The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

At this point, the alchemists were almost numb with shock. It was absolutely amazing! It was simply incredible! Their skill was undeniable, and the series of rumors that followed made the many alchemists in the Alchemy Valley cheer with delight!

After listening to Zhao Zhilan's rambling account, Xiao Xuanyuan could only smile wryly. What the hell was this? What kind of nicknames were these: "scapegoat hero," "housewife killer," and "strongest deserter"? If Xun'er and the others heard this, they would laugh themselves to death. Just thinking about it made Xiao Xuanyuan's face turn green.

Seeing Xiao Xuanyuan's expression, Zhao Zhilan quickly stopped smiling, forcibly suppressing it until her pretty face turned bright red.

"Laugh if you want to, don't choke yourself!" Xiao Xuanyuan said helplessly, rolling his eyes at Zhao Zhilan.

"Pfft, giggle, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter! I can't hold it in anymore! Ah, Brother Xuanyuan, no, I don't want to!"

The sounds of the two playing and laughing in the courtyard carried far.

Chapter 142 The Ten Immortal Flowers

After a long separation and a night of passion, Zhao Zhilan nestled against Xiao Xuanyuan like a lazy kitten, looking content. However, Xiao Xuanyuan only lingered with her for a short while until she fell asleep, then got up and sat cross-legged to cultivate.

Only by constantly improving his strength can he stand proudly on the Dou Qi Continent and protect those around him. With this competitive spirit in his heart, Xiao Xuanyuan dared not slack off for even a moment. Whenever he could find time, he would sit cross-legged and cultivate to enhance his own strength.

As dawn broke, the warm sunlight streamed through the cracks into the room, creating a serene atmosphere. Zhao Zhilan groggily turned over, reaching out to touch the spot beside her. It was empty; the room was deserted. She lay alone on the bed, utterly alone. "Sigh," she thought, "even a little longer than usual."

At this moment, Xiao Xuanyuan had already arrived at the palace of his cheap master, Nangong Wan, in his Purple Cloud Wings. He was already at the level of a nine-star Dou Wang, and transforming Dou Qi into wings was no problem for him. However, Xiao Xuanyuan wanted to keep a low profile, so he continued to use the very cool and beautiful Dreamy Purple Cloud Wings.

As he descended from the sky, Xiao Xuanyuan deliberately released his powerful aura, allowing his master, Nangong Wan, to discover his arrival in advance. In truth, his master, Nangong Wan, was already at the peak of the nine-star Dou Wang level, while he himself had returned with the same strength as her. He wondered what her reaction would be upon seeing him.

Sure enough, after Xiao Xuanyuan released his incredibly powerful aura, his nominal master flew out of the palace with a look of surprise and uncertainty. When she realized that it was her nominal disciple Xiao Xuanyuan, she was so shocked that her jaw almost dropped to the ground, her face full of disbelief.

Today, Nangong Wan wore a long, sky-blue dress, her hair styled in a bun adorned with a few pretty hair accessories and a single hairpin. She looked extremely dignified, elegant, and graceful, which was always her signature look. Combined with her fair and beautiful oval face and large, bright, gentle eyes, she gave men a sense of high-end purity that could only be admired from afar. This also amazed Xiao Xuanyuan, who had seen her for the first time, leaving him feeling refreshed and his heart stirred with many emotions.

"This...you are my disciple, Xiao Xuanyuan?" Sensing the terrifying aura emanating from Xiao Xuanyuan, which was almost identical to her own, Nangong Wan's pretty face turned red, and she almost suffocated.

A year ago, she confidently approached Xiao Xuanyuan, wanting him to sell her the Strange Fire, no matter the cost. In the end, Xiao Xuanyuan resolutely refused and even teased her. At that time, Nangong Wan barely suppressed the urge to slap him to death and reluctantly took him under her wing, hoping to find an opportunity to make Xiao Xuanyuan obediently hand over the Strange Fire.

But despite all her careful planning, she hadn't anticipated that her disciple would have such extraordinary talent, incredible opportunities, and incredible luck. In just one year, his strength would advance by leaps and bounds, reaching a level comparable to her own, which truly made Nangong Wan feel ashamed.

"Of course, if you don't believe me, come and touch it, take a look." Xiao Xuanyuan said with a playful expression.

Without actually saying anything, Nangong Wan abandoned her composure as a master and rushed over, grabbing Xiao Xuanyuan's shoulder. Her powerful fighting spirit surged through her palm and entered Xiao Xuanyuan's body.

Xiao Xuanyuan frowned slightly, but he still suppressed his instinctive fighting reaction and gave the other party a chance to explore. However, his mind changed, and a wicked smile appeared on his lips. He deliberately stumbled forward, reached out and tightly pulled his cheap master's incomparably beautiful body into his arms, and shouted in a mad way, "Why are there so many rocks here? They're so bumpy, I can't even stand up."

Caught off guard, Nangong Wan was suddenly embraced by him, her pretty face flushed with embarrassment. She was flustered. Having cultivated for so long, she had never been in such a relationship with a man before. She had always focused on quiet cultivation and concentrating on refining medicine. That was why she had reached a level of strength that many people could only dream of at her age.

"What are you doing?! Let go!!" Being hugged so tightly by a man, Nangong Wan was extremely embarrassed and angry. She tried to push him away, but Xiao Xuanyuan stubbornly held on tightly and refused to let go.

"Oh dear, why can't I control my hands? Is it because I was injured before and have temporarily lost sensation and is now acting up?" Xiao Xuanyuan sighed and replied earnestly, "Master, it's not that I don't want to let go, it's just that my arms still have old injuries and I can't control them."

"You still know that I am your master?! You have quite the nerve to dare to be disrespectful to me," an extremely strong masculine aura continuously entered Nangong Wan's nose. Affected by this aura, her heart raced like a rabbit's, and her head suddenly felt a little dizzy. However, she still forcefully scolded, "Get off me now, or I will cut off your hands."

Hearing this, Xiao Xuanyuan deliberately stretched out his nose and took a deep breath of her, clicking his tongue in admiration, "So fragrant! This is the scent of my future wife! It's irresistible, I love you to death!" Only then did he slowly and reluctantly let go of her. He knew that he couldn't be too hasty, lest it backfire and offend his cheap master.

Snapped!

As soon as he let go, Nangong Wan slapped him hard across the face, leaving Xiao Xuanyuan dizzy and disoriented. A bright red five-finger mark appeared on his face, a truly terrifying sight!

After slapping her, Nangong Wan turned and left angrily, leaving Xiao Xuanyuan, who was a little dizzy, standing there in a daze. He felt a little uncomfortable, but the soft touch and fragrance that had just left on his palm made him unable to help but hold it to his nose to savor it.

"As expected of Master, his figure is impeccable," Xiao Xuanyuan commented. Seeing his master's figure about to disappear into the distant palace, Xiao Xuanyuan instinctively called out, "Master, I will come to find you again tonight. You can't refuse then."

Nangong Wan had barely stepped into the palace when she heard this and almost stumbled and fell. This disciple was truly lawless! Just as she was angrily considering whether to turn back and settle accounts with Xiao Xuanyuan, Xiao Xuanyuan threw out another bait, "Master, I have spiritual herbs that are over a thousand years old, the Ten Absolute Immortal Flowers, the Golden Flame Fruit, and the Xiaoxiang Cold Grass. I'll come back tonight to ask you for guidance on alchemy!"

Upon hearing about the thousand-year-old spiritual herb, Nangong Wan stopped in her tracks. She had already cultivated to the peak of the nine-star Dou Wang level and touched the ultimate bottleneck membrane. With just a little effort, she seemed to be able to break through to the Dou Huang level that countless people dreamed of. However, for some reason, she had been stuck at the bottleneck for a year and had not been able to break through. The bottleneck showed no signs of loosening, which greatly troubled her.

However, she recently found a prescription called the Royal Spirit Bone-Changing True Pill, a high-grade sixth-rank pill that can help cultivators who are stuck at the peak of the nine-star Dou Wang level to advance further and break through their shackles.

She had already collected most of the medicinal herbs on the prescription, and only the last ingredient, the Ten Absolute Immortal Flower, was missing to complete the ingredients for refining the pill. However, this medicinal herb was extremely rare. Not to mention the Ten Absolute Immortal Flower that was thousands of years old, it was difficult to find even one that was hundreds of years old. Nangong Wan mobilized all her connections and resources, but so far, she had not found any trace of this medicinal herb.

Unexpectedly, after searching high and low without success, news of the Ten Absolute Immortal Flowers appeared without any effort. Nangong Wan felt a surge of excitement, but then she recalled the frivolous behavior of her cheap disciple and temporarily dismissed the idea. However, she was determined to obtain the Ten Absolute Immortal Flowers.

"Then come again tonight!"

---Aside---

The elegant, graceful, beautiful, and gentle Master Nangong Wan is coming soon!

Chapter 143 The Strange Phenomenon That Alchemy Valley Was Alarmed

"This cheap master is really a bit troublesome."

