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

The reason Ye Chen wasn't warned beforehand was to let him experience it firsthand, thus deepening his memory...

He just didn't expect Ye Chen's performance to be even better than he anticipated.

Hearing the ancestor's praise, Ye Chen felt a little smug. However, this moment of relaxation caused the temperature of the starfire in the medicine cauldron to go out of control for a second...

Although it was only for a second, when you looked inside the medicine cauldron again, a blood-coagulating herb had turned into pitch-black ash and was finally expelled from the cauldron by its special settings.

Ye Chen's face darkened. Had he been slapped in the face?

Sure enough, this thing allows no room for complacency.

The Ye family patriarch merely smiled slightly, showing no other expression, and comforted her, "It's alright, it's just the first time, accidents are bound to happen. Just try again..."

Anyway, the Ye family patriarch prepared plenty of medicinal herbs this time, so that this kid could practice as much as he wanted, until he could refine them successfully with his eyes closed, and then they would start combining the herbs.

Ye Chen was naturally unaware of his ancestor's terrifying idea; otherwise, he would have already tried to escape.

This first failure only fueled his competitive spirit. After calming himself down a bit, he picked up another blood-clotting herb and threw it into the medicine cauldron.

Of course, alchemy is no easy task...

Although Ye Chen possesses innate flames and powerful soul force, these are merely prerequisites for him to become a high-level alchemist. To truly become a qualified alchemist, these talents alone are not enough.

"When the temperature is too high, one must not be impatient or hasty in refining medicinal herbs; even a slight temperature difference can damage them..."

Looking at the blood-clotting grass that had been burned again, the Ye family patriarch remained calm and spoke in a gentle tone.

However, Ye Chen became somewhat anxious at this moment.

After all, they had refined the herbs more than ten times, but only four or five of them were successful. Most of the herbs were destroyed because the temperature was either too high or too low. The vast majority of the herbs were destroyed due to uncontrolled temperature.

Seeing that Ye Chen's emotions were starting to become agitated, the Ye family patriarch stopped pressuring him and instead offered a few words of advice before letting Ye Chen go out to rest.

After all, Ye Chen isn't even a Dou Zhe yet. Although he has the help of the Starfire, he only needs to refine his Dou Qi four or five times before he's almost exhausted it. He'll need to rely on pills to recover before continuing.

Such intense refining is indeed a bit difficult for a five or six-year-old child.

After Ye Chen left, Ye Zhong emerged from the shadows.

Clearly, when Ye Chen was refining medicinal herbs before, his identity as both the head of the Ye family and Ye Chen's grandfather made him want to come and take a look.

Chapter Seven: Fire Control Techniques

Back in his room, Ye Chen was still somewhat unhappy, feeling that his behavior was seriously inconsistent with his identity as a transmigrator.

It was just a very simple extraction of medicinal herbs. For a transmigrated protagonist with a cheat-like ability, shouldn't it be a piece of cake?

Why is my success rate less than 40%?

Fortunately, Ye Chen is not a real six-year-old child, but an adult with a mature mind, so he can learn from his mistakes after failure.

Although his current talent and potential are very strong, and he far surpasses ordinary people in terms of soul power and fire, his control over his soul is still too crude...

Thinking back on the previous failures, apart from a few times when the flames were not properly controlled, the rest were due to my soul power being too sluggish, failing to grasp the most appropriate moment, which resulted in the damage to the medicinal herbs.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen pondered to himself: "Controlling fire is alright for now, after all, I have the 2 points of improvement from the Star Essence Chart, but controlling my soul is the most important thing right now!"

Soul control is not something that can be determined by potential and talent alone; it requires a great deal of practice to master...

Of course, it would be even better if you could use Star Essence to add points.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen's current star essence is still insufficient, and it will take at least several more months to light up the third star soul.

"We can't just let it go like this during this time. We still need to practice more. We can't rely on cheat codes all the time..."

Having made up his mind, Ye Chen leaped out of bed and rushed towards the Ye family patriarch's alchemy room.

