After Qi Lin's guidance, even Old Yao had unknowingly become immersed in it.
After leaving, Old Yao sighed to Xiao Yan, "Earlier, when I listened from within the Bone Flame Ring as Young Friend Qi Lin guided you in alchemy, I could sense its profoundness, but I couldn't perceive his exact level of attainment in alchemy..."
"Then have you sensed it now, Teacher? What level is brother Qi's alchemy at?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.
In private, his attitude toward Qi Lin was not as formal as before. After all, back when they were in the Xiao Family, that was how he had addressed Qi Lin.
Xiao Yan himself was not the sort of person who fawned over others or changed his attitude based on their status.
How he treated someone before, he would continue treating them the same afterward, regardless of whether they were strong or weak.
Old Yao pondered for a moment before saying, "My alchemy is only one step away from the ninth grade, yet even when receiving Young Friend Qi Lin's guidance, I still felt like an apprentice."
"What!" Xiao Yan's heart jolted when he heard this.
After all, even his teacher had to seek guidance from Qi Lin, so Xiao Yan naturally assumed that his teacher's alchemy was slightly inferior to Qi Lin's.
But in Xiao Yan's heart, even if Qi Lin's alchemy was stronger than his teacher's, it should not have been by much.
After all, his teacher's alchemy ranked among the very best in the entire Dou Qi Continent.
He had even said before that, looking across the Dou Qi Continent, fewer than five people could surpass him in alchemy.
Old Yao: I was just bragging. You actually believed me?
Seeing Xiao Yan's shocked expression, Old Yao sighed. "I have also met one or