Upon hearing Nangong Wan's telepathic reply, Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't help but find it amusing. Fortunately, his cheap master wasn't completely unyielding; at least he had a particular fondness for rare spiritual herbs older than a thousand years and for strange flames. After all, these two items were essential for alchemists, and their allure was undeniable.

"Perhaps she still has to consider her reputation and influence as a master. If word gets out, it won't be good for either of us." Thinking of Xun'er and the other women who were still cultivating in the inner courtyard, Xiao Xuanyuan pondered. He was indeed too much of a womanizer. If the women acknowledged him, that would be fine, but if they didn't, the harem would definitely be in turmoil, and they would all leave him. This was a troublesome matter that was a real headache.

"Forget it, let's just take it one step at a time."

After saying that, Xiao Xuanyuan turned around, mounted his Purple Cloud Wings, and returned to his residence in a dashing manner. Now, all ten fingers of his hands were adorned with colorful storage rings, which were filled with rare spiritual herbs that were over a thousand years old, or even over ten thousand years old.

Sometimes Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't help but wonder if revealing his precious medicinal herbs would cause a disturbance at Canaan Academy, and whether the old guys hiding in the academy would come and rob him openly. Just thinking about it made Xiao Xuanyuan's scalp tingle. Therefore, he usually kept a low profile.

Xiao Xuanyuan understood the principle that "the people of Chu are innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."

"Master Yao, my alchemy skills have reached the advanced sixth rank. Now, please come out and give me some pointers." Xiao Xuanyuan extended his soul perception and summoned Master Yao from within the ring.

A wisp of Yao Lao's soul drifted out. After confirming again and again that Xiao Xuanyuan had indeed reached the sixth-grade advanced alchemist level, he was still shocked. In the time since they last met, Xiao Xuanyuan had given him so many surprises that he had become somewhat numb. Damn it, I've lived for so long and I've never seen any genius play like you.

Your strength has skyrocketed, your alchemy skills have soared, and you've single-handedly dominated every aspect that all geniuses envy. I'm afraid that on this Dou Qi Continent, there are probably very few people of the same age who are qualified to be your friends.

After venting his frustrations, Yao Lao asked Xiao Xuanyuan to produce a set of high-grade sixth-rank medicinal herbs so that he could refine the medicine under his watchful eye. Unexpectedly, Xiao Xuanyuan produced all the ingredients for the Hundred-Turn Spirit-Ascending Miracle Pill formula, including Heavenly Demon Sprout, Purple Mist Gold, and Bone-Eating Grass. Each of the herbs he produced was at least a thousand years old, with the youngest being at least fifteen hundred years old. Yao Lao's eyes nearly popped out of his head.

The old apothecary appeared in front of Xiao Xuanyuan in a flash, grabbed Xiao Xuanyuan's wrist, pulled him close, and exclaimed in surprise, "This is the Heavenly Spider Illusion Fruit, and it's about five thousand years old! It's like finding a needle in a haystack, and then getting it without any effort at all."

"Damn it, Elder Yao, you're hurting my hand!" Xiao Xuanyuan was sweating profusely. How could Elder Yao have such a strong grip and be so reckless? Hearing Xiao Xuanyuan cry out in pain, Elder Yao finally looked embarrassed and reluctantly let go of him.

"Hey, Elder Yao, have you never seen anything like this before? I have plenty of Heavenly Spider Illusion Fruits. If you really like them, I can give you a few." Seeing that Elder Yao had finally calmed down, Xiao Xuanyuan rolled his eyes at him.

"Alas, it's truly infuriating to compare oneself to others. Back then, in order to refine an eighth-grade miraculous pill, I was only missing the Heavenly Spider Illusion Fruit, a spiritual herb. I sent people to search everywhere for two years without any success. I even went myself and traveled almost all over the Dou Qi Continent, but I still couldn't find a single Heavenly Spider Illusion Fruit that was over a thousand years old," the old medicine master said with a puzzled expression.

"After making inquiries from various sources, I heard that a sixth-tier magical beast, the Phantom Sky Spider, has appeared in the Magical Beast Mountain Range of the Gama Empire. The Phantom Sky Spider Fruit is often guarded by powerful Phantom Sky Spiders. I made a special trip there, but ultimately returned empty-handed, finding no trace of the sixth-tier Phantom Sky Spider. Thus, the trail to the Phantom Sky Spider Fruit was severed. And now, alas..."