When Ye Chen returned to the alchemy room, he happened to run into Ye Zhong, who was about to leave.

"Huh? Grandpa, what brings you here?" Ye Chen asked curiously, but he hadn't expected that Ye Chong had come specifically for him.

Seeing Ye Chen's hurried appearance, the Ye family patriarch and Ye Zhong were curious and asked, "Chen'er, why are you in such a hurry? Is something wrong?"

Ye Chen shook his head and said, "It's nothing. I just feel that I've rested enough and can continue practicing refining medicinal herbs."

Both the Ye family patriarch and Ye Zhong were slightly surprised by these words, clearly not expecting Ye Chen to have such an idea.

Although both of them were pleased with Ye Chen's performance, he was still just a six-year-old boy, and they couldn't let him overexert himself like that, otherwise it would be harmful to his health.

Thinking of this, the Ye family patriarch smiled and said, "Chen'er, let's stop refining the medicinal herbs for today. We can start the rest tomorrow."

Ye Chen frowned slightly. Was he not even allowed to study hard now?

"So what should I do next? Cultivate my battle qi? Study the medicine manual?"

It's not even noon yet, are we really going to let the day pass by like this? That would be such a waste of time!

Seeing Ye Chen's performance, a trace of heartache flashed in Ye Zhong's eyes.

My little grandson has been so sensible since he was little...

While other six-year-olds are still running and playing outside in groups, he already has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of revitalizing his family. It's really not easy for him!

Unfortunately, Ye Chen had no idea what his adoptive grandfather was thinking.

Otherwise, I would definitely tell him: You're overthinking it!

The reason I don't play wildly like those other kids is...

It's because he was already past that age in his previous life.

There are no computers, no cell phones, not even novels here. If I don't find something to do, am I just going to lie here and wait to die?

Sigh, I'm still too young...

With such thin arms and legs, he can't even find a pretty girl to date. What a waste of his status!

Seeing Ye Chen's furrowed brows, Ye Zhong thought for a moment, then took out a red scroll and said, "How about this, judging from your alchemy this morning, your control over flames is still lacking. This Fire Control Manual records the techniques my Ye family has developed over the years for controlling flames. You can take a look and familiarize yourself with it when you have time."

Originally, this knowledge was only taught to members of the Ye family when they were able to condense solid fire. It not only contained the secrets to controlling flames, but also many methods of using flames for attacks. It was considered the most basic combat skills for alchemists. Therefore, Ye Chen's face showed surprise after obtaining the scroll.

"Great, I'll go practice now..."

After taking the scroll, Ye Chen once again left in a flurry of activity.

The Ye family patriarch and Ye Zhong behind him also nodded in satisfaction.

"Cough, cough..." Suddenly a heart-wrenching cough rang out, startling Ye Zhong.

"Ancestor!" Ye Zhong turned his head and saw that the Ye family patriarch's face had turned deathly pale.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered traces of blood at the corner of the ancestor's mouth...

"It doesn't matter!"

Ye Xun waved his hand, signaling Ye Zhong to calm down.

His body was already on its last legs; if it weren't for Ye Chen's birth, the Ye family patriarch might have passed away two years ago.

It was only after truly discovering Ye Chen's immense talent that the Ye family patriarch was willing to endure tremendous pain to forcibly extend his own life by three years...

At this moment, his entire body was completely empty. Unless there was a truly peerless elixir that could bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded, any longevity pill would be useless to him.

Ye Xun took out a scarlet pill, as red as blood, and swallowed it. His complexion then began to glow...

However, upon seeing this scene, Ye Zhong showed no joy, and even a hint of sorrow.

"Hehe, it seems this Blood Boiling Pill is about to lose its effectiveness... Ye Zhong, promise me, if I die, no matter the cost, even if it means sacrificing the entire Ye family, you must raise Chen'er to be a successful person! Do you understand?"

The Boiling Blood Pill was originally a forbidden pill, a pill that forcibly infused life force, and the pain it brought to the user was unimaginable to ordinary people.

This pill was originally meant to be taken once every three months, but now Ye Xun has to take one about every three days...

