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

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It should be understood that although the Soul Palace has many elders, they are distributed throughout the entire continent. If the Pill Tower were to actually kill a few elders of the Soul Palace, the effect would be no different from destroying one of their branch halls.

"As for the pills, as long as they are not ninth-grade pills, they are nothing to the Pill Tower..." Xuan Kongzi added silently.

But those words were spoken with such domineering force!

In the entire Central Continent today, who else can casually promise dozens of Grade 8 pills like Xuan Kongzi?

The invitation from the Dan Tower caused quite a stir throughout the Central Continent for a long time. Even many long-reclusive old monsters were alarmed and emerged from their seclusion…

Five days later, the number of Dou Zun experts who had arrived in Saint Pill City had exceeded fifty!

This scene left Ye Chen speechless, and he once again truly felt the unparalleled appeal of the Pill Tower.

Perhaps sensing Ye Chen's shock, Xuan Kongzi smiled and explained to Ye Chen, "Chen'er, although you have now broken through to the Spirit Realm Soul stage, you are still not a true eighth-grade alchemy master until you can refine an eighth-grade pill..."

When you are able to refine eighth-grade pills, you will truly feel just how powerful an eighth-grade alchemy master can be.

Of course, you shouldn't underestimate yourself. For you, advancing to the eighth rank is already a foregone conclusion. Moreover, considering your age, your influence among alchemists of the same rank will far surpass your peers. Otherwise, Venerable Golden Cauldron wouldn't have so easily agreed to accompany and protect you, would he?

Chapter 248 The Beginning of the Great Battle

Although there were quite a few people from Saint Pill City this time, Xuan Kongzi didn't want to take them all. After all, each person had to take out three Grade 8 pills, so naturally he had to choose the strongest ones.

Even so, after much deliberation, a total of twenty-five people were selected, with the lowest cultivation level being a four-star Dou Zun and the highest being a peak nine-star Dou Zun...

Of course, although the peak Dou Zun and Dou Sheng seem to be only one step apart, that step is like a chasm between heaven and earth, and the difference between the two is terrifying and indescribable.

This short, seemingly insignificant step led countless talented individuals to their tragic end, filled with regret until their very last breath.

The reason for this is that within this short step lies a unique cultivation method, which can only be sensed by those who approach this level of power.

In the Central Plains, some top experts call this unique cultivation method "Nine Revolutions to Sainthood"!

The term "Nine Revolutions" is a quantifier specifically used to measure the difference between the peak of Dou Zun and the Half-Saint.

After all, the difference between the two is so terrifying that it must be distinguished using a level that seems subtle but is actually vastly different...

The Nine Turns method is actually not complicated.

Simply put, it can also be called nine rounds of condensation and compression. When a powerhouse at the peak of Dou Zun has enough Dou Qi in their body and can no longer increase it, that is when the Nine Revolutions begin...

At this point, he needs to condense and compress all the battle qi within his body, so that a space can reappear within his full body to accommodate the newly generated battle qi...

Once the battle qi is full again, it must be refined again!

Repeat this process nine times to achieve the Great Perfection!

The fighting spirit within the body will also undergo a qualitative change under this compression, allowing it to leap across the immeasurable chasm and truly advance to the Saint rank!

Take Xuan Kongzi, for example. He is already a peak ninth-level Dou Zun, just one step away from advancing to a half-saint...

Unfortunately, this step is still incredibly difficult.

Xuan Kongzi had tried to break through to this realm more than once, but all his attempts ended in failure, which truly demonstrated the meaning of the so-called "as difficult as ascending to heaven".

Moreover, it wasn't just Xuan Kongzi; the same was true for other geniuses of their time, the other two of the three giants, Yao Chen, the sect leader of the Flower Sect, and so on.

However, unlike the three giants including Xuan Kongzi, Yao Chen and the Flower Sect Master were unable to break through due to unexpected events. Therefore, if we really consider it, the latter two are stronger than the three giants of the Pill Tower in terms of cultivation talent...

