Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 378 Gathering the Heart of Canglan, Comprehending the Canglan Divine Scripture
Within the pillar of light of the Azure Ocean.

Lin Chen's chest heaved violently, his heart enveloped by the energy of the Azure Waves.

The torrential, surging energy condensed into blue crystals in the ventricle, each crystal covered with obscure patterns.

Since encountering the Azure Finger, Lin Chen was no stranger to Azure Energy. However, the Azure Energy surging into his body at this moment was very different from the Azure Energy he had encountered before.

The purity of this Canglan energy is several times that of the Canglan energy he had previously come into contact with.

The influx of this pure Azure Energy also put a tremendous strain on his heart. Each crystal of the icy blue Azure Energy attached itself to his heart and sprouted sharp spikes like living creatures, piercing his heart and his soul.

Lin Chen's face was pale. He had never encountered such a dual attack on his physical body and soul before.

If it were for his own safety, he should have chosen to give up at this point.

But he didn't back down.

The fact that the elders didn't stop him despite the commotion he caused shows that this is an opportunity for him. Otherwise, given his potential, the elders would have made him give up long ago.

The elders must be aware of the risks involved.

The risks are enormous, yet the project continues unabated. There's only one possibility: risks and rewards coexist.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, his eyes gradually becoming sharp. Since he embarked on the path of martial arts, he had made this kind of choice where risks and rewards coexisted countless times.

Refining the true blood of the dragon, the path of nine cycles of organ refining...

Every breakthrough comes from a painful rebirth.

Admittedly, this time when he arrived in the Yan Dynasty, even though the island he was on was just a remote and desolate place for martial arts compared to the Yan Dynasty, his own starting point was not low.

Upon entering the sect, the elders vied to take him as a disciple, and he even achieved a high score in the personal disciple assessment, shocking the entire sect.

Compared to his beginnings as the son of a fisherman in Poyang County, his start in the Yan Dynasty was far better.

In the past, there was no choice but to fight for it.

Logically speaking, he doesn't need to work so hard now; he could easily follow the safe and reliable path of martial arts cultivation planned by his sect masters.

But Lin Chen knew even more clearly that the path of martial arts is like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind.

If he loses this fighting spirit, his future martial arts training will inevitably be affected.

He was considered a genius disciple in the Canglan Sect, but there were more than twenty sects like the Canglan Sect in the Yan Dynasty, and above the super sects, there were even more powerful ones.

The name "Yan Dynasty" itself says it all.

Those who cannot stand at the pinnacle of martial arts will ultimately be unable to control their own destiny.

From the moment he embarked on his martial arts journey until now, Lin Chen has never denied the help the panel has given him. However, he knows even more clearly in his heart that his success today is inseparable from his hard work and diligence.

Without his hard work and diligence, his stats would only have [Destiny], and the subsequent [Titles] and [Achievements] would not have appeared. Based solely on his Destiny, he would probably only be a low-grade martial artist now.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths...

Lin Chen gasped for breath, struggling against the pain that pierced his very soul, while his heart, under the heavy hammer of the Canglan energy, began to become crystal clear.

Only through countless trials and tribulations can one reveal their true self.

Inside the main hall, the only elderly man paying attention to this area whispered something.

To forge the Heart of the Azure Waves, one must endure the excruciating pain of the Azure Waves' energy striking the heart.

Back then, he couldn't persevere to this point and failed to see the final Canglan Divine Scripture.

Unfortunately, each disciple only has one chance in their lifetime.

This was the biggest regret of his life.

The crystallized energy of the Azure Waves slammed into Lin Chen's heart, and his soul began to show signs of collapse.

"Are you going to fail?"

The gaunt old man sensed Lin Chen's change and his eyes showed disappointment.

Being able to persevere is one thing; being able to withstand it is another.

If you can't bear it and insist on persisting, the final result may be the shattering of your soul.

For martial artists, especially those aiming to enter the Innate Realm, once their soul is shattered and irreparable, even if the Canglan Sect has the resources to find rare and precious materials to repair Lin Chen's soul, his martial arts cultivation progress will be halted for a period of time.

The gaunt old man slightly raised his right hand. As a disciple with full potential, he naturally couldn't let Lin Chen's soul shatter. If anything went wrong, he would immediately take action to bring Lin Chen out of the Azure Light Pillar.

At this moment, Lin Chen's consciousness was also somewhat hazy.

All his memories since embarking on the path of martial arts began to surface at this moment.

"In order to learn martial arts, he broke with his grandfather. While his classmates were still asleep, he left the martial arts school and worked in a fish shop, scaling fish and selling them for a mere penny."

"In early spring, the water was icy cold, and the knuckles of the hand holding the knife turned white from the cold... The bitterness of this experience was never told to outsiders."

"How can the ridicule suffered for trying to get free beef soup at the martial arts hall be so easily soothed by saying 'How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan?'"

"Until June, after passing the assessment, he broke with his grandfather in order to learn martial arts... The bond between grandfather and grandson was completely destroyed."

"Later, thanks to the teacher's pity, I was able to continue learning martial arts at the martial arts school and work part-time to support myself..."

