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

"It really is him..."

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the young alchemist who resembled Song Qing, and smiled inwardly.

It seems that my opponent in this alchemist competition will be that guy over there.

"Judging from the energy fluctuations, the fifth-grade pill that the other party refined is definitely not simple, but it's probably still a bit inferior to my Yiling Pill..."

While it's not true that the bigger the commotion when an elixir is formed, the better, this is at least a very simple criterion for judgment.

Just like Song Lian and the other man on the podium, their expressions were somewhat solemn at this moment.

"Old Monster Song, it seems your grandson's pills are no match for that silver-flame kid. Looks like he's going to lose..." Lu Chen said to Song Lian with a hint of schadenfreude in his voice.

Song Lian frowned, feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.

"Song Qing's Four Purple Yang Pills this time are supposed to be high-grade fifth-rank pills, but they're still a notch weaker than his opponent's. Could it be that this kid is refining a peak fifth-rank pill?!"

Thinking about this, Song Lian still felt somewhat incredulous!

Chapter Fifty-Five: Traveling Together

The Xuantian City Alchemist Conference has finally come to an end.

As expected, the final champion was Ye Chen's fifth-grade peak Yi Ling Dan.

Although there were fewer fifth-grade alchemists at this conference compared to previous years, the presence of one peak fifth-grade alchemist, one advanced fifth-grade alchemist, and two high-level fifth-grade alchemists still made the trip worthwhile for everyone.

Of everyone, Song Qing was probably the only one who was somewhat depressed...

After all, it would be infuriating for anyone to have their championship snatched away by someone who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

However, although Song Qing, still a child at this time, was proud and arrogant, he was not conceited and disdainful of everyone...

Moreover, Ye Chen's Yi Ling Pill was superior to his own in both difficulty and speed of refining, so Song Qing was completely convinced of his defeat.

However, young people are all a little proud. As Song Qing passed by Ye Chen, he looked at the former with a fighting spirit and said, "You win this time, but I will soon be able to advance to the peak of the fifth rank. Three months later, do you dare to compete again!"

Ye Chen glanced at the other person. Although he was four or five years older than the other person, in terms of mental age, he was old enough to be his father...

However, since the other party was so eager to fight, Ye Chen did not object. Instead, he smiled and said, "Okay, but I am about to head to the Pill Domain and then to the Holy Pill City, so we may not meet again then."

To Ye Chen's surprise, Song Qing was not discouraged after hearing his words. Instead, she was excited and said with a smile, "What? You're going to Saint Pill City too? That's perfect! My ancestor will be taking me to Saint Pill City in three days. You can travel with us then, and we can also exchange alchemy skills on the way!"

It's clear that Song Qing was completely focused on alchemy at this point, which explains why he was able to reach such a high level at the beginning of the story.

"Want to come along?" Ye Chen's smile deepened.

Given Song Qing's talent and future achievements, if we befriend him, we can not only have a talented friend, but also a rival who can motivate each other. It's a win-win situation, so why not?

Thinking of this, Ye Chen looked at Song Qing, whose eyes were filled with expectation, and replied, "If Mr. Song doesn't mind, then I agree to go with you."

Song Qing was overjoyed and patted his chest, saying, "I'll go talk to the patriarch right away; he definitely won't object!"

"Oh, by the way, what's your name?"

After all that talk, Song Qing and the other person still don't know each other's names...

"Ye Chen!"

Since Ye Chen wanted to befriend Song Qing, he no longer needed to use an alias.

Unfortunately, at this time, Song Qing was similar to Ye Chen before he came out; he knew almost nothing about the outside world.

Unlike Ye Chen, who could deduce many things based on information from his past life, he didn't have any special reaction to the name "Ye Chen".

"Ye Chen, I've got it. Then Brother Ye, you should go and talk to the Ancestor first!"

Watching Song Qing excitedly head towards the podium, Ye Chen opened his mouth to speak, but in the end, all that remained was a shake of his head and a bitter smile.

"I never imagined this guy would have been such a carefree person when he was young."

He won the championship, but he still wants his own reward?

Therefore, Ye Chen simply followed Song Qing's footsteps and arrived at the podium.

As soon as Ye Chen arrived at the podium, he saw Song Qingzheng talking to an old man with a happy expression. Ye Chen naturally recognized the old man as Song Lian, the patriarch of the Song family.

At this moment, Song Lian looked at the incessantly chattering Song Qing with a kind expression, raised his hand and gently patted the latter's back, saying softly, "You child, you're still so reckless. You said the ancestor agreed. Look, young friend Ye has already arrived..."

Song Qing was taken aback. Looking at Ye Chen who was walking over with a smile, she suddenly realized, "Oh right! Brother Ye is the champion, so he should also accept the champion's reward."

