The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Facing these powerful demonic apes, Xiao Xuanyuan stepped forward and, as if in a show of force, swung his fist, causing the creatures to cower on the ground, trembling in fear. Having been thoroughly humiliated by these creatures these past few days, he was now eager to get his revenge. After giving them another sound beating, leaving them bloodied and battered, Xiao Xuanyuan swaggered away.

call!

A clear whistle rang out from his mouth. Xiao Xuanyuan looked up and scanned the sky above. A moment later, a light blue wind spirit bird flew over from a distance.

"Purple Cloud Wings!" Xiao Xuanyuan shouted softly, summoning the Purple Cloud Wings on his back. With a slight flap, he flew into the sky, over the Wind Spirit Bird, and landed on its back.

"Let's go to Blackrock City! After so long of training, the reserves in our storage rings are almost gone. We need to replenish them," Xiao Xuanyuan commanded, pointing the wind spirit bird in a direction.

The old alchemist also emerged from the ring and said, "I've heard that there seems to be an alchemist guild in Blackrock City. Perhaps you could go there to take a test and become a true alchemist. It might be helpful for your future training."

"Yes, that's exactly what I was thinking too." Xiao Xuanyuan nodded slightly. After parting ways with Yun Yun, Xiao Xuanyuan had initially planned to head to the Tagor Desert, since the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was discovered there, only to be seized by Queen Medusa beforehand. Therefore, this trip was a must. However, Elder Yao had said that he should first hone his skills in the Magical Beast Mountain Range for half a month, until his strength, enhanced by absorbing the strange flame, was solidified before officially setting off. That's why he had been delayed for so long.

Having traversed the entire Monster Mountain Range, Xiao Xuanyuan is now located in the eastern part of the Monster Mountain Range, with Black Rock City a few miles to the southwest.

This Wind Spirit Bird was captured by Xiao Xuanyuan from a cave on the cliff last time. According to the old medicine master, it possesses a trace of the bloodline of the ancient Nine Heavens Mystic Bird. If it can obtain some opportunity, it might be able to advance to become an ancient ancestor.

Since signing the Life Contract with this second-tier magical beast, Xiao Xuanyuan could sense the Wind Spirit Bird's emotional fluctuations whenever he wanted. Moreover, it seemed that after absorbing half of the Dragon Phoenix Flame, the Wind Spirit Bird had received a blessing in return, its strength seemingly increasing significantly, reaching the peak of the second tier. Perhaps because of this, the bird had become much more affectionate towards him.

Standing on the back of this wind spirit bird, feeling the cool mountain breeze blowing in my face, after about half an hour, a huge black city came into view.

Blackrock City is a large city located in the eastern province of the Gama Empire. It is even more magnificent than Utan City, and in terms of overall strength, it ranks among the top cities in the Gama Empire.

The wind spirit bird flew to the gate of Blackrock City, and Xiao Xuanyuan leaped up, landing steadily in a half-crouch position on the ground. He stood up, whistled at the wind spirit bird, and then said to it, "Wait for me nearby, don't go too far."

The Wind Spirit Bird let out a clear chirp, as if in response to Xiao Xuanyuan, then flapped its wings and disappeared into the distant sky.

After watching him leave, Xiao Xuanyuan turned around and carefully looked around. Unexpectedly, it seemed that because of his ostentatious behavior, the people coming and going around him paused slightly and turned their gazes to him, as well as to the distant bird shadow on the horizon.

Facing the curious onlookers, Xiao Xuanyuan shouted, "What are you looking at? What's so interesting? Haven't you ever seen a handsome guy riding a flying magical beast before?" In a short while, he chased away the crowd of onlookers.

"Hmph, what's so interesting? You just love watching the show." After chasing these people away, Xiao Xuanyuan looked around at Black Rock City ahead.

The entire structure was pitch black, likely forged from black rock. Soldiers from the Gama Empire guarded the massive city walls and its top. A constant stream of people came and went at the city gates.

He shook his head slightly, then stopped thinking about it and walked towards the city gate.

After passing through the somewhat dark city wall passage, the view suddenly opened up, and a cacophony of voices filled the air. I grabbed a passerby, and after ascertaining the route to the Alchemist Guild, I released him.

Blackrock City truly lived up to its reputation as one of the top cities in the Gama Empire; it was enormous, with bustling streets teeming with pedestrians and vehicles. After traversing several long streets and asking several people for directions, Xiao Xuanyuan finally arrived at the city center amidst their expressions of awe.

Standing in the vast square, looking around, a strangely shaped house suddenly came into view. It was a uniquely designed house, its overall shape resembling a medicine cauldron. Around the house were windows that looked like the vents of a medicine cauldron, and a huge cauldron lid drooped down from the high roof, obscuring the room.

