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

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"Hehe, junior Ye Chen greets senior Ancient Emperor..." Seeing the Pure Lotus Demon Flame so frightened by a mere image of the other party, Ye Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes, and then still bowed.

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's gaze returned to Ye Chen, scrutinizing him for a long time before slowly saying, "You are very special. If I'm not mistaken, you don't cultivate battle qi..."

Ye Chen nodded; he wasn't surprised that the other party could see through it.

"Unfortunately, I am merely a remnant soul left behind by the original body, and I don't have many other memories. I can't discern your origins, but you are not quite suited to this inheritance. It's truly a pity..."

Ye Chen laughed and said, "There's nothing to regret. With my current cultivation system, my future achievements will be far more than just Dou Di..."

"Hahaha, very good, very ambitious!" Emperor Tuoshe laughed loudly upon hearing Ye Chen's straightforward words. "Without this confidence, how could one make such vigorous progress in cultivation!"

After offering a compliment, Emperor Tuoshe asked with great interest, "But you really don't want this inheritance?"

Ye Chen chuckled and said, "Of course I still want it, but the one who inherits it won't be me, it will be him..."

As he spoke, Ye Chen pointed directly to Jinglian, who still looked somewhat bewildered.

"Master... Master, what did you say?!" Jinglian stared in the direction Ye Chen was pointing, completely stunned.

I?

My master actually wants me to inherit the Dou Di legacy?

"What, is that not allowed?" Ye Chen laughed casually and said, "Since Senior Tuoshe Ancient Emperor became a Dou Di with a body of different flames, is there anyone more suitable for this inheritance than you, who are also a different flame?"

It should be understood that the reason why Void Devouring Flame was willing to be driven by the Soul Clan and went to great lengths to help the Soul Emperor compete for the Emperor-grade embryonic pill was that he wanted to obtain the Emperor's inheritance left behind by the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe!

In the original story, if it weren't for the obstruction of Zhu Kun and Gu Yuan, which forced the Soul Emperor to risk his life by directly consuming the Emperor-grade embryonic pill, nearly causing his physical body to collapse, he might have succeeded...

Unfortunately, even in the original story, the Void Devouring Flame was directly devoured by the Soul Emperor who was eager to break through. Now, it is being used by Ye Chen as nourishment for building the Myriad Flames Continent. Whether it is the former or the latter, the ending is quite tragic.

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor didn't say anything to Ye Chen's words, but simply waved his hand, and two flame flowers rose from the sea of ​​fire in front of him...

"sit down."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen did not act coy. He flashed and sat down cross-legged on the flame flower bun.

As for the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, seeing Ye Chen's reaction, it could only sit down beside him. However, when it looked at the old man in front of it, a fleeting look of fear crossed its eyes.

There was no way around it; he had truly been swallowed up by the ancient emperor Tuoshe in front of him back then. Although most of his memories were incomplete, the fear that was etched into his bones was hard to forget.

Tuoshe Ancient Emperor didn't pay attention to his appearance, but instead focused his gaze on Ye Chen, and asked, "In the current Dou Qi Continent, have any new Dou Di powerhouses appeared?"

Ye Chen shook his head. "Senior is the last Dou Di expert on the Dou Qi Continent to date. No Dou Di expert has appeared since you."

"As expected..." Emperor Tuoshegu was not too surprised by this answer, and instead nodded slightly.

"So this is a newly created cultivation method on the mainland?"

Clearly, the remnant image of the ancient emperor Tuoshe in front of him was still very curious about Ye Chen's spiritual power cultivation system.

Ye Chen shook his head and replied, "No, people on the continent still cultivate Dou Qi, but no one can touch the Dou Di realm anymore, and there are fewer than a handful of nine-star Dou Sheng left..."

Compared to its former glory, the Dou Qi Continent is now in a very poor state.

"Has it really come to this...?" Thoshegudi sighed deeply.

"Actually, I had already guessed this situation. With the disappearance of Origin Qi, the path to becoming a Dou Di would inevitably be severed as well. The reason I left behind this inheritance and that Emperor-grade embryonic pill outside was based on this consideration..."

