Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 386 Disciples' Outrage Leads to Chai Daoqi's Ruthless Action

Liu Yang is very smart!
Although he was angry, he did not slander Lin Chen, but only mentioned the matter in conversation with other disciples.

It seemed like a casual conversation.

To Liu Yang's surprise, several disciples approached him, mentioning that they had been challenged by Lin Chen on Martial Arts Mountain.

This gave Liu Yang other ideas.

Lin Chen was a direct disciple, while he was merely an inner disciple. If it were just him alone, he wouldn't dare to say anything, but he would harbor resentment in his heart and complain to a few close disciples in private.

But now, no fewer than ten disciples have been challenged by Lin Chen at Martial Dao Mountain, which is no small matter.

When choosing opponents on Martial Arts Mountain, those from the same sect are excluded. Although there is no such rule in the sect, everyone has been doing so for years. Now, Lin Chen is disregarding this kinship, and if word gets out, it will definitely arouse the wrath of the disciples.

So what if he's a direct disciple?
These inner disciples weren't without support; they all came from various powerful forces in the Canglan Domain and had intricate connections with other direct disciples.

……

"Senior Brother Qiao, Senior Brother Lin has already broken through to the Innate Realm."

In Qiao Yuan's courtyard, several inner disciples gathered to share the news.

"How did you know?" Qiao Yuan frowned and asked.

"Many disciples in the sect have been saying this, so there can't be any mistake."

Having received confirmation, Qiao Yuan's lips curled into a mocking smile.

Lin Chen disappointed him greatly.

This is because they feel they are not confident that anyone below the Innate Realm can defeat them, and they want to rely on their superior cultivation level to win the competition three months later.
I overestimated him.

True geniuses need to be invincible within their own realm, not suppressed across realms.

He could reach the Innate Realm with a month's time, but he decided to suppress his strength and break through after the fight for his sake.

"Senior Brother Qiao, Lin Chen has already entered the Innate Realm, yet he's still challenging those who haven't reached the Innate Realm on Martial Dao Mountain, not even sparing our sect's disciples. This has already stirred up public outrage. If Senior Brother Qiao were to..."

"No need."

Qiao Yuan interrupted the man, knowing what he meant. If he were to step forward, his prestige among the inner disciples would surely garner a large following.

"Senior Brother Qiao, Lin Chen robbed the sect as soon as he arrived..."

"Stealing my thunder?"

Qiao Yuan countered with a question: "So you think that when I challenged Lin Chen, it was because Lin Chen stole my thunder?"

Faced with Qiao Yuan's questioning, the disciples present looked sullen. In their view, Qiao Yuan's challenge to Lin Chen was because he felt that Lin Chen had stolen the glory that originally belonged to him after arriving at the sect.

The title of the sect's number one disciple under the age of twenty originally belonged to Senior Brother Qiao. However, since Lin Chen was also under twenty and had caused a sensation in the sect twice, many disciples had begun to discuss who was the sect's number one disciple under the age of twenty between Senior Brother Qiao and Lin Chen.

It was precisely because of the dissenting voices that Senior Brother Qiao challenged Lin Chen to vindicate himself, and it wasn't just them who thought so; most of the disciples in the sect also believed this.

Seeing the expressions on his junior brothers' faces, Qiao Yuan knew the answer.

If these junior brothers think this way, then the other disciples in the sect must have the same idea.

However, he did not intend to explain.

His challenge to Lin Chen was indeed to prove that he was the number one disciple under the age of twenty in the Canglan Sect, but not for the title and the limelight, but for the pride of a genius.

He wants to be number one, number one under twenty.

Once he reaches the Innate Realm, he will also strive to be number one.

He wasn't targeting Lin Chen, but all his rivals who started from the same point.

……

Qiao Yuan had no intention of stepping forward, but at this moment, many inner disciples gathered in front of the Elder Hall.

Hundreds of inner disciples stood silently in front of the Elder Hall.

"Senior Brother He, shouldn't we inform the steward about this?"

"Lin Chen is a direct disciple, and the steward would never offend him."

He Wentao shook his head. Unless Lin Chen did something that violated the sect's rules, the deacons would not dare to offend a promising disciple.

"So we'll just stand here and not ask to see the elders?"

"Standing is enough."

He Wentao looked toward the palace gate. The elders inside already knew why they had come. There was no need for them to collectively request an audience with the elders; if the elders were willing, they would see them.

Moreover, he was very confident that the elders would definitely see them.

Behind him stood a senior disciple who had explicitly told him to lead everyone to the Elder Hall, where the elder behind that senior disciple would receive them.

As the leader, he would certainly be criticized by the elders, but his senior brother had promised him many benefits. As long as he could get these benefits, the elders' criticism and punishment would be nothing.

As for the other disciples, they can also establish a righteous image of not fearing power and protecting the interests of the disciples.

The time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a quarter of an hour, half an hour... Standing in the Elder Hall Square, He Wentao, who had been calm and composed at the beginning, was now starting to feel a little anxious.