Xiao Xuanyuan recognized that this should be the Alchemist Guild, so he started walking in that direction.

puff!

With his eyes fixed on the strange building, Xiao Xuanyuan bumped into someone without noticing.

"Ouch, who are you? Why did you bump into me?" Just as Xiao Xuanyuan was stunned and came to his senses, a delicate shout rang out from the side.

Xiao Xuanyuan was slightly taken aback, then turned his head to look. His eyes lit up, and he was immediately amazed. It was a woman who appeared to be in her early twenties. Her delicate face was quite beautiful and charming. Her figure was slightly petite, but her development was quite alluring to men. She had curves in all the right places, and her full, mature body was clad in a purple, tight-fitting alchemist's uniform. It looked rather noble and elegant. After all, not just anyone could wear an alchemist's uniform.

Xiao Xuanyuan guessed that this woman's identity might be somewhat extraordinary. Sure enough, beside the woman stood an old man dressed in a white alchemist's robe. On the badge on his chest, four silver ripples were meticulously drawn on the surface of the ancient medicine cauldron.

"A fourth-grade alchemist!" Xiao Xuanyuan's pupils contracted slightly. However, when Xiao Xuanyuan turned his head, he saw that although the woman in purple was also wearing alchemist's clothes, there was no badge indicating her rank on her chest.

"Huh? What's going on?" Xiao Xuanyuan asked, puzzled.

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Forty-Six: The Woman in Purple

The woman before him was indeed beautiful, with long, black hair tied up with a purple ribbon that cascaded down to her shapely buttocks. Her voluptuous figure and round, pert buttocks, partially obscured by her hair, stirred the man's imagination.

Seemingly noticing Xiao Xuanyuan's gaze, the woman glared at him fiercely and said, "I'm asking you a question. Why did you bump into me just now?"

The old man who seemed to be a fourth-grade alchemist turned around and looked at Xiao Xuanyuan. He vaguely felt that the young man in front of him was very different. He could feel a slightly suppressed aura emanating from him and rushing towards him.

"This aura seems to be... a strange fire? That's right, it's a strange fire, otherwise how could an ordinary flame have such a powerful aura? This is impossible..." The old man had been squinting and carefully sensing it, but then his pupils suddenly widened, filled with disbelief. He stared at Xiao Xuanyuan in front of him with a look of horror. Then, as if realizing something, he quickly covered his mouth and glanced around to see if anyone else had noticed.

"Uh..." At first, the woman in purple intended to ridicule Xiao Xuanyuan severely, otherwise she wouldn't have been bumped into for nothing, and her status as the disciple of a dignified fourth-grade alchemist would have been overshadowed. However, after hearing her teacher's terrified statement that Xiao Xuanyuan possessed a strange fire, she was quite confused about what a strange fire was. Seemingly recalling something her teacher had casually mentioned before, her beautiful eyes widened in disbelief, as if she had seen a ghost. How could this be? The boy before her looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. How could he possess the strange fire that countless top alchemists pursued like moths to a flame? She couldn't believe it.

"Strange fire? What strange fire? I don't have any strange fire on me." Xiao Xuanyuan helplessly spread his hands, feigning ignorance and confusion, then continued, "I just want to go to the Alchemist Guild to test what rank I've reached as an alchemist..."

The huge plaza was crowded, and the old man's shocked words were still heard by some nearby people. They all looked over in surprise. They recognized Master Otto; he was one of the two top-tier fourth-grade alchemists in the Black Rock City Alchemist Guild, and almost everyone in Black Rock City knew them. But who was this young man? Some people were knowledgeable; although they had never seen a strange fire before, they knew what it was. Immediately, several people surrounded Xiao Xuanyuan.

Facing these people, Xiao Xuanyuan estimated that they were almost all powerful Great Dou Shi, with the lowest being an Eight-Star Dou Shi. A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and Xiao Xuanyuan was about to make a move to deal with these ill-intentioned individuals.

"What are you doing? Stop it!" Just as the black battle qi within his body was rapidly circulating and about to erupt, the old man beside him shouted.

"Master Otto!" With the old man's loud shout, fear and apprehension appeared on the faces of these people. This was Blackrock City, guarded by the Imperial Army. Moreover, Master Otto was a fourth-grade alchemist and the controller of the Blackrock City Alchemist Guild. If they offended him, given his influence, these people would have no chance of escaping even if they had wings, unless they had a death wish.

“Don’t lay a hand on this young man. He’s an acquaintance of mine,” Master Otto said, stepping forward and pointing at Xiao Xuanyuan.

"But he... possesses a strange fire!" With Master Otto's intervention, the group considered retreating, but the allure of the legendary strange fire on the continent made them unable to move. What was a strange fire? They knew very well.

