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

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After all, as an alchemist, Ye Chen didn't have any special requirements for combat skills, especially since he already possessed skills like the Star Orbit Technique that didn't consume any battle qi. Therefore, unless he truly encountered those powerful high-level battle techniques that he could use as trump cards, he wouldn't blindly cultivate them.

"It's time to set off..."

After his consciousness emerged from the Star Chart space, Ye Chen looked at the bright sunlight outside the door and said to himself inwardly.

Having already stayed at home for a month, Ye Chen was afraid that if he stayed any longer, he would become too immersed in the warm atmosphere of his family.

Neither Ye Zhong nor Ye Lan objected to Ye Chen's idea, because they knew the purpose of Ye Chen's trip.

As for her mother, Song Chun'er, although she was still very reluctant to part with him, she knew very well that she could not keep her son by her side. So she could only give him a lot of instructions before sending him off.

This trip was once again accompanied only by Hu Tian. Even though Ye Zhong was worried, there were very few strong people in the Ye family at the moment, and each of them had important tasks and could not spare the time.

As for the family retainers, their loyalty was unreliable, so Ye Zhong and the others dared not easily let them know about such important matters as the Strange Flame.

However, considering that Hu Tian is a Dou Zong powerhouse, and Ye Chen himself is strong, as long as he keeps a low profile, there shouldn't be too much danger in such a barren place as the Northwest Continent.

Even so, before leaving, Ye Zhong solemnly instructed Ye Chen: "Be extremely careful on this trip. If things become unbearable, prioritize your own survival! Although the Strange Flame is very important to our Ye family, you are our ultimate hope, so don't take unnecessary risks for external things, understand?"

Ye Chen nodded solemnly, keeping his grandfather's words firmly in mind.

That's true...

Even if Ye Chen spent his entire life cultivating within the Ye family, he would still achieve extraordinary things, though it would take longer. Therefore, he wouldn't need to risk his life like Xiao Yan.

Riding through the spatial wormhole, Ye Chen and his companion headed directly to the Central Region.

Although Ye Chen was preparing to travel to the Northwest Continent, his route was definitely different from Xiao Yan's route to the Pill Domain in the original novel.

The map in his hand was specially prepared by Ye Zhong. The spatial nodes marked on it were almost all connected. By turning around three times along the way, one could directly reach a place called Yunluo City in the Northwest Continent.

Although the Northwest Continent is remote, there are certainly more paths to the Central Plains than just Tianya City...

Just like the Yunluo City on Ye Chen's map, which is the capital of the Luoyun Empire in the Northwest Continent, it can be considered a giant city.

There are countless empires in the Northwest Continent, and the Gama Empire in the original work is merely one of the lower-ranking ones, and its position is even more...

Located near the desolate northwest, it is a very poor and backward place, far inferior to the surrounding Luoyan Empire, Mulan Empire and Chuyun Empire.

It took Ye Chen and his group a month just to travel through the space wormhole. The moment Hu Tian piloted the spaceship out of the space gate, Ye Chen felt as if he had been transported to another world.

Looking around at the quiet environment and the small bluestone platform under my feet, it seemed rather shabby compared to the space plaza in Zhongzhou.

"Let's go. We've been rushing all this way. Let's rest in the city for a few days..." Ye Chen said to Hu Tian, ​​then walked out of the square.

However, just as the two reached the edge of the square and were about to leave, a figure suddenly blocked their way, causing Ye Chen to frown.

"Sir, is there something you need to do to block our way?" Ye Chen asked, looking at the old man in the yellow robe in front of him.

The old man was quite powerful; in Ye Chen's perception, he should be a Dou Huang.

In a place like the Northwest Continent, even a Dou Huang expert is considered a top-tier expert...

The old man in the yellow robe looked at the two people before him with a friendly smile, cupping his hands and saying, "Gentlemen, I am Mo Feng, a royal retainer of the Luo Yun Empire. This spatial wormhole belongs to the Luo Yun Empire's royal family. Since you are using it, you will need to pay a usage fee..."

Mo Feng was clearly a discerning person. The young man in front of him, who looked quite young, possessed an exceptionally powerful aura, suggesting he was likely a high-level Dou Wang.

