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

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He had been stuck at the peak of the Dou Zong realm for many years, unable to find a breakthrough opportunity. This Yang Huo Ancient Altar was his last attempt. If it still couldn't help him break through, then Qin Yan would truly be in despair...

Chapter 228 The Deal with Qin Yan and the Arrival of the Pill Tower Expert

Seeing Qin Yan's slightly excited expression, Ye Chen pondered for a moment and asked, "May I ask Sect Master Qin, do you wish to use the Yang Fire Ancient Altar of my Ye family to break through?"

Qin Yan was taken aback for a moment. Although he didn't know why Ye Chen would ask such a question, he didn't hide anything and nodded, saying, "That's right."

Seeing this, Ye Chen shook his head slightly and sighed, "Forgive my bluntness, but although my Ye family's Yang Fire Ancient Altar can generate Yang Fire, if Sect Master Qin wants to use it to break through to the Dou Zun level, I'm afraid it will take at least ten years!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Yan frowned, somewhat displeased, thinking that Ye Chen wanted to return. He immediately asked in a cold voice, "What makes you say that, Young Master Ye?"

Ye Chen smiled gently and explained, "Sect Master Qin, please don't misunderstand. I'm not exaggerating. Although I don't know what's so special about the Black Fire Sect's techniques, breaking through to the Dou Zun level must require a considerable amount of energy."

Although my Ye family's Yang Fire is extraordinary and in some aspects even rivals other fires, it is completely incomparable to the latter.

The reason is quite simple: the amount of yang fire produced is too small…

Ye Chen didn't mean to say that. The reason why the Yang Fire Ancient Altar can generate Yang Fire is actually by using the special ability of the ancient altar to gather sunlight and then ignite it with the power of earth fire to generate Yang Fire...

Even with the blessing of the ancient altar, how much sunlight can actually reach it? Each time it's opened, getting one or two sunflowers is already the limit. To accumulate enough to help someone break through to the Dou Zun level would take at least ten years!

If Yang Fire could truly be absorbed and refined like other flames to significantly enhance one's cultivation, then how could the Ye family, who possessed the Yang Fire Altar for hundreds of years, have fallen to their current state...?

"This..." Qin Yan was completely dumbfounded.

He really hadn't considered this possibility...

After all, he didn't know what the Yanghuo Ancient Altar actually looked like.

I had only heard about the wonder and power of the Ye family's Yang Fire in the past, and I thought it would definitely help me break through. I never expected that there would be such a limitation in the end!

Ten years isn't too long.

After all, it's common for many peak Dou Zun to fail to break through even after a hundred years, like the Heavenly Serpent of Ice River Valley...

If this Yang Huo Ancient Altar belonged to his family, then Qin Yan certainly wouldn't mind the ten years of effort he had put in.

It's a pity that the Yang Fire Ancient Altar now belongs to the Ye family. Qin Yan doesn't believe the Ye family would be willing to let him occupy the Yang Fire Ancient Altar and seclude himself for ten years.

The conditions previously agreed upon with the Ye family were merely that Qin Yan would enter the Yang Fire Ancient Altar for one year, and all the Yang Fire generated within that year would belong to them...

Qin Yan had initially thought the Ye family was generous, but now it seemed he had been too naive.

"Since you have said this, young master, you must already have a solution. Please tell me!" Qin Yan pondered for a long time, looked at Ye Chen, and said directly.

Ye Chen smiled slightly, "I can help Sect Master Qin break through to Dou Zun within a year, but after the breakthrough, Sect Master Qin will need to stay in my Ye family for five years. How about it?"

The appearance of the Soul Palace gave Ye Chen a considerable sense of crisis. Although he himself wasn't afraid, he could simply hide in the Pill Tower to improve his strength and come out to roam again after achieving some success in his cultivation...

However, the Ye family's roots are still in Ye City, so Ye Chen needs to quickly accumulate enough strength for the Ye family to protect itself, and this requires enough Dou Zun level experts to be in charge!

"Protecting the Ye family for five years..." Qin Yanmei

His frown deepened, and after carefully considering the pros and cons, he finally couldn't resist the temptation of Ye Chen's offer and said, "Okay, I agree!"

Hearing Qin Yan's words, Ye Chen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"In that case, please wait a few days, Sect Master Qin, until I am ready before I come to bother you again," Ye Chen said, standing up and clasping his hands in greeting.