After all, both women had entanglements with Yao Chen. Xuan Yi, one of the three giants, was still a peak ninth-level Dou Zun, while Qing Xianzi of the Flower Sect had already reached the advanced half-saint level. The difference was obvious.

After selecting the members for this expedition, Xuan Kongzi approached Ye Chen again and said, "You should not participate in this matter."

After all, it's a battle between Dou Zun, and there are many high-level Dou Zun among them. With Ye Chen's small arms and legs, he might be killed by the aftershocks of the battle if he goes. That would be truly unfair!

Ye Chen was quite clear about this, so he agreed without any hesitation.

"So, teacher, who are you planning to have lead the team?" Ye Chen asked.

Since Xuan Kongzi is not planning a full-scale war with the Soul Palace, then he himself...

The other two members of the Big Three cannot personally appear, otherwise the significance of this battle will be different.

Ye Chen was originally the most suitable candidate, as Xuan Kongzi's personal disciple, the next candidate for the Pill Tower Giant, and the main victim of this incident. It would be more legitimate for Ye Chen to lead the team this time.

Unfortunately, Ye Chen's strength is too weak, so it's absolutely impossible for him to participate in this battle. Therefore, the choice of this person becomes very important...

However, Xuan Kongzi was clearly prepared, so upon hearing Ye Chen's question, he directly said, "This time I plan to have Elder Qiu Ling lead the team..."

Ye Chen nodded in realization. If it were the Grand Elder, it would be barely acceptable.

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The Soul Palace's grand display of power shook the entire Central Continent, so it was impossible for them not to have heard the news.

Therefore, information about the war in Danta had already reached the higher-ups.

The so-called high-ranking members of the Soul Hall actually refer to the Heavenly Gang Hall...

The Heavenly Hall is divided into three main halls: Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, which are respectively governed by the Hall Master, Deputy Hall Master, and the Nine Venerable Elders of the Soul Hall.

Unless the Pill Tower launches a full-scale attack, or a rare treasure of the caliber of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame appears, many things can be decided by the nine elders of the Human Palace...

The war initiated by the Dan Tower this time was clearly not enough to alarm the Hall Master and the Deputy Hall Master, so this time it was just that the nine elders came forward to discuss it.

Inside the pitch-black hall, at the very top was an ancient black throne, but it was currently empty.

Below the throne, on the left and right sides are two slightly smaller thrones. Although they are half a rank lower than the black throne at the top, they still indicate their status.

However, similarly, only the right throne had a black phantom, while the left throne, like the one above, was empty.

"You should all be aware of what happened this time, right?"

The phantom on the right throne suddenly spoke, and although the voice was not loud, it was clearly heard by all the celestial beings in the six seats below.

Seeing that no one spoke up, the black phantom continued, "In that case, let's leave this matter to Eighth and Ninth Brothers. I have only one request: the reputation of the Soul Hall must not be trampled upon. Do you understand what to do?"

Hearing the emphasized words in the last sentence, the two figures sitting at the very back on the left and right sides trembled slightly, and quickly stood up, bowed and said, "We will obey the decree of the Three Heavenly Venerables. We will certainly not tarnish the reputation of the Soul Palace!"

The fact that two eight-star Dou Zun level powerhouses were so afraid of him shows just how terrifying the strength of this Three Heavenly Venerables of the Soul Palace is!

"Well, you go down."

"Yes!"

Watching the Eighth and Ninth Heavenly Venerables walk out of the main hall, the dark figure at the head of the table paused for a moment before speaking again: "Blood River, you should also make the trip this time. That old bastard Xuan Kongzi is cunning; the fact that he dared to cause so much trouble for our Soul Palace this time suggests he might be hiding some kind of conspiracy..."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Heavenly Venerable Blood River hesitated for a moment, then asked with some doubt, "Then why don't we take this opportunity to teach those three old geezers from the Pill Tower a lesson?"

