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

"lady?"

Seeing the slightly reproachful smile on Song Chun'er's face, Little Fairy Doctor instinctively cried out, then lowered her head in shame.

"You little rascal, did you disobey me again and use the wrong medicine?"

Although it was a reproachful remark, Song Chun'er's gentle voice made Xiao Yixian feel a motherly warmth. However, the more she felt this way, the more she blamed herself for her disobedience that led to the current situation.

"I...I just want to improve my strength as quickly as possible..." Little Fairy Doctor murmured softly.

It seems that with Ye Chen's influence in this life, the Heavenly Poison Woman from the previous life, who killed countless people and disregarded all life except for one, is destined not to reappear.

Upon hearing this, Song Chun'er raised an eyebrow, already understanding her meaning.

"What, are you nervous now that you know your young master has entered the Pill Tower?"

Such a blunt question left Little Fairy Doctor speechless...

"Hehe, don't worry. I'm here!" Song Chun'er patted her chest and assured her, "No matter what level of cultivation he achieves in the future, he's still my son. He won't dare disobey me if I say the word!"

"Hmph! When the time comes, as long as I ask, that kid definitely won't dare to abandon you..."

One sentence almost made Little Fairy Doctor so embarrassed that she buried her head under the covers.

In fact, Little Fairy Doctor's feelings for Ye Chen were originally very complicated, including gratitude, admiration, respect, and so on, but there was no romantic love between them...

But ever since she entered the Ye family, she has had Song Chun'er, a super-powerful hair dryer, who constantly bewitches her and acts like a kind mother, completely fooling the young girl.

Even though Little Fairy Doctor has always been very clever, she is no match for an old fox like Song Chun'er. Before long, she was completely captivated.

While Little Fairy Doctor can't quite say she's already considered herself Ye Chen's daughter-in-law, she's practically one. Subconsciously, she's already working towards standing by Ye Chen's side...

What she didn't know was that Song Chun'er had already planned that after winning over Little Fairy Doctor, she would move on to her next target.

Of course, Queen Medusa is out of the question; she's too old and too wary to handle. So, I can't rely on myself alone; I need to wait for my son to return so we can have a coordinated mother-son operation...

Having won over Little Fairy Doctor, the next target is Qinglin, that little girl Song Chun'er also seems to like.

It's just that because the other party has a mother by their side, the difficulty is actually higher than that of Little Fairy Doctor, which is why they were placed second.

Once everything is settled, the girls will probably be all grown up. Then she can have them give her son a whole bunch of little kids, so she'll have lots of grandchildren to play with...

Chapter 165 The Progress of the Plot

A major event has recently occurred in Utan City.

The third young master of the Xiao family, who was known as the number one genius, suddenly stopped working...

Of course, "not working" doesn't mean he's about to die, but rather that for some unknown reason, his cultivation level suddenly regressed. He went from being a young fighter praised by everyone to the third level of Dou Qi. This huge drop drove Xiao Zhan, the head of the Xiao family, crazy.

During this time, the Xiao family frantically searched for doctors and alchemists, basically anyone, hoping to find someone who could help their son solve his problem, but in the end, they still came up empty-handed.

During this period, Xiao Yan completely lost his former domineering presence in the Xiao family and hid in his own courtyard, not venturing out once.

Even so, he could still hear those unbearable sounds in his ears...

With his ten fingers tangled in his black hair, Xiao Yan bit his lips tightly, letting the faint smell of blood spread from the corners of his mouth.

"Why, why?! Why did my fighting spirit disappear...?"

Once again feeling the Dou Qi he had gathered through a night of cultivation rapidly dissipating, Xiao Yan's previously hidden anger and fear finally erupted.

"Damn it, why did this have to happen to me?!"

Unfortunately, no matter how unwilling he was, nothing would change.

Perhaps the world he traveled to before didn't have the words of sages, and he didn't know what the saying "When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it will first test his mind, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body, empty his resources, and thwart his endeavors" meant.

Otherwise, he could have comforted himself with the words of a sage at this point.

In the Xiao family's training ground, many of the family's young members were practicing combat techniques, but what they were talking about was something else entirely...

"Hehe, we haven't seen our Xiao family's number one genius show up today either?" someone said sarcastically.

Of course, once someone starts a conversation, others will immediately follow suit.

"Haha, the number one genius, huh... The number one genius at the third stage of Dou Qi? I think he'd better stay in his room for the rest of his life, so he won't come out and embarrass the Xiao family!"

Of course, some people are puzzled by this: "I wonder what exactly happened, how could a fighter's strength disappear overnight?"

"Who knows? Maybe I did something wrong and angered the gods..."

The group was talking excitedly and didn't notice that the expressions of several girls next to them had changed somewhat.

