Battle Through the Heavens: The Alchemist Starting from the Ye Family

Ye Lan nodded with a gloomy face.

The Ye family is destined to fail this assessment...

Most importantly, Ye Lan received news that, apart from the Ye family, the other four of the five major families had members who had broken through to the seventh-grade alchemist level!

Ye Chen was helpless in the face of the Ye family's current predicament.

Finally, he could only shake his head and say, "Alright. If I don't pass, I don't pass. Anyway, we still have two more chances. I will try my best to break through to the seventh rank before the next assessment. Father, don't worry!"

Faced with this predicament, the only option the Ye family can choose is to give up...

Ye Lan looked at her son, who was already a handsome young man. Judging from his appearance and behavior, who would have thought that he was only thirteen years old?

The heavy responsibilities of the family fell on his shoulders too early, causing Ye Chen to lose too much of his childhood. Whenever Ye Lan thought of this, a sense of guilt would arise in his heart.

Little did this remorseful father know that his son possessed a maturity no less than his own, and that the combined age of both generations was even greater than his father's...

If Ye Chen were really made to act like those little brats, he definitely wouldn't be able to stand it!

"By the way, Father, I have a pill formula that I developed myself. Although it is only a second-grade pill, it is still very good for the members of my Ye family below the level of Dou Zhe. We can organize the alchemists in the family to refine some of them."

As if remembering something, Ye Chen took out a red pill formula from his storage ring and handed it to Ye Lan while speaking.

"What do you say?"

Ye Lan, who had just felt guilty, was momentarily stunned by what her eldest son had said.

"The elixir formula you researched?"

Ye Lan stared at Ye Chen with a look of shock on her face.

You're just a thirteen-year-old brat, and you're researching elixirs? Is that something you're capable of doing?

Ye Chen looked at his father, who was always making a fuss, and was speechless. He simply placed the scroll in his hand on the desk in front of his father.

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"Pill Name: Peiyuan Pill. It is an improved version of the Foundation Establishment Pill from the Bai family. It is used by those below the Dou Zhe level. It can not only strengthen the foundation and improve the user's physique, but also accelerate cultivation."

Of course, this was not just a simple improvement on the Foundation Establishment Pill. Ye Chen also drew on the Foundation Establishment Elixir that the herbalist in the original novel had refined for Xiao Yan. After three years of continuous experimentation, the Qi Cultivation Pill was finally born.

This can be considered as standing on the shoulders of giants, but achieving this level is by no means easy!

Ye Lan quickly picked up the scroll and carefully read through the pill formulas recorded on it...

"This is really..." Ye Lan couldn't help but exclaim.

He really didn't expect that his eldest son would actually come up with such a good thing!

"As expected! He truly is my son, Ye Lan's son, a born alchemist!"

This last boastful remark made Ye Chen roll his eyes at his cheapskate father...

Don't you know what your own talents are?

If he truly inherited your alchemist talent, even if Ye Chen had a cheat code, he might not be able to grow up!

After finishing their business, Ye Chen bid farewell to his busy father and returned to the backyard to find his mother.

Ye Chen's mother, Song Chun'er, is a very optimistic and carefree woman. She is also an alchemist, and her talent is even stronger than her father, Ye Lan.

Both are in their thirties, but Song Chun'er is already a genuine sixth-grade beginner alchemist and a five-star Dou Huang, while her father Ye Lan is still stuck at the peak of the fifth grade. Only his seven-star Dou Huang strength gives him some confidence in front of his wife.

However, it was precisely because of Song Chun'er's talent that she, who came from an ordinary background, was able to take the position of matriarch of the Ye family, one of the five major families in the Dan Domain.

Of course, a large part of the reason is that she also gave birth to a good son for the Ye family!

"Mother!"

In the garden, Ye Chen saw his mother fiddling with a "little thing" in her hands.

Upon seeing her son whom she hadn't seen for many days, Song Chun'er was clearly much more enthusiastic than Ye Lan, the father. She gave him a big hug and then grabbed his ear and spun him around like a steering wheel...

"You brat! You finally come to see your mother? Tell me how long it's been since you left your little courtyard. Look at Xinlan, she almost doesn't recognize her brother anymore..."

Listening to his mother's complaints, which sounded like machine gun fire, Ye Chen could only roll his eyes and try to pull his head out of her arms.

Looking down from my mom's figure, I saw a cute little guy hugging my mom's leg, blinking his big, confused eyes at me.

Ye Chen was instantly charmed by this little creature...

He bent down and picked her up, then gave her a big kiss on her fair face, and asked with a smile, "Xinlan, do you still remember your brother?"

