Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 496 One person is comparable to three hundred

He created his own cultivation technique and also incorporated the Canglan Technique.
In the courtyard, after listening to Lin Chen's story, Yin Yue's face showed utter shock for the first time.

Is it difficult to create your own martial arts technique?

Lin Chen was somewhat puzzled, as he had created his own cultivation technique back when he was on Canglan Island.

Heavenly Evolution and Myriad Phenomena Annihilation Palm!
"Creating your own cultivation technique is not difficult. What is difficult is that you can integrate the Canglan Technique and the Wujin Divine Image Technique. The Canglan Technique is the supreme technique of your Canglan Sect. If you can integrate it, how could there not be a single genius in your Canglan Sect throughout the generations?"

Yin Yue rolled her eyes, a rare occurrence for her, and continued, "Your Heavenly Myriad Manifestations Annihilation Palm is a self-deceptive name, but this Immortal Technique is quite fitting. I observed your aura earlier, sometimes as vigorous as the rising sun, sometimes as waning as the setting sun, constantly changing like a flower, from blooming to withering and then blooming again the following year..."

Lin Chen smiled slightly. It was truly rare for Yin Yue to be so surprised and praise him.

"But don't be too happy yet. Since it's your own creation, it means you'll need to improve it, and no one will be able to guide you on your cultivation path. You'll have to figure it out yourself."

Why are the major super sects able to produce disciples generation after generation? Besides the disciples' strong martial arts talent and the sects providing sufficient cultivation resources, another reason is that each sect has a mature training model based on the characteristics of its techniques.

The breakthrough can be predicted based on factors such as the required cultivation level, the type of elixir consumed, the cultivation technique employed, the time and resources required, and so on.

In this way, later generations can avoid many detours.

For someone like Lin Chen who creates their own martial arts techniques, the rest of their martial arts journey will require them to explore on their own.

Lin Chen didn't pay much attention to Yin Yue's concerns. Although his self-created cultivation method lacked the experience of predecessors, the existence of "Seize the Moment" would guide his cultivation direction.

"I am able to create my own cultivation technique this time thanks to you for providing me with sufficient resources."

Do you know how many resources you've used up this past month?

"I don't know."

Lin Chen shook his head. He was so engrossed in a profound state that he hadn't really noticed this point, but for Yin Yue to say those words must have required a considerable amount of resources.

"One hundred thousand innate stones?" Lin Chen guessed subconsciously.

Yin Yue fell silent.

"110,000?"

Still silent.

"120,000?"

"130,000?"

"Could you please not add it in increments of ten thousand?"

Yin Yue couldn't help but interrupt Lin Chen.

"Two hundred thousand?"

"Three hundred thousand?"

"Four hundred thousand?"

"It can't be 500,000, can it?"

In the end, Lin Chen's voice became softer, and his smile became somewhat stiff.

“One million innate stones, plus eleven moonstones from my clan. If you don’t know what moonstones are, I can tell you that a single moonstone can be auctioned off for no less than a million innate stones. In just one month, you’ve consumed a whopping ten million innate stones, which is enough to train a hundred innate level three warriors.”

hiss!
Lin Chen gasped. Tens of millions of innate stones... This was a number he never dared to dream of. If it hadn't come from Yin Yue, he wouldn't have believed it if someone else had said it.

On average, a martial artist in the third realm of the Innate Realm in the Yan Dynasty would consume around 100,000 Innate Stones. Of course, this does not mean that 100,000 Innate Stones can actually create a martial artist in the third realm of the Innate Realm. Rather, it means that if the martial artist has sufficient martial arts talent, consuming this many Innate Stones will allow them to step into the third realm of the Innate Realm.

"In all the years that our Moon Soul Clan has existed, not a single member has ever lived as extravagantly as you."

Hearing Yin Yue's somewhat resentful words, Lin Chen knew that he had really drained this young rich woman to the point of being unable to bear it. Otherwise, given Yin Yue's personality, she would never have shown such an expression.

"Thank you so much."

Lin Chen solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute to Yin Yue, and at the same time took the initiative to say, "Don't wait until the one-year agreement is over. If there's anything you need my help with, just say so."

Lin Chen knew perfectly well that Yin Yue had set a one-year deadline for herself and had chosen to follow him during that time. He was just afraid that Yin Yue might need his help after a year.

He wouldn't have spoken up if Yin Yue hadn't brought it up, but now that he'd used up so many of her resources, Lin Chen felt a little embarrassed to wait for her to speak.

"No rush, let's talk about it in two months. But it's best not to go back to Canglan Sect in the next few months."

Yin Yue wasn't surprised that Lin Chen could guess. After spending the past six months with Lin Chen, she had come to know him well. Although he was young, he was very quick-witted.

"Row."

Lin Chen nodded in agreement. Although his sect was currently at war with the Eight Desolations Sect, the presence or absence of a third-level Innate Realm martial artist like himself would not have a significant impact on the battle.

“Someone sent you a message while you were in seclusion breaking through to a higher level.”

"Send me a message?"

Lin Chen was somewhat puzzled. He didn't know anyone in Hundred Refinement City, and he had even changed his name. Who would send him a message? "It's the manager of the Li Family Trading Company. The letter mentions that the company is going to hold an auction... Take a look for yourself."

