Crazy Alchemy

Ye Chen was not actually worried about his alchemist grade.

After obtaining the Unicorn Fire Spirit Flood Dragon's Star Vein Diagram, his "God" attribute had already reached 60 points!

Based on the standards from when he had tested his Soul Value at the Ye Family, 60 points in God meant his Soul Value was roughly around 600 points.

And a Soul Value of 600, according to the Pill Tower's standards, was already enough to reach the level of a Sixth Grade Alchemist...

Of course, an alchemist's grade was not determined by Soul Value alone. There were also a whole series of factors such as proficiency in alchemy, control over flame, and control over Soul Power.

However, with the Star Vein Diagram's boost, Ye Chen's control over Soul Power and flame were both outstanding, and his Soul Power went without saying. So right now, all he needed to do was increase his alchemy proficiency.

In half a month, if he focused on one kind of pill and practiced it a few more times, even if it was a Fifth Grade Pill, he should still be able to succeed.

Overall, this method was somewhat opportunistic, but that did not matter. At worst, he could work harder in the future and practice more, striving to firmly stabilize his alchemist grade at the level of a Fifth Grade Alchemist. Then, after reaching Sacred Pill City, he could directly take the assessment.

Once he had made his decision, Ye Chen immediately prepared to act.

Judging from Fang Yu's manner, he should be a local tyrant in Profound Heaven City. Having him help find a place to settle down should not be a problem. When the time came, he would start his crazy alchemy right away!

Before long, Fang Yu finally walked out from the crowd again, looking rather disheveled.

"Hahaha, Brother Song Chen, sorry to keep you waiting. I've already seen the rules of this conference and the champion's reward!"

Ye Chen smiled and nodded. "Then I am all ears."

"Mm. As for the conference rules, they haven't changed much from previous years. The first round is always a designated pill refinement, with a time limit as well. The goal is to weed out a batch of people who are just making up the numbers. As for the second round, it's a Soul Power test..."

A Soul Power test?

Ye Chen's heart stirred. Could it be like the Ye Family back then, directly testing Soul Value?

However, as soon as this thought appeared, Ye Chen immediately abandoned it. After all, something like a Soul Stone was extremely precious. Aside from the Pill Tower, only the Pill Domain Five Great Families could possess one. No one else could possibly have one.

Sure enough, Fang Yu's words also proved this point.

"For the Soul Power test, the participants will enter a special formation. Only those who pass will be considered qualified and have the right to enter the final pill-refining contest."

Ye Chen nodded in realization, but he was still somewhat curious about the formation Fang Yu mentioned. It seemed the Song Family and Lu Family still had some foundation after all, to actually be able to produce a formation for testing Soul Power...

Of course, this kind of test definitely could not be as precise as a Soul Stone, but it was already enough.

Unfortunately, someone like Ye Chen, whose Soul Power was powerful but whose actual alchemy grade was insufficient, just happened to have a loophole to exploit...

It had to be said that this alchemist conference was truly too advantageous for Ye Chen!

Fang Yu naturally did not know what Ye Chen was thinking. He did not even know that the other party was an alchemist.

"As for the champion's reward, as expected, it is a Six Grade Pill Recipe. But aside from the pill recipe, there are also rare items such as an Earth Grade Low-Level Skill and a Fifth Grade Pill. The rest are cultivation resources, and there's also something called Meteorite Stone, ten pieces in total. But I don't know what that is. Maybe it's some rare metallic material..."

Ye Chen, who had originally remained calm when he heard about the pill recipe, skill, and other items, suddenly widened his eyes when he heard Fang Yu mention Meteorite Stone at the end.

"Meteorite Stone? Are you sure it's Meteorite Stone?"

This thing might not be of much use to others, only able to help purify Dou Qi, but to Ye Chen, one Meteorite Stone meant ten Star Essence Points!

Although Fang Yu did not quite understand why this Brother Song Chen had such a big reaction to Meteorite Stone, he still nodded and said, "That's right, it's Meteorite Stone. And there are ten of them."

After confirming it again, Ye Chen grew somewhat excited.

This was ten Meteorite Stones! That meant 100 Star Essence Points. Even after possessing the Star Vein Diagram, it would still take a full hundred days to accumulate that many Star Essence Points.

If he had these one hundred Star Essence Points, then he would be only a step away from lighting up his next Star Palace!

"I originally only wanted to get a look at that Song Qing. But now it seems I must win the championship of this conference!" Ye Chen made his decision inwardly, and his entire expression could not help turning grave.

Next, under Fang Yu's lead, Ye Chen and the other found a passable courtyard in Profound Heaven City, then directly began crazy alchemy to increase his experience.

Wanting to improve one's alchemy skill, put another way, meant burning money—or rather, burning Medicinal Materials. No matter how outstanding an alchemist's talent was, practical training was the most important thing. And to practice pill refinement, Medicinal Materials naturally could not be lacking.

Fortunately, when Ye Chen had come out this time, he had originally planned to properly temper and improve his alchemy skill, so he had brought a large quantity of all kinds of Medicinal Materials he needed.

This also saved him the trouble of searching everywhere for Medicinal Materials. Now, the only thing he needed to do was refine pills...

Whether the refinement succeeded or failed, he could at least gain some experience. This kind of experience was likewise a treasure unique to alchemists. As this experience gradually accumulated, combined with Ye Chen's outstanding conditions in every aspect, it would soon erupt completely and bring about a qualitative change.

Inside the spacious room, scorching heat spread out, making the secret chamber feel like an oven, steaming with hot air.

Fortunately, everything in the room had already been moved out. Otherwise, with this temperature, things would have been set alight directly, and in the end, there definitely would have been nothing left.

At the very center of the room, Ye Chen sat cross-legged. One meter in front of him stood a crimson Medicine Cauldron, and inside the Medicine Cauldron, Silver Flame burned fiercely...

Three days had already passed, and this was also the fifth cauldron of pills Ye Chen had started over these three days.

Because he had started directly with Fifth Grade Pills, of the previous four cauldrons, two had succeeded and two had failed. His Pill Formation Rate was only fifty percent.

Although such a Pill Formation Rate was something even some people who had just entered the realm of Fifth Grade Alchemist might not necessarily be able to guarantee, this did not satisfy Ye Chen.

Because this Qi-Nurturing Pill was only a beginner Fifth Grade Pill. Among Fifth Grade Pills, it was the relatively simple type to refine. If he could not even reach a Pill Formation Rate of over seventy percent with this, then he could forget about some high-level Fifth Grade Pills, or even Fifth Grade Peak pills!

Inside the Medicine Cauldron, Silver Flame still surged fiercely. Amid the burning flames, the vague embryonic form of a pill could be seen, and a faint pill fragrance spread out from within.

Under the roasting of the flames, the originally rough and uneven embryonic pill gradually became round and smooth. About an hour later, Ye Chen's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened...