Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 384 The Box of All Things, What Good Idea Is It?

An hour later.

In the courtyard, Liang Hanyang and Chai Daoqi stared at Lin Chen curiously. Since they entered the courtyard, their eyes had not left Lin Chen.

During the hour that their master had driven them away, the two did not foolishly stay where they were waiting. Instead, they went to find Steward Gao to find out about Lin Chen's situation.

Gao Zemin did not hide anything from Liang Hanyang and Chai Daoqi, after all, they were from the same school, and even if he did not tell them, his junior brother Lin would tell them later.

Because Gao Zemin did not hide anything, both Liang Hanyang and Chai Daoqi were shocked.

It's one thing for the martial arts world to be desolate on the islands of the East China Sea, and it's another for someone to reach the Innate Realm before the age of twenty.

What shocked them was Lin Chen's background: the son of a fisherman in an ordinary village on a desolate island...

Is this background enough to be associated with super geniuses?
If that were all, they would just marvel at how Lin Shidi might be a favorite of the heavens, having been blessed by the gods despite his humble origins and having many opportunities in martial arts.

Through Gao Zeming, the two learned in detail everything that Junior Brother Lin had experienced since embarking on the path of martial arts.

From martial arts hall to martial arts school...

Gao Zeming shared all the information he had gathered with the two of them without reservation.

Recalling the contents of the two letters that Gao Zeming gave them and that Junior Brother Lin wrote, the two are still deeply shocked.

From being the son of a fisherman to where he is today, Lin Shidi's experience cannot be simply summarized as a favored child of heaven despite his humble origins.

Later, when they learned that Lin Chen had encountered danger and used Martial Dao Mountain to remain undefeated, cultivating the Boundless Divine Appearance Technique solely through incantations, the two were deeply shocked.

With their current level of cultivation, it wouldn't be difficult for them to subdue the Blazing Fire and cultivate the Boundless Divine Appearance Technique. However, at that time, their junior brother had not yet entered the Innate Realm, and the Blazing Fire was a sure way to kill any martial artist below the Innate Realm.

The most shocking thing for them was that their junior brother was able to seize the opportunity in a situation where there was only one chance and nine lives were at stake.

Putting themselves in their shoes, if they and their junior brother had switched places and were in that situation, their chances of successfully cultivating would probably be less than 10%.

"Lin Chen, these are your two senior brothers."

After his master spoke, Chai Daoqi said before Lin Chen could speak, "Junior Brother, I am your third senior brother, and this is your second senior brother."

"Junior brother greets Second Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother."

Master didn't say much about his three senior brothers, and Lin Chen only knew that he had three senior brothers.

"You fellow disciples should talk more. I'm going to see the sect leader."

Lin Chen had condensed the Heart of the Azure Waves, and he would naturally have to inform the sect leader about his breakthrough to the Innate Realm. The sect leader was Lin Chen's master, but now it was no longer up to him to decide Lin Chen's martial arts training.

After Du Xiaofeng left, Chai Daoqi revealed his true colors, stepped forward and patted Lin Chen on the shoulder: "Junior Brother, I just learned about your deeds from Senior Brother Gao, and I was shocked for a long time."

"Senior brother is so complimentary."

“There are no outsiders here. We don’t need to be so reserved among our fellow disciples. You’re amazing, that’s what matters. Your experience is legendary. The other disciples in the sect are nothing compared to you, junior brother.”

Upon hearing his third senior brother's words, Lin Chen knew that his third senior brother was the kind of person who was outgoing and unconcerned with details.

He just didn't know how to respond to that.

"Alright, don't scare your junior brother."

Liang Hanyang interrupted Chai Daoqi's attempt to continue speaking, and looked at Lin Chen with a smile: "Junior Brother, your Third Senior Brother is just like that. Don't take his words too seriously. Among the four of us, we can only disobey the eldest senior brother. If you think what the other two say makes sense, then listen to it. If you think it makes no sense, then ignore it."

"Uh……"

Lin Chen was somewhat taken aback, not expecting his second senior brother to say such a thing, which made him even more curious about his eldest senior brother.

"Junior brother, let me tell you a secret. Senior brother was the first to join the sect. Back then, Master was very attentive to training his disciples, and he was extremely strict with Senior brother... Do you know what Senior brother's nickname is in our sect?"

Chai Daoqi chuckled, and after seeing Lin Chen shake his head, replied, "A stubborn gentleman."

A stubborn gentleman?

"Stubborn gentleman is a nicer term. In private, everyone calls him an old-fashioned person. His words and actions are very rigid and inflexible. When the senior brother was serving as a sect steward, some disciples violated the sect rules. If it were any other steward, such a small matter would have been ignored. But in the hands of the senior brother, it was taken very seriously and he showed no mercy."

"Back then, my senior brother locked me up for a month. I didn't see the light of day for a whole month, and I didn't even have anyone to talk to. He wouldn't even let me out 15 minutes early. That shows how impartial he was."

