Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game.

Gazing at the faintly shifting sand before him, Tan Xiaoshi made up his mind and leaped into the air.

Better to be a broken piece of jade than a broken piece of jade.

His immense pride made him prefer death to being chosen and sold like a slave.

The terrifying suction force pulled Tan Xiaoshi into the deep pit the moment his feet touched the quicksand. His body slowly sank, and his breathing became increasingly difficult as his body was enveloped in fine sand.

He heard the gasps of the elven poachers who were following closely behind, followed by shouts and curses.

One of the poachers even seemed to want an elf to rescue him.

Tan Xiaoshi felt no emotion, because he knew that they were not acting out of kindness, but simply did not want him, who was already in their grasp, to be swallowed up by the quicksand.

However, while the spirits could help them escape from the quicksand vortex, they couldn't save Charcoal Servant, whose body had already been mostly swallowed up.

Seeing that it was beyond saving, a cold voice rang out mercilessly, "Stop, Desert Dragonfly, don't waste your time."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hands that were holding his body released him without hesitation, followed by several other voices with different emotions.

"Is this little charcoal servant really that stubborn?"

"Damn it, what a damn bad luck, those ungrateful bastards!"

"Damn it! Eight million just vanished like that!"

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Ah, as expected, those selfish and greedy humans only care about whether their own interests are harmed.

Tan Xiaoshi was not surprised at all, and was even more grateful for her choice.

Well then, that's settled.

If there is an afterlife, I will definitely become someone that everyone, all elves, will look up to!

As Tanjiro struggled to breathe, he made a grand vow in his heart, letting the quicksand devour the last part of his body.

Just as its consciousness was fading and it was about to fall into a coma, a voice appeared as if a divine being had descended from the heavens.

"Guleton, go rescue that little guy. Gardevoir and I will hold off these elf poachers!"

Has a hero arrived? But I'm completely powerless to save them.

Tanjiro's entire body was completely swept into the ground by the quicksand, and he immediately lost consciousness.

…………

"That's it! Boss, we're really going to make a fortune this time!"

A clueless guy was shouting and yelling, only to be glared at by the gloomy man riding a desert dragonfly.

"Get out!"

As the team leader, this gloomy man is undoubtedly intelligent, so it's common knowledge that Leighton is in Xia Chen's hands.

And what an eighteen-year-old boy who is very close to the League will do when he witnesses a Pokémon poaching incident is self-evident.

Xia Chen is a chatterbox, and he'd be lucky to live even a few more seconds.

Now, his priority is to get Gu Leton to save that little charcoal servant. If he doesn't run now, when will he?

Even as he shouted the word "retreat," the desert dragonfly had already flown ten meters away.

When you're being chased by a ghost, you don't need to run faster than the ghost, you just need to run faster than a person.

He proved the accuracy of this truth through his practice.

However, the cunning and calculating man completely failed to understand that when the difference in strength reaches a certain level, whether you run faster than your teammates makes no difference.

Because within three seconds, Guleton rescued the unconscious Charcoal Servant from the quicksand and knocked out the elves that were lagging behind.

Then, it looked indifferently at the desert dragonfly, and its eyes met those of the gloomy man who couldn't help but turn his head to observe the situation.

A streak of crimson lightning flashed across the sandstorm, wiping out the entire Celestial Dragon Poaching Gang, which had roamed the world and hunted countless Elf Poachers.

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This is your journey.

A familiar voice murmured softly in Tan Xiaoshi's ear. At the same time, a warm, enveloping feeling awakened Tan Xiaoshi from a deep sleep or unconsciousness. It felt a wonderful and comfortable experience it had never had before.

It felt like being inside an unhatched fairy egg, but there was a big difference.

He couldn't open his eyes and could only move slightly, which was similar to his distant memories of being inside the elf egg.

So, his wish before he died was fulfilled?

Is there really an afterlife?

So what kind of elf will I be in this life?

Tan Xiaoshi had countless questions in his mind, but there was one thing he had no doubt about.

In this life, no matter what kind of Pokémon I am, even if I am just a Caterpie, I will definitely grow into the most powerful Butterfree in the world!

Thinking this, Tan Xiaoshi diligently absorbed all the nutrients around him, waiting for the day he would be born.

In this place that resembled an elf egg, there was no concept of time. He felt as if a very long time had passed before he finally opened his eyes.

"Wow-wow-"

The instinctive sounds from his body left Tan Xiaoshi somewhat bewildered: Why am I crying?

Before he could figure out the problem, he then saw humans who might be his biological parents.