"Young Master Ye, you're too kind. I, Qin, will wait patiently for good news in Ye City these next few days." Qin Yan also stood up politely.

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After bidding farewell to Qin Yan, the sect leader of the Blackfire Sect, Ye Chen visited several other high-level Dou Zong who were still in Ye City and extended invitations to them.

These are all candidates that the Ye family had already investigated in advance. Now, Ye Chen, who is suspected to be an eighth-grade alchemist, personally extended an invitation. As long as they are not the kind of people who really do not want to be bound by rules, they are all happy to accept his invitation.

In about a day, the Ye family gained seven more powerful retainers with strength at the six-star Dou Zong level or above, including Lin Xiu, who had previously been a seven-star Dou Zong...

After returning to the Ye family home, Ye Chen hurriedly found Ye Zhong again and said directly, "Grandpa, I have some medicinal herbs here that I need you to send someone to collect..."

Taking the list from Ye Chen, Ye Zhong quickly glanced at it and said, "No problem, most of the medicinal herbs on this list can be found in my Ye family's inventory. For the remaining few, I'll have someone look for them at the Saint Pill City trade fair..."

"However, Chen'er, some of the medicinal herbs on this are for refining high-grade pills. Are you planning to refine an eighth-grade pill?"

Although his grandson was already a Spirit Realm Soul, refining an eighth-grade pill was still not a simple matter.

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "Not Rank 8, but Rank 7 peak!"

For Ye Chen at this stage, refining an eighth-grade pill is still a bit too early, but practicing with more peak seventh-grade pills would increase his chances of refining an eighth-grade pill...

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A few more days passed, and the powerful expert sent by Danta finally arrived.

However, to Ye Chen's surprise, the two elders of Xuan Yin, both five-star Dou Zun, were sent by his teacher this time!

"Greetings, Seniors Xuan Yin!" Looking at the two old men in front of him, dressed in black and remarkably similar in appearance and attire, Ye Chen bowed respectfully.

He recognized these two men; they were close friends of his teacher, Xuan Kongzi. It was said that when they were young, they suffered a qi deviation while practicing the esoteric martial art "Xuan Yin Secret Manual," and were almost frozen solid by the backlash of their own fighting spirit. Xuan Kongzi happened to pass by and saved them.

From then on, the two became friends with Xuan Kongzi, and this friendship lasted for over a hundred years...

Upon seeing Ye Chen, even the usually cold faces of the two elders, Xuan Yin and his brother, revealed a slight smile. Elder Xuan, whose personality was more gentle, looked at Ye Chen and nodded in satisfaction, saying, "Not bad. Before, when Xuan Kongzi told us that you had already broken through to the Spirit Realm at such a young age, my second brother and I didn't quite believe it. Now it seems that the old ghost wasn't wrong. You are indeed a born alchemist!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen smiled modestly and said, "Elder Xuan, you flatter me. My achievements are entirely due to my teacher's guidance. I don't deserve such praise..."

"Alright, stop being modest. We brothers came here about the Soul Palace. Your teacher wants you to return to the Pill Tower to cultivate immediately. Of course, if you don't want to go back, then we two brothers will accompany you and protect you..."

Chapter 229 Major Turmoil

The benefits of having a powerful teacher were now being fully demonstrated in Ye Chen's case.

If Venerable Jin Ding could be considered Ye Chen's own bodyguard, then the Two Elders Xuan Yin were only brought out of seclusion because of their teacher's request.

Three more days passed, and Ye Chen finally completed the list of medicinal herbs he needed. Now he was ready to begin refining the pills...

In the central square of the Ye family, there is a huge stone platform. Originally, this was where the family's experts taught their disciples alchemy, but today, everyone is kept out.

This place is certainly not as ordinary as it appears on the surface. In the space surrounding the stone platform, there are subtle and imperceptible spatial fluctuations. These spatial fluctuations are quite peculiar, like a magnet, absorbing and gathering all the energy of heaven and earth in the surrounding area.

These were all specially arranged by Ye Chen at the behest of the Xuan Yin Elders. After all, the pills being refined this time were of a very high grade and would definitely attract pill lightning. In addition, this stone platform was not specially made like the Pill Tower, so a layer of spatial protection had to be temporarily added.