Unfortunately, the ancient emperor Tuoshe in front of him was just a remnant image. Apart from the matter of inheritance, he had no other memories. Otherwise, Ye Chen would really like to ask him what exactly happened in ancient times!

After briefly learning about the current situation on the Dou Qi Continent, Emperor Tuoshe did not ask any further questions.

After all, he was an Emperor who had become a different kind of fire, and he didn't care about the human race or the beast race on the continent. He also had no bloodline or race left behind, so it could be said that he had no attachments.

Turning his gaze to the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, Emperor Tuoshe asked again, "Are you really prepared to pass this inheritance to Pure Lotus?"

Ye Chen nodded. He and the Pure Lotus Demon Flame were connected by a soul contract. Although the Pure Lotus, having become a Dou Di, might break free from this bondage, Ye Chen was confident that as long as he could advance to the Heavenly Supreme level earlier than her, or even just the Great Perfection of the Earthly Supreme level, the Pure Lotus Demon Flame would still have no choice but to obey him.

In this way, when he arrives in the vast world, he will have a powerful enough assistant to help him with some things.

The reason Ye Chen chose to complete the spiritual power conversion and follow the path of the spiritual power system ahead of time was that he didn't want to spend time converting his strength after entering the Great Thousand World...

What he needs is to quickly establish himself in the vast world, and even to possess enough power to help him complete the construction of those spatial worlds.

Who knows, even if I don't have my true name engraved on the Heavenly Ranking, I might still be able to control the infinite...

“In that case, it’s not impossible,” Tuoshegudi said softly, glancing at Jinglian.

He didn't mind who he passed on the inheritance to, as long as the other party was qualified to receive it. Anyway, he had already disappeared, so why did he care about anything else?

"However, although this Pure Lotus Demon Flame is suitable for obtaining my inheritance, it still lacks one important factor if it wants to truly follow my path to become an emperor!"

Ye Chen frowned and asked, "What factors?"

"A special cultivation technique..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen immediately realized something...

Emperor Tuoshe, unaware of Ye Chen's thoughts, continued, "Since you've come here, you must know some information about me..."

"Back when I was gathering my spiritual intelligence, I happened to encounter that cultivation manual in a moment of confusion, which caused some changes in me. In fact, this cultivation manual helped me a lot... It can be said that it was because of it that I achieved what I have today."

Ye Chen suddenly realized.

The miraculous technique that the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe spoke of must be the Burning Technique... It turns out that the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe possessed the ability to devour different flames and continuously evolve because of the Burning Technique...

Or perhaps it was because Emperor Tuoshegu saw the bizarre and fantastical idea of ​​the Burning Technique that he embarked on the path of devouring strange flames and growing stronger...

Regardless of the reason, if the Pure Lotus Demon Flame wants to follow the path of devouring different flames to become an emperor like the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, then the Burning Technique is an indispensable condition.

As it happened, Ye Chen knew that the Burning Flame Technique was currently in Xiao Yan's hands, but because he lacked a different kind of fire, he couldn't cultivate it at all. If he could offer Xiao Yan a tempting bargaining chip, the other party would probably be willing to trade...

Well, unless absolutely necessary, Ye Chen doesn't want to resort to force.

"May I ask the name of that cultivation technique, senior?" Although he knew the answer perfectly well, Ye Chen still had to ask the question.

"Burn Jue!"

"Wow, it's actually this cultivation technique?!" Ye Chen exclaimed with delight.

Emperor Tuoshe was taken aback by the other party's sudden turn of events, and then asked in surprise, "You know this technique?"

Ye Chen smiled and nodded.

"I happen to know a little about it. I heard it's a technique that allows one to evolve by devouring strange flames, but it seems the conditions for cultivation are too harsh. No one who possesses this technique has ever practiced it. I, however, am able to get my hands on it."

Tuoshegudi nodded thoughtfully.

"Is that so...? Then it seems that this inheritance is indeed destined for you."

