Chapter 168 - Above Tier Nine (1/2)

Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu were both rather reserved at first, but when they saw how Little Wingsy was ravenously gobbling down the food, they gave in to their appetites. After having some fish, they gulped down an entire bowl of soup. Their bellies were warm and cozy Celestial Chi spread throughout their limbs and vessels.

Just one bowl of the Purple-gold Divine Fish fish head soup was enough to rejuvenate a person!

Ye Chen also finished a bowl of fish head soup, sensing the warmth and strength in his body. His Celestial Chi was wildly circulating and the Nine Astra Chi Circles in his dantian were revolving rapidly, absorbing all of the medicinal powers contained in the Purple-gold Divine Fish soup. The volume of Celestial Chi rose quickly and a change came over the Nine Astra Chi Circles. In the Chi Vortex of the Wood-type Celestial Chi, a grain-sized bead was slowly condensed. Soon, the other Chi Vortexes followed suit.

Metal, Wood, Water, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Lightning – these seven types of Celestial Chi formed into beads. As for the Fire-type and Ice-type beads, they grew one size larger.

Ye Chen’s Celestial Chi had risen from mid-Tenth Level to top Tenth Level. Now, there was only a fine line that separated him from Earthly Venerable Rank fighters. Even if he had encountered a beginner Earthly Venerable One, Ye Chen would dare to fight them!

Not too long ago, Ye Chen had reached mid-Tenth Level. Now, he had reached the top Tenth Level. Indeed, this Purple-gold Divine Fish soup was impressive.

There was only a fine line separating top Tenth Level and Earthly Venerable Rank fighters. Still, it would take some time to break through this barrier.

The medicinal properties of the Purple-gold Divine Fish would accumulate in Ye Chen’s body. In the next few years, these properties would constantly take effect, helping Ye Chen to break through the Tenth Level and stand among the Earthly Venerable Ones. However, the effect was not powerful enough to help him break through to the Earthly Venerable Rank in one night.

Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu ate some of the Purple-gold Divine Fish, tasted the other fishes, then placed down their chopsticks one after another.

Ye Chen looked at Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu, puzzled. “Master, Senior Brother Li, why have you stopped eating?”

“We’ve had a lot already. If we eat more, we won’t be able to digest the medicinal properties, and it’d be a waste.” Master Apothecary Xuanyi gave a dry smile. He knew that if he ate more, he would not be able to absorb everything. How could he bear to pick up his chopsticks again? Getting to dine at Ye Chen’s all-fish feast had already entailed that he and Li Xu now owed Ye Chen a good turn.

Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu still could not loosen up. However, since they had absorbed enough medicinal properties, Ye Chen would not press the matter. After Ye Chen continued eating with Little Tanuki for a moment, he stopped as well. They were full now. Only Little Wingsy was still eating, smacking his lips with a satisfied look on his face.

“Big Brother Ye Chen, Big Sister Little Tanuki, why have you stopped eating?” Little Wingsy’s mouth was stuffed with a huge piece of fish and his cheeks bulged as he spoke.

“We’re full. Little Wingsy, you may finish the rest.” Ye Chen smiled. He had eaten a lot of fish and two large bowls of fish soup. By now, he felt his stomach was bloating. Moreover, the medicinal properties of the fishes and the soup were enough to last his digestion for two months. Plus, there were still some fishes left in the armguard’s space.

“I’ll polish this off then!” Little Wingsy ate incessantly. He picked up the massive pot of Purple-gold Divine Fish soup from the table’s center and tipped it into his mouth. Gulp, gulp, gulp. The pot which was as large as a washbowl still contained more than half a pot of fish soup. It was all poured down Little Wingsy’s gullet and not a drop was spilled.

Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu were somewhat speechless. Was Little Wingsy a water buffalo?

Soon, the fishes on the table had been polished off by Little Wingsy and the soup was finished too. Even the food residue left on the plates were licked clean by Little Wingsy.

“It’s too tasty. There’s just not enough,” Little Wingsy said, evidently not fully satiated.

Everyone was stupefied. Little Wingsy could eat so much, yet Ye Chen was not broke from feeding him! When Master Apothecary Xuanyi and Li Xu thought about how Ye Chen could miraculously bring out all those precious herbs, they were rather relieved.

In the past, Master Apothecary Xuanyi had thought that he was very wealthy. The medicinal pills he had refined and produced in three years’ time were enough to earn him tens of millions of Chi-amassing Pills. Purchasing a part of the Xiwu Empire would not be a problem. However, he paled in comparison to a person like Ye Chen who used the Purple-gold Divine Fish to make fish stew. Although Master Apothecary Xuanyi did not know how much Ye Chen had on him, he could roughly guess that all of his assets put together was not even a tenth of Ye Chen’s.

After the all-fish feast, Master Apothecary Xuanyi was hard at work again. As for Ye Chen, he began refining and producing pills for the first time, under the guidance of Li Xu.

Ye Chen was using ordinary alchemy methods to refine and produce Chi-amassing Pills!

“The process of alchemy is very complex, requiring an alchemy assistant to stoke the fire at one side. I’ll help you get an alchemy assistant,” Li Xu said.

“Let Little Tanuki and Little Wingsy try it,” Ye Chen said with a chuckle.

“Can they handle it?” Alchemy assistants had been trained with at least two to three years of experience. Only then would they know what sort of fire was required for a particular stage. Nonetheless, since this was Ye Chen’s first time refining and producing pills, Chi-amassing Pills at that, failing would not matter much. After a few failures, Ye Chen would understand the importance of an alchemy assistant. Thus, Li Xu nodded after some thought. “Then, we’ll let Little Wingsy and Little Tanuki try it.”

Little Wingsy and Little Tanuki looked quite excited. They were in charge of lighting the fire and adding firewood. To them, this was a rather interesting task. They stuffed a huge pile of firewood below the refining furnace and lit the fire. The flames started to rage.

Li Xu was teaching Ye Chen to handle the herb mixture properly. This was Ye Chen’s first time, so he did not use much herb mixture, only about a hundred portions. When Li Xu turned back and saw that Little Wingsy and Little Tanuki were playing with the fire, he cried out hurriedly, “Little Wingsy, Little Tanuki, starting the fire too early is a bad thing!”