Fa Ma

Xiao Yi Xian's advancement was completed without any danger whatsoever. As a result, the double insurance set up by Lin Ming and Zi Yan was completely useless.

Of course, Lin Ming was even happier that Xiao Yi Xian had advanced as expected, so when he saw Xiao Yi Xian come out, Lin Ming pulled Zi Yan along and quickly withdrew the Dou Qi barrier.

The day after Xiao Yi Xian's advancement, Elder Hai also ended his seclusion. After his seclusion, Elder Hai's cultivation officially returned to its peak.

After Lin Ming had taken care of everything, several months passed quietly.

Wandering through the streets, looking at the crowds even more dense than during the year-end season, Lin Ming couldn't help but marvel at how lively the Alchemist Grand Meet truly was!

In the past few days, the most talked-about topic among these Great Family has to be an Alchemist named Xiao Yan.

This Alchemist named Xiao Yan was recommended by the Black Rock City Alchemist Branch.

Before the official start of the Alchemist Grand Meet in the Jia Ma Empire, there will be an internal personnel test. After all, since the Alchemist Grand Meet is hosted by the Jia Ma Empire, it is naturally hoped that the champion will be a member of a guild. Therefore, a test is conducted on guild members before the official competition to assess their abilities and to help formulate the rules for the Alchemist Grand Meet.

Of course, those who can participate in this preliminary test are people recommended from various branches, people from the Imperial City headquarters, and qualified Alchemist from the Great Family in the Imperial City.

As Alchemist recommended by Black Rock City, Xiao Yan was naturally eligible to participate in this so-called final test, which was actually a preliminary assessment competition.

In this internal test of the Alchemist Guild, Xiao Yan surprised all the Alchemist by achieving first place as a dark horse, which naturally attracted the attention of the Great Family of the Jia Ma Empire.

Although this was just an internal test for the Alchemist Guild and not the actual Alchemist Grand Meet, the fact that Yan Xiao was able to outperform all the Alchemist Guild this test and achieve first place suggests that he will be able to achieve great things at Xiao Yan Alchemist Grand Meet. Even if he doesn't get first place, he will definitely be quite good.

The Misty Cloud Sect's current glory owes much to the contributions of Pill King Gu He. Gu He was recruited by the Misty Cloud Sect after standing out in an Alchemist Grand Meet, which led to the Misty Cloud Sect has emerged without any powerful background and has achieved first Xiao Yan in the internal test, many Great Family are eager to recruit him.

The others didn't know that Xiao Yan was Xiao Yan in disguise, but Xiao Yan obtained this disguise from the Mittel Family, so Lin Ming was perfectly clear that the person named Xiao Yan was Xiao Yan. Therefore, among these Great Family, only the Mittel Family had no intention of recruiting Xiao Yan.

"Let's go! Let's see what makes this so-called Alchemist Tournament so different." After leading Ya Fei, Zi Yan, and Xiao Yi Xian out of the Mittel Family, Lin Ming looked at the crowd thronging towards the venue and immediately spoke up.

The group, who had been staying at home for several months, especially Zi Yan and Xiao Yi Xian, had long wanted to go out. However, Zi Yan Lin Ming had rarely left the house in the past few months, which had kept them both at home as well. So when Lin Ming suggested going to the Xiao Yi Xian Alchemist Grand Meet, they immediately gave their full support.

Lin Ming, accompanied by several women, soon arrived at the venue of the Alchemist Grand Meet. As the well-known next Clan Leader of the Mittel Family, and given his already displayed Dou King cultivation, Lin Ming was immediately noticed upon arrival and then proceeded to the best viewing platform.

"Haha, Lin Ming, I thought you weren't coming! Come and sit down." Upon seeing Lin Ming arrive, Old Master Nalan immediately said with a smile.

Old Master Nalan's words caused many people on the platform to smile and look at Lin Ming. Among them, an old man with a face as withered as old tree bark and an extremely thin figure, who was in the very center of the platform, immediately caught Lin Ming's attention.

Although the old man looked like he was on his deathbed, Lin Ming could sense that his Spiritual Strength was even stronger than that of an ordinary Dou Emperor Expert. Therefore, Lin Ming immediately knew that this person was Fa Ma, the president of the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire.

Lin Ming's gaze also attracted Fa Ma's attention, so much so that when Lin Ming was watching, Fa Ma also turned his head and looked at Lin Ming. A smile appeared on his face, which was as dry and barky as an old tree.

"Old Man Hai, I never expected that after you disappeared for decades, your family would have such a promising descendant. Your luck is truly unmatched!" After finishing staring at Lin Ming, Fa Ma immediately spoke to Elder Hai beside him.

From the glance he gave Lin Ming just now, Fa Ma couldn't discern Lin Ming's true strength. It should be noted that Fa Ma, as the president of the Alchemist Guild, was a Peak Fifth-Grade Alchemist, and with his powerful Soul Power, even Hai Bodong could sense some of his abilities. Yet, he couldn't see anything about Lin Ming at all.

Hai Bodong is Dou Emperor Expert! And because Lin Ming revealed his cultivation level himself, these major powers all know that Lin Ming has the Dou King cultivation.

While Lin Ming's Dou King cultivation was astonishing, even Hai Bodong Fa Ma, who was observing Dou Emperor cultivation, could discern some clues from him, yet he couldn't see through Lin Ming, who was Tier One lower than Hai Bodong.

There are only two possibilities in this situation: either Lin Ming's Soul Power far exceeds his own, or Lin Ming possesses an extremely sophisticated Concealment Method.

Fa Ma immediately ruled out the first possibility. After all, he was currently Fifth Grade Peak Alchemist, while if Lin Ming's Soul Power surpassed his, wouldn't he be 6th Grade Alchemist?

It's already considered a miracle that Lin Ming could reach the Dou Wang at such a young age. If you told me that he has now achieved something even more incredible, reaching the 6th Grade Alchemist, no one would believe it.

Fa Ma himself had wasted his entire life and was only Tier 5 Alchemist, while even the Pill King Gu He only reached the 6th Grade Alchemist in his middle age. Therefore, Fa Ma certainly wouldn't think that Lin Ming was a 6th Grade Alchemist who surpassed him.

Since the first possibility has been ruled out, it must be the second possibility: Lin Ming possesses an extremely sophisticated Concealment Method.

Concealment Method that allows one to obtain no information from another is of immeasurable value. This Concealment Method must have been learned by Lin Ming during his travels.