President Fa Ma did not hesitate and stated his request directly. "Master Xiao, to be honest, I have been stuck as a Tier 5 Alchemist for many years and have never managed to break through to Tier 6. I ask that you enlighten me."
Xiao Fan always found it strange. If someone had called him a master in his previous life, he would not have thought much of it, but being called one in this life gave him an odd feeling.
After hesitating briefly, Xiao Fan pinpointed Fa Ma's problem. "President Fa Ma's issue is simple. Just as you rudely probed me earlier, only to have me repel you with soul force, an Alchemist's true key lies not only in cultivation, but also in soul force."
"Soul force..." Fa Ma pondered his own circumstances. Having been a Tier 5 Alchemist for years, he understood his condition well enough. His perception seemed never to have improved. Did that mean his soul force was simply too weak, which was why he had remained stuck at Tier 5?
"May I ask Master to point me in the right direction?"
At those words, Xiao Fan's lips curved upward. He knew the fish had taken the bait again.
"Of course. After all, isn't President Fa Ma technically my superior?"
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare." Fa Ma repeatedly shook his head, afraid Xiao Fan would say something else to put him on the spot.
"Ahem." Jia Xingtian suddenly coughed from the side and gave Fa Ma a meaningful look.
At last, Fa Ma did not merely offer empty words. Though it pained him, he made another promise. "I truly have no medicinal ingredients worthy of offering left in my possession, but I am willing to share the Alchemist Guild's resources with Master."
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