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

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He blurted it out.

Ye Chen smiled slightly, "That's right, this is the original strange fire of the Fallen Heart Flame..."

Ye Chen took out a pre-refined Earth Spirit Pill from his Star Ring and said, "Xin Yue, take this pill. Next, I will guide the Fallen Heart Flame into your body. Whether you can refine it or not depends on yourself..."

Ye Xinyue nodded with a serious expression.

After swallowing the Earth Spirit Pill, Ye Xinyue felt a cool power instantly reach her limbs and bones, forming a crystalline protective film in her meridians and dantian...

Seeing this, Ye Chen did not hesitate and directly used his soul power to forcefully guide the original flame of the Fallen Heart Flame into his sister's body.

As the strange fire entered her body, Ye Xinyue's vast Stellar Battle Qi instantly surged into a monstrous wave, directly engulfing the milky-white flame...

To increase Ye Xinyue's chances of success, Ye Chen had previously erased the intelligence of the Fallen Heart Flame.

The process of refining the Fallen Heart Flame, which had lost its initiative, seemed to be much easier than Ye Chen had imagined...

Seeing that Ye Xinyue was completely immersed in the refining of the strange fire, Ye Chen only left a trace of his consciousness on her to keep an eye on her. Then he prepared to go down to the magma world below to take a look.

If he remembered correctly, there was also a nascent Fallen Heart Flame and the remains of the Heavenly Fire Venerable in this magma world below...

With the Fallen Heart Flame from the infant form, Ye Chen will be able to give Su Qian an explanation when they leave. As for Venerable Heavenly Fire, he is a powerful veteran Dou Zun. If he resurrects the Venerable on the condition that he does so, he should be able to add another Dou Zun to the Ye family's fighting strength.

Turning to look at the adorable Zi Yan beside him, who looked utterly bored, Ye Chen said, "I'm going downstairs for a bit. You keep a close eye on Xin Yue."

Upon hearing these commanding words, Zi Yan was immediately dissatisfied and wanted to resist, but as if she had thought of something, her big, dark eyes darted around, and her previously pouting lips suddenly turned into a strange smile...

"Okay, okay, but... hehe!"

The little guy simply spread out his little hands and gave Ye Chen a knowing smile.

Ye Chen didn't seem to care. Perhaps he had originally intended to use pills to lure this greedy little guy in, and now that the other party had taken the bait, Ye Chen naturally cooperated by casting down the bait...

Ye Chen tossed the little guy a medicine bottle, and seeing him eagerly about to open it, he stopped him, saying, "Don't rush to eat it. There are three Grade 7 Instant Qi Pills in this bottle, enough for you to digest for a long time. If you eat them all at once, not only will you stuff your little belly, but you'll also waste energy, which is not worth it!"

Zi Yan thought about it and felt that Ye Chen was right. She suppressed the urge to swallow all the pills at once, took two deep breaths of the medicinal fragrance emanating from the medicine bottle, and then reluctantly put them into her storage ring.

After explaining things to Zi Yan, Ye Chen continued to delve deeper into the cave below.

As he drew closer, the fiery red magma below became increasingly clear, and the surrounding temperature continued to rise. Ye Chen could even feel a surge of intense energy flowing through his nose with each breath, eventually entering his body…

Chapter 286 The Heavenly Fire Venerable

As he plunged deeper into the magma, the intense heat and pressure surged from all directions, as if trying to crush Ye Chen into a pulp. However, with the release of his powerful battle qi, these external resistances vanished without a trace.

Even without the protection of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, this magma could not stop Ye Chen, who was already a Dou Zun...

However, Ye Chen knew that this seemingly peaceful magma world was not simple. Not to mention, the group of fire lizards below was beyond Ye Chen's current ability to deal with.

As for venturing deep inside to see if one can find any trace of the ancient Tuoshe Emperor's cave, that would be practically suicide.

"We still need to find out where the remains of the Heavenly Flame Venerable are..."

With these thoughts in mind, the terrifying soul power that had reached the peak of the Spirit Realm surged out from between Ye Chen's eyebrows, penetrating the scorching magma and frantically searching for everything within it.

Although I did not subdue the Fallen Heart Flame, there is a mutual resonance between different flames at close range, especially between higher-level flames and lower-level flames.

A wisp of purplish-black flame emerged from Ye Chen's fingertip, and then, under Ye Chen's gaze, the flame began to drift towards a spot deep within the magma, as if a breeze were blowing...

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen's eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, "Found it!"

In the vast, endless lava, everything is crimson, and this crimson world is deathly still. It is this monotonous uniformity that is most unbearable.

As they went deeper, the surrounding temperature continued to rise. Ye Chen could even faintly sense that the crimson magma around him was approaching the temperature of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame...

Finally, just as Ye Chen was wondering if he was about to rush into the territory of those fire lizards, a suddenly changing patch of lava caught his attention.

Suddenly, the magma began to slowly undulate, and then a transparent halo emitting a faint glow emerged from the magma vortex.

Because the aperture was transparent, it did not obstruct Ye Chen's vision. Wherever his gaze fell, he saw a skeleton that had turned into dry bones...

The skeleton emitted a faint glow, and a tiny flame flickered on it—the Fallen Heart Flame.

Upon seeing this, Ye Chen's eyes lit up.

However, after carefully examining it, I found that the small Fallen Heart Flame was indeed extremely weak. If it wanted to grow to the state it had been subdued before, it would probably take decades even with full-force cultivation.

"Well, never mind. At least it's given Su Qian some closure..."

Although there was a spatial barrier set up by Venerable Tianhuo, it had clearly weakened to a very low level over time. Ye Chen took a single step and entered the spatial barrier.

The moment Ye Chen stepped through the soul barrier, he keenly sensed the soul aura emanating from the skeleton.

Clearly, even at his peak, let alone the current Heavenly Fire Venerable, it would be impossible for him to evade Ye Chen's detection, who possesses a Spirit Realm soul.

However, perhaps sensing Ye Chen's threat, Venerable Heavenly Fire did not reveal himself at this moment. Instead, he tried his best to appear as a real corpse within the skeleton...

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"Scream! Stop hiding. Do you think you can escape my eyes with your current soul power?" Ye Chen said calmly, looking at the skeleton.

As Ye Chen finished speaking, a dazzling white light suddenly burst forth from within the skeleton. The white light then slowly writhed and finally transformed into a phantom image of an old man.

"I never expected... that you would possess such terrifying soul cultivation at such a young age..."

After the figures coalesced, the old man who appeared looked at Ye Chen with a complicated expression and said with a hint of wariness in his tone.

A glint flashed in Ye Chen's eyes, then vanished in an instant. He carefully sensed the current state of Venerable Heavenly Fire and estimated that even if he were to unleash his full power, he could at most exert the combat strength of a Dou Huang.

It's important to know that when Xiao Yan encountered Venerable Tianhuo in the original novel, the latter's soul was already on the verge of dissipating. If Xiao Yan hadn't been lucky enough to find a way to replenish his soul power, Venerable Tianhuo might have dissipated before being resurrected.

We're now about half a year ahead of the timeline in the original story, so while Venerable Tianhuo's soul can still hold on for a while, it's already quite limited...

"Who was this senior, and why did he perish here? And what is the story behind this Fallen Heart Flame?"

The Heavenly Fire Venerable did not answer immediately, but carefully examined Ye Chen before saying, "I am Yao Tianhuo, and others sometimes call me the Heavenly Fire Venerable."

"Heavenly Fire Venerable?" Ye Chen feigned surprise.

"Huh, do you know me?" Venerable Heavenly Fire asked in surprise.

To his surprise, Ye Chen shook his head without hesitation and said, "No, I've never heard of it. But to be called a Venerable, you must have been a true powerhouse in your lifetime. But how could you have perished in a place like this? Could it be related to the Fallen Heart Flame up there?"

Venerable Tianhuo looked at Ye Chen speechlessly. "Don't you know me? Why are you looking so surprised?"

However, he didn't seem to care too much and said directly, "That's one way to put it..."

"When I first found this place, I discovered traces of the Fallen Heart Flame. It took me several years to finally subdue it... Oh, I was talking about the one above. I suppose it's already yours by now?"

After saying this, Venerable Heavenly Fire didn't seem to care about Ye Chen's reply and continued, "Back then, relying on my considerable skills, I could have gone anywhere in the world. Therefore, after subduing the Fallen Heart Flame, I didn't leave. Instead, I curiously ventured deeper into this magma world..."

"After venturing deeper into the magma world, I discovered another seed of the Fallen Heart Flame."

This discovery delighted me greatly, so I greedily tried to collect the seed of the Fallen Heart Flame as well. As a result, when the two flames were fused into my body, they not only failed to merge perfectly, but instead repelled each other like enemies. That battle between the flames left me severely injured.

And at that moment, I was attacked…

"An attack? Could it be those lizard-like creatures swimming in this lava?" Ye Chen asked, raising an eyebrow.

Although he didn't actually encounter these guys along the way, he still discovered quite a few of them while searching the entire magma world with his soul.

However, these fire lizards weren't very strong, so Ye Chen easily avoided them...

Chapter 287 The Transaction

"Your soul must have reached the legendary Spirit Realm, right? Are you an eighth-grade alchemy master?" Venerable Heavenly Fire asked Ye Chen with some uncertainty.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said, "Not bad!"

He could tell that the Heavenly Fire Venerable opposite him seemed to be greatly shocked.

After a moment's hesitation, Venerable Heavenly Fire directly manipulated the Fallen Heart Flame Flying Knife on the chest of his remains and said to Ye Chen, "I think your goal is this strange flame, right? I can give it to you, but I hope you can take me out of this magma world..."

This condition is actually quite unfair, since even if Ye Chen doesn't agree, he can still simply take the strange fire and leave.

