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

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Although Ye Chen didn't know what this Fairy Yin was up to, seeing that Dan Xuan had already paid such a respectful greeting, he quickly returned the greeting and said, "Ye Chen of the Ye family greets Young Master Xuan."

"Ye Chen..."

Upon hearing the name, Danxuan's heart skipped a beat.

He had heard that name more than once in the Dan family...

Although the Dan family usually keeps a low profile, this doesn't mean they are uninformed, especially about information concerning the other four of the five major families.

This is not surprising. It's not just the Dan family; every one of the five major families in the Dan Domain pays more or less attention to the other families, especially the monstrous talents that emerge from those families, which are all recorded in detail.

This Ye Chen is the number one young person in the Ye family. He has been known as a prodigy since childhood, and he even became a formal alchemist at the age of seven or eight. When the news spread to the Dan family, it attracted a lot of attention.

Although Danxuan is older than Ye Chen, he is always compared to him, which makes Danxuan very curious about the name.

Now that such a boy, who only existed in rumors, had appeared before him, he naturally wanted to know if the other party was really as monstrous as the rumors suggested!

Under Danxuan's strong invitation, Ye Chen had no chance to refuse. The Song family grandfather and grandson were also invited to visit the inner city where the Dan family lived, along with Ye Chen.

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While everyone was accepting the invitations, Yin Wu, who had been expressionless, looked puzzled and secretly asked the old woman beside him, "Grandma Su, why did you ask me to remind Dan Xuan to invite Ye Chen into the Dan family?"

It turns out that the reason Otonashi said those words was actually because of the old woman beside him...

The old woman, known as Granny Su, smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "Hehe, don't worry, A-Wu. Just do as Miss instructs. I have my own plans."

Otonashi nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Although Granny Su was nominally a servant, she was also her teacher's servant. Moreover, Yin Wu had been raised by the old woman since childhood, so she naturally obeyed her every word.

The fact that the Valley Master of Yin Valley sent two of his closest and most trusted people to the Dan family at once raises questions about what special mission they might have...

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The inner city of Dan City is the residence of the Dan family, and outsiders are absolutely not allowed to enter unless invited by the Dan family.

Riding inside the Dan family's Void Heavenly Horse Beast Carriage, Ye Chen drove through the car window to the towering city wall outside.

Although not as extreme as the outer city wall, the inner city wall was still dozens of feet high, and it was lined with silver-armored guards holding long spears, the weakest of whom had the cultivation level of Dou Ling.

As expected, in terms of family heritage, ten Ye families couldn't compare to the Dan family; their strength was simply not on the same level.

This made Ye Chen frown, but there was nothing he could do about it.

The foundation of one's character is not something that can be easily caught up with. Even if one grows up to become a giant in the Pill Tower, at most the Ye family will surpass the other party in terms of reputation and strength. However, compared to the foundation, it can only be accumulated little by little over time.

Of course, if Ye Chen were to grow into a Dou Sheng or a ninth-grade alchemist, the situation would be completely different.

For the Dan and Cao families, although Dou Zun experts and eighth-grade alchemists are top-tier experts, they are not yet beyond their reach.

After all, the patriarchs of these two families were at this level among the higher-ups of the Pill Tower.

A Battle Saint and a Ninth-Rank Alchemist—this is not just a family; even within the entire Pill Tower, they are the strongest existences.

Putting everything else aside, just considering the ninth-grade alchemists, since Yao Chen disappeared, there isn't a single one left in the entire Central Continent!

With mixed feelings, Ye Chen and the others arrived at the latter's courtyard under Dan Xuan's guidance.

As for Yin Wu and the other two, they separated from the Dan family after entering the Dan family and went directly to see the head of the Dan family.

After taking their seats, Danxuan looked at Ye Chen and asked, "From what you've said, Young Master Chen, are you planning to go to Saint Pill City this time?"

Ye Chen nodded directly and said, "Yes. I've been staying in the family for a long time and rarely have the opportunity to go out. This time, I wanted to go to Saint Pill City to see what it's like."

Danxuan nodded in understanding. When he was a child, he was also forced by his elders to practice medicine diligently. When he had his first chance to go out, he begged his elders to take him to see the Holy Pill City.

After all, it is a sacred place that all alchemists yearn for, especially for the scions of the five great families. Saint Pill City has a special significance for them, so he understands Ye Chen's desire to go there.

Chapter Sixty: Rare Treasures Trade Fair

When several alchemists are chatting together, they naturally start talking about alchemy.