Seeing her son's actions, Song Chun'er had no choice but to stop. Then, after hearing Ye Chen's words, she rolled her eyes and said coldly, "Remember you my ass! Xinlan is only four years old. It's been more than half a year since we last saw you. Who would even recognize you!"

But just as her mother finished speaking, Xiao Xinlan, who had finally realized what was happening, blinked her big, bright eyes and, under Ye Chen's delighted gaze, called out in a clear voice, "Brother!"

Just those two simple words completely melted the soul of Ye Chen, a man in his thirties, leaving him grinning like an idiot...

Chapter Twenty: The Ancient Altar of Yang Fire

A four-year-old girl, without the mischievousness of naughty children, is at the most endearing age. Holding her in your hands is like holding a little kitten, making you want to overflow with love.

Of course, in a world like Dou Qi Continent where combat and strength are the dominant forces, even a four-year-old child is already old enough to begin cultivating.

Moreover, she has a genius older brother who could read and write at the age of six months and could recite the family's medical classics fluently at the age of two!

Unfortunately, there were no special spectacles or dimming of the sun and moon when Xiao Xinlan was born. After birth, she behaved like any other ordinary child, unremarkable and without any special characteristics...

This slightly disappointed Ye Lan, who had been full of anticipation.

However, if he knew that his daughter's future talent was truly "ordinary," then his initial disappointment would likely grow infinitely larger.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen couldn't help but frown slightly.

Her appearance may have given the Ye family in this world an infinite possibility for resurgence, but it may not necessarily be a good thing for Ye Xinlan's growth...

After all, every film, television show, and novel tells us a truth: living under the dazzling halo of one's relatives for a long time may foster a distorted mind.

Ye Chen didn't want his younger sister to become a psychologically twisted villain in the future...

Thinking to himself, Ye Chen couldn't help but think, "It seems I should take this opportunity to improve the little girl's talent..."

Of course, this improvement is not just about improving physical fitness and speeding up cultivation. It must come from the inside out, giving the little girl a real chance to become a strong person!

Another option is to send this girl out into the world once she's a bit older, so she doesn't have to stay in the family and constantly face the intentional or unintentional strange looks from the clansmen.

"Canaan Academy is quite good. We'll send this girl there when she breaks through to the Dou Zhe level, and she can come back when she becomes a Dou Wang. With that kind of strength, she'll be respectable within the family..."

Thinking of Ye Xinlan's study experience at Canaan Academy in the original novel, Ye Chen felt that this was not a bad idea.

Moreover, by then, I might be able to find a way to completely transform her, killing two birds with one stone.

Thinking about this, Ye Chen couldn't help but nod to himself, feeling that his arrangement was truly perfect!

Little did they know that his unusual behavior—changing from a worried expression to a look of relief—completely confused Song Chun'er and her daughter outside.

Finally, Song Chun'er, as Ye Chen's mother, couldn't hold back any longer and slapped him on the forehead, scolding, "You little rascal, why are you doing your old tricks again!"

Ye Chen has been prone to getting lost in such vivid fantasies since he was a child, so Song Chun'er wasn't surprised at all. She only needed to slap him to bring him back to his senses immediately!

Sure enough, Ye Chen, jolted awake by his mother's slap, couldn't help but twitch his lips...

"Still not cute at all..."

Ye Chen was also very troubled by his mother's habit of resorting to violence at the drop of a hat.

However, he couldn't tell his mother about the things he had just been thinking about, so Ye Chen changed the subject and started talking to his mother about all sorts of interesting things.

After a loving mother-son interaction with his mother, Ye Chen went directly to the Ye Family Yanghuo Ancient Temple.

At the location of the altar, go and meet the true head of the Ye family, his grandfather Ye Zhong...

Ye Chen's identity meant he couldn't leave the family and Ye City at will like other clansmen. So, if he wanted to travel, he had to get his grandfather Ye Zhong's permission.

The Yanghuo Ancient Altar is located deep within the Ye family compound. About ten minutes after walking out of the main courtyard, you will see a very secluded gravel plaza in front of you.

In the center of the square, there was a slightly ancient altar. The huge stones used to build the altar were covered with the marks of time, indicating that the altar had existed for quite some time.

As you approach the altar, you'll find the light exceptionally bright. The closer you get to the altar, the hotter and purer the energy in the surrounding world becomes. Beams of light, almost tangible, pour down from the sky and, after being reflected off the smooth stone walls, converge on a dark stone tablet at the center of the altar.

Ye Chen had seen this scene many times before, so he wasn't surprised.

Moreover, after continuous renovations in recent years, there are some specially made alchemy platforms around the ancient altar, all of which are connected to the center of the ancient altar.

Unfortunately, if the Yang Fire hadn't extinguished, the Ye family members could have used these alchemy platforms to refine medicine with it...

But now that the earth fire is no longer present and the yang fire has been extinguished, it is likely that the scene of dozens of people gathering around the ancient altar to refine medicine will not appear for the next few years.

Passing through the alchemy altars and the surrounding stone walls used for isolation, the environment of the entire Yanghuo Ancient Altar became even more tranquil.

At this moment, in front of the dark stone tablet in the center of the ancient altar, a thin figure was sitting cross-legged, with one hand still on the stone tablet.

"Grandpa..." As Ye Chen approached, he couldn't help but speak, waking the old man who was sitting cross-legged.

Ye Zhong seemed to have just noticed Ye Chen's arrival, and said with a look of realization, "Oh, it's Chen'er."

Looking at that gaunt face, so much older than it had been five years ago, Ye Chen felt as if his heart had been stabbed...

Over the years, the pressure that the entire family has put on this old man in front of him has been immense!

Clenching his fist, Ye Chen felt even more determined.

"Grandpa, have you noticed anything unusual?"

Ye Zhong shook his head slightly...

With a slight exertion of force, the stone tablet slowly opened, revealing a pitch-black hole about the size of a head in front of the two of them. This was the Earth Eye within the Yang Huo Ancient Altar.

As the stone tablet was pushed aside, it was as if something had been activated. The stone walls around the altar began to move slowly, forming a circular stone wall that completely surrounded the altar and Ye Chen and his grandson inside. From the outside, all that could be seen was a towering and ancient stone wall.

As the circular stone wall took shape, it seemed to gradually become smoother. More and more beams of light were reflected back by the mirror-like stone wall, finally converging at the eye of the earth, creating a dazzling white light that was extremely blinding.

Unfortunately, no flame appeared at the earth's eye at that moment, so there was no fuse to ignite the yang fire...

"Alas... the flames in the earth's eye are always faint, and the longer it goes on, the weaker they become, and they may even disappear completely in the future!"

At this point, Ye Zhong's forehead creased even deeper.

"If we can't find a solution, then the Yang Fire Ancient Altar of my Ye family will truly be ruined!"

Chapter Twenty-One: Leaving Yecheng

Ye Chen was naturally very clear about the issue of the Yang Huo Ancient Altar.

Unfortunately, there's nothing he can do about it now.

Moreover, for him now, the most important thing is to leave his family and Ye City, so that he can grow rapidly in the future.

When he told his grandfather about this decision, Ye Zhong was surprised that he did not directly object.

However, Ye Zhong still had some doubts about Ye Chen's suggestion to travel and broaden his horizons...

"Isn't this too early? You know, the younger generation of the family usually doesn't go out to train until they're at least adults, and you're only thirteen years old now!"

Ye Chen simply shook his head slightly and said softly, "This has nothing to do with age. Grandpa, you should know very well that I am confident in my talent for cultivation. However, if I just stay in the family and continue to cultivate at a lukewarm pace like I have for the past five years, I'm afraid I will never become a true powerhouse!"

Only by successfully undergoing the trials of blood and fire can a person truly transform!

Ye Zhong naturally understood this principle as well...

"But you are still too young..." Ye Zhong was still a little worried when he thought about his grandson's age.

The Central Plains is not a remote place like the Northwest Continent, where you can easily encounter powerful figures at the Dou Huang or even Dou Zong level.

Moreover, the Central Plains is a vast territory, and even the Pill Domain has an immeasurable territory, with large cities often separated by thousands of miles!

And in this region, towering mountains and deep valleys lie hidden, and you have no idea that a powerful magical beast might be lurking in some remote corner...

"Grandpa, I can feel that my cultivation has reached a bottleneck. Although I can still break through by cultivating diligently in the family, that would be too slow. I can't waste my time in a place like that!" Ye Chen said firmly.

These words shattered the last shred of resolve in Ye Zhong's heart...

His brows furrowed again, but in the end he still chose to agree.

"I will have Hu Tian accompany and protect you, and this trip cannot exceed one year and you cannot leave the Dan Domain, otherwise I will absolutely not agree to your request!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen's lips curled into a slight smile.

Sure enough, as long as I put it that way, my grandfather would find it hard to refuse!

As for the latter's request, Ye Chen naturally agreed immediately.

With his strength as a Great Battle Master, it would have been impossible for him to train alone, and with his current strength, he was indeed not suited to traveling for too long.