The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Lin Fei was in the same boat. For some reason, after Xiao Xuanyuan unleashed his lightning flames, she found it difficult to calm down. Her intuition told her that she might really lose this bet with him! In her confused state of mind, she momentarily lost her focus, and the deep yellow flame she was controlling trembled slightly, almost burning away a medicinal herb that the cauldron was refining. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and pulled the flame back, thus avoiding a mistake that would destroy the herb.

Lin Fei gently patted her heaving, full breasts, involuntarily exhaling a breath of stale air. Her lips parted slightly as she murmured softly, "Hmph, it's all that damned guy's fault! That stupid bet he made with me ruined my mood and almost destroyed the pill. There's only one batch of ingredients for this pill; if it's burned, my advancement to a first-grade alchemist will be a complete failure..."

Thinking of this, Lin Fei turned her head and glared fiercely at Xiao Xuanyuan, who was seriously refining various medicinal essences.

Seemingly noticing Lin Fei's gaze directed his way, but having reached the final moment of refining the "Great Strength Pill," Xiao Xuanyuan couldn't afford to be distracted. He could only ignore her, calm his mind, and continue.

After glaring at him a few times, seeing that the guy ignored her, Lin Fei looked away and focused on checking the condition of the medicinal herbs inside the cauldron.

"Thank goodness, only a small part was burned, it won't affect the final condensation, and it can still be made into a pill!" Lin Fei controlled her soul perception and carefully removed the charred part before continuing to refine the medicinal materials.

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Fifty-Five: The Curtain Falls

As Xiao Xuanyuan focused his attention, time flew by. After countless tumblings, the pills inside the cauldron finally began to round out from their oval shape.

Looking at the bright color on the surface of the pill, Xiao Xuanyuan smiled slightly and withdrew his hand from the fire mouth of the medicine cauldron. Then, the lightning flames inside the medicine cauldron instantly dissipated.

With a slap, the lid of the cauldron was knocked aside. Xiao Xuanyuan reached into the cauldron and grabbed a round, deep yellow pill with a lustrous sheen, which flew out of the cauldron. His hand quickly swept across a white jade bottle on the stone platform, the mouth of the bottle flashing past, and the "Mighty Strength Pill" shot into the white jade bottle.

"Hahaha..." Xiao Xuanyuan burst into laughter, saying, "No matter what kind of difficult-to-refine first-grade pills your Alchemist Guild gives me, with me, Xiao Xuanyuan, taking action, it's a piece of cake, hahaha..."

His arrogant laughter echoed throughout the hall, and he was quite smug.

Xiao Xuanyuan glanced around casually and saw that everyone else was inside the light barrier, focused on refining the medicinal pills assigned by the Alchemist Guild. As his refining succeeded, he casually withdrew his lightning dragon flames, and the light barrier covering the surrounding area gradually faded until it disappeared completely.

Seeing that the light screen in front of him had disappeared, Xiao Xuanyuan, somewhat comically, ran to the light screen where Lin Fei was standing and looked at her with a smile.

Lin Fei was focused on refining the medicine, and seemed to have noticed him as well. She glanced at him briefly before immediately withdrawing her attention and concentrating on the refining process. She only needed one last ingredient before she could extract the essence of all the ingredients and take the final, crucial step of condensing and fusing them into a pill.

Therefore, she absolutely could not be distracted. However, the thought of Xiao Xuanyuan, that hateful guy, made her stop channeling the flames into her hands, and she glared fiercely at him with her beautiful eyes.

Seeing the "fierce" look in the eyes of the girl in front of him, Xiao Xuanyuan deliberately shrugged and then turned to leave.

In fact, after Xiao Xuanyuan completed the pill, Frank and Otto, along with a group of alchemists, came to him.

Everyone was extremely surprised. The other aspiring alchemists hadn't even begun refining pills yet, but this boy, who was only sixteen years old, had already successfully refined a pill. What other surprises did this boy have in store for them? A violent and scorching lightning flame that resembled a strange fire? And the pill being refined so far ahead of schedule?

Frank and Otto, those two old guys, knew how difficult it was to secretly order the 'medicine' prescriptions to be distributed to Xiao Xuanyuan. But this guy always gave them huge surprises, one after another, each one more shocking than the last, almost making their hearts ache.

This is truly a genius boy with monstrous talent!

"You...you really finished refining it?" Frank and Otto walked over and looked at Xiao Xuanyuan in front of them, both of them swallowing hard.

"Why would I lie to you?" With that, Xiao Xuanyuan casually tossed the white jade bottle containing the pills toward Frank and his companion. Frank was quick to grab it.

Somewhat impatiently, Frank and Otto pulled open the red stopper and peered into the space inside the white jade bottle. To their astonishment, a perfectly round, deep yellow pill lay quietly inside.

