Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 546 Lin Chen: The fifth-realm experts from the Eight Desolations Sect probably won't come.

Purple Cloud Mountains!

Three hundred feet away, Qu Guanfu's pupils suddenly contracted, and he became fully alert. At the same time, he slowed down and finally stopped at a distance of one hundred feet.

"Who are you?"

Although the man before him was only at the fourth level of the Innate Realm in his divine sense, that was only a preliminary perception. Now, as he stared at the man closely, he found that he could not see through him at all.

The six realms of innate nature each have distinct characteristics.

A martial artist at the Innate Realm One will have a protective aura around their body, which is beyond their control and can be sensed at a glance by those at higher realms.

A martial artist at the second level of the Innate Realm will have shimmering light spots around their body. This is because innate crystals have condensed in their acupoints. Anyone with a divine sense or a high-level martial artist can see this.

A martial artist at the third level of the Innate Realm possesses Innate Liquid within their body. Nourished by this liquid, their skin is covered with a layer of Innate Fluorescence, which may be invisible to the naked eye but can be clearly seen with a sweep of divine sense.

A martial artist at the fourth level of the Innate Realm possesses an aura as powerful and surging as a tide, which can be clearly sensed by divine sense.

In Qu Guanfu's divine sense, the man in front of him was a fourth-level innate realm cultivator, because his aura was constantly changing. However, the reason he was cautious and wary was because the fluctuation of this person's aura was different from that of ordinary fourth-level innate realm cultivators.

The tide will not rise forever; after the high tide, there will always be a low tide.

The aura of a martial artist at the fourth level of the Innate Realm fluctuates constantly, with the released aura growing stronger and stronger, wave after wave.

However, the man's aura was extremely unstable, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, which was consistent with the aura of the fourth level of the Innate Realm, but also somewhat different from that of the fourth level of the Innate Realm.

"This disciple greets Elder Qu."

Lin Chen spoke with a smile, but his words immediately stunned Qu Guanfu: "Disciple?"

Is this person a disciple of my Canglan Sect?
Although as an elder, it is impossible for him to remember all the disciples of the Canglan Sect, that refers to the outer disciples and ordinary inner disciples. He cannot possibly not recognize the disciples who have cultivated to the fourth level of the Innate Realm.

Qu Guanfu was certain that he had never seen this man before in the sect.

"If you are unwilling to reveal your identity, that is fine. Why pretend to be a disciple of my Canglan Sect?"

Although he did not know the man's identity, Qu Guanfu was certain that this man was the mysterious expert who had recently slaughtered the warriors of the Eight Desolate Domains, because he saw several corpses wearing the robes of the Eight Desolate Sect not far away.

"Elder Qu really doesn't recognize me? Why don't you take a closer look?"

Lin Chen smiled. The technique for concealing one's form that the Supreme Elder had taught him could change one's appearance, but it was a change to the original appearance. To put it simply, once you have a certain guess in your mind, the more you look, the more similar it becomes. If you don't think about it in that way, you can't tell at first glance.

Qu Guanfu frowned. The other party wouldn't lie to him like this after he had said those words. Could he really be a disciple of my sect?
Staring at the other person's face, Qu Guanfu quickly recalled the disciples in the sect who were at the fourth level of the Innate Realm, and even those at the late stage or peak of the fourth level of the Innate Realm, but he couldn't match any of them to the name.

There are none of the following: late stage of the Four Realms of Innate, middle stage of the Four Realms of Innate, early stage of the Four Realms of Innate...

Further ahead lies the Three Realms of the Innate Stages.

Even a disciple at the third level of the Innate Realm, who breaks through to the fourth level in such a short time, could not possibly...

and many more!

Thinking of the peak disciples of the sect's Innate Realm Three, a young figure popped into Qu Guanfu's mind, and then his gaze was fixed on Lin Chen, the more he looked, the more he felt that he resembled him.

Seeing Elder Qu's wide-open eyes, Lin Chen knew that Elder Qu must have figured it out, so he bowed and said, "Disciple Lin Chen greets Elder Qu."