A young girl dressed in a purple dress stood gracefully. Her calm, youthful face changed slightly after hearing what these people were saying. Then, she turned around silently and disappeared from the scene.

As for the other person who was attracted by their conversation, it was a younger girl. Although she was young, her still-childish face contained a faint charm. The combination of innocence and charm was contradictory, and she was clearly a little beauty in the making.

However, at that moment, the young woman thought of the figure she had always admired, and then she quickly chased him out.

That person is no longer worthy of her admiration, so she will no longer focus her attention on him.

The only one who seemed emotionally normal was probably Xiao Yu, who was diligently cultivating nearby.

Although she and Xiao Yan had a great deal of conflict, and even clashed, she was not happy about his misfortune.

Or rather, she simply doesn't have time to think about these things right now; she's focused solely on improving her abilities...

The enrollment period for Canaan Academy in Utan City is just around the corner. Xiao Yu, who is determined to enter the academy, is now focused on this matter and will not pay attention to anything else!

Meanwhile, in the capital of the Ghanaian Empire, a similarly significant event also occurred.

That is, the eldest daughter of the Nalan family, one of the three major families, successfully gained the favor of the Yunlan Sect Master and was personally accepted as a disciple...

This incident caused a stir in the capital of Gama.

There's no way around it; both parties' identities are far too sensitive, so their every move inevitably attracts attention from all sides.

"The Nalan family's maid has become Yun Yun's apprentice?"

Inside the palace, by a small, shimmering lake, an old man dressed in a linen robe looked at the lake's surface, which was rippling in circles in the wind, and murmured softly.

Behind him, standing there with a respectful expression, was none other than the emperor who should have been the most esteemed ruler of the empire, the emperor of the Gama Empire!

"Yes, it was Marshal Nalan Jie who said it himself. The apprenticeship ceremony will be held in three days."

"Nalan Jie... Alright, I understand. You may leave now." The old man said indifferently, dismissing him immediately.

"But, Ancestor, what should my royal family do?" Emperor Jiama asked, still somewhat puzzled.

"You don't have to do anything!"

After saying this, the old man fell completely silent, like a lifeless stone.

Emperor Jiama was helpless, but dared not press the matter further, and could only leave dejectedly...

Everything is happening.

Whether things have changed or not, they will continue to move forward with the passage of time until the gears of fate turn once more.

As for Ye Chen, he was currently in the alchemy room of the Pill Tower, working tirelessly to refine pills.

Inside the silent alchemy room, a large silver star cauldron floated in mid-air. Silver starfire burned fiercely inside the cauldron, occasionally bursting out strong gusts of air that directly impacted the thick cauldron walls, producing dull thuds.

Ye Chen closed his eyes slightly, but his powerful soul force flowed into the cauldron through his hands, constantly controlling the silver starfire and adjusting its intensity and temperature.

The Huangji Pill has extremely potent medicinal properties, so refining it presents a tremendous challenge to the alchemist.

This should be one of the most difficult pills to refine among the sixth-grade pills. Even a seventh-grade intermediate alchemist wouldn't dare to guarantee a success rate of over 70%...

It was precisely because the Imperial Extreme Pill was extremely difficult to refine that Ye Chen chose to refine this pill. This way, he could use the Imperial Extreme Pill to improve his existing strength and also greatly increase his pill refining experience.

During this period, Ye Chen planned to improve both his battle qi cultivation and alchemy skills simultaneously, which inevitably affected his other cultivation methods...

However, I believe this period of time will not be too long.

Chapter 166 Cultivation Improvement

After skillfully collecting the pills from the medicine cauldron, Ye Chen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The long hours of alchemy inevitably left him feeling exhausted, and when he was refining the last pill, he almost made a mistake, causing the alchemy to fail.

It should be known that the Huangji Pill has extremely powerful medicinal properties. If the refining process fails and the pill explodes, its power is comparable to the life-or-death blow of a Dou Wang expert.

It is precisely because of the power of this Star Cauldron that it can easily withstand the overflow of these fierce medicinal forces. If it were an ordinary cauldron, it probably wouldn't even last until the pill is formed before being overwhelmed by the medicinal forces.

After collecting the pills, Ye Chen didn't continue. Instead, he sensed his own aura...

"His aura is becoming increasingly unstable, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, and there's a faint feeling that his internal fighting spirit is about to overflow. It seems he's about to break through."

In the past two months, he has been refining medicine and cultivating his battle qi. So even though it has only been two months since he broke through from a one-star Dou Huang to a two-star Dou Huang, he is still on the verge of breaking through again.

"First, break through to the next level, then adjust your condition, and next see if you can refine a seventh-grade pill..."

