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

Moreover, Ye Chen was able to leave behind many good pills for the family during this training process. For the Third Elder, this was a sure-fire way to make money, so how could he not be happy?

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Inside the spacious, enclosed room, intense heat permeated the air, making it feel like an oven, sweltering and steamy. If an ordinary person stayed inside for more than ten minutes, they would probably have to escape because they could hardly breathe...

The entire chamber was constructed from a type of reddish-brown rock called magma rock, which is taken from volcanoes. It is not only hard but also has a special heat-insulating effect, making it particularly effective for building alchemy chambers.

The sealed chamber was completely without any gaps, as if it had been hollowed out directly from an extremely large block of lava.

Inside the secret chamber, there were many jade boxes piled up, and a strong aroma of medicinal herbs wafted out from them. After being evaporated by the high temperature in the surrounding area, the aroma became even stronger.

In the very center of the secret chamber, there was a stone platform. On the platform, a slender figure sat cross-legged. In the air in front of him, a huge medicine cauldron shimmered with silver stars. Inside the cauldron, equally silver flames burned fiercely, reflecting the light of the floating cauldron. A peculiar rhythm emanated from the cauldron...

The one sitting cross-legged here was naturally Ye Chen, who had begun his grand alchemy plan.

Completely absorbed in alchemy, he had no idea how much time had passed. All he remembered was that the countless medicinal herbs he had brought into the secret chamber were almost completely refined by him...

Inside the medicine cauldron, the silvery flames of starlight rose fiercely, and amidst the burning flames, the faint outline of a pill could be seen, with a delicate fragrance emanating from it.

Under the scorching heat of the flames, the nascent pill gradually became round. About an hour later, Ye Chen suddenly opened his tightly closed eyes, flicked his finger, and the lid of the cauldron flew off. A streak of azure light shot out from the cauldron and then automatically landed in Ye Chen's hand.

The Imperial Pill can raise the cultivation level of a Dou Huang-level expert by 1 to 2 stars. A Dou Huang can only consume one pill in their lifetime!

Ye Chen glanced at the longan-sized pill in his hand, casually placed it in a medicine bottle, then quickly recovered his fighting spirit and mental energy before immediately throwing himself back into the refining process.

The fact that Ye Chen could refine the Imperial Extreme Pill, a peak-level sixth-grade pill, so easily means that he is not far from advancing to the seventh grade...

His soul power had already reached the seventh rank. The only thing he lacked now was experience and proficiency, and this great alchemy refinement made up for all of that!

Chapter 142 The Turbulent Public Assessment

Let's go back two months.

The news that the Ye family was preparing to have their young patriarch participate in the public assessment of the Pill Tower had spread throughout the entire Pill Domain, thanks to the intentional or unintentional promotion by members of the Ye family.

Although most of the alchemists didn't know what the Ye family was up to, that they would lower themselves to participate in some kind of public assessment, most of them were just watching the show.

The only ones secretly cursing were those who had a chance of being selected by the Pill Tower...

Now that one of the five major families has suddenly jumped out and is trying to steal the opportunity from these commoner alchemists, they can't help but curse.

However, perhaps spurred on by the Ye family, the Cao family, one of the five major families, suddenly stepped forward and announced that they would also send a member of their family to participate in the open assessment...

This was like dropping a bombshell on the entire alchemist community!

Everyone is worried that the remaining three companies might also jump in...

If that's really the case, then the Dan Tower shouldn't hold any public assessment this time. They should just allocate all the limited spots to the five major families!

This not only angered the alchemists outside, but also alarmed the elders of the Pill Tower.

"What is the Ye family up to? Why did they suddenly announce that their family members should participate in some kind of public assessment? If they wanted their young patriarch to enter the Pill Tower, they could have just brought him here. Why go through all this trouble? Are they afraid that we will deliberately make things difficult for them?" A thin, stern-faced old man spoke up from within the Pill Tower's elders' council.

Although his tone was calm, his dissatisfaction was evident in his words.

The Dan Tower Elder Council has eight elders, five of whom are reserved for the five major families. Even though Ye Xun's death has temporarily left no one in the Ye family who meets the requirements to inherit the position of elder, the position is still reserved.

The cold-faced old man wasn't saying this intentionally to cause trouble for the Ye family, but rather that the Ye family's choice, strictly speaking, was a sign of distrust towards the elders' council; at most, he was just using this as an excuse to make trouble.

Faced with his dissatisfaction, Elder Mu Rong, who had a good relationship with the Ye family, had no choice but to stand up and speak up for the Ye family, saying, "Elder Bai, please don't misunderstand. I know about this matter concerning the Ye family. Although the five major families have one core disciple slot in the Pill Tower, there is no rule that prohibits them from participating in the public assessment, right? Therefore, the Ye family's choice does not violate the rules."

As for the claim that they distrust the elders, that's even more unfounded!

Apart from those two, the remaining two elders remained silent and did not take sides.

When Ye Xun was around, the five of them would discuss and make decisions on ordinary matters of the Pill Tower together, and the three elders ranked first, second, and third would rarely show themselves. But now that Ye Xun is no longer able to make the final decision, it is easy for the four of them to have disagreements, which can easily lead to the current situation of being unable to reach an agreement.

Just then, an ordinary-looking old man in white robes suddenly appeared in the room, startling Mu Rong and the other three present. They immediately stood up and respectfully bowed to the newcomer, saying, "Greetings, Elder!"

The First Elder, Qiu Ling, was a fifth-level Dou Zun expert and an eighth-grade alchemist. Even the elders rarely saw him in the past, but unexpectedly, he appeared now...

At this, the four people present were all on edge, wondering what had happened.

However, Qiu Ling did not seem to be blaming him. He simply said, "Mu Rong, you will be in charge of this public assessment of the Pill Tower. The president and the other two leaders, as well as the three elders of us, will also be in attendance. You should prepare yourselves."

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"Yes!"

The three men were startled and bowed in response.

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Qiu Ling left, but the four people present were far from calm.

"I didn't expect the president and the eldest elder to be here. It seems that this public assessment is destined to be extraordinary..." Elder Qiu Yun, who comes from the Qiu family, sighed from the side.

After speaking, he turned to Mu Rong, an elder who was not from one of the five major families, and congratulated him with a smile, saying, "Brother Mu, the Grand Elder specifically asked you to preside over this assessment. It seems that the President and the Grand Elder value you highly. Congratulations!"

With the three elders absent and the position of elder of the Ye family vacant, the four of them were destined to choose someone who could make the decision.

Judging from Qiu Ling's attitude today, it's likely that the choice will fall to Mu Rong.

Qiu Yun could see this, and so could the others. Apart from the Bai family elder who was at odds with Mu Rong, the other eight elders, who were not from the five major families, also congratulated Mu Rong with a happy expression.

The events that occurred at the Elders' Council meeting today quickly spread to the five major families.

The fact that the Dan Tower's higher-ups would make such a choice caused an uproar among the five major families.

The Bai and Qiu families reacted the most, because although their families also had talented children, they were still too inexperienced to stand out in the assessment...

"It's all those bastards from the Ye family!"

Inside the Bai family's council hall, Bai Wei, who had been humiliated by Ye Chen, cursed bitterly.

The Bai family patriarch and the First Elder were also frowning. Finally, the Bai family patriarch couldn't help but ask, "First Elder, how strong is Bai Ying? Can he pass the test?"

Bai Ying of the Bai family is the most talented among the younger generation of the Bai family. In the original work, his talent is even stronger than that of Cao Dan and Cao Xiu of the Cao family, second only to Dan Xuan.

Unfortunately, compared to prodigies like Ye Chen and Cao Ying, he is still far inferior.

That white eagle was the grandson of the Bai family's first elder. Now, upon hearing the family head's question, the first elder also looked solemn and said, "Eagle is only barely at the sixth rank now. Although he was able to pass the first round of selection and obtain the qualification for the assessment, he still has no chance of standing out among many geniuses."

After all, Ying'er is only twenty years old. Even with her talent, she can't compare to those sixth-grade alchemists who are almost thirty..."

This is why the Bai family is so angry!

If we give them another three years, no, two years will be enough. By then, Bai Ying will definitely make a name for himself and further enhance the Bai family's reputation.

The same thing happened to the Qiu family and the Dan family...

However, unlike the Bai and Qiu families, the Dan family did not lack candidates to participate in the assessment; rather, they voluntarily gave up.

“Xuan’er, you will be responsible for inheriting the family business in the future, so joining the Pill Tower is not the best choice for you. Let the other families fight over this matter; my Dan family will not get involved,” the Dan family head explained to his son.

Danxuan agreed with his father's words.

After all, the Dan family is low-key and not as competitive as the Cao family, so they have little interest in this kind of thing.

Besides, the true prodigy of the Dan family still needs to grow...

Chapter 143 Before Departure

When Ye Chen walked out of the alchemy room, there wasn't much time left before the Pill Tower's public assessment.

"Tsk, it seems the alchemy this time was quite effective. I find it much easier to refine pills now than before, and my control over the flames is also much more refined..."

Ye Chen thought to himself with great joy.

In addition, Ye Chen also made great progress in the field of pills, with a pill success rate reaching a terrifying 90%!

In addition to the Breakthrough Pill, the Imperial Pill, and the Battle Spirit Pill, Ye Chen also refined two more Fire Lotus Pills. Ye Chen planned to give half of these pills to his family, keep two Imperial Pills for his parents, give his father one Breakthrough Pill, and his mother one Fire Lotus Pill...

The reason for this is that Ye Lan is already an eight-star Dou Huang at this time. After taking the Huangji Pill, he will be close to reaching the peak of Dou Huang. Next, he will need to prepare for breaking through to Dou Zong.

