Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 560 East VS Royal Family
Start the second level!

As the cold voice fell, a strange energy fluctuation emanated from the main hall, and the next moment, three fiery gates appeared before everyone.

As these three colossal gates, composed entirely of flames, materialized in the hall, a distinctly different yet intense aura instantly spread out, enveloping Lin Chen and his sixteen companions.

One strip of green, one strip of gold, and one strip of black.

The door on the left, woven from emerald flames, exuded a vibrant vitality. Lin Chen felt an extreme sense of comfort simply by making eye contact with it.

This green fire gate seems to contain the purest source of life, making people want to step inside and receive its nourishment.

After a few breaths, Lin Chen shifted his gaze from the green flame gate on the left to the golden gate in the middle.

Upon seeing this, Lin Chen's soul trembled. An invisible yet heavy sense of oppression, like a mountain, rushed towards him. The golden light was dazzling but not scorching, instead carrying an undeniable sense of holiness and grandeur.

The entire golden gate is like a blazing sun king. Facing this gate is like facing an supreme being, and a sense of insignificance from the depths of one's soul arises spontaneously, making one want to kneel down and worship.

boom!
Not far away, a sound came, and Lin Chen was jolted awake. He looked to his right and saw a middle-aged man kneeling on the ground.

Seeing the other person kneeling on the ground, Lin Chen knew that this person, like himself, had been looking at the second golden gate, but was unable to withstand the pressure and involuntarily knelt down.

The others were also trembling, presumably resisting the urge to kneel.

Lin Chen turned his gaze to the third black flame gate. Compared to the other two gates, this black flame gate appeared very ancient, silently devouring the surrounding light and sound. Inside the gate, there was a bottomless void that seemed to suck in even divine senses, as if behind the gate was an endless abyss.

"Prince Consort, choose the green door."

Just as Lin Chen was pondering, he heard Zhuang Qiang's voice transmission in his ear.

Do you know the origin of these three doors?

"The first green door leads to a medicinal field. When the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect established the Sacred Fire Hall, he came to my Flower Clan and searched for many spiritual herb seeds. Then, he used the unique vitality of the innate fire to nurture these spiritual herbs."

Zhuang Qiang didn't hide anything; her goal this time was this first green door.

She was looking for a magical medicine, but it had disappeared from the outside world. According to the elder, the only possible place was the Holy Fire Palace.

Hearing Zhuang Qiang's words, Lin Chen was somewhat surprised. Most of the innate fires were indeed full of vitality, which was related to the characteristics of innate fires.

Apart from a few special innate fires, most innate fires require sufficient earth vein energy to be generated and born. For medicinal herbs, earth vein energy is the life force they need.

If this green gate is the medicinal herb field planted by the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect, then after tens of thousands of years, the quality of the medicinal herbs inside must be unimaginable.

Any one of these plants would be priceless in the outside world.

"What about the other two doors?"

"The second door should lead to the inheritance door left by the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect. As for the third door... my sister and I don't know either, but before we came, the elders of our clan told us never to step into the black door."

Lin Chen understood. The founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect was very kind and wouldn't let any martial artist who entered leave empty-handed.

Even if one cannot obtain the inheritance, one can choose to enter the green door to obtain the spiritual medicine inside. Looking across the Yan Dynasty, there are few powerful individuals as generous as this.

"You said earlier that letting the two of you into the second level would also help me. What kind of help?"

Lin Chen hadn't forgotten what the woman had said earlier in order to get him to take action; otherwise, he wouldn't have intended to act based solely on that one word, "Prince Consort."

For Jiang's sake, he could keep one person's key, but wanting both of them would be greedy. If it weren't for her last words, he wouldn't have planned to help the other woman out of her predicament.

"May I ask if the Prince Consort's goal is the inheritance of the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect?"

"Ah."

Faced with Zhuang Qiang's question, Lin Chen admitted it without hesitation. Having come this far, it would be too hypocritical to say it wasn't for the sake of inheritance.

"Then please, Your Highness, do not enter the golden door yet. Wait until my sister and I come out of the green door before entering the golden door."

"Why?"

"To obtain the inheritance of the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect, there will inevitably be trials. Behind the green gate is a spiritual herb. After consuming this herb, the compatibility between the martial artist and the innate fire will be enhanced. It will have miraculous effects on both refining and manipulating the innate fire."

Zhuang Qiang spoke slowly, explaining that she did have a reason for saying what she had said earlier.

Although it is unknown how the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect selected his successor, it must have been more than just the first hurdle. The founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect was the first person in the entire Yan Dynasty to manipulate the innate fire, so there must have been tests related to refining or manipulating the innate fire when selecting a successor.

"Can't I go through the green door and then the gold door?"

"Your Highness, each person may only choose one door to enter; no one may enter through a second door."

Lin Chen suddenly realized that if that were the case, he really could use these two women.

Just as Lin Chen and Zhuang Qiang were exchanging words, the others on the scene also made their moves. Meng Bing glanced at the others and slowly said, "Regarding the Holy Fire Hall, the only thing the founder left behind was the record about these three gates. The green gate is where spiritual herbs are planted, but after so many years, no one can be sure whether the spiritual herbs inside are still there."

It's uncertain whether these medicinal herbs can have such a long growth cycle over tens of thousands of years; they may have already withered away.

