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

The relationship between master and disciple, father and son, is such that since they are direct disciples, Xuan Kongzi, as the teacher, will naturally do his best to help his disciple when he is in trouble.

Ye Chen didn't say much, but instead took out a gray scroll and gently handed it to Xuan Kongzi...

"This is... a Star Essence Pill?"

After glancing at the information on the scroll, Xuan Kongzi was shocked and instantly realized that this item must have an extraordinary origin.

"It seems this must be one of the treasures inherited from that mysterious powerful figure..."

Having made up his mind, Xuan Kongzi slowly put away the pill formula and said in a deep voice, "You want to refine this pill?"

Ye Chen nodded slowly and replied, "Yes. However, with my current alchemy skills, refining this pill is still quite difficult for me, so I hope my teacher can help me find a place with abundant star energy for alchemy..."

Xuan Kongzi was slightly surprised to hear that Ye Chen only wanted his help to find a place for refining medicine, as he had originally thought it was about medicinal herbs.

"A place for alchemy where star energy is abundant?" Xuan Kongzi pondered for a moment, and a place instantly appeared in his mind.

only……

That place is not a safe place. If something goes wrong during the alchemy process, it could very well affect the results.

However, apart from that place, it seems there is no more suitable place within the Pill Domain...

"There is a place, but we need to make some preparations..."

Ye Chen's eyes lit up, and he said happily, "No problem, thank you so much, teacher!"

Xuan Kongzi waved his hand and smiled, then led Ye Chen directly towards the secluded cultivation place of the other two Pill Tower giants...

Outside a room on a high floor of the tower, Xuan Kongzi gently knocked on the door.

squeak~

With a soft click, the door opened from the inside, and Cao Ying's pretty face appeared before Ye Chen.

Upon seeing the two, Cao Ying was visibly taken aback for a moment, then immediately bowed and said, "Greetings, President Xuan Kong!"

Xuan Kongzi glanced at Cao Ying and nodded with a smile.

This woman, like his disciple, is expected to inherit the position of a giant in the Pill Tower in the future, so Xuan Kongzi has high hopes for Cao Ying.

"Hehe, little girl, no need for such formalities. Your teacher and I are of the same generation in the Pill Tower, so you can call me Senior Uncle."

“Yes, Senior Uncle Xuan Kong!” Cao Ying immediately replied.

Ye Chen was somewhat curious, wondering why Xuan Kongzi had brought him to Xuan Yi's place...

However, after Xuan Kongzi met Xuan Yi and revealed his purpose, Ye Chen suddenly realized.

It turns out that the star field of Saint Pill City...

It's not like just anyone can get in...

Even with Ye Chen's current status, he would need permission from two of the three giants to gain access to that star field.

Although Xuan Kongzi is the president, he still has to abide by the rules in this regard.

"Entering the star field?" Xuan Yi looked at Xuan Kongzi with some confusion, then glanced at Ye Chen, whose mature charm was in no way inferior to that of the young women.

"Giving this kid this opportunity isn't impossible, but what are you doing entering the star field? Are you planning to send your disciple to try and subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flames?"

"Uh..." Seeing that Xuan Yi directly mentioned the existence of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, Xuan Kongzi could only smile helplessly.

However, they didn't take it too seriously. After all, the four people present weren't exactly outsiders, so if they knew, they knew. Besides, ever since the Three Thousand Burning Flames were sealed by them, the Pill Tower had been trying to find someone who could subdue it...

Unfortunately, it has not been successful.

Not only that, but the Three Thousand Burning Flames are causing a lot of trouble. Xuan Kongzi is even starting to worry that it might escape and bring irreparable damage to the Pill Tower.

The reason why Xuan Kongzi released the news of the Three Thousand Burning Flames a few years later in the original work, and even used the Three Thousand Burning Flames as a reward for the Pill Gathering, was precisely for this reason.

“If Chen’er can really subdue that thing, I will naturally be very happy. But you know how powerful the Three Thousand Burning Flames are. If Chen’er were to come into contact with it now, something bad might happen. So, let’s wait until later…”

Xuan Yi nodded, indicating that he understood.

Of the four people in the room, only Cao Ying didn't know what this "star field" they were talking about was...

But when she heard about the Three Thousand Burning Flames, the girl was instantly captivated.

She had originally thought that Xuan Kongzi intended for his disciple to subdue the strange fire, in which case she would have no chance at all.

But now, from their conversation, she learned that Xuan Kongzi had no intention of letting Ye Chen come into contact with the Three Thousand Burning Flames in the short term, and she was secretly delighted.

