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

There are simply too few materials!

In his mind, the method of refining the Star Essence Pill flowed quietly like water, and he firmly remembered all the details that needed to be paid attention to.

"call……"

Ye Chen took a deep breath, his slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, a sharp glint flashing in his dark eyes. With a flick of his sleeve, several of the many medicinal herbs swirling around him were separated and thrown into the medicine cauldron, one after the other.

Once the medicinal herbs are placed in the cauldron, they rapidly wither under the terrifying temperature of the starlight, which seems to have been blessed...

Ye Chen's powerful soul surged forth, and under its control, within just ten minutes, several medicinal herbs were refined into pure powder. Finally, with a thought from Ye Chen, they gently floated in the corner of the medicine cauldron...

Such procedures are already second nature to Ye Chen. Although the quantity of medicinal herbs has increased significantly this time, it is still within Ye Chen's capacity.

Ye Chen extracted the first batch of pure medicinal powder at the fastest speed. His expression remained unchanged as he waved his hands repeatedly, and one medicinal herb after another continued to be swept into the medicine cauldron. However, no matter how many herbs there were, they were all in good order under Ye Chen's control, without any sense of chaos.

Xuan Kongzi watched all of this silently from the sidelines...

Although this Star Essence Pill does not have a clearly marked grade, judging from the quantity and difficulty of the medicinal materials, it has reached the level of a high-grade seventh rank. With Ye Chen's current alchemy skills, even if he performs exceptionally well, the success rate of refining this pill is probably less than 20%.

"We're still a bit too hasty. If we wait until this little guy comes out of the secret realm..."

"If I say that, I'll definitely be more confident..."

Unfortunately, this was Ye Chen's own decision, and even as a teacher, Xuan Kongzi couldn't say anything without knowing the inside story.

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Under Ye Chen's almost rapid refining, half of the medicinal herbs were completely refined into the required powder and liquid in just a few hours.

Despite refining so many medicinal herbs, Ye Chen's complexion remained unchanged, but he inevitably felt a slight sense of fatigue.

He let out a soft breath, but his gaze turned to the five jade boxes in front of him. A look of seriousness flashed in his eyes. He could squander other medicinal herbs, but these few main medicinal herbs were the only ones he had. If he wasted even one, there would be nowhere else to find them.

With a flick of the finger, the lid of a jade box flew off, revealing a mass of silvery, liquid-like stardust inside...

How to put it... the appearance of this silver stardust is like the Aether particle, which is the external form of the Reality Stone in the Marvel movie Thor 2.

The only difference is that the former is silver, while the latter is red.

Looking at the clump of stardust, Ye Chen hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and threw it into the medicine cauldron. He then quickly focused his mind on controlling the heat.

Inside the cauldron, flames roared, yet the seemingly fragile stardust remained completely unchanged despite the intense heat…

If you look closely, you can see that there is a faint gray fluorescence emanating from the clump of stardust, which insulates it from the high temperature.

This scene made Ye Chen frown.

Most spiritual objects possess self-protective mechanisms, which didn't surprise him. Since the situation had reached this stalemate, he figured if he persisted, he would eventually be able to completely refine the Silver Star Sand…

Keeping things in check, Ye Chen closed his eyes slightly. He knew that refining the silver star sand would take a long time, so he decided to wait.

And so, the wait lasted for three whole days...

Maintaining this high level of concentration for three days also caused Ye Chen a lot of hardship.

However, hard work pays off. After three days of continuous and uninterrupted scorching, the protective energy on the outer layer of the silver star sand was finally completely refined. What was originally just a liquid star sand was now truly refined into a mass of silver liquid.

Seeing all this, Ye Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He then waved his hand, and the various medicinal powders and liquids floating in the corner of the medicine cauldron quickly flew out. Under his solemn control, they were all thrown into the silver liquid.

Ye Chen performed this first step of fusion quite perfectly. About an hour later, a clump of viscous substance floated above the starfire.

The first step of fusion was a perfect success!

Even Ye Chen himself was quite surprised by this, let alone Xuan Kongzi, who even wondered if he had underestimated his disciple's alchemy skills...

However, Ye Chen, as an alchemist, was very clear that the reason he was able to reach this level was mostly due to the changes that had occurred in the Star Cauldron!

Just like Ye Chen's previous discovery, after absorbing those pure starlight, the Star Cauldron became more spiritual, which was a great help to Ye Chen's alchemy.

Regardless, this step was completed. After a brief rest, Ye Chen once again focused his attention on the more complicated refining process that followed.

Chapter 179 A Close Call

Whether it was due to skill or sheer luck, Ye Chen smoothly navigated the steps of refining the medicinal herbs. The next step was to completely fuse the herbs together...

The process of fusing medicinal power demands an extremely high level of control from the alchemist. Even the slightest mishap during this process can render everything futile!

Therefore, this step is extremely important!

Ye Chen was naturally very clear about this, so at this moment, his mind was extremely focused, and his vast soul power filled every corner of the medicine cauldron. Any extremely subtle change within it would be instantly fed back to his mind.

With Ye Chen so focused and attentive, the fusion process did not encounter any major problems. Although the fusion speed was extremely slow, he dared not repeat the mistakes he made when refining the Instant Qi Pill.

Stability should be the top priority!

After ten long days of fusion, a small, oval-shaped object, about the size of a fist, can now be faintly seen in the flames rising inside the cauldron.

This small, spherical object is formed from the pure medicinal power of hundreds of herbs. Of course, this is only the initial form of the pill, which is why it looks so large. Ye Chen will need to refine and purify it again until the pill is fully formed.

To be honest, neither Ye Chen himself nor Xuan Kongzi beside him expected the alchemy process to go so smoothly.

"Could this kid really be able to refine a high-grade seventh-rank pill in one go?" Xuan Kongzi thought in disbelief.

However, after observing for so long, he also discovered the reason why Ye Chen's medicine refining went so smoothly this time.

"It's that medicine cauldron!"

The strange reaction of the Star Cauldron had already caught his attention, and during the alchemy process, Xuan Kongzi also discovered that the Star Cauldron greatly helped Ye Chen in controlling the medicinal herbs and even reducing the consumption of his soul power...

Moreover, every time Ye Chen wanted to control everything inside the cauldron, the cauldron could react at the same time, as if the cauldron had its own intelligence!

"Such a dynamic medicine cauldron, capable of even absorbing starlight from this star field, could its true form be the Star Cauldron, ranked fourth on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking?"

Don't blame Xuan Kongzi for being blind; the truth is, among the thirteen medicine cauldrons on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, the top five only have a name, and the others don't even have descriptions of their characteristics or appearances. Moreover, they are all beings that disappeared in ancient times, back when even the Pill Tower didn't exist yet. Therefore, Xuan Kongzi naturally couldn't obtain very detailed information...

"These top-ranked medicine cauldrons are all supreme treasures born of heaven and earth, each one an exceptionally powerful being. The top five are even more terrifying, born from the very essence of heaven and earth; to gain their recognition, there's probably only one like them in ten thousand years..."

Thinking of this, Xuan Kongzi felt even more strongly that his disciple was the chosen one of this era, just like Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago!

With a deep sigh, Xuan Kongzi's feelings were somewhat complicated.

Of course, overall, I felt mostly happy.

No matter what, he is still my disciple and will be a pillar of the Pill Tower in the future. The stronger he is, the greater the benefits will be for both me and the Pill Tower.

As the elixir gradually took shape, the fluctuations within the Star Cauldron began to grow stronger and stronger, even gradually...

The surrounding world seemed to be affected...

Although the Star Domain was just a small world torn out from a spatial rift by Xuan Kongzi and others, and strictly speaking it was already isolated from the Dou Qi Continent, as the pill took shape, suddenly, a silver pillar of light that pierced through heaven and earth shot straight into the void above, even with the power to tear space apart.

"This is...?" Xuan Kongzi exclaimed in surprise, somewhat incredulously, "Is it going to attract pill lightning? How is that possible..."

Although a seventh-grade pill refined by a seventh-grade alchemist is qualified to attract pill lightning, pills below the seventh grade level generally attract very ordinary pill lightning, some of which are just thunderclouds and do not descend at all.

Even the seventh-grade pills that Ye Chen refined before, such as the Instant Qi Pill, couldn't attract thunderclouds at all. Of course, a large part of the reason for this was that the pill refining room he was in was specially forged by the Pill Tower, and the aura and energy of the Instant Qi Pill and the like could not be dispersed at all when they were made, so there was no way to attract pill lightning...

But judging from the current commotion, they're even trying to find Dan Lei across the spatial barrier. This is comparable to some peak seventh-grade pills, isn't it?

However, just as the master and disciple were worrying about whether attracting the Pill Lightning here would cause a chain reaction, Xuan Kongzi was the first to keenly notice something was wrong...

"No! It's not attracting pill lightning..." Xuan Kongzi's expression changed, and he immediately shouted, "Chen'er, be careful, this pill is about to explode..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xuan Kongzi had already made his move.

With a wave of his right hand, a colossal hand formed entirely of terrifying soul power covered the towering pillar of light, suppressing the terrifying energy.

After being reminded by his teacher, Ye Chen immediately understood what had happened...

What the hell is this? It's not like the energy within the pill couldn't be harmonized, and it just burst out of the cauldron!

Such a huge commotion, if the core explodes, it's probably comparable to the self-destruction of a Dou Zong expert, right?

Fortunately, I had Xuan Kongzi, an eighth-grade alchemy master, by my side this time; otherwise, if it had been any later, I would have been seriously injured, if not killed...

Upon seeing his teacher make his move, Ye Chen's first thought was to dodge immediately, otherwise even being caught in the crossfire would be enough to give this little Dou Huang a hard time.

If that's the case, it means the alchemy has failed, and all the materials in this batch will be wasted!

Thinking this through, Ye Chen quickly pondered, and then, by chance, his soul power came into contact with the completely berserk Star Essence Pill embryo, and he keenly discovered the cause of all this...