Such a young high-level Dou Wang must have an extraordinary background and identity. It's best not to offend such a person if possible.

Another point is that even the old servant in purple robes following behind this young man couldn't sense his aura, which was rather frightening...

You must know that Mo Feng himself is a three-star Dou Huang level expert. If he could not sense any aura from Mo Feng, then either the other party has cultivated a special technique, or the other party's strength far exceeds his own!

In either case, it shows that the old man and the young man are not to be trifled with, which is why he was so polite.

Of course, the most important thing is that this spatial wormhole leads to Zhongzhou, and the other end is Xuri City, a major city in the northern region of Zhongzhou. This wormhole is shared by the Luoyun Empire and Xuri City, which is why this spatial node was built in the capital of their Luoyun Empire.

"Usage fee?" Ye Chen couldn't help but look at the man with a puzzled expression.

It's not that he wanted to get something for nothing; paying a usage fee for using a space wormhole is a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

But he had already paid when he entered the wormhole, and he had never heard of any company charging for both the entrance and exit points for their wormholes...

Perhaps sensing Ye Chen's confusion, Mo Feng quickly explained with a smile, "You two may not know this, but this spatial wormhole of my Luoyun Empire is shared with Xuri City in the Northern Region of Zhongzhou, so both sides charge a fee when using this spatial wormhole..."

Ye Chen was speechless. This move was just too outrageous!

In the past, this would mean that when you boarded a plane, you not only needed to buy a ticket, but you also needed to buy a ticket to get off the plane. You wouldn't even earn enough money for that!

"Hehe, this is also to better maintain this spatial wormhole and make it easier for everyone to travel," Mo Feng said with a smile.

Shaking his head, Ye Chen didn't intend to cause trouble over this small amount of money. According to Mo Feng, each person would pay 50,000 gold coins, which would be 100,000 for the two of them. After that, they left the space node square directly.

Chapter 87 The Imperial Capital Auction

Upon entering the capital of the Luoyun Empire, Ye Chen once again felt the bustle that rivaled that of the major cities in the Central Plains.

The only difference is that these people are generally weaker. Walking down the street, you can hardly see any Grand Dou Masters, let alone Dou Ling and Dou Wang, who are everywhere in Zhongzhou...

"Old Hu, it seems we need to find a way to make some money next..." Ye Chen, who had been silent for a while, suddenly said this, leaving Hu Tian behind him completely confused.

Speaking of which, as the eldest young master of the Ye family, Ye Chen has quite a few good things in his possession, especially various pills and medicinal herbs, which are countless.

Hearing someone say they're short of money now sounds like they're showing off.

However, if you think that way, then you're really just wishing Ye Chen something.

Although Ye Chen possessed many valuable items, he actually didn't have many gold coins...

Back in Zhongzhou, most things were bartered, and even when traveling through space wormholes, the cost was usually paid with elixirs.

But just now, while paying the usage fee to Mo Feng, Ye Chen suddenly thought of a problem.

This is the Northwest Continent. Although you can still use pills to pay, and many people are even willing to accept pills instead of gold coins, it would be too much of a loss for you!

Just like before, the fee for using a spatial wormhole is 50,000 gold coins per person, but when he entered from Rising Sun City in Central Continent, he paid with a fourth-grade pill...

In an auction, a single grade four pill would be worth far more than 100,000 gold coins!

They would definitely need money for many things in the future, so Ye Chen prepared to prepare more gold coins to avoid being taken advantage of when paying with pills.

After all, even if he's incredibly wealthy, he can't let others take advantage of him...

After making up his mind, Ye Chen asked passersby where there was a large auction house in the capital city of Luoyun.

For an alchemist like him, making money was incredibly easy.

Putting everything else aside, all he needs to do is find an auction house, take out a fifth-grade pill, and he can easily earn millions of gold coins!

Half an hour later, Ye Chen and his companion stood in front of the largest auction house in Luoyun Imperial Capital.

Although it wasn't auction day, there were still quite a few people at this place called Wanbao Auction House.

Ye Chen didn't let Hu Tian follow him, but instead walked alone into the auction house with the flow of people...

