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

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"Also, what methods did you use to defeat that Emperor-grade embryonic core? That thing was even three points stronger than me..."

Ye Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "Let's talk about this later when we have time. Now it's time to collect our spoils..."

Seeing Ye Chen's feigned mystery, Zhu Kun's face darkened, and he almost lost his temper again. However, after being glanced at by Zi Yan, who was following behind Ye Chen, he immediately became obedient.

Actually, Zhu Kun's two questions weren't things that couldn't be discussed...

As a powerful divine ability with destructive properties, the Star God's Eye is naturally incredibly powerful. Even a supreme being would not be able to withstand its attack on their physical body, let alone someone in a lower plane.

As for the method used to destroy the body of a nascent Emperor-grade Core Formation cultivator, it was even simpler...

Ye Chen merely obtained a wisp of cosmic primordial power from his own first space, and then he exploded.

It sounds simple, but it's actually the result of a conflict between two different fundamental forces.

The Emperor-grade embryonic pill itself contains the Emperor's essence of the Dou Qi Continent, which is the fundamental reason for its great power.

However, it was precisely these meager imperial essences that clashed with the primal power that Ye Chen had injected into his body. It was like someone who hadn't cultivated the Burning Technique forcibly integrating two equally powerful strange fires into their body; the only outcome would be an energy outburst, resulting in self-destruction and death.

Of course, Ye Chen also carefully controlled the power of the conflict between the two during this process, only destroying the body of the Emperor-grade embryonic pill and severely damaging its soul, while the pill itself was not greatly damaged.

Otherwise, if a mere Emperor-grade embryonic pill were to self-destruct, its power would be no less than that of the Soul Emperor's self-destruction, and Ye Chen, who would be the first to be affected, would probably be completely obliterated.

These things couldn't be explained in just a few words, so Ye Chen didn't bother to explain further and decided to wait until they got back.

They returned to the base of the enormous statue, and Ye Chen and the others looked up at it with great excitement.

Ye Chen chuckled and waved his hand, and the hundreds of orbs of light that were floating on the statue flew directly to the top of everyone's heads.

"Alright, there are no outsiders here now, it's time to reap the rewards. Everyone can choose one of these Heaven-Rank cultivation techniques and combat skills above their heads."

Although these people may not seem to have done much, if it weren't for their presence, Gu Yuan and the three-race alliance wouldn't have surrendered so easily.

After all, if the three-race allied forces were to set up a large formation, their strength would be considerable.

Although everyone present was a Dou Sheng-level expert, a scroll of Heaven-rank cultivation techniques and fighting skills still held some appeal for them, and it was more than enough as a reward for this trip.

Moreover, these were all left behind by a Dou Di powerhouse, so they must all have some merit.

The techniques possess a spirit, and they cannot be obtained simply by wishing for them.

So although Ye Chen promised each person a copy, what they actually received was up to them.

At Ye Chen's signal, all the Battle Saints from the Pill Tower Alliance and several Battle Saints from the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan soared into the sky and rushed toward their targets.

Ye Chen glanced at the four women—Cai Die, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian, and Qing Lin—who hadn't moved, and asked with a smile, "Aren't you going to try your luck?"

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Zi Yan immediately pouted, "No way! I haven't fully mastered the Dragon Emperor's inheritance ability yet, how can I have the energy to learn anything else..."

The secret techniques passed down by the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan over the countless years are definitely no weaker than what the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor left behind.

As for Cai Die, she's similar to Zi Yan. She also possesses her own inheritance, especially after emerging from the Seven-Colored Devouring Python's tomb in the Nine Netherworld.

Little Fairy Doctor and Qinglin were in no hurry at all. They planned to wait until they returned home and then have their young master choose some things that suited them.

Yes, that's what you call having an advantage of being close to the source.

After everyone had chosen their preferred cultivation techniques and fighting skills, the trip to the Dou Di Cave was a happy one for all.

Old Dragon Emperor Zhukun crept over quietly and said casually, "Alright. You've obtained the Emperor-grade embryonic pill, and the cultivation techniques and fighting skills have been distributed. Shouldn't we leave now..."

