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

Because he has always been a soul, only Ye Chen's "divine" attribute and soul control attribute were improved.

Moreover, the magnitude of this improvement even shocked Ye Chen himself!

The settings remain the same; the values ​​in parentheses represent values ​​not derived from the Star Chart...

And this value has actually exceeded the bonus the Star Chart provides to him? This is simply astonishing!

"So, my soul value has now exceeded 2,500?" Ye Chen silently calculated and then got a terrifying result.

More than two thousand

Ye Chen didn't know just how strong the Soul Value of Five was, because he had never seen such a number before, neither in the original story of his previous life nor in his own personal experience in this life.

Of course, this soul value is definitely not comparable to that of an old monster like Xuan Kongzi who has lived for hundreds of years, but even if I am not yet in the Spirit Realm, this soul value alone can crush most seventh-grade alchemists, right?

Even some eighth-grade alchemists are not as good as him...

As I said before, the soul itself has no hierarchy, but it does have different levels of attainment.

Soul value refers to a person's soul power reserves, while spiritual realm refers to a person's soul's state of being. These are two completely different variables.

Even if your soul value is high, you still cannot advance to the Spirit Realm if you cannot absorb spiritual energy. However, in some special cases, even people with a soul value of only a little over a thousand may be able to absorb spiritual energy and complete their transformation.

From the original novel, when Xiao Yan began absorbing spiritual energy and undergoing a soul transformation, he became much more adept at controlling his soul. This shows that an improvement in one's soul realm greatly enhances one's control over their soul...

This can be seen from Ye Chen's current soul control attribute.

To refine an eighth-grade elixir, in addition to the necessary spiritual energy, the difficulty of refining it will increase exponentially, requiring the alchemist to have a more powerful ability to control their soul.

This issue can be effectively resolved after advancing to the Spirit Realm...

Finally, Ye Chen decided to go out.

Staying here wouldn't help him much anymore, especially since he only had a strong soul force at the moment. His battle qi cultivation and the Star Essence Chart cheat he relied on for survival hadn't improved for a long time, which was somewhat detrimental to his growth...

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Outside, in the silent space, only the mirror-like surface of the lake on the ground added some color to the surroundings.

Two figures sat cross-legged on the smooth surface of the lake. Strangely, the shimmering water did not reflect their images, but rather a hazy, gray space...

Beside him, the Third Elder of the Little Pill Tower sat cross-legged by the lake as before, his eyes slightly closed, like a lifeless stone.

Just when everyone thought he would fall into a deep sleep, the next moment, a pair of eyes containing the entire universe suddenly opened...

High in the sky, an invisible light floated, and a vast and powerful soul force, like a tide, swept out from its center in all directions!

The Third Elder's ancient, subtly changing gaze flickered slightly as he raised his hand and created a soul barrier, protecting Cao Ying in the center of the lake.

Although the terrifying soul shockwave caused the entire small space to tremble, it could not budge the soul barrier that was so close at hand...

From this point alone, one can see just how vast the gap is between the powerful soul force that erupted and that of the Third Elder!

"Oh? He actually broke through to the Spirit Realm directly... It seems that Master Xuan Kong has truly taken on an extraordinary disciple this time..."

The Third Elder looked up at the invisible light and the vast soul power. Even he felt a sense of shock. With such terrifying soul power and the Spirit Realm soul level, it would probably not be long before the Pill Tower added another young eighth-grade alchemist with unlimited potential for growth!

This fact made even a powerful figure like the Third Elder reveal a hint of satisfaction.

Chapter 198 Clarifying the Doubts

The soul power that spread out like a tide gradually dissipated after lasting for several minutes, and the invisible light slowly appeared under the Third Elder's gaze.

As the light faded, a figure vaguely appeared. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than Ye Chen. However, compared to the one in the center of the lake, Ye Chen's body now appeared extremely ethereal...

The soul is inherently an ethereal entity. To truly materialize it and allow it to exist for a long time is something that even some powerful individuals at the Dou Zun level find difficult to accomplish.

Even someone as powerful as Yao Lao could only rely on the energy of the strange fire and the special properties of the Bone Flame Ring to reside within the storage ring.

This shows just how difficult it is to materialize the soul.

After a pause, the "Ye Chen" in the sky suddenly lowered his head and looked at his own physical body in the center of the lake...

Seeing his own body from a third-person perspective gave him a strange feeling.

With a thought, Ye Chen's physical body, which had been sitting cross-legged, actually stood up, stretched like a normal person, and looked up at his reflection in the air...

Both of them simultaneously revealed the exact same smile, then their physical bodies sprouted wings of battle aura and soared into the air towards their souls...

