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

Chapter 211 Breakthrough

Falling in Love with You, Battle Through the Heavens: The Alchemist Starting from the Ye Family

Ye Chen naturally wouldn't say too much about the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to Hai Bodong. Instead, he handed over the Breaking Calamity Pill to him, received half a fragment of the Demon Flame Diagram from the other party, and then left.

This time, it wasn't just Hu Tian and the others who left; Little Fairy Doctor and her daughter Qing Lin, who had stayed in Stone Desert City, were also with them.

"The Medusa Queen's baptism will take a month. It's still early, so there's no rush to go to the Snake-Man Temple..." Ye Chen pondered on the way, and then decided to find a place to break through his cultivation first.

Speaking of which, it has been several months since he broke through to the peak of the Dou Wang realm. Although he hasn't had much time to cultivate during this period, with his talent and the high-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique he has been practicing, it is enough for him to break through to the Dou Huang realm...

Having made his decision, Ye Chen found a crimson rocky mountain at the foot of a hill in the desert, with a cave inside. He then said to everyone, "I need to go into seclusion here to break through my cultivation level. If it's safe, I'll leave it to Elder Hu. As for the three of you..."

After glancing at the three women, one adult and two children, Ye Chen pondered for a moment before saying, "Xian'er and Qinglin, take the Qi-Nourishing Pills I gave you to improve your physique."

Neither of the two children is currently cultivating, especially Little Fairy Doctor, who has only been identifying medicinal herbs and learning poison techniques. Without taking poison, she cannot cultivate battle qi.

However, in addition to helping cultivate battle qi, the Peiyuan Pill mainly improves the user's physique, making it suitable for the two children to use now.

As for Alita, due to her age and cultivation level, unless she can obtain a high-level elixir that can transform a person, her talent and potential are already fixed.

The only thing Ye Chen could do to help her was to give her a high-level cultivation technique and provide her with the necessary pills for cultivation, so that she could improve her strength as much as possible...

He took out a yellowish-brown scroll and a bottle of second-grade Qi Condensation Pill, and handed them to the other party, saying, "This Thick Earth Technique is a high-level Xuan-rank earth attribute cultivation method, while the Qi Condensation Pill can increase a fighter's energy absorption speed. One pill can last for three hours. In the following time, you should work hard to switch cultivation methods and then strive to break through to the Dou Shi level within a month!"

"Uh, a Battle Master..." Alita's hand holding the item suddenly froze, and the smile on her face involuntarily stiffened. "Um, I'll try my best..."

This statement lacks any real conviction...

This is understandable, considering that in Alita's mind, Battle Masters were all experts, and Great Battle Masters were definitely top-tier powerhouses.

After cultivating for twenty years, she was only a five-star Dou Zhe. Now, suddenly being told that she could break through to Dou Shi within a month, anyone would feel uneasy.

Ye Chen glanced at her but didn't say anything more. He then flashed to the top of the mountain wall, where he sat under the open sky and began to circulate the Astrology Technique.

However, this attitude ignited a fierce anger within Alita, who snorted, "So what if I break through to the Battle Master level? I refuse to believe I can't do it!"

After speaking, he squatted down, patted his daughter's head, whispered a few words of comfort, and then went to cultivate in the cave on the other side...

And so, silence fell once again inside and outside the cave.

With the aid of the Azure Origin Pill, Ye Chen absorbed the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) at an exceptionally terrifying speed...

Countless raging desert energies converged from all directions, subtly forming energy storms that swept through the yellow sand, creating an area within a ten-mile radius.

A sandstorm isolated them from the outside world.

Despite the blazing sun, drawn by the astrological technique, countless ancient stellar energies fell from the distant sky and landed on Ye Chen…

A galaxy of stars outshines the sun!

Such a strange phenomenon could be clearly seen even from a hundred miles away.

Fortunately, Ye Chen and his group were deep in the desert, so there were no signs of human activity for hundreds of miles around, and therefore they were unable to witness this strange sight.

Time passed day after day.

