The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

After careful refining, the medicinal herbs were extracted into their essence. Using his soul perception, he performed the final fusion. Before long, round pills with a bright luster were opened by Xiao Xuanyuan and stored in the white jade bottle.

Otto, that old fellow, walked over with a grin. After examining it, he chuckled again and unceremoniously pocketed the high-grade "Condensing Essence Pill" that Xiao Xuanyuan had refined!

That old guy…

Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't help but make a contemptuous gesture behind his back. If it weren't for Lin Fei, he would have beaten him to a pulp long ago... Of course, without any hindrance, Xiao Xuanyuan entered the third round: the final!

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Nine Finals (2)

Unfortunately, in the second round of the alchemy competition, Lin Fei and Xue Mei were both eliminated due to their insufficient alchemy skills, failing to qualify for the final competition. It has to be said that Xiao Xuanyuan felt sorry for them. However, after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, with such outstanding talents as Lin Fei and Xue Mei, their talent was enough to make them stand out among many geniuses in the alchemy world of the Jia Ma Empire. After all, they had only been practicing alchemy for a short time, and they were still so young, only fifteen or sixteen years old. They had plenty of time in the future.

Xiao Xuanyuan believed that as long as he was there, the two women's future achievements would not be too bad. At the very least, before they turned thirty, Xiao Xuanyuan was confident that he could help them advance to the level of fifth or sixth grade alchemists.

Just as they had comforted the two women and spent some time with them, Otto was replaced on the high platform ahead. The president, Fama, was now in charge of the final competition. This has always been the rule of the annual alchemy event, and this year was no exception.

There are more than twenty people who have advanced to the final round of the third round. Most of them are close to thirty years old. After all, with their talent, it is quite remarkable that they have reached the current level of alchemy skills at this age. As for those over thirty years old, there are none of them, because it is a rule that only alchemists under the age of thirty who have advanced to the second rank of alchemist can participate in the competition.

Glancing at the crowd, Xiao Xuanyuan nodded secretly. Among them, he saw Xiao Xue; he hadn't expected that with her attributes, she could advance to the finals. Furthermore, besides Xiao Xue, Xiao Xuanyuan also noticed another stunning beauty, which made his eyes light up…

President Fa Ma stood on the high platform, his face solemn and dignified, and said in a clear and resonant voice, "You are all the pride of the alchemy world, the future and hope of our alchemy community. I am very pleased that you have advanced to the final competition..."

"The third round of the finals is about to begin, and the rules are as follows..."

After listening to him, Xiao Xuanyuan roughly understood the rules of this final competition. Each person was assigned the same amount of medicinal materials, and they would choose the medicinal materials and formulas they needed to refine, and decide the pills they wanted to make. That was roughly the rule, and everyone was free to make their own decisions.

However, it's not that simple. There are additional instructions: each person can only choose one prescription and one set of medicinal materials. If the refining fails midway, they can only take out the medicinal materials themselves, or they can voluntarily give up and be eliminated. Moreover, the medicinal materials that are refined are also compared.

The alchemists who have advanced to the third round of the grand final are not ordinary people. Presumably, each of them has some skills, otherwise they could not have reached this level. In other words, it is not only important that the pills are successfully refined in the end, but also that the pills are graded, of good quality, yield, rarity and efficacy, etc. This is the basis for selecting the final grand final ranking.

Having figured all this out, it seems quite complex. It appears that the Grand Alchemist's Competition of the Gama Empire does possess considerable strength, otherwise it wouldn't be so highly regarded by the Alchemist Guild.

Xiao Xuanyuan nodded. It seemed that he would have to show his true alchemy skills in this final competition. Otherwise, who knew which hidden, monstrous competitors were out there? He didn't want to be outdone by these dark horses.

"I'm sure you all understand these rules, so I won't waste any more words. Calculated by the time it takes for a sand funnel to pass, you only have two hours..." With a wave of his sleeve, President Fa Ma brought up a number of service personnel to allow each alchemist in the final round to freely choose a set of medicinal materials for alchemy.

After scanning his storage ring with his thoughts, Xiao Xuanyuan soon determined the medicinal herbs he needed to refine. Under his mental power, the herbs were continuously summoned from the storage ring and appeared in front of him.