Yin Yue handed Lin Chen an invitation. Lin Chen didn't ask such a foolish question as how the Li family manager knew his whereabouts.

He lives in this courtyard under the name Xiao Yan. As the local powerful family, it wouldn't be difficult for them to find out his whereabouts.

[The Li Family Trading Company hereby invites you to an auction to be held at Tiangong Pavilion on the seventh day of next month. This letter serves as proof of the auction's opening.]

[With eyes fixed on the paper, I eagerly await your arrival.]

[Li's Trading Company, Bailian Branch, Manager: Li Chongshan]

After reading the contents of the silver invitation in his hand, Lin Chen smiled. It seemed that this Manager Li was really eyeing the stolen goods in his hands and participating in the auction. If he took a fancy to some treasures but was short of money, he would have to sell the treasures to exchange for Flame Coins.

Of course, it's also possible that I'm overthinking it, and that this Manager Li simply thinks he has money and invited such a big customer as myself to participate in the auction.

"Unfortunately, the auction has already ended, but since this Manager Li is so keen on it, we might as well sell him the things we've looted."

Lin Chen plundered many things from Lotus Island. His own treasure box couldn't hold them all, so he asked Yin Yue to help him put some in.

These treasures are no longer useful to him; he might as well exchange them for Flame Coins.

Before reaching the Myriad Manifestations Realm, Flame Coins were still useful for transactions between Innate Martial Artists.

The next day.

Lin Chen led Yin Yue out of the courtyard and instead of heading to the Li Family Business, they went to a restaurant.

Not long after the two sat down, listening to the discussions among the martial artists outside, Lin Chen remained calm, but Yin Yue's eyes revealed a look of confusion and bewilderment.

"What's wrong? Did the official document issued by the Yan Dynasty surprise you?"

At this moment, all the martial artists in the restaurant were talking about the same topic.

The contents of an official document issued by the Yan Dynasty.

To be honest, Lin Chen was also a little surprised when he heard these martial artists' discussion. He didn't expect the Yan Dynasty to create a Tower of Babel and a Ranking List.

Ever since he learned that the Yan Dynasty also had a martial arts mountain, he had asked his senior brother Gao at the time whether the Yan Dynasty had any ranking lists such as the Hidden Dragon Ranking or the Innate Ranking.

At that time, Senior Brother Gao replied to him, "No!"
In the Yan Dynasty, apart from Martial Arts Mountain, there are no other ranking lists for martial artists.

Just because it didn't happen before doesn't mean it won't happen in the future.

Although somewhat surprised, Lin Chen was not unable to accept it. Perhaps it was just a whim of the Yan Dynasty royal family to create a ranking.

Yin Yue's expression, however, was somewhat off.

Given Yin Yue's past behavior, she wasn't the type to be easily shocked. There was only one reason why Yin Yue would have such a big reaction: the creation of the Tower of Babel and the Babel Ranking by the Yan Dynasty was something that Yin Yue found hard to accept.

So, is there something fishy going on here?
Yin Yue didn't answer Lin Chen. Instead, she lowered her head, seemingly lost in thought. After a long while, she looked up at Lin Chen and asked, "If I told you that the most powerful people in the Yan Dynasty right now are not the royal family, would you believe me?"

Hearing Yin Yue's question, Lin Chen's eyes flashed with a sharp light: "Are you saying that there are hidden forces like your ancient races in the Yan Dynasty, whose true strength is even greater than that of the royal family?"

"It's not what you think... In terms of strength, no one is stronger than the current royal family."

Yin Yue shook her head. Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled look, she smiled helplessly, "There are some secrets that even the Supreme Elders of your Canglan Sect know, but they cannot be revealed to outsiders. I can't tell you too much either."

Lin Chen rolled his eyes; he hated riddle tellers the most.

"Miss Yinyue, have you heard of a proverb from our hometown?"

"What proverb?"

"Riddlers should all die!"

Yin Yue: ……

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but it's really not the right time to reveal it yet. Perhaps you'll find out in the near future."

The royal family's introduction of the Heavenly Ranking reminded Yin Yue of something else.

The war between the Eight Desolations Sect and the Azure Wave Sect...

She hadn't thought too much about it at first, assuming it was just like before, that the two families had accumulated enough enmity to start a war.

However, it now seems that there may be more to the story than meets the eye in the war between the Eight Desolations Sect and the Canglan Sect.

"Now that you know about the Divine Seal, all I can tell you is that the more chaotic the Yan Dynasty becomes, the faster the Divine Seal of the royal family will dissipate. The royal family launched the Heavenly Ranking to prevent the Divine Seal from dissipating, but... doing so will offend people."

Lin Chen's pupils contracted sharply; Yin Yue's words conveyed two meanings.

Some people want to throw the Yanhuang Dynasty into chaos and hasten the dissipation of the divine seal.

In Yin Yue's view, the royal family would not have stopped it because they were afraid of offending one or more entities, but now that the royal family has done so, Yin Yue is shocked.

So, as the largest and strongest power in the Yan Dynasty, is there anyone they can't afford to offend?
What happened that made the royal family unafraid to offend these entities?
(End of this chapter)