Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 583 The Decision of the Canglan Sect (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

There was a brief silence in the courtyard.

"Being able to defeat ninety-nine people, losing to that one is not shameful."

Seeing Lin Chen's silence, Teng Wangshan assumed that Lin Chen was still upset about being defeated in one move, so he immediately offered some words of comfort.

"I don't feel ashamed, I just understand why that person was able to become the next holder of the Divine Seal."

Lin Chen smiled wryly. He had only known that Dongfang Canglang's father was very strong before, but he had never actually met him. Only by meeting him in person could he understand just how strong he was.

Dongfang Canglang's father was a towering mountain at the highest point of the Yan Dynasty, a mountain that no martial artist could cross.

"What's wrong, feeling down?"

Seeing Lin Chen's wry smile, Ye Feiran asked casually from the side.

Lin Chen's expression turned solemn: "This disciple will not be discouraged. This disciple started from the bottom of cultivation. When I first entered the martial arts school, the gap between this disciple and those children of the powerful and wealthy was the same as that between this senior Dongfang today. But now, those children of the powerful and wealthy have been left far behind by this disciple."

Hearing Lin Chen recount his past martial arts cultivation experiences, Ye Feiran and the other two were not surprised. After Lin Chen reached the summit of Martial Arts Mountain, the Canglan Sect and the Flower Clan both sent people to Canglan Island to conduct investigations.

It is also known that Lin Chen, from the son of an ordinary fisherman, later became the number one martial artist on the island. During this period, in addition to his own talent, he also needed a firm heart for martial arts cultivation.

Cultivating martial arts is far more difficult for those from humble backgrounds than for ordinary martial artists. It's not just about the lack of resources and the hardships involved. While many martial artists can endure the hardships of cultivation, the biggest challenge for those from humble backgrounds is whether they can maintain their original intentions after their social status rises.

Many martial artists from impoverished backgrounds, after rising in their cultivation level and escaping their humble origins, find themselves surrounded by increasing temptations. Their once unwavering dedication to martial arts cultivation is gradually eroded by power, wealth, and the allure of a life of pleasure.

"It's good that you have this ambition."

Ye Feiran smiled. He had come to Lin Chen's courtyard on the instructions of his senior brother. His senior brother was obviously planning something, and the protagonist of this plan was Lin Chen.

"Since the Flower Clan has invited you, then you should go to the Flower Clan with Elder Teng. There's no need to worry about the sect; we have a few others here."

After Ye Feiran finished speaking, he turned his gaze to Teng Wangshan: "Elder Teng, Lin Chen will be temporarily handed over to your Flower Clan."

"Senior Ye, rest assured, Lin Chen is the consort of my Flower Clan, and my Flower Clan will protect him well."

Teng Wangshan also assured Ye Feiran that as long as Lin Chen went to the Flower Clan, neither Dongfang Canglang nor the royal family would dare to come looking for him. As for the Eight Desolate Sect, they wouldn't dare to come to the clan even if they had a few more lives.

Ye Feiran left, and Ji Cangtian patted Lin Chen on the shoulder: "I won't see you off. I'll send a message to your master. The Supreme Elder has said everything he needed to say, so I won't say anything more."

"Thank you, Master."

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three days later.

In the Central Plains Imperial Palace, all members of the royal family stood solemnly before the pagoda. Yan Zun stood at the very front, followed by the Sixth Prince Yan Ran and two other middle-aged men. Behind them were Yan Yang, Yan Hui, and other members of the younger generation of the royal family.

The pagoda doors opened, and the royal elder stepped out, drawing expectant glances from everyone.

The old man glanced at the crowd, shook his head and sighed, "This time, the divine seal lost 20% of its fortune, leaving only 70%."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the royal family members present turned extremely ugly.

Their already limited luck was further diminished by 30% because of Lin Chen alone.

The old man ignored the ugly expressions on the other people's faces, and after saying this, he turned around and slowly walked into the pagoda.

He did not agree with the royal family's actions against Lin Chen, but Emperor Yan Zun had made a decision, and he had to obey.

This time, the royal family can truly be said to have lost both their wife and their army.

"Yan Hui was confined to the ancestral hall for a year."

Yan Zun's cold voice rang out, and Yan Hui, who was standing behind, trembled. He hadn't expected that he would be punished and confined by his father, the emperor, not long after he left the ancestral hall.

But he couldn't defend himself. The feud between the royal family and Lin Chen started because of him. If he hadn't gone to the Myriad Fire Sect and chosen to betray Lin Chen, none of these things would have happened.

Yan Hui clenched his fists. He didn't hate his father, but he hated Lin Chen. If it weren't for Lin Chen, he wouldn't have lost face in front of all the martial artists in the world, and the divine seal wouldn't have lost 30% of its fortune.

For the first time, his hatred for Lin Chen surpassed that for Dongfang Canglang.

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"It seems that people all over the world have been talking about my royal family quite a bit."

Yan Ran wore a contemptuous smile: "Those super sects are all opportunists, a bunch of wolves in sheep's clothing. If it weren't for my royal family, how could the world have enjoyed such long peace?"

"Our royal family has protected the world for tens of thousands of years, yet not a single person remembers the good deeds done by our royal family. It is truly disheartening." Another prince beside Yan Ran also spoke in a cold voice.

In their view, it was those super sects who had wronged their royal family.

The royal family has never been wrong.

The reason they targeted Lin Chen was because he disrespected their royal family.

Yan Zun's face was cold and icy: "My royal family can't take any more actions recently, but Lin Chen must die. Send a message to the Eight Desolate Sect and tell them to speed up the acquisition of the Sect War Token."

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Valley of Flowers.

Various exotic flowers and rare herbs filled the valley, emitting a rich fragrance. Lin Chen followed behind Teng Wangshan, curiously looking around.

The flowers and plants planted in this valley are not just beautiful; their fragrance makes even a martial artist of his level feel comfortable. These flowers and plants are all valuable medicinal herbs.

Teng Wangshan led Lin Chen to the end of the valley. Lin Chen looked up, a look of surprise in his eyes.

Before him was a huge vine, spiraling upwards like an escalator, reaching into the depths of the clouds.

"Greetings, Elder Teng."

Just as Teng Wangshan and Lin Chen stood in front of the towering vine tree, