Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 346 Gao Zeming: High-level hunters often appear as prey.

Linhu Village.

Lin Chen returned to his own villa and took out the Martial Dao Mountain Seal from his pocket.

He hasn't been to Wudao Mountain for several months; he should let the seniors of Canglan Sect know he's safe.

A thought came to my mind.

Lin Chen appeared on the steps of Wudao Mountain.

Name: Lin Chen

[Sect: Canglan Sect]

[Martial Arts Mountain Ranking: 40000]

【Points: 40000】

Looking at his ranking, Lin Chen recalled his crazy challenge in the Fire Realm. It was truly like walking a tightrope on a cliff. If he had failed even once, he would have been reduced to ashes by now.

Composing himself, Lin Chen made a decision and chose to take on the challenge.

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Han Kingdom, Royal Palace.

"Second Senior Brother, the royal family of Han Kingdom has invited us to a banquet. Would you like to attend?"

"Junior brother, you go ahead. I won't go."

Wei Yichen refused.

The junior brothers came to the desolate island to satisfy their vanity, because their cultivation level was not even among the geniuses in the Yan Dynasty, but in the desolate land, they were top geniuses.

But he was different. He was the number one genius in the sect and had already entered the top 40,000 of the Martial Arts Mountain. Although he had fallen out of the top 40,000 several times before, he had made it back into the top 40,000 this time.

He followed several elders to the desolate place, hoping to find some innate energy.

The Yan Dynasty is vast and rich in resources, with abundant innate energy. However, these places that nurture innate energy have all been controlled by various sects and families. With the strength of their sects, they can only be allocated one place.

After his fellow disciples left, Wei Yichen was about to begin his cultivation when he raised an eyebrow and a martial arts seal appeared on his hand.

Someone challenged him on Wudao Mountain.

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Battle Plains of Wudao Mountain.

As soon as Wei Yichen appeared, he saw his opponent point out with a finger.

Then, he heard a whooshing sound and saw a giant, icy blue finger grow larger and larger in his pupils before finally pressing down hard.

From beginning to end, he didn't even have time to resist. By the time his vision returned, he was already back on the steps of Wudao Mountain.

"Was that the Canglan Finger of the Canglan Sect just now?"

Wei Yichen was panting heavily. The shock from that finger strike was so intense that he was still feeling lingering fear.

"As expected of a disciple of the Canglan Sect, they are far superior to disciples from small sects like ours."

Amidst his heart palpitations, Wei Yichen's eyes held a hint of envy. These martial artists from the desolate islands of martial arts looked at him with envy, but wasn't that the same way they looked at the disciples of the great sects like Canglan Sect in the Yanhuang Dynasty?

For Lin Chen, the battle just now wasn't even a warm-up. After defeating his opponent, he immediately chose to move on to the next match.

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Martial arts mountain.

The man responsible for watching the jade tablet suddenly noticed the name appearing in the fifth line and his eyes lit up.

Lin Chen has appeared again.

Since he last saw Lin Chen win tens of thousands of games in a row but did not choose to challenge opponents of higher ranks, he told Canglan Sect about it and did them a favor.

The Canglan Sect asked him to keep an eye on Lin Chen's ranking. Although he didn't understand why the Canglan Sect would make such a request, he was still willing to let the Canglan Sect owe him a favor.

So he watched as Lin Chen went on a winning streak, climbing to 40,000th place.

He was even more confused. The Canglan Sect already knew about Lin Chen's situation, yet they still made Lin Chen waste his time challenging them one by one.

Two months ago, Lin Chen suddenly stopped challenging the Martial Dao Mountain, and the Canglan Sect sent a message asking him to help see if Lin Chen would appear at the Martial Dao Mountain again.

He didn't understand the Canglan Sect's actions.

Unless, Lin Chen is a disciple of the Canglan Sect who has been separated from his sect and whom the sect has yet to contact.

But is this possible?
How could a disciple who had been separated from his family and lacked the resources of the Canglan Sect make such a rapid advancement in the rankings of the Martial Arts Mountain?
"Never mind, I'll just inform the Canglan Sect."

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Canglan Sect.

When Gao Zemin received the message from Wudao Mountain again, he was stunned.

More than two months have passed, and in his heart, Lin Chen is already dead.

He learned from Qin Yan how difficult the Boundless Divine Appearance Technique was to master.

Under normal circumstances, it is very difficult to cultivate this technique. It is difficult to succeed without trying several times. Moreover, Lin Chen has not yet received the inheritance of the technique. To succeed in cultivating it in one go is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Elder Du did not ask him about Lin Chen again, presumably because Elder Du believed that the possibility of Lin Chen being able to cultivate the Boundless Divine Body was extremely small.

After a moment of stunned silence, Gao Zemin immediately headed towards Elder Du's villa.

