Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 398 Ji Cangtian's Decision
Twenty-one, twenty...

Fifteen, fourteen...

The frustration of the Eight Desolations Sect disciples goes without saying, while the cheers of the Canglan Sect disciples continued unabated.

After defeating Yu Nanchun, Lin Chen pressed on and climbed to tenth place.

Perhaps it was Yu Nanchun's battle that allowed those innate martial artists to see Lin Chen's true strength. These opponents either voluntarily surrendered at the beginning, or, like Zhang Xu, surrendered after failing to defeat Lin Chen despite going all out.

A talented martial artist under the age of twenty may be proud, but he is not arrogant.

Why fight to the death when you know you're no match for them?

They have realized that Lin Chen's path to the top this time will mainly rely on the top few to stop him.

As for consuming Lin Chen's innate power... After entering the top thirty, innate martial artists who have never entered Martial Dao Mountain no longer have the opportunity to directly challenge Lin Chen.

Lin Chen doesn't need to rush to continue the challenge; he can take a break after each challenge.

But Lin Chen didn't stop; instead, he continued to take on challenges, which precisely demonstrates that Lin Chen is still at his peak and his strength has not been affected.

"You're in fifteenth place now, junior brother, it's time to stop."

"You're already fourteenth, junior brother, there's no need to be in such a hurry."

"Thirteenth place, oh dear... what is Junior Brother trying to do?"

On the main square of Canglan Hall, Chai Daoqi was very anxious. Junior Brother Lin should stop. There is no rule in Martial Dao Mountain that requires you to complete 100,000 consecutive victories in one go.

"Junior Brother, you can't be unaware of this, can you?"

Liang Hanyang, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but roll his eyes and whispered, "Junior Brother knows. Junior Brother must have his reasons for doing this."

"Lin Chen did it for the points," Du Xiaofeng replied.

His own disciple had told him that after starting a 100,000-game winning streak, Martial Arts Mountain would award him 10,000 points for each victory.

Each additional victory grants 10,000 more points, meaning you can exchange them for more treasures to enhance your strength at Martial Arts Mountain.

It's obviously impossible to challenge and reach the top in one go. Before stopping, I need to get more points to improve my strength and also to intimidate other geniuses so that I won't be challenged while I'm at a loss.

Entering the top ten of Martial Arts Mountain unlocks a special exchange list.

Back at the steps of Martial Arts Mountain, Lin Chen listened to the prompts from Martial Arts Mountain and chose not to continue the challenge.

The top ten in Martial Arts Mountain will have a special panel that allows them to exchange for special items. Lin Chen already knew this from his master before starting the challenge.

This is also why he chose to challenge himself to reach the top ten in one go.

"Activate personal points."

Lin Chen whispered something, and his panel from Martial Arts Mountain appeared in front of him.

Name: Lin Chen

[Sect: Canglan Sect]

Name: Lin Chen

[Sect: Canglan Sect]

[Martial Arts Mountain Ranking: 10]

【Points: 288971】

With nearly 290,000 points, Lin Chen's eyes also became burning with fervor.

[Open the redemption list.]

As Lin Chen finished speaking, the exchange list for Martial Arts Mountain appeared before him this time.

This time, however, the exchange list includes many treasures that were not previously available.

[Shining Star: 30,000 points]

[Mysterious Dark Water: 30,000 points]

[Martial Arts Mirror: 1000 points/breath]

……

……

The dazzling array of treasures were all things that didn't exist before.

Lin Chen didn't rush to exchange them. Instead, he memorized the names of the treasures on the list. The next moment, he left Martial Dao Mountain.

Canglan Main Hall Square.

When Lin Chen appeared, Chai Daoqi finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the anxiety he had been carrying was finally put to rest.

"Junior brother, not bad."

Liang Hanyang looked at Lin Chen with a smile. Lin Chen smiled slightly at his second senior brother, and then looked at the sect leader and his master: "This disciple has not failed in his mission."

"Hmm, the result is better than I expected."

Du Xiaofeng stroked his beard and smiled, his face showing undisguised satisfaction. His goal for Lin Chen was to first enter the top thirty, and then slowly work his way up, aiming to enter the top ten within three months.

Lin Chen's gaze then fell on Qiao Yuan, who forced a smile onto his face. Perhaps because he didn't usually smile, the smile looked very stiff.

"Let's talk inside the hall."

Ji Cangtian led the group into the main hall of Canglan.

"Lin Chen, with your current strength, you can still advance a few more places on Martial Dao Mountain, but there is still a risk in reaching the top. Your master and I have discussed waiting until you come out of the Canglan Secret Realm before you challenge it."

The Azure Realm will open in about five months.