I, Tanjiro, was reincarnated as a human?

Even a caterpillar can improve itself through hard training, but humans are something that is almost completely isolated from energy!

This was Tan Xiaoshi's first thought, but the next second, he realized something—

Now that I've become human, does that mean I can become a trainer?

Since I can't change my birth, I'll change my goal. In this life, I want to meet Pokémon like those in my previous life, and then become the strongest trainer in the world!

Of course, if possible, Tanjiro also wants to find the human who ultimately wanted to save him.

He had a clue: the name of the elf in his words, Guleton.

So let's move forward towards our new goals!

…………

As Tanjiro, who was uncontrollably wailing, was setting a new goal in his mind, the person holding him in his arms was also speaking.

"Madam, it's a boy! It's the young master!"

The human conversation left Tan Xiaoshi somewhat bewildered. He could understand the individual words, but he couldn't understand the meaning when they were put together.

At this moment, Tan Xiaoshi seemed to have returned to the state of true ignorance and confusion that he had experienced when he was born more than a year ago.

However, the dialogue continues outside.

Tan Xiaoshi could feel himself being carried to the door by the person he had just seen when he opened his eyes, and then there was that joyful announcement again.

"Master, Madam has given birth to a young master! Mother and child are both safe!"

A loud, energetic voice laughed heartily, "Excellent! My Medicine Clan has gained another fine young man. Since he is a boy, let us name him Yao Chen, as we had previously discussed with my wife."

Is Yao Chen my human name?

Tan Xiaoshi felt a strange flutter in his heart, and he was inexplicably satisfied with the name.

Then let this name become the champion that everyone will admire in the future!

However, the world does not always operate according to an individual's will, and soon, Tanjiro will come to understand this from this magical world.

As time passed day by day, Tan Xiaogongyong gradually adapted to becoming a human baby through his daily routine of eating, sleeping, and crying.

Although his body was much weaker than when he was an elf, and he couldn't even walk very well, the warmth of being in swaddling clothes was a unique experience.

The only thing that puzzled Charcoal Servant was that he had been in this world for almost a year, yet he had never seen an elf.

Could it be that this family is too poor to even afford to raise an elf?

However, when he learned to walk and was finally able to see the world from his own perspective, he suddenly realized that there were no elves in this world.

Yes, it is merely the battle qi that has been cultivated to its peak!

…………

Having been in this world for almost two years, no matter how surprised he was, Tan Xiaoshi could only helplessly accept this reality.

What else can we do? We can't just conjure up elves out of thin air, can we?

If I had that ability, I would be Arceus.

Having deeply understood this, Tan Xiaoshi quickly accepted his identity in this world: Yao Chen, an ordinary member of a collateral branch of the Medicine Clan.

It wouldn't be accurate to say he was unremarkable; perhaps it was because of his past identity as a fire-type spirit that he possessed a perfect fire-type physique and powerful soul force.

These are the two most important qualities for the Medicine Clan's most important secret art, alchemy.

Tan Xiaoshi cherished his talent. From the age of six when he entered the clan school, he began to cultivate frantically, both his battle qi and his alchemy skills.

Time flies, autumn goes and winter comes.

Several years have passed, and the thirteen-year-old Tan Xiaoshi has become a six-star Dou Zhe. In terms of alchemy, he has also become well-known in the clan school.

Tan Xiaoshi has almost completely integrated into this world. He has also come to love everything he has, his parents, his fighting spirit, and his alchemy.

However, life is unpredictable. His father encountered members of the Soul Palace while on a mission and died.

From then on, he embarked on a turbulent yet incredibly fascinating life.

Expelled by the Medicine Clan, he met his confidant Feng Xian, entered the Pill Tower to study, obtained the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, won the Pill Gathering championship, became the master of the Starfall Pavilion, and became famous throughout the continent. He also took on the beloved disciple Han Feng.

In short, it has been a long time, but it is worth the wait.

In just over sixty years, Tan Xiaoshi and Yao Chen have become the most outstanding alchemist on this continent, as well as the strongest Dou Zun below Dou Sheng.

Recalling his brief two-year experience as a spirit servant in his previous life, he felt a pang of emotion, for those memories felt as unreal as a dream.

If it weren't for his soul's growing strength allowing him to distinguish between illusions and real memories, Yao Chen would almost have thought it was a seed planted in his mind by the Soul Palace.

Even so, he still vividly remembered that voice, which was almost branded into the depths of his soul.

"Go, Leighton, go save that little guy!"