When Dan Xuan heard from Song Qing that Ye Chen had just defeated him at a pharmacist conference with a peak fifth-grade pill, he was completely dumbfounded.

His performance clearly surprised the Song family grandfather and grandson. They couldn't understand how a peak fifth-grade alchemist could have so astonished a disciple of the Dan family...

Ke Danxuan's thoughts were completely different from theirs. He stared at Ye Chen in shock, muttering, "If I remember correctly, Young Master Chen is not yet an adult, is he?"

After all, Ye Xun, the patriarch of the Ye family, passed away five years ago, and Ye Chen became famous among the five major families at that time. Back then, Ye Chen was only seven or eight years old...

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen answered truthfully, "Yes, I am... uh, fifteen years old now!"

Yes, fifteen years old (by Chinese reckoning), no problem!

Even at fifteen years old, a peak fifth-grade alchemist still shocked everyone.

Song Qing, who had previously thought Dan Xuan was making a fuss, now gaped, her eyes wide, and pointed at Ye Chen, "Brother Ye, you, you're really only fifteen years old?"

Ye Chen looked at his strange expression and nodded helplessly.

"Holy crap! This is insane!"

Song Qing originally thought that the other person was about the same age as her, so even though she lost to the other person, she felt that she could still accept it.

After all, the other party comes from a better background than him, and the training they receive is definitely beyond his reach.

But now that this guy is actually several years younger than him, the only thing that could comfort him instantly became invalid. This made Song Qing feel very frustrated, as if he had suddenly gone from a genius to a fool!

"How could you be fifteen... Does that mean you're almost four years younger than me?" Song Qing was clearly shocked and muttered to herself.

"So much younger than me, yet better at alchemy, and even more skilled in battle qi. Doesn't that make me look stupid..."

Seeing Song Qing's incredulous expression, Ye Chen could only chuckle.

He never expected that revealing his real age would have such a huge impact on this guy.

After their initial shock, Song Lian and Dan Xuan quickly recovered. After all, the former had lived for over a hundred years, and his temperament was clearly far superior to that of a young man like Song Qing.

As for Danxuan, he was thinking of someone...

"I heard that the Cao family has produced a prodigy this generation. He was born with terrifying soul power and became a formal alchemist last year, and he's only seven years old..."

This growth process is so similar to that of Ye Chen before them, and the other party's soul power is even stronger than Ye Chen's...

"The Cao family and the Ye family..."

"God has been too kind to these two families..."

If the Dan family cannot produce a prodigy of the same caliber as these two in this generation, Dan Xuan alone will likely be unable to compete with the Cao and Ye families in the future.

Taking a deep breath, Danxuan tried to calm himself down.

Although his talent couldn't compare to those two monstrous geniuses, the Dan family wasn't without its own trump cards...

Thinking of this, Danxuan recalled the words his father had said to him before.

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He's going to have another little sister...

Of course, this sister doesn't mean that his mother is pregnant again.

Instead, his father decided to adopt a young girl from the family as his own daughter.

He had seen that little girl before; she was a very cute girl, always shy around people, and Danxuan liked her very much. The only pity was that, perhaps because she was too shy, she never interacted with anyone.

Moreover, her father seemed to forbid anyone from touching her, perhaps because he was afraid of scaring her.

"Hopefully, this little guy has something special about him..."

As the head of the Dan family, how could he easily adopt a little girl of unknown origin? Dan Xuan thought that she must have some special talent that made his father look at her differently.

After chatting for a few more minutes, when Danxuan heard Song Qing and Ye Chen mentioning that they lacked some rare medicinal herbs, he suddenly smiled and said, "If you two really want to buy medicinal herbs, now is a good opportunity..."

Song Qing's eyes lit up, and she asked eagerly, "Oh? What opportunity?"

Ye Chen also looked over, appearing interested.

"Hehe, the annual Rare Treasures Fair in Dan City will be held in three days. Many rare and precious treasures will appear, including some special and rare medicinal herbs. Why don't we go and take a look together then..."

"A rare treasures trade fair? That sounds good..." Ye Chen's eyes lit up as he smiled.

"I wonder if there are any meteorites at this trade fair..."

Dan Xuan paused for a moment, then pondered and said, "Meteorite? I have seen those before, but I don't know if they will be available at this trade fair."

Although meteorites can be used by everyone from Dou Zong to Dou Zhe, they are rare and not considered particularly valuable. High-level rare item trading fairs like Dan City rarely have such items.