While her mother, Song Chun'er, was not as skilled as her father in Dou Qi cultivation, she was still a five-star Dou Huang, far from Dou Zong. However, her alchemy skills had improved considerably, and she would soon reach the advanced sixth rank. This Fire Lotus Pill was also intended to help her mother slightly enhance her flame abilities, allowing her to reach the advanced sixth rank more quickly...

As for the remaining pills, Ye Chen planned to keep them for the time being, just in case.

Soon, the Ye family's top leaders had once again gathered inside the council hall...

Everyone was naturally very happy to see Ye Chen emerge from seclusion, and the Third Elder, with a beaming smile, told Ye Chen about the events that had happened in the outside world these past few days.

"According to the news from the Pill Tower, the three giants and three elders of the Pill Tower will all be present for this assessment. This is the perfect opportunity for you, Young Clan Leader, to make a name for yourself!"

This sudden news left Ye Chen completely bewildered...

"It's just a public assessment, how did it manage to alarm even the three giants and the three elders?"

These six individuals can be considered the true strongest figures in the Pill Tower, each possessing the strength and prestige to suppress the Pill Domain.

With six people appearing at the same time, even the triennial Pill Gathering probably doesn't have such a grand scene.

Why make such a commotion?

This is something that no one outside the community can understand...

"What were the reactions from the other companies?" Ye Chen couldn't figure it out, so he gave up and asked.

The Third Elder smiled slightly, stroked his beard, and said, "Apart from the Cao family, the other three families have not reacted at all..."

This was something Ye Chen hadn't expected. It seemed that all five major families in the original work, except for the Ye family, had genius disciples.

However, Ye Chen soon figured it out.

Time! Age!

This is probably the main reason why the Bai and Qiu families remained indifferent to such a good opportunity.

However, the fact that the Dan family hadn't chosen to participate piqued Ye Chen's curiosity. Based on his understanding of Dan Xuan, even if Dan Xuan's alchemy skills weren't as good as his own, they were definitely superior to all his peers!

Thinking of Danxuan, Ye Chen then thought of another person—Song Qing!

This guy, who in the original story became the disciple of the most unfathomable of the eight elders of the Pill Tower, has had his experiences changed in this life because of my appearance. However, the other party's alchemy skills are definitely much stronger than those of the same period in the original story...

If he can stand out in this assessment, then it's not impossible for him to become an apprentice ahead of time.

Things.

I just don't know if I can still become a disciple of the Grand Elder...

"By the way, since the Cao family has chosen to participate in this assessment, I wonder who they sent? Was it Cao Xiu?"

Ye Chen suddenly thought of something and quickly asked.

The Cao family has many talented individuals, but at this stage of time, it seems that only Cao Xiu meets the requirements…

Ye Chen, who was familiar with the original work, had naturally been paying attention to Cao Xiu for some time. He was a person whose style was very different from the overall Cao family.

Calm, low-key, and hardworking!

This is the impression Cao Xiu left on everyone who paid attention to him.

Cao Xiu, who was already twenty years old at this time, showed talent that was in no way inferior to Dan Xuan's. He had also reached the level of a sixth-grade alchemist, but no one knew exactly which stage of the sixth grade he had reached.

Upon hearing Ye Chen's question, Ye Zhong, who was at the head of the table, shook his head and said, "It's not Cao Xiu. As far as I know, Cao Xiu left the Cao family three months ago to go out and train. Nobody knows where he went, so naturally he couldn't have had the opportunity to participate in this assessment..."

Ye Chen frowned.

"If it's not Cao Xiu, then who is it? Cao Dan?"

This guy is probably still a long way off, right?

"It's not Cao Dan, it's... Cao Ying!" Even Ye Zhong couldn't help but become serious when he said the last name.

"Cao Ying? That Cao family vixen?" Ye Chen was utterly shocked.

Although I already knew that Cao Ying, the enchantress of the Cao family, was very strong, she should still be under fourteen years old at this time, right? Is she qualified to be selected for the assessment at such a young age?

"Didn't they say that this assessment requires candidates to be under thirty years old and have reached the sixth-grade alchemist level? Although Cao Ying has terrifying talent, it's impossible for her to have reached the sixth-grade alchemist level right now, isn't it?"

Putting everything else aside, just considering the terrifying amount of battle qi consumed by a sixth-grade alchemist each time they refine medicine, people below the Dou Wang level probably simply couldn't withstand it.

Not everyone can be like Ye Chen, who has a cheat-like ability where the accompanying starfire consumes very little battle qi. This is the main reason why he was able to start refining second-grade pills at the Dou Zhe stage.

How could an ordinary person possibly do that!

Hearing his grandson's question, Ye Zhong explained, "Being under thirty and a sixth-grade alchemist are the hard requirements for this assessment, but they are not the only ones..."

"The Pill Tower has always valued young alchemy geniuses highly, so there's a special clause in every assessment: anyone under twenty years old with a soul value exceeding 500 can obtain special qualifications..."