Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 380 Qiao Yuan: A Battle Between the Two of Us

"Hasn't it come out yet?"

Qiao Yuan appeared in the square of the Transmission Hall. For seven consecutive days, he came to the square of the Transmission Hall every day, just to see Lin Chen.

Unfortunately, the gates of the Hall of Transmission of Skills have always been closed and have never been opened.

"Junior Brother Qiao is here too?"

Just as Qiao Yuan turned to leave, two more figures appeared in the square.

"Senior Brother Zhuang, Senior Brother Shen."

Upon seeing the two newcomers, Qiao Yuan spoke. These two were also inner disciples, ranked above him.

Of the three thousand inner disciples of the Canglan Sect, the four senior brothers ranked above him were all over twenty years old and had all entered the Innate Realm.

Qiao Yuan did not linger; he said goodbye and left.

As Zhuang Zhong and Shen Ao watched Qiao Yuan leave, they exchanged glances. Zhuang Zhong whispered, "I'm afraid the one most affected by Junior Brother Lin's appearance is Junior Brother Qiao."

"Although Junior Brother Qiao has not yet reached the Innate Realm, it is only a matter of time. He is the number one disciple of the sect under the age of twenty. However, with the appearance of Junior Brother Lin, Junior Brother Qiao's title is in jeopardy. How can we not care?"

Lin Chen was immediately accepted as a personal disciple by the elders upon arriving at the sect, and his high score in the assessment already shocked many disciples. Now, he has caused a sensation in the Transmission Hall, and there are already whispers of discussion among the inner disciples.

Both Lin Chen and Qiao Yuan are under twenty years old. Who is the number one disciple under twenty?

"When Junior Brother Lin comes out, there will probably be a fight between him and Qiao Yuan."

"In that case, I shouldn't go into seclusion for the next few days, lest I miss this competition."

Although both of them were innate level experts, in their hearts, neither Qiao Yuan nor the new junior brother Lin had any problem entering the innate level, and they would be their rivals in the future.

"Since Junior Brother Lin hasn't come out, let's go too."

Zhuang Zhong and Shen Ao were about to leave when, at the next moment, they seemed to realize something and immediately turned their gazes toward the main hall.

The main hall, which had been closed for several days, slowly opened at this moment.

Endless primordial energy surged from the main hall, causing all the stone towers in the plaza to tremble, and the primordial energy at the top of each tower burst forth with dazzling light.

"It's coming out!"

Zhuang Zhong and Shen Ao's pupils shrank suddenly, their eyes fixed on the opened palace doors.

At the same time, a series of whooshing sounds came from all directions of the square, and many young figures landed on the square.

In the past few days, it seemed that no disciples came to the Transmission Hall, but the top-ranking disciples among the inner disciples had been paying close attention to the movements of the Transmission Hall.

One by one, figures landed on the ground, their eyes fixed on the entrance of the main hall, just like Zhuang Zhong and Shen Ao.

Qiao Yuan, too, returned and appeared in the square.

……

Inside the main hall.

Lin Chen opened his eyes, and at that moment, the Canglan Treasure Book returned to its original state, with Canglan energy steadily overflowing.

"Are you awake?"

The gaunt old man remained standing in the corner of the main hall, his gaze sweeping over Lin Chen, especially at Lin Chen's heart, where a look of satisfaction appeared in his old eyes.

"Thank you for protecting me, senior."

When the old man's gaze swept over him, Lin Chen was startled. He felt a subtle fluctuation sweep over his entire body, especially his heart, which even skipped a beat.

He didn't know who the old man was, but anyone who could appear here must be a high-ranking member of the Canglan Sect.

The gaunt old man smiled and said, "I thought you wouldn't be able to condense the Heart of the Azure Waves. I was planning to intervene if you couldn't hold on, but it seems that was unnecessary. You don't need my protection."

"I will always remember your kindness, senior. May I ask how you should address me?"

You may call me Grand Uncle.

Uncle-Master?
Lin Chen's eyes showed shock. His master was a sect elder, and this old man was his master's uncle.
This must be a top expert from the sect.

"Disciple Lin Chen greets Grandmaster Uncle."

"No need to be polite."

