The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

In the third round, there were only thirteen people. Without a doubt, Xiao Xuanyuan was eliminated by elimination and directly given the top spot on the ranking list, without even needing to compete. The remaining twelve people were divided into two groups, with six people battling against six people in the final showdown. The six who won their first battle directly entered the top ten, while the remaining six who lost went on to compete in the semi-finals for the three remaining spots on the ranking list, ranked eighth to tenth.

"They're both my children, how am I supposed to arrange this? It's such a headache!" Xiao Xuanyuan looked at the list of the third round finals on the table and scratched his head in distress.

"Xiao Ziyan possesses astonishing brute strength, and Xiao Xue has a mysterious background; she always gives me a sour look. Let these two strongest women—no, girls—clash," Xiao Xuanyuan immediately determined, estimating the two women to be at the peak of an eight-star Dou Wang level, and pitted them against Lin Xiuya.

Both names are circled and marked with a "2".

"Furthermore, let Daphne fight Yan Hao, Han Yue fight the Little Witch, Xiao Mei fight Princess Yaoyue, and Xiao Yu fight Lan Yan."

Chapter Forty-Three: Rank Six Alchemy Technique - Ten Thousand Flames Together

Inside the office of the director of the alchemist's service hall.

After finalizing all the final rankings, Xiao Xuanyuan let out a long sigh of relief, leaned back comfortably in the soft chair, and looked relaxed. "Well, all he could do was try his best and leave the rest to fate. Now it's up to the women to decide who gets the rankings based on seniority."

"Now that this matter has been resolved, the next step is to refine medicine for the elders. It has been almost ten days since the last time, and there is only one batch of high-grade sixth-rank pills left to finish. Moreover, this batch of pills belongs to the First Elder, Su Qian, so we cannot be careless."

Thinking this, Xiao Xuanyuan took out the storage ring sent by the Grand Elder, took out nearly a hundred kinds of spiritual herbs and placed them in front of him one by one, and then flicked his finger, and a golden nine-dragon fire-breathing cauldron appeared in front of him.

"The Yuanbai Herb Treasure Pill is quite complicated to refine. It requires more than twice the amount of medicinal materials as a regular sixth-grade pill. It's really troublesome. However, this pill is really effective. It can make a Dou Zong expert advance one star in strength out of thin air. Moreover, only one pill is effective. Taking a second one will not help."

Xiao Xuanyuan naturally had the recipe for this high-grade sixth-rank pill. He originally planned to take one himself when he advanced to the Dou Zong level to increase his strength by one star. But now, he had to refine it for someone else first.

He stretched out his palm, and pale yellow flames rose, instantly raising the surrounding temperature as if he were inside a sweltering furnace. However, this had no effect on Xiao Xuanyuan. He had cultivated the Burning Technique, making his body resistant to fire. The intense heat emanating from this strange fire, which he had refined himself, was just like his own body temperature.

"point!"

With a thought, Xiao Xuanyuan's pale yellow strange fire instantly split into six, transforming into six different colored flames: five strange fires and one purple fire. These were the Six Paths Reincarnation Flame, Dragon Flame, Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Volcanic Stone Flame, Wind Fury Dragon Flame, and the purple fire obtained from the Amethyst Winged Lion King.

"go with!"

The six flames separated, swirling up several kinds of spiritual herbs and ingredients, ready to be refined. However, a commotion suddenly arose outside the alchemist's office. The noise was loud and boisterous, and it seemed that there were quite a few people involved. Xiao Xuanyuan frowned, waved his hand, and put away the six flames. He then got up and walked outside.

"God of War, I love you, I want to be your girlfriend!"

"My dream guy, please be with me, I love you to death!"

Before Xiao Xuanyuan could even step outside, the constant commotion outside continued to pour in, causing him to furrow his brow even deeper.

"What are you all making such a racket for so late at night? You're disturbing other people's rest. Go away, all of you, and stop shouting here." The guards protecting the alchemist's office began to shoo people away.

"The number one male god of the inner courtyard, come out quickly! We need to see you, we can't live without you!"

Despite being driven away by the guards, these crazed female fans didn't care and continued to resist, pushing and shoving, shouting even louder, and some even screaming wildly.

