Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 513 The Elders of the Canglan Sect Have All Broken Their Defenses
Li Family Guest House.

Lin Chen looked at the martial arts seal in his hand, his eyes shifting with uncertainty.

Tomorrow is the start of the final round of the alchemy competition, and with his current alchemy skills, he cannot be sure of winning first place.

Jiang Yaoyan, Jiang Chen, and Wei Yang are all highly skilled in alchemy, and they have all held back some of their abilities. I'm afraid these three are the same.

The prompt "Seize every second" indicates that this will be a rare opportunity for him. If he misses this chance, it will be difficult for him to have another opportunity to comprehend the "Nine Revolutions Azure Spirit Record".

Now, the only thing that can help him improve his alchemy skills is the Tower of Babel.

According to Yin Yue, the rewards for the Tower of Babel are awarded by the Divine Seal, and opportunities are granted based on the progress of the climb. If his understanding of fortune is correct, this applies not only to the climber's martial arts prowess but also to the challenges they face in the Yan Dynasty.

But Lin Chen knew even better that if he were to break into the Tower of Babel at this moment, it would cause a huge uproar in the Yan Dynasty.

The realm of martial arts on Mount Wudao cannot be hidden; the fact that he has already stepped into the third realm of the Innate Realm will be announced to everyone by the Martial Dao Seal.

The sensation caused by advancing from the second to the third level of the Innate Realm in such a short time is unimaginable.

Moreover, during the hour he waits for the Tower of Babel to appear, there will definitely be no shortage of martial artists challenging him. After all, many people will only think that he has just entered the third realm of the Innate Realm, but by then, his strength at the peak of the third realm of the Innate Realm will also be impossible to hide.

Entering the third realm of the Innate Realm and reaching the peak of the third realm of the Innate Realm are two completely different concepts.

The former would shock and evoke envy in martial artists of the same age, and surprise some strong individuals.

However, the latter makes people wonder if he is hiding some secret that allows him to cultivate so quickly.

Even his status as a direct disciple of the Canglan Sect probably couldn't stop those powerful figures from spying on and coveting him.

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"We absolutely cannot miss this opportunity!"

Lin Chen's eyes showed determination, and he made his decision.

Just like when he was in Poyang County, he never gave up in the face of every assessment, including the county competition and the competition for the best, but instead worked hard to improve his strength before the competition.

If he had slacked off any time back then, thinking he could just wait for the next one, then missing out once would have led to missing out on everything. Today, let alone standing here as a Xiantian expert, he might not even have been able to leave Canglan Island.

"I will challenge the Tower of Babel!"

Three breaths later, Lin Chen held the Martial Dao Seal and whispered.

boom!
The Martial Dao Seal emitted a radiant light that landed on Lin Chen. Lin Chen's disguise quickly returned to its true form, and the next moment his figure disappeared into the light, leaving only the Martial Dao Seal floating in the air.

"He really is a young man."

Just as Lin Chen's figure disappeared, a young man appeared in the courtyard, while the array in the guest courtyard remained completely still.

"Challenging the Tower of Babel, it seems he was once the number one in Martial Arts Mountain."

The young man had a smile on his face. Being number one in Wudao Mountain meant nothing to him, because he had been number one himself back then.

With the exception of a very few special cases, the Myriad Manifestations Realm experts of the Yan Dynasty are all those who have accumulated strength and then unleashed it. The rest of them have crushed their peers all the way. The number one in Martial Dao Mountain is the least worth paying attention to.

"Challenge the Tower of Babel, I'd like to see how many floors you can pass?"

The young man sat down at the table and with a flick of his right hand, a pot of wine appeared on the table.

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The Thousand Machine Sect.

Zeng Xi entered the sect's resource hall, preparing to receive cultivation resources as a direct disciple. However, as soon as he stepped into the hall, he heard many senior brothers inside exclaim in surprise.

"How can this be?"