Song Lian laughed heartily, seemingly unconcerned about his grandson's belated realization. He rose and approached Ye Chen, saying, "Young friend, you must be Ye Chen, right? Hehe, indeed, the younger generation is formidable. Although Song Qing is a bit reckless, he's been proud and arrogant since childhood, and it won't be easy to get him to admit defeat. Young friend, winning this championship is truly well-deserved!"

"Master Song, you flatter me. Compared to you, I am but a junior." Ye Chen smiled modestly.

Song Lian's opinion of him immediately rose three points higher upon hearing his attitude.

Upon hearing the name Ye Chen, Song Lian was already 70% certain that the other party was from the Ye family, one of the five major families in the Pill Domain.

Only a power of that caliber could possibly cultivate such a terrifyingly talented prodigy.

The only question is whether this person is the prodigy from the Ye family that Elder Mu mentioned... If so, given his age, simply calling him a prodigy is not enough to describe him; if not, then the Ye family actually has two such talented disciples, wouldn't they be even more terrifying in the future!

Thinking to himself, Song Lian took out a white storage ring and said with a smile, "This is the prize for the champion of this tournament. Please accept it, young friend Ye."

Ye Chen took the storage ring and quickly scanned it with his soul power. When he saw the meteorite stone inside, he was immediately overjoyed.

It seems all my hard work wasn't in vain...

As for other resources, even the sixth-grade pill formula, they were not as attractive to Ye Chen.

Seeing the joy on Ye Chen's face, Song Lian was also very satisfied.

After all, the other party is very likely to be a descendant of the Ye family, and with such terrifying talent, coupled with the status of the Ye family, he will definitely have a place in the Pill Tower in the future.

If the Song family could befriend such a person, it would be of great benefit to both the family and Song Qing, who aspires to enter the Pill Tower in the future.

It is precisely because both sides understand the benefits they bring to each other that the atmosphere between them is so harmonious...

Ultimately, this is still a world driven by self-interest.

“I heard from Song Qing that you are also planning to go to Saint Pill City. That just so happens that I will also be taking my son there in three days. If you are not in a hurry, you might as well come with us.”

Hearing Song Lian extend the invitation again, Ye Chen naturally had no reason to refuse, and chuckled, "Then this junior will respectfully accept your invitation."

"Good, good!" Song Lian smiled and stroked his beard.

"After the Xuantian City Alchemist Conference concludes, a three-day gathering will be held, which will be attended by all the contestants and some surrounding forces. If you are interested, young friend Ye, you can go and take a look. Of course, if you don't like the excitement, then you might as well stay at the Song family's place for the next three days. We'll set off directly after three days."

Chapter Fifty-Six: Departure from Dancheng

Ye Chen had no interest in any kind of gathering.

That was just those forces trying to win over the participants; it meant nothing to Ye Chen.

As for Song Lian's invitation to stay at the Song family manor, Ye Chen did not refuse. In any case, he planned to refine the meteorite in the next three days first, and if there was time, he could also exchange alchemy skills with Song Qing.

Song Qing once again looked at Ye Chen with new respect.

"I never knew you knew so much about medicinal herbs!" Song Qing couldn't help but exclaim.

As the two got to know each other better, Song Qing discovered that Ye Chen's basic knowledge of alchemy was extremely solid, even far surpassing his own.

Ye Chen felt somewhat wistful about this.

"I was forced into this too. After all, I was forced to memorize the family's medical texts from a young age, and I didn't even have the chance to talk to people my own age..."

"Well, you really are in a tough spot!" Song Qing suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for the other person.

Although he was strictly disciplined from a young age, he was never deprived of the opportunity to play with his peers.

Unlike Ye Chen, who started memorizing medicine classics at the age of two or three, Song Qing showed talent for battle qi after the age of five, and then began to learn medicine refining after being tested as an alchemist around the age of ten.

This is the experience of most people.

The only person who could be trained to become an alchemist like Ye Chen, who started learning alchemy at the age of four or five, is probably Cao Ying, the enchanting girl from the Cao family, who was born with an overflowing soul power.

Based on this calculation, Song Qing started learning alchemy at the age of ten and is now an advanced fifth-grade alchemist at the age of eighteen; Ye Chen started learning alchemy at the age of five (at the age of two, he only learned to identify medicinal herbs and other knowledge) and reached the peak of the fifth-grade alchemist at the age of fourteen.

The difference between the two is not as large as it appears...

It can only be said that Ye Chen had the advantage of being in the first place, and also had the added benefit of being a transmigrator.

