Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 354 Brother Pei, please give me some of the limelight.

The city wall stands at dawn, having withstood hundreds of years since the city was built.

Today, the city wall has collapsed.

Amidst the rubble of the collapsed city wall, a long red spear was embedded, radiating endless chill.

On the scene, martial artists from both Liang and other countries felt a chill run down their spines.

When they first saw that Pei Qingming's longsword was able to injure that elder of the Xuanming Sect, they wondered if the power of innate martial artists had been exaggerated.

It wasn't until they saw this scene that everyone realized that the strength of innate martial artists had not been exaggerated; it was just that Pei Qingming's strength was much greater than they had imagined.

However, no matter how strong Pei Qingming was, he could only injure this elder of the Xuanming Sect. At this moment, four more innate martial artists of the same realm as this elder of the Xuanming Sect arrived.

despair!

Powerless!

The warriors of Liang saw no hope; they couldn't imagine how to break this deadlock.

"One innate martial artist is barely enough for the Liang Kingdom to withstand with the full strength of the nation. Five innate martial artists would require the combined strength of nine kingdoms to possibly withstand."

Among the crowd, martial artists from other countries whispered.

If Liang can withstand one innate martial artist, then Han should be able to as well. As for Qi, dealing with three innate martial artists shouldn't be too much of a problem.

But now, apart from Liang, all the other nine kingdoms have given up.

Han Kingdom was the first to choose to submit to the Nine Palaces Sect. With the strongest of the nine kingdoms taking the lead, how could the other kingdoms dare to resist?

"Brother Liao, you can't even handle the Liang Kingdom. If we hadn't arrived in time, would you have compromised with the Liang Kingdom?"

The owner of the spear had a slight smile on his face, as did the other three innate martial artists.

They were happy to see the Xuanming Sect suffer a setback.

But the Liang Kingdom dared to resist, thus violating their taboo.

“Brother Liao, we will take care of this person for you, and Lingxiao City will be yours, but I must take this person with me.”

Upon hearing this, Liao Kai's face darkened. Lingxiao energy was innate energy, which was extremely valuable to the sect, but from his personal perspective, the sword will that Pei Qingming had cultivated was more valuable.

Having entered the Innate Realm, he no longer needs innate energy.

He coveted Pei Qingming's sword intent, and these people in front of him probably had the same idea.

"Brother Liao, you wouldn't be unwilling, would you?"

Liao Kai still did not answer, but Pei Qingming sighed softly. He knew very well what these people wanted: the sword intent he had come to understand.

He didn't know what this sword intent represented in the Yan Dynasty, but it was something extraordinary that even several innate martial artists had their eyes on.

A martial artist from a desolate place who has cultivated a martial will that even the innate martial artists of the Yan Dynasty would covet has lived a life that has not been in vain.

Thinking of this, Pei Qingming suddenly burst into laughter.

The laughter instantly attracted everyone present, and even Liao Kai and the other five innate martial artists frowned and looked at him, not understanding what Pei Qingming was laughing about.

"Here comes the sword!"

Pei Qingming let out a soft whistle. Inside Lingxiao City, the cyan longsword in the Lingxiao Palace seemed to sense something. After a sword cry, it directly soared into the sky with endless Lingxiao power.

call out!
A cyan longsword was held horizontally above Pei Qingming's head.

A word of advice!

At the same time, the sword in Pei Qingming's hand suddenly surged with sword energy, which permeated his entire body.

"Oh no, he's going to detonate the sword's will."

"Everyone, let's join forces to seal it first. As for who will ultimately possess this sword intent, we'll discuss that later."

Swordsmanship and willpower are extremely rare even in the Yan Dynasty.

Anyone who can comprehend the will of the sword will be accepted as a disciple by those super sects. Who would dare to covet these geniuses with the will of the sword?
Now that we've finally encountered someone with the will to fight in this desolate place, how could we let this opportunity slip by?

Even if not all of them cultivate swordsmanship, they can still fetch astronomical prices by trading this sword intent with others. Alternatively, they can give it to the younger generation of a sect or clan who have a certain talent in swordsmanship, infusing this sword intent into their bodies so that the younger generation can be qualified to join these super sects and at least cultivate to the second level of the Innate Realm in the future.

The air at the Lingxiao City gate seemed to freeze, and Pei Qingming's sword energy surged like boiling golden flames, tearing his green robe in the violent sword energy.

Blood seeped from between his eyebrows, and the blue longsword hanging above his head emitted a piercing, dying whistle—it was about to pierce his brow.

Although the Liang warriors behind him didn't know what Pei Qingming was going to do, they could roughly guess that Pei Qingming was most likely going to perish together with the enemy.

"Qing Ming!"

"Senior Brother Pei."

"Senior Pei."

Countless warriors of the Great Liang clenched their fists at this moment, but just as the cyan longsword above Pei Qingming's head touched his brow, a voice came from inside the city.

"Brother Pei, you're really not being fair. You've stolen the limelight all by yourself, and you haven't left me a single bit."

The gentle yet familiar voice startled Meng Xing and many other disciples of Lingxiao Martial Academy in the crowd, especially Meng Xing, whose gaze suddenly turned to the back.

When Meng Xing saw that slender figure appear and that familiar smile, the scene of Senior Brother Lin's appearance when facing the provocation of the disciples of the Xiangguo Martial Arts Academy flashed through his mind.

The scene of the three Yu brothers provoking the enemy on the three islands of the Spratly Islands and how Senior Brother Lin turned the tide came to mind.