Everyone looked thoughtful, but no one asked Meng Bing. At this point, they were all competitors, and there was no need to voice their thoughts aloud, lest they alert their rivals. "The second door leads to the place where our sect's ancestor left his legacy, but as you all just felt the pressure, whether you have a chance to obtain the legacy is for you to decide."

"As for the third black door..."

Meng Bing looked at the entire audience: "The original words left by our ancestor were that this is a forbidden door. He didn't say what's inside, but I don't recommend that you go in."

Lin Chen looked at Meng Bing with a hint of appreciation. She was a gentleman, and she spoke the truth.

Knowing full well that everyone was after the legacy of their Wanhuo Sect's founder, they still didn't hide anything.

What Lin Chen didn't know was that it wasn't that Meng Bing didn't want to hide it, but rather that before he entered, an elder of the sect had instructed him that there was no need to conceal it from outsiders.

This is the teaching of our ancestral master!
For the founder, the one who can inherit his legacy does not necessarily have to come from the Wanhuo Sect. The higher-ups of the Wanhuo Sect can only accept the founder's whims. Moreover, they are very clear that whoever obtains the legacy must be grateful to the Wanhuo Sect.

"Thank you for informing me, Brother Meng. I'm afraid this inheritance is not meant for me, so I'll choose the green door."

One of the martial artists at the fourth level of the Innate Realm from the Fulong Sect spoke first. This was the same person who had just knelt on the ground. He hadn't even been able to withstand the pressure of the golden gate and had already accepted reality that it was impossible for him to obtain the inheritance.

Since that's the case, we might as well enter the Green Gate and see if we can obtain any precious elixirs.

Martial artists who have cultivated to the fourth level of the Innate Realm are not the kind of people who are indecisive. After making their decision, the men of the Fulong Sect went directly into the green gate.

With this person leading the way, two more figures quickly entered the green gate.

"Your Highness, we'll go in first."

Zhuang Qiang also sent a telepathic message to Lin Chen, and after exchanging a glance with her younger sister, the two of them stepped into the green gate.

A dozen or so breaths later, only six people remained on the scene.

Lin Chen glanced at the other five people. Meng Bing from the Myriad Fire Sect was a given, as was the shrewd man. The other three were from the Burning Star Valley, the Profound Yellow Sect, and a man with a rather mysterious background.

Meng Bing nodded to Lin Chen, ignored the rest of the group, and was the first to step into the golden gate, her figure quickly disappearing inside.

Following Meng Bing's entry, the two Innate Realm Fourth Stage martial artists from Burning Star Valley and Xuanhuang Sect also stepped into the golden gate.

Li You glanced at Lin Chen and the other person, and smiled, "Aren't you two going in?"

"No rush," Lin Chen replied calmly.

The other man completely ignored Li You and simply stood there quietly.

After a few dozen breaths, seeing that Lin Chen and the other person indeed had no intention of entering the Golden Gate, Li You's face showed impatience. He had to complete the task assigned by the young master.

"I am an adventurous person and I know my own limitations. I will not be able to inherit the legacy of the founder of the Ten Thousand Fires Sect, but I am interested in what is inside this black gate."

Li You added a consolation to himself: he had come here this time, and the young master had gone to great lengths to awaken the Holy Fire Hall, all so that he could enter the Black Gate and retrieve something.

Now that he was only one step away from the task assigned by the young master, he decided to stop hiding anything.

Li You strode towards the black gate, but just as he approached it, Lin Chen raised an eyebrow and his aura surged. Behind him, the man who had remained silent the whole time suddenly moved.

However, this person's target was not Lin Chen, but Li You.

boom!
The man suddenly produced a long sword, and with a single slash, a dazzling golden light crashed down on Li You.

puff!
Li You didn't expect to be ambushed. Although he immediately sensed it and dodged to the side, he was still affected by the golden sword energy and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Lin Chen stared intently at the middle-aged man, his eyes filled with vigilance. The man's golden sword energy made him feel a sense of threat.

"Imperial aura! You are a member of the Central Plains royal family!"

Li You wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his gaze fixed on the man: "What is your royal family trying to do? Are you going to defy Young Master Dongfang? Do you want to be exterminated?"

"Disobedience?"

The middle-aged man sneered: "My royal family is the ruler of the Yan Dynasty. How can you talk about disobeying them? Your master has overstepped his bounds."

His purpose in coming to the Holy Fire Temple was to prevent anyone from entering this black gate.

Li You knew his words wouldn't intimidate the man, so he turned his gaze to Lin Chen: "Lin Chen, Young Master Dongfang has always thought highly of you. As long as you kill this man, I will definitely speak well of him to him, and he will surely reward you handsomely. Dynasties rise and fall, and Young Master Dongfang represents the future, while the Zhongzhou royal family is nothing but a group that is barely clinging to life."

Li You's words made the middle-aged man's eyes more wary. At present, in the competition among various forces and geniuses, the royal family is indeed at a disadvantage, and he was afraid that Lin Chen would really be tempted.

"I want to know what's inside this black gate. Why don't you two explain it clearly first, so I can make a decision?"

Lin Chen spoke calmly, unmoved by Li You's promise. He had already encountered that young master Dongfang's men several times.

P.S.: I wrote two chapters yesterday. I habitually smoked while writing, and after a few cigarettes, my wound became inflamed and started to ache. I can't smoke while writing today, so I'm not used to it. Sorry. I'll just write one chapter today and wait for my condition to improve.

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