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

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Those young geniuses who had only heard of the power of this palace and tower through rumors did not actually have much fear of them.

However, after that great battle, even those bloodthirsty guys in the Heavenly Nether Sect behaved unusually well and obediently within the Pill Domain.

Three days later, Xiao Yan emerged from seclusion and went to the Alchemist Trade Fair with Ye Chen.

This time it was just the two of them, and Xiao Yan also obtained quite a few good things from the trade fair...

Of course, these were all things that Xiao Yan considered good, but Ye Chen didn't care for them at all.

However, to Ye Chen's surprise, he had only been gone for a short while, exchanging a seventh-grade peak pill for a thousand-year-old golden dragon tree, when he returned to find Xiao Yan arguing with someone over a piece of copper.

"It's him?" Ye Chen raised an eyebrow, a half-smile playing on his lips.

Is it fair to say that fate is predetermined? Even though Xiao Yan's fate has been changed so much, some people still jump out and get slapped in the face like clowns, becoming fodder for the protagonist's boasting.

"You insolent brat!"

The white-robed youth who was vying with Xiao Yan was slightly ambushed by the former's own poisonous fire and had to retreat...

The two elderly men behind him, who were around eight-star Dou Zong, both had slightly darkened expressions. With a step, they appeared in front of the white-robed youth, their palms like eagle claws, directly grabbing at Xiao Yan's shoulders.

Faced with the attack of two eight-star Dou Zong, Xiao Yan's expression changed drastically.

At this moment, he lacked the strength and means to contend with an eight-star Dou Zong, and he had no Dou Zun with the Calamity Poison Body standing up for him...

only……

Ding!

With a crisp sound, a layer of purplish-black Dou Qi shield suddenly protected Xiao Yan behind him, while the hands of the two eight-star Dou Zong were instantly ignited upon contact with the purplish-black Dou Qi...

The leaping flames quickly spread from their hands to their shoulders, and then, amidst their screams, burned one of their arms to ashes!

"hiss!"

Everyone watching this scene couldn't help but gasp.

The young man in white was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he couldn't help but swallow hard...

"Which senior made the move? I am Chen Xian from the Xuanming Sect. I humbly request that you appear and meet me!"

Chapter 361 Nameless Incantation

"The trade fair has its own rules. Trying to seize it by force seems to be disrespecting the Pill Tower."

Amidst the gazes of countless people, Ye Chen leisurely walked up.

The moment they saw him, countless people instantly realized what was happening, and their previous shock turned into complete understanding.

The smooth running of this trade fair in Saint Pill City was undoubtedly due to the endorsement of the Pill Tower, so it was only natural for Ye Chen to step in and stop the disturbances.

More importantly, everyone knows that Ye Chen possesses a powerful strange fire, and the terrifying purplish-black flames from before must have been the power of that strange fire.

"Ye Chen?!"

Upon seeing the identity of the person who had arrived, Chen Xian's fear did not lessen; on the contrary, it intensified.

This guy was one of the people my father had repeatedly warned me not to mess with!

Looking at his two bodyguards who had lost an arm, Chen Xian's expression kept changing. Finally, he took a deep breath, suppressed his fear and anger, forced a smile, and clasped his hands, saying, "Greetings, Young Master Ye. My men were reckless this time. I apologize to Young Master Ye for this and ask for your forgiveness!"

"This is the last time! Otherwise, you will be someone who will never be welcomed in Saint Pill City!" Ye Chen glanced at Chen Xian and said coldly.

Chen Xian gritted his teeth. Although he was furious at the other party for showing him such contempt, he remained silent and left the trade fair with his men.

Ye Chen and Xiao Yan descended the top floor smoothly. When they reached the last flight of stairs, Ye Chen paused, turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, whose brows were furrowed, and couldn't help but smile, saying, "What, still thinking about that matter from before?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan nodded and asked, "Brother Ye, what kind of force is the Xuanming Sect?"

"The strength of the Xuanming Sect is not considered very strong in Zhongzhou. At most, it is comparable to the Fenglei Pavilion and Huangquan Pavilion, and even weaker than the Xingyun Pavilion."

However, the Xuanming Sect is affiliated with the Tianming Sect and is one of its three subordinate sects. This allows it to act arrogantly and domineeringly in the Central Continent. Even in the Pill Domain, as long as the other party doesn't go too far, the Pill Tower won't bother with it too much.

After listening to Ye Chen's words, Xiao Yan fell silent.