The day the Boiling Blood Pill completely loses its effectiveness will be the day Ye Xun dies!

Taking a deep breath, Ye Zhong completely concealed the sorrow on his face and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, Ancestor, Ye Zhong will definitely not let you down!"

After saying that, he left with heavy steps.

He knew that the ancestor would need a day to refine the medicinal power, which meant that the inhuman pain would last for almost a day...

Every time Ye Zhong thought of this, his heart would tremble.

He simply couldn't imagine how an old man, already frail and nearing the end of his life, could endure all of this!

Chapter Eight Breakthrough to Become a Fighter

In the bamboo grove behind the Ye family manor, in Ye Chen's private courtyard.

A small figure stood there, eyes slightly closed. After a long while, his hands trembled slightly, and a silver flame instantly appeared between them...

The silver flames quickly enveloped his hands, and the intense heat made Ye Chen's youthful face appear slightly unreal.

The flames slowly condensed, their color grew darker, and their temperature rose higher and higher.

Once a certain critical point is reached, it becomes impossible to change anything further...

Ye Chen's delicate brows furrowed involuntarily, clearly indicating that this was the limit he could currently achieve.

So, the next step is to see just how far I can go in controlling the flames...

With a thought, the flames on Ye Chen's hands seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, their shapes constantly changing and lengthening...

Finally, the two flames formed two lines of fire, which then began to surround Ye Chen's body from the left and right, forming rings of fire.

When the fire ring had wrapped around more than ten layers, Ye Chen's face suddenly turned pale, and then the flames in his hands trembled instantly before disappearing completely with a 'bang'...

Looking at the scattered silver sparks in the air, a hint of helplessness flashed across Ye Chen's face.

There's nothing we can do; we're just too weak!

If I were to possess the strength of a Battle Master, then this Fire Resisting Ring could be perfectly formed...

"It seems it's time to break through to the Fighter level..."

Due to his age, Ye Chen's current focus is on researching alchemy and absorbing star essence, while cultivating battle qi has become secondary.

However, it seems that whether it is cultivating medicine or fire control techniques, sufficient battle qi is required, so breaking through the realm is now urgent.

However, before breaking through, you still need to cultivate your internal fighting spirit to the perfect level.

After making the decision, the next six months...

Although Ye Chen still practices refining medicinal herbs every morning, fire control techniques in the afternoon, and absorbing star essence in the evening...

However, while absorbing star essence, he also spends the same amount of time cultivating battle qi, and he also gets up an hour earlier every day to cultivate battle qi.

Is this kind of life tiring?

tired!

But as the old saying goes...

No pain No gain!

Having arrived in this Dou Qi Continent, Ye Chen didn't want to just drift through life aimlessly.

In this world, if you don't want to be bullied, you have to strive to become a truly superior person!

In half a year, even without using any resources from the Ye family, Ye Chen still managed to perfect his ninth-level Dou Qi through hard work.

At this moment, the fighting spirit stored in his dantian could no longer increase even by the slightest bit.

Moreover, perhaps due to being repeatedly washed and refined by the battle qi, Ye Chen's small body has been growing rapidly over the past six months...

Although she is only seven years old, not quite eight, she has already grown to a height of 1.5 meters.

He grew more than ten centimeters in just six months, transforming from a little kid into a handsome young man. This change astonished Ye's mother, Song Chun'er.

How come my adorable little one has grown up so much in just half a year?

Of course, Ye Chen doesn't care about any of that right now.

"It seems my battle qi has been honed to its limit; further training won't cause any further problems."

"Things have changed. It's time to break through to the Dou Zhe level!"

Feeling the abundant power within his body, Ye Chen felt that his foundation had reached its peak.

When he told Ye Zhong and the Ye family patriarch about his decision, he received their support.

“Chen’er, you’re different from the other boys. You’ve been steady and decisive since you were little. Since it’s your own idea, just do it. We all support you.”

Ye Xun, the patriarch of the Ye family, who looked decades older than he had six months ago, said with a smile.