Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 528 The Origin of Dongfang Canglang

Thousand Forged City.

Lin Chen stayed at the restaurant for three days, during which time he heard the news circulating in the city.

There's no need to inquire; the martial artists dining at the restaurant will tell you on their own initiative.

Throughout the entire Thousand Forged City, only two things are circulating, and both of them are related to him.

In the Thousand Machine Domain Alchemy Competition, the relatively unknown Xiao Yan won first place.

The young master of Medicine King Valley has been murdered. Many innate experts from Medicine King Valley have been mobilized to search for the murderer of the young master, Jiang Yaoyan. A generous reward will be given to anyone who can provide clues.

"That young master of Medicine King Valley was a third-level Innate Realm martial artist, and it is said that he was protected by two fourth-level Innate Realm martial artists. How could he be killed like this? What kind of background does this murderer have?"

"Who knows? In my opinion, it is very likely the work of the enemy forces of Medicine King Valley."

"Hush, be careful!"

In the private room on the second floor, Lin Chen listened to the discussions downstairs, a look of doubt in his eyes. Even though he had heard these comments yesterday, he still couldn't resolve his confusion.

Jiang Yaoyan had two Innate Realm Fourth Stage martial artists by his side. He only killed one of them, and the other escaped. Logically speaking, Medicine King Valley should know who the murderer is, so why did they issue a bounty?

Deliberately numbing oneself?

Impossible. I knew there were survivors. It would be completely unnecessary.

Throughout the day, Lin Chen pondered the reason behind it, but he still couldn't figure it out.

The only plausible explanation is that the escaped fourth-stage Innate Realm martial artist did not return to report the news and was killed on his escape route. As the martial artists below discussed, it was the work of the Medicine King Valley's rival forces.

But this is too much of a coincidence!
Moreover, Medicine King Valley is primarily focused on alchemy, and generally no force would want to antagonize a group of top-tier alchemists, because no one can guarantee that they won't need their help in alchemy in the future.

As for those super sects, such as the Thousand Machines Sect, Medicine King Valley would never want to make enemies with them.

Just as Lin Chen was pondering, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open. However, Lin Chen showed no surprise, as he had already sensed the person who came with his divine sense.

"Aren't you wondering why Medicine King Valley didn't know that Jiang Yaoyan was killed?"

As Yin Yue stepped into the private room, a mischievous look appeared on her face for the first time. Lin Chen, upon hearing Yin Yue's words and seeing her expression, suddenly realized, "It's you?"

"I don't have that ability. An elder cleaned up for you. But even that elder didn't expect that you could kill a fourth-level Innate Realm martial artist in an instant. It really surprised him."

Yin Yue spoke softly, and it wasn't just the elder who was surprised; when she learned of this from Uncle Yang, she was also shocked for quite a while.

She knew Lin Chen's strength very well. He should be at the peak of the third level of the Innate Realm. He was not without the power to fight against a fourth level Innate Realm warrior. However, having the power to fight and being able to instantly kill a fourth level Innate Realm warrior are two different concepts.

The former was barely manageable, while the latter was a complete and utter defeat.

The only explanation is that Lin Chen obtained a great opportunity in this Tower of Babel. As for the opportunity to view the "Nine Revolutions Primordial Scripture" and the "Taiyi Azure Spirit Record" obtained by winning first place in the alchemy competition, she did not think about that.

Both of these techniques are alchemy techniques, and although they can also be considered cultivation techniques, Lin Chen's Canglan Technique is no worse than these two.

"It was a stroke of luck, I suppose. The other side underestimated me and caught me off guard."

Lin Chen offered an explanation, then asked curiously, "Who is that elder?"

“He is not a member of my clan. He just owed my grandfather a favor. This time, I found him and asked him to help escort me to Thousand Forge City. I didn’t expect you to give him such a big shock.”

Yin Yue did not tell Lin Chen her elder's identity.

Yang Bo is the city lord of Thousand Forging City, and his influence extends to the entire city and the Yang family. He doesn't want to get involved in any trouble, especially since Dongfang Canglang is involved. He only helped him this time to repay his grandfather's favor.

Even Yang Bo didn't ask about Xiao Yan's identity and background. Yin Yue knew very well that this was Yang Bo's way of showing his attitude: after repaying the favor, the Yang family would stay out of it.

"That's it..."

A thoughtful look flashed in Lin Chen's eyes. He had some guesses about the identity of Yin Yue's elder, but since Yin Yue didn't say anything, there was no need for him to point it out. It was better to play dumb about some things.

"I still have one question about this alchemy competition."

"What doubts?"

"When I wanted to participate in the alchemy competition, you didn't seem to want me to compete for first place. Was there some inside story behind that?"

Lin Chen stared intently at Yin Yue. When Yin Yue heard Lin Chen's question, she didn't explain immediately, but instead asked in return, "You saw him?"

"No."

Lin Chen shook his head and briefly repeated his words of rejection to the woman.

