Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 532 Flower Clan: You mean Lin Chen who came from overseas?

The arrival of the Flower Clan clearly made Qian Lang lose interest in continuing to accompany Lin Chen. Lin Chen also noticed this, and after making an excuse that he had finished his stroll, he returned to the courtyard.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, before Lin Chen could even speak, Yin Yue spoke first.

"I didn't expect that even the Flower Clan would be alarmed this time."

"Is there anything different about this Flower Clan?"

Even Yin Yue brought up the Flower Clan, and this time Lin Chen became quite curious about them.

"Even among the ancient races, there were strong and weak ones. Among them, four races were known as the superior races, and the Flower Race was one of them."

"The upper class?"

"These four races have all produced god-level powerhouses."

Lin Chen's pupils shrank suddenly. If a god-level expert had emerged from these clans, wouldn't that mean that these four clans were just like the Yan Dynasty's royal family?
"Were these four clans the royal families of dynasties preceding the Yan Dynasty?"

"No."

Yin Yue shook her head, and seeing Lin Chen's confused look, explained, "A god-level expert can become an emperor by condensing a divine seal, which is what that senior from Canglan Island referred to as an emperor-level expert. However, there are also those who do not condense a divine seal. The ancestors of these four clans chose the path of not condensing a divine seal..."

"Wait a moment……"

Lin Chen frowned, confused by Yin Yue's words.

"Without a divine seal, can one still be called a god-level powerhouse?"

“It is possible to be born under special circumstances.” Yin Yue knew what Lin Chen was wondering about: “The senior from Canglan Island was unable to step into the God level because someone had already condensed the divine seal first. However, if the divine seal of this world has been dissipated for many years, one can choose to give up condensing the divine seal. But giving up the divine seal also means giving up the opportunity to become the ruler of the world.”

"One who possesses a divine seal and becomes an emperor should be stronger than a god-level expert without a divine seal, so why would he give it up?"

Leaving aside the prestigious position of the ruler of the world, those at that level already hold a certain status, but their strength is even greater. Lin Chen believes that none of these powerful individuals can resist this temptation.

"For the sake of future generations."

Yin Yue took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "By condensing the divine seal, one gains the fortune of the world, but at the same time, one's own bloodline merges with the divine seal. As a result, one's descendants will lose the advantage of their bloodline. In order to pass on their bloodline to their descendants, these four great clans gave up becoming the rulers of the world."

"I see."

Lin Chen understood that choosing to condense the divine seal would allow him to reach his true peak, but the price would be that after his lifespan came to an end, when the divine seal dissipated and a new dynasty emerged, his descendants would slowly fade into ordinary martial arts families, and might even suffer the calamity of extermination in the new dynasty.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

If the divine seal is formed, the family will not decline so quickly. From the formation of the divine seal to its dissipation, the family enjoys tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years of glory.

The dissipation of the divine seal is related to the loss of fortune. If the royal family had less selfishness and took the world as their responsibility, the dissipation of the divine seal would have been slower.

"The Yan Dynasty has existed for a long time. It has been more than 100,000 years since that person fell. The shortest of the dynasties before the Yan Dynasty was no more than 30,000 years, and the longest was only 100,000 years."

Yin Yue suddenly laughed at this point: "We've gone a bit too far off. The Flower Clan doesn't have any treasures in the Thousand Layers Secret Realm. The reason we came here is probably for the purpose of tempering ourselves in the Thousand Layers Secret Realm."

Lin Chen understood the meaning behind Yin Yue's words: the Flower Clan knew that the Thousand Layers Secret Realm was about to open, so they sent a young genius from their clan.

"Speaking of the Flower Clan, I'm reminded of something. Before the traitors rebelled, a major event occurred in the Flower Clan. It is said that the daughter of the Flower Clan princess returned to the clan with amazing talent, causing a sensation in the Flower Clan."