"But don't worry, our senior brother has been away for almost ten years, so he shouldn't be returning to the sect so soon. Besides, you're already at the Innate Realm. When our senior brother comes back, you can just find an excuse to hide away."

Hearing Chai Daoqi's words, Lin Chen's lips twitched. It seemed that the eldest senior brother must have punished the third senior brother quite severely, otherwise the third senior brother would not have said something like "run away".

"Third junior brother, stop talking nonsense."

Liang Hanyang was also somewhat helpless, and explained to Lin Chen: "Don't listen to your third senior brother's nonsense. The eldest senior brother is not that terrible. He is just stricter with us. When Master was in seclusion, your third senior brother and I followed the eldest senior brother to cultivate. The eldest senior brother's strict teaching was also because he hoped that your third senior brother and I could go further in the martial arts."

The eldest brother is like a teacher.

Lin Chen understood. In the eyes of the second and third senior brothers, the eldest senior brother was quite the strict teacher, while the third senior brother, being more unruly and mischievous, would naturally be severely punished by the eldest senior brother.

"Junior brother, you have broken through to the Innate Realm. This is a joyous occasion, and this is a congratulatory gift I have prepared for you."

Liang Hanyang took out a bottle from his pocket: "This is a Spirit Tempering Pill, but there are only ten pills inside. Junior Brother, please don't think it's too few."

"Such a precious elixir, I..."

Lin Chen quickly waved his hand; he was no longer a clueless newbie.

Even in the Yan Dynasty, the Spirit Tempering Pill was a precious medicine, and it was also a valuable commodity among innate martial artists.

The Soul-Refining Fruit he obtained in the Yan Kingdom and the Soul-Refining Fire he received at Martial Arts Mountain were less than one-tenth as effective as the Soul-Refining Pill in refining the soul.

A single tempering fire requires 10,000 points on Martial Dao Mountain.

This means that even if you win 100,000 matches without a single loss, you can only obtain ten Tempering Flames, which are worth only one Tempering Pill.

In the Yan Dynasty, a Spirit Tempering Pill is worth 10,000 Yan coins.

Flame Coins are the common currency of the Flame Dynasty, and below Flame Coins is Flame Crystal.

One Flame Coin can be exchanged for ten Flame Crystals.

One Flame Crystal can be exchanged for ten Flame Sands.

The lower-level martial artists and commoners of the Yan Dynasty used Yan Sand.

The martial artists who entered the ranks included some dynasties, and most of them used fire crystals as their primary means of communication, with a small number using fire coins.

Only innate martial artists and super sects like the Canglan Sect use Flame Coins for transactions.

"Junior brother, please accept this. Second senior brother comes from a wealthy family and is a prince of the dynasty. I can't compare to second senior brother. Please don't look down on this small gift."

Chai Daoqi also took out a jade box from his robes. The surface of the box was engraved with intricate patterns and had a shimmering sheen. "Is this the Box of All Things?"

Lin Chen thought of a possibility, and his eyes lit up.

In the Yan Dynasty, there is a special object, no bigger than the palm of your hand, yet capable of holding several square meters of space. It is called the Myriad Things Box, which was refined by the Thousand Machines Sect of the Thousand Machines Domain and is priceless.

"What are you thinking? If I had the All-Purpose Box, I'd use it myself."

Chai Daoqi's lips twitched slightly: "This is a hundred-item box, which can only hold one hundred kinds of things, and its total capacity is in the thousands of liters."

The Box of All Things!
Junior brother, you really have wild ideas! Can you buy that thing with money?

Those were crafted by experts of their master's level. They collected the materials themselves and then used their connections to ask the weapon-forging masters of the Thousand Machine Domain to forge them. Most experts at the fifth level of the Innate Realm still use the Thousand Object Box.

Lin Chen was also a little embarrassed; he had taken things too lightly.

When he first saw Senior Brother Gao take out the jade box, it aroused his curiosity. When he learned that the box had a storage function, his first thought was of the storage bags he had seen in novels in his previous life.

These storage bags can easily hold all sorts of things, and some are even capable of holding a whole world within them.

That's right, I've come to a world of martial arts, not a world of cultivation.

"The Hundred Treasures Box is also extremely precious. Junior Brother thanks Third Senior Brother."

For Lin Chen, having a multi-purpose box is very convenient when traveling, as he can carry many of his belongings with him.

When Liang Hanyang saw the gift Chai Daoqi gave, he frowned slightly. It wasn't because the gift from his third junior brother was more valuable than his own and stole the limelight from him as the senior brother.

Of the three brothers, now including the youngest, the youngest brother has the best family background.

"Junior brother, when you are out and about carrying the Hundred Treasures Box, do not easily show it to outsiders."

Liang Hanyang's expression was serious. It was alright in the Canglan Domain, but these innate martial artists would inevitably travel to other domains when they traveled to the Yan Dynasty. If he revealed the Hundred Treasures Box, others would know that he must be carrying a lot of good things.

Keeping your valuables with you at all times is the safest way.