When Yao Lao saw Xiao Xuanyuan take out more than ten Heavenly Spider Illusion Fruits that were over five thousand years old from his storage ring, he was speechless and sighed helplessly. Sometimes he thought it was really true. It's infuriating to compare yourself to others. He had worked hard all over the place, traveling all over the country and spending countless efforts, but he couldn't even get a single Heavenly Spider Illusion Fruit. But this disciple of his had just encountered a lucky encounter and took out more than a dozen for him all at once. It was really unfair.

Seeing the listless, lifeless look in Yao Lao's eyes, as if he had lost his purpose in life, Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't help but laugh. He patted Yao Lao on the shoulder and comforted him, "A man can fail a thousand times, ten thousand times, no matter how many times, but he should get up from where he falls. Don't be discouraged and defeated because of one or two failures."

Seeing Xiao Xuanyuan's teasing tone, Yao Lao rolled his eyes helplessly. His old face flushed red with embarrassment and anger, and he kicked Xiao Xuanyuan, cursing, "You brat, you deliberately used this to annoy me, didn't you? I'll make sure you get a kick!"

Xiao Xuanyuan quickly dodged, cursing defiantly, "I'm going to make you so angry, you old bastard, so angry!"

Three days later, at dusk, the small hill where Xiao Xuanyuan was located attracted an astonishing celestial phenomenon. A colorful celestial phenomenon appeared centered on Xiao Xuanyuan's courtyard, and a faint medicinal fragrance spread far and wide. Within a radius of ten miles, everyone could smell the faint medicinal fragrance, which alarmed everyone in the entire Alchemy Valley.

Before the ancient palace of Valley Master Zhang Cangwu, a disciple specializing in alchemy darted into the palace in a few strides, quickly reaching the entrance of Zhang Cangwu's usual residence. He knelt down before the door, saying, "Reporting to the Valley Master, someone in the valley has been promoted to a sixth-grade alchemist."

After a long silence within the palace, an aged and steady voice rang out, "Send people to investigate thoroughly for me, the Valley Master. We must find out who it is! Never mind, I'll go out myself. A sixth-grade alchemist is truly rare."

The same scene unfolded in front of the palaces of the other four elders of the Alchemy Valley. Eventually, they were all alerted and broke out of their seclusion to come out in person. However, Xiao Xuanyuan, who caused this chaos and turmoil in the Alchemy Valley, was still unaware of it.

In the spacious house of the bamboo courtyard on the small hillside, a golden cauldron with a lifelike nine-dragon fire-breathing pattern floated in front of Xiao Xuanyuan. Six flames of various colors slowly swirled around it, condensing the four oval-shaped pills inside the cauldron. This was the final step in alchemy: pill condensation!

Beside him, the old alchemist was hovering in mid-air, monitoring Xiao Xuanyuan's progress in alchemy and occasionally offering guidance. "Well, overall, you truly deserve the title of a sixth-grade advanced alchemist. What you lack slightly is some experience. Just refine a few more sixth-grade advanced pills and you'll be fine."

"Condense!"

With a roar, Xiao Xuanyuan's powerful Heavenly Realm-level soul controlled the surging soul perception to compress the pills in the final stage, condensing all the medicinal effects into the pills. The four pills gradually became round, and red patterns began to appear on the surface of the pills with wisps of pill halo. These are pill patterns. The clearer and more numerous the patterns, the higher the quality.

boom!

A tiny flame suddenly flared up, and a pill that was almost formed suddenly emitted a wisp of thick smoke. Xiao Xuanyuan thought to himself that something was wrong and quickly used his powerful soul perception to envelop the pill and pull it out of the cauldron.

Chapter 144 That Lonely Figure

About fifteen minutes later, Xiao Xuanyuan reached into a jade bottle and retrieved three perfectly round and translucent pills with clear engravings from the Nine Dragons Pill Cauldron.

"Hmm, not bad. Three pills were successfully made. One of them was flawed due to improper control of the heat, becoming a semi-finished product. However, it can still be refined into a slightly inferior Hundred-Turn Spirit-Ascending Miracle Pill by refining it." The old medicine master stroked his snow-white beard and nodded.

"Judging by its quality, this Hundred-Turn Spirit-Elevating Miracle Pill I refined must be at least a high-grade sixth-rank pill. It will greatly help cultivators at the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Wang level to break through their bottlenecks. I'm still a bit short of the required level, but once I reach the peak of the Nine-Star Dou Wang level, I will definitely be able to break through the shackles with the help of this pill and become the most powerful Dou Huang level expert in the Jia Ma Empire." Xiao Xuanyuan poured out a Hundred-Turn Spirit-Elevating Miracle Pill, examining and playing with the pill in his hand with great interest, wishing he could swallow it right now.