Yin Yue's attitude towards participating in the alchemy competition changed significantly after he decided to compete for first place. At the time, he didn't understand why, and simply assumed that Yin Yue didn't want him to attract too much attention so as to avoid exposing his identity.

But with the appearance of that arrogant woman, and the fact that Jiang Yaoyan dared to attack him, he suddenly understood things he hadn't been able to figure out before.

It's likely that Yin Yue also knows the background of that young master.

Yin Yue's expression was somewhat complicated: "I shouldn't have told you this, but you must have offended that person."

Given that person's status, Lin Chen wouldn't know unless he reached a certain level. Even though Lin Chen is a prodigy disciple of the Canglan Sect, the reason I know is because I am the princess of the Silver Soul Clan.

She had only suspected it at first, but as Lin Chen explained, she realized that her suspicions were not wrong.

Throughout the entire Yan Dynasty, only that person's maidservant treated a genius alchemist with such an attitude.

"Is this person of very high status?"

"Thirty years old, at the fifth level of the Innate Realm!"

At thirty years old, the fifth realm of innate cultivation?

Lin Chen's pupils contracted slightly. Even though he was currently strong enough to fight against someone at the fourth level of the Innate Realm, he couldn't guarantee that he would be able to reach the fifth level of the Innate Realm by the age of thirty.

"Peak of the Fifth Realm of Innate Talents".

Yin Yue added, and Lin Chen gave a wry smile: "The Yan Dynasty is truly full of hidden talents."

At the peak of the fifth level of the Innate Realm at the age of thirty...

"To be able to reach the fifth level of the Innate Realm at the age of thirty, this person's background must be incredibly astonishing."

"I can only tell you that his father has an astonishing background. If it were that young master who wanted to deal with you, the Canglan Sect could still manage to cope. But if it were his father, even if your entire Canglan Sect used all its resources, you still wouldn't be able to protect yourself."

Hearing Yin Yue's words and seeing her serious expression, Lin Chen's expression also became solemn.

Even the Canglan Sect couldn't protect itself?
Yin Yue didn't mean that the other party was something the Canglan Sect should be wary of, but rather that even if the Canglan Sect chose to protect itself and gathered all its strength, it would still be no match for the other party.

The super sects are already the most powerful forces in the Yan Dynasty. The Canglan Sect has existed for hundreds of thousands of years. Is there anyone who can destroy the Canglan Sect?

Even the royal family of Zhongzhou probably couldn't do that easily.

It wasn't that Lin Chen thought the Central State royal family lacked the strength, but rather that if the Central State royal family targeted a super sect, it would provoke opposition from other super sects. "However, you don't need to worry too much. That person's father is unlikely to act easily. There are very few people in the entire Yan Dynasty who are worthy of his attention, and not many things catch his eye. At his level, what he needs most is luck."

Yin Yue's last words made Lin Chen's eyes flash with a sharp light.

Good luck!

If he hadn't returned to Canglan Island, he wouldn't have known what Yin Yue meant.

But on Canglan Island, after learning about the divine seal left behind by a fallen god-level expert and some of the secrets of that expert, he understood the meaning behind Yin Yue's words.

Only god-level powerhouses need divine seals!
Only with good fortune by one's side and the condensation of a divine seal can one truly step into the realm of a god-level powerhouse.

So, does that mean that young master's father was a near-god-level powerhouse?
No wonder... no wonder the Thousand Machines Sect and Medicine King Valley were willing to offer their top-tier alchemy techniques as a reward to the first place winner based solely on this person's words. They just didn't expect that they would snatch it away from him.

It seems that my decision not to side with this young master will surely anger him.

"Yin Yue, how many experts of this level does the Yan Dynasty actually have?"

Lin Chen was somewhat curious, but Yin Yue shook her head, her expression complicated: "Perhaps there are others who are close to this level, but that person's father is unique and recognized by heaven and earth... The next dynasty after the Yan Dynasty will be the Eastern Dynasty."

boom!
A thunderbolt struck Lin Chen's mind, and he began to understand why Yin Yue was so wary of it.

The young master's surname was Dongfang, which meant that he was the crown prince of the next dynasty. This status was indeed extremely noble.

"The royal family of the Yan Dynasty..."

"With the divine seal dissipating, fortune has chosen a new master. Even if the royal family is helpless, they have to accept it. Whether it is the Martial Dao Mountain or the Tower of Babel, they are all meant to slow down the dissipation of fortune. But the general trend is such that it cannot be changed by human power."

"If it cannot be changed, then why does this young master from the East need to gather followers? The major sects are probably just trying to curry favor with him, aren't they?"

Lin Chen believed that even a super sect would stoop so low as to curry favor with the future ruler of the dynasty.

Why would the Thousand Machines Sect send Jiang Chen to compete with Jiang Yaoyan?