"Elder Du, good news."

Before even entering the courtyard, Gao Zeming excitedly spoke up. However, once he entered the courtyard, he discovered that in addition to Elder Du, there were two other elders present.

"This disciple greets Elder Zhao and Elder Qu."

"But something?"

Du Xiaofeng looked at Gao Zeming, who glanced at the other two elders but did not speak immediately. Elder Du had taken Lin Chen as a disciple, and if he were to mention this to Elder Zhao and the other elder, the other two elders would probably be tempted as well.

After pondering for a while, Gao Zeming said, "Elder Zhao, Lin Chen, whom you asked me to keep an eye on last time, is currently challenging people at Martial Dao Mountain."

Du Xiaofeng's old eyes narrowed suddenly, and then he squinted slightly.

"Lin Chen? Old Du, when did you start paying attention to sect disciples?" Zhao Yulin asked with a smile.

"I recently discovered a promising young talent and decided to take him on as an apprentice."

Du Xiaofeng answered with a smile. Upon hearing this, Zhao Yulin and the other Elder Qu exchanged glances. A promising talent who could be valued by these elders was no ordinary genius.

Does the sect have such a talented disciple named Lin Chen? I don't think I've ever heard of him.

"You two stop guessing. Lin Chen hasn't joined the sect yet. I only discovered this young fellow's potential by chance when I was traveling outside. But whether or not to take him as a disciple depends on his future progress in martial arts."

Du Xiaofeng explained for a moment, then looked at Gao Zemin: "If I remember correctly, Lin Chen entered the top 40,000 in martial arts last time, what's his ranking now?"

"Currently, he's ranked over 38,000." "Over 38,000, his strength isn't growing very fast, but considering he's only eighteen, we can observe him further."

Hearing Elder Du's words and seeing his nonchalant tone, Gao Zeming gave Elder Du a thumbs up in his heart.

As expected of Elder Du, he can come up with lies so easily, without even revealing any flaws.

No, it's not a lie either.

Elder Du was telling the truth. Lin Chen was indeed only eighteen years old and had recently ranked only 40,000th. Such a ranking and age were nothing in the Yan Dynasty.

But Elder Du concealed three crucial pieces of information.

Lin Chen was born in a desolate place where martial arts were scarce.

Lin Chen currently boasts a winning streak of over 60,000 matches at Martial Arts Mountain, and his 38,000th place ranking is not the upper limit of his strength.

Lin Chen successfully cultivated the Boundless Divine Appearance Technique on his first attempt.

Elder Du gave such a vague explanation that even if Elder Zhao and Elder Qu confronted him afterward, Elder Du was not afraid because what he said was true.

Zhao Yulin and Elder Qu exchanged glances again, both of them smiling. Old Du hadn't received any good talents in recent years, so he was getting a little anxious, even taking a liking to a kid who hadn't even made it into the top 10,000 of Martial Arts Mountain.

"Don't think that I've lowered my standards for accepting disciples. Let me tell you, I haven't given Lin Chen any cultivation resources. He's been able to get to this point entirely because of his own martial arts comprehension."

Du Xiaofeng snorted, his face showing dissatisfaction. Zhao Yulin laughed and said, "Old Du, we didn't mean to make fun of you. According to you, Lin Chen is indeed quite good. Why not just take him as a disciple? With the treatment that our Canglan Sect gives to its personal disciples, he should be able to break through to the Innate Realm sooner."

"Let me think about it."

Seeing Elder Du's thoughtful expression and the hypocritical smiles of Elder Zhao and Elder Qu, Gao Zemin couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Elder Du had completely fooled Elder Zhao and Elder Qu. When Elder Zhao and Elder Qu found out the truth, they probably wouldn't be laughing anymore.

"What's there to ponder? If you've taken a liking to him, then accept him. You're not just taking on one direct disciple."

Zhao Yulin urged again, "If Lao Du takes on a personal disciple, he will have one less competitor among the top disciples of this year's inner sect."

"Row."

After a long pause, Du Xiaofeng's face showed a resolute expression: "In that case, I will accept Lin Chen as my personal disciple."

"Haha, what a character Senior Brother Du has." Elder Qu, standing to the side, also offered a compliment.

He and Zhao Yulin shared the same thoughts.

"It's a rare occasion with such a joyous occasion, so let's go to the Dengming Hall and settle this matter."

When Du Xiaofeng heard Zhao Yulin's words, he knew that the old man had no good intentions. He was afraid that Du Xiaofeng would regret it later, so he wanted to drag him to the Hall of Fame to register Lin Chen on the list of personal disciples, so that he would not be able to go back on his word.

It's still unknown who's scheming against whom. Hopefully, this old guy will still be able to laugh when he finds out Lin Chen's true potential.