No one stipulated how long it would take for Lin Chen to successfully reach the summit. He could delay it for up to five months, and launch his final assault after emerging from the Canglan Secret Realm.

Five months?

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly; he wasn't in a hurry to reach the summit anytime soon.

Waiting another five months is also acceptable.

“Since we’ve already waited five months, why not wait another month? Of the nine people ahead of you, Junior Brother, three will be twenty in six months and will have to leave. You can then challenge three fewer people.”

Chai Daoqi chuckled. The top ten martial artists of Wudao Mountain were all very close in age to those in the top twenty.

Compared to these people, Lin Chen's biggest advantage is his youth; he still has a year left before turning twenty.

"If you can wait, junior brother, you won't need a challenge; you'll be number one in a year."

Among the top ten martial artists in Martial Arts Mountain, my junior brother is the youngest. If he were the junior brother, he would not challenge them and would wait for the rankings of the people ahead of him to be over so that he would automatically become the number one in Martial Arts Mountain.

"What are you thinking?"

Du Xiaofeng glared at his third disciple with annoyance. If Lin Chen hadn't chosen to start the 100,000-win streak challenge at Martial Dao Mountain, it would have been fine. But now the entire Yan Dynasty knows about it, and if he chooses to rely on his age advantage to outlast those ahead, he'll probably become a laughing stock.

Most importantly, a 100,000-game winning streak means that the ranking cannot be extended; the player in front of him must challenge the nine players before they turn twenty.

The best course of action is to continue the challenge after leaving the Azure Sea Secret Realm.

This time, they were caught off guard by Wudao Mountain, but the benefit was that Wudao Mountain gave them points as a reward.

Many times more points than ever before!
"Lin Chen, tell me all the items on the Martial Arts Mountain exchange list."

Du Xiaofeng spoke up, and Lin Chen nodded: "Master, this time the Martial Arts Mountain's exchange list includes the Brilliant Heart and the Profound Nether Heavy Water..."

"Martial Arts Mirror?"

When Ji Cangtian heard Lin Chen mention this item, his eyes lit up: "I didn't expect that this year's Martial Arts Mountain would have such a good thing."

"Sect Master, is this Martial Evolution Mirror very precious?" Chai Daoqi asked curiously from the side. As a second-stage Innate Realm martial artist, he had never heard of the Martial Evolution Mirror.

"The Martial Arts Mirror is not a treasure, but a tool for deduce martial arts techniques. It allows one to discover some flaws in one's own martial arts skills and accelerates the comprehension of those skills."

Du Xiaofeng spoke up to answer their questions, and continued, "Lin Chen, you haven't been in the sect for long, and you haven't been able to cultivate many of the sect's techniques. If you were in the Martial Mirror, you could quickly comprehend these techniques."

Hearing his master's words, Lin Chen nodded. It seemed that the Martial Arts Mirror was indeed what he needed.

"In addition, the Xuanming Heavy Water is also a rare treasure. A drop of Xuanming Heavy Water can widen your acupoints, allowing them to hold more innate power, and making it easier for you to condense innate crystals later."

The first realm of the innate realm is the Transformation Realm, while the second realm of the innate realm is the Condensation Realm, which requires the condensation of innate crystals in twenty-four acupoints within the body.

"Should this disciple...?"

"No need to rush."

Ji Cangtian raised his hand to stop Lin Chen from continuing, then looked at everyone present: "After so many challenges at Martial Arts Mountain, you must be tired. Go back and rest first."

Hearing the sect leader's words, Lin Chen was somewhat taken aback. Why was he being told to go and rest?
"Sect Master, Junior Brother..."

"Stop nagging. Lin Chen has been taking on multiple challenges and needs to rest."

Before Chai Daoqi could finish speaking, Du Xiaofeng slapped him on the back of the head, leaving him to cover his head in grievance.

Finally, Du Xiaofeng left with Lin Chen and his three disciples, while Zhao Yulin also left the main hall with Qiao Yuan.

Du Xiaofeng and Zhao Yulin knew very well that the sect leader's sudden interruption of Lin Chen's words was not because Lin Chen really needed to rest, but probably because there was something else going on.

Or perhaps the sect leader has a plan in mind, but hasn't made up his mind yet and needs time to think it over...

The two immediately thought of the Supreme Elder.

The sect leader cannot make decisions lightly only when it involves the Supreme Elder.

"Qiao Yuan, I'm afraid from now on, you will be overshadowed by Lin Chen within the sect."

On the way back, Zhao Yulin slowly spoke to his disciples. Judging from the sect leader's attitude, it was clear that he wanted to give Lin Chen some benefits, and they were very likely to be huge benefits, which would require the Supreme Elder to be alerted.

"Lin Chen can bring glory to the sect, and this disciple can accept it."