“My grandfather said that all the prodigies are accompanied by good fortune. If all these prodigies think that the Yan Dynasty is finished, then the divine seal of the Yan Dynasty will dissipate even faster. That young master obviously can’t wait any longer. As for the major super sects… what they hope for is that the divine seal of the Yan Dynasty will dissipate so that he can condense the divine seal again, so that there is no need to seize the good fortune of the major sects.”

"I don't know the specific mysteries behind it either. My father only mentioned it to me briefly. There may be deeper secrets involved."

Yin Yue gave Lin Chen a deep look and smiled, "Fortunately, you used Xiao Yan's name. As long as you don't travel outside in Xiao Yan's name anymore, that young master won't target you."

"It seems that my name, Xiao Yan, has only just begun to emerge before I must fall into complete silence."

Lin Chen was helpless; he really couldn't afford to offend Young Master Dongfang, who had such a background.

"Compared to the gains you made by condensing your martial soul phenomenon this time, giving up Xiao Yan is nothing at all."

Hearing Yin Yue's words, Lin Chen was taken aback, then smiled. It wasn't surprising that Yin Yue knew he could already reveal his martial soul phenomenon.

Since Yin Yue, that elder, had taken care of the aftermath for him, he must have also seen the strange phenomenon of the bright moon rising over the sea behind him when he killed that innate fourth-level martial artist.

Yin Yue knew her own Martial Soul Diagram; if that person told her about it, Yin Yue, with her intelligence, would naturally be able to guess it.

"I can indeed manifest this phenomenon, but I haven't fully figured out its function yet."

"I don't know about other things, but your phenomenon can at least block the divine sense of martial artists below the Myriad Manifestations Realm from probing..."

Yin Yue briefly recounted the situation that Yang Bo had told her to Lin Chen. At that time, Yang Bo was hanging far behind Lin Chen, sensing the situation on Lin Chen's side with his divine sense, but he did not sense the details of Lin Chen defeating that innate fourth-level martial artist.

“My elder said that he saw that martial artist at the fourth level of the Innate Realm strike you with a palm, and then he saw a nebula and a bright moon appear behind you. After that, the area within ten feet of you was as if it did not exist in his divine sense.”

Lin Chen: ...

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Half an hour later, Lin Chen followed Yin Yue out of the restaurant and headed towards the end of the street. However, before they had gone far, Lin Chen stopped.

When Yin Yue saw Lin Chen stop, she followed his gaze and looked in the direction he was looking. When she saw the shopkeeper and waiter covered in blood being escorted out by several martial artists, a look of surprise appeared in her eyes.

"This...this is the Li family's shop, what happened?"

On the street, Lin Chen wasn't the only one who stopped; many other martial artists also stopped, discussing the matter as they saw the people from the Li family's shop being taken away.

"The Li family wields considerable power throughout the Thousand Machine Domain. Who would dare target the Li family like this?"

"So what if they have considerable power? I'm telling you, the entire Li family is doomed."

"how you said that?"

“I just came from Meteor City. The Li family’s shops there have also been sealed off, and the Li family members who run the shops have been taken away.”

"real or fake?"

"How could that be false? I think the Li family must have offended some big shot. So, even though the Li family is a behemoth to us, there are still big shots that the Li family cannot afford to offend. Not to mention, our Yang family of Qianji City and Qianji Sect alone could easily destroy the Li family."

Listening to the discussions around him, Lin Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Based on his understanding of the Li family's style of doing things, they were definitely not the kind of family that would easily offend people. Even if a family like the Li family, which runs shops, might use their power to intimidate others, they would definitely know the details of their opponents and would never dare to offend someone they shouldn't, or even bring about the disaster of their clan's extermination.

The only possibility is that he was implicated by himself.

"Do you think Medicine King Valley might suspect me?" Lin Chen transmitted his voice to Yin Yue.

"There is no evidence against Medicine King Valley."

"What if it were that young master from the East? Would he need evidence?"

This time, Yin Yue fell silent. If it were that young master Dongfang, he wouldn't need any evidence to take action against the Li family.

Not hearing Yin Yue's reply, Lin Chen already knew the answer.

"Lin Chen, don't be impulsive."

Yin Yue transmitted her voice, and Lin Chen's smile returned: "Don't worry, my relationship with the Li family is just a transaction, I wouldn't act impulsively over this."

However, there was a chilling coldness in that smile.

His deal with the Li family was indeed a transaction, but without Li Qin, he wouldn't have had the opportunity to come into contact with the Azure Flame, and thus wouldn't have won the alchemy competition.

"Let's go."

Lin Chen withdrew his gaze, and Yin Yue glanced at him with some worry. She had a bad feeling that Lin Chen and that young master Dongfang were about to clash.

If Lin Chen had lived three hundred years earlier, perhaps he would still have had a chance.

But now that destiny has been set, and that person has already gained the approval of the heavens and earth, even if he is extraordinary, he cannot just sit idly by and watch his only offspring go unattended.

(End of this chapter)