The next moment, Ye Chen immediately thought of a way to solve all of this!

It sounds like a lot, but it all happened in the blink of an eye...

"Teacher, help me suppress it, I can solve the problem!" Ye Chen's firm voice rang out.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Kongzi's first thought was that it was impossible, but after hearing his disciple's firm voice, he chose to believe him.

"it is good!"

Although this Star Essence Pill is extremely powerful, it is still no match for a peak Dou Zun level expert.

While Xuan Kongzi directly suppressed the energy beam, Ye Chen did something that even Xuan Kongzi couldn't have imagined...

Chapter 180 The Star Essence Pill is Completed, and the Three Thousand Burning Flames Erupt

Seeing Ye Chen disregard the danger and plunge his hands directly into the pillar of light, Xuan Kongzi was almost too frightened to resist and stop him.

There was no way around it; this energy was too violent, and it would easily cause Ye Chen, who was taking such a risk, to suffer the consequences.

However, Ye Chen is not someone who is willing to take risks, so he must have his own reasons for making such a seemingly irrational move. Therefore, Xuan Kongzi gave up on taking action and instead focused his attention, ready to rescue people immediately if anything went wrong.

As soon as his hands entered the beam of light, Ye Chen immediately felt a terrifying tearing sensation, as if his body was about to be ripped apart.

However, he didn't care about these things. With the blessing of the Star Chart, Ye Chen's physique was not weak at all, so he was still able to hold on for a short time.

The violent soul force emanated from Ye Chen and instantly began to spread in all directions, continuing to expand until Ye Chen reached his current limit...

Within the reach of Ye Chen's soul, all the starlight shimmering with a cold light began to rapidly condense and then frantically converge towards Ye Chen. In just a moment, Ye Chen was completely enveloped in a layer of starlight, becoming a human-shaped light bulb.

“This is…” Xuan Kongzi looked at this scene with some surprise.

"Using oneself as a vessel to infuse starlight into the elixir?"

Xuan Kongzi was truly astonished by his disciple's outrageous actions...

But is this really useful?

Xuan Kongzi's attention began to focus on the raging nascent pill within the cauldron, and he was surprised to find that, after being replenished by the starlight, the pill actually began to gradually stabilize...

This scene also made Ye Chen, who was controlling everything, breathe a long sigh of relief. It seemed that he was right. As long as he received enough star power, the Star Essence Pill could be firmly formed.

"Star Essence Pill, indeed miraculous..." As the violent energy pillar disappeared, Xuan Kongzi freed his hands and came to Ye Chen's side.

At this moment, Ye Chen had exhausted all the starlight he had absorbed from within a radius of dozens of miles. Inside the medicine cauldron, a round pill the size of a thumb appeared in their sights, and then Ye Chen absorbed it into his palm...

Even Xuan Kongzi was somewhat moved by the rich star power hidden within the pill.

"Chen'er, if possible, wait until you become an eighth-grade alchemist before refining this Star Essence Pill..."

Xuan Kongzi said solemnly.

"Uh... Grade 8?" Ye Chen was stunned for a moment, and said incredulously, "Teacher, do you think this Star Essence Pill should be a Grade 8 pill?"

Although there was a slight accident during the final formation of the pill, Ye Chen didn't think that the Star Essence Pill was that high-level.

Xuan Kongzi shook his head and asked, "Do you still remember what I said before about the biggest difference between eighth-grade pills and seventh-grade pills?"

After thinking for a moment, Ye Chen replied, "Teacher, are you referring to 'spirit'?"

Xuan Kongzi nodded slightly; "That's right, it's 'spirit'!"

"An eighth-grade elixir is no longer comparable to an ordinary elixir."

This rank of pill already possesses sentience, and it is precisely because of this sentience that eighth-grade pills are so precious. The more sentience a pill possesses, the higher its quality will be; this is a law in the world of alchemy.

In other words, at the eighth-grade level, simply focusing on the quality of energy is no longer the most important thing; enhancing the spirituality of the elixir is the true priority.

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Some elixirs that have reached a certain level of spirituality can even automatically draw pure energy from heaven and earth to replenish themselves. Therefore, spirituality is the most important factor in determining the quality of an eighth-grade elixir!

Ye Chen didn't understand the meaning of Xuan Kongzi's words at first, but when he heard the last sentence, which mentioned that the spiritual energy of the pill could allow it to automatically absorb energy to replenish itself, he suddenly understood.

The reason why the Star Essence Pill had an unexpected occurrence was not because there was anything wrong with the pill itself or Ye Chen's refining process; the problem actually lay in the lack of star energy...

However, unless it is truly refined in the endless starry sky, there are very few places on the Dou Qi Continent that can compare with the star power in this star field.

If even here, the Star Essence Pill will fail due to a lack of star power, then where else can Ye Chen find a better place to refine medicine?

Does it have to be like this time every time, where I have to personally risk my life and have an eighth-grade alchemy master look after me?