Ye Chen glanced at the old dragon and said casually, "Alright, it's just the right time for you and Zi Yan to have a proper reunion after so many years, Father-in-law..."

As he spoke, he also adopted a junior's demeanor, deferring to his father-in-law...

Zhu Kun's lips twitched, and he finally said, "Well, I've been trapped by this Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's scheme for so many years. Now that I'm here, I can't leave empty-handed! You all move aside, I'm going to get this plaza and that old man's statue out of here too..."

Ye Chen's lips curled slightly; he knew this old guy had ill intentions...

If it were anyone else, they would have really been tricked by him. After all, the only ones who truly understand this are the Void Devouring Flame and the Emperor-grade embryonic pill.

Unfortunately, both of them have now been exposed for what they truly are, with the former even losing his original essence. Therefore, in the current Dou Qi Continent, only Zhu Kun openly knows this secret...

Unfortunately, he encountered a time traveler who had read the original novel.

“Father-in-law is absolutely right. It is truly hateful that the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor would devise a scheme to prevent you and Ziyan from seeing each other.”

"I don't think my father-in-law wants to keep looking at this old man's stone statue, so let me take it back and find a way to destroy it later!"

As he spoke, to Zhu Kun's astonishment, Ye Chen directly communicated with the star gate within the star domain space, instantly taking the entire massive plaza, the towering stone statues, and even the stone palace behind it into the star domain space.

"you you……"

Seeing that this guy, who was even more shameless than himself, was actually his son-in-law, Zhu Kun instantly felt a sense of disillusionment...

"Daughter, are you really determined to marry no one but him?"

Zi Yan looked somewhat confused, but since she hadn't forgiven her father yet, she naturally chose her husband's side without hesitation...

"My older brother's daughter and I are both six years old, what do you think..."

Well, although Zi'er is only less than a year old, she looks about the same as a six-year-old girl, so it's not wrong to say that.

"Six...six years old..."

"Granddaughter..." Zhu Kun silently walked to the corner, the background already faded into color.

With a tremendous tremor, Ye Chen completely looted the Strange Fire Plaza, along with the Dou Di Palace and the stone statues, demonstrating to everyone what it truly meant to "scrape the ground clean."

After returning to the Central Continent, everyone went back to their respective homes, especially the many sects in the Dan Tower Alliance. With no enemies left, it was time to rest and recuperate...

The Danta Alliance calmed down, but Ye Chen still couldn't relax.

Sure enough, he'd only been getting intimate with his female confidantes for a few days when someone already came knocking on his door...

"Kid, when are you planning to refine that Emperor-grade embryonic pill? You're currently the only person on the entire continent with a chance to break through to the Dou Di realm, so don't let yourself get ruined by this harem!"

Zhu Kun strode over from a distance, but in his arms was a tiny child playfully tugging at his beard.

No one can escape the "it smells so good" phenomenon, not even the old Dragon Emperor.

Zhu Kun, who was previously quite awkward about his inexplicably appearing granddaughter, couldn't bear to part with Zi'er the moment he saw her, and took her everywhere he went...

Clearly, this old dragon head has placed all his guilt and love for his daughter onto Zi'er!

Ye Chen, who had been lying comfortably on the bamboo chair, sat up slightly and took his daughter, who was struggling to be held by her father. Then, under his father-in-law's jealous expression, he smiled and said, "No rush. After all, that's an incomplete Emperor Pill. If you want to use it, it's best to complete it first..."

These words took Zhu Kun by surprise.

"You can replenish the Emperor's Core?!"

This is no joke... Everyone on the entire continent knows that only a Dou Di can refine Emperor Pills. Even if Ye Chen is currently known as the number one alchemist on the continent, he could never do that.

Ye Chen indeed couldn't do it, but he didn't intend to complete the Emperor-grade embryonic pill like the Soul Emperor in the original work.

As soon as he left the ancient emperor's cave, Ye Chen placed the Emperor-grade embryonic pill on the Myriad Fire Continent. He intended to use the flame origin of the Myriad Fire Continent, along with endless spiritual power, to directly transform it into a Saint-grade pill within the Great Thousand Worlds system!