These storage rings are all temporary. Each person does not need to acknowledge a master and can allow their soul perception to penetrate and select the medicinal herbs they want. All of this is recorded, and even if you want to take this opportunity to steal medicinal herbs, the Alchemist Guild will know everything.

After the numerous alchemists had selected the necessary medicinal materials, the staff members took their storage rings and left.

This time, Xiao Xuanyuan is preparing to refine a pill called "Celestial Human Pill," a high-grade fourth-rank pill. This pill is quite difficult to refine. Even though Xiao Xuanyuan is confident now, he is not 100% sure. However, he is confident that if he succeeds, he will be able to advance to the top ten. As for the top three, Xiao Xuanyuan does not dare to be so arrogant. Even though Yao Lao told him that he could enter the top three, he does not dare to be so confident.

The Celestial Pill, a high-grade fourth-rank elixir, is a sacred healing medicine. It not only rapidly restores depleted battle qi but also restores soul perception. This dual effect, combined with its difficulty in refining, makes it worthy of being ranked among high-grade fourth-rank pills. Even seasoned fifth-rank alchemists cannot guarantee a success rate of 60-70%; a success rate of 20-30% would be more than satisfactory.

Therefore, to a certain extent, this Celestial Pill is equivalent to a rare fifth-grade pill, extremely valuable. Xiao Xuanyuan is going to use this rare pill in the finals. He believes that with this, he can at least secure a place in the finals.

The order in which various medicinal herbs were to be refined flashed through Xiao Xuanyuan's mind. With his superb knowledge of the properties of the herbs, he refined them with considerable skill.

Forget-me-not, a rare medicinal herb, belongs to the water and wood elements. It has a mild taste and cannot be refined into its essence by intense fire. It can only be slowly simmered at the lowest possible temperature to directly refine all impurities into nothingness. Finally, the flame temperature is increased to scorch it...

The Blazing Sun Fruit is also a rare and precious item. It belongs to the earth and wood elements, and has a mellow and rich flavor. It can be burned away by intense flames to remove impurities, and finally, the temperature must be gradually lowered...

The required temperature variations for various spiritual herbs and medicinal materials are all different. This level of precision is extremely difficult for alchemists. If their soul perception is not deep enough, they may be over-exhausted and unable to recover for a while, thus being eliminated from the competition.

Even if your soul perception is extremely outstanding and profound, if you make a slight mistake in control, a batch of medicinal materials may be ruined, and you will lose your qualification for the competition. Therefore, the final competition is the real test of individual skill and who is superior!

From comparing the quality of the refined pills to the quantity of pills and the alchemist's refining time, everything is an extreme test of the alchemist's alchemy skills. This is the real competition, the final!

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Ten: Four Genius Alchemists

After a period of careful and slow refining, the essence of the liquid was melted out. Xiao Xuanyuan quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead and, after a short period of rest, proceeded with the final step of condensing the pill.

This step is the most crucial step in the entire alchemy process. If the pill condensation fails, all previous efforts will be in vain, and all the medicinal essence will be wasted. Given that only about half the time remains, even with a sufficient reserve of medicinal herbs, there probably won't be enough time to condense the medicinal essence a second time. Therefore, he has to concentrate all his efforts on strengthening his soul perception, without the slightest carelessness...

First, the essence of the Forget-Me-Not herb was heated to its maximum temperature, and the flames were carefully controlled to prevent it from evaporating. Then, the essence powder of the Blazing Sun Fruit was gradually added. With a "sizzle," the two medicinal essences touched each other instantly. Due to their opposing properties, they immediately repelled each other, and some strands began to explode. At this point, the temperature had to be increased slightly to gradually allow the two to blend together...

Watching the new essence liquefy continuously merge until it was completely integrated... Xiao Xuanyuan wiped the large beads of sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise things would have gone wrong.

Time passed slowly. Half an hour later, Xiao Xuanyuan patted the medicine cauldron, opened the jade bottle, and put three pure white and crystal-clear pills inside. Then he sealed it with a red stopper and Xiao Xuanyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. This round of pill refining was complete. With these pills, which in some aspects were comparable to fifth-grade pills, he was confident that he could enter the top ten of the finals.

