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

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Of course, their conversation went unnoticed, because everyone's attention was focused on the newcomer's chest, where there was a badge of the Dan Tower, its emblem a dazzling purple-gold color.

"A badge that only elders of the Danta level or above can possess!"

Upon seeing this unique badge, some people in the square gasped softly, but then quickly fell silent.

"It's Ye Chen. It seems he has truly been designated by the Pill Tower as its successor!"

This isn't just talk; Danta has already made it clear to the outside world.

After realizing this, everyone felt a deep sense of envy towards the young man in front of them.

Of course, there was envy but no jealousy, because the eight glittering stars on the badge said it all!

Ye Chen ignored the various noises in the square, remaining as still as a meditating monk, until at a certain moment, his eyelids twitched slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes...

He glanced around casually and said indifferently, "Time's up. Hand me your prescriptions and the medicinal herbs for your mission, then leave here to participate in the final alchemy competition."

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly made a light slash with his palm in that distorted space, and a pitch-black spatial rift slowly appeared...

Upon hearing this, many people exchanged glances, but no one stepped forward. Needless to say, nearly 70% of them probably hadn't completed the task.

Finally, Cao Ying came out first, handed over her medicinal herbs, glared at the guy secretly, and then left.

With one person taking the lead, the others followed suit, submitting their tasks and leaving one after another.

Of course, there were also opportunists who tried to pass off inferior medicinal herbs as genuine. But against Ye Chen, such tricks were immediately seen through. With just a glance, the opponent was sent flying dozens of meters away, then tumbled into the spatial passage like a donkey, forcibly blasted out…

Seeing this, no one dared to play any tricks anymore. Whether they had finished or not, they all obediently handed over their items and left.

Before long, everyone had left the Pill Realm, but Ye Chen did not move, his gaze fixed on the distant sky.

There, a huge bird-beast was rapidly approaching, and on its back, two figures, one large and one small, were clearly visible.

"Hey hey, big brother! I'm here!"

Before anyone arrives, the sound comes first.

Ye Chen only saw a small figure fall directly from the sky, crashing down towards him...

Unable to resist rolling his eyes, Ye Chen quickly waved his hand and released a burst of energy to catch Zi Yan's "meatball impact." He then steadily placed her on the ground and raised his hand to give her smooth, long purple hair a couple of hard rubs.

"You little rascal, did you sneak out on your own?"

Zi Yan raised her hand and brushed the large hand away from her head, pouting with dissatisfaction, and said, "What's wrong? Is it not allowed?"

You have no idea how much I was there.

It's terrible. Not only did they not give us any good medicine, but those old guys also forced us to drink a bellyful of disgusting, awful stuff...

I'm in such a terrible state, and instead of offering any comfort, you're criticizing me..."

Zi Yan grabbed Ye Chen's sleeve, her big, bright eyes immediately becoming watery.

Although she knew the girl was pretending to be pitiful, her life during this period was indeed too miserable in her eyes. Compared with her previous life with Ye Chen and Ye Xinyue, it was simply hell.

So, as soon as she found an opportunity, she quickly made her escape...

"Okay, okay, I got it. Here, these are the snacks I've owed you these past few days..."

With a flick of his wrist, Ye Chen tossed a whole string of medicine bottles to Zi Yan, each containing at least a seventh-grade pill.

"Hehe, I knew my older brother was the best to me!"

While excitedly handing over her snacks, Zi Yan hurriedly offered flattery.

On the other side, Xiong Zhan watched this scene and instantly understood why this young lady had come to find Ye Chen as soon as she ran away from the Dragon Clan. She was practically giving him high-grade pills like candy!

No wonder he is the future successor of the Danta.

That's just arrogant!

"Hehe, Boss Ye, look at me... hehe..."

"No, get out!"

"..."

The difference between people is just too huge!

In an instant, Xiong Zhan felt as if his heart had been severely damaged...