However, simply taking Venerable Tianhuo out wouldn't be a troublesome matter, which is why he made this request.

Ye Chen nodded directly and said, "Okay. However, if I'm not mistaken, in your current state, even if you get out, you'll probably dissipate within two years..."

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Venerable Tianhuo's expression immediately darkened; he was naturally very aware of this situation.

but……

When he looked at Ye Chen, a glimmer of hope flashed in Venerable Tianhuo's eyes again. He said, "As an eighth-grade alchemy master, you must have many ways to help me enhance my soul power, right?"

"Of course, I know the rules..."

As he spoke, Venerable Tianhuo beckoned with his hand, and immediately, another white light flew out from the pile of bones, landing in Venerable Tianhuo's hand. The light dissipated, revealing a pure white storage ring.

A hint of hesitation appeared on his face at first, but then he felt relieved. He pointed his finger at his storage ring, and a pale white scroll appeared in front of him. On the scroll, some birds and beasts with flames all over their bodies were painted.

"This is my old fire control technique, the 'Five Wheels of Fire Technique.' This technique is divided into five levels, distinguished by the shape of the beasts: wolf, leopard, lion, tiger, and dragon. Each level has its own fire spirit. When the technique is mastered, the five beasts gather together to form the Five Wheels of Fire Array, which has the immense power to scorch the sea and burn the sky."

"Hehe, perhaps this method cannot compare to the fire control techniques of an eighth-grade alchemy master, but if four of the five beasts are formed from strange fire, the power of this technique can rival a heaven-rank combat skill!"

This is also one of the Heavenly Flame Venerable's most treasured possessions...

Although Ye Chen had little interest in things that didn't reach the Heavenly Rank, the Five-Round Fire Technique still had its merits, especially if the fire spirits condensed from the five different kinds of fire could form the Five-Round Fire Array, its power would be truly extraordinary!

"This stuff is quite suitable for the alchemists of my Ye family..." Ye Chen said, feigning deep thought.

Upon seeing this, Venerable Heavenly Fire's face lit up with joy, knowing that his chances had increased considerably.

However, to his surprise, after a moment of contemplation, the person in front of him said directly, "How about this? I can help you restore your soul power, and even help you refine a body to revive you, but I have no hope that you will become a lifelong retainer of my Ye family to protect the safety of the Ye family..."

"This...you want me to sell myself to your Ye family!" Venerable Tianhuo's face immediately darkened.

Although the temptation of being resurrected was great to him, he was once a powerful figure who stood at the pinnacle of Zhongzhou. How could he be willing to sell himself to others as a slave!

Well, what Ye Chen called lifelong service to the Ye family was nothing more than slavery in the eyes of Venerable Heavenly Fire...

"I cannot agree to such a condition. Please do not bring it up again!"

Ye Chen shook his head regretfully. Sure enough, an old monster who had lived for countless years couldn't possibly...

They lost their inner pride because of the "resurrection".

"How about this: I can help you revive and restore you to your peak cultivation level over twenty years. You only need to protect the Ye family as a retainer for twenty years. And don't worry, I won't use this as leverage to force you to do anything that would damage your status..."

This condition immediately dispelled the anger that had just risen in Venerable Tianhuo.

"Twenty years..."

Although this timeframe seems long, it's actually nothing for these ancient monsters who have lived for hundreds of years.

The most important thing is the other party's conditions... Whether it's helping him revive or helping him restore his peak cultivation, these are things that Venerable Tianhuo cannot refuse.

"Alright, I promise you..." In the end, Venerable Heavenly Fire chose to compromise.

Ye Chen smiled slightly and said calmly, "Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation."

With a wave of his hand, the Five-Wheel Fire Technique and the white storage ring flew into Ye Chen's hand simultaneously. The illusory body of the Heavenly Fire Venerable gave Ye Chen a deep look...

"I hope I haven't misjudged you..."

He then went directly into the storage ring and became quiet.

Ye Chen glanced at the white storage ring on his finger and said softly, "My promise is heavier than a mountain!"

After speaking, Ye Chen took one last deep look at the endless world of magma below, and then, the instant the soul barrier collapsed, his figure began to rise rapidly upwards...

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When Ye Chen returned to the cave in the magma world, Ye Xinyue's subjugation of the Fallen Heart Flame was already nearing its end.

At this moment, she was enveloped in an invisible flame, and countless scorching energies began to swirl and flow into her body.

Two-Star Battle King...

Samsung Fighting King...

Four-Star Fighting King...

……

Five-Star Dou King!

Ye Xinyue's aura only began to slow down after she reached the level of a five-star Dou Wang, and then gradually stabilized.

"Not bad..." Ye Chen, who had already arrived beside the two women, nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this scene.

Although Ye Chen believed that Ye Xinyue could only stabilize her cultivation at the level of a seven-star Dou Wang at most this time, with the help of the Fallen Heart Flame, Ye Xinyue's cultivation speed would not only increase significantly, but her combat power would also increase exponentially.