"Thinking about it this way, I still have a chance..."

The Three Thousand Burning Flames, a powerful strange flame ranked ninth on the Strange Flame Ranking, is irresistible to any alchemist. And that's not all that captivated Cao Ying…

This strange fire also possesses a particularly special ability, namely the legendary "Three Thousand Star Physique"!

This physique allows one to absorb the power of stars to strengthen oneself or heal injuries. Therefore, some powerful individuals who have fought against those who possessed the Three Thousand Burning Flames refer to it as the "Undying Body".

Who could resist a miraculous constitution that makes them virtually invincible?

Perhaps sensing the interest in his disciple's expression, Xuan Yi's gaze lingered on Cao Ying, and he chuckled, "Hehe, don't overthink it, girl. Subduing this kind of strange fire depends more on luck. Otherwise, with countless experts in my Pill Tower, would the Three Thousand Burning Flames still be around now?"

"Since you are my disciple, if your strength reaches a certain level in the future, your teacher will naturally give you a chance to subdue you. So, Ying'er, work hard!"

In just a few words, Xuan Yi gave Cao Ying a real pep talk...

Seeing the latter's excited expression, Ye Chen couldn't help but smile inwardly. This girl is still too young; she was easily controlled by her teacher. It seems that she should work even harder in her cultivation in the coming period.

Indeed, experience is the best teacher!

Chapter 177 Starfield

With Xuan Yi's consent, Ye Chen's trip to the star field for alchemy was now a done deal.

Upon reaching the sky, Xuan Kongzi and the other exchanged a glance, their hand seals shifting with lightning speed. Vast soul fluctuations emanated from their bodies, and Ye Chen immediately saw that the void sky suddenly began to fluctuate violently. Then, a pale silver spatial gate appeared in their field of vision.

"Let's go," Xuan Kongzi said, and walked into the gate first.

Ye Chen glanced at Xuan Yi on the other side and, seeing that the other party had no intention of entering, he followed his teacher's footsteps and entered the spatial gate.

The moment the two entered, the man in black outside waved his hand, and the silver spatial gate vanished, the sky returning to its calm...

The void space suddenly rippled, and then two figures slowly emerged.

Upon revealing himself, Ye Chen immediately felt an intense heat wash over him. At the same time, the starfire within his body seemed to suddenly ignite with anger...

Ye Chen had only ever witnessed Starfire exhibit this reaction when encountering the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame and the Sea Core Flame. This time, Starfire's reaction was clearly much stronger, proving that a flame far more powerful than Starfire existed within this space.

Xuan Kongzi glanced at Ye Chen and explained softly, "This star field is actually a space that was forcibly torn open from a crack in the void by me, your Uncle Xuanyi, Uncle Tianleizi, and I. This kind of space is naturally not as extraordinary as my Pill Tower Pill Realm, but it has its own wonders..."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, glancing around at the surrounding environment. It looked rather desolate, with a faint, scorching mist permeating the surroundings. In the dim light, a few faint rays of light seeped into the space, making the light here seem a little cold.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly; he was all too familiar with this peculiar energy…

He casually grasped the faint light with his palm, only to find it icy cold to the touch. The coldness then traveled up Ye Chen's arm and into his meridians.

This scene startled Xuan Kongzi once again.

That light was actually materialized starlight. While ordinary people could come into contact with it within this star field, absorbing it into their bodies was impossible. In fact, forcibly absorbing it might even damage their meridians and dantian…

As the starlight entered his body, Ye Chen's eyes widened suddenly.

This is not because his body can absorb starlight. In fact, after acquiring the Acquired Primordial Star Physique, Ye Chen's body itself has a great attraction to these starlight.

What shocked him was that these starlight rays did not enter his dantian, but were directly absorbed by the star chart hidden deep within his soul...

"Holy crap! Could it be that the Star Chart can directly convert and absorb starlight?"

Ye Chen immediately delved into the Star Chart, trying to see what the starlight was for...

Unfortunately, perhaps because there was too little starlight, Ye Chen found that nothing in the Star Essence Chart had changed, and even the Star Essence he had initially predicted had not increased.

"Could it really be because there are too few starlight rays?"

Thinking of this, Ye Chen glanced again at the densely packed, faint points of light in the surrounding space...

If there are too few starbursts, you can try to absorb more.

However, this is clearly not the time to make such an attempt.

At that time, Xuan Kongzi was still waiting beside him...

"What? Did you find something wrong?" Xuan Kongzi asked quickly when he saw Ye Chen come back to his senses.