"It can't be the same person, right? But that doesn't make sense either. Judging from their cultivation level, they should be around the same as me. If they were the number one in Martial Arts Mountain, I couldn't possibly not know them."

Zeng Xi noticed that many of his fellow disciples in the main hall had strange expressions, and were making a lot of noise in the hall regardless of their status. He also looked puzzled.

"Junior Brother Li, what has shocked you all so much?"

The middle-aged man in charge of maintaining order in the main hall spoke up. Upon hearing this, one of the men who had been shocked earlier quickly explained, "Senior Brother Wang, it wasn't that we were deliberately making a lot of noise. It's just that we just received news from Martial Dao Mountain that someone else has tried to break into the tower."

"Break through the Tower of Babel?"

Zeng Xi wasn't too excited when he heard the news. During this time, in order to focus on cultivating the Divine Control Record without distractions, he chose to put away his Martial Dao Seal instead of carrying it with him. This time, he planned to collect the resources and then go into seclusion after the Alchemy Competition ended.

"Even if someone were to attempt to break into the Tower of Babel, fellow disciples, you shouldn't be so agitated. Could it be that the person attempting to break into the tower has a rather special identity?"

The middle-aged man, referred to as Senior Brother Wang, grasped the key point. Upon hearing this, Junior Brother Li nodded: "It is indeed very shocking, because this time it was Lin Chen who broke through the Tower of Babel."

Lin Chen?

Upon hearing Lin Chen's name, Zeng Xi's eyes narrowed instantly. Lin Chen must have just broken through to the second level of the Innate Realm when he fought Sima Kong. Less than a year later, he probably hadn't even reached the peak of the second level yet. Wouldn't it be giving others a chance to steal his qualification to enter the tower at this time?
Although he and Lin Chen became friends after a fight, he still felt that it was impossible for Lin Chen to reach the peak of the second level of the Innate Realm in such a short time. This is the Innate Realm, not the entry level. Even for the genius disciples who are the focus of the sect's training, it takes several years to break through a realm. And that is before the third level of the Innate Realm. The further you go, the longer it takes.

"That Lin Chen from the Canglan Sect?" Senior Brother Wang pressed.

"uncertain."

"uncertain?"

Upon hearing Senior Brother Li's answer, Zeng Xi couldn't help but interject, "Senior Brother Li, why can't you be sure it's Lin Chen from the Canglan Sect? There should only be one Lin Chen who has reached the top of Martial Dao Mountain in the last hundred years, right?"

Zeng Xi can confirm that no one with the same name has reached the top of Wudao Mountain in the past century.

"Junior Brother Zeng, you've had contact with Lin Chen. Do you think Lin Chen is capable of cultivating to the third level of the Innate Realm?"

Senior Brother Li looked at Zeng Xi with a strange expression. Zeng Xi frowned and said, "Senior Brother Li, why are you joking with your junior brother? Lin Chen is the number one in Martial Arts Mountain. His martial arts talent is beyond question. How could he not cultivate to the third level of the Innate Realm?"

The number one martial artist on Wudao Mountain, at the very least, can reach the fifth level of the Innate Realm, most are at the sixth level of the Innate Realm, and a small number can step into the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

"If things come to this point, do you think Lin Chen can break through to the third level of the Innate Realm?"

"Lin Chen has reached the third level of the Innate Realm!"

Zeng Xi's voice suddenly rose. He was certain that no one else in the last hundred years had ever reached the top of Martial Arts Mountain, but the reactions of Senior Brother Li and the other senior brothers did not lie, and the meaning behind Senior Brother Li's words was already very clear.

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In the East China Sea, Hu Yunhua was filled with excitement as he looked at the message from the Martial Dao Seal.

When Lin Chen returned to the East Sea Region, he was only at the second level of the Innate Realm. How long has it been since then? He has already stepped into the third level of the Innate Realm.