However, Ye Chen is currently obsessed with meteorites and is determined to get as many as possible, so he doesn't want to miss this opportunity.

Song Lian, standing nearby, was slightly taken aback by Ye Chen's eager expression.

Meteorite? Didn't the other party just get ten of these? Why do they seem so eager for them?

Of course, Song Lian couldn't just ask the other party what they wanted so many meteorites for. He thought for a moment before speaking, saying, "As for meteorites, this old man does know some information..."

Ye Chen's eyes lit up. He had asked Song Qing about the meteorite in the champion's reward before, but the guy didn't know much. Now that Song Lian had spoken up, he figured he could probably give him some useful information.

Sure enough, Song Lian pondered for a moment and said, "Speaking of that meteorite, it happened many years ago. Back then, that old devil Lu Chen accidentally obtained a large piece of meteorite in a secret place. After returning, he broke it into quite a few pieces, and I traded some with him..."

"A secret location?" Ye Chen's heart stirred, but he didn't dwell on it. Instead, he asked directly, "Does the Lu family have any more? If so, I can offer them a price that satisfies them!"

Song Lian shook his head slightly, "That's all. There's no point in having too much of this stuff, so most of it was distributed by the Lu family. These ten pieces from the prize money for the Xuan Tian City Alchemist Competition are their last reserves."

These words greatly disappointed Ye Chen.

However, after a moment's hesitation, Song Lian continued, "Although the item is gone, the secret location where Lu Chen discovered the meteorite still exists, and it's located in the Pill Domain. If Young Master Ye needs it, I can tell you..."

Chapter Sixty-One: A Glimmer of Hope

Song Lian's sudden words gave Ye Chen a sense of hope and a glimmer of hope.

"In that case, thank you very much, Mr. Song," Ye Chen said gratefully.

Of course, the other party wasn't doing this without expecting something in return; at the very least, Ye Chen had to remember this favor.

However, Song Lian's expression remained serious as he reminded him, "Young friend Ye, there's no need for this. Although I can tell you the location of that secret place, I still need to remind you..."

"That place is a labyrinthine valley deep in the mountains. If you go too deep, it's easy to lose your way. Old Gui Lu once invited me to explore it together, wanting to see what was inside, but after going deep, we got completely lost."

For a whole month, we ourselves didn't know how we got out, so I still want to remind my young friend to be careful.

After hearing the reminder, Ye Chen's heart also became serious.

It seems that place is not a good place... But judging from Song Lian's description, it does resemble some ancient ruins.

"I originally thought it was some special place where a meteorite fell..." Ye Chen muttered to himself, but he also kept it in mind and prepared to carefully consider whether he should take the risk.

After temporarily putting this matter aside, Ye Chen, Song Qing, and Dan Xuan, the three young genius alchemists, couldn't help but spar for the next two days.

After all, they were all young people. Although they admired each other's talent and ability, neither of them wanted to admit that they were inferior to the other.

Like Song Qing, although he was outmatched by Ye Chen in alchemy, he was still quite dissatisfied in other aspects...

"How about it, Brother Ye, how about we have a fire-playing contest?" Song Qing said to Ye Chen, looking eager to try.

As an alchemist, playing with fire is a fundamental skill.

Of course, Song Qing's so-called "playing with fire" was not like the battles with fire beasts that happened in the Fire Dragon Mountains.

Alchemists' control over flames also gives them excellent skills in alchemy!

The art of fire alchemy demands extremely high precision in controlling flames, and the intensity of the flames is equally important.

Regarding the latter, although Song Qing knew that Ye Chen's nameless silver flame was very powerful, he believed that his Blue Sea Nether Flame was in no way weak.

As for controlling flames, that's something Song Qing excels at. So he wanted to suppress Ye Chen, his "little brother," in this aspect, so that he could regain some of his completely crushed confidence.

"Playing with fire?" Ye Chen looked at Song Qing, who was eager to try, with amusement. It seemed this guy was still a bit unconvinced...

But, is it really worth playing with fire against yourself?

You have no idea how terrifying cheaters are!

"Okay, I'm actually quite confident in my ability to control fire."

Danxuan, who was standing to the side, looked at the two of them with interest and said with a smile, "How about this, I'll be the referee for Brother Ye and Brother Song?"

Ye Chen and the other man naturally nodded in agreement.

Next, the three of them arrived at a small square in the Danxuan courtyard.