When Xiao Xuanyuan went outside, he was shocked to see a hundred people, most of whom were female students from the inner academy. They were holding long wooden signs that read "Number One Male God of the Inner Academy," "Number One Handsome Guy of the Inner Academy," and "Number One War God of the Inner Academy," and they were pushing and shoving each other with the guards in the alchemist's office.

Seeing the two sides pushing and shoving each other, on the verge of sparks flying and a full-blown fight using fighting techniques, Xiao Xuanyuan shouted, unleashing his terrifying Douhuang realm aura that enveloped everyone, "All of you, give me your assistance!"

The powerful Douhuang warrior roared, instantly stunning everyone. The guards slowly retreated, distancing themselves from the crazed female fans, and returned to the front gate.

"What are you all doing? You're all grown men, why are you picking on a bunch of girls?! Huh?!" Xiao Xuanyuan glared at the guards.

"My lord, they are trying to break in," Yang Zhendong, the captain of the guards, stepped forward and reported.

"Shut the hell up!" Xiao Xuanyuan slapped the guard captain across the air, sending him flying and spitting blood.

"Don't you dare bully women again, especially my female fans, or you'll regret it." Xiao Xuanyuan glared fiercely at Yang Zhendong, the captain of the guard team, who was scrambling to his feet from the ground.

"Yes!" Yang Zhendong didn't dare to say a word, immediately knelt down on one knee, and bowed to receive orders.

"And you too, if I find out you've bullied my female fans, you'll suffer the same fate." Xiao Xuanyuan's warning gaze slowly swept over the guards.

"We will obey your orders, sir!" the dozen or so guards replied in unison.

Seeing this unexpected scene, the eyes of the many female students in the inner courtyard shone even brighter with admiration and longing. They shouted in unison, "My god! My god! The number one male god of the inner courtyard!"

The sound was extremely loud and could be heard for miles, so loud that the male students who were resting nearby sat up and cursed under their breath as a bunch of crazy women!

Xiao Xuanyuan smiled and looked at everyone, his gaze slowly sweeping over them, and said, "Good evening, senior sisters. What brings you here so late at night?"

"My dream man, I want to marry you!"

"God of War, give me an autograph!"

"Handsome God, are you short of women? I want to be your woman, even a concubine is fine."

Upon hearing Xiao Xuanyuan's question, the women became anxious, chattering and making a ruckus, constantly expressing their thoughts and making passionate declarations of love to Xiao Xuanyuan.

Looking at the flushed faces of the female fans, Xiao Xuanyuan felt a headache coming on. These female fans were way too crazy! Not only did they come to block his door late at night, but they also teamed up to confess their love to him. What kind of mess was this?!

Even so, Xiao Xuanyuan knew they liked him, so he could only rub his forehead and say, "You should go back. I already have a girlfriend."

As soon as Xiao Xuanyuan finished speaking, the room fell silent. Just when Xiao Xuanyuan thought the farce was over, a fanatic shouted, "My god, I'm willing to be your lover, even a secret lover is fine."

"Yes, I want to be your lover too."

"We all want to be your lovers."

Seeing the frenzy of these female fans, Xiao Xuanyuan's head ached even more. He waved his hand weakly, then turned around and went back to the office of the director of the alchemist's office. He called in Yang Zhendong, the captain of the guard team, and handed him a pill.

"This is a fourth-grade healing pill. Taking it will help you recover from your injuries. Also, I have a bottle of fourth-grade Qingyang Xuanxue Pills here, which can help your cultivation. Please accept those as well." Xiao Xuanyuan took out another bottle of pills and handed it to him.

"Just keep a close watch on the alchemist's office tonight and don't let them in. Don't hurt anyone, after all, they are all students from the inner academy, my senior sisters." Xiao Xuanyuan patted the captain of the guard team on Yang Zhendong's shoulder, then turned and left.

Watching his departing figure, Yang Zhendong couldn't help but show gratitude on his face. He knew what Xiao Xuanyuan meant by this action.

He was hit because he didn't know the rules and almost injured a female student, who was also Xiao Xuanyuan's female fan. Giving him the pill was a reward for his loyalty and dedication in guarding the alchemist's office.

