Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 553 Encountering Dongfang Canglang Again
Wanhuozong Guest House.

Lin Chen, unusually, did not cultivate today, but instead read the jade slip in his hand.

This jade slip was sent by Elder Zhuang; it is the second volume of the "Genealogy of Ten Thousand Fires".

Back then, Elder Zhuang gave Lin Chen the first volume, while even disciples of the Myriad Fire Sect needed to contribute points to exchange for the second volume.

Even though Elder Zhuang is an elder, he cannot easily give Lin Chen a new scroll.

This time, Elder Zhuang sent the second volume, which used Lin Chen's entry into the Sacred Flame Realm, as a reward for Lin Chen in advance, in order to find the whereabouts of the sect's disciples.

The reason was somewhat arbitrary, but no one would really investigate it.

Ultimately, it's because the "Origin of Ten Thousand Fires" isn't a particularly powerful technique; like the first volume, it's purely theoretical.

The first volume of "The Origin of Ten Thousand Fires" records the types of innate fire, including methods for upgrading the rank of innate fire, while the second volume records the methods for fusing and refining innate fire.

Although Lin Chen had the "Racing Against Time" prompt, after several panel updates, he couldn't guarantee that it would always be there.

The "Racing Against Time" option on the panel is like a dictionary, and one with built-in search suggestions. With "Racing Against Time," he doesn't need to master the knowledge himself, but if it stops updating one day, he'll be completely lost.

It would be best if you had the opportunity to acquire this knowledge yourself.

……

……

The next day.

As dawn broke, Lin Chen had just gotten up when, with a thought, he immediately stepped out of the house.

Elder Zhuang.

"Come with me to the Sacred Flame Realm."

"So early?"

Lin Chen was somewhat surprised. Although he knew that he would enter the Sacred Flame Realm today, he did not expect Elder Zhuang to go in by himself so early in the morning.

Could something have happened in the Sacred Flame Realm?
"Let's go, the sooner the better."

Zhuang Lie didn't explain much, and let Lin Chen follow behind him, heading towards the volcanic cluster behind the Wanhuo Sect.

The Myriad Fire Sect was established in front of a volcanic cluster, with thousands of volcanoes behind it. The flames in these volcanoes would slowly evolve into innate fire over time, and most of the Myriad Fire Sect's innate fires came from the volcanic cluster behind it.

Of course, the experts of the Myriad Fire Sect would also place their innate fire in the volcano, allowing it to absorb the special earth vein energy to grow.

The volcano erupted intermittently, and the heat waves it emitted turned into towering clouds of fire. Martial artists below the Innate Realm were terrified by the power of heaven and earth, and even Innate Realm martial artists had to be extremely careful.

Fortunately, Zhuang Lie was at the fifth level of the Innate Realm, and Lin Chen was at the fourth level, but their strength was no less than that of someone at the fifth level, so they were not affected by the volcanic cluster.

The two figures sped through the air when a roar came from a volcano below, and a fire dragon roared up. Zhuang Lie saw this and slammed his palm down: "Beast, you're courting death!"

A giant fiery hand roared down, slamming the fire dragon back into the volcano's crater.

"Most of the innate fire here is unrefined and will actively attack any living being that gets close."

"Junior understands."

Hearing Elder Zhuang's explanation, Lin Chen nodded. Innate fire has the inherent property of burning everything, even the gentlest Azure Dawn Flame.

The two sped through the volcanic field for half an hour before finally stopping in front of a lake surrounded by mountains. The lake, flowing with golden liquid, looked like a fiery wave to Lin Chen if he hadn't sensed it was indeed a lake.

"Below this lake lies the Sacred Flame Realm. Every time the Sacred Flame Realm is activated, the lake will appear. Once you enter the lake, you will see a golden whirlpool underwater. Entering that whirlpool will teleport you to the Sacred Flame Realm."

Zhuang Lie seemed a little anxious. Although Lin Chen didn't know why Elder Zhuang was in such a hurry, he didn't hesitate: "Alright, then this junior will go in."

"Be careful inside, and prioritize your own safety."

Just as Lin Chen was about to enter the lake, he heard Elder Zhuang's voice transmission and a glint of light appeared in his eyes. He hadn't expected Elder Zhuang to give him such instructions.

The reason Elder Zhuang sent him into the Sacred Flame Realm was that the disciples of the Myriad Flames Sect had not yet come out, and he wanted him to go in and check the situation. If he found that the disciples of the Myriad Flames Sect were trapped, he was to help them escape.

But now Elder Zhuang's idea is that I should help if I can, but if helping the disciples of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect would put me in danger, then I shouldn't help.

This person truly considers himself a disciple.

"I will keep in mind your instructions, senior."

Lin Chen responded with a word, then his figure flashed, transforming into a streak of rainbow light that shot directly into the water.

Watching Lin Chen disappear beneath the lake, Zhuang Lie's expression was somewhat complicated. As an elder of the Wanhuo Sect, the words he had just spoken to Lin Chen through telepathy were already contrary to his status as a sect elder.

He felt unworthy of his position as a sect elder, but from his own perspective, he hoped that the Yan Dynasty could produce a super strong expert who could refine innate fire.

Since the founding master, countless top experts have failed to produce anyone who has mastered the art of fire refining.

The Myriad Fire Sect has been declining in recent years, partly because the top experts believe that the upper limit of refining innate fire is the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

For most martial artists, the Myriad Manifestations Realm is a realm they dare not even dream of in their lifetime. But for those super geniuses, the Myriad Manifestations Realm is not their ultimate goal.

Once you refine the innate fire and enter the Myriad Manifestations Realm, it becomes difficult to improve your cultivation level further.

Those true geniuses wouldn't join the Myriad Fire Sect precisely because of this.

To revitalize the Myriad Fires Sect, a super strong expert capable of refining innate fire must emerge.

Just like the founding master, even the founding emperor of the royal family did not dare to underestimate him back then.

Back then, the Ten Thousand Fires Sect was incredibly prestigious, no less so than the Thousand Machines Sect.

In Zhuang Lie's view, even if Lin Chen is not a disciple of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect, it is enough as long as Lin Chen can revive the path of refining innate fire.

After waiting by the lake for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and watching the water return to calm, Zhuang Lie turned and left.

Half an hour after Zhuang Lie left, several figures landed on the lake.

"Young Master Dongfang, this is the entrance to our sect's Sacred Fire Realm."

Dong Congyang chuckled and said, while Dongfang Canglang looked at a young man beside him: "Li You, once you go in, bring all the disciples of the Wanhuo Sect out alive."

"Don't worry, young master, I will do my best."

The young man nodded. This time, Young Master Dongfang brought him to the Wanhuo Sect to try to get him into the Sacred Flame Realm, using the excuse of rescuing the disciples of the Wanhuo Sect.

However, he knew very well that rescuing the Wanhuo Sect disciples was just a side matter. His purpose in entering the Sacred Fire Realm was to bring out a treasure for the young master.

(End of this chapter)