Outside the plaza, besides Ye Zhong and other elders of the Ye family, there were many other members of the Ye family offering sacrifices at discounted prices. Even many Dou Zong powerhouses who had remained in Ye City had come...

This was Ye Chen's first time refining a high-grade pill in public, and quite a few people were interested in it.

However, with such terrifyingly powerful figures as the Xuan Yin Elders, the Ye family was not worried that anyone would dare to cause trouble, so they did not intend to stop them.

Compared to the various thoughts of Ye Zhong and others, the Ye family members had much simpler ideas...

"Wow! It really is Brother Ye Chen who's going to refine medicine! I heard from my dad that Brother Ye Chen is already an eighth-grade alchemist!"

A petite but exquisitely beautiful girl, her eyes sparkling, cupped her face in her hands and said with admiration.

Her words stirred up the surrounding friends. Although they couldn't yet comprehend what an eighth-grade alchemist was, they knew that even the strongest elder of the Ye family was only at the peak of the seventh-grade alchemist level. Therefore, Ye Chen, who was only twenty years old and had already surpassed the elder, was undoubtedly a genius among geniuses!

Of course, compared to these little brats who were only twelve or thirteen years old, the Ye family members like Ye Yun, who were almost adults, knew much more.

Especially Ye Yun, who was another key figure being groomed by the Ye family besides the Ye Xinyue and Ye Xinlan sisters, so he certainly knew more...

"Brother Ye Yun, has Brother Ye Chen really become an eighth-grade alchemist?" The one who asked this question was none other than Ye Guan, the chubby boy who appeared earlier and Ye Yun's senior follower.

Several years have passed, and the chubby little boy has grown into a robust young man who looks a bit goofy, but is also quite cute...

That's the level of cultivation...

Well, he's obviously just an ordinary person.

Ye Yun, who was regarded as the third seed by the Ye family, has now come of age and his battle qi cultivation has reached the peak of the Great Battle Master level. He also wears the third-grade alchemist badge that belongs exclusively to the Ye family.

Unfortunately, the proud and arrogant Ye Yun always aimed to emulate Ye Chen, the Ye family's number one genius, so he consistently cultivated both martial arts and alchemy simultaneously. This led to...

As for him now, whether in terms of martial arts cultivation or alchemy, he is not particularly outstanding...

The Fourth Elder had tried to persuade his grandson, even citing the examples of his two sisters, Xinlan and Xinyue, who had taken different paths, but to little avail, and eventually gave up and let things take their course.

With eyes filled with reverence and fighting spirit fixed on the figure on the stone platform, Ye Yun answered without turning his head, "No. But I heard from Grandpa that Brother Ye Chen's soul power has already broken through to the Spirit Realm, and advancing to the eighth rank will be a piece of cake for him!"

Ye Guan and the surrounding youths nodded, then fell silent, watching the person on the stone platform's actions in quiet contemplation...

At this moment, Ye Chen was unaware of the uproar his public alchemy had caused within his family. His mind was completely focused, and nothing from the outside world could disturb him in the slightest.

"call……"

A breath carrying a hint of heat emanated from Ye Chen's mouth. Immediately, a look of extreme solemnity flashed in his eyes. With a flick of his hand, a huge silver medicine cauldron appeared with a bang and landed on the stone platform with a clanging sound!

The Star Cauldron appears.

The sky, which had been blazing hot, suddenly darkened, and then countless stars descended from the sky, beginning to rival the sun in brilliance!

"It's started, it's started!"

The falling of stars has become almost a standard feature of Ye Chen's work; only he can so easily manipulate celestial phenomena.

Perhaps because they had gotten used to it, this thing that should have attracted the most attention had become commonplace in the eyes of the Ye family.

There's nothing we can do about it. This kind of scene existed when my young patriarch was just born, and it's even more unbelievable than this!

Looking at the medicine cauldron in front of him, Ye Chen took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and a ball of silver flame was spewed out. With a flick of his finger, the flame, with a beautiful tail, rushed straight into the medicine cauldron and then suddenly burst open.

The raging flames surged and churned within the Star Cauldron, and the ever-increasing temperature gradually brought a sense of sweltering heat to the entire area.

As the flames rose, Ye Chen waved his sleeve, and one medicinal herb after another flew out from his Star Emblem Ring. Enveloped in a wisp of battle aura, they floated in mid-air, resembling tiny orbs of light that shone brightly, appearing quite dazzling to onlookers.