Xiao Xuanyuan went from the first floor to the top floor alchemy room, took out an isolation array to block out the outside disturbances and noise, waved his hand, and six kinds of flames reappeared in the room. He flicked his finger into his storage ring, and hundreds of kinds of spiritual herbs appeared one after another.

"Sixth-Rank Alchemy Technique, with Myriad Flames Working Together!"

Xiao Xuanyuan flicked his fingers repeatedly, causing the five strange flames to split apart and transform into about twenty flames, which enveloped and swept towards more than twenty kinds of medicinal herbs, allowing him to refine them with his divine sense.

Chapter 44: They swindled the inner court elders and made a fortune.

Alchemy, a myriad of fires working together!

It is a fire-splitting technique created by Xiao Xuanyuan using his own Heavenly Realm level soul. As long as his soul is strong enough and his soul perception is sharp enough, he can simultaneously control many flames to refine spiritual herbs and medicinal materials into their essence.

Of course, the final step of condensing the pill still needs to be done inside the Golden Nine Dragons Fire-Breathing Cauldron. He doesn't yet have the same level of alchemy skills as Elder Yao, so he can't condense the pill in the air without a cauldron. Doing so would increase the failure rate of condensing the pill.

However, it was precisely because of his ability to "combine ten thousand fires" that Xiao Xuanyuan was able to refine so many fifth and sixth-grade pills in such a short time. Otherwise, if other alchemists came, without such a powerful Heavenly Realm level soul and keen soul perception, it would take them at least several days to refine a single pill by refining one herb at a time, and the failure rate would also increase. Xiao Xuanyuan's alchemy skills are not something that anyone can imitate.

Therefore, even in private, many elders of the Alchemy Valley and the Inner Academy refer to Xiao Xuanyuan as "the strongest alchemist in the academy" or "the number one alchemist in the academy."

Many students in the inner court were puzzled by the final list of the third round, wondering why a draw wasn't used, as it violated the academy's rules. However, their complaints were of no use, as the inner court elders who announced the match-ups simply ignored them.

"The first match is between Zi Yan and Xiao Xue! Please come to the stage!"

Elder Su Qian naturally knew the inside story. He glared at Xiao Xuanyuan below the stage with a serious expression. However, when Xiao Xuanyuan took out a bottle of pills and waved it in front of him, he immediately put on a beaming smile. His expression changed faster than a chameleon. He reached out and grabbed the jade bottle in Xiao Xuanyuan's hand with a single palm strike.

Somewhat impatiently, he uncorked the bottle, and an enticingly rich medicinal aroma wafted out. Su Qian poured it out and saw a perfectly round, crystal-white pill, shrouded in a faint, ethereal fragrance, in his palm. "Not bad! Not bad!"

Su Qian looked at the pill with a smile, clearly quite fond of it.

"Its color is white and translucent, with a bright sheen that reflects light in the sunlight, and it carries a hint of cinnabar mist. This is a top-grade sixth-rank pill!" A sharp-eyed elder nearby immediately spotted the pill, came over, and exclaimed in amazement.

The other elders around were also drawn to the rich medicinal fragrance and came over, marveling at it repeatedly. Their eyes were filled with envy as they stared at the high-grade sixth-rank pill in Su Qian's palm, revealing a hint of greed.

"We've had the medicinal herbs for Elder Xiao for several days now, haven't we? When will he be able to refine the pills?" Elder Zhongsun brought it up, and the other elders nodded in agreement, all turning their gazes toward Xiao Xuanyuan below the stage.

Xiao Xuanyuan smiled as he watched Elder Su Qian's satisfied and boastful expression, feeling quite pleased with himself. This time, using nearly a hundred kinds of spiritual herbs given to him by Elder Su Qian, he refined three high-grade sixth-rank pills, the Yuan Baicao Treasure Pill. He only gave one to Elder Su Qian, considering the other two as payment for his labor in refining them.

After all, the Grand Elder only gave him one dose of the Yuanbai Herb Treasure Pill, and even made a stern statement that he was only allowed to succeed and not fail. He knew how difficult it was for the Grand Elder to gather the ingredients for one dose of the pill, so he could only grit his teeth and accept it. Fortunately, he did not disappoint him in the end and succeeded.

Due to the tedious and complex refining process, there were several near misses that almost ruined the process. However, thanks to his keen and powerful soul perception, everything turned out alright, and the refining was successfully completed.