After he finished speaking, Lin Chen's appearance slowly began to return to normal.

"It's really you!"

Qu Guanfu looked at Lin Chen, who had regained his true appearance, and his eyes gleamed even more: "Did you kill all the warriors from the Eight Desolate Domains outside Bibo City? And these people from the Purple Cloud Mountains?"

"Yes, it was done by your disciple." Lin Chen nodded in acknowledgment.

"Good boy!"

Qu Guanfu took a deep breath. Even after receiving Lin Chen's personal confirmation, he was still deeply shocked.

When Lin Chen left the Canglan Sect, he hadn't even reached the second level of the Innate Realm, but now, more than three years later, he has already stepped into the fourth level of the Innate Realm.

To advance through three realms in three years—how many people in the entire history of the Yan Dynasty could achieve that?
"You're currently in the mid-stage of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm?"

Faced with Elder Qu's question, Lin Chen hesitated for a moment before answering, "This disciple should be considered to be at the peak of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm."

My current situation can no longer be classified according to the four realms of the innate realm.

Once the innate liquid in the body can overlap by one layer, one has entered the fourth realm of the innate realm. The first to the third layer is the early stage of the fourth realm of the innate realm, the third to the sixth layer is the middle stage, the sixth to the ninth layer is the late stage, the tenth layer is the peak... and after that is the fifth realm of the innate realm.

However, the innate liquid in his body has now accumulated to eighteen layers, far exceeding the limit of the fourth realm of innate beings.

Lin Chen had a conclusion about why he could have so many layers of innate liquid stacked within his body. His physical limits far exceeded those of the fourth and even some fifth-stage innate realm martial artists. The reason why ordinary fourth-stage innate realm martial artists could only reach their limit of ten layers and then strive towards the fifth stage was because their bodies could only withstand ten layers of innate liquid stacking.

Each layer of the innate fluid added to the body not only increases its power, but also places extremely high demands on the body itself.

"Peak of the Fourth Realm of the Innate Stage?"

Qu Guanfu's expression was somewhat strange, but he did not doubt Lin Chen's words, because the corpses of the four Innate Fourth Realm martial artists from the Eight Desolate Domains were clear evidence.

He originally thought Lin Chen might be in the middle to late stage of the Innate Fourth Realm, because the five Innate Fourth Realm warriors arranged by the Eight Desolate Domain in the Purple Cloud Mountains were all in the early stage of the Innate Fourth Realm. Those in the middle to late stage of the Innate Fourth Realm also had a chance to achieve this, but he did not expect that Lin Chen had directly cultivated to the peak of the Innate Fourth Realm.

After so many years of cultivation, I'm only at the early stage of the fifth realm of the Innate Realm. Lin Chen is just one step away from me.

Although it was hard to accept, the thought that such a prodigy was a disciple of his own Canglan Sect made Qu Guanfu feel cheerful.

"Lin Chen, although you have broken through to the peak of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm, I still have to criticize you. You shouldn't have come to the Purple Cloud Mountain Range so rashly."

Qu Guanfu said with a stern face: "Do you know why I came here? It's because based on your movements, I've determined that your next target is the Purple Cloud Mountains. Since I can figure it out, the elders of the Eight Desolations Sect can also guess it. Fortunately, the elders of the Eight Desolations Sect haven't taken action yet, otherwise, if they had arrived here beforehand, you would have walked right into their trap."

Lin Chen's ability to cultivate to the fourth level of the Innate Realm in such a short time is absolutely commendable. However, the very talent Lin Chen has displayed demonstrates his importance to the sect, and we must not take any risks lightly.

He needed to have a serious talk with the sect leader and Elder Du about this. Lin Chen had already reached the peak of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm at such a young age, a time when he was full of vigor and ambition. He was afraid that Lin Chen might not listen to him. He could only ask the sect leader and Elder Du to persuade him.