This idea was indeed somewhat far-fetched, but after Ye Chen's repeated deductions, it might not be impossible to succeed, so Ye Chen finally decided to try it himself.

"Whether it can complete the Emperor-grade embryonic pill, I'm not really too sure about it, but my thoughts on it are slightly different from what you, Father-in-law, imagine..."

Zhu Kun raised an eyebrow and said, "Is it that spiritual energy system you mentioned?"

Ye Chen nodded.

"Actually, regarding the vast world you mentioned, I've thought about it carefully, and I, the Ancient Dragon of the Void, do have some records of it from ancient times..." Zhu Kun pondered, but suddenly brought up a topic that surprised Ye Chen.

"The ancient dragon race has records of the Great Thousand Worlds?" Ye Chen asked in surprise. "What kind of records? What aspects are they about?"

Zhu Kun glared at the guy who was making such a fuss, then said, "It's nothing of value..."

"You should know that there was originally more than one Dou Di expert on the continent, perhaps even more..."

Ye Chen nodded; this wasn't a secret. After all, even without the Star Emperor's inheritance, it could still be seen in those ancient races.

Every ancient race represents a former Dou Di powerhouse, so throughout the countless years of Dou Qi Continent, the number of Dou Di who have emerged is absolutely not small...

Seeing Ye Chen nod, Zhu Kun continued, "Since there were so many Dou Di, why was Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, known as the last Dou Di, left on the entire continent ten thousand years ago?"

You must understand, these Dou Di powerhouses don't die from exhausting their lifespan. As for combat-related deaths... if all Dou Di powerhouses died in battle, then the entire Dou Qi Continent would probably have ceased to exist long ago..."

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow. This seemed different from what the Star Emperor had said before... Wasn't it said that a great war had occurred when the Devouring Spirit Clan first arrived on the Dou Qi Continent? There were even Dou Di-level experts who perished during that war.

It's unclear whether Zhu Kun hadn't heard of that great battle, or if even the entire Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void had no record of it...

Zhu Kun had no idea what Ye Chen was thinking, and continued with his own topic.

"Our dragon clan's records only state that ten thousand years ago, the Gate of the Great Thousand Worlds opened, and countless Dou Di (Battle Emperors) passed through it to a place called the Great Thousand Worlds, and since then, there has been no further news of them. Among them were our ancestors from the ancient dragon clan..."

Ye Chen frowned deeply. The Star Emperor hadn't mentioned this at all. Was it because he'd simply missed it at the time? Or was he deliberately omitting it...?

And the Gate of the Great Thousand Worlds? That sounds a bit like the stargate within my own star system…

Putting his doubts aside, Ye Chen looked at Zhu Kun again, waiting for him to continue.

but……

"Gone!"

"Gone?!"

Zhu Kun rolled his eyes and snatched Xiao Zi'er away, then said defiantly to Ye Chen, "What else do you want? If it weren't for the long and rich heritage of my Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, how would we have known that such a powerful world existed in this universe!"

Well, Ye Chen thought he was quite right. After all, even the eight ancient clans were just minor races compared to the Ancient Void Dragon Clan led by Zhu Kun. Even the Dou Di bloodline would only face extinction after a few thousand years; otherwise, why would the Soul Clan need to use other bloodline races as their blood sustenance…

However, the only thing that concerned Ye Chen was why the Great Thousand World had suddenly opened its gates to the Dou Qi Continent. What happened to those Dou Di after they entered the Great Thousand World? Are they still alive now?

“I don’t know about others, but my ancestors from the dragon race should have already perished…” Zhu Kun sighed as he said this.

Otherwise, the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void wouldn't have been trapped in this corner of the Dou Qi Continent, and ultimately their path to becoming a Dou Di would have been cut off...

Ye Chen rubbed his forehead, feeling somewhat lost. His initial speculations about the Star Emperor's era suddenly seemed to contradict what Zhu Kun had said, and he wondered where he had missed something or made a mistake.