Inside this auction house, huge screens are suspended all around, displaying countless items that are about to be auctioned.

Ye Chen only glanced at it briefly and didn't find anything particularly unusual. But that was normal; the Northwest Continent was different from the Central Continent. In his eyes, things like Xuan-level cultivation techniques and fighting skills, and pills below the fifth grade, were just ordinary items.

But looking around at the other people who had also entered the auction hall, seeing the various auction information displayed on the large screens around them, and even occasionally causing a commotion, it was clear that they had seen items that appealed to them.

Ye Chen paid no attention to this basic promotional tactic of auction houses. His gaze swept around, finally settling on the doorframe of an appraisal room without hesitation.

Without hesitation, Ye Chen walked straight in.

Stepping into the so-called treasure appraisal room, Ye Chen found that the room was quite large, and it was neatly divided into dozens of small secret rooms, all with strict partitions around them, obviously a measure set up to avoid exposing the treasures.

But from this perspective, the design of this so-called Wanbao Auction House is quite good.

Just as Ye Chen entered the appraisal room, a scantily clad maid immediately approached him, her sweet voice carrying a hint of allure: "Sir, are you here for appraisal? Or for a price assessment for auction?"

Auction houses can also charge for appraisals, which is not surprising, so Ye Chen simply said, "Appraisal and auction!"

"May I ask what kind of items are being auctioned, sir?" the maid asked again.

"Elixir!"

As soon as those two words were uttered, Ye Chen noticed that the smile on the other person's face had become even more charming. Her serpentine waist swayed in an extremely alluring arc, and she raised her hand to invite Ye Chen, saying, "Please follow me, sir."

Although this woman tried her best to present her most alluring side, she couldn't stir any emotion in Ye Chen's eyes...

It wasn't that Ye Chen wasn't interested in women, but compared to the women he had seen in Zhongzhou, calling this woman ordinary would be an understatement.

At the very least, either the mother and daughter from Qingyue City would be a hundred or a thousand times stronger than the one in front of them!

After walking for nearly a few dozen meters behind the maid, the former stopped in front of a small secret room, bowed to Ye Chen, and smiled, seemingly unconcerned about the large expanse of fair skin she was showing: "Sir, this is a place that specializes in appraising medicinal pills. You only need to hand over the pills you wish to auction to the masters inside for evaluation and review, and then you will be able to obtain auction seats of different levels according to the value of the items you are auctioning."

Nodding, Ye Chen ignored the overflowing lust in the other person's eyes and stepped directly into the secret room.

Seeing his indifferent attitude, the alluring maid felt quite resentful. She had really just given a blind man a flirtatious look! But even though she was indignant, she could only obediently return to her seat and continue to wait for the next customer.

Inside the secret room, a bright lamp illuminated everything. An old man with slightly graying hair, wearing an alchemist's robe, was scanning Ye Chen with sharp eyes. He then raised his hand and said, "Please have a seat, guest."

Ye Chen sat down as instructed, and then his gaze fell upon the alchemist badge on the other person's chest, which represented their rank...

Although alchemist badges differ from place to place, they are generally similar in shape and the symbols representing their rank are also quite similar.

Just like the badge on the old man's chest, which has three silver crescent moons, indicating his status as a third-grade alchemist.

This was somewhat unexpected for Ye Chen. It seemed he had underestimated the Wanbao Auction House, which actually managed to get a third-grade alchemist to act as an appraiser...

But that's nothing. He's just a third-grade alchemist, and there are plenty of them in the Pill Domain.

With a flick of his wrist, four medicine bottles appeared directly on the table.

Even through the medicine bottles, the small, secret room was quickly filled with a rich aroma of medicinal pills, which greatly shocked the old man opposite him. He couldn't help but fix his gaze on the four medicine bottles...

Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Deadly Elixir

Even as a third-grade alchemist, the old appraiser rarely saw someone who could produce a fifth-grade pill and three fourth-grade pills at once, so his expression visibly softened.

"Sir, your Grade 4 Heart-Clearing Pill is of very high quality. If it were to be auctioned, the starting price could be set at 500,000 gold coins. If there is competition, it could potentially exceed 800,000..."