The "Ye Chen" formed from the soul also moved, heading towards the original body. With each step he took, his body shrank, until he reached the original body, becoming an invisible ball of light the size of a palm. He then lightly landed on the original body's forehead and vanished in a flash...

As the soul re-entered Ye Chen's brow, his body trembled slightly. The pervasive soul pressure instinctively contracted, but failed, and ultimately erupted again...

This scene made Ye Chen frown.

Furthermore, he discovered that while trying to suppress his spiritual pressure, he also felt a throbbing sensation in his head, making him feel somewhat dizzy...

Just as Ye Chen was wondering if this was caused by his overwhelming soul power, a faint voice rang in his ear.

"Don't worry, this is just a side effect of your soul and body being separated for too long. Just calm your mind and get used to it."

Hearing this, Ye Chen, who had been a little nervous, immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He then obediently stood still and began to slowly allow his soul to adapt to his somewhat unfamiliar body...

Well, it does sound a bit strange, but it's true.

Ye Chen stood frozen in the air for a long while. Finally, his dark eyes regained their clarity. He took a deep breath, then raised his right hand. A powerful surge of soul energy flowed through his arm, eventually transforming into invisible energy that began to circulate between his fingers...

This was the first time Ye Chen had ever been able to manipulate his soul power so easily to create various changes. So, he got carried away and even used all his soul skills in mid-air.

The Third Elder below silently watched Ye Chen's unrestrained behavior.

He had seen this situation more than once, and hadn't he done the same thing himself back then? So he just watched Ye Chen's actions with a faint smile and did not stop him.

Finally, seeing that the little guy in the sky had had his fill, the Third Elder chuckled and said, "Alright, little guy, come down now that you've had enough fun."

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Finally coming to his senses, Ye Chen scratched his head sheepishly upon hearing this, then quickly returned to the ground and obediently approached the Third Elder.

"It was my rudeness, please forgive me, Third Elder."

"Hehe, it's alright." The Third Elder chuckled and said.

“Young people are energetic, which is a good thing. But I didn’t expect you to actually enter the Spirit Realm right there.”

Ye Chen was somewhat surprised to hear this. "Elder, isn't everyone who enters here able to advance to the Spirit Realm?"

Upon hearing this naive question, the Third Elder couldn't help but burst into laughter, and then said, "No, no, although ninety percent of the people who have entered the Soul Domain in my Pill Tower have become eighth-grade alchemists, most of these people have only opened up the spirituality of their own souls in the Soul Domain, allowing them to autonomously absorb spiritual energy and integrate it into their own souls."

This is equivalent to finding the key within the Soul Realm, but truly opening the door and entering the inner sanctum only happened after reaching the outside world.

Ye Chen suddenly realized, "So that's how it is..."

So, it really was just luck that he was able to successfully complete his transformation in the Soul Domain?

Of course, Ye Chen was full of doubts, so he didn't dwell on the matter for too long and asked directly, "Elder, how long has it been since we entered that Soul Domain?"

He desperately needed to know how much time had actually passed in reality, to see if the flow of time in the Soul Realm was as chaotic as he had imagined...

The Third Elder seemed to have anticipated this question, and replied calmly, "It has been three years since you two little ones first arrived..."

Three years?!

Ye Chen was stunned for a moment.

According to his own experience, he had only stayed in the Soul Realm for less than half a year before meeting Cao Ying, and three months passed after they met...

In other words, according to Ye Chen's timeline, he has only been in the Soul Domain for about nine months.

According to Cao Ying's time flow, by the time Ye Chen emerged, she had been in the Soul Domain for four years and one month.

Three years have passed in the real world, meaning that both of them were wrong, and their mistakes were completely random and without any discernible pattern...

"So, time in that Soul Realm is indeed disordered?" Ye Chen murmured to himself.

The Third Elder seemed to have anticipated Ye Chen's reaction. Seeing his response, he chuckled and said, "Little fellow, in a place like that, worrying about time is meaningless. According to the records of my Pill Tower, that so-called Soul Domain is a special existence between illusion and reality. All your previous knowledge is meaningless there..."

"Is that so..." Ye Chen's brows remained deeply furrowed, showing no relief despite the Third Elder's words.

Seeing this, the Third Elder smiled helplessly; he had seen this situation many times before.

The more talented a person is, the more stubborn they become. They will relentlessly try to get to the bottom of everything they cannot understand, and make everything clear.

But this continent is simply too vast. Even in the ancient times tens of thousands of years ago, humans could not truly explore it thoroughly, let alone a mere teenager...

Chapter 199 Teaching

Northwest Continent, Utan City of the Gama Empire.

Since the annulment of the engagement, Xiao Yan, the third young master who was already a "family joke," had his dignity trampled on, and the entire Xiao family lost face among the three major families in Wutan City.