"Yes, yes, your pills are all ready. I was exhausted from refining them for you this time, so you should compensate me. You can give me an extra batch of medicinal herbs, or even a rare spiritual herb that is hundreds of years old."

Seeing that the other elders had also noticed him, Xiao Xuanyuan quickly wiped the smile off his face and put on a heartbroken and miserable look. In order to get these elders to spend more money and give him more medicinal herbs, Xiao Xuanyuan was really going all out.

In truth, he was overjoyed. With his current alchemy skills, he was unerring and never failed in his alchemy attempts. Moreover, his success rate was exceptionally high, usually producing at least two pills, all of which were of superior high-grade quality. He also made some derivatives from inferior pills, but he accepted them all without hesitation.

Xiao Xuanyuan appeared quite dejected, which made many elders' hearts skip a beat. Then, he took out bottles of high-quality, top-grade pills.

Elder Liu's Grade Four Qi Gathering and Yuan Regeneration Pill

"Elder Wang's Grade Four Earthly Element Ice Spirit Pill"

"Elder Zhongsun's Rank Six Black God Bone-Changing Mystic Pill"

Immediately, Xiao Xuanyuan jumped onto the high platform and began distributing pills to the many elders, handing them out one by one, saying, "Here, take this, it's yours."

"Wow, judging by its quality, it's a high-grade, top-level fourth-rank pill!"

"Mine is also amazing! A high-grade, top-quality fifth-rank Southern Dipper Profound Demon Pill! It's truly astonishing!"

On the high platform, all the elders were beaming with joy, but they soon discovered a problem: there was only one pill in the jade bottle. Although they were all top-grade items, there was only one pill in each bottle.

It's not a big deal if one person only has one pill, but it's strange that all the elders only have one. For a moment, the elders looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally their eyes fell on Xiao Xuanyuan, who was clapping his hands after distributing the pills.

“Hey, Brother Xiao, how come we only have one each? I sent over three portions of herbs!” Elder Zhongsun couldn’t help but grab Xiao Xuanyuan and ask in confusion.

“Yes, I also sent over two portions of medicinal herbs, but there was only one Grade 6 Taiyin Longevity Profound Pill. Did you eat the extra pill?” Another elder, equally distressed, stepped forward and asked.

The Taiyin Longevity Elixir is a pill that can prolong life. One pill can extend one's life by five years, a second pill by three years, and a third pill by one year. But now he only has one left, and he is heartbroken.

"No, no," Xiao Xuanyuan hurriedly waved his hands, patting his chest with a "plop plop" sound, "I am a very fair person when it comes to refining medicine, and I would never be greedy for your pills and herbs. I am honest and fair to everyone, young and old."

The elders' faces were dark and gloomy as they stared at Xiao Xuanyuan, making him feel uneasy. "Isn't what you have now high-grade pills? It's not a loss to have pills of this quality. Besides, you all know that alchemists have a high failure rate in making pills, and I am no exception."

Hearing this explanation, the elders' expressions softened a bit. After all, they knew the unwritten rules of alchemy; success wasn't guaranteed every time. However, this time, many elders had only received one pill, so they were naturally somewhat resentful, feeling as if they had been cheated.

"I'm also refining medicine for all the elders for free. As for the price you paid without any compensation, I don't need it," Xiao Xuanyuan added.

Hearing that it was free, the elders' expressions improved even more. Since the other party hadn't made any demands, it was already a great deal. Otherwise, why would the other party refine medicine for you for free?

Despite Xiao Xuanyuan's outward appearance of distress and embarrassment, he was secretly thrilled, giving himself a "666" rating for his underhanded maneuver. He felt he had made a killing, even a huge profit.

"Serves you right for ripping me off and making me your free labor! Now you're getting angry, aren't you? Hehe."

Chapter 45 Xiao Ziyan VS Xiao Xue

Elder Su Qian's expression was initially somewhat unpleasant, but he was relieved upon hearing Xiao Xuanyuan's explanation. This guy hadn't disappointed him at all, and had finally managed to refine the only batch of Grade 6 Yuan Baicao Treasure Pills. Although he didn't know if a few had been embezzled, as long as the one given to him was a high-grade, superior one, it wasn't a loss!