"Did I say he had a strange fire? I think you must have misheard. I was just discussing strange fires with him. How could he have a strange fire? Strange fires are so easy to obtain! Come on, come on, or I'll call the city guards over." As he spoke, Master Otto pointed to a group of more than twenty people who were already walking towards them. They were all dressed in neat armor, and the sound of their armor clashing as they walked was quite noticeable.

The group glanced at the approaching guards, then at Master Otto beside them, and finally gritted their teeth in frustration. They glared at Xiao Xuanyuan with resentment before running away dejectedly.

Seeing the Great Dou Masters leave, Xiao Xuanyuan finally breathed a slight sigh of relief. In his heart, he cursed, "Black Veil, why did you disobey your brother again and run out to play? Look at you, you even deliberately released flames and attracted other people's attention."

Inside Xiao Xuanyuan's dantian space, the black veil formed from the Six Paths of Reincarnation Flame pouted with a resentful expression, tilting her head as if to say to Xiao Xuanyuan, "Big brother, you never play with me. Last time you even did that shameful thing with that woman... Humph, let me tell you, Black Veil is angry, Black Veil is very angry, and the consequences will be severe..." After saying that, the girl pretended to be angry and turned her face away, as if she didn't want to talk to him.

Xiao Xuanyuan's voice rang out again within this dantian, saying, "Black Gauze, be good, why are you angry with your big brother? What has your big brother done wrong to you? That woman last time was the woman your big brother loved, there was nothing wrong with doing that..." Xiao Xuanyuan coaxed gently.

"Hmph, you still say that? If that woman is Big Brother's woman, then what am I? Big Brother, I hate you..." The girl still pouted, and seemed to get angrier as she spoke. She then disappeared into the space inside the Naling.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuanyuan was speechless. The strange fire he had devoured and refined was now acting up and throwing a tantrum—it was unbelievable, and it even seemed like it was jealous…

"Young man, young man, what's wrong? Don't be afraid, they won't dare to do anything to you in Blackrock City." Seeing that Xiao Xuanyuan seemed to be in a daze, Master Otto reached out and patted his shoulder to comfort him.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuanyuan, realizing what was happening, was both amused and exasperated. What was he talking about? Did he think he was afraid of these few people who were merely Great Dou Masters? If word got out, it would only diminish his reputation as Xiao Xuanyuan.

"No, it's nothing." Xiao Xuanyuan shook his head slightly, then turned to the woman in purple beside him and said, "I'm sorry about earlier. I was watching the Alchemist Guild the whole time and didn't notice you. I hope you don't mind."

The woman in purple seemed unwilling to forgive, turning her face away and letting out a soft snort.

Master Otto quickly reprimanded her, "Girl, stop fooling around and apologize to this young man right now."

"No way! He bumped into me first, why should I apologize to him?" the woman in purple said angrily, throwing a tantrum like a spoiled princess.

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Forty-Seven: The Bet

"You disobedient girl, I'm really afraid I'll spoil you!" Master Otto said, his eyes bulging with anger.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuanyuan quickly advised, "Master Otto, I bumped into her first, so please don't be angry with her." Xiao Xuanyuan was genuinely afraid that because of him, the master and disciple would have a falling out.

This time, with Xiao Xuanyuan's persuasion, Master Otto suppressed his anger and said with a somewhat ingratiating tone, "Young brother, you just said that you were also going to the Alchemist Guild for a grade test, right? Perfect timing, my disciple Linfei is also going, so let's go together."

Taking advantage of the situation, Xiao Xuanyuan nodded and said, "No problem, let's go together."

Xiao Xuanyuan led the way, followed by Master Otto and his companion, as the three headed toward the strange building ahead.

"Young man, who is your teacher? The alchemist circle I'm in, Otto's circle, is quite large. If you tell me, I'm sure I know him."

Xiao Xuanyuan nodded slightly and said, "My teacher's name is Old Monster Bai. He lives a very secluded life, so you probably haven't heard of him." He casually came up with a nickname and brushed it off.

"Old Monster Bai? I've never heard of that before. He must be an extraordinary master. What rank is he as an alchemist?" Master Otto kept asking questions, seemingly never stopping. In fact, he wanted to find out about Xiao Xuanyuan's background.

"He never went into details, but he probably managed to get a rank of six or seven," Xiao Xuanyuan said casually.

"Sixth or seventh grade?" Master Otto stopped in shock, his aged, wrinkled face filled with astonishment and disbelief.

"You don't believe me?" Xiao Xuanyuan turned around upon hearing this, frowning slightly as he looked directly at him.

