A Half-Baked Novice Instantly Crushes the Geniuses: Hai Bo Dong Says the Guild Has Lost All Face

Watching An Yi hesitate to place his pill into the testing machine, Liu Ling on the neighboring bluestone platform finally could not hold back any longer.

He looked at An Yi, his tone carrying undisguised contempt and condescension. "Mr. Nangong, I admit that your martial cultivation is indeed exceptional, far beyond anything we can match. But!"

Liu Ling raised his voice. "The path of alchemy values talent, inheritance, and relentless practice! It is not like an academy exam, where you can muddle through by glancing around and copying someone else's answers."

"If you truly have an interest in alchemy, then settle down, find a good teacher, and study seriously for another ten years or so!"

An Yi did not even spare Liu Ling a proper glance. He remained lowered his head, his right hand tightly gripping the Bone-Growing Pill he had just produced, as though sensing something.

At last, he was the only person in the entire plaza who had yet to undergo the test.

In the guest seating, Jia Xingtian watched An Yi's unusual behavior and asked doubtfully, "Why has he not tested it yet? Could it be that he copied the answer and lacks confidence himself, afraid the test will reveal it as a useless pill and leave him too embarrassed to show his face?"

President Fa Ma smiled faintly, an all-knowing glint flashing in his old eyes. "No, he is cheating."

"Cheating?!" Everyone froze, their faces full of astonishment.

Fa Ma turned toward Gu He beside him. "You saw it too, did you not?"

Gu He nodded gravely, his gaze toward An Yi filled with amazement and disbelief. "What a monstrous prodigy!"

Nalan Jie, Teng Shan, and the others were completely baffled.

Princess Yao Ye could not help asking, "President Fa Ma, Master Gu He, tens of