I previously wrote that the protagonist was currently a third-tier alchemist, but after reviewing the plot, I realized that this tier was a little too low.
First, taking the original novel's Alchemist Tournament as a "reference," Xiao Yan refined the fourth-tier Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill with the strength of a Dou Shi.
Although he only successfully refined the Three-Pattern Green Spirit Pill because [by sheer luck] his soul power made a small breakthrough on the spot, Xiao Yan was at least a third-tier alchemist at that point.
And although soul power cannot be actively cultivated without a soul cultivation method, it can, to a certain extent, increase as one's cultivation rises.
For example, all Dou Sheng have heavenly realm soul power, and breaking through to Dou Di requires an emperor realm soul.
So, if Xiao Yan had third-tier soul power approaching the fourth tier as a Dou Shi, then Xiao Yan, who was now a Seven-Star Great Dou Master, having only third-tier soul power was a little too low.
Therefore, I'm correcting the previously stated alchemist tier here-
When Xiao Yan left the Magical Beast Mountain Range for the Desert, her alchemy was not at the third tier, but the fourth.
This change does not affect anything else. For example, it was still entirely reasonable for Xiao Yan to tell the Snake-People Tribe that she was a third-tier alchemist.
The third tier put her at the level of a "genius," enough for the Snake-People Tribe to take her seriously.
But if she said she was fourth-tier, then a fourth-tier alchemist that young would absolutely be a top talent, and someone like that getting lost alone in the Desert would feel a little too incongruous. So I won't be changing anything else.
It's perfectly normal for a fanfic protagonist to