Elder Xu should have shown himself long ago, given how much time has passed.

Even if Elder Xu didn't show up, the other elders in the hall, even if they were very dissatisfied with their actions, should have ordered them to be reprimanded; it's impossible that they remained completely silent.

Two hours passed...

He Wentao couldn't stand there any longer. He suddenly felt guilty. At this moment, he would rather an elder came out of the main hall and reprimand them for violating the sect rules, or even punish them, than be in the current situation.

In the main hall.

Zhao Yulin looked at the old man in the blue robe and said, "Senior Brother Xu, you don't know Lin Chen's situation, so it's best not to get involved in this matter."

"What do you mean by that, Junior Brother Zhao?"

"Since Lin Chen entered Martial Dao Mountain, he has never been defeated and has not skipped any rankings. He has won more than 90,000 consecutive matches. The sect leader hopes that Lin Chen can set an even higher winning streak record and bring glory to our Canglan Sect."

Zhao Yulin slowly spoke. It wasn't Senior Brother Xu's turn to be on duty, yet Senior Brother Xu had suddenly come to the Elder Hall and inquired about Lin Chen's affairs. Considering his good relationship with Senior Brother Xu and his understanding of his character, he explained the inside story.

"Over 90,000 consecutive wins?"

Xu Zhizhi's old eyes showed surprise: "I really didn't know about this."

When Lin Chen first entered the Canglan Sect, Zhao Yulin and the others failed to compete with Du Xiaofeng for Lin Chen, and they did not disclose Lin Chen's situation to the outside world.

The more details they told them about Lin Chen's situation, the more their hearts ached.

"If that's the case, then it's nothing serious. However, Lin Chen should inform the disciples of this matter so that they won't have such complaints."

"Public opinion is a fearsome thing. If Lin Chen's ranking stops improving, some people will mock him for being arrogant and ignorant."

The goal was to achieve a winning streak, but this was not achieved. The disciples who were defeated by Lin Chen will also have grievances.

“Junior Brother Zhao is right; I had misunderstood.”

Xu Zhizhi nodded; he immediately understood the meaning behind Zhao Yulin's words.

Lin Chen's goal was to achieve a winning streak, so he disregarded the unspoken rules and even challenged his own disciples. If he eventually achieved his goal, these disciples would be convinced and might even claim that they had contributed to Lin Chen's success.

However, if Lin Chen's goal is exposed and he fails to achieve it in the end, these disciples will inevitably make sarcastic remarks in private.

Such is human nature; it's beyond the control of these elders.

"Senior Brother Xu, it's not your turn to be on duty recently, so why are you here?"

Zhao Yulin asked meaningfully, "These disciples have made a scene in the Elder Hall, and Senior Brother Xu just happens to be there and wants to get involved. I don't believe it's a coincidence."

Xu Zhizhi's expression changed slightly. He was here because he had overheard one of his disciples discussing the matter and felt dissatisfied with Lin Chen, so he decided to come to the Elder Hall to uphold justice for the sect's disciples.

Although his junior disciple did not offer to let him uphold justice for the disciples, his disciple could not possibly be unaware of his own temperament.

"Hehe, you are truly my good disciple."

Xu Zhizhi muttered to himself, a cold smile appearing on his face. He had actually been outmaneuvered by his disciple.

Zhao Yulin deduced some information from Senior Brother Xu's expression, but since it was Senior Brother Xu's own business, he couldn't say too much.

If I remember correctly, the last disciple that Senior Brother Xu accepted was the one who broke through to the Innate Realm the year before last.

Half a month later, the Canglan Secret Realm opened, with only ten spots available. Many disciples at the Innate Realm were already getting restless.

……

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The main gate of the Elders' Hall.

The hundreds of inner disciples who had been standing there for more than two hours looked at each other in bewilderment.

Even those disciples who were defeated by Lin Chen on Martial Arts Mountain and were originally filled with anger were now somewhat uneasy.

shhhhh!

Just as this uneasy atmosphere spread among the many disciples in the square, a figure broke through the air and landed in front of everyone.

"The Canglan Sect has never had its disciples gather in the Elder Hall before. Is this an attempt to force the sect to submit?"

Upon seeing the figure that landed in front of them, and the aura of a Xiantian Realm expert emanating from it, many inner disciples immediately turned pale.

"As a sect steward, if any disciple violates the sect's rules, the steward has the right to punish them."

Chai Daoqi sneered. He didn't put on airs in front of his master, second senior brother, and junior brother, but he was, after all, a second-level innate expert and a prince of one of the ten great dynasties of the Canglan Domain.

boom!
Chai Daoqi released his aura, the aura of the second level of the Innate Realm, and swept towards everyone.

Hundreds of disciples instantly collapsed to the ground.

Among these disciples, there were many at the first-grade level, and many who were only one step away from the innate level, but they couldn't even withstand a single breath of Chai Daoqi's pressure.

"Lin Chen is my junior brother. If I find out that someone dares to target Lin Chen, I won't hesitate to teach him what ruthless methods are."

(End of this chapter)