"Junior Sister Xian'er, can you tell your senior brother what level your cultivation has reached? Why do I feel that those two old fellows seem to be extremely wary of you?"
At that moment, Liu Ling whispered quietly to Xiao Yi Xian.
"Senior Brother, don't get too excited when I tell you!" Xiao Yi Xian replied in an equally soft voice.
"I won't. Do I look like someone who hasn't seen the world?" Liu Ling quickly shook his head, then lowered his head and leaned closer to Xiao Yi Xian.
Xiao Yi Xian pressed her lips to Liu Ling's ear and gently said, "Senior Brother, your junior sister's cultivation is currently at the Eight-star Dou Huang level!"
"What! Eight... eight..."
Upon hearing Xiao Yi Xian's answer, Liu Ling reacted so violently that he jumped on the spot. His eyes were fixed tightly on Xiao Yi Xian, filled with disbelief.
"What are those two doing? Why did Liu Ling suddenly say 'eight... eight'? Does that mean something?"
Seeing Liu Ling's reaction, Xiao Yan looked utterly baffled.
Just as Xiao Yan was wondering about it, Elder Yao's voice suddenly rang out in his mind.
"Little Yan, Gu He of the Jia Ma Empire is quite remarkable. Teaching a disciple like Liu Ling was already surprising enough, but I never expected that mysterious Black Robe from earlier to be his disciple as well. It's truly unexpected!"
"Teacher, from your tone, you seem to think that Black Robe is more outstanding than Liu Ling. But Liu Ling refined a Fifth-Grade Pill, while that black-robed girl only refined a Fourth-Grade Pill. She should be the inferior one," Xiao Yan said, voicing his doubts after hearing Elder Yao's high assessment of Xiao Yi Xian.
"You brat, when did I ever say I was comparing their alchemy