"The Flower Clan princess's daughter has returned?" Yin Yue knew what Lin Chen was wondering and explained, "I heard my father mention this before. The Flower Clan princess had a conflict with the clan elders for some reason and left the Flower Clan for decades without ever returning. This time, only the princess's daughter has returned; the princess herself has not."

"This princess of the Flower Clan entered the Innate Realm before she was even ten years old. Everyone in the Flower Clan believed that this princess used the purest bloodline closest to her ancestors and was the hope for the future of the Flower Clan. But for some reason, she went far away and has not returned for decades."

Such secrets are not known to every member of other ancient clans. When Yin Yue heard her father mention the Flower Clan princess, she could clearly sense his fear of her... and a hint of admiration.

Lin Chen wasn't particularly interested in gossiping about the Flower Clan princess, and instead asked the question he was most concerned about: "Will the arrival of the Flower Clan affect my ability to retrieve the clan's treasures for you?"

"Probably not."

Yin Yue pondered for a while: "Given the status of the Flower Clan, that traitor shouldn't be able to persuade the Flower Clan to stop you. As long as you don't cause trouble, it won't have any impact."

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Guest house.

At this moment, Qian Shan was chatting with two women and one man in the courtyard. His status in the clan was higher than Qian Lang's. As the eldest grandson of the second elder, it was not considered disrespectful for him to receive the three members of the Hua clan.

"Three people are participating in this year's Thousand Layers Mystery Realm, so this year's Thousand Layers Mystery Realm should be even more exciting than the last one."

"Oh, Brother Qianshan, do you mean that many true geniuses from various races have come this time?"

The woman with willow-leaf eyebrows from the Flower Clan smiled and said that they had come because of a message sent to their clan by the Entropy Clan. Due to the Moon Soul Clan, the Thousand Layers Secret Realm was about to open.

They had learned about the Moon Soul Clan from the elders before they arrived, but the Moon Soul Clan's strength wasn't considered particularly strong among the ancient races. So, what Qian Shan meant was that many young powerhouses from other races had come this time.

"Indeed, quite a few have come, but it's hard to say who among the geniuses of each race is stronger or weaker. However, I can assure you that there is one who is absolutely not weak."

Qian Shan smiled slightly. In his opinion, if the Flower Clan hadn't arrived, Lin Chen's strength would have been enough to rank him among the top three, or even first, of the other young powerhouses from various clans who had come this time.

The top three are at least certain, but the first place is not 100% certain.

This is Qian Shan's prediction of Lin Chen's strength ranking, but the arrival of the Flower Clan may change that.

There is still a gap in strength between these remnant clans and the four great clans. The aura emanating from these three people in front of him made him feel alarmed, and he couldn't even judge their cultivation level.

"Oh, I wonder who it is that Brother Qianshan thinks so highly of?"

"Lin Chen, a disciple of the Canglan Sect, is here on behalf of the Moon Soul Clan's princess to retrieve the Moon Soul Clan's treasure."

Swish!
The three members of the Flower Clan, who were originally nonchalant, suddenly had all eyes on Lin Chen when he mentioned the name "Lin Chen" in Qian Shan.

Qian Shan's expression changed as he felt pressure for the first time, and doubts also arose in his heart.

Why did these three people react in such a way when Lin Chen was mentioned?
The Canglan Sect and the Flower Clan should have no connection whatsoever, and given the short time Lin Chen has been in the Yan Dynasty, it's even less likely that he would have any dealings with the Flower Clan.

"Brother Qianshan, are you talking about Lin Chen, who came from an overseas island in the East China Sea to the Canglan Sect and won the title of number one in Martial Arts Mountain?"

The woman with willow-browed eyebrows asked again, and Qian Shan nodded. Could it be that the Canglan Sect has a second disciple named Lin Chen?

Even if the Canglan Sect has a disciple with the same name, these people should know that besides Lin Chen, there is another one who is worth mentioning in this way.

(End of this chapter)