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

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With his palm outstretched, the old ghost pointed his five fingers directly at Ye Chen. His fingers trembled, and five viscous black mists surged out from his fingertips. Then, with a whooshing sound, they condensed into a strange black chain. The chain coiled in mid-air, and with a hiss, it pierced through the void and appeared above Ye Chen's head in the blink of an eye.

The sudden lightning attack caused Ye Chen's expression to change slightly. Silver light flashed on the soles of his feet as he retreated several steps with lightning speed.

The Golden Cauldron Venerable beside him immediately unleashed his Golden Cauldron Protection, completely enveloping Ye Chen within it.

To their surprise, Old Ghost Zhaixing's attack was merely a feint, as his target was not Ye Chen, but the airship beneath their feet...

Chapter 235 A Disheveled Escape

"laugh!"

The chain pierced down from mid-air, then grazed past Ye Chen's face before plunging into the hard hull of the airborne ship. With a slight tremor, cracks appeared in the surrounding deck before it shattered with a thud.

The flying serpent, which carried the ship, also couldn't escape the Star-Picking Old Ghost's attack. It was blown to pieces along with the ship, without even letting out a scream...

This scene enraged Ye Chen: "How dare you kill my snake!"

Okay, in times like these, you still have to be timid when necessary...

Seeing this, Elder Xuan, who had been waiting for an opportunity, suddenly had his eyes light up. He swung his hand out, and a terrifying battle aura formed a sharp blade, instantly slicing a huge spatial rift in his face.

Ye Chen could even faintly see the emerald green mountains beyond the crack...

"go!"

Yin Lao, who was in perfect sync with Xuan Lao, grabbed Ye Chen by the back of the neck the instant the spatial rift formed, and with a powerful swing, threw Ye Chen into the rift like a ball being hit.

"Holy crap!!!"

In the spatial passage, only Ye Chen's astonished shout remained, its echo lingering in the air.

"You bastards, you're asking for it!"

This scene was clearly beyond the expectations of the opposing Soul Hall members.

The old ghost who picked stars changed his expression drastically, and was instantly filled with rage.

"Star Catcher!"

Black mist swirled around the old ghost's face. His right hand suddenly grew larger than usual, and with a swift movement, he appeared before the spatial rift like a ghost. With a fierce grab, he prepared to destroy the passage.

However, Venerable Golden Cauldron, who had been preparing for this moment, seized the opportunity and transformed into a ten-zhang-tall golden giant, smashing his iron fists heavily towards Old Ghost Zhaixing's head...

"Damn it!"

With the attack imminent, Old Ghost Zhaixing clearly didn't want to take such a blow. Helpless, he could only give up stopping Ye Chen and instead met the golden giant fist above his head with his own palm.

"Oh!"

The collision of fists and palms instantly unleashed a deafening roar, and a terrifying shockwave swept through the entire spatial passage like a storm, instantly destroying the remaining spatial walls...

Regardless of the outcome of this battle, the Ye family's spatial passage has been destroyed and will require extensive repairs before it can be used again.

Of course, the most important thing right now is not any spatial passage, but Ye Chen!

Fortunately, thanks to the intervention of Venerable Jin Ding, Ye Chen successfully escaped the spatial passage. No matter where he landed at this moment, he was out of danger.

And this elaborate ambush by the Soul Palace naturally failed.

"You are really courting death!" With a livid face, Old Ghost Zhaixing squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, and then directly struck the heads of the Xuan Yin Elders with a palm.

"kill!"

The Soul Hall Venerables who hadn't had a chance to attack before were now burning with rage. They roared and charged towards Elder Xuan and his companions...

The war broke out in an instant!

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The moment he escaped the spatial rift, Ye Chen caught a glimpse of the afterglow of the great battle, but even this tiny bit was enough to terrify him.

"Holy crap, is this the terror of a fully unleashed five-star Dou Zun?"

With my small arms and legs, I probably couldn't have stopped the aftershocks from that commotion.

"As expected, my strength is still too weak!"

Somewhat disheveled, Ye Chen got up and looked around at his surroundings. The vast mountain range completely occupied Ye Chen's vision.

"Holy crap, where am I?"