Elder Zhao…

Gao Zemin looked at Elder Zhao, who was outwardly pressing forward but was actually trapped in Elder Du's snare, and sighed inwardly. He thought that when Lin Chen arrived at Canglan Sect, Elder Zhao would probably regret it to the core. If the other elders disagreed, Elder Du could even use Elder Zhao as a counter-argument.

Who says the elders are all kind-hearted? They are far more cunning than their disciples.

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Half an hour later, with the confused deacon of the Dengming Hall seeing them off, Elder Du Xiaofeng and the other two elders walked out of the main hall.

"Old Du, you've taken on such a fine student, shall we throw a feast to celebrate?"

"Let's talk about it when Lin Chen arrives at the sect."

Du Xiaofeng, with a sullen face, waved his hand and said, "I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

Watching Du Xiaofeng's departing figure, Elder Qu looked at Zhao Yulin: "Senior Brother Zhao, I'm afraid Senior Brother Du has come to his senses now and is quite dissatisfied."

"Hahaha, so what if you come to your senses? This matter is already settled. As for Junior Brother Qu, there are several promising talents in this year's inner sect. Junior Brother Qu, don't try to snatch that disciple Qiao Yuan from me."

“Senior Brother Zhao, when our elders accept disciples, they must also consider the disciples’ own wishes. I cannot make this decision.”

Elder Qu did not give a direct response. What a joke! Qiao Yuan ranks third among the three thousand inner sect disciples, while the two ahead of him already have masters. Many elders are eyeing Qiao Yuan, and even he himself is tempted. How could he give up so easily?

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Du Xiaofeng returned to his villa, where Gao Zeming was still waiting. He knew that Elder Du would definitely summon him upon his return, so he figured he might as well wait there.

"I have already accepted Lin Chen as my personal disciple. Lin Chen is on a desolate island, and it is not appropriate for me to go there in person. You will take those two disciples and go there to bring Lin Chen back."

"Yes."

Gao Zeming responded, and as for the two disciples Elder Du mentioned, they were naturally Qin Yan and Gu Kong.

Elder Du has completely expelled the three of them who knew the truth from the sect. In this way, even if other elders know about Elder Du's acceptance of disciples and suspect that there is something fishy about it and want to investigate, they will not be able to find anyone to investigate.

Of course, Gao Zeming also knew that Elder Du would not treat the three of them unfairly.

“If this matter is handled well, I, the elder, will reward you handsomely.”

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On Martial Arts Mountain, Lin Chen challenged thousands of opponents for three consecutive days, but unfortunately he never encountered any more disciples of the Canglan Sect.

Finally, he simply stopped caring and focused on improving his ranking on Wudao Mountain, striving to enter the top 10,000 as soon as possible.

Yan State.

Princess House.

Murong Shuang looked at her two younger sisters. Of all the princesses of this generation in the royal family, only her two younger sisters were still unmarried.

"The Empress Dowager received a message from her aunt, requesting that her two younger sisters visit the Han Kingdom's palace."

"Why are you sending us to the Korean royal palace at this time?"

Murong Xin was very puzzled, while Murong Yan, who was standing to the side, seemed to be deep in thought. She raised her eyes and asked, "Fourth Sister, is it related to the people from the Yan Dynasty?"

"Yes, little sister, you guessed right. This time, the Yanhuang Dynasty sent a sect called Jiuque Sect. In addition to four elders, Jiuque Sect also sent four young disciples."

"My aunt mentioned four young disciples of the Nine Palaces Sect in her letter. They were all under twenty years old. One of them was at the fourth rank, and the other three were at the fifth rank."

Upon hearing this, Murong Xin's eyes lit up: "Not even twenty years old and already a fifth-rank martial artist, and there are even fourth-rank ones? This... this is crushing the geniuses of our Nine Kingdoms!"

After Murong Xin finished speaking, she looked at Murong Yan and said, "Lin Chen was only a seventh-rank a few months ago, right?"

Murong Yan did not answer her fifth sister's question. Lin Chen's strength was known throughout the Nine Kingdoms. He had demonstrated the strength of a seventh-grade martial artist in the ranking competition that was disbanded halfway through a few months ago.

She had already guessed her aunt's intentions and understood why her fourth sister had come to find her and her fifth sister.

Currently, only I and my fifth sister are still unmarried. My aunt wants me and my fifth sister to come into contact with the disciples of the Nine Palaces Sect.

Two of the four elders of the Nine Palaces Sect are said to be beings who have surpassed the first rank, enough to change the entire landscape of the Nine Kingdoms.

"Fourth Sister, I won't go."

Murong Yan shook her head and refused. Murong Shuang sighed inwardly upon hearing this. It seemed that her little sister was not just interested in Lin Chen, but also in him as a person.

Fifth Sister, what about you?

"I go."

(End of this chapter)