Within the great hall, Fa Ma treated Xiao Yan with reverence, honoring him as a distinguished guest.
Yao Lao recognized him as well, remembering the young man he had once instructed during his travels across the continent.
He had never expected that, in the blink of an eye, that young man would have reached this age.
At Yao Lao's instruction, Xiao Yan casually offered Fa Ma a few pointers.
With his current alchemy skills, teaching Fa Ma, who stood at the peak of the fifth grade, was a simple matter.
Seeing that Xiao Yan was willing to guide him, Fa Ma respectfully sought his advice with an open mind, and everyone else benefited from his good fortune.
The lesson continued late into the night before finally ending, yet Fa Ma and the others still felt they had not had their fill.
"I, Fa Ma, thank you for the grace of imparting your knowledge, Senior!"
Before leaving, Fa Ma bowed deeply to Xiao Yan, his expression brimming with gratitude.
He had remained a Peak Fifth-Grade Alchemist for many years without finding the way forward. Though he possessed perseverance and determination, his comprehension fell a little short.
Xiao Yan's guidance that day had cleared the tangled weeds from his mind on many points, finally allowing him to glimpse an opportunity to break through to the sixth grade.
Fa Ma had a feeling that it would not be long before he became a sixth-grade Alchemist.
Xiao Yan smiled and waved a hand. "There's no need to thank me. This was all at my teacher's request. He said he once instructed you for a few days while traveling the continent, and asked me to offer you a few pointers if I ever had the chance to meet you."
These words astonished not only Fa