When the strange phenomenon first appeared, Alita and the two children were quite frightened, but after more than half a month, the three of them have gotten used to it.

But on this very day, the once monotonous world finally showed a slight change, unlike anything before...

The enormous energy vortex in the sky, which was slowly rotating and gathered starlight, suddenly stopped rotating. Then, a torrent of energy poured down like a rainstorm, directly into Ye Chen's body.

This scene lasted for a full quarter of an hour. The energy vortex in mid-air had completely dissipated, and the violently fluctuating energy of heaven and earth around them gradually returned to normal...

The next moment, Ye Chen, who was sitting cross-legged on the mountaintop, finally changed. His eyes, which had been tightly closed, trembled slightly and then slowly opened.

His eyes opened, and lightning flashed across his dark pupils like a thunderstorm. At that moment, even the air in the heavy cave seemed to crackle and pop.

As those eyes opened, a powerful aura that had been dormant for nearly a year finally rose like a lion awakening, slowly raising its head to the sky and unleashing a roar that shook the heavens and earth…

Rumble!

A rumble of thunder came from the clear sky, startling the three women—one adult, two children, and three adults—who lived at the foot of the mountain.

As for Hu Tian, ​​who was in charge of guarding, a glint flashed in his eyes, and then a gratified smile appeared on his lips.

"As expected of the young master, he has only broken through to the Dou Huang realm, yet he has caused such a commotion. If we only consider the strength of his Dou Qi, the young master who has just entered the Dou Huang realm is probably comparable to those three-star Dou Huangs!"

This is the benefit brought by talent and skill.

"Crack!"

As Ye Chen awoke and stretched his body, a faint sound suddenly rang out from the huge crimson boulder where he had been sitting cross-legged. Then, tiny cracks suddenly appeared and spread across the entire boulder at an extremely fast speed. Finally, with a deep thud, it actually turned into countless fragments and exploded.

"Is this what it feels like to be a Battle Emperor...?"

Ye Chen slowly spread his hands, feeling the immense fighting spirit within his body, which was like a raging torrent, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

At this moment, a feeling of grandeur, as if the world were in his palm, welled up in his heart, while a powerful soul force, centered on his body, swept out in all directions like a storm, as fast as lightning.

"Not only has my battle qi broken through, but my soul control power, which had weakened due to the surge in soul power, has also returned..."

This surprised Ye Chen even more.

Having fully mastered his immense soul power, Ye Chen would face no further obstacles on his path to becoming a seventh-grade alchemist. He would simply need to improve his alchemy skills step by step, which would make him even happier than breaking through to the Dou Huang realm!

Chapter 212 The Golden Cauldron Venerable

Inside the Dan Tower, in Xuan Kongzi's office.

Looking at the young man standing in front of him, Xuan Kongzi couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.

"In the blink of an eye, four or five years have passed since you entered the Pill Tower. I never imagined that you would have grown to this extent in such a short time..."

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "This is all thanks to your guidance, teacher."

"Hahaha..." Xuan Kongzi laughed heartily, clearly extremely satisfied with his disciple in every way.

"Well, what are your plans after you're out of quarantine?"

Xuan Kongzi's teaching of his disciples was more of a hands-off approach, since every genius's path to growth is different, especially since the one he had taken in was a prodigy, a talent that was rare even in a thousand years!

He couldn't force his disciple to plan anything; all he needed to do was provide appropriate guidance at the right time and offer the best conditions for Ye Chen's growth...

Ye Chen, who already had a plan, did not hesitate and said directly, "I have been in seclusion for several years and do not know how the Ye family is doing now. So I will go back for a while. It may take a while, so I need to ask for your permission, teacher."

Xuan Kongzi pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Alright. However, now that you've broken through to the Dou Zong realm, you should try to advance towards becoming an eighth-grade alchemist. Although your soul realm has fully met the requirements, refining eighth-grade pills isn't just about having a high soul realm. I have some experience and insights on refining eighth-grade pills that I've compiled here; take them and study them carefully..."

Upon seeing the scroll handed over by Xuan Kongzi, Ye Chen's face immediately lit up with surprise and delight.

