Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 379 The True Meaning of Canglan
In the abyss.

Waves of blue light surged forth, like a tide.

Lin Chen's pupils narrowed slightly as he stared at the blue light in the endless abyss. The blue light, which surged out like a tide, was initially scattered before coalescing into waves that continued to rise like a tide.

Lin Chen's entire being was drawn in the moment the first wave of blue light surged out, and his heart beat in sync with the surging tide of blue light.

A surge of blue light erupted, and my heart skipped a beat.

Frequency, from slow to fast.

The tides are getting denser.

The blue light, which initially surged out from only about ten feet into the abyss, gradually increased in distance with each wave, growing from ten feet to two feet...

Before the first wave subsided, another rose.

What exactly is Canglan?

Lin Chen murmured something, "The vast ocean is boundless and unfathomable," a phrase that was somewhat difficult to understand.

But he understood the last sentence.

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

The waves of blue light I'm seeing now, surging from the abyss, perfectly match this statement.

"So the so-called 'vast waves' are actually fluctuations?"

Lin Chen raised his finger, and at the moment his heart pounded, his finger pointed out like a blue sky.

In the darkness, the Azure Energy emanating from the Azure Finger was clearly visible, and the entire darkness was like a surface of water, cleaved apart by the Azure Energy.

The azure energy was directed straight forward, while blue light rippled and moved forward on both sides like waves.

"Master of Seven?"

Lin Chen thought of the Sixth and Seventh Palms he created when he first mastered the Wind and Cloud Palm.

Instantaneous burst of power!

Several bursts of power combined together.

However, this requires a preliminary accumulation process, hence the sequence of palm strikes: palm strike one, palm strike two, palm strike three... until the body's Qi and blood are mobilized to their limit before palm strike six and seven can be unleashed.

And now...

Lin Chen transformed his fingers into a palm and lightly struck out. The Azure Energy transformed into a blue light that swept through the darkness, and within this Azure Energy, he saw fluctuations, fluctuations like the tides.

Does more fluctuations mean greater power?

A glint of light appeared in Lin Chen's eyes. He had vaguely grasped a certain characteristic of Canglan. Perhaps this was not the whole truth of Canglan, but it should be one of the unique characteristics of Canglan.

Especially when he strikes with his palm, his heart beats accordingly. It may seem like just a single beat, but with subtle perception, he can clearly see that each heartbeat causes his entire body to vibrate.

Amplitude is fluctuation!

But fluctuations alone are not enough; they need to be compounded...

Only by layering can the power be increased.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, allowing the thunderous sound of his heartbeat to resonate perfectly with the ripples of the abyss tide.

He gazed at the ceaseless, surging tides in the abyss, then suddenly raised his hand, drawing a mysterious trajectory before striking out with his palm.

The initial force of the palm strike was like a gentle breeze, but after piercing through the darkness by a foot—

Three visible ripples of azure light overlapped in the dark void, transforming into a colossal blue wave that crashed down.

The dark space was torn open with spiderweb-like cracks, and then collapsed in large sections, filled with the energy of the Azure Wave.

One palm strike, two palm strikes, three palm strikes...

Upon discovering the ninth Azure Ripple, the entire Azure Energy became unstable and began to spread outwards, unable to continue breaking through the darkness.

“My rhythm is off. After every seven ripples of the Azure Waves, my heartbeat and breathing become out of sync with the Azure Tides in the abyss. I need to adjust.” The Azure Tides in the abyss disappear every hundred breaths, and then emerge again after ten breaths.

The first thirty waves of Azure Tide were faster than the last, with their speed constantly increasing. However, after thirty breaths, the speed slowed down, with each wave emerging more slowly than the last, but it still propelled the entire Azure Energy forward one step.

Lin Chen stopped striking and instead observed the turbulent tides in the abyss, sensing their rhythm as they went from fast to slow and then back to fast.

At the same time, he synchronized his breathing frequency with the ebb and flow of the tides.

The tides are fast, and so is the breathing rhythm.