Seeing Lin Chen bow, the withered old man stroked his beard and said, "You are the first disciple in the Canglan Sect in three hundred years to comprehend the Heart of Canglan and receive the inheritance of the Canglan Divine Scripture. Du Xiaofeng has indeed taken on a good disciple this time."

"The Heart of Canglan?" Upon hearing his grandmaster's words, Lin Chen thought of his own heart, which was completely transformed by Canglan energy. Is this what is called the Heart of Canglan?
Am I the first person in three hundred years to have realized this?
"Only by possessing the heart of Canglan can one truly comprehend the essence of Canglan. Your current application and perception of Canglan energy should be significantly different from before."

"Indeed."

Lin Chen nodded.

"How many pages of the Canglan Divine Scripture have you read? How many martial arts techniques have you comprehended?"

"This disciple is unworthy; I only have the first page and have only comprehended the Azure Wave Force."

Rewind a quarter of an hour. When Lin Chen felt the surging tides in the abyss and comprehended the surging tides, the abyss disappeared, and only a martial arts manual appeared before him.

Moreover, the first page of this martial arts manual contained only three words: Canglan Jin.

He then understood that the fluctuations of the Canglan energy he had comprehended were called Canglan Force.

As for the later pages of this martial arts manual, he couldn't turn them no matter what he did. At this moment, the book was still hovering over his heart, appearing in his mind whenever he had a thought.

"It's actually the Azure Wave Force. I thought you would comprehend some kind of technique from the divine scriptures."

The old man's eyes showed surprise. The Canglan Divine Scripture contained several extremely powerful techniques from the Canglan Sect. Although he had never been able to cultivate these techniques, he had seen records of them in the sect's books.

As for this Canglan Force... it is not a martial art, but a way of utilizing Canglan energy.

This is something only disciples with the Heart of Azure Waves can comprehend, but not every disciple with the Heart of Azure Waves can comprehend it immediately.

According to the sect's records, those predecessors who had condensed the Heart of Canglan only began to comprehend the Canglan Force after entering the Innate Realm.

Below the Innate Realm, there is currently only one person who has comprehended the Heart of Canglan, and that is the Fifth Ancestor of the Canglan Sect.

"I understand. Do not mention the Heart of Canglan and the Canglan Force to anyone other than your master."

"Yes."

Lin Chen nodded in agreement. There must be a reason why his grandmaster made such a request.

"Go back first. Your master will explain some things to you."

"Then this disciple will take his leave."

Lin Chen walked out of the main hall, intending to find his master, but stopped in his tracks when he saw the many figures standing in the square.

So many people are watching me?

"I apologize for delaying all of you from entering the Transmission Hall to learn martial arts. I apologize to everyone."

Lin Chen felt that he wouldn't make so many people wait for him to come out. The only possibility was that it was because of him that the sect's disciples had been unable to enter the main hall to comprehend the cultivation techniques for the past few days and could only wait at the entrance of the main hall.

Seeing the apology on Lin Chen's face, many disciples in the square were stunned.

In their view, Lin Chen didn't need to apologize at all. In fact, many disciples were grateful to Lin Chen because of him, and many lucky ones had managed to comprehend the martial arts techniques on the stone tablet.

As for the delay of a few days, that's nothing at all.

"Senior Brother Lin, you're too kind. I should thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to comprehend martial arts techniques."

"Yes, we came here specifically to thank Senior Brother Lin."

Disciples in the square began to speak, and Lin Chen smiled and was about to say a few words before leaving when a voice rang out in the square.

"Junior Brother Lin, would you be willing to fight me?"

As soon as the voice fell, everyone's eyes turned to him. When they saw that the speaker was Qiao Yuan, many disciples showed expressions of understanding.

If it's Senior Brother Qiao, then that makes perfect sense.

Senior Brother Qiao has always been so straightforward, never hiding anything. He wants to fight Senior Brother Lin to determine who is the number one disciple under the age of twenty in the Canglan Sect.

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't recognize Qiao Yuan, but he could hear the whispers of many disciples.

Qiao Yuan?

Before I arrived, he was the number one disciple under the age of twenty in the Canglan Sect.

I don't see the need for that.

Lin Chen refused, and many disciples who had hoped for this opportunity showed regret on their faces upon hearing his refusal.

P.S.: It's not a two-in-one version, so it's still a bit laggy. Let me think about it some more and I'll finish it during the day.
(End of this chapter)