This time, the alchemy was successful. Unlike last time, Otto didn't just casually confiscate the pills I'd made. Instead, a designated person came to collect them personally. And this time, no one would disturb us early. Seeing other contestants, and other alchemists, finish their pills ahead of time, would put psychological pressure on them. Therefore, it was uniformly agreed that they would only be collected after the time limit had expired.

Having successfully refined the Celestial Elixir, Xiao Xuanyuan found himself with nothing to do, so he started paying attention to the other alchemist contestants. Unfortunately, in this final round of the competition, Xiao Xue was assigned to a position not far to the right, and there was also a particularly beautiful and charming girl on the left.

"Who is this?" Curiosity arose in her heart, and she activated her Heavenly Vision Divine Eye. A deep blue light flashed in the depths of her eyes, and a large amount of information appeared in her mind: Yao Ye, the eldest princess of the Jia Ma Empire, the successor of the empire that the Jia Ma royal family is vigorously cultivating, strength: eight-star Dou Ling, a hidden fourth-grade alchemist...

"Holy crap, she's a princess? Why would a princess participate in this alchemy competition? The guild didn't reveal any information about it before, and Xue Meilinfei didn't mention it either? Could it be..." As his mind raced, Xiao Xuanyuan felt that he had guessed a possibility.

Could it be that Princess Yaoye secretly participated?

Thinking of this, Xiao Xuanyuan activated his divine eye again and looked at Princess Yaoye's pretty face. Under the divine eye of heaven, everything was an illusion, and soon he saw Princess Yaoye's true face.

At this moment, Princess Yaoye's pretty face was indeed covered by a human skin mask. This human skin mask was so realistic that it was indistinguishable from the real thing. It was perfectly attached to Princess Yaoye's pretty face, and its aura was the same as the real one. If it weren't for Xiao Xuanyuan's Heavenly Vision Divine Eye, no one would be able to see through her true face.

They've really hidden that well!

Although he didn't know why Princess Yaoye was hiding herself like this, what did it matter to him? With a slight shake, Xiao Xuanyuan withdrew his gaze. At the same time, Princess Yaoye also noticed that someone had been watching her and turned to look at him.

Upon realizing that she had noticed him, Xiao Xuanyuan smiled at her and winked. His gaze fell on her exquisite figure, and he carefully examined it, inwardly praising her figure as truly stunning.

Although he had already consummated his marriage with Xue Meilinfei and other women, and enjoyed all the pleasures, Xiao Xuanyuan still had this one hobby: he couldn't help but steal a few glances at any beautiful woman. After all, each woman had a different style and temperament, offering a unique visual experience. As for taking her to bed, that was up to fate.

Seeing a handsome young man looking at her in a somewhat frivolous way, Princess Yaoye frowned, glared at him a few times, and then looked away. There was very little time left before the competition ended, and she had to hurry up and refine the pills. She was only one step away from the final step of pill condensation, and she couldn't afford to be distracted, or all her efforts would be in vain.

Composing herself, Princess Yaoye's slender, jade-like fingers moved rapidly, forming various profound hand seals to control the pills that had been melted into a paste-like mass within the alchemy cauldron...

Seeing that Princess Yaoye ignored him, Xiao Xuanyuan felt bored and stopped looking at her flirtatiously. Instead, he turned to look at Xiao Xue, who was not far away. He had to admit that compared to before, Xiao Xue had grown into a graceful and charming young lady.

Her long, flowing hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and she wore a white robe that concealed her alluring, curvaceous figure. As her slender, white fingers danced like elves, the medicine cauldron before her not only failed to emit scorching heat but instead formed a thick layer of frost. Her features were exquisite, her eyes bright, and apart from a bead of sweat appearing on her cold, beautiful face, she remained remarkably composed and indifferent…

At this moment, even the guild leader Fa Ma and Dan Wang Gu He on the high platform noticed her presence. In the competition, everyone used fire refining techniques to make medicine, but she was the only one with ice attributes, and she could also use ice attributes to refine pills. It was hard for anyone not to notice her!

