Nurturing Yuan Pill

The Pill Domain Five Great Families all possessed extremely powerful influence within the Pill Domain. On top of that, with the reputation of the colossus that was the Pill Tower behind them, they could basically run rampant throughout the Pill Domain.

However, this was not what the Five Great Families valued most. What they valued most was actually the preferential treatment the Pill Tower gave the Five Great Families...

These Five Great Families had all been passed down from a very long time ago, and the Clan Leaders who founded them back then had all been core members within the Pill Tower.

And according to the Pill Tower's conditions, as long as the Five Great Families could meet the Pill Tower's requirements in the future, they would all be able to occupy a seat among the Pill Tower's elders!

This was the only shortcut into the core of the Pill Tower. In the entire Pill Domain, even the entire Central State, who knew how many people had their eyes fixed on it?

Moreover, in order to absorb fresh blood with powerful talent to an even greater extent, the Pill Tower would conduct an assessment among the Five Great Families every so often. Only by passing could they preserve their family's status. If they failed three assessments, then they would directly lose their qualifications as one of the Five Great Families, and another powerful alchemist family would take their place...

This could also be considered a disguised form of restraint the Pill Tower placed on the Five Great Families.

After listening to his father, Ye Chen could not help but let out a long sigh. "A Sixth Grade Initial Alchemist, huh. I remember the lowest standard for the Pill Tower's assessment is Sixth Grade, right? And if you want to pass the assessment, you need to at least reach Seventh Grade Alchemist before there's even a possibility?"

Ye Lan nodded with a gloomy face.

This assessment, the Ye Family was destined to fail...

Most importantly, Ye Lan had received news that among the Five Great Families, aside from the Ye Family, the other four families all had Clan Members who had broken through to Seventh Grade Alchemist!

As for the Ye Family's current predicament, Ye Chen was also helpless.

In the end, he could only shake his head and say, "Fine. If we can't pass, then we can't pass. In any case, we still have two more chances. I'll strive to break through to Seventh Grade before the next assessment arrives, so Father, don't worry!"

Faced with this predicament, the only choice the Ye Family could make was to lie flat...

Ye Lan looked at this son of his, who had already taken on the bearing of a graceful Youth. If one only judged from his appearance and way of doing things, who would have imagined he was only a thirteen-year-old child?

The family's heavy responsibility had pressed down on him too early, causing Ye Chen to lose far too much of his childhood. Every time Ye Lan thought of this, guilt would rise in his heart.

It was just that this guilty father did not know that his son possessed a mind no less mature than his own. Added together across two lifetimes, his age was even greater than that of his father...

If Ye Chen really had to be like those little brats, he would definitely be the first to be unable to stand it!

"Oh, right, Father. I have a pill formula here that I researched myself. Although it's only a Second Grade Pill, it's still quite good for the Ye Family Clan Members below Dou Zhe. We can organize the alchemists in the family to refine some."

As if thinking of something, Ye Chen took out a red pill formula from his Storage Ring, speaking as he handed it to Ye Lan.

"What did you say?"

Ye Lan, who had just been feeling guilty inside, suddenly heard the words of his good Eldest Son, and for a moment, his brain failed to turn over.

"A pill formula you researched?"

Ye Lan stared straight at Ye Chen, his face full of shock.

You're only a thirteen-year-old brat, and you're researching pill formulas? Is that something you can do?

Ye Chen looked at this Old Man who kept getting startled over nothing and felt somewhat speechless. He directly placed the scroll in his hand on the desk in front of him.

"Pill name: Nurturing Yuan Pill. I improved it based on the Bai Clan's Foundation Establishment Pill from back then. When used by those below Dou Zhe, not only can it strengthen the foundation and nurture the origin, improving the user's physique, it can also speed up cultivation."

Of course, this was definitely not as simple as merely improving the Foundation Establishment Pill. Ye Chen had also drawn reference from the Foundation Establishment Liquid Yao Lao refined for Xiao Yan in the Original Work. Only after three years of constant attempts had the Nurturing Yuan Pill been born.

This could also be considered standing on the shoulders of a Giant, but being able to reach this degree was absolutely no easy matter!

Ye Lan hurriedly picked up the scroll and carefully read through the pill formula recorded on it...

"This really is..." Ye Lan could not help but cry out in shock.

He truly had not expected that this good Eldest Son of his had actually managed to tinker out such a fine thing!

"As expected! Worthy of being my, Ye Lan's, son. You really are a born alchemist!"

These smug final words made Ye Chen unable to resist rolling his eyes at his cheap Old Man...

Did he not have any sense of what his own talent was like?

If Ye Chen had truly inherited your alchemist talent, even if he really did have a Golden Finger, he might not necessarily have been able to grow!

After finishing the discussion, Ye Chen said farewell to his busy Old Man and returned to the rear courtyard to find his Mother.

Ye Chen's Mother, Song Chun'er, was an extremely optimistic and scatterbrained woman. She was also an alchemist, and her talent was even stronger than his Old Man Ye Lan's.

Both were in their thirties, but Song Chun'er was already a genuine Sixth Grade Initial Alchemist and a Five Star Dou Huang, while Old Man Ye Lan was still stuck circling around Fifth Grade Peak. Only his Seven Star Dou Huang strength allowed him to find a bit of confidence in front of his wife.

However, it was precisely because of Song Chun'er's talent that she, despite being from an ordinary background, had sat upon the position of Mistress of the Ye Family, one of the Pill Domain Five Great Families.

Of course, a large part of the reason was that she had also given birth to a good son for the Ye Family!

"Mother!"

In the garden, Ye Chen saw his honored Mother, who was fiddling with a "little thing" in both hands.

And upon seeing this son she had not met for many days, Song Chun'er was clearly far more enthusiastic than Ye Lan, his father. She directly gave him a huge hug, then grabbed her son's ear and spun it back and forth like a steering wheel...

"You Stinky Kid! You still know to come see your mom? Tell me, how long has it been since you left that little courtyard of yours? Look, Xin Lan is about to forget who her brother is..."

Listening to his Mother's complaints rattling off like machine-gun fire, Ye Chen could only roll his eyes and work hard to pull his head out of her arms.

Following his Mother's figure downward, he just happened to see an adorable little fellow hugging his Mother's thigh, blinking her confused big eyes as she looked at him.

Ye Chen was instantly melted by this little thing's cuteness...

He bent down and picked her up, then kissed her fiercely on her fair, tender little face before asking with a smiling chuckle, "Xin Lan, do you still remember your brother?"

Seeing her son's movements, Song Chun'er could only helplessly stop. Then, after hearing Ye Chen's words, she directly rolled her eyes and said coldly, "Remember my foot! Xin Lan is only a little over four years old, and she hasn't seen you for more than half a year. Who would still know who you are?"

However, just as his Mother's words fell, little Xin Lan, who had finally reacted, blinked her pair of bright, sparkling eyes. Under Ye Chen's delighted gaze, she called out crisply, "Brother!"

Just those two simple words directly melted this fellow with the soul of an uncle in his thirties. All he knew to do was split his mouth open and laugh foolishly...