After sensing it powerfully with his soul perception, it was indeed true that this was the "Mighty Strength Pill," a first-grade pill that was extremely difficult for even aspiring alchemists to refine.

"This...how is this possible?" Frank's mouth gaped open, big enough to fit a fist. Otto's reaction wasn't as exaggerated, but the unparalleled shock on his face was unmistakable.

"This kid..." Otto muttered a few words unconsciously as his mouth opened and closed.

"This is at least a high-quality pill among first-grade pills, but this kid has successfully refined it, and so far ahead of schedule. It seems to have been a piece of cake for him. It seems that his pill refining skills are not just those of a first-grade pill refiner..." Frank was shocked for a long time before he slowly came back to his senses.

"After examining this pill, I'm now almost 60-70% certain that the flame he used might be a strange fire. Otherwise, how could it have such a strong ability to refine the essence of medicinal herbs? Moreover, it seems that the various essential medicinal properties within this pill are almost perfectly fused together. This powerful and precise control over the perception of the soul would be no surprise if it appeared in an alchemist who has immersed himself in the Dao of Medicine for many years. But how old is he? ...A genius, truly a genius..."

Otto snatched the white jade bottle from Frank's hand, then poured the perfectly round pill inside into his palm and carefully examined it with his soul perception.

Seeing that the two seemed to have no response for a long time, Xiao Xuanyuan turned to look at the remaining aspiring alchemists who were still refining medicine. As time passed, many aspiring alchemists emerged from the light screen with dejected expressions. Clearly, judging from their faces, they had failed in their alchemy attempts. That meant they would not be able to advance to the first-grade alchemist level this time.

Looking at the seven or eight people who had approached, Xiao Xuanyuan shook his head slightly. Their skills were lacking; whose fault was it? He shifted his gaze, finally settling on Lin Fei and Xue Mei. At that moment, Xiao Xuanyuan noticed that they were just one step away from fusing the pills. Compared to them, the other alchemists were also at the stage of fusing various essential medicinal properties. As expected of students of a fourth-grade alchemist, the two women's alchemy process was far faster than the others.

Soon after, the allotted time for refining was up. Reminded by the alchemists behind him, Frank snapped out of his reverie, casually flicking out a burst of energy that struck the large bell in the center of the hall, thus marking the end of this round of tests for first-grade alchemists.

Leisurely, Lin Fei and Xue Mei put away the inner core of the medicine cauldron, and both unconsciously turned their beautiful eyes to the young man's figure. At this moment, the young man smiled, his handsome and sunny face also smiling at them.

"That damn guy, he refined it so fast, did he ruin the pill?" Looking at that extremely hateful smiling face, Lin Fei thought with considerable frustration.

The two women walked towards this side one after the other.

Frank and Otto forced smiles as they greeted them. Even though they knew their student was no match for Xiao Xuanyuan, he was still their student, and they couldn't ignore him.

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Fifty-Six: Second Rank

Having witnessed Xiao Xuanyuan's alchemy skills, Frank and Otto both wore wry smiles when facing their student again, their forced smiles turning into bitterness.

What's the point of comparing these two? There's simply no comparison...

"Teacher, my pills are ready too..." Linfei and Xuemei each pestered their teacher, urging them to check them quickly so that they could be promoted to true first-grade alchemists as soon as possible.

"Hmm..." Frank and Otto exchanged glances for a few moments before accepting the white jade bottles from the two women.

After a thorough examination using their soul perception, Frank and Otto both nodded slightly, their rather stiff expressions softening a bit. After all, their student had passed the assessment for a first-grade alchemist, even if the quality of the pills he refined was somewhat lacking, they had still met the assessment standards.

"Hmm," both of them nodded slightly, indicating their approval of their students: "You have all met the assessment standards and have officially been promoted to First-Rank Alchemists. We will then bestow upon you the Alchemist's Robes. However..."

At this point, both of them looked at Xiao Xuanyuan, who stood silently to the side with his arms crossed over his chest. Ever since the two women finished refining the medicine, he had been watching them without saying a word.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do I have something on my face?" Xiao Xuanyuan touched his cheek and then said, "Speaking of which, are you two fourth-grade alchemists really doing this? You actually arranged for me to make a high-grade pill called the Strength Pill, which is extremely difficult for even a first-grade alchemist to refine, even for a novice. If it were me, it would be fine, but if it were another novice alchemist, wouldn't I be in big trouble?"

As soon as Xiao Xuanyuan finished speaking, Frank and Otto's faces flushed involuntarily. This was indeed something they had deliberately arranged. This way, they could truly test the veracity of his claim about refining third-grade pills. If he failed the test, it would be a lesson for Xiao Xuanyuan, letting him understand just how difficult the path of an alchemist is...

However, the result was often unexpected. Not only did Xiao Xuanyuan pass the test they had secretly set, but he also seemed to have completed it much ahead of schedule and completed it so perfectly that he refined the Great Strength Pill into a top-grade pill of the first rank. This was already a perfect answer.

Knowing something in one's heart is one thing, but saying it aloud is another, lest one invite gossip and idle chatter. Frank shamelessly explained, "I think the staff member in charge might have given the wrong 'prescription.' Perhaps we haven't been supervising properly, but young man, you passed the test, so why bother arguing?"

"Come, come, we'll take you to receive the title, honor, and rewards befitting a first-grade alchemist..." Frank said, beckoning to an alchemist beside him. "You'll be in charge of assessing the remaining batch of prospective alchemists. If everything's alright, I'll take this first group out now..."

"Yes," the third-grade alchemist nodded in response.

Frank and Otto then led this group of more than ten people out.

After leaving the assessment room, Frank instructed several senior alchemists who had come out with him to lead the others to collect their alchemist badges, special alchemist robes, and other rewards.

After these people left, he looked at Xiao Xuanyuan with a smile and said, "Young man, you said you still want to take the third-grade alchemist exam. Well, according to the rules of the Alchemist Guild, you must pass the second-grade alchemist exam first to be eligible..."

After glancing around the hall and seeing the astonished gazes directed at him, Xiao Xuanyuan nodded with a sense of satisfaction and said, "Of course, you can take me there now."

"Are you really sure? That's even more difficult than the assessment for a first-grade alchemist!" Still somewhat hesitant and unsure, Frank stared intently at Xiao Xuanyuan, wanting to confirm it one more time.

His gaze swept around the vicinity, and upon seeing Ya Han's gaze directed his way, Xiao Xuanyuan smiled slightly at her, giving her a reassuring look. Then, upon hearing her voice, he turned around and said, "How could it be fake? Where are we taking the assessment now?"

As for the pair of beautiful eyes beside him, which seemed to be glaring at him with gritted teeth, Xiao Xuanyuan completely ignored them. He thought to himself that he was probably afraid of losing the bet.

“That’s good then. Come on, we’ll take you to the second-grade alchemist assessment area.” With that, Frank led the guild’s alchemists in one direction. Otto nodded to the former and said, “Let’s go, I really want to see if you have the ability.” He then followed.

“Teacher, we also want to go and take a look, to observe and learn. This might help us on our future path of alchemy.” Lin Fei hurriedly stepped forward, looking at Otto with a pitiful expression, and gently tugged at his arm with her jade hand.

Upon hearing this, Otto smiled and shook his head slightly, saying, "Girl, it's not that I won't let you in, it's the guild's rule, and I can't change it, unless..." As he spoke, Otto turned his gaze to Xiao Xuanyuan. The two women then looked at him as well.

"Why are you looking at me? Since Linfei and Xuemei are willing to watch me refine medicine, why not let them in?" Xiao Xuanyuan casually glanced at the two women beside him, whose eyes were filled with longing, and nodded.

"Alright, then you two come over too." Otto smiled, took a step, and turned to leave.

After walking down a short corridor, Otto nodded to the burly men at the door, and after they bowed in greeting, he led the three of them into the house.

The bright hall contained only a few stone platforms. After Xiao Xuanyuan entered, two young alchemists who had already advanced to the first rank were already waiting for him.

Seeing Xiao Xuanyuan and the others enter, Frank walked over and said to him, "Now that you're here, let's go up and get ready." Frank pointed to a stone platform.

“Okay, no problem.” Without hesitation, Xiao Xuanyuan went up and, like the other two first-grade alchemist youths, began to check various alchemy equipment to see if there were any problems.

Soon, after a series of tests, Xiao Xuanyuan nodded, and Frank glanced at the clock beside him before announcing the start of the assessment for second-grade alchemists.

Reaching out, Xiao Xuanyuan picked up the prescription from the stone platform, glanced at it briefly, and nodded slightly. Fortunately, these two old guys wouldn't make things as difficult as the first time. The pills recorded inside were only at the lower-middle level of second-grade pills, which was considered somewhat difficult among second-grade pills.

The Transmigrator Who Changed Doupo

Chapter Fifty-Seven: Challenging the Third Rank

The assessment for the second-grade alchemist went smoothly as usual. Before long, a pale blue pill the size of a longan was collected by Xiao Xuanyuan into a white jade bottle.

"Here, this is a pill." Xiao Xuanyuan casually tossed the white jade bottle, which arced through the air and was caught by Frank. He and Otto, who had come closer, looked into the white jade bottle together, carefully examining it with their soul perception. They had to admit that Xiao Xuanyuan was indeed skilled, and this time he had not disappointed them. The Qi Explosion Pill, which was of the lower-middle rank of the second grade, was now quietly waiting in the bottle.