"If I'm not mistaken, this is an ice-based alchemy technique..." Guild Master Fa Ma exclaimed in shock.

"I've only ever seen a few words about this ice-based alchemy technique in ancient books. It's been lost on the continent for a long time. I never expected that there would still be a successor!" Pill King Guhe opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief and shock.

"Ice-based alchemy? No wonder I felt something was off when I watched this girl refine medicine earlier. Other people's cauldrons were glowing red, but hers was covered in frost and condensation..." Frank was secretly shocked. He exchanged a glance with Otto, and they looked at each other in disbelief. The other experts and powerful figures from the Gama Empire were also shocked, and their eyes were all fixed on Xiao Xue.

Soon, the hourglass time was up, and the sand ran out.

After evaluation, the top ten alchemists were selected from dozens of people and ranked from tenth to sixth place. However, the rankings from fourth to first place have not yet been finalized.

Among them were Xiao Xuanyuan, Xiao Xue, Princess Yaoye, and a gray-robed youth of unknown origin, Hui Zhan! The four of them were the top four in this final competition, whose rankings had not yet been determined, and were recognized by the guild as the "Four Great Genius Alchemists"!

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Eleven: Would You Be Willing to Become My Master?

"Xiao Xuanyuan, Xiao Xue, Qin Yao, and Hui Zhan, you four are all rare alchemy geniuses. After being judged by us elders, the pills you have refined are all of exceptional quality. Therefore, we cannot rank you at this time!"

President Fa Ma stood smiling on the high platform, looking down at the four people with satisfaction. In fact, Qin Yao was Princess Yao Ye's alias. Here, apart from Xiao Xuanyuan, probably no one could see through her true identity. Even the Emperor of the Jia Ma royal family, who was an important guest on the high platform, could not see through her identity.

Hearing what the old man, Fama, the president, said, Xiao Xuanyuan and the other three looked at each other, wondering if they had to have another competition. They really hadn't expected that the pills they had refined were all so evenly matched that it was difficult to determine a winner.

"However..." The tone shifted, and the guild leader, Fa Ma, chuckled, "Although we cannot determine the specific winner based on the quality of the pills, according to the discussion among our elders, we will use other reference data as the evaluation criteria, and thus determine the ranking of the top four."

"The Celestial Pill, a high-grade fourth-rank pill, is quite rare, but it is needed by most cultivators. It is comparable to a fifth-rank pill, and it takes the shortest time to refine. The quality of the pill is excellent. Three of them were produced. Therefore, Xiao Xuanyuan was rated as the first place in this competition!"

"Soul-Consuming Pill, a top-grade fourth-rank pill, is extremely rare. Its effects can heal soul injuries, possessing immense power comparable to a fifth-rank pill. It takes a considerable amount of time to refine, resulting in superior quality. Three pills were produced, and Xiao Xue ranked them second in the competition..."

Next, the gray-robed youth Hui Zhan from the neighboring Izumo Empire, who represented the poison master world to annoy the alchemists of the Jia Ma Empire, was ranked third because he refined a fourth-grade superior elixir with detoxifying effects called "Jie'e Dan".

Fourth place goes to Princess Yaoye, who refined a high-grade fourth-rank pill called "Repair Pill," which can quickly restore battle qi—quite impressive!

With that, this year's Alchemist Competition has come to an end!

After the alchemy competition ended, the contestants who did not rank in the top ten left dejectedly. Only those who ranked in the top ten were arranged to go to the Alchemist Guild to receive their awards!

When President Fa Ma finally announced his first-place ranking, the entire square erupted in thunderous cheers. Some astute individuals began to inquire about Xiao Xuanyuan's background, while various powerful forces mobilized to extend olive branches and extend recruitment arms to Xiao Xuanyuan.

Xiao Xuanyuan was still somewhat dazed with surprise. He really hadn't expected that he would actually win the championship. Although he was very confident in himself and felt that he could make it into the top ten, or even the top three, he had underestimated himself...

