Chapter 1399: Chapter 1399

At this moment, Taozi saw this scene of Zhou Ruoran and was taken aback for a moment. Soon after, Taozi understood that Zhou Ruoran was about to die with Ding Fan. Instantly, Taozi furrowed her brows tightly, her heart extremely anxious. She immediately wanted to grab Zhou Ruoran, but by this time, Zhou Ruoran was already several steps away from Taozi, and Taozi could no longer stop her. At this moment, tears couldn't help but fall from Taozi's eyes, and she plopped down on the ground, sitting with a heavy heart.

For Taozi, Zhou Ruoran was her best friend. For a moment, tears welled in Taozi's eyes, and she couldn't help but close them. She dared not watch the scene that followed…

Ding Fan saw Zhou Ruoran running toward him and smiled calmly, feeling very gratified in his heart. Ding Fan knew that Zhou Ruoran loved him, but in the next instant, Ding Fan casually waved his hand, and an array flag was planted in front of Zhou Ruoran. Immediately, an imprisonment array formation had already confined Zhou Ruoran in place. No matter how hard Zhou Ruoran tried to break free from the formation, it was all in vain.

Of course, Ding Fan would not watch Zhou Ruoran die with him. He loved Zhou Ruoran, and even if he died, Ding Fan would pray to the heavens to bless Zhou Ruoran and allow her to live a happy life…

At this moment, the attack of the old man in the gray robe had already reached Ding Fan. Instantly, the divine vigor protective layer in front of Ding Fan roared. Ding Fan gave Zhou Ruoran one last calm look, then fixed his gaze on the old man's eagle phantom. Subsequently, the pure thunder pill was already in his hand. Ding Fan would never give up, knowing that even if he died, he had to take someone down with him.

Although Ding Fan knew he wouldn't be a match for the old man, even if he couldn't kill his opponent, he would heavily injure him. It was evident that he couldn't let his opponent have it easy! Ding Fan was prepared to fight to the death.

But just as Ding Fan was about to release the pure thunder pill in his hand, a sudden tornado hit. The tornado was extremely fierce, like a hurricane, rushing in the direction in front of Ding Fan. Instantly, strong winds howled in the entire space, trees shook, and the tiles on the roofs of buildings far away were shattered by the wind. It was evident that the destructive power of the tornado was not ordinary.

For a moment, the people around were all shocked, clearly unable to figure out where this tornado came from. However, at this moment, the question was already irrelevant. Dust flew everywhere, the sand and stones on the ground had become terrifying weapons, whirling freely in the air. At this time, many cultivators around had several small wounds on their bodies. Subsequently, everyone used their true qi to tightly guard around their bodies.

Clearly, this tornado was not ordinarily terrifying!

But evidently, the tornado wasn't targeting the people around. The center of the tornado was the eagle phantom in front of Ding Fan, but it wasn't aimed at the gray-robed elder, either. The tornado just spun madly between Ding Fan and the gray-robed elder. At this moment, the elder, seeing this scene, felt both shocked and unable to help withdrawing his attack on Ding Fan and guarding himself instead.

Evidently, the tornado was not something to be underestimated, even for the gray-robed elder. The elder could only do his best to keep the tornado at bay. The elder was very shocked in his heart; clearly, this tornado was targeting his attack on Ding Fan. The elder couldn't figure out who this high expert was that would appear within his sect. Could it be the sect master? But the elder was very familiar with the sect master.

This was clearly not the work of the sect master, as the elder mused. Soon, the tornado disappeared without a trace. Subsequently, a middle-aged man who was almost elderly appeared beside Ding Fan. Immediately, he looked at the elder with a smile on his face and then a bit awkwardly said:

"Elder Wu, long time no see. Meeting in such a manner makes me, Lin Qi, rather ashamed!"

At this moment, the people saw the appearance of the middle-aged man and were all deeply shocked in their hearts. Clearly, they hadn't expected that the tornado just now was actually controlled by a person. This was something obviously a bit unbelievable! Many cultivators at the time thought it was a naturally formed tornado that just happened to blow here. But now, everyone was clearly astonished. Who exactly was this person? He could control such a tornado, and even Elder Wu had to stop attacking Ding Fan and protect himself.

At this moment, the elder's original expression was very grave, even slightly angry. Naturally, the elder knew that someone had come to interfere with the tornado. But after the middle-aged man Lin Qi appeared, the elder's expression immediately forced itself to relax, and he squeezed out a faint smile, saying to the middle-aged man:

"Lord Lin, isn't this a joke? It's our honor to have you visit our Jade Maiden Sect."

At this moment, Lin Qi heard the other's words, smiled heartily, and said.

Clearly, the elder knew Lin Qi, knowing that he was the lord of Dancheng. Don't just see him as just the lord of Dancheng, but know that Dancheng is not an ordinary city, which is basically equivalent to the existence of a great gate sect. After all, even large competitions like the Great Alchemy Competition were held in Dancheng, showing the strength of Dancheng. The elder knew that his Jade Maiden Sect was simply insignificant compared to the opposite party.

The elder had met Lin Qi once by chance, clearly knowing that his own status was far inferior to the other. Moreover, the opposite party's cultivation level was not something he could compare with. Although the elder knew that the opposite party's cultivation was only at the distraction stage, their distraction stage was evidently very different from his own. The opposite party's cultivation was likely at the mid or above distraction stage cultivator, clearly, their strength far surpassed his own.