Logically speaking, he should still be within the Pill Domain, but that's hard to say. After all, Elder Xuan was focused on getting him out of danger as quickly as possible, so he didn't have time to pinpoint the location on the other side of the spatial passage...

Unfortunately, even if Ye Chen wanted to return to the Pill Tower as soon as possible, he couldn't. His most important task now was to determine his location.

Looking at the vast mountains all around, Ye Chen unleashed his full soul perception, instantly covering an area of ​​a hundred miles in radius...

Unfortunately, apart from sensing a few powerful auras, no useful information was found.

"So many seventh-tier magical beasts, could this be a beast realm?"

Of course, this is unlikely, since the distance between the Beast Domain and the Pill Domain is far too great, and the probability of Elder Xuan throwing him to such a far place is extremely low.

However, we still need to be careful with our next move. After all, with so many powerful magical beasts around, we could easily be caught in their crossfire again if we're not careful...

In the dense forest, a figure moved swiftly, concealed by the heavy branches. A powerful spiritual force surrounded him, locking down all auras. Even when they were close at hand, the magical beasts in the forest could not detect anything amiss.

After traveling a hundred miles, Ye Chen realized that there was no longer anything around him that could threaten him, so he relaxed and found a cave to rest.

Of course, Ye Chen, who was feeling extremely eager at the moment, did not rest during his break. Instead, he sat cross-legged and began to cultivate the Soul Condensation Technique to enhance his soul.

After his soul reached the Spirit Realm, it became increasingly difficult to rapidly advance his cultivation level. Now, all Ye Chen could do was accumulate power through the Soul Condensation Technique and then rely on quantitative changes to trigger qualitative changes.

As his mind slowly immersed himself in the cultivation technique of Soul Condensation, time flew by, seemingly in the blink of an eye, but the night outside had already turned completely dark.

In the darkness, Ye Chen was surrounded by a hazy glow, making him look quite dreamlike.

In the midst of this silence, a tiny, fluorescent snake, about the thickness of a finger, suddenly appeared out of thin air. It looked as if it had just woken up from a nap, shook its little head, and then looked towards the glowing Ye Chen…

Whether it was because it mistook Ye Chen, who was also glowing with light, for one of its own kind, the little snake showed a very human-like joy after seeing Ye Chen. Then, in a flash, it was already next to Ye Chen, and even landed on his crossed legs!

Surprisingly, even though the little snake had landed on Ye Chen's leg, Ye Chen, who was cultivating, was completely unaware of it and didn't even open his eyes.

This is absolutely incredible!

With Ye Chen's current soul realm, even if he is in the middle of cultivation, he can detect anyone who gets close instantly. This is why he dares to cultivate so openly in the wild.

But the sudden appearance of this little snake seems to have defied common sense, and everything seems so strange!

Chapter 236 A Blessing in Disguise

After a night of cultivation, Ye Chen felt that although the Soul Condensation Technique sounded simple, it was indeed a very good method of soul cultivation.

When he stopped cultivating and opened his eyes, he was startled by the small snake that had appeared on his leg...

"Holy crap! What is this thing?"

Ye Chen's surprised action also startled the little snake. It looked up at Ye Chen, then flicked its tail, leaped, and disappeared into the ground.

"This……"

Ye Chen was stunned by what he saw.

But in an instant, the look of surprise on his face turned into delight...

"That little snake is no ordinary creature; it seems to be some kind of specially formed spirit. Could there be treasure down there?"

Thinking of this, Ye Chen struck out with his palm, creating a crater more than two meters deep in the originally hard bluestone ground.

With each strike, the pit deepened, but the treasure Ye Chen had anticipated did not appear.

"Wait a minute, could I have guessed wrong? That shouldn't be the case..."

A sense of hesitation crept into Ye Chen's heart, and his movements slowed down considerably.

However, the little snake had actually burrowed into the ground right in front of him, and Ye Chen was somewhat unwilling to give up.

After digging for another ten feet or so, he finally shook his head in frustration. Just as he was about to give up, he suddenly sensed faint streams of soul power emanating from below...

"Ha, there really is something strange about this!" This discovery delighted Ye Chen.

Fortunately, he had a keen sense of his soul, especially after reaching the Spirit Realm, where even the faintest soul power could not escape his perception.

