The Low-Key Powerhouse!

"His Soul Realm has actually reached the Spirit Realm!"

As Xiao Yan rose with the others to cheer for Liu Ling, Elder Yao's voice rang out in his mind once more.

"The Spirit Realm?"

"Teacher, are you saying that Liu Ling, barely in his twenties, has already reached the threshold of becoming an Eighth-grade Alchemist?" Xiao Yan asked in great surprise upon hearing Elder Yao's words.

Elder Yao had previously explained some of the alchemists' secrets to Xiao Yan. He knew that the Soul Realm was divided into four major stages. Ordinary people's souls were merely in the Mortal Realm, while becoming an Eighth-grade Alchemist required one to transcend the Mortal Realm and reach the Spirit Realm. Only then could one imbue pills with spirit. Elder Yao had once said that Xiao Yan's soul power was innately much stronger than that of ordinary people, yet after so many years of tempering, he had only just entered the late stage of the Mortal Realm. Liu Ling, however, had already crossed into the Spirit Realm. The gap was simply enormous.

"That's right!"

Elder Yao sighed softly. "Even among those alchemy clans in the Central Region's Sacred Pill City, this boy would be an absolute standout. If he continues growing like this, he may even surpass my achievements from back then!"

"Surpass Teacher's achievements from back then!"

Hearing Elder Yao's evaluation, Xiao Yan could not help but freeze. By now, he had learned from Elder Yao that he was Venerable Yao, Yao Chen, once renowned throughout the Central Plains. He had won the Pill Gathering championship and crushed a great number of geniuses from the Pill Region.

If Liu Ling could surpass Elder Yao's achievements, then would that not mean he would possess the strength to become the Pill Gathering champion in the