The tornado earlier had already explained a lot. Therefore, upon seeing the opposite, the elder could only suppress the anger in his heart, treating the opposite party with politeness.

At this moment, Ding Fan saw Lin Qi appear and was both shocked and grateful at the same time. Ding Fan knew that the tornado just now had saved him. Instantly, looking at the opposite party, Ding Fan sincerely thanked him, saying:

At this moment, Lin Qi heard Ding Fan's words, and immediately smiled calmly, looking at Ding Fan with some reproach and some humor as he said to him:

"Thank you for what, Ding brother! You have no idea how hard it was for me to find you! You haven't even received your champion reward for the Great Alchemy Competition yet, and you disappeared. Fortunately, I found you now! This way, I can finally give it to you!"

After Lin Qi finished speaking, a delicate wooden box suddenly appeared in his hand. Lin Qi directly opened the wooden box and handed the piece of clothing inside, which was gleaming gold and as thin as silkworm thread, to Ding Fan.

Everyone present was completely stunned when they saw this scene!

"That's the Golden Silk Protective Clothing!"

Some cultivators with a keen eye recognized the treasure in Lin Qi's hand at first glance, and those who didn't understand what the clothing was were also shocked upon hearing the name!

"No way! Is that really the Golden Silk Protective Clothing, the one that greatly enhances defense when worn?"

"It's practically a god-like existence!"

"You have to know that the Golden Silk Protective Clothing is a rare treasure in the Cultivation World. It was once considered a legendary treasure, but I never imagined I'd see the real thing today. This is simply too astounding!"

"I heard that the Great Alchemy Competition just ended not long ago, and the champion reward this time is this Golden Silk Protective Clothing—it's absolutely mind-blowing! Could it be that Ding Fan is the champion of the Great Alchemy Competition?"

"Are you an idiot? Didn't you hear that Senior Lin Qi already said that Ding Fan is the champion of this year's Great Alchemy Competition!"

"I heard the champion of this year's Great Alchemy Competition was someone named Ding Lin, so how could it be Ding Fan then?"

"Are you dense? Does the name even matter that much? Did you see Ding Lin in the Great Alchemy Competition? You have to know that Senior Lin Qi is the Lord of Dancheng, can we doubt his words? Besides, would the champion reward of the Great Alchemy Competition be given away easily? This Golden Silk Protective Clothing is not something an average cultivator can obtain; even cultivators at the Dividing Spirit Stage would be envious!"

"That's true! Ding Fan is really incredible! Winning the Great Alchemy Competition isn't something an ordinary person could do!"

"Do I even need to say it? I've heard a lot about this year's Great Alchemy Competition, and Ding Lin is reputed to have the level of a Grade Nine Alchemist, which is not an ordinary feat!" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒·𝗇𝗲𝘁

"Is that so? A Grade Nine Alchemist! Even in the whole Donglai Continent, there might not be many who are Grade Nine Alchemists!"

For a moment, everyone began to discuss heatedly. Clearly, everyone was shocked to find out that Ding Fan was the champion of the Great Alchemy Competition. Nobody expected Ding Fan to be the champion. Suddenly, everyone realized that most alchemists usually have quite poor cultivation at the beginning, but not only was Ding Fan so young, he was a Grade Nine Alchemist already, and his cultivation level was so impressive! This was simply too shocking!

At this moment, Ding Fan looked at Lin Qi, and having heard what Lin Qi said, evidently did not expect Lin Qi to personally find him and bring the reward for the Great Alchemy Competition to him. Then, looking into Lin Qi's sincere eyes, Ding Fan took the Golden Silk Protective Clothing, inspected it carefully, and silently marveled that it was indeed a wonderful item!

Lin Qi, with a smile in his eyes, looked at Ding Fan and said. From Lin Qi's perspective, personally delivering the champion reward was nothing significant for him. However, Lin Qi knew that he should establish a good relationship with Ding Fan, knowing that Ding Fan had the alchemy level of a Grade Nine Alchemist and could effortlessly create Supreme Quality Medicine Pills.

Finding an alchemist of this caliber is challenging, especially for Lin Qi, who is midway through the Dividing Spirit Stage. He desperately needs such an alchemist because establishing a connection with one would solve his woes about obtaining Supreme Quality Medicine Pills. After all, although Lin Qi possesses some exquisite spiritual materials, it's not enough because, for a cultivator, the best way to consume spiritual materials is to refine them into medicine pills.

But with such excellent spiritual materials, Lin Qi lamented that not refining them into Supreme Quality Medicine Pills would indeed be a waste. Therefore, Lin Qi had always been holding onto a lot of good spiritual materials, persistently seeking a skilled alchemist. Seeing Ding Fan now, how could Lin Qi not be excited? Ding Fan is not just any Grade Nine Alchemist; even an average Grade Nine Alchemist would be extraordinary in the Cultivation World!

Not to mention a Grade Nine Alchemist like Ding Fan, who can easily refine Supreme Quality Medicine Pills! After all, for an average Grade Nine Alchemist, successfully refining a Supreme Quality Medicine Pill involves a great deal of luck because such pills are astoundingly precious!