"Forget it, why think so much? These things happened tens of thousands of years ago, what does it have to do with me..." In the end, Ye Chen chose to give up.

Next, its most important task is to first handle the matter of the Emperor-grade embryonic pill, and then strive to break through to the Earthly Sovereign realm as soon as possible.

Of course, Ye Chen would not let go of the true legacy left behind by the ancient emperor Tuoshe!

In the original story, Xiao Yan broke through to the Dou Di realm using this technique. Regardless of whether he could actually use it, Ye Chen wouldn't let it go...

Chapter 548 Ancient Emperor's Legacy

Space Number One, the Continent of Ten Thousand Fires.

Although still barren, the Myriad Fire Continent had already taken shape, with an area one-fifth the size of the Dou Qi Continent, and it was no less than some weaker lower planes.

It's important to understand that although the Dou Qi Continent is also a lower plane, it is definitely one of the best among the lower planes; otherwise, it wouldn't have been able to produce a Dou Di-level powerhouse.

As the area expands, the concentration of spiritual energy throughout the entire Wanhuo Continent is also increasing rapidly. Countless spiritually rich cultivation holy lands are appearing on the continent. If people from the Great Thousand Worlds discover them, they can rely on them to establish a considerable power.

This was just right, as Ye Chen was planning to move the Ye family to the mainland. So he went to great lengths to find the best sacred site, renovated it, and prepared to use it as the Ye family's ancestral land.

Because of the Void Devouring Flame Origin, the entire Wanhuo Continent is predominantly fire-attribute. Ye Chen plans to establish it as a sacred alchemy ground, just like Xiao Yan established the Endless Fire Domain in the original story...

Of course, this alchemy holy land refers to the cultivation system within the Great Thousand Worlds, and not just the kind of pills we see now.

All of these plans require Ye Chen, the initiator, to complete them step by step, provided that Ye Chen himself has sufficient strength and understanding of the spiritual energy system.

To the west of the Thousand Fire Continent lies a vast ocean.

Although he had lived on the Dou Qi Continent for decades, Ye Chen had never seen a real ocean on the Dou Qi Continent... Perhaps it was because the Dou Qi Continent was a continent suspended in space, so there might be huge lakes that stretched for thousands of miles, but they were not called oceans.

Everything on the Myriad Fire Continent was forged by Ye Chen using the power of the Five Elements. Naturally, he wouldn't allow his continent to consist only of land, so he specially constructed a vast and boundless ocean in the western part of the continent...

Unlike the oceans on Earth, the boundary of this ocean is directly the endless void. Countless seawater rushes out of the continental boundary from here, breaks through the barrier between worlds, falls directly into the void, and finally dissipates as the purest spiritual energy.

This spiritual energy will be captured again by the world's barrier, and then replenished into this world, and so on in a continuous cycle...

Because this place is the boundary between the continent and the void, the place where the power of space is most chaotic, and from the perspective of the continent, it is also the place where all the seawater converges, Ye Chen named this place Guixu... meaning the end of all things, and the destination of all things.

Because this place is where the spiritual energy of the Myriad Fire Continent circulates, the spiritual energy here is the most concentrated and purest.

At this moment, Ye Chen sat cross-legged above Guixu. Infinite spiritual power returned to the continent through the world barrier and was then frantically absorbed into Ye Chen's body.

At this moment, the boundless ocean beneath his feet seemed to be churning with monstrous waves. Towering waves surged and crashed against the surface, creating a deafening roar that sounded like the cries of destruction, leaving the viewer in awe.

Ye Chen sat cross-legged in this realm, as immovable as a millennium-old rock. The deafening roar of the seawater crashing into the void around him did not disturb him in the slightest…

The waves surged and roared, but within Ye Chen's still body, the immense spiritual power within the Supreme Sea was no less powerful than the turbulence of the seawater outside.

At this moment, Ye Chen was radiating a golden light, and even the blood and bone marrow in his body changed color under the influence of this golden light...

"Has it reached its limit...?"

Ye Chen's eyes, which had been closed for a whole year, finally opened slowly at this moment.