Although the Ye family had produced an eighth-grade alchemist before, there were very few records about eighth-grade pills, almost none at all. Therefore, this scroll recording the experience and insights of Xuan Kongzi, a peak eighth-grade alchemist, was far more valuable to Ye Chen than a scroll of Heaven-rank fighting techniques.

"Thank you, teacher!" Ye Chen happily put away the scroll and quickly bowed respectfully.

Xuan Kongzi simply nodded, then said, "Eighth-grade pills are not easy to refine, so it's best not to attempt it lightly before you're confident. After all, the medicinal materials required for each type of eighth-grade pill are extremely precious and rare, and it's not easy to find them if you waste them..."

If Xuan Kongzi, the president of the Pill Tower, could say something like that, then it can only prove one thing: even the Pill Tower couldn't possibly afford the energy consumption Ye Chen had previously incurred when refining eighth-grade pills as casually as he had in refining seventh-grade pills...

Ye Chen chuckled, indicating that he understood.

However, it seems that it's no longer possible to take advantage of the Dan Tower as before, so some precious medicinal herbs will have to be found by ourselves.

This is actually the main way most high-level alchemists collect medicinal herbs...

The way Ye Chen does, where he can directly choose whatever he wants from the Pill Tower's herbal medicine warehouse, would probably make a lot of people envious!

"Oh, by the way. It seems your Ye family is planning something big lately, and it'll definitely have a significant impact. Since you're going back this time, I've found you a bodyguard..."

These words startled Ye Chen; he hadn't expected this to happen at this particular time.

What big moves will the Ye family make, and why would they need their teacher to provide bodyguards for them...?

Of course, Ye Chen wouldn't refuse such a thing.

A moment later, a person was led into Xuan Kongzi's president's office by a Danta elder, while Ye Chen just watched silently from the side.

"Greetings, President Xuan Kong!"

The newcomer was an elderly man dressed in ordinary gray clothes. He was extremely tall and thin, with a figure like a bamboo pole, which at first glance gave him a somewhat frightening appearance.

Xuan Kongzi was quite polite to this person, greeting him with a smile, "Greetings, Venerable Jin Ding!"

After exchanging pleasantries, Xuan Kongzi didn't waste any words and directly called Ye Chen over, saying, "Chen'er, let me introduce you. This Venerable Jin Ding is a powerful rogue cultivator I knew in my early years. You can just call him Elder Jin."

"Greetings, Mr. Jin!" Ye Chen greeted him politely after hearing his teacher's introduction.

"Greetings, Young Master Ye." This Venerable Jin Ding seemed to be a man of few words, so he only greeted Ye Chen once and then remained silent.

At this moment, Xuan Kongzi spoke again, saying, "Chen'er, Venerable Jin Ding is a powerful expert at the peak of the four-star Dou Zun level. He will accompany you on this trip to protect you for three years."

"Of course, this isn't free. Venerable Jin Ding needs an eighth-grade pill, the Vajra Bodhi Pill, to help him break through to the next level. Therefore, you need to refine this Vajra Bodhi Pill for him within these three years..."

This request was not beyond Ye Chen's expectations.

After all, the desire of a Dou Zun-level expert who is willing to serve as a bodyguard for an alchemist is self-evident.

Three years is enough time for me to advance to the eighth-grade alchemist, so refining a Vajra Bodhi Pill with only two colors of pill lightning should be no problem. Perhaps by then, my alchemy skills will be so advanced that I can even add another color to the Vajra Bodhi Pill…

He glanced at the silent Venerable Jin Ding beside him. Although the other man did not speak, a hopeful look appeared in his eyes.

“No problem, I will definitely refine this Vajra Bodhi Pill for Elder Jin within three years!”

Seeing Ye Chen agree so readily, Venerable Golden Cauldron, who had been worried, finally breathed a sigh of relief and then quietly said two words: "Thank you!"

Ye Chen smiled slightly: "No need, it's just a matter of each getting what they need."