"Now that you have subdued five different flames and your Burning Technique has advanced to the middle level of the Earth Rank, it's time to continue searching for the next different flame to devour." The old man stroked his beard and nodded.

"Then, Elder Yao, could you hand over that Bone Spirit Cold Flame you have to me? Hehe, maybe this time I can break through to the Dou Huang level in one fell swoop, and the Burning Technique can also be promoted to the high-level Earth Rank technique," Xiao Xuanyuan leaned over with a sly grin.

"You brat, you've stolen fire from your own people! No way! If you take the Bone Spirit Cold Fire, how will I protect myself? My strength will probably drop significantly."

"Then forget it." Seeing that Yao Lao was unwilling, Xiao Xuanyuan did not insist.

"Master Yao, someone's coming! Hide quickly!"

Xiao Xuanyuan's Heavenly Realm-level soul allowed him to sense the surrounding fluctuations and auras first. Outside the courtyard, he sensed several powerful auras flying through the air and constantly approaching him.

The old apothecary's expression changed slightly. Then he sensed it too, and turned into a wisp of green smoke and disappeared, leaving only Xiao Xuanyuan in the room. The old apothecary's voice came from inside the ring, "I didn't expect your soul energy to be even stronger than mine. I was blind."

"hey-hey."

Xiao Xuanyuan quickly put the Nine Dragons Golden Fire Cauldron in the room into his storage ring, hid the Hundred-Turn Spirit-Ascending Miracle Pill on his person, and then opened the door and strode out.

As soon as he came out, Xiao Xuanyuan saw a large crowd gathered around him. He frowned slightly and glanced at the crowd. He then saw Zhao Zhilan and Lu Mu, a few familiar faces. Among them, there was a rather familiar figure with her back to him. He looked at her a few times and she seemed very familiar, but Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't figure out who she was for the time being.

"Everyone, please don't get too close to the outer wall of the courtyard. This is our friend's residence, so as not to anger him." Lu Mu maintained order around the area, preventing those curious people from squeezing in.

Zhao Zhilan was also helping, shouting, "Get away from here, get away from here."

Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't help but smile wryly. He was just refining pills at home, so why did so many people come all around? Moreover, it seemed that almost everyone from the nearby market had come. The place was packed with people, and countless people were standing on tiptoe, their eyes straining to see into the courtyard with all sorts of emotions, including jealousy and envy.

"Who lives in this courtyard? Could it be one of the elders from the valley?" Someone couldn't contain their curiosity and grabbed someone next to them to question them.

"Hey, you don't know yet? This is where a freshman who just entered the Alchemy Valley a year ago lives. He's known as the 'Housewife Killer.' It's said that a year ago, he participated in the Alchemy Competition as soon as he entered the Valley and defeated three third-grade genius alchemists, who were known as the 'One Immortal and Two Prodigies' of the Valley, and finally won the championship!" A fat man who looked like a shop owner from the nearby market explained to him with great interest.

"Of course, this 'housewife killer' has a history of doing countless amazing things. After getting a spot in the Divine Medicine Pavilion, he stayed there for a whole year without any news. Many people thought he had died in the Void Realm. After all, the top ten alchemists who get a spot in the Divine Medicine Pavilion's Void Realm have a time limit. Once the time is up, they are automatically sent out of the Void Realm. But this guy stayed there for almost a year without any news." Someone else chimed in, speaking vividly as if they were there themselves, as if it were their own experience.

Hearing the chatter and rumors around him, Xiao Xuanyuan felt a headache coming on. He was now a celebrity in the Alchemy Valley; no one didn't know him.

As Xiao Xuanyuan walked behind Zhao Zhilan, he suddenly appeared, startling her. However, upon seeing Xiao Xuanyuan, Zhao Zhilan couldn't help but recall the tenderness of the previous night, and a charming blush immediately appeared on her pretty face.

"Zhilan, what's going on?" Xiao Xuanyuan naturally had no idea what this woman was thinking. He was just curious as to why so many people were watching in his courtyard.

"Brother Xuanyuan, don't you know?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhilan looked at him as if he were a complete idiot.

"How would I know what happened? I was just refining pills at home. What? What are these people doing here?" Xiao Xuanyuan seemed to vaguely understand that something must have gone wrong while he was refining pills.

"Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but do you know how much of a commotion your pill refining caused? It was a sixth-grade pill! That was a full sixth-grade pill! It even created a celestial phenomenon. Everyone around saw that phenomenon. It was impossible not to attract everyone's attention!"