"Later, I cultivated my inner energy and won first place in the martial arts hall. The excitement of that day, though not as great as those who studied hard for ten years and finally succeeded, was still the same as the joy of seeing the flowers of Chang'an." "I thought that from then on, my path in martial arts would be smooth. I never expected to face discrimination again after entering the martial arts school. The unexpected turn of events with the Qi-opening pill, and being a man but entering a women's martial arts academy, how could I be comforted by the simple statement that senior sisters and junior sisters are better than senior brothers and junior brothers?"

"The competition for top-tier student slots, the competition for martial arts school rankings, the competition for county-level rankings, the competition for exemplary martial arts students..."

"The Mountain-Suppressing Manual, the True Blood of the Flood Dragon, the Nine Revolutions of Internal Organ Refinement, and the Body-Burning Flame..."

"To get this far, the hardships and suffering we've endured cannot be summarized simply by saying that 'the sharpest sword is forged through tempering, and the sweetest plum blossoms bloom after the coldest winter.'"

“I’ve endured all these hardships, and the hardships ahead won’t stop me either.”

Lin Chen roared, and his previously hazy consciousness gradually became clear. His eyes were fixed on the Canglan Treasure Book in front of him.

The pages of the Canglan Manual had already been turned, and now a new line of text appeared on the page: "Canglan Forges the Heart".

As the four characters "Canglan Casting Heart" came into Lin Chen's view, a deafening roar erupted from Lin Chen's heart, and thousands of Canglan crystal chips suddenly peeled off from the surface of his ventricle.

The boundless energy of the vast ocean transformed into liquid and flowed into his heart, which was originally dark red, and slowly turned into deep blue at this moment.

Light blue, dark blue, purplish blue...

When all the Azure Energy was absorbed, Lin Chen's entire heart suddenly burst forth with a dazzling azure light. Three hundred and sixty strands of Azure Energy extended from his heart, flowing through his blood vessels and meridians to his limbs and bones.

“Boom—”

With the first beat of this icy blue heart, a visible surge of energy appeared in the entire Transmission Hall.

"Success!"

The gaunt old man in the main hall had a glint in his old eyes, and his heart was surging like the tide. This was a sign that he had successfully condensed the Heart of the Vast Ocean.

Unexpectedly, more than three hundred years later, the Canglan Sect finally produced another disciple who had condensed the Canglan Heart.

boom!
At this moment, the celestial map on the dome of the Transmission Hall also seemed to be drawn, with 365 stars simultaneously projecting beams of icy blue light, intertwining to form a suspended vortex above the Canglan Treasure Book.

The three hundred stone tablets in the main hall also had illusory images appearing, transforming into streams of light that shot into the star vortex.

All the disciples who were comprehending martial arts techniques on the stone tablet were startled by the commotion and stood there helplessly.

"Regardless of whether you have comprehended the technique or not, leave the main hall."

Before Zhao Yulin could speak, the gaunt old man's aged voice carried an unyielding authority. For these disciples, Lin Chen's process of comprehending the Heart of Canglan was an opportunity for them.

Unfortunately, Lin Chen condensed the Heart of the Azure Waves too quickly, and many disciples have not yet fully comprehended the martial arts.

But for the old man, those disciples who failed to comprehend martial arts techniques were not worth his attention. If they failed to seize a sudden opportunity, he could only blame their lack of martial arts talent.

Those who had grasped the martial arts techniques left with smiles on their faces, while those who hadn't grasped them left the main hall with regret and resentment on their faces.

Soon, Lin Chen was the only one left in the entire hall.

"The Canglan Divine Scripture has reappeared in the Canglan Sect. It's truly something to look forward to."

The gaunt old man murmured something, then closed his eyes again.

Comprehending the Canglan Divine Scripture is a long process.

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Outside the square, Qiao Yuan watched the disciples walking out of the main hall, but he did not see the figure he wanted to see, and there was a look of doubt in his eyes.

"Alright, everyone disperse. The Transmission Hall will be closed for several days. Disciples who wish to enter the Transmission Hall should wait for further notice from the sect."

Zhao Yulin spoke slowly. He had already received a message from his martial uncle that Lin Chen would stay in the Transmission Hall for a few more days, and that other disciples should not come in to disturb him during this time.

Upon hearing Elder Zhao's words, the disciples present, no matter how curious they were, could only leave.

Qiao Yuan did the same, but before leaving, he took one last deep look in the direction of the main hall.

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in the hall.

A blue cocoon formed around Lin Chen's body.

This is a cocoon formed by the condensation of the energy of the Azure Sea.

The patterns on the surface of the cocoon appeared and disappeared with Lin Chen's breathing, and with each change of light and darkness, ancient scriptures echoed within the cocoon.

The Canglan Divine Codex

This was left by the founder of the Canglan Sect himself, and all the scriptures were chanted by the founder of the Canglan Sect.

"The vast ocean is boundless and unfathomable."

The sound of chanting rang in Lin Chen's ears, and before him lay an endless abyss.

Deep within his own abyss, he only heard a sound like the surging tide, a sound that was audible yet invisible.

The sound was initially very weak, then gradually vibrated and grew louder. When it reached a certain limit, a blue light appeared in his eyes.

“It has waves like the tide, and its light is blue; it is called Canglan.”

(End of this chapter)