They brought the two out, but Xiong Zhan didn't even have time to react before the Fourth Elder threw him into the outer city of Saint Pill City, while Zi Yan happily followed Ye Chen to the Pill Tower.

The bear warrior, who had suffered 100,000 points of critical damage, was crying in the toilet...

After passing the second stage, the main event of the Dan Conference will begin!

At this moment, in the vast square, stone platforms floated in mid-air; these were the alchemy platforms for the contestants.

Xiao Yan's gaze fell upon three locations on the high platform, where an extremely oppressive feeling emanated from...

"The three giants of the Danta..."

Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the three figures, and he thought to himself.

However, he was soon taken aback, because he discovered that in the position of the three leaders, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam whom he had never seen before was staring intently at him.

"What's going on? I shouldn't have seen her before..."

Looking into the other person's eyes, Xiao Yan felt a little flustered.

It's not that I have any immoral thoughts, but the other party's identity and strength are such that if someone of my level were to be targeted, it would be extremely bad.

"Is he Xiao Yan, Yao Chen's disciple?"

On the high platform where everyone was watching, Xuan Yi stared at Xiao Yan in the square and suddenly said softly.

"According to Chen'er's words, this should be the boy." Xuan Kongzi nodded slightly.

"Have you noticed? This little guy's soul fluctuations seem a bit strange. If I'm not mistaken, he may have come into contact with the Spirit Realm..." Xuan Yi smiled slightly and said slowly.

Xuan Kongzi nodded and said, "It should be. Chen'er mentioned before that this child has extraordinary talent, but is still some distance from the Spirit Realm. It seems he has obtained some kind of destiny in the Pill Realm..."

"Hehe, that's how Yao Chen was back then, always managing to get opportunities. I didn't expect his disciple to be so strong too..."

Chapter 368 A World-Shaking Event

With Xuan Kongzi's announcement, the real test officially began for all the participants.

Countless figures soared into the sky, each landing on a pill-refining platform.

Although nine-tenths of the participants in the alchemy gathering had been eliminated after passing the previous two major hurdles, nearly a thousand people were still simultaneously raising their cauldrons to refine pills, creating a truly spectacular scene.

As the alchemy process began, flames of various colors shot into the sky, and the surrounding air suddenly became scorching hot.

However, compared to the original story, this alchemy gathering was less grand, because none of the alchemists present possessed a different kind of flame...

This also proves the rarity and value of the strange fire.

Yet, of these precious exotic flames, the Ye family directly possessed four of them…

This is why Ye Chen didn't let Ye Xinyue and Ye Xinlan be too high-profile in public. It's better to keep these things low-key.

"Hmm, Cao Ying's Blood Demon Flame is quite impressive. In this Pill Gathering, her flame should rank first. It seems the Cao family has paid a considerable price for it," Xuan Kongzi said with a light laugh.

Standing nearby, Xuan Yi, Cao Ying's teacher, was naturally very pleased to hear this.

She cared deeply for her disciple, not only because of his talent, but also because Xuan Yi saw a reflection of her younger self in him.

The fact that Xuan Yi was able to directly and proactively confess her feelings to Yao Chen clearly shows that she wasn't the delicate type when she was younger...

Besides the Blood Demon Flame, many other alchemists also possess powerful flames, some of which are not much weaker than the Blood Demon Flame.

It is evident that there are many talented and extraordinary people in this Central Plains.

The early stages of the alchemy assessment were quite boring; all you could do was wait patiently.

But neither the higher-ups of the Pill Tower on the high platform nor the countless spectators below felt that way. At this moment, they were all single-mindedly waiting for the first pill to take shape.

Five days later, finally, the first pill was successfully refined...

Unfortunately, judging from the commotion, it didn't even reach the seventh-grade pill level, so everyone only glanced at it for a moment before looking away.

As for the young alchemist who had successfully refined the pill, he stepped down from the alchemy platform with a dejected look on his face, then plunged into the crowd and disappeared.

