Xiao Huo's Shock!!

But Teacher Xiao Huo definitely knew someone.

Magic Capital Martial University's Sixth Academy had always been a support academy.

Artifact Forging, alchemy, and formations were all the Sixth Academy's responsibilities.

The Sixth Academy gathered Magic Capital Martial University's finest support talents. Those artifact forging masters, Alchemy Grandmasters, and formation experts usually devoted themselves to research within the Sixth Academy and rarely showed themselves.

As the foremost figure in the Sixth Academy apart from the dean and vice dean, Xiao Huo certainly had some influence in this regard.

With his reputation, asking an artifact forging master to take action should not be difficult.

With that in mind, Qin Yan immediately headed toward the Sixth Academy.

Sixth Academy, Alchemy Chamber.

The furnace fire burned brightly, and a faint medicinal fragrance filled the air.

Xiao Huo sat cross-legged on a cushion, sorting the medicinal ingredients on the table. Every so often, he picked one up and sniffed it lightly before placing it into its proper category.

Hearing footsteps, he looked up.

Then—

His movements froze.

Xiao Huo's gaze fell on Qin Yan, and his pupils contracted slightly.

That aura...

That aura which was clearly restrained, yet still faintly leaked out...

"Good lad!"

Xiao Huo abruptly rose to his feet, his eyes filled with shock.

"You actually broke through to Fifth Grade—and you're already at Mid Fifth Grade!"

He strode over to Qin Yan and looked the youngest of his disciples up and down.

He could not mistake that aura. It was the unique True Qi fluctuation of a Fifth Grade Martial Artist—steady, condensed, and vast.

How many days had it been? When Qin Yan had come to see him a few days ago, he had still been at Peak Fourth Rank.

And now, in such a short time, he had crossed the