Unlike seventh-grade pills, eighth-grade pills not only possess extremely strong intelligence and can rebel against alchemists, but the pill lightning test alone is not easy to pass.

With Ye Chen's strength as a one-star Dou Zong, even if he improves in the next three years, he still wouldn't be able to easily withstand anyone who isn't a Dou Zun.

Ye Chen had even considered whether he, like Xiao Yan in the original story, could create a Heavenly Demon Puppet specifically to take the fall for him...

Seeing that the two had agreed to their respective conditions, Xuan Kongzi smiled and said, "Alright, that way I won't have to worry about anything happening to you while you're out, Chen'er. The matter that the Ye family encountered this time isn't too serious. With Venerable Jin Ding here, I think he can help you get a satisfactory result."

Ye Chen nodded, and after learning about the Ye family's so-called problem from his teacher, he had the same idea as his teacher.

"Heh, Ice River Valley? Is it because of Little Fairy Doctor's Calamity Poison Body? I didn't expect that even in this life, the grudge between Little Fairy Doctor and Ice River Valley is still unavoidable. But it doesn't matter, she's just a four-star Dou Zun, and she dares to scheme against my Ye family..."

Chapter 213 Gathering

Falling in Love with You, Battle Through the Heavens: The Alchemist Starting from the Ye Family

Heading onto Ye Chen's spaceship, Ye Chen pondered what he needed to do next.

"Little Fairy Doctor's growth rate is too fast, somewhat exceeding my expectations. It seems I need to complete the spatial passage to Misty Valley ahead of schedule..."

Before Little Fairy Doctor could fully control her poisonous body by condensing the poison pill, Ye Chen's plan was for her to cultivate in the Misty Valley.

However, because she was too young and needed someone to look after her cultivation, she was temporarily entrusted to her mother.

I thought I could arrange all these things before the other person matured, but I didn't expect that I would be too late in the end.

Having settled Little Fairy Doctor, the next step is to resolve the issue of the Ye Family's Yang Fire Ancient Altar. Having reached the Spirit Realm and possessing over two thousand soul points, Ye Chen is now confident he can retrieve the Earth Core Pearl from the Ye Family's Yang Fire Ancient Altar…

You see, this thing can be used when he refines eighth-grade or even ninth-grade pills in the future, so Ye Chen definitely wouldn't let it go.

Having finished these two tasks, Ye Chen planned to visit the space inside the star stone in the valley. Back then, he could sense extremely rich star power there. If he could use it to refine star essence, he could quickly make up for the star essence he had lost in the past few years due to his seclusion in the Soul Domain to enhance his soul power...

In fact, Ye Chen wanted to go to the star field above Saint Pill City, where the tangible starlight was a valuable resource for him.

Unfortunately, due to the Three Thousand Burning Flames, before they could be certain that Ye Chen could subdue it, Xuan Kongzi and Xuan Yi had already forbidden Ye Chen from entering the star field again.

The spaceship, carried by the Soaring Serpent, traveled swiftly, and in just five days, Ye Chen and Venerable Golden Cauldron arrived in Ye City.

At this moment, a chilling aura permeated Ye City, and Ye Chen noticed that there were quite a few unfamiliar and powerful auras in the city.

Ye Chen frowned slightly, then flew directly towards the Ye family compound.

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At this moment, the Ye family's reception hall was already packed with people.

Most of these people were quite strong. Apart from those who were obviously standing at the back as attendants and had seats, the weakest among them were at least two-star Dou Zong level.

Judging from their attire, many of these powerful individuals come from certain families and sects. Their gathering at the Ye family's residence raises questions about their purpose.

In the crowd, sitting in a seat at the front, Lin Qingyue, dressed in a bright red gauze dress, leaned against the back of the chair as if she had no bones. Every gesture, every smile, exuded the unique allure of a mature woman.

Although none of them are ordinary people, many people still cast ardent glances at such a stunning beauty.

Besides the most eye-catching Lin Qingyue, a middle-aged man sitting at the front wearing a black robe with flame patterns also attracted a lot of attention.