He was somewhat surprised that someone he'd casually bumped into would have such a background. But his intuition told him that the copper piece would be extremely useful, so no matter who it was, he definitely couldn't let it go…

Seeing Xiao Yan's silence, Ye Chen smiled inwardly and then comforted him, "You don't need to worry. Chen Xian was in the wrong this time. With me stepping in, he certainly won't dare to cause you trouble afterwards."

But after this, it's certain they'll hold a grudge, so be careful if you encounter them again.

Xiao Yan nodded, taking Ye Chen's words to heart.

After returning to Ye Courtyard, Xiao Yan silently went back to his room and began to carefully examine the copper plate...

The copper sheet is pale yellow, and it is covered with many twisted, earthworm-like green patina. It is these patinas that have corroded and covered up some of the patterns on the copper sheet.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he used his soul power to examine it, he could not discover the secret within the bronze piece.

In the end, Xiao Yan had no choice but to give up.

"Could this thing really just be an ordinary copper plate? If so, then my pill formula is going to be wasted?"

Xiao Yan felt a little impatient.

It's just a matter of a pill formula, and his intuition—this thing is absolutely crucial to him!

"How about we ask Ye Chen for a look?"

Having no other choice, Xiao Yan could only think of this as the only solution.

Given Ye Chen's knowledge, he should have some understanding of these ancient artifacts, right?

After thinking about this, Xiao Yan finally made up his mind!

……

……

"Is this what you fought over with Chen Xian at the trade fair?"

Looking at the copper piece in his hand with great interest, Ye Chen chuckled and asked.

Xiao Yan nodded.

"You don't even know what this thing is, yet you dare to exchange it for a pill formula. You really have a lot of guts..." Ye Chen joked, then bent two fingers together, and a wisp of battle qi rapidly condensed at his fingertips, turning into a tiny battle qi needle.

"However, you actually made the right bet this time..."

Holding this extremely concentrated needle of fighting spirit, he carefully inserted it at an angle into the green patina on the surface of the copper sheet...

After bringing out all these fellow cultivators, Ye Chen directly used a strange fire to refine them, and finally, under Xiao Yan's surprised and uncertain gaze, he obtained five grains of pale yellow dust.

"This is?"

Xiao Yan stared in surprise at the five pale yellow dust particles within the flames, somewhat bewildered. This was clearly not something he was familiar with.

“Spirit-nurturing powder!” Ye Chen said in a deep voice.

"Pregnancy powder? What's it used for?"

Inside the room, Xiao Yan stared intently at the five tiny, pale yellow dust particles within the flames, licked his lips, and asked.

Ye Chen smiled gently and explained, "This thing is an ancient artifact, and it was quite famous back then."

Because it is not only an essential ingredient for refining eighth-grade and higher elixirs, but more importantly, if it is integrated into the soul, it can nurture the soul, gradually enhancing the spiritual energy within it, thus allowing one to reach the spiritual realm most important to an alchemist…”

"Spirit Realm?!" In an instant, Xiao Yan's eyes widened.

These few seemingly ordinary dust particles can actually help people reach a spiritual state?

While he was still in shock, Ye Chen had already silently placed his soul power on the bronze plate again.

Although the Spirit-Nourishing Powder was precious, Ye Chen had no intention of keeping it for himself. What concerned him was the nameless incantation containing the probability of obtaining the item on the bronze shard...

When Ye Chen's soul power touched the bronze plate, due to the pull of spiritual energy, a very faint, ancient murmur could be heard...

"The ultimate of the soul... Close the heavenly spirit... Gather the spirit and forge the soul..."

A faint, aged voice echoed softly in Ye Chen's mind, like the resounding chants of Buddhist scriptures, giving one a sense of daze.

"As expected of an ancient soul technique, it is indeed extraordinary. It's a pity it's only a fragment..."

After memorizing the nameless incantation completely, Ye Chen secretly regretted it while withdrawing his soul power.

Coming to his senses, Ye Chen glanced at Xiao Yan, whose expression was changing rapidly, and smiled slightly. He quickly guessed what the guy was thinking, put away the strange fire, and handed the spirit-nurturing powder to him.

"Alright, this will be very useful for your future soul growth and advancement, take it..."

Chapter 362 The two women fight again

Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised that Ye Chen had directly handed over the Spirit-Nourishing Powder to him.

Looking into the other person's open eyes, he felt a little guilty for his previous thoughts for a few seconds, and then immediately became overwhelmed with joy at the Spirit-Pregnant Powder.

After returning to his room, he did what was similar to the original story: he directly integrated the Spirit-Nourishing Powder into his soul. And thanks to the spiritual energy attracted by the Spirit-Nourishing Powder, he felt the existence of spiritual energy for the first time...

In the darkness, an old man's low murmur rang in his ears, the contents of which were none other than the nameless incantation that Ye Chen had obtained before!

"It is said that some powerful beings can leave their soul imprints on objects. If I am not mistaken, that ancient voice should have been left by that ancient powerhouse..."

However, the passage of time has been too long, causing the voice to become much more blurred and even incomplete. Xiao Yan murmured to himself.

I tried to recall the contents of the mnemonic, but found nothing.

After pondering for a moment without success, Xiao Yan had no choice but to shake his head helplessly and put the remaining four grains of Spirit-Nourishing Powder into his storage ring.

This thing's ability to absorb spiritual energy is extremely important to Xiao Yan, but unfortunately, its duration is too short, and he can't afford to waste it.

He planned to keep the remaining four pills for later, since he might need them as an additive when refining pills in the future...

For the next period of time, Xiao Yan secluded himself in his room to study matters related to the soul.

A day later, Ye Chen, accompanied by Ye Xinlan, headed towards the assessment points specifically set up for the five major families within the inner region of Saint Pill City…

This assessment is not held in secret, but rather in a semi-public manner, so some powerful forces will arrive here when the assessment begins.

It's important to know that the positions of these five major families are coveted by countless people, because everyone knows that they are the shortcut to entering the upper echelons of the Pill Tower.

However, as long as you attach yourself to the powerful Dan Tower, your influence and reputation will skyrocket overnight!

Unfortunately, none of the five major families seem to be in dire straits. Even the Qiu family, which is currently the weakest, surpassed the Bai family in the last assessment. So even if they come in last place this time, the family will not be in danger of falling out of the top five families.

The gathering of the five major families, especially Ye Chen's arrival, caused a stir among the attendees.

Especially after seeing Ye Chen, many people automatically placed Ye Chen as the first place winner in this assessment.

The Bai and Qiu families, who were already present, looked rather grim, but the person in charge of leading the group still forced a smile and greeted Ye Chen.

Following the Ye family was the Dan family, and finally the Cao family.

The Dan family was once again led by Dan Xuan, but Ye Chen also spotted the shy Dan Chen in the group. As for the Cao family, Cao Ying accompanied them, followed by Cao Dan and Cao Xiu.

Ye Chen was somewhat moved. He hadn't expected that a simple assessment would attract three young eighth-grade alchemists from the five major families. This was quite a remarkable event.

"So, are you all ready to show your skills at the Pill Gathering?" Ye Chen asked with a smile, looking at Cao Ying and Dan Chen beside him.

"Hmph, as long as you, this freak, don't make a move, I'm determined to win the championship at this year's Pill Gathering."

"!" Cao Ying's alluring eyes sparkled, captivating many who stared in awe.

On the other side, upon hearing Cao Ying's confident words, Dan Chen's previously timid expression disappeared. She looked at Cao Ying defiantly and said, "I won't give up either!"

Their eyes met, and for a moment, Ye Chen even felt a current of electricity flowing between the two women.

"Alright, alright, let's wait until the Pill Gathering to discuss everything. For now, let's see the results of this assessment..."

Upon hearing Ye Chen's voice, the two women suppressed their fighting spirit.

However, upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that their war has only just begun...

"Brother Dan, I heard you're not participating in this Dan Gathering?" Ye Chen, having escaped the struggle between the two women, found Dan Xuan and asked with a smile.

Danxuan looked at Ye Chen with a smile, then his gaze inadvertently turned to the two women. After glancing at them, he said, "What, Brother Ye, why did you abandon the soft and fragrant women to stand with a grown man like me?"

Ye Chen rolled his eyes at the guy, expressing his disdain for his gloating expression.

"With Chen'er and the Cao family's enchantress going into battle this time, it's better for me, with my limited abilities, not to embarrass myself..." Danxuan replied with a smile.

The Dan family has always maintained a very low profile, so as the heir to the family head, Dan Xuan's personality is very much in line with the family's style.

At this Dan Gathering, it would be enough for Dan Chen to demonstrate the strength of the Dan family, so Dan Xuan chose to continue to hide himself.

"However, I heard that Song Qing is quite interested in this alchemy gathering. I heard he even said he wanted to fight you again, Brother Ye. I just didn't expect you to choose not to participate, which made him quite disappointed."