"If that's the case, then what's wrong with giving the Dou Di inheritance to Jing Lian..."

Chapter 550 Exchange and Burning

Having received the promise from Emperor Tuoshe, Ye Chen returned to the Dou Qi Continent in a good mood.

Besides going to Xiao Yan to exchange for the Burning Flame Technique, we also need to check how well the Ye family disciples are converting their internal energy.

The process of the Ye family's transformation began before they even went to the Dou Di Cave.

Unlike the automatic bloodline advancement that comes with becoming a Dou Di, Ye Chen's main goal this time was to see if he could get the Ye family to be the first to complete the conversion of Dou Qi into spiritual Qi, which would definitely require him to take the initiative...

Before heading to the Black Corner Region, Ye Chen built a spiritual spring in the Misty Valley... This was a small pool about one zhang in diameter, forged using Ye Chen's bloodline crystal as its foundation and imbued with immense spiritual power.

Anyone who possesses the same bloodline as Ye Chen can enter this spiritual spring for baptism. If they can successfully transform their internal battle qi into spiritual qi, then they will be qualified to enter the Myriad Fire Continent and follow Ye Chen to the Great Thousand Worlds in the future...

However, the success rate is not high, especially for those whose bloodline is slightly distant from Ye Chen's.

"Grandpa, how many people in the Ye family have completed the transformation so far?"

As the person in charge of this incident, Ye Chen immediately went to find his grandfather, Ye Zhong.

"There are fewer than forty people..." Ye Zhong's expression showed some worry.

"Chen'er, are you really going to abandon those clansmen who can't complete the transformation in the future?"

Ye Chen had previously told him that he would take away those who could be transformed and focus on cultivating them into the foundation for the Ye family to dominate the Great Thousand World.

But this is only a minority, and those who can pass are the most talented people in the Ye family. This is completely digging up the original foundation of the Ye family... How will those clansmen who are left behind cope in the future?

For Ye Zhong, who had dedicated his entire life to the Ye family, this decision was truly a difficult one...

Ye Chen pondered for a moment, then said, "Actually, it's not like this is the only option..."

"I could take everyone away directly, but if they don't fully convert the energy within their bodies, they will lose the opportunity to cultivate under the spiritual energy system, unless they can let their bodies adapt to all of this over many years..."

But this means gambling their entire lives on a future they could never have. They might very well become ordinary people unable to cultivate, and then place their hopes on the next generation.

Although Ye Chen, who owns a complete world, doesn't mind raising all these people on the Myriad Fire Continent, not everyone can accept giving up everything to pin their hopes on the next generation.

We can't force all these people to leave, can we?

Ye Zhong also frowned deeply, clearly unable to think of a good solution to this situation.

Finally, seeing his grandfather's conflicted expression, Ye Chen could only offer him a suggestion: "How about this, when it's time for us to leave, I can give them the freedom to choose. If they want to leave the Dou Qi Continent with me, I won't refuse. If they want to stay, I won't object either. It's up to them to decide."

Ye Zhong sighed inwardly, then said, "That's the only way."

After dealing with these family matters, Ye Chen returned to his residence, intending to check on the girls.

As his women, Cai Die and the other women would definitely leave with him.

However, because they cannot rely on their bloodline power to take shortcuts, if Butterfly and the others want to transform the energy within their bodies, they can only do it using the most primitive methods...

This process is destined to take a long time to complete.

Fortunately, the girls are all very talented and strong. As long as they complete the transformation of their internal energy, their future strength will not be weak, so Ye Chen is not worried.

In fact, Ye Chen's greatest hope was that all the girls would break through to the Dou Di realm and complete the transformation and sublimation of their bloodlines and souls by the power of origin. That way, it would be much easier for them to switch to cultivating the spiritual power system.

After all, these primordial forces are existences at a higher level than spiritual power, and are the most basic energy forms in the entire primordial universe!

Unfortunately, that's simply not realistic.

Even if Ye Chen possessed a great deal of origin energy, he couldn't make everyone a Dou Di. If it were that simple, then the Dou Di title would be worthless.