He had cultivated for decades, only to be surpassed by Lin Chen in less than two years?
Is this... treating the sixth realm of the Innate Realm as a sixth-grade cultivation?
After a dozen or so breaths, Hu Yunhua finally calmed down and said to the steward, "Send a visiting card to the Canglan Guild Hall. No, I'll go there myself. The Canglan Guild Hall probably hasn't received the news yet. I'll go and tell them the good news myself."

The Tower of Babel can only send warnings to those attempting to conquer it, and only experts at the Innate level can do so.

The royal family's arrangement separates the Tower of Babel from the Martial Arts Mountain, preventing those young martial artists who haven't yet reached a certain rank from focusing on improving their ranking on the Martial Arts Mountain.

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Chixia Pass!
Corpses are everywhere.

The battle between the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect has been going on for a year, and tens of thousands of martial artists have lost their lives outside Chixia Pass.

What was originally a battlefield dominated by high-level martial artists and a few innate martial artists has now become the main battlefield for innate martial artists. Although the number of deaths has decreased, the number of innate martial artists who have fallen has increased dramatically.

"Third Prince, given your status, there is no need for you to personally go to the front lines. Please reconsider."

"Nonsense! All my fellow disciples from the Canglan Sect have gone up. Do you expect me, the prince, to hide in the back like a coward?"

Looking at the several elderly men at the Innate Realm before him, all of whom were Innate-level ministers of his Crimson Emperor Dynasty and loyal to his Chai family, Chai Daoqi couldn't bear to be too harsh on them. "I have been stuck at the peak of the Second Innate Realm for a long time. My master said that I am too complacent. This time, I have a high chance of breaking through to the Third Innate Realm in the battle. I promise you that once I break through to the Third Innate Realm, I will leave the front line immediately."

"Third Prince, even if you want to break through, there's no need to rush. With your talent, you should be able to break through to the third level of the Innate Realm in no more than three years."

"Three years?"

Chai Daoqi glared at the old man who spoke: "Do you know who my junior brother is? He is Lin Chen, the number one in Martial Arts Mountain. Junior Brother Lin has only been in the sect for a year and has already broken through to the second level of the Innate Realm. In another three years, he may even break through to the third level of the Innate Realm. How can I, as the senior brother, end up being weaker than a junior brother who joined the sect more than ten years later? Where do I put my face?"

Chai Daoqi didn't care about saving face; he just wanted to use his junior brother to shut these old guys up.

As for his junior brother surpassing him in just three years, he wasn't worried. His junior brother had only just entered the second stage of the Innate Realm, and it would be impossible for him to reach the third stage in less than three to five years.

His decision to come to the front lines was not only because he genuinely wanted to find a breakthrough in the battle, but also because of his senior and junior brothers.

The eldest senior brother has not returned yet, and so has the youngest junior brother. However, with the Canglan Sect and the Bahuang Sect now at war, these disciples cannot hide behind. Other elders have their disciples on the front lines. If he does not come to the front lines and only the second senior brother remains, he will likely be criticized by the other disciples in the sect.

Seeing that the old men were speechless, Chai Daoqi smiled. However, just as he was about to press his advantage and make sure these old men would never bother him again, a voice came from the courtyard gate.

"If you're afraid of losing face by being surpassed by your junior brother, then you can leave now."

The figure of the second senior brother Liang Hanyang appeared at the courtyard gate. Several elders hurriedly bowed. Chai Daoqi's smile froze. What did the second senior brother mean by that?
He was clearly just looking for an excuse to shut these old guys up. Did his second senior brother take that seriously and misunderstand him?
With his junior brother's talent, it's only a matter of time before he surpasses him. He won't be jealous of his junior brother at all, nor will he feel ashamed. Instead, he will feel proud.

Where is your martial arts seal?

Liang Hanyang spoke slowly, and Chai Daoqi subconsciously replied, "It's in the storage box."

"Then you can take it out and have a look."

"Take it out and look at it. What are you looking at?"