Qiao Yuan wasn't stupid, or rather, apart from Chai Daoqi who didn't react immediately, everyone else in the hall vaguely guessed what was going on.

"Don't worry, I will do my best to train you. From now on, I will not accept any more disciples."

Looking at his disciple's expression, Zhao Yulin was filled with emotion. When it came to belonging to the sect, he feared that among all the direct disciples, none understood it as deeply as his own.

"Thank you, master."

"Silly boy, you are my disciple. If I don't train you, who will I train?"

……

……

In the courtyard, Lin Chen was still cultivating.

late at night.

Lin Chen suddenly looked to the left side of the courtyard, and when he saw the figure standing there, he quickly said, "Disciple greets Sect Master."

He didn't know how long the sect leader had been standing there, but he was able to spot the sect leader because he had just finished cultivating and the sect leader had released his aura.

"Come with me."

Ji Cangtian nodded to Lin Chen, and then leaped away, heading north.

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen quickly followed.

Two figures, one in front of the other, ten feet apart, traveled north within the Canglan Sect until, two hours later, at the summit of a mountain, Ji Cangtian finally stopped.

Do you know where this is?

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, and everything on the mountain peaks is clearly visible.

"Disciple doesn't know."

Lin Chen shook his head. He had been trying to recall the sect map in his mind, but an hour later, he realized that he had left the area on the sect map.

This seems to be the mountainous region of the Canglan Sect.

"This is Canglan Peak."

"Canglan Peak?"

Lin Chen thought back for a moment, and in the sect map he had seen, there was no mountain peak called Canglan Peak.

After all, the name Canglan represents the Canglan Sect, and it's impossible to name it on a mountain peak so easily.

“You have already passed three of the sect’s formations on your way here. Even your master and his team could not break the last one.”

Ji Cangtian turned to look at Lin Chen and, seeing the shocked expression on Lin Chen's face, smiled and said, "There's no need to be too nervous. The reason I brought you here is because I have the permission of several Supreme Elders."

Although Lin Chen had never met the sect's Supreme Elder, he had heard of him. He was a martial artist at the Myriad Manifestations Realm and the sect's true pillar of strength.

"My ancestors refined the Canglan energy right here, and then founded the Canglan Sect. Do you see the abyss on this cliff over the mountain peak?"

Following Ji Cangtian's gaze, Lin Chen looked in the same direction and saw a precipice on the right side of the mountain peak, with a misty fog on the opposite bank and a deep abyss below.

This scene reminded him of the abyss that appeared when he first comprehended the Canglan Divine Scripture.

Doesn't it look familiar?

"Ah."

Lin Chen nodded: "When I first comprehended the Canglan Treasure Book, I also saw the abyss, which is somewhat similar to this place."

"The Canglan Manual was created by our ancestor based on the scenery here. The abyss below this cliff is the birthplace of our Canglan Sect."

Ji Cangtian's eyes deepened: "You have comprehended the Canglan Divine Scripture and mastered the Canglan Force. This is your good fortune. However, I must tell you a secret now: the Canglan Force is actually a technique, not simply the application of Canglan energy."

"Gong method?"

"Yes, this technique is hidden beneath this abyss. Whether you can comprehend it depends on yourself."

Lin Chen understood why the sect leader had brought him here; he hoped that Lin Chen could comprehend the Canglan Force martial art so that he could reach the top of Martial Dao Mountain.

At this moment, Lin Chen was also glad that he hadn't given up on climbing to the top of Martial Dao Mountain in order to keep a low profile. Otherwise, even if he had comprehended the Canglan Force, the sect leader might not have brought him here.

This place must be the most secretive spot in the Canglan Sect; even my master probably hasn't been here before.

Otherwise, his master would definitely have mentioned this to him, especially knowing that he had comprehended the Canglan Force.

"Step off the cliff and head towards the other side. Go as far as you can. I will be here waiting for your good news."

With an encouraging look in Ji Cangtian's eyes, Lin Chen didn't hesitate. He took a deep breath and stepped off the cliff.

With one step, his body was suspended in mid-air. The falling sensation that Lin Chen expected did not occur. Instead, a powerful force pushed him back.

"Activate the power of the Azure Waves and move forward."

Behind him, the sect leader's voice rang out. Lin Chen quickly circulated the Azure Wave Energy within his body, and as the Azure Wave Energy circulated, the pushing force disappeared.

One step, two steps...

Lin Chen walked towards the direction shrouded in mist, suspended in mid-air.

"Back then, with my strength at the third level of the Innate Realm, I only managed to take thirty-six steps. Lin Chen, how many steps can you take?"

Looking at Lin Chen's retreating figure, Ji Cangtian's eyes were filled with anticipation. It had been a long time since anyone from the Canglan Sect had appeared here.

(End of this chapter)