"Let's leave the Purple Cloud Mountains first. A fifth-level Innate Realm expert from the Eight Desolate Regions could appear at any time."

Hearing Elder Qu's words, Lin Chen rubbed his nose: "Elder Qu, it seems that there won't be any Innate Fifth Realm experts from the Eight Desolate Regions."

"Lin Chen!"

Qu Guanfu's voice suddenly rose, and his expression darkened: "Don't let your guard down. There are absolutely no stupid people who can cultivate to the fifth level of the Innate Realm. Moreover, the Eight Desolate Sect is in charge of this area. This person is meticulous and can definitely make a judgment. Perhaps they are already on their way."

"Ahem, Elder Qu, is the Xi Zeliang of the Eight Desolations Sect you mentioned someone who has a black mole under his left eyelid?"

"how do you know?"

"I just fought with a fifth-level Innate Realm expert from the Eight Desolations Sect. Fortunately, the sect protected me, and I managed to kill him with all my might."

Qu Guanfu: ...

After a short while, looking at the incomplete corpse dug out from the rocks, Qu Guanfu was certain that it was Xi Zeliang.

Even if a martial artist at the fifth level of the Innate Realm falls, their body will still retain the characteristics of a strong person at the fifth level of the Innate Realm, and there will be residual aura.

After confirming that the body was Xi Zeliang, Qu Guanfu looked at Lin Chen with a complicated expression.

If Lin Chen could kill Xi Zeliang, wouldn't he also be able to kill himself?

He was stronger than Xi Zeliang, but only to a limited extent. Most importantly, he had already deduced the battle situation: Lin Chen was not only facing Xi Zeliang, but also these four Innate Realm Fourth Stage martial artists.

At the peak of the fourth realm of the Innate Realm, he killed a fifth-realm expert and four early-stage fourth-realm experts... Even if he told others, probably no one would believe him.

However, being an elder of the sect, Qu Guanfu quickly composed himself and asked Lin Chen seriously, "Does anyone know about this matter?"

"When I was at Wanren Mountain, I met with several of my senior brothers..."

Upon hearing Lin Chen's answer, Qu Guanfu was taken aback for a moment, but his expression quickly returned to normal. Tu Ruoxing from Wanren Mountain had not reported Lin Chen's return to him, probably because she was afraid that he would leave Lin Chen on the front line.

Junior Brother Tu is keeping a close eye on me.

“Junior Nephew Tu is right. What you need to do now is return to the sect and stop staying on the front lines. Also, do not reveal your true identity on the way back and continue to use your previous disguise.”

Qu Guanfu had already made up his mind. The first thing he would do upon returning to Cangqiong City was to block the news of Lin Chen's return, especially to prevent the Eight Desolate Sect from knowing that Lin Chen already possessed the strength to fight against someone at the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

Seeing Elder Qu's serious expression, Lin Chen had a vague intuition that there seemed to be something going on in this sect war, and that it was actually detrimental to the Canglan Sect.

Since he was able to defeat a fifth-level Innate Realm cultivator, the sect should have publicized this news to greatly boost the morale of the warriors in the Canglan Domain. However, Elder Qu wanted him to keep his identity a secret. What was he afraid of?
"Don't overthink it. Once we return to the sect, the sect leader will answer any questions you may have."

Seemingly sensing Lin Chen's thoughts, Qu Guanfu offered a word of comfort, saying that even as an elder, he only knew the general outline of some things, and only the sect leader and a few supreme elders knew the more specific details.

However, with Lin Chen's current strength and talent, he is already qualified to participate in the sect's major affairs. It is likely that the sect leader will inform Lin Chen of the inside story of many recent unexpected events.

"Hmm, shall I leave now?"

"Go."

Qu Guanfu waved his hand and watched Lin Chen bow and leave. He sighed softly, but the next moment his face was filled with endless killing intent.

With Xi Zeliang dead, the warriors of the Eight Desolate Domains in this area are leaderless. It's time to launch a counterattack and relieve the pressure on other battlefield areas.

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