Clearly, he was also worried that what had just happened might have caused some harm to his disciple.

Ye Chen smiled and shook his head, saying, "Rather than saying there's anything wrong, it feels great! Teacher, I've discovered that after these starlight rays enter my body, they actually have some benefits for my cultivation. I wonder if I'll be able to cultivate in this star field in the future?"

"Uh... what did you say?" Xuan Kongzi was stunned by his disciple's question.

"Cultivation? Here?"

It should be noted that this star field is extremely desolate, and apart from the dense star power surrounding it, the energy is very weak. Not to mention compared to the Central Plains, even the Northwest Continent has more energy than here.

Are you sure you're not wasting your time cultivating in a place like this?

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen pondered for a moment and understood what Xuan Kongzi was thinking.

This star field is indeed not suitable for cultivation, but if I only come here occasionally to absorb star essence, I might be able to make up for the time I lost due to cultivating battle qi and alchemy...

Thinking of this, Ye Chen quickly explained, "Teacher, what I meant was, could I occasionally come here to absorb some of this starlight in the future? Because I've discovered that this strange star power can greatly help my cultivation!"

"I see!"

Xuan Kongzi nodded.

However, he suddenly remembered something. It seemed that the mysterious expert that the ancestor had mentioned had directly broken through the continental boundaries and entered the endless starry sky...

"Could it be that the powerful figure actually came from the endless starry sky? Is that why Chen'er was able to cultivate with star power after receiving the other party's inheritance?"

Of course, even Xuan Kongzi himself didn't quite believe the first idea.

Since there has never been any information circulating on the mainland about a powerful being descending from the endless starry sky, Xuan Kongzi is more inclined to believe that this is due to the special cultivation method of that powerful being.

The Dou Qi Continent is quite large, and the races living on it are incredibly diverse. It's not uncommon for one or two to be particularly unique.

“Cultivation isn’t out of the question. But it definitely won’t be possible in a short time, because I originally planned to send you to a secret realm for seclusion after you returned from visiting your family…”

"Seclusion in a secret realm?" Ye Chen was also taken aback, clearly not expecting Xuan Kongzi to make such an arrangement.

But then he became curious again: "What kind of secret realm is it?"

"Hehe, it's too early to talk about that now. Aren't you going to refine the Star Essence Pill? You'll know about the secret realm when the time comes..." Xuan Kongzi said with a mysterious smile.

Well, if the teacher doesn't want to talk about it, there's nothing Ye Chen can do.

However, it looks like I'll definitely be going to be in seclusion for a long time to come...

Actually, this isn't bad...

Ye Chen thought to himself.

After refining the Star Essence Pill and handing it over to the family, the Ye family didn't really need his help in the following period of time...

Moreover, if he could make a huge improvement in both his strength and alchemy skills during this period, it would be beneficial to both Ye Chen and the Ye family!

Chapter 178 Changes in the Star Cauldron

After releasing his Star Cauldron, Ye Chen and Xuan Kongzi witnessed another miraculous scene. The starlight within a thousand meters of the Star Cauldron surged into the cauldron like swallows returning to their nests.

"Hehe, it seems your medicine cauldron is compatible with the properties of this place." Xuan Kongzi chuckled, becoming increasingly certain of his own idea.

Compared to Xuan Kongzi, Ye Chen, as the owner of the Star Cauldron, felt it more clearly at this moment.

It's as if the Star Cauldron has always been dormant, and even when Ye Chen was refining medicine, it didn't have the vitality it has now...

Ye Chen's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't show it much. He flicked his finger, and the silver sparks went straight into the medicine cauldron. The blazing flames quickly heated up the cold medicine cauldron.

As the temperature inside the medicine cauldron gradually rose, Ye Chen swept his hand across the air, and one by one, medicinal herbs flew out from his Star Emblem Ring, finally hovering around the medicine cauldron...

At a rough glance, there are probably at least a hundred types.

The process of refining a pill of the Star Essence Pill level is incredibly complex. If someone's soul control is not up to par, just looking at so many medicinal materials would probably make them dizzy, let alone refining it in such a terrifyingly precise way.

After taking out these auxiliary materials, Ye Chen flicked his hand, and five jade boxes flashed out, finally hovering gently in front of him. Inside the jade boxes were the five essential medicinal materials for refining the Star Essence Pill!

With everything prepared, Ye Chen's expression gradually became serious...

The Star Essence Pill is arguably the highest-grade pill he has ever refined!

Naturally, it is also the most difficult one. If he were to fail even once, Ye Chen estimated that he would be heartbroken.