After several days of inquiries, Ding Fan, though still without news of Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen's whereabouts, had heard quite a bit about the matter of the Alchemy Cauldron preservation. Ding Fan wasn't sure if it was due to the Nascent Soul Stage of being here in Dancheng, but the cultivators here seed to have an exceptionally keen interest in alchemy. Ding Fan noticed that almost everyone here, whether a cultivator or not, was constantly discussing the unveiling of the Alchemy Cauldron preservation thod.
Ding Fan was a bit speechless and didn't know what to say, never expecting that a casual act of his would stir up such a sensation. Even Ding Fan himself was quite shocked.
Ti passed quickly for Ding Fan, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the ti for the Great Alchemy Competition. During these days, Ding Fan spent his ti strolling the streets during the day and gathering fresh news, primarily focusing on the news about Zhou Ruoran and Gusu Qingwen. Sadly, Ding Fan did not manage to acquire any particularly useful information about them. As for the Wild Wolf Gang's information, Ding Fan dared not inquire openly, knowing his current strength was yet insufficient for that.
Therefore, Ding Fan has been discreetly gathering so information about the Wild Wolf Gang. Now Ding Fan could confirm that there were indeed many Wild Wolf Gang disciples present in Dancheng; so with relatively high cultivation, even beyond his capability, and many disciples with lower cultivation were evidently tasked with gathering intelligence. This was the result of Ding Fan's covert observations.
While Ding Fan wasn't entirely satisfied with this, he had no other options. The Wild Wolf Gang's power was formidable, clearly not sothing average cultivators could contend with. Even with deep-seated hatred for them, Ding Fan needed to act cautiously.
In these days, aside from occasionally accompanying Ding Fan to gather information, He Qianyao spent the rest of her ti alone at the inn. The inn was clearly favored by He Qianyao, especially the cultivation area equipped with a Spirit Gathering Array, making it an excellent cultivation site. Having not encountered a particularly good cultivation location since leaving the Dayang Sect, He Qianyao dedicated most of these days to training upon discovering this inn's suitability.
After all, He Qianyao was well aware of nurous important matters in her heart: to avenge her father, her sect, and understanding Ding Fan's formidable strength, her own strength in comparison was noticeably insufficient.
Although by now He Qianyao had gained so insights into the fist technique taught by Ding Fan and could exert a certain combat effectiveness, with few opponents within the Early Nascent Soul Stage. However, this was not He Qianyao's ultimate goal. Clearly, she aspired to beco soone as powerful as Ding Fan, thus realizing the long road ahead.
When the Great Alchemy Competition officially comnced, Ding Fan and He Qianyao headed straight out of the inn towards Wuji Square. This ti, the Great Alchemy Competition was held precisely in Dancheng's Wuji Square, famously known throughout Donglai Continent as the venue for each Great Alchemy Competition. Many cultivators were aware of this place, and its renown had made it a synonym for Dancheng, prompting the City Lord's Mansion to reconstruct Wuji Square several years ago.
Currently, Wuji Square was no longer rely an enormous plaza; its scenery was top-notch with all public facilities perfectly established. Importantly, the City Lord's Mansion had transford Wuji Square into a platform for dicine pill transactions, regularly attracting nurous cultivators.
Not only were many renowned alchemists from Donglai Continent present here, but a vast array of precious spiritual materials and dicine pills led most cultivators to choose this location for transactions. Considering the City Lord's Mansion heavily regards this enterprise, Wuji Square generates almost two-thirds of Dancheng's spirit stone inco annually. Naturally, the City Lord's Mansion devotedly manages this site.
Hence, the security of Wuji Square is famously first-rate, where any form of violence is absolutely forbidden unless approved by the City Lord's Mansion, which obviously is quite difficult. Consequently, transactions involving dicine pills and spiritual materials within Wuji Square are extrely safe. In the Cultivation World, many rare spiritual materials and dicine pills are considered precious, rapidly becoming targets for many experts once they appear.
Hence, many cultivators of moderate strength with opportunities to acquire so rare spiritual materials, dicine pills, or even other items opt to trade here, given its relative safety. Additionally, the City Lord's Mansion is obliged to safeguard every transaction and the safety of both trading parties.
This alone draws quite a few cultivators to co.
Having spent days gathering information, Ding Fan was evidently well-acquainted with these circumstances. Ding Fan was already quite clear about Wuji Square's location and could easily find it by following the unified crowd flow on the streets. On the first day of the Great Alchemy Competition, Ding Fan and He Qianyao set out quite early.