Even without the intervention of the two Palace Masters, the combined strength of the nine Elders alone would be enough to cripple the Pill Tower, wouldn't it?

Chapter 249 The Northwest Uprising

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

Faced with Xuehe's doubts, the Three Heavenly Venerables said directly, "Now is not the time for a full-scale confrontation with the Pill Tower. The Palace Master and the Deputy Palace Master are not in the palace at the moment. With just the nine of us Heavenly Venerables, we are no match for those old monsters in the Pill Tower..."

Blood River fell silent.

Although he knew that there were definitely many beings stronger than the three giants within the Pill Tower, he did not expect that even the Three Heavenly Venerables would be wary of it. It seems that he had indeed underestimated the Pill Tower before.

"I understand. I will keep an eye on them from the shadows. If those old fogies in Danta dare to pull any tricks, I will make sure they never leave alive!"

As a peak first-stage Dou Zun, Xue He was very confident that as long as the three giants did not appear, there was no one in the Pill Tower who could rival him.

"Well, go ahead..."

The sound was faint and distant. When everyone looked again, the phantom on the throne had disappeared.

Clearly, the three Heavenly Venerables that appeared were nothing more than clones.

The start of the great battle immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the Central Plains.

Danta openly and righteously issued a challenge to the Soul Palace, and the two agreed to settle their differences at the Yinmo Mountain Range!

The upheavals in the Central Plains spread rapidly to all corners of the continent, but in contrast, everything happening in the Gama Empire in the northwest continent went unnoticed...

Yunlan Mountain

This place, which was originally a holy land for all cultivators in the Gama Empire, has seen several major battles erupt today!

At the mountaintop, a figure shrouded in black mist looked down with a mocking expression...

There, a black-clad youth stood wielding a massive black ruler, his eyes bloodshot as he glared at his opponent. Strangely, however, a layer of grayish-white energy enveloped the youth, granting him an aura no less imposing than that of a peak Dou Huang, despite his mere nine-star peak Dou Shi cultivation!

"Heh heh, I told you, neither of you will escape today!" Looking at the youth below, Protector Wu sneered, his pair of crimson eyes hidden in the black mist radiating murderous intent.

"Yao Chen, it's come to this point, are you still planning to hide on this little thing and not come out? If so, don't blame this protector for being ruthless and killing this little thing first!"

Indeed, the two fighting here at Yunlan Mountain right now are Xiao Yan and his teacher, the Medicine Venerable Yao Chen!

And that person covered in black mist, without even thinking about it, could only be one of those guys from the Soul Hall who looked like that!

The great battle between Xiao Yan and the Soul Palace Protector occurred relatively late in the original novel, after Xiao Yan returned from his upgrade at Canaan Academy.

However, the plot has clearly gone a little tangled this time, resulting in the Soul Palace appearing before Xiao Yan even leveled up...

Speaking of this life, Xiao Yan's experiences over the past three years are quite different from those in the original novel.

Since Xiao Yan no longer had Little Fairy Doctor or any relics or treasures in Green Mountain Town, he naturally couldn't clash with the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. He didn't even linger there; he directly cultivated in the Magical Beast Mountain Range before finally setting off for Black Rock City to take the alchemist exam...

During this period, because they never ventured deep into the Monster Forest, the crucial storyline involving Xiao Yan and Yun Yun naturally didn't occur. This can be considered the first change caused by Ye Chen's actions in the Northwest Continent...

Moreover, without the Green Lotus Earth Core Flame and Hai Bodong, Xiao Yan's experience in the desert, while still fruitful, was incomparable to that in the original novel.