After a careful examination, even though they had expected it, a look of surprise still flashed across their eyes. The quality of this pill far surpassed that of those older alchemists who had already advanced to the second rank and considered themselves highly accomplished. This required precise control of the flame and the ability to perfectly combine the essence of the medicine to bring the art of alchemy to its fullest potential.

This was something most self-proclaimed second-grade alchemists would find difficult to achieve, yet the scene before them revealed that this sixteen-year-old boy had accomplished it. This couldn't help but shock them. Even though they had previously underestimated Xiao Xuanyuan, now, unconsciously, they both considered him a peer among alchemists. Because even they, as young second-grade alchemists, couldn't achieve this; only now, at their current fourth-grade alchemist level, could they refine a Qi-bursting pill as perfectly as Xiao Xuanyuan's.

Linfei and Xuemei, also curious, leaned closer to take a look. After lightly touching and inhaling the medicinal fragrance wafting from the white jade bottle, the two women's beautiful eyes shone with wonder. Although they had only been immersed in this field for two or three years, they had naturally gained considerable knowledge from their surroundings. Upon seeing the pill, they knew that it was of high quality, which meant that Xiao Xuanyuan had passed the assessment for a second-grade alchemist.

Lin Fei's expression was the most complex. On the surface, she showed extreme displeasure with Xiao Xuanyuan. However, since ancient times, beauties have always loved heroes. Now, Xiao Xuanyuan has repeatedly shone, attracting attention and stealing the spotlight. What young girl wouldn't like such a talented young man? Moreover, he is handsome and has a dashing and unrestrained temperament. Wherever he goes, he can drive many girls crazy.

Lin Fei bit her lip slightly, secretly glancing at the boy beside her. Seeing his nonchalant expression, she made up her mind. A promise made in public couldn't be renege on.

Xue Mei seemed to have thought of something, and her fair face flushed slightly. After glancing around and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. But as soon as she looked up, she saw Xiao Xuanyuan looking at her with a smile, and for some reason, the blush that had just faded reappeared.

Xiao Xuanyuan was quite confused. What was going on? Did they like him? He had been bored and had been casually looking around, but in the end, he felt that only the two women in front of him were the highlights and could attract his attention.

His gaze swept over the two women's full, delicate figures, admiring their alluring curves. These two women were indeed exceptional, rare beauties indeed. Looking at them seemed to stir something within one's body. However, Xue Mei's reaction made Xiao Xuanyuan think she had noticed his thoughts, so he quickly averted his gaze, feigning seriousness.

Frank looked up, the shock still lingering on his face. He nodded reluctantly to Xiao Xuanyuan and announced, "Congratulations! You have perfectly passed the assessment for a second-grade alchemist and have been promoted to a second-grade alchemist."

"Hehe, I already knew that this would be a piece of cake for me. However, now that I have completed the advancement to a second-grade alchemist, shouldn't I start refining third-grade pills now?" Xiao Xuanyuan laughed arrogantly.

Frank glanced at the two remaining people who were still carefully refining the second-grade pills, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Don't rush, let them finish refining first."

After waiting for what felt like an eternity, the two young men finally stopped what they were doing and walked over with long, dejected expressions.

Looking at their expressions, everyone knew without asking that they had failed to refine the second-grade pill.

"What? The refining failed?" Frank frowned slightly. It didn't matter that the two of them failed to advance to the second-grade alchemist level. The most important thing was that they lost the medicinal materials for two second-grade medicine formulas. Although this was not a big deal for the Alchemist Guild, it was still a loss.

"Alright, you can go now. You failed to advance to the second-grade alchemist this time. When you get back, you need to study alchemy techniques carefully and summarize what aspects you need to improve." In the end, Frank shook his head helplessly and waved to the two of them.

"Yes, Master Frank." The two replied respectfully, then turned and left. However, as they left, they still looked at Xiao Xuanyuan with a lingering sense of astonishment and shock, even seeming to want to approach and befriend him. But because of the presence of Frank and Otto, two fourth-grade alchemists, they dared not approach and could only leave dejectedly. After all, the lightning dragon flame technique that Xiao Xuanyuan had displayed earlier had truly shocked them!

As the two left, Frank nodded to Xiao Xuanyuan and said, "Let's go, it's time to head to the assessment grounds for third-grade alchemists!"

"Teacher!" Linfei and Xuemei both said in a coquettish tone.

Frank wouldn't have it this time. He turned back and said, "The third-grade alchemist assessment is different from the second-grade assessment. You shouldn't come along. After all, this concerns the honor of our Blackrock City Alchemist Guild. Just think, a sixteen-year-old boy has broken the historical record and reached the third-grade alchemist level at such a young age. If he leaves here, it will be a huge source of pride for us..."