The tides are slow, and so is the rhythm of breathing.

One hundred breaths at a time.

Twice, two hundred breaths.

……

In the darkness, Lin Chen observed tirelessly...

An hour later.

Du Xiaofeng appeared in the Transmission Hall Square and was about to enter.

"There's no need to come in, Lin Chen is fine."

Before even stepping into the main hall, Du Xiaofeng heard the voice of the withered old man inside, and his expression became respectful: "Thank you for taking care of Lin Chen, Uncle."

With his uncle's words, he knew he didn't need to worry about Lin Chen's safety.

"May I ask, Uncle-Master, why has the Canglan Treasure Manual undergone such a change?"

Now that his life was no longer in danger, Du Xiaofeng had other thoughts. His own disciple had caused this situation with the Canglan Treasure Book, but his uncle said that Lin Chen was fine. It was very likely that this had happened before, but why hadn't he heard of it?

As elders of the sect, they knew many of the sect's secrets.

"The Heart of the Vast Ocean".

The gaunt old man gave the answer: Lin Chen had become Du Xiaofeng's apprentice, and Du Xiaofeng should be informed of this matter later.

"The Heart of the Azure Waves?"

A glint of light flashed in Du Xiaofeng's eyes. He didn't know that the Canglan Treasure Book would undergo such a change, but he had heard of the Canglan Heart.

It is recorded in the sect's secret manual that if someone is extremely compatible with the energy of Canglan, they can comprehend the Heart of Canglan.

With the Heart of Canglan, one can progress rapidly in all the techniques of the Canglan Sect related to Canglan energy. Techniques that are difficult to understand in the eyes of others can be mastered in just a few hours by a disciple who possesses the Heart of Canglan.

A disciple who possesses the Heart of Canglan is a disciple of the Heavenly Gift Canglan Sect.

According to the historical records of the Canglan Sect, five thousand years ago, during the Yan Dynasty, there was a young man who had come into contact with Canglan energy before joining the sect and even condensed the Canglan Heart. Later, he was personally brought back to the sect by a powerful figure from the Wanxiang Sect of the current Canglan Sect and accepted as a disciple.

That disciple later became renowned throughout the Yan Dynasty, leading the Canglan Sect to expand its territory by more than double, and becoming the fifth ancestor of the Canglan Sect.

The Canglan Sect has a long history, and many experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm have emerged from it. However, from the founding of the Canglan Sect to the present, only five people can be called ancestors. The first one is naturally the founding ancestor of the Canglan Sect, while the latter three have made great contributions to the Canglan Sect.

The Second Ancestor once turned the tide and prevented the Canglan Sect from being destroyed when the sect was facing a crisis.

The Third, Fourth, and Fifth Ancestors all helped the Canglan Sect expand its territory, allowing the Canglan Domain to grow in size.

"Uncle-Master, Lin Chen possesses the Heart of Canglan, so is it inappropriate for your junior nephew to teach Lin Chen?"

Du Xiaofeng thought back to when the Fifth Ancestor was brought back to the sect by a powerful expert from the Myriad Manifestations Realm and personally trained. Now Lin Chen also has the Heart of the Azure Waves, but he is just an elder at the Fifth Realm of the Innate Realm. Is it appropriate for him to be Lin Chen's master?
Although he also wanted a disciple with unlimited potential, considering Lin Chen's own martial arts development, he would choose to let go and allow Lin Chen to become the disciple of the Supreme Elder if the sect's Grand Elder could teach Lin Chen.

No need to replace it.

The gaunt old man knew what Du Xiaofeng was thinking, but Du Xiaofeng only knew that the Fifth Ancestor possessed the Heart of Canglan, unaware that over the past five thousand years, many other disciples of the sect had also condensed the Heart of Canglan, though these disciples had not reached the level of the Fifth Ancestor.

The Five Ancestors condensed the Heart of Canglan upon their first contact with Canglan energy, while Lin Chen condensed the Heart of Canglan using the Canglan Divine Scripture. There is still a difference between the two.

(End of this chapter)