Finally, with the three-year deadline fast approaching, and Xiao Yan's cultivation level barely remaining at the Dou Shi level due to the drag from the Burning Flame Technique, Yao Chen had no choice but to personally take action. He killed a sixth-tier Azure Nightmare Serpent King deep in the desert, and only with its Azure Nightmare Serpent Flame was he able to barely raise the Burning Flame Technique to the advanced Yellow tier...

In the time that followed, the master and disciple went to great lengths to help Xiao Yan raise his cultivation to the peak of Dou Shi at the last moment of the three-year period. However, when he fought Nalan Yanran in the Yunlan Sect after the three-year period ended, he only managed to draw with her.

After all, when Xiao Yan's fate changed, others connected to him were also inevitably affected.

Like Yun Yun, without Xiao Yan's help, when facing the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King in the Monster Mountain Range, she not only failed to achieve her goal, but was also seriously injured and almost did not return...

Even if he survived, his foundation was severely damaged, and it would not be so easy for him to break through his cultivation level in the future!

Having discussed the differences from the original work, there are also aspects that naturally follow the plot development.

The tragedy that befell the Xiao family, for example, unfolded exactly as described in the original story, even three years after the agreed-upon timeline…

Without Yun Yun's help, Xiao Yan unleashed his killing intent on this trip to Yunlan Sect. With Yao Chen's soul empowerment, he not only severely injured Yun Yun, the current sect leader of Yunlan Sect, but also killed all the elders of Yunlan Sect.

Yun Shan, who was finally awakened, also did not escape Xiao Yan's, or rather Yao Chen's, poisonous hands... After all, without the intervention of the Soul Palace, Yun Shan was only a peak Dou Huang. Under Yao Chen's full power, he still could not help but die in the terrifying Bone Spirit Cold Flame!

Unexpectedly, Yao Lao's unreserved attack eventually attracted the attention of the Soul Palace, which led to the current standoff between Xiao Yan and his disciple and Protector Na Wu at Yunlan Mountain.

"Quickly, organize all disciples to leave Yunlan Mountain immediately!"

With a pale face, Yun Yun hurriedly issued the evacuation order.

After today, although the Yunlan Sect will not be completely wiped out, it has lost its strongest member, Yunshan, as well as all its core elders. It can be said that it is already dead in name only.

"Teacher, don't worry, I have already notified all the disciples to go down the mountain. You should leave with me soon too..." Nalan Yanran, who also had a sorrowful expression, said to her teacher with regret in her eyes as she bit her lip.

However, Yun Yun's face was filled with bitterness as she said, "Yanran, you should go back. As the sect leader of Yunlan Sect, I will not leave the sect!"

"Teacher!" Nalan Yanran cried out anxiously, but seeing her teacher's stubborn eyes, she didn't know how to comfort her...

Just as the master and apprentice were arguing, a footstep rushed into the room.

Nalan Yanran was startled, but upon seeing who it was, her expression brightened with joy...

"Elder Guhe, you've come at the right time! Please persuade our teacher! He insists on staying in the Yunlan Sect, but that would be extremely dangerous!"

That's right, the person who came was none other than Gu He, the number one alchemist of the Jia Ma Empire, the Pill King!

As Yun Yun's suitor, Gu He naturally wouldn't just watch the woman he loved stay here to die. But he knew Yun Yun's personality well; once she made a decision, she wouldn't easily change it.

Even Nalan Yanran, her closest disciple, couldn't persuade the other party, let alone an outsider like herself...

After thinking for a moment, Gu He directly said to Yun Yun, who had a look of surprise and doubt on her face, "Sect Leader Yun, please forgive me!"

He then raised his hand and sprinkled out a cloud of gray powder, which immediately knocked Yun Yun unconscious.

Chapter 250 Yao Chen Suffers Misfortune

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

Gu He's move completely stunned Nalan Yanran.

Before she could react, Gu He explained, "You should understand your teacher's temperament; once she makes a decision, she won't easily change it. The most important thing now is to get her down the mountain, and if possible, it would be best to leave the Gama Empire altogether..."