However, upon finding themselves on the street, they realized many had risen earlier, with the streets already brimming with people. Evidently, it was bustling and lively, with people brimming with excitent as this Great Alchemy Competition was indeed a grand event. The streets were filled with participating alchemists, observers, and those with their own agendas.
Of course, most of these people with agendas belonged to various sects. Every sect hoped to enlist their own alchemists, keenly aware that the Great Alchemy Competition had gathered Donglai Continent's most outstanding alchemists, making it the perfect ti for recruitnt. Specifically, those alchemists displaying imnse potential during the competition could be recruited to sects with relatively low compensation. When they grow strong on the path of alchemy, they would beco vital resources for the sect, as alchemists are imnsely valuable to any sect.
As Ding Fan and He Qianyao traversed the streets, public discussions were rampant, with people's heated exchanges centered on the upcoming Great Alchemy Competition and the major event within the Alchemist Realm—a young man revived an ancient recipe, publicly disseminating the thod of Alchemy Cauldron preservation.
Ding Fan listened to such discussions and even began to feel immune to them, clearly considering it a rather ordinary matter. However, when He Qianyao heard about this, she couldn't help but admire the young man imnsely, for he selflessly shared the thod of preserving the Alchemy Cauldron with the world. But as she listened more, she seed to recall sothing.
When He Qianyao heard the words "Master Nanyang," she completely understood. How could that young man be anyone else but Ding Fan himself? At this mont, He Qianyao looked at Ding Fan with a face full of shock, clearly not expecting Ding Fan to be so famous now. However, people didn't know Ding Fan's na, they only heard that it was actions of a young man. In a way, He Qianyao understood.
After all, when she and Ding Fan previously went to Master Nanyang, they did not reveal Ding Fan's real na, so at this mont people only knew the deeds of a young man, but didn't know his na.
He Qianyao looked at Ding Fan with a magnificent expression.
"Now you're actually so famous, it truly feels like an honor to know you!"
Upon hearing He Qianyao's mischievous smile, Ding Fan couldn't help but feel quite helpless, and then said calmly:
"It doesn't matter anyway, people don't know that the young man is ."
After hearing Ding Fan's words, He Qianyao felt a bit of helplessness for Ding Fan, knowing he wasn't soone who wanted to be famous. If Ding Fan wanted to be famous, there must be a reason behind it. As He Qianyao knew, one reason during the Nascent Soul period was that Ding Fan was looking for those few young ladies, and perhaps that's Ding Fan's reason for wanting to be famous.
But at this mont, everyone only knew that a young man revealed the thod to preserve the Alchemy Cauldron, yet knew nothing about him. He Qianyao jokingly said to Ding Fan:
"Why don't I announce it for you, tell everyone you're that great young man!"
He Qianyao spoke softly, only Ding Fan could hear, but she didn't fear being overheard by others. Even if soone heard, they might only glance at them with a strange look, since Ding Fan appeared so ordinary, apart from looking handso, nothing else stood out.
"There's no need for that, I intend to make my na known inside and out at the Great Alchemy Competition!"
At this mont, looking at He Qianyao, Ding Fan spoke with a tone that seed both joking and serious. For a mont, He Qianyao looked at Ding Fan, unsure of what to say, and finally just gave Ding Fan a mischievous smile, then raised a thumbs-up, clearly having an attitude akin to Ding Fan's.
The two of them laughed and chatted about the Great Alchemy Competition along the way, and soon they followed the crowd and arrived at the entrance of Wuji Square.
The mont they entered Wuji Square, it was already crowded with people. Many vendors were even selling spiritual materials and dicine pills, adding to the bustling atmosphere.
At the entrance of Wuji Square, there were many cultivators passing through, so Ding Fan followed the crowd into the gate. There were two rows of armored cultivators at the gate, undoubtedly sent by the City Lord Mansion to maintain order. Ding Fan glanced at them briefly and saw that these soldiers' cultivation was not weak, mainly at the Early Nascent Soul stage, with so at the Middle Nascent Soul stage.
Seeing this, Ding Fan clearly realized that Wuji Square lived up to its reputation, being impressively well-maintained in terms of security, and even inside the square, more soldiers were stationed in densely populated areas to maintain order. Ding Fan understood that the visible forces weren't weak, implying that hidden experts at Wuji Square must be extraordinarily powerful, making it indeed a very safe place.
Entering the gates of Wuji Square, Ding Fan and He Qianyao headed directly to the registration area for the Great Alchemy Competition. There were three registration channels, with one notably sparse, few people entering it. Ding Fan looked carefully and found it was a VIP channel for alchemists with invitation letters.
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