impossible.

Finally, Sun Hua decided that Ding Fan's actions were likely just to create chaos in the Great Alchemy Competition. Clearly, if the alchemy cauldron exploded, some other cultivators could definitely be implicated. But Sun Hua suddenly remembered that each alchemist in the competition had a protective spell to prevent cauldron explosions.

It was clear that even if Ding Fan's cauldron exploded, it would probably only injure himself and wouldn't affect the Great Alchemy Competition much. For a moment, Sun Hua felt his brain was somewhat inadequate to understand and decided to just keep watching to see what Ding Fan was really up to!

At this moment, Ding Fan obviously had no intention of concerning himself with everyone else. He certainly wouldn't let the alchemy cauldron explode. He knew that he dared to put so many Spiritual Materials into the cauldron because it wasn't an ordinary item.

The cauldron has a Formation that ordinary cultivators couldn't detect. Ding Fan also accidentally discovered it during his studies on Earth. Clearly, activating this Formation required a deep understanding of Formations from the alchemists.

Without some research into Formations or the ability to set up Formations, one couldn't detect the Formation inside the cauldron, and even if they did, they wouldn't be able to use it. So, to those alchemists, the cauldron didn't seem special, only that its appearance was somewhat ancient.

Ding Fan was sure that those cultivators from the City Lord Mansion, who previously tried to snatch this cauldron from the little boy, probably didn't know about the Formation, nor its secrets. Otherwise, they wouldn't run away after just two Wind Blades from him.

Fortunately, Ding Fan understood Formations fairly well, and even setting up some small Formations posed no problem for him. Obviously, Ding Fan not only knew about this Formation in the cauldron, but he also learned how to use it long ago.

Then, Ding Fan began to focus on controlling the Formation within the cauldron, gradually separating the many Spiritual Materials inside. Then, he refined them separately within the cauldron's Formation, which naturally avoided any risk of explosion and greatly improved efficiency.

In a unit of time, Ding Fan could refine more Spiritual Materials, greatly increasing his alchemy speed. Clearly, Ding Fan was giving it his all in this alchemy session, aiming for the championship in this Great Alchemy Competition. To Ding Fan, once he decided to do something, he had to do it to perfection.

Otherwise, what's the point?

Time passed minute by minute. The alchemists around Ding Fan watched him focusing on alchemy, all walking on thin ice, feeling anxious and fearful, clearly worried that the alchemy cauldron might explode at any moment, endangering themselves.

For a moment, the alchemists competing alongside Ding Fan looked utterly distressed. At this point, who still had the mindset to properly participate in the Great Alchemy Competition? Having such a reckless alchemist nearby was truly unlucky. Evidently, the alchemists around Ding Fan felt extremely frustrated by this competition.

It wasn't just the alchemists around Ding Fan who were worried; most of the cultivators in the audience outside were also watching Ding Fan with extreme tension, clearly calculating in their minds when his alchemy cauldron would explode.

Many cultivators were indeed concerned, after all, the sound of a cauldron exploding wouldn't be small, and some timid cultivators were clearly a bit scared. Yet many were waiting to see Ding Fan make a fool of himself; they weren't too worried about the explosion harming them but were eager to see the amusing end of this attention-seeking cultivator.

Most of the audience had little faith in Ding Fan. Clearly, he was too young; most cultivators couldn't even believe he was an alchemist. After all, which alchemist wasn't a middle-aged man with rich experience, or even an elder? How could there be such a young alchemist?

Even if he was a prodigy, his strange behaviors so far didn't resemble a genius alchemist at all, but rather a fool. Evidently, people didn't see Ding Fan as a young genius alchemist like Gao Lian.

Besides, everyone could see, although cultivator Gao Lian was considered relatively young among alchemists, he still looked much older than Ding Fan, obviously with certain alchemy experience. But that youngster, Ding Fan, clearly didn't meet a single standard of a genius alchemist.

"In my opinion, he's merely trying to grab attention, just to become famous."

"Famous? He's really risking his life! Today's truly an eye-opener. Seen those seeking fame, but never risked life for it!"

"...Haha, what's this? The world is vast and full of wonders!"

"Everyone be careful! Look, that cauldron seems to be shaking..."

"Really! Really! It's starting to shake!"

"Damn! Is it going to explode..."

"Damn! It really looks like it's going to explode."

"Shit..."

"Everyone be careful!"

...

Boom!

A crisp muffled sound rang out. In the shocked eyes of everyone, the alchemy cauldron before Ding Fan suddenly shook, almost soaring into the sky; the bottom of the cauldron slightly lifted off the ground, then quickly fell back, followed by a dull thud, and the ground erupted in dust!

The alchemists around Ding Fan were scared out of their wits seeing this scene! Although they had anticipated it, it was all too sudden, leaving them completely defenseless. At that moment, they couldn't care less about their appearances, some even dropped the spiritual materials in their hands, their faces full of astonishment.

Yet soon, they felt a sense of survival after a great disaster. Upon checking themselves, they realized they weren't harmed, and their own cauldrons were unaffected; only the protective formations around them flickered. Clearly, the formations had worked, allowing them to escape unscathed.

They knew well, this explosion wasn't the full power of a cauldron going off. All alchemists knew how powerful an exploding cauldron could be. Evidently, Ding Fan's cauldron had only undergone a minor explosion; otherwise, the protections set by the officials would have been useless.

Despite being a small cauldron explosion, it indeed scared them witless. They knew the protective formations surrounding them had just reached their limit, even showing signs of imminent collapse. They understood well that had these formations truly been breached, they wouldn't be breathing so freely...

The alchemists around Ding Fan immediately turned their eyes toward him, utterly shocked to find him still standing there unscathed, seemingly unaffected!

Can you believe this!

After such a strong cauldron explosion, he was somehow still standing there unharmed!