Xiuxian, I have a high martial arts world

Chapter 90: First place in the sect competition, Jiang Liqian's invitation

Lin Chen didn't say anything, just looked at the young man not far away.

The afterglow of the setting sun fell on him.

Lin Chen saw complex emotions in his eyes.

Reluctant, lost, calm, accepting...

Before I had time to think, I heard the voice of the elder announcing the competition.

"Third Arena, the final begins!"

"Danfeng disciple Lin Chen will fight against Zhenfeng disciple Ao Shixiang!"

Lin Chen slowly stood up and jumped onto the stage.

As soon as the elder announced the start of the game, Lin Chen took action...

With a leap, Lin Chen rushed towards Ao Shixiang at an astonishing speed.

The force of the catapulting start left a footprint about an inch deep on the ring.

With a wave of his hand, six flying swords surrounded Lin Chen and quickly slashed towards Ao Shixiang in the distance.

"So fast!"

Ao Shixiang was stunned for a moment, but his hands continued to form seals.

Above the arena, clouds of dust rose...

"It's useless. The time it takes to set up the formation is enough for me to get close!"

Lin Chen said secretly in his heart.

That was his plan.

A formation master can exert power beyond that of his peers by relying on battle formations.

But its biggest drawback is that it takes time to form the formation.

Perhaps in actual combat, the formation master can prepare in advance.

But this is a competition arena after all.

Even if it only takes a few breaths to form the formation, it is enough for Lin Chen to interrupt it.

"Want to stop me from forming a formation? Humph... it's not that easy!"

Ao Shixiang sneered. As a formation master, how could he not have any defensive measures?

He simply paused forming the formation and quickly performed another earth-based magic.

"Earth Spike Technique!"

"Rockfall Technique!"

As his true energy surged, several terrifying stone spikes several feet high rose up above the arena.

Lin Chen kept walking, twisting his body strangely in the air and dodging again and again.

A warrior's control over his body is far beyond the imagination of a cultivator.

"Did you escape?"

Ao Shixiang was surprised and continued to use his magic.

Dust gathered in an instant, and dozens of stones the size of human heads smashed towards Lin Chen.

After performing the Rockfall Technique, Ao Shixiang stopped doing anything else and sped up the formation.

Looking at the huge rocks flying from all directions, Lin Chen frowned slightly.

His body dodged most of the attacks like a snake, getting closer and closer to Ao Shixiang.

"It's too late to hide any longer..."

Lin Chen calculated silently. He had some understanding of the formation of the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Formation.

He simply stopped dodging and rushed straight towards Ao Shixiang.

boom!
Boom boom!

The three huge rocks hit Lin Chen's back squarely.

“It hit!?”

Ao Shixiang was delighted. Being hit head-on by the huge rock would be uncomfortable even for a cultivator who had reached the peak of Qi training!

However, the look in his eyes quickly changed from joy to surprise.

Lin Chen, who was hit by the boulder, did not slow down at all. He endured the damage caused by the boulder and rushed in front of Ao Shixiang.

Six shining flying swords also stabbed towards Ao Shixiang.

In almost an instant, Ao Shixiang's protective true energy was broken.

The flying sword stopped in front of Ao Shixiang's forehead.

Lin Chen also stopped.

"Do you want to fight again?"

Lin Chen's face was calm, and he didn't look hurt at all.

After seeing this, Ao Shixiang's face suddenly turned ugly and he said:
"You... also practiced body training?" Lin Chen did not deny it, but nodded.
"Well, I did study it for some time."

After hearing this, Ao Shixiang no longer had the intention to resist.

Even without the six flying swords in front of him, with his close combat ability, he would be defeated if he encountered a body-cultivating cultivator.

"The winner of the third stage of this sect competition is... Lin Chen!"

As the elder stepped onto the stage and announced the results of the competition, the entire disciples' square was in an uproar.

"Lin Chen actually won!?"

"Wow, this is the first time in decades that Danfeng has won first place in the competition, right?"

"Not only that! Lin Chen also broke the record. This is the first time in nearly sixty years that a disciple who has been practicing for less than a year has won first place in the competition!"

Below the stage, a group of disciples were discussing the matter.

The look he gave Lin Chen was filled with a little admiration, but more of envy.

"Damn it, who said Danfeng was weak? If I had known, I would have chosen Danfeng!"

Every time this happens, there are always a few disciples who want to regret their decision.

"Lin Chen, Lin Chen! I knew it! You are the sect's number one genius!"

"And I, Li Zhenqian! I only lost to you by one move... I am the second most talented person in the sect!"

In the audience, the one who cheered the loudest and was the most excited was actually Li Zhenqian.

Lin Chen had an illusion. He got first place in the competition, but why did he feel that Li Zhenqian was more excited than him?
The so-called layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Compared to these disciples, the elders in the distance obviously saw more.

"Tsk tsk, this kid Lin Chen has an extraordinary physique. When did he learn the method of body refining?" an elder asked in confusion.

"About half a year ago! This kid learned the Giant Stone Body Refining Technique... Tsk tsk, in just half a year, this kid's body is probably close to perfecting Qi Refining!"

The person who spoke was the elder of the Sutra Repository who was responsible for registering Lin Chen at that time.

Obviously, regarding the result of this competition.

Not only the disciples were surprised, but even the elders were shocked.

"This kid has only been in the sect for a year, right? He has made such rapid progress... In a few decades, my Changchun Sect will have another Jindan cultivator."

On the other side, Lin Chen was about to walk off the stage.

As his spiritual sense sensed, he was met with a gaze.

Following the gaze, Lin Chen saw... Jiang Liqian?

"Why is it her..."

Lin Chen was confused.

But Jiang Liqian looked at him with deep eyes, and it felt as if he was seen through everything...

"Jiang Liqian, is it really just the sect master's personal disciple?"

Lin Chen had a feeling that Wang Changchun looked at Jiang Liqian with a hint of respect?
"Well, why think so much?"

"The reward for first place in the competition is the most important..."

Lin Chen shook his head, took the reward, and walked off the stage.

He participated in the competition for the reward.

Putting aside the mid-grade foundation-building pill and the contribution to the sect, a higher sect status and reading rights on the third and fourth floors of the Sutra Repository are also what Lin Chen needs.

When Lin Chen stepped down from the stage, the first person to greet him was Huang Xin.

"Brother Lin, you are too strong!"

Huang Xin looked at Lin Chen with a hint of admiration.

Lin Chen smiled and said: "Three years later, you will be able to do it too..."

Looking around, Lin Chen didn't see his master.

"This old Han, his disciple won first place in the competition... and he didn't even come in person?" Lin Chen felt helpless.

As for his senior brothers and sisters, they probably don’t care about these things.

Li Zhenqian's voice came to my ears again.

"Lin Chen, I admit that you are the sect's number one genius...but I will surpass you sooner or later!"

"Let's compete to see who can build the foundation first!"

Li Zhenqian always seems to be so passionate about Lin Chen.

After hearing this, Lin Chen thought about it and took out the medium-grade foundation-building pill that he got for winning first place in the competition.

He has already established his foundation, and this mere mid-grade foundation-building pill is useless to him.

If it can be used to exchange for some other resources, it must be worth it...

Thinking of this, Lin Chen asked in a low voice:
"Fellow Daoist Li, do you want the Foundation Establishment Pill?"

(End of this chapter)