Upon making this discovery, Ye Chen immediately stood up again, his hands like knives, and slashed at the deep pit with lightning speed. As his palms moved, the giant pit became deeper and deeper.

"Oh!"

As Ye Chen persevered in digging, the pit grew deeper and deeper, eventually forming a dark passage in about five minutes.

At that moment, Ye Chen struck down with his palm again, and a deep, muffled sound suddenly came from the ground. Ye Chen's spirits lifted at that moment, and he moved swiftly, leaping down into the deep pit.

"puff!"

A silver flame slowly rose from the deep pit, its soft glow illuminating the pit as if it were daytime.

Ye Chen landed in the deep pit, squatted down, and with a flick of his sleeve, a gust of wind swept away the layer of soil, revealing a piece of snow-white jade.

Ye Chen's gaze lingered on the snow-white jade, and then his eyes narrowed slightly.

"This is... the Earth's Core Jade Mother?"

Earth Core Jade Mother is a magical jade formed over countless years by the power of the earth.

Due to the unique stability and weight of the earth's power, the Earth Core Jade Mother is an invaluable treasure for cultivators...

Having a seat made of Earth Core Jade Mother during cultivation or alchemy will have a significant effect on suppressing the violent energy within the body. With this, the chance of going astray in cultivation will be reduced to a minimum.

This effect is similar to that of the Azure Lotus Seat that Ye Chen is currently using to seal the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, but in truth, the Earth Core Jade Mother is even better.

"Unfortunately, my astrological techniques have a powerful purifying and refining effect on violent energy, while alchemy relies on the stars..."

"So, this Earth Core Jade Mother is somewhat of a double-edged sword..."

Ye Chen thought to himself.

However, just as he was feeling somewhat disappointed, he suddenly thought of something.

That is, in the original novel, Xiao Yan also obtained a piece of Earth Core Jade Mother, and he obtained it in the Pill Realm during the Pill Gathering.

Of course, the Earth Core Jade Mother is not important. What is important is that Xiao Yan obtained the Earth Core Soul Essence from the Earth Core Jade Mother, and it was with the Earth Core Soul Essence that he was able to completely enter the Spirit Realm!

The so-called Earth Core Soul Essence is a rare treasure that is a hundred times rarer than the Earth Core Jade Mother. This thing has an insane attraction for alchemists because it can forge the soul!

Wash away the superficialities, nourish the soul and nurture the spirit!

Ye Chen's eyes lit up, and he quickly dug out the Earth Core Jade Mother, only to find that it was actually the size of a table...

"Wow, this piece is huge!"

With such a large piece of Earth Core Jade Mother, how much Earth Core Essence must there be?

Just as Ye Chen was about to cut open the Earth Core Jade Mother to see the Earth Core Soul Essence inside, the little snake that had disappeared suddenly rushed out of the Earth Core Jade Mother, its snake face filled with human-like anger, and it opened its mouth to bite Ye Chen...

"I go!"

This startled Ye Chen, and a surge of soul power instantly erupted from between his brows, directly blocking the little thing outside.

"Scared me!"

However, upon seeing the small snake that he had blocked, Ye Chen immediately smiled.

"Haha, little guy, I've found your lair..."

Just as Ye Chen was happily preparing to take the little thing in, a sudden, sharp pain shot through his soul, almost making him cry out...

"Oh no, this little guy is poisonous?!"

Ye Chen looked up and saw that the soul shield that had blocked the little snake's fangs had been invaded by two black lines at some point, and the starting point of the black lines was right at the little snake's fangs.

"Just what exactly is this little thing?!"

Despite the pain, Ye Chen unleashed his soul power to its maximum, instantly enveloping the entire cave in terrifying spiritual energy...

The little snake, sensing something was wrong, seemed to try to escape, but it was directly caught by Ye Chen's terrifying soul power and forcibly sealed inside the Earth Core Jade Mother.

After doing all this, Ye Chen sat cross-legged on the Earth Core Jade Mother, activated the Soul Condensation Technique, and mobilized the spiritual energy within his soul to gradually remove the black threads that had invaded his soul...

Several more days passed.

When Ye Chen finished the detoxification process, he was still somewhat shaken.