"Qiemier? Could he be Qiemier, the vice president of the Imperial Capital Alchemist Guild?" Xiao Yan asked curiously after hearing the old man introduce himself.
"I heard that Qiemier's alchemy skills rank second only to President Fa Ma's within the Imperial Capital Alchemist Guild. He's already a peak Fourth-Tier Alchemist. I wonder if he's stepped into the ranks of a Five-Grade Alchemist yet?"
Xiao Yan asked Yao Lao.
"A Five-Grade Alchemist? Let me take a look."
After hearing that, Yao Lao's soul power spread outward.
"Oh, an interesting little fellow. This Alchemist named Qiemier has already begun to condense his soul power. His soul power is advancing toward the fifth grade. Once it completely transforms to the level of a Five-Grade Alchemist, he will have truly entered that rank."
Yao Lao fell silent for a moment before speaking with interest.
"So that's how it is. I thought that, aside from Pill King Gu He and Fa Ma, the Jia Ma Empire only had two alchemists above the fifth grade. It seems a third will soon emerge," Xiao Yan said with a chuckle.
"It's Lord Qiemier, the vice president of the Imperial Capital Alchemist Guild. Hehe, things are about to get interesting."
"It would be even livelier if the owner of Earth-Class Room No. 1 came out too."
Seeing the gray-haired old man appear, the crowd below eagerly began gossiping.
"I... uh, Lord Qiemier."
Xu Yi's furious expression abruptly turned vacant as he stared at the calm-faced old man before him and stammered. The speed of his change in expression was truly astonishing.
As an Alchemist of the Imperial Capital Alchemist Guild, Xu Yi was effectively Qiemier's subordinate. Even though they were both fourth-tier, their alchemy skills were worlds apart. Moreover, Qiemier controlled the guild's routine allocation of resources.
Did Xu