This is a consensus among all martial artists, especially since some treasures can save lives in critical moments, so they should always carry them with them.

But until they bring it out, no one knows what treasures the other person possesses.

Except for the Hundred Things Box.

Those who can afford a treasure box must be wealthy, as all their good things are hidden inside.

Because of his status as a direct disciple of an elder of the Canglan Sect, even if the junior brother encounters someone stronger than him while traveling outside, unless there is a life-or-death feud, the other party will be wary of his status and will not kill him.

However, if someone discovers that you possess the Hundred Treasures Box, the allure of wealth will tempt your opponent to prioritize the treasure over their fear of your status as a direct disciple of the Canglan Sect. In the end, they might kill you to silence you and seize the treasure.

Human nature has always been like this.

"Thank you for reminding me, Second Senior Brother. I understand now."

Lin Chen understood the meaning behind his second senior brother's words after a moment's thought.

A common man is not guilty of carrying a jade.

When you're out and about, if you have some verbal arguments or minor conflicts with others, they won't hold a grudge against you because they know you're a direct disciple of an elder of the Canglan Sect. After all, if they don't kill you, you might make a powerful enemy and face retaliation in the future.

However, if someone were to kill him, and he couldn't completely destroy the evidence, he would be hunted down by the elders of the Canglan Sect.

If the losses outweigh the gains, no one will kill themselves unless forced into a corner.

However, if one possesses the Box of a Hundred Treasures, it is tantamount to openly telling others that one carries all the treasures with one's body. If a conflict were to break out, some people would still risk everything for the treasures.

The Box of a Hundred Treasures is essentially a bargaining chip, a chip that increases the opponent's murderous intent.

"Junior Brother has only just entered the Innate Realm. At most, he will be traveling around the Canglan Domain. He won't encounter any dangers, so there's no need to worry too much."

Chai Daoqi, however, remained unconcerned. No one in the Canglan Domain dared to lay a hand on a disciple of the Canglan Sect, especially a direct disciple. If any inner disciple or direct disciple of the Canglan Sect died in the Canglan Domain, the dynasty and sect in that region would have to bear the sect's wrath.

"In short, it's best to be cautious."

After receiving gifts from his two senior brothers, Lin Chen chatted with them for a quarter of an hour. Chai Daoqi mainly talked about some interesting things he had encountered during his travels over the years, while Lin Chen listened quietly. Liang Hanyang, on the other hand, would occasionally point out the boastful parts in Chai Daoqi's words.

For Lin Chen, regardless of whether his third senior brother was exaggerating or not, at least he gained a better understanding of the Yan Dynasty.

“Junior brother, the Red Dust Domain is a place we must go to. There is a saying among the martial artists of the Yan Emperor Dynasty: ‘If you never walk the path of the Red Dust, you will have achieved all the myriad phenomena in vain.’”

Chai Daoqi stood up, winking at Lin Chen, "Junior Brother, let me tell you, back in the Red Dust Domain, I made quite a name for myself..."

"Really?"

Before Lin Chen could even ask what kind of reputation he had, Du Xiaofeng appeared in the courtyard, his old eyes narrowed as he smiled at Chai Daoqi: "Tell your master, what kind of illustrious reputation you've made in the mortal realm?"

Seeing his master's forced smile, Chai Daoqi was instantly stunned. Even as a second-stage Innate Realm martial artist, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Master, I... I was just joking with my junior brother."

"Is that so... Then I'll just joke with you. The thunder worms in Thunder Sun Valley are ready to sprout. Go and catch a hundred for me."

"Master, you really are joking with me."

Chai Daoqi smiled ingratiatingly, while Du Xiaofeng glared at him: "Do you think I'm joking with you? If you don't catch a hundred lightning worms within three months, you'll stay in the sect until you break through to the third level of the Innate Realm before you can leave."

Chai Daoqi's face fell instantly. One hundred lightning worms—his master was going to take half his life!

Lin Chen didn't know what thunder worms were or where Thunder Yang Valley was, but judging from his third senior brother's expression, he knew that this mission would be very difficult to complete.

Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do to help.

"Lin Chen, I just discussed it with the sect leader. From now until the Canglan Secret Realm opens, you should focus all your energy on Martial Dao Mountain and try to improve your ranking into the top thirty."

Top 30!
It was a goal given by Du Xiaofeng and the sect leader after discussion.

Liang Hanyang and Chai Daoqi, who were standing to the side, both looked astonished when they heard their master make a request to his junior brother.

Top thirty in Martial Arts Mountain?

Junior Brother has only just broken through to the Innate Realm, while the top thirty in Martial Arts Mountain have all been in the Innate Realm for at least several months or even half a year.

These people have all been trained by their respective sects since childhood, while Junior Brother Lin comes from a desolate place in the martial arts world and has only just entered a sect to break through to the Innate Realm. How could he possibly catch up with these geniuses?

To their surprise, Junior Brother Lin agreed without hesitation.

Is this because they don't know the situation of the top 30 in Wudao Mountain, or are they just young and fearless?

(End of this chapter)