Alchemist Grand Meeting

The Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill had only two more words in its name than Yao Lao's Sect Breaking Pill, but their refining methods and required Medicinal Materials were worlds apart!

One could tell from its name alone that it was used to help peak Dou Emperors break through to Dou Zong.

Besides requiring exceptionally precious and rare Medicinal Materials, the Ye Family's Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill could only be refined by combining the Heavenly Sun Profound Fire Art with Yang Fire. It was one of the Ye Family's most important secret pills.

As mentioned before, during the three years after Ye Family Old Ancestor Ye Xun learned that his lifespan was nearing its end, he had Ye Zhong mobilize the entire Ye Family to search for Medicinal Materials and prepare a series of pills for Ye Chen.

The Spirit Ascension Pill needed to advance to Dou Ling, the Honored King Pill needed to break through to Dou Wang, the Dou Huang Pill needed to break through to Dou Emperor, and the most precious of all—the Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill used to break through to Dou Zong!

Yao Lao's Sect Breaking Pill was a peak Sixth Grade pill. It could grant a peak Dou Emperor Strong Person an additional ten percent chance of success when advancing to Dou Zong, and it guaranteed that even if the attempt failed, the user's strength would remain stable at its pre-breakthrough level.

The Ye Family's Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill, however, was a Seventh Grade Pill. It could grant a peak Dou Emperor Strong Person an additional twenty percent chance of success when advancing to Dou Zong, but its side effects were severe. If the breakthrough failed, one could not attempt another breakthrough for three years...

The characteristics of the two pills were obvious. Overall, though, Yao Lao's Sect Breaking Pill was more cost-effective and safer.

If Ye Chen had both pills before him, he would most likely choose the former as well.

Unfortunately, pills with such effects were rare even in the Pill Tower, let alone among other alchemists. One important reason the Ye Family had possessed such influence in the past was precisely this Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill.

After all, even in Central State, for most people, a chance to break through to Dou Zong was enough to make them give up everything!

After recovering from his shock, Hu Tian looked at Ye Chen with a grave expression and said solemnly, "Young Master, the Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill was refined for you only after the old master poured his heart and soul into it. There are only two of them. You must not waste them. This concerns not only your personal strength, but also the rise and fall of the entire Ye Family. Please consider this carefully!"

Hu Tian's loyalty to Ye Xun was beyond doubt. After Ye Xun's death, that loyalty had been placed upon the Ye Family—or rather, upon Ye Chen.

Perhaps anyone else, upon realizing that Ye Chen intended to let him use such a precious pill, would have been ecstatic beyond measure.

But for Hu Tian, the first things he thought of were Ye Chen and the Ye Family!

The old master's dying wish had been for the Ye Family to rise again. Hu Tian would never allow anyone to ruin it all!

Seeing the resolve in Hu Tian's eyes, Ye Chen merely smiled and said, "Don't worry, isn't there still one left for me?"

"Besides, with my talent, breaking through to Dou Zong isn't difficult. Perhaps in the future, I won't even need a pill's assistance and will break through directly..."

Seeing that Hu Tian still wanted to speak, Ye Chen stopped him and continued, "There's another important point. With my talent as an alchemist, entering the Pill Tower in the future is a certainty. By then, obtaining pills with the same effects won't be difficult, so you truly don't need to worry about this.

"Also, your current strength is still somewhat lacking. If something unexpected happens after we reach Sacred Pill City, you might not be able to protect me with your present strength. We might not even be able to escape when the time comes..."

"Th-this..." Hu Tian was instantly at a loss for words.

To be honest, Hu Tian did not think his cultivation talent was particularly good. If he had not followed Ye Xun, breaking through to Dou Emperor in this lifetime might have been little more than a stroke of luck.

Even so, once his cultivation reached Nine Star Dou Huang, it had come to a complete standstill. If not for more than a decade of painstaking effort, he would never have reached his current level of Half-Step Dou Zong.

But this was already his limit. Without some special opportunity, he would remain at this realm...

Just as Ye Chen had said, if they truly encountered danger then, he feared that even if he wanted to protect Ye Chen, he would be powerless to do so.

After hesitating for a long time, Hu Tian finally agreed to Ye Chen's proposal. He would take one Profound Yang Sect Breaking Pill, and they would remain in Profound Heaven City for several days, striving to break through to Dou Zong before setting out!

After reaching an agreement, the two entered the city directly, intending to ask around and find a courtyard in the city to settle down in.

Once they arrived in the city, just as Ye Chen was about to look for a guide, he suddenly noticed that many people around them were hurrying toward a single direction...

No way! This again? Ye Chen cried inwardly as he watched the familiar scene.

Hadn't it been the same back in Clear Moon City? Could Profound Heaven City be holding some sort of arena competition too?

Although he felt the situation was rather cliché, Ye Chen still stopped someone.

"May I ask whether something has happened in the city?"

This time, the person he stopped was a rather handsome young man. Seeing Ye Chen's extraordinary bearing, the young man did not get angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "So Brother, you didn't know? The triennial Alchemist Grand Meeting in Profound Heaven City is about to begin. Quite a few esteemed alchemists have come to the city these past few days, so everyone wants to go and watch the excitement..."

"Alchemist Grand Meeting?" Ye Chen was immediately surprised.

He was quite curious. Why would a mere Profound Heaven City hold an Alchemist Grand Meeting? And judging by the looks of it, it seemed quite popular.

Seeing Ye Chen's reaction, the young man knew that Ye Chen must be visiting Profound Heaven City for the first time and had never heard of it, so he patiently explained, "Brother, our Profound Heaven City's Alchemist Grand Meeting is jointly held by the city's two major alchemist families, the Song Family and the Lu Family. Any alchemist under thirty who has reached the third grade may participate. If one wins, not only will he earn the title of champion and be sought after by many major factions, but he will also receive the champion's reward provided by the two families. Therefore, whenever the meeting begins, alchemists from within a thousand li are drawn here..."

"I see." Ye Chen nodded.

There were indeed many small-scale Alchemist Grand Meetings like this in the Pill Region. Their purpose was simple: to attract alchemists...

Although the Song Family and the Lu Family also called themselves alchemist families, they were nothing compared to the true alchemist families of the Pill Region. The reason they had gone through such trouble to organize this was likely to bring in fresh blood for their families.

At that thought, Ye Chen immediately lost interest in the so-called Alchemist Grand Meeting.