"The most promising candidates are actually Cai Die and Zi Yan. As the Supreme Dragon Phoenix and the Nine-Colored Devouring Python, their bloodlines are sufficient to support their advancement to Dou Di!"

This is also why Ye Chen has not yet allowed the two women to undergo the transformation; he wants them to achieve the status of Dou Di on the Dou Qi Continent!

As for the remaining four girls, Xiao Yi Xian, Qing Lin, Dan Chen, and Cao Ying, it's estimated that they have little hope of breaking through to the Dou Di realm. Therefore, Ye Chen decided to send the four girls to the Wan Huo Continent first, and then he would help them complete the evolution of their energy and flesh!

However, before he could even get his women's opinions on his plan, a clueless old man interfered...

"You're really delusional! Do you think Dou Di is as easy as cabbage? You think you can just break through like that? Unless you can replenish that Emperor-grade embryonic pill and give it to Zi Yan, my daughter and this Cai Die girl will never break through to Dou Di within a hundred years!" Zhu Kun held his precious granddaughter in one arm and rolled his eyes at Ye Chen with disdain.

"Furthermore, have you forgotten that the continent currently lacks the primordial power needed to become an Emperor? The only opportunity for someone to break through to the Dou Di realm is in your hands, but there's only one. Who are you planning to give it to?"

At this point, Zhu Kun adopted a smug, expectant stance, seemingly wanting to see how Ye Chen would handle his group of beauties...

Ye Chen looked at the old dragon head with ill intentions and gave him a disdainful look, letting him figure it out for himself.

Perhaps the power of origin for becoming an emperor is a big problem now, but once Jinglian becomes an emperor, he can open the dimensional passage from the Dou Qi Continent to the Great Thousand Worlds, and then the power of origin will naturally descend.

Ye Chen even felt that he didn't need to wait for the Pure Lotus to become an emperor; he only needed to break through to the Earthly Sovereign realm to open a dimensional space passage, thereby leaving the Dou Qi Continent space and heading to the Great Thousand World!

After all, there are many ways to travel from lower planes to the Great Thousand Worlds. For example, the White Dragon Continent, where the White Dragon Supreme originated, fled to the Great Thousand Worlds when it was attacked by the Blood Fiend Clan...

At that time, this group of people were only at the Supreme level.

Didn't Mu Chen also rely on his own strength to traverse the void and go directly to the White Dragon Continent in the endless void?

Of course, to do this, you first need to know the nodes of the dimensional space. Otherwise, the reason why the endless void is called endless is because it is too vast and it is easy to get lost in it.

Without a specific location, we might not be able to find a material plane for decades or even centuries, and then we would truly be completely lost...

"You kid, you don't actually want to complete that Emperor-grade embryonic pill, do you?" Seeing his confident demeanor, Zhu Kun couldn't help but feel a pang of anxiety and quickly asked.

"Didn't I already say that?" Ye Chen looked at him speechlessly.

"However, I'm not going to complete it into an Imperial Pill, but rather prepare to..."

"A sacred-grade elixir has been successfully refined!"

Zhu Kun frowned: "A Saint-grade elixir? What kind of pill is this?"

"A kind of pill that is extremely precious even in the vast world!" Ye Chen said with a light laugh.

Ye Chen knew he would need this to help him break through to the Great Perfection of the Earthly Supreme realm in the future, so he valued the Emperor-grade embryonic pill very much.

"What about that old bastard Tuoshe Ancient Emperor's Dou Di inheritance? Don't tell me you don't know..." Zhu Kun asked indignantly.

I originally wanted to get my hands on that inheritance quietly, but I never expected that this kid would snatch it away in the end. It makes me angry just thinking about it!

"Oh, you mean that..." Ye Chen said casually, "I found that inheritance too, and even saw the remnant image of the inheritance left by the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe. But as you know, the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe was originally an Emperor who became a different kind of fire, and ordinary people are simply not suitable for his inheritance. Not only me, but also you, Father-in-law, Ziyan and Caidie, are all the same..."