As for the fact that many forces in the empire openly laughed at Nalan Yanran because of her special status, it actually had the least impact on the Xiao family.

There's nothing they can do; they simply have no idea about the world outside of Wutan City...

It seems that being weak has its advantages.

What many in the family couldn't understand was that the person involved, who should have been numb or even ashamed under such humiliation, was now acting in a completely different way.

In the words of Xiao Xun'er, who was closest to Xiao Yan, "Brother Xiao Yan has really changed a lot..."

Well, Xiao Yan has indeed changed a lot; after all, he got his cheat code...

The moon is bright and the stars are few; it is the dead of night when all things are asleep.

In the room where Xiao Yan of the Xiao family lived, Xiao Yan, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes, nimbly jumped off the bed, took out the medicinal herbs hidden in the cabinet, carefully placed them on the table, then turned around and looked at Yao Lao, who was floating like a ghost a foot above the ground, and asked softly, "Teacher, can we start refining medicine now?"

Yao Chen, still in his soul form, walked to the table. His illusory hand gently touched the various materials, and he nodded slightly, saying in a tone that carried a hint of instruction, "Very good. You must remember that alchemy requires an extremely quiet environment. If you are disturbed, the consequences will be severe..."

"Once you've learned the art of alchemy, whether you're making medicine or doing anything else, always remember not to be careless. Otherwise, if something really goes wrong, it's only a matter of time before you lose your life."

"Yes, disciple has remembered!" Xiao Yan nodded obediently.

Seeing Xiao Yan's obedient appearance, Yao Lao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

A teacher's role is not merely to instruct students in skills, but more importantly, to impart experience. This experience naturally includes the wisdom to survive better in this dangerous world…

After instructing his disciples, the old master of medicine spread his palm out, paused briefly, and then a white flame slowly rose up.

The Bone Spirit Cold Flame, a powerful strange flame ranked eleventh on the Strange Flame Ranking, is a unique flame that combines extreme cold and extreme heat. It can only be encountered in extremely cold and yin places once every hundred years, at the time of the alternation of the sun and moon.

Once this flame is unleashed, it can freeze an area of ​​hundreds of miles in an instant!

Of course, at this moment, the Bone Spirit Cold Flame was Yao Lao's natal flame, and with his soul perception constantly controlling the flame's temperature, even though Xiao Yan was not yet a Dou Zhe, he would not feel any changes in the surrounding temperature.

Taking advantage of the moment, the old alchemist glanced at Xiao Yan, who was staring at the flame in his palm with great curiosity. After a slight hesitation, he said softly, "Alchemists can usually distinguish their grade by the color of the flame."

"The flames of ordinary alchemists are pale yellow. The higher the grade, the darker the color and the stronger the power."

Of course, this refers to alchemists who rely solely on their battle qi to generate flames. Even if such alchemists possess considerable talent, their ultimate achievements are very limited.

Xiao Yan blinked after hearing his teacher's words, a "don't lie to me" expression on his face. He pointed at the flame in Yao Lao's hand and asked in astonishment, "Then, Teacher, what about your..."

Why is it white?

"Hehe, what I mentioned earlier is the flame commonly found among alchemists. However, in the alchemist circle, besides relying on the strength of battle qi to catalyze the flame, there is another kind..." The old alchemist smiled slightly, with a hint of pride in his smile.

"That is, to borrow a light!"

"Borrowing fire?"

Well, it's a very clear word, one that any intelligent young person could understand. However, its appearance here left Xiao Yan completely bewildered…

Can the fire for alchemy be borrowed?

"That's right, it's about borrowing a light."

Nodding emphatically, the old alchemist smiled. He planned to take this opportunity to tell his disciple about the real world of alchemists, hoping to broaden the young man's horizons...

"In this vast world, there exist some extraordinary flames."

They might be the sparks carried by a meteorite falling from the sky, or they might be the lava fire that has been forged for thousands of years deep within a volcano...

These strange flames are several times more powerful than flames catalyzed by battle qi, and when used to refine medicine, they can also enhance the medicinal efficacy of pills.

However, these strange flames of heaven and earth are extremely violent, and it is rare to encounter them on ordinary days. Moreover, even if one does see them, it is extremely difficult to make them one's own..."

Listening to his teacher's eloquent speech, Xiao Yan's face was already somewhat dazzled. He seemed to be fantasizing that he could obtain a powerful strange fire like his teacher in the future, and then stand at the top of the alchemists in this world, making all those who once looked down on him submit to his feet!

Of course, this idea was indeed a bit childish, so Xiao Yan, whose temperament had greatly improved since three years ago, quickly came back to his senses. However, he couldn't help but lick his lips, his eyes fixed on the white flame in Yao Lao's hand...

Watching his disciple's changing expression in secret, Yao Lao smiled inwardly.