No one present was affected by this little incident, but after this one example, it was as if a switch had been flipped, and strange phenomena caused by the successful refining of pills began to appear one after another.

The rumbling of thunderous energy proved that these pills had all reached the seventh rank. Unfortunately, judging from the intensity of the thunder, some of them were merely rumbling sounds without any actual lightning strike, clearly indicating that they were only some pills that had reached the initial stage of the seventh rank.

If a seventh-grade alchemist were placed in other parts of Zhongzhou, they would be considered a cut above the rest. But in the Pill Domain, and at this Pill Gathering, they are simply not good enough!

In this situation, no one was particularly disappointed.

Because everyone knows that the Dan Society is gradually moving towards its climax!

The pills being refined now have reached the seventh grade level. It will probably not be long before those mid-grade, high-grade, and even peak-grade seventh grade pills appear one after another.

……

……

"boom!"

Amidst the blazing flames, a deep, muffled rumble of thunder suddenly echoed across the sky.

Immediately, countless gazes followed the sound and hurriedly shifted upwards, only to see that in the sky, another dark cloud had appeared...

However, unlike before,

This dark cloud is much larger, and its energy fluctuations are extremely violent...

"This is... Dan Lei? And judging by its scale, a high-grade seventh-rank pill has been produced!"

A commotion erupted in the square.

Immediately, countless eyes converged on a stone platform under the sky, eager to see who the first lucky person would be.

On the alchemy platform beneath the thunderclouds, a middle-aged man gazed at the thunderclouds in the sky with a look of wild joy.

"Success, I succeeded!"

The man was trembling with excitement, his face showing disbelief mixed with ecstasy.

Clearly, he must have performed exceptionally well this time, refining a pill that exceeded his own limits.

"Hmm, not bad." Xuan Kongzi glanced at the pill lightning and nodded slightly.

After all this time, finally there's something watchable...

Ye Chen didn't pay any attention to this person; his gaze kept wandering between Cao Ying and Dan Chen.

He noticed from the beginning that although the two women were not close, they had been fighting each other from a distance from the start.

As for the remaining Song Qing and Xiao Yan, they were both engrossed in their respective alchemy, oblivious to all external influences and unaffected by anything.

Finally, amidst the continuous thunder, more and more seventh-grade pills were successfully formed, and even two peak seventh-grade pills appeared. These were alchemy masters who were qualified to compete for the top ten!

"boom!"

Suddenly, a loud bang resounded through the heavens and earth, and everyone felt the ground beneath their feet tremble.

Before everyone could quickly shift their gaze, a powerful energy surge suddenly erupted from a stone platform like lightning. Along with this surge of energy, the dark clouds in the sky instantly condensed, and countless silver snakes darted about.

"It's Song Qing!"

Someone with sharp eyes finally recognized the figure sitting cross-legged under the dark clouds.

This time, Danlei appeared more ferocious than ever before, driving the surrounding audience into a frenzy.

"Is it a peak seventh-grade pill? Judging by its appearance, there's probably more than that..."

Sure enough, some insightful people have already noticed the difference in this Dan Lei.

As these people thought, the originally dark clouds indeed began to churn again, and a silvery expanse suddenly began to gather...

"Two-colored Dan Lei, it's an eighth-grade pill!"

A shocked shout shook the entire square.

Finally, the first Grade 8 pill of this alchemy gathering is about to appear!

On the high platform, Xuan Kongzi and the others also looked at the two-colored thunderclouds with slightly solemn expressions. After a moment, they looked at each other and nodded.

"Song Qing's talent is indeed extraordinary. He actually refined an eighth-grade pill and even attracted two-colored thunderclouds. It seems that this young man is not only capable of serving as an elder of my Pill Tower, but if he can advance further, he is more than qualified to become a candidate for a giant."

Before Xuan Kongzi could finish speaking, another earth-shattering thunderclap resounded from another direction. Looking up, they saw that yet another two-colored lightning bolt had already taken shape...