With a thought, Chai Daoqi's Martial Dao Seal appeared in his hand. However, when he saw the line of small characters that appeared at the bottom of the Martial Dao Seal, his eyes widened in disbelief.

"Holy crap, is that our Junior Brother Lin?"

"Who else could it be but Junior Brother Lin?"

Chai Daoqi: ...

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Canglan Sect!
Du Xiaofeng was meditating in the courtyard when he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the elders Zhao Yulin who were coming from the air.

Zhao Yulin and the others landed in the courtyard, their eyes fixed on Du Xiaofeng, but they remained silent.

"Junior brothers, is there anything I can help you with?"

Seeing these people enter and fall silent, Du Xiaofeng's heart tightened: "Could something have happened at the front?"

His second and third apprentices were both on the front lines, and now Zhao Yulin and the others had these expressions, which made him instantly nervous.

However, Zhao Yulin and others remained silent.

“My fellow disciples, please speak frankly. I have weathered many storms in my life and can withstand any setbacks.”

Du Xiaofeng's expression became even more serious. It couldn't be that something had happened to both of his apprentices.

"Alright, stop teasing Lao Du. If you keep teasing him, he'll start fighting us."

Seeing Du Xiaofeng's tense expression, Zhao Yulin finally couldn't help but laugh.

"I have to tease him. My biggest regret now is that I didn't swallow my pride and compete with this old guy for Lin Chen."

Qu Guanfu, standing to the side, was practically gritting his teeth, as were the other elders.

Hearing their conversation, Du Xiaofeng's heart settled down again. It seemed to be good news; it appeared that Lin Chen had done something that had shocked these old guys again.

"Old Du, I'll ask you one question: guess what realm your disciple Lin Chen is at right now?" Zhou Zhifeng was still somewhat unwilling and stared intently at Du Xiaofeng as he asked.

"What realm?"

Du Xiaofeng understood that Lin Chen's strength had improved significantly. Based on the battle between Lin Chen and Sima Kong, his disciple should have only recently entered the second stage of the Innate Realm, and normally he should have condensed dozens of Innate Crystals in his body at this moment.

However, that alone wouldn't be enough to shock these old guys.

"Of course I know my disciple well. With Lin Chen's talent, he should have condensed more than two hundred... more than three hundred innate crystals by now, and he is already in the late stage of the second innate realm."

In just over half a year, he went from just entering the second stage of the Innate Realm to the late stage of the second stage of the Innate Realm. This cultivation speed is already quite astonishing.

"I knew this old man didn't understand Lin Chen at all. Lin Chen becoming this old man's disciple is simply..."

Zhou Zhifeng pointed directly at Du Xiaofeng and started criticizing him, but Du Xiaofeng wasn't angry at all, because he understood the underlying meaning in Zhou Zhifeng's words: his disciple was progressing faster than he had expected.

"Old Du, Lin Chen has already entered the third stage of the Innate Realm and has even started to challenge the Tower of Heaven."

Zhao Yulin finally couldn't hold back and told the truth.

Seeing Du Xiaofeng's gaping mouth, Zhao Yulin and the others were not surprised at all, because they had the same expression when they heard the news a short while ago.

Seeing the smile on Lao Du's face, the group had mixed feelings.

Old Du's acceptance of Lin Chen as a disciple was a complete stroke of luck. From the moment Lin Chen entered the sect, he first went to the Ten Thousand Fires Sect, then entered the secret realm, and left the sect not long after he came out.

Lin Chen's success today is entirely due to his own good fortune.

In other words, it wouldn't affect Lin Chen's cultivation progress if any elder accepted him as a disciple.

Old Du is just a cheap master.

P.S.: I'm a bit late, it's the 21st. Could I ask for a monthly pass? For the past ten days or so, I've been updating an average of 8,000 words a day. I'm quite the workaholic, considering I have two kids to take care of. It's really not easy to write so much.

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