The reason Ye Chen hadn't taken the Imperial Extreme Pill was because he planned to wait until he broke through to the fifth-star Dou Huang level.

After all, each person can only take this kind of pill once in their lifetime, and for Ye Chen at this point, taking the Imperial Extreme Pill would be too wasteful.

After putting away the medicine cauldron, Ye Chen left the alchemy room and returned to his simple cultivation room.

Without any delay, Ye Chen sat cross-legged on the futon and began to adjust his state...

Inside the Pill Tower, there is no need to worry about any disturbances. Moreover, the energy of heaven and earth within this giant tower is even three times more concentrated than that of the mysterious valley Ye Chen discovered.

And so, after an unknown amount of time, the once quiet room suddenly began to stir; the energy of heaven and earth began to fluctuate violently, like boiling water…

As this fluctuation spread to the surrounding walls, it was suddenly absorbed by an invisible force, without having any effect on anything outside the room.

This is, of course, a unique arrangement of the Pill Tower. Otherwise, if someone was cultivating or refining pills nearby, wouldn't they be affected by this sudden energy fluctuation?

However, although the walls of each room have the special ability to absorb energy fluctuations, this does not affect Ye Chen's ability to gather the energy of heaven and earth.

In particular, this room, specifically designed for cultivation, was equipped with a special energy-gathering array. As soon as Ye Chen began gathering energy, it immediately started operating automatically, increasing the speed of energy gathering several times over...

In just a short moment, a rapidly spinning energy storm had formed above Ye Chen's head. If it weren't for the seals on the surrounding bookshelves, the scrolls in the room would probably have been flying everywhere.

A massive amount of energy poured into his body, and was then rapidly absorbed and refined by Ye Chen's frantically activated Heaven-Rank Advanced Astrology Technique into his purest Dou Qi...

Even though the energy gathering speed around him had reached an extremely terrifying level, it was still only barely in balance with the conversion speed of the Astrology Technique.

This was also the first time Ye Chen had experienced the domineering power of a high-level Heaven-rank cultivation technique!

This breakthrough was just a star-level advancement, so it didn't last long, ending in less than half a day.

Ye Chen, who had broken through to the three-star Dou Huang level, exuded an aura that...

It has also increased by 70% compared to before, while the amount of battle qi stored in the body has doubled...

As I said before, this is the benefit of high-level cultivation techniques!

After breaking through, Ye Chen did not immediately emerge from seclusion. Instead, he spent another three days not only stabilizing his cultivation but also fully restoring his mental energy, which had been depleted from prolonged alchemy, to its peak state.

Ye Chen slowly opened his tightly closed eyes, gently exhaled a breath of stale air, and then slowly stood up.

"Hmm, my cultivation has broken through to the three-star Dou Huang level, and my mind is also in its best state. It seems I can refine medicine for several more months..."

This is the life of a true alchemist—simple yet so fulfilling.

But before that, he needed to figure out what kind of pills he wanted to refine next...

After rummaging through his collection of pill formulas, Ye Chen found quite a few seventh-grade pills, but only a few that were suitable for him to choose from. After all, this was his first time attempting to refine seventh-grade pills, so it was best to choose formulas that were easy to follow.

After searching high and low, Ye Chen found two kinds, both of which were low-grade seventh-rank pills. One of them was the Transformation Pill, which was most coveted by magical beasts below the seventh rank.

Its function, as the name suggests, is to help monsters transform into human form.

Another type is the Instant Qi Pill, which is a type of consumable pill...

Although this Instant Qi Pill is only barely at the low-grade seventh rank, and its effect is only to restore some battle qi in a very short time, even a Dou Zong expert would find it quite effective.

If one were to take such a pill during a battle when both sides were exhausted of their fighting spirit, it would instantly restore some of their fighting spirit, potentially turning the tide of the battle. Therefore, most powerful individuals would carry some with them.

However, this kind of pill is quite expensive to make, and its price is naturally also quite high. It is probably impossible for a powerful person without some wealth to take it casually.

With that thought in mind, Ye Chen instantly decided on the type of pill he wanted to refine...

"This is the Instant Qi Pill!"

Transformation Pills are not popular with anyone except magical beasts, so they don't fetch high prices. Unless you're lucky enough to encounter a powerful magical beast family that might buy them in large quantities, they're practically useless.

But the Instant Qi Pill is different. It's a hard currency in the Pill Domain and the Central Continent. Among all the Dou Zong experts in the Central Continent, who wouldn't want to prepare some Instant Qi Pills for self-defense if they had the means?

Even from the perspective of pure profit, Ye Chen doesn't seem to have a better choice.

Without hesitation, Ye Chen immediately found the formula for the Instant Qi Pill, then probed into it with his soul and began to carefully study the information recorded in the formula.