Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 333 Canglan Sect Elder: What a scoundrel!

Martial arts mountain.

The 300th consecutive win!

Lin Chen returned to the steps, his eyes filled with anxiety.

He used the Canglan Finger technique in all three hundred matches, but unfortunately, he didn't encounter a single disciple of the Canglan Sect.

Some opponents did recognize his Canglan Finger, but their expressions didn't change at all, so they couldn't possibly be disciples of the Canglan Sect.

If a disciple of the Canglan Sect saw someone using the Canglan Finger and recognized them as a fellow disciple, their expression would definitely change; it would not be as indifferent as it seemed.

[Continue the challenge.]

One hundred breaths later, Lin Chen started the challenge again.

If a martial artist enters Martial Arts Mountain without exchanging resources or engaging in challenges, they can only wait on the steps for a maximum of one hundred breaths.

He figured this out by trial and error: if there was still no movement after a hundred breaths, he would feel the surrounding environment begin to blur.

One hundred breaths is the limit.

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The Yan Dynasty.

A mountain peak that soars into the clouds.

At the foot of the mountain, in a palace, a middle-aged man was staring at a jade tablet in front of him, on which were displayed names.

"Zhao Wuji has won two thousand consecutive matches and is currently ranked 17,400th."

"Wei Yixiu has won 1,200 consecutive games and is currently ranked 23,432nd."

"Wen Yun has won 624 consecutive games and is currently ranked 20,016th."

The middle-aged man's gaze swept over the jade tablets, which belonged to disciples of Martial Arts Mountain who had recently shown outstanding performance.

The Jade Tablet will display rankings based on martial artists' rankings and winning streaks. A martial artist ranked within the top 10,000 with ten consecutive wins is equivalent to a martial artist ranked within the top 20,000 with a hundred consecutive wins, and a martial artist ranked outside the top 30,000 with a thousand consecutive wins.

After scanning the top ten, the middle-aged man had a look of regret on his face. Apart from Zhao Wuji and Wei Yixiu, there were no other outstanding geniuses.

Wen Yun's 600-game winning streak with 24 wins is indeed impressive, and he would be considered a genius among the major sects in various regions, but he still doesn't qualify here.

The middle-aged man's duty was to use the jade tablet to check if any geniuses had emerged from Martial Arts Mountain. Once he discovered one, he would report it and receive a reward.

Unfortunately, since he took on this responsibility, he has only reported three geniuses, who cannot be considered super geniuses.

Just as the middle-aged man was about to look away, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the jade tablet had moved slightly, and a new name had appeared at the very bottom of it.

The jade tablet records only thirty names.

"Canglan Sect, Lin Chen has won 47,800 consecutive matches..."

hiss!
Upon seeing this winning streak, the middle-aged man's heart skipped a beat, but when he saw the subsequent rankings, disappointment appeared on his face.

"It's a pity that the ranking is too low. It hasn't even made it into the top 50,000 yet."

For ordinary geniuses, every thousand places is a hurdle at Martial Arts Mountain; for slightly stronger geniuses, every thousand places is a hurdle; and for even stronger geniuses, every ten thousand places is a hurdle.

However, for the Yan Dynasty and the major sects of various regions, those ranked beyond 50,000 were simply not worth their attention.

If you enter the top 50,000, you can barely get into sight.

Only those who rank in the top 10,000 will be valued by them.

Just as the middle-aged man's face showed disappointment, he seemed to have thought of something the next moment and whispered, "A winning streak of over 47,000 games, currently ranked over 52,000... Doesn't that mean he hasn't lost a single game?"

He hasn't lost a single match at Wudao Mountain?
Since the founding of Martial Arts Mountain, it's not that no one in the Yan Dynasty has ever accomplished this feat; five people have done it. However, it's important to know that these five individuals only emerged over tens of thousands of years of history.

"He can't compare to those five. After all, he didn't even make it into the top 50,000. The higher you go, the stronger the opponents become, and the lower the chance of a winning streak."

The middle-aged man shook his head, dispelling the unrealistic thoughts in his mind. What were those five beings? Each of them had grown to the point where they could dominate the Yan Dynasty.

"Keep the winning streak, I want to see how long it takes you."

The middle-aged man produced a jade token, placed it in a groove on the side of the jade tablet, and wrote the words "Lin Chen" on it.

Soon, the thirty names on the jade tablet disappeared, and Lin Chen's name took their place.

"Several...several months!"

When the middle-aged man saw that Lin Chen had risen from outside the top 100,000 in Martial Arts Mountain to the current ranking in just a few months, a look of shock appeared on his face once again.

"Could he be a newly recruited genius disciple of the Canglan Sect?"

The fact that Lin Chen has risen so many ranks in such a short time shows that he is strong enough. He just recently started challenging the Martial Arts Mountain, which is in line with the training methods of major sects.

First, train the disciple to improve his strength, and then let him enter the Martial Dao Mountain to challenge. "But didn't the Canglan Sect tell this kid that he can challenge across ranks in the Martial Dao Mountain? There's no need for this trouble."

Seeing the number of battles Lin Chen had fought displayed on the jade tablet, the middle-aged man was dumbfounded. Tens of thousands of battles! Didn't this kid get tired? With such strength, why didn't he just challenge those who were ranked a thousandth higher?