Ye Chen frowned slightly upon hearing this, as the price was significantly lower than that in the Pill Domain.

Although there are more alchemists in the Pill Domain, it doesn't mean that the prices of pills there are cheaper. In particular, the Qingxin Pill's effect is to remove internal fire toxins, which is very useful for many alchemists, so its price is definitely higher.

However, Ye Chen did not offer any rebuttal, but instead gestured for the other party to continue speaking.

This put the other party in a difficult position. The old appraiser hesitated for a moment, then picked up the medicine bottle containing the fifth-grade pill and asked, "Although I can determine the grade of this pill, I cannot tell its name. Please tell me the name and effects of this pill so that we can test it later."

That's normal, after all, there are too many kinds of pills in the world. Let alone a third-grade alchemist, even Ye Chen himself could only recognize a tiny fraction of them.

"This is the King Explosion Pill, which can forcefully raise the user's battle qi to the peak level of the King of Battle in a short period of time."

"What?!" Ye Chen's words clearly shocked the other party.

Is there really such an abnormal pill in this world? It can directly raise your battle qi level to the peak of the Battle King realm. This pill can be a lifesaver in critical moments!

However, such pills often have very serious side effects, and the stronger the effect, the more terrifying the side effects. Given the powerful effects of this King Explosion Pill, the side effects are probably equally unimaginable...

As expected, Ye Chen didn't hide anything and continued, "However, the minimum cultivation level for taking this pill is a Great Dou Shi, otherwise, the person will immediately explode and die! Even a Great Dou Shi will have their meridians severed and lose all their cultivation after taking this pill. The higher the cultivation level, the less damage it causes. For a Dou Wang level person, as long as the effects last for less than ten minutes, the aftereffects can be minimized, requiring only a few days of rest..."

The old man appraising the antiques twitched at the corner of his mouth as he listened.

Even a Grandmaster would have their meridians shattered if they took it. It's a desperate, mutually destructive method. Unless faced with a certain death, probably no one would have the courage to use such a brutal elixir!

However, no matter how ferocious this Exploding King Pill is, its value is by no means low, and it is even higher than many fifth-grade pills!

The old appraiser dared not delay. After asking Ye Chen to wait a moment, he took the pills to the back to have their effects tested...

About an hour later, the old appraiser hurriedly returned, but this time he was accompanied by an elderly man in fine clothes, who, judging from his aura, was actually a Dou Wang!

The two arrived together, but upon seeing Ye Chen's appearance, the fleeting surprise in the old man's eyes did not escape Ye Chen's notice.

Clearly, although the old man couldn't determine Ye Chen's exact cultivation level, he sensed that the latter's battle qi aura was even more powerful than his own, despite both being at the Dou Wang realm...

"A Battle King! And such a young Battle King at that! This person's background is definitely not simple; he might even have a powerful alchemist supporting him..."

In an instant, many thoughts came to mind for the elderly man in fine clothes.

"Hehe, sir, we have already tested your King of Kings Elixir. Our Wanbao Auction House plans to make it one of the main items in this auction, with a starting price of 1.5 million and a buy-it-now price of 3 million. What do you think, sir?"

Three million...

Although it's a fixed price, the final auction result should only fluctuate slightly around that.

This price is also lower than that of Zhongzhou, but in the original work, a level-one fighting skill in the Black Corner Region was priced at this price, so Ye Chen did not object.

Seeing Ye Chen nod, the old man in the fine clothes smiled even more broadly and took out a purple gold card, saying, "This is our Wanbao Auction House's Purple Gold VIP Card. Holders of this card are the highest-level VIPs of this auction house and can receive a 10% discount at any branch of our Wanbao Auction House in the Luoyun Empire. This auction will officially begin in two days. We cordially invite you to attend."

Ye Chen glanced at the other party, nodded, accepted the purple-gold card, and then left the auction house.

He knew very well that although the value of the items he was auctioning this time was not low, it certainly did not reach the level of the highest-level VIP. The reason why the other party gave him the purple-gold card was obviously to find an opportunity to befriend the potentially high-level alchemist behind him...