The number one! That person is directly appointed as an "Honorary Elder" of the Alchemist Guild, and will be able to directly participate in the core meetings of the Alchemist Guild. He is practically on the same level as the guild leader, Fa Ma, and others. Although his power may not be as great as theirs, at least he has a title in the Alchemist Guild. In the future, who in the Gama Empire would dare to offend him! It can be said that this is a leap over the dragon gate, a leap to the top and most prestigious level in the Gama Empire!

Furthermore, the Alchemist Guild can also fulfill three of his requests! The Alchemist Guild's requests are enough to make anyone envious to the point of madness. It can be said that as long as Xiao Xuanyuan doesn't make any extremely unreasonable requests, such as asking him to help him become the strongest person on the Dou Qi Continent or to give him the number one ranking on the Strange Flame Ranking, which are almost insane, unreasonable, and delusional requests, the Alchemist Guild can almost certainly fulfill any request that is within their power.

"I've made a fortune!" Xiao Xuanyuan chuckled to himself.

At this moment, Xue Meilinfei, Queen Medusa, and Little Fairy Doctor all ran to his side, congratulating Xiao Xuanyuan with even greater joy than if they themselves had won the championship!

"My lord, you've won the championship! That's wonderful!" The women were overjoyed.

"You rascal, you've got some skills, haven't you disappointed me?" Lin Fei walked over and happily rolled her eyes at Xiao Xuanyuan.

"Of course! Don't you know who your husband is?" With that, Xiao Xuanyuan pulled Lin Fei into his arms, his hand stealthily squeezing her, making Lin Fei blush bright red with embarrassment. She struggled and said, "You're going to die! So many people are watching!"

"So what? You like me this way, don't you?" Xiao Xuanyuan chuckled a few times.

"You rascal, we'll talk about it tonight!" Sensing the huge commotion in the shadows, Linfei buried her face in Xiao Xuanyuan's chest, wishing she could disappear into a crack in the ground. She was so embarrassed…

Looking at Lin Fei's shy demeanor, Xiao Xuanyuan was taken aback and asked, "Can you be shy too?"

"Hmph, you rascal, I'm ignoring you!" Lin Fei finally broke free, glared at Xiao Xuanyuan, and ran away in embarrassment.

Xiao Xuanyuan smiled helplessly and ignored her. The two's antics only made the girls giggle, which made Xiao Xuanyuan feel helpless, so he let them be.

The Alchemist Guild has its own rules. The group of ten was brought to the hall of the Alchemist Guild and awarded prizes. Since today was the Alchemy Festival held by the Alchemist Guild of the Gama Empire, all guild affairs were suspended. Therefore, apart from the necessary staff, there were no other people in the guild at this time, and naturally no one came to take the Alchemist Rank Assessment.

The alchemists ranked tenth to fifth each received a batch of valuable pills. Furthermore, if these individuals successfully advance to the fourth-grade alchemist level before the age of thirty, they will be granted the title of "Guardian Elder" of the guild and will have the opportunity to advance to the "Core Elder" of the guild.

Having received their due reward, these people left happily.

As for the fourth to second place winners, they were all rewarded with many valuable and rare pills, and were also given a valuable fourth-grade pill formula. It is well known that pill formulas can sometimes be more valuable than an expensive pill. Without a pill formula, how can one refine pills?

Having received their rewards, the three of them departed separately. However, as they were leaving, Xiao Xuanyuan stopped Xiao Xue and asked her to wait for him outside. He had something to say to her. Xiao Xue hesitated for a moment, glanced at him, and then nodded.

As for the young man from the Izumo Empire, Hui Zhan left with a disappointed look on his face. As he left, he gave Xiao Xuanyuan a resentful look, which made Xiao Xuanyuan's skin crawl. My goodness, he won the championship and was still hated. Would this guy seek revenge on him? Xiao Xuanyuan felt a chill run down his spine.

Even so, he was not afraid. If he was angered, he would definitely take Yao Lao to cause a great disturbance in the poison master world of the Izumo Empire!

Princess Yaoye, who had concealed her true identity, gave Xiao Xuanyuan a deep look before turning and leaving. This made Xiao Xuanyuan quite concerned. He wondered what she meant. Anyway, he knew her identity. Could it be that she had taken a liking to him? Xiao Xuanyuan thought to himself with a touch of narcissism.