Back then, Senior Brother Lin also wore a similar smile and spoke with such ease. "It's Lin Chen!"

"Lin Chen has actually shown up. He had disappeared without a trace ever since he became the number one on the Hidden Dragon Ranking. I thought Liang Kingdom had secretly hidden him away."

“It’s unwise for them to show themselves at this time. These innate experts clearly intend to destroy the Liang Kingdom. They will not let go of a genius martial artist like Lin Chen.”

The principle of eliminating problems at their root is applicable everywhere.

"Lin Chen?"

Because of Lin Chen's sudden appearance, Pei Qingming's act of self-destructing his sword intent also stopped, and the tip of his cyan longsword was pressed against his brow without advancing any further.

"Brother Pei, leave the rest to me."

Ignoring the pressure from the gazes of the five innate martial artists, Lin Chen walked up to Pei Qingming.

Pei Qingming didn't ask Lin Chen how to resolve the matter, because he knew that Lin Chen, like him, was not an arrogant person. Since he had shown up and said such things, he must have the confidence to say them.

"Okay, then I'll take a break as the eldest brother."

The cyan longsword hovered above his head once more. Pei Qingming chose to trust Lin Chen, but did not put the cyan longsword away.

"Lin Chen? The number one on the Hidden Dragon Ranking, hailed as the number one genius of the younger generation in the Nine Kingdoms?"

Zhang Xun's eyes fell on Lin Chen. This young man was able to remain calm under the scrutiny of the five innate martial artists. His composure was indeed impressive. If this were in the Yan Dynasty, a sect would accept such a promising talent as a disciple.

Unfortunately, Lin Chen was a martial artist from the Liang Kingdom.

If Liang dares to provoke the Upper Sect Alliance, then it must be destroyed, and Lin Chen must also die.

Even if we keep Lin Chen and take him into our sect, who can guarantee that he won't seek revenge for Liang Kingdom once he achieves success in his cultivation?
After all, this is his birthplace, and many martial artists in Liang Kingdom probably have a close relationship with him.

There's no need for the sect to take such a risk for a genius.

As I said before, the Yan Dynasty has no shortage of martial arts geniuses.

"Kid, you've piqued my interest. I'd like to see how you resolve this situation."

Since Pei Qingming didn't reveal his sword intent, these innate experts weren't in a hurry to make a move. They had a playful, mocking smile on their lips because they couldn't imagine what Lin Chen could do to break this deadlock.

Do they really think that their respective sects would cherish talent?

Not only were these few innate martial artists curious, but everyone present was also curious about how Lin Chen would resolve the current situation.

"I really can't figure out how Lin Chen can get out of this dead end."

"If Lin Chen can turn the tide this time, even if I am not a Liang citizen, Lin Chen will be the number one person in the nine kingdoms in my heart from now on."

"If Lin Chen thinks he can use his martial arts talent to get these sects to let Liang Kingdom go, he is sorely mistaken. The disciples of Xuanming Sect have just exposed the true colors of these Yanhuang Dynasty sects. They are not here to search for martial arts geniuses from the nine kingdoms to bring back to their sects for training."

Lin Chen's black clothes fluttered in the wind, his eyes gleaming with a starry, deep blue light. When he looked up again, he let out a loud shout:
"Azure Wave Finger!"

With this shout, Lin Chen's fingertips suddenly lit up with an ice-blue light. Above his head, a vast galaxy appeared in the illusory image of the starry river. Within this vast galaxy, a finger seemed to traverse the starry river, falling from the sky.

boom!
The enormous, ice-blue finger landed on the ground, pressing a ten-zhang-deep pit into the earth.

The dust rose and settled.

Many martial artists stared in shock at the deep pit. Was this the power of Lin Chen's finger strike?

Is this something that only a low-grade or mid-grade martial artist can do?
"Junior Brother Lin's strength?"

Pei Qingming's eyes also showed shock; Junior Brother Lin's strength was already that of a high-grade martial artist.

How long has it been, and Junior Brother Lin has already reached the Upper Grade realm?

"It is definitely no weaker than a third-grade martial artist, but it may not be enough to face a Xiantian martial artist."

After the initial shock, some of the older martial artists frowned, realizing that the power of that single finger strike was probably insufficient.

But when everyone saw the expressions of Liao Kai and the other four innate martial artists, they became puzzled.

At this moment, Liao Kai and his four companions wore expressions of shock mixed with apprehension.

Five innate experts were wary of the power of Lin Chen's finger.

"The Canglan Sect's Canglan Finger, I believe you have all heard of it and should understand what it means."

Lin Chen spoke slowly. From the moment he used the Azure Wave Finger, he saw the reactions of Liao Kai and the other five, and he knew that they recognized the Azure Wave Finger.

One of the three great techniques of the Canglan Sect, renowned throughout the entire Yan Dynasty.

Even if a martial artist with innate martial arts skills has never seen it, they should have heard of it.

"Canglan Sect's Canglan Finger, what does Lin Chen mean by these words?"

"I understand."

"What do you understand? Tell me quickly, don't keep me in suspense."

Many of the martial artists watching at the scene wished they could pry the old man's mouth open.

"The Nine Kingdoms may not have the Canglan Sect, but that doesn't mean the Yan Dynasty doesn't. Judging from the wary expressions of these innate experts, the Canglan Sect must be very strong. And the Canglan Finger that Lin Chen used must be a technique of the Canglan Sect. Lin Chen is telling these people that he is a disciple of the Canglan Sect."

"so what?"

"To touch him is to offend the Canglan Sect."

(End of this chapter)