What Chang Kong said is not without reason, but he still underestimated Jing Yan's abilities.
Jing Yan is not only powerful in Martial Arts, but he also possesses great strength in Alchemy Dao, Array Dao, and even Artifact Dao. Especially in Alchemy Dao, over the years, Jing Yan has never been complacent. Although he has not yet reached the level of a Holy Alchemist, the precious Pill Formulas he acquired from the Qiankun Pill Path enable him to refine many Elixirs greatly needed by the God Lord.
In Alchemy, with the source power assistance from Little Black who has a Spiritual Body, Jing Yan is not far from becoming a Holy Alchemist.
Wanbao Daoist of the Wanbao Divine Hall was able to gather a large number of strong followers in such a short time primarily because of his proficiency in Alchemy Dao.