"Mysterious Heaven Fire Fusion Pill, a top-grade seventh-rank pill, can greatly enhance the user's perception of fire-attribute energy. It can also enhance the quality of fire-attribute battle qi and increase the chance of breakthrough by fusing blood and refining the soul."

The materials required to refine this pill are extremely complicated, numbering approximately 101. Among them, the main materials are divided into six types: Dragon Blood Fruit, Heavenly Burning Spirit Crystal, Profound Yang Horse Mushroom, Burning Blood Jade Marrow, Earth Spirit Essence, and the essence blood of fire-attribute magical beasts of the seventh rank or higher...

Each of these main ingredients is rare and precious, making them quite difficult to find, and the refining method is also very particular and demanding..."

The method for refining the Profound Heaven Fire Fusion Pill slowly emerged in Ye Chen's mind, and he memorized every single detail of the key points.

One hundred and one kinds of refining materials—this was the first time Ye Chen had ever tried making pills with so many different medicinal herbs. Even though Ye Chen had now advanced to the Spirit Realm Soul stage, he still had to be extremely careful...

Chapter 230 Dan Lei

Clearing his mind of all distractions, Ye Chen used his immense spiritual power to monitor any subtle changes in the temperature inside the medicine cauldron. Once he sensed that the temperature had reached the required level, he simply waved his sleeve at the medicinal herbs, and a lustrous jade mushroom, as smooth and white as jade, appeared in his hand.

Xuan Yang Ma Zhi is a unique type of Ganoderma lucidum that resembles a galloping horse. It is said that only the highest quality Ganoderma lucidum can develop the graceful and elegant appearance of a galloping horse.

The shape of the sage in Ye Chen's hand was clear and detailed, and its graceful posture was pleasing to the eye at first glance.

He gently stroked the sesame seed with his palm, and a warm, comforting sensation, like the winter sun, traveled through his skin to his heart.

With a gentle smile, Ye Chen flicked his finger, and Xuan Yang Ma Zhi transformed into a white light, which was then thrown into the medicine cauldron.

As Xuan Yang Ma Zhi was added, the previously quiet starfire in the medicine cauldron suddenly awoke, transforming into a silver dragon that surged upwards and devoured it whole...

As the refining of Xuan Yang Ma Zhi began, Ye Chen's actions did not stop.

Even before advancing to the Spirit Realm, he was already capable of multitasking, refining medicinal herbs at multiple levels simultaneously...

Although the medicinal herbs were of higher quality and more difficult to refine, they were still within Ye Chen's tolerance level, who had already advanced to the Spirit Realm.

So, over the next period of time, Ye Chen kept putting the medicinal herbs into the cauldron one by one until he felt he was about to reach his limit...

Seeing this scene, Ye Zhong and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

Even the fourth elder of the Ye family couldn't help but swallow hard, and asked Ye Zhong with a look of horror, "Big brother, is Chen'er... really okay?"

At this time, the Fourth Elder's cultivation level was the same as Ye Chen's, both being at the one-star Dou Zong level, and his alchemy skills had also improved to the level of a seventh-grade intermediate alchemist.

Even so, he was always extremely careful when refining seventh-grade pills, and he dared not be careless in the slightest when extracting each medicinal herb...

Seeing Ye Chen's "unrestrained" behavior, I suddenly felt extremely tense.

Ye Zhong glanced at the Fourth Elder speechlessly and couldn't help but say, "Hey Fourth Elder, it's not like you're the one refining, why are you so nervous? Can't you be a little more composed in front of so many people?"

After being rebuked by his elder brother, the Fourth Elder gave an awkward smile and then fell silent, but he still looked extremely nervous...

Alchemy is an extremely time-consuming process, especially when refining high-level pills. It often takes ten days to half a month to refine them, and this situation is not uncommon.

Those present were aware of this situation, so they did not become impatient due to the long wait.

Those who are able to enter the Ye family to observe are mostly people of very high status and strength, so they have the necessary patience.

As for the younger members of the Ye family, to be honest, this level of alchemy was still too advanced for them. Apart from being able to watch the spectacle, they were completely clueless. So they were sent back by their elders early on, and at most they would only be able to come and see the grand scene again when the pill was almost finished...