This bet ended with Ye Chen's victory.
For the former, this victory was not only a slap in the face of the Bai family, but more importantly, it allowed Danta and the four major families to see that the Ye family still had hope of rising. This could also restore the Ye family's status that had been lowered due to the death of their ancestor Ye Xun.
This can be seen from the fact that when they said goodbye, Danta Elder Mu Rong had a secret conversation with Ye Zhong, the head of the Ye family...
After seeing off all the guests, Ye Zhong looked at his grandson, his heart filled with joy and emotion.
As if remembering something, Ye Zhong put on a smile and said, "By the way, Chen'er, if you win this time, Bai Wei will give you a sixth-grade intermediate pill. You can keep it."
As he spoke, a purple jade box appeared in Ye Zhong's hand.
"Although this Nine Profound Green Spirit Pill isn't the highest grade among the sixth-grade elixirs, it can increase the chances of a peak Dou Wang cultivator reaching Dou Huang by 10%, making it a highly sought-after item. Well, it's only slightly less effective than our Ye family's Spirit Emperor Pill..."
Among the elixirs, the ones that can directly improve strength are naturally the most precious, followed by those that can help people break through bottlenecks.
Although it only increases the probability by 10%, it seems to be of little use, but for those who have been unable to break through for a long time, this pill is more valuable than life!
This is also the fundamental reason why alchemists have such a high status on this continent...
But...
Ye Chen was not very interested in this Nine Profound Green Spirit Pill.
If it was a pill recipe, it would be fine, it was just a pill. For a family of alchemists with a long tradition like the Ye family, a sixth-grade pill was too ordinary.
During the three years of training with Ye Xun, the ancestor of the Ye family, he had seen Ye Xun refine high-level elixirs of the seventh rank or higher more than once. Ye Chen had even witnessed the elixir thunder with his own eyes...
You know, only the highest level of seventh-grade elixir can attract elixir thunder.
Even though Ye Xun himself was already a veteran seventh-grade peak alchemist, he had only been able to refine a pill of this level once in three years.
However, this also caused considerable damage to Ye Xun's already battered body. Even after he had persisted until Ye Chen successfully became an alchemist, he finally couldn't hold on any longer...
Thinking of the old man who dedicated everything to his family, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel sad again, but it disappeared in a flash.
For him now, the most important thing is to work hard to grow!
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Five years
Five years passed in a flash.
For the Zhongzhou Continent, five years passed in the blink of an eye. Even if there were some small waves, they would not cause any ripples in the boundless ocean.
Yecheng was still as prosperous as ever, but the once-glorious Lord of Yecheng had inevitably declined over the past five years...
Inside a quiet bamboo house deep within the Ye Family Manor, soft light streamed through the window onto the handsome face of a young man...
Ye Chen opened his eyes, exhaled a breath of foul air, and woke up from his cultivation.
In the past five years, Ye Chen has changed a lot...
Name: Ye Chen
Age: 13
Realm: Nine-star Peak Master
Star Essence: 35
Star Soul: 4 points (Note: Special hidden Star Soul is mainly Fire and supplemented by Wood.)
Essence: 10; Qi: 12; Spirit: 15+5; Fire Control: 2; Soul Control: 2
Star field skills: None
Star Track Skill: None
Connecting to the star tracks of the same star field can generate star track skills; maxing out the same star field can obtain star field skills.
After stretching his body, Ye Chen opened the window and let the warm morning sunshine pour down on his body. The warm feeling made him feel a little lazy, and also made his mind calm and peaceful.
"I've finally accumulated my fighting spirit to its limit. It seems like it's time for a breakthrough..."
In the past five years, Ye Chen has hardly ever left the Ye Family Manor. He has been cycling between cultivating his fighting spirit, refining medicine, and absorbing star essence.
Due to his age, his cultivation speed over the past five years has not been very fast, and he has not used family elixirs to force his progress. Everything should be based on the basics!
Now, although he was still young and still a long way from adulthood, he felt that he had accumulated enough foundation in the past five years. From now on, he no longer needed to confine himself to this small Ye family manor...
"I've broken through to the Grand Fighter Master level and obtained the Star Essence Map. Next, I should travel around this Central Continent to broaden my horizons..."
Ye Chen looked at the bamboo forest outside the window, and in his mind he was planning his next path.
Although he could still quickly improve his strength in all aspects in the Ye family, a flower in a greenhouse could never grow into a truly towering tree. So, whether they were willing or not, the Ye family would send their children out after they reached adulthood...
Ye Chen just wanted to advance the time a little bit.
As for the Star Abundance Map...
Ye Chen had already asked his family to help him pay attention to this matter.
However, it is not easy to find a magical beast with sufficient bloodline. After all, magical beasts with strong bloodlines are often more powerful. Even with the power of the Ye family, they cannot catch it, so they have waited for so many years.
Without the Star Essence Map, the amount of Star Essence Ye Chen could absorb every day was fixed and could not be increased. Therefore, even after five years, he could only light up the fourth Star Soul, consuming 150 points of Star Essence.
Moreover, because there is no Star Essence Map, there is no division of star fields. After the Star Soul is lit up, apart from the most basic attributes, any other bonuses cannot be reflected. It is basically equivalent to destroying half of Ye Chen's golden finger...
This was also a big reason why he didn't want to stay at the Ye family and practice hard anymore.
As the protagonist, I should at least have some aura of a protagonist, right? Since the Ye family can't find a monster that meets my requirements, then I'll go find it myself!
Standing quietly by the window for a long while, Ye Chen finally turned around. No emotion could be seen on his calm face. He slowly stretched out his hand, and a black ring on his finger flashed with a faint light, and a white jade medicine bottle appeared in his palm.
Xuan Yang Breaking Realm Pill, a fourth-grade pill, is a unique pill that belongs to the Ye family and is refined using the Tian Yang Xuan Huo Gong combined with the Yang Fire in the Yang Fire Ancient Altar. It can guarantee that a peak fighting master will break through to the Grand Fighting Master realm with 100% certainty.
This was one of the Ye family's secret elixirs, and only the direct descendants of the Ye family had access to the recipe. However, the one in Ye Chen's hand was not one he had refined himself. After all, even with all the bonuses, he was only at the level of a third-grade advanced alchemist at the moment, and his soul power was still a long way from reaching the fourth grade...
This elixir was specially refined for him by Ye Xun, the ancestor of the Ye family, five years ago when he was still alive. In addition, there are also the Shengling Pill for breaking through the Dou Ling, the Zunwang Pill for breaking through the Dou Wang, and so on. It can be said to be a series, directly aiming at breaking through the Dou Zong!
So, for a long-standing alchemy family like theirs, improving their Dou Qi realm in the early stages is not difficult...