"Ahem... It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that I find it unbelievable. Since your father is a seventh-grade alchemist, he must be some reclusive great figure. I, a junior, should seek his guidance and instruction." Although Master Otto said this, his expression betrayed him; clearly, he didn't believe it at all. In the Gama Empire, the highest-ranking alchemist was only the Pill King Gu He, yet the young man before him was boasting that his teacher was a top-tier sixth or seventh-grade alchemist. No matter what, Otto simply couldn't believe it.

"Tch, are you bragging? The highest-ranking alchemist in the Jia Ma Empire is just Master Gu He, the Pill King. I've never even heard of your teacher, who's called Old Monster Bai." The purple-clad woman named Lin Fei couldn't stand it anymore and rolled her eyes at Xiao Xuanyuan, speaking with considerable disdain.

"Hehe, believe it or not, it's up to you. I'm not forcing you to believe it anyway." With an indifferent shrug, Xiao Xuanyuan continued walking forward, which completely ignited Lin Fei's competitive spirit. She ran ahead and walked alongside Xiao Xuanyuan.

"You say your teacher is Old Monster Bai, and aside from the fact that no one else has ever heard of him, tell me, if your teacher is so powerful, how come you're not even a first-grade alchemist?" Lin Fei disapproved of Xiao Xuanyuan's behavior. This young man gave her the feeling of being arrogant and conceited, which made her want to speak up and put him down.

"Heh, what's so great about a first-grade alchemist? I can even refine third-grade pills. First-grade pills are nothing but a fart in my eyes!" Xiao Xuanyuan said arrogantly.

"You...you..." For a moment, Linfei was so choked that she couldn't speak.

"You don't believe me? Just wait and see. When we go into the Alchemist Guild for the assessment later, I'll show you with the title of a third-grade alchemist," Xiao Xuanyuan said dismissively.

Otto, watching from behind, found Xiao Xuanyuan's arrogance somewhat amusing. He thought the young man was ignorant and fearless, looking down on everything. Was being an alchemist so easy? On the Dou Qi Continent, the title of alchemist was probably worthless. Leaving aside talent, just becoming a first-grade alchemist required considerable time and effort, in addition to a teacher's guidance.

However, for some reason, the confidence that the young man exuded made Otto believe that he seemed to have the ability, and the aura he radiated was captivating.

Soon, the three arrived at the strange building that resembled a medicine cauldron.

Looking up, above the entrance, a pale purple sandalwood plaque hangs horizontally, with five ancient characters whose writing is slightly blurred, shimmering with a faint light.

"The Alchemist Guild? Yes, this is it." Xiao Xuanyuan glanced around a few times, then took a step to walk inside.

Upon reaching the entrance, two fully armed men blocked his way, saying in gruff voices, "This is the Alchemist Guild. Without a letter of introduction, you cannot enter."

"Uh, a letter of introduction? What letter of introduction?" Xiao Xuanyuan turned his head and looked at the white-bearded old man behind him.

"Ahem, I know this young man. You don't need to stop him, just let him go." Otto covered his mouth and coughed slightly, then waved his hand.

"Yes, Master Otto!" Upon seeing the old man behind Xiao Xuanyuan, the two burly men hurriedly bowed respectfully to Otto.

"Hmph, a third-grade alchemist, huh? You can't even get into the Alchemist Guild. I'll have to watch you make a fool of yourself later..." Lin Fei thought to herself, "I'll give you a chance to insult Xiao Xuanyuan." She stepped forward and rolled her eyes again, her words dripping with sarcasm, which made the two guards on the side glance at Xiao Xuanyuan.

"Girl, you should say less..." Otto couldn't stand it anymore and offered a gentle word of advice.

"I won't! Who told this guy to be so blind to talent? He even dared to call himself a third-grade alchemist. I want to see how he'll leave the Alchemist Guild in disgrace if he can't even refine a first-grade pill during the alchemy test!" Lin Fei continued her scathing remarks, as if she wanted to slap her.

Xiao Xuanyuan wasn't annoyed. He said in a teasing tone, "If I become a third-grade alchemist later, you'll grant me one request, okay? Do you dare to accept this bet?"

Upon hearing this, Linfei's spoiled young lady temper resurfaced, and she said rather defiantly, "What's there to be afraid of? What if you can't do it? You can be my servant for a few years then."

"Alright, perfect, no problem. As long as you dare to bet with me on this, if I, Xiao Xuanyuan, lose, I'll serve you tea and water for three years. If you, Linfei, lose, you'll have to be my personal maid for three years. How about that?" Seeing that the woman in front of him was always putting him down, Xiao Xuanyuan was quite annoyed and, in his anger, he made such a bold statement.

Seeing this, Otto intervened, saying, "Linfei, don't be silly. What if this human little brother is a student of some reclusive master..."

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Forty-Eight: Outrageous Remarks Shock the Guild