By analogy, Song Qing's later achievements are far inferior to those of true prodigies like Cao Ying and Dan Chen. Therefore, all things considered, Ye Chen is currently inferior to Cao Ying and Dan Chen.

However, Ye Chen didn't take it too seriously. After all, he possessed the Star Essence Chart. As long as he had enough Star Essence, his ability to command would become stronger and stronger. Whether it was the speed of his battle qi cultivation or the growth of his alchemy skills, it would exceed everyone's imagination!

Everything just needs time...

Name: Ye Chen

Realm: Four-Star Dou Ling

Star Essence: 125

Star Soul: 4 points (Note: Special hidden Star Soul, primary Fire, secondary Wood.)

精：100；气：100；神：60；速：50；力：100；技：10；控魂：20；控火：30

Star Chart: Unicorn Fire Spirit Dragon

星域图，龙首星域（内含10位星宫，已点亮四位星宫）、左前龙爪（内含8位星宫）、右前龙爪（内含8位星宫）、左后龙爪（内含8位星宫）、右后龙爪（内含8位星宫）、龙尾（内含7位星宫）、龙脊（内含12位星宫）

Star Domain Skill: None

Star Trail Skill: Dragon Flame Song. Lighting up three stars will condense a fire dragon to attack. After that, lighting up each star palace will condense a fire dragon. After ten stars are lit up, eight fire dragons can be condensed to attack the enemy.

When star fields and star tracks are connected, star track skills can be generated; when the same star field is fully upgraded, star field skills can be obtained.

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Five meteorites have not yet been fully refined. If these five are refined, the Star Essence Value will reach 175 points, leaving only 25 points to reach the 200 points needed to light up the fifth Star Soul.

Once the fifth point is activated, Ye Chen's basic attributes will be enhanced again, and his growth rate will be even faster!

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To the northeast of Xuantian City lies a vast plain, and on the edge of this plain is a huge plaza built of black stone.

And on this Black Stone Plaza is the entrance node of the spatial wormhole connecting Xuantian City to the Pill Domain.

Because this place is one of the gateways to the southwestern part of Zhongzhou and Danyu, the space wormhole is quite busy.

Early in the morning, Ye Chen followed Song Qing to the square.

What he didn't expect was that, besides himself, there was another person accompanying him this time, who was one of the audience members on the stage of the Alchemist Conference, the Fairy Yin Wu!

Although he had already stayed at the Song family manor for three days, this was the first time Ye Chen had ever met this Fairy of Sound...

Of course, the time at the conference doesn't count, since I only caught a glimpse of it from afar back then.

Ye Chen wasn't surprised by the fact that this Fairy of Sound came from the Sound Valley, but he didn't expect that she was actually a disciple of the Valley Master of Sound Valley...

Although Yin Valley is one of the top three valleys in Zhongzhou, it is different from Tang Zhen, the master of Burning Flame Valley, and Bing Zun Zhe Binghe, the master of Ice River Valley. This master of Yin Valley is too mysterious. Almost no information about her has been spread throughout Zhongzhou. All that is known is that the master of Yin Valley seems to be a great beauty.

Because of Hu Tian's previous words, Ye Chen realized that Yin Valley seemed to have some unusual relationship with the Dan family. Now, Yin Wu, the disciple of Yin Valley Master, was going to Dan City so openly, which seemed to prove this point.

Although he was curious about what the Fairy Yin was doing at the Dan family, Ye Chen knew it wasn't something he should care about, so he simply nodded to her and that was the end of their conversation.

Even so, it still made Song Qing, who was standing next to her, extremely envious.

"You bastard! You're really infuriating!" Song Qing walked up to Ye Chen, slapped him hard on the shoulder, and said with a look of envy.

Ye Chen was completely bewildered by this sudden turn of events and looked over with a puzzled expression.

Quietly leaning closer, Song Qing condensed her voice into a thin line and whispered to Ye Chen, "Do you know that ever since this Fairy Yin arrived in Xuantian City, she hasn't even glanced at anyone except for the Ancestor and the Lu Family Ancestor..."

But now she not only looked at you, she even greeted you! Don't you think you deserve a beating?!

Ye Chen was speechless for a moment, rolled his eyes at Song Qing, and said irritably, "That's all you've got!"

He simply hadn't expected it. He had thought Yin Wu was just a bit cold, but he hadn't realized he was so arrogant, not even taking a genius alchemist like Song Qing seriously...

This doesn't quite make sense.

Does that mean that Yin Valley never lacks high-level alchemists?

Considering the relationship between the other party and the Dan family, this seems to make sense...

Why does the other person look at me differently? Is it because I'm too handsome?

Thinking of this, Ye Chen unconsciously touched his handsome face, which almost made Song Qing next to him punch him!