Black Rock City.
The Alchemist Guild.
After spending a few days in Black Rock City, Xiao Yan entered the Alchemist Guild to take the first-tier alchemist examination.
With Frank, the Alchemist Guild's president, and Otto, its vice president, as witnesses, Xiao Yan successfully refined a first-tier pill.
"What a terrifying fellow..."
Everyone exchanged looks, sighing inwardly.
Xiao Yan was not even sixteen yet.
A first-tier alchemist under sixteen-surely that set a new record for the Jia Ma Empire?
"This fellow... actually succeeded? He became a first-tier alchemist before turning sixteen? How is that possible!" The other alchemists in the guild stared at Xiao Yan's youthful face, murmuring in astonishment.
The others nodded slightly as well.
Wasn't this fellow far too much of a freak?
Looking at the stunned faces in the hall, Frank and Otto exchanged wry smiles.
Just moments ago, the two of them had watched Xiao Yan refine a pill up close.
They could not help marveling at the talent for alchemy he had displayed.
Although this was Xiao Yan's first time using the examination's pill formula, his outstanding control over the heat was in no way inferior to that of any true first-tier alchemist.
Moreover, his extraction of the essential components from the various medicinal ingredients had been extraordinarily precise.
Had a first-tier alchemist with extensive experience performed this well, Frank and Otto would not have been particularly surprised. Yet the fellow before them was only sixteen...
At that age, they had still been learning the basics of identifying medicinal ingredients under their mentors' guidance...
"He really makes a man feel inadequate... Now I'm more curious than ever. Which master could have taught such an outstanding student?" Frank said with a wry smile.
"Indeed. This little fellow has exceptional talent for alchemy, but even the finest piece