Even the five undefeated generals in history didn't fight that many battles.

They all chose to challenge those ranked 1,000th, who were ranked 1,000th.

"Perhaps the Canglan Sect didn't inform this kid. In that case, I can do the Canglan Sect a favor."

The middle-aged man stroked his chin, pondering why the various sects would have their disciples challenge opponents of higher ranks. It was because Martial Dao Mountain had hidden rewards, and secondly, quickly improving one's ranking would allow for more time to cultivate, rather than wasting time on useless challenges.

Martial Arts Mountain only allows geniuses under the age of twenty to enter. For these geniuses, time is extremely precious. Every extra day of training may result in a higher ranking in the final Martial Arts Mountain ranking.

The Yan Dynasty stipulates that information about martial artists from Martial Arts Mountain cannot be disclosed to the outside world. However, over the years, many implicit rules have been established. For someone like Lin Chen who belongs to a sect, the dynasty will not care too much if he reveals some information to the powerful members of his sect.

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Canglan Sect.

"Lin Chen, does my Canglan Sect have such a genius?"

A deacon of the Canglan Sect at the Innate Realm looked puzzled. As far as he knew, there didn't seem to be any disciples under the age of twenty in the sect named Lin Chen.

"Never mind, let's report this to the elders."

Gao Zemin was heading to the Elder Hall when he arrived at the entrance. Seeing the figure walking out of the hall, he immediately stopped and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Elder Du."

"Ah."

Du Xiaofeng responded and started walking forward, but stopped a few steps later: "Is there something you need?"

"Elder Du, I just received news from Martial Dao Mountain that our sect has a disciple named Lin Chen who is currently ranked over 50,000th."

Hearing this, Du Xiaofeng remained calm and continued to ask, "Is there anything special about this disciple?"

Those ranked outside the top 50,000 are not even worth considering by the Canglan Sect, nor would they warrant the people from Martial Dao Mountain sending a special message to do the Canglan Sect a favor.

Du Xiaofeng knew in his heart that this disciple must have something special about him.

"According to the news from Wudao Mountain, this disciple Lin Chen started challenging Wudao Mountain a few months ago. In just a few months, he has risen to his current ranking. But most importantly, this disciple has maintained a winning streak so far."

Upon hearing the words "winning streak," Du Xiaofeng's pupils contracted slightly.

"You haven't lost a single game?"

"No."

Du Xiaofeng took a deep breath. He hadn't lost a single match, which meant that his current ranking was not the final ranking.

"What else did Wudao Mountain say?"

"This disciple, apart from initially challenging opponents of higher ranks, has been taking on challenges one match at a time ever since, and has already completed tens of thousands of challenges so far."

"You idiot, wasting your time on this."

Hearing the disciple's challenge after challenge, Du Xiaofeng glared and his beard bristled, while Gao Zeming shrank back. Although Elder Du wasn't cursing him, it still made him tremble with fear.

Elder Du is a powerful expert at the fifth level of the Innate Realm, while I am only at the first level. I cannot withstand Elder Du's anger.

Du Xiaofeng also suppressed his anger and asked in a deep voice, "Where is Lin Chen now?"

"This disciple does not know either."

Seeing that Elder Du was about to glare at him again, Gao Zeming quickly explained, "As far as I know, there is no disciple under the age of twenty in the sect named Lin Chen. That's why I came to the Elder Hall to ask Elder Zhu."

Elder Zhu manages the roster of all disciples in the sect. He has a record of every disciple who enters the sect, whether they are from the inner or outer sect.

Du Xiaofeng narrowed his old eyes slightly, and after a long while said, "I will handle this matter. There is no need to ask Elder Zhu. You can ask among the disciples if anyone knows Lin Chen. Not only the inner disciples, but also the outer disciples. Remember, do not make a fuss about this. If anyone asks, just find some excuse to cover it up."

Upon hearing Elder Du's instructions, Gao Zeming's expression turned strange. He was told not to tell Elder Zhu, but to inquire with the inner and outer disciples, and not to reveal the real reason. What was Elder Du trying to do?
"I'm entrusting this matter to you. If I find out that the information has been leaked, you know the consequences."

Du Xiaofeng snorted. Faced with Elder Du's undisguised threat, Gao Zemin could only smile bitterly, but he had no choice but to agree. After all, the elder was an elder, a fifth-level innate realm expert.

"This disciple understands and will never reveal this to anyone."

"Hmm, well done. I, the elder, will reward you handsomely. Stop pretending to be pitiful."

Seeing Gao Zemin's miserable face, Du Xiaofeng followed up his harsh words with a sweet treat. Sure enough, Gao Zemin's face lit up with joy upon hearing this: "Elder Du, don't worry. As long as any disciple in the sect knows Lin Chen, we will definitely be able to find information about Lin Chen within a day."

"Go."

Du Xiaofeng waved his hand, and seeing Gao Zemin's excited departure, his old eyes narrowed slightly. He didn't expect Gao Zemin to be able to find Lin Chen, as it was very likely that Lin Chen was not in the sect.

He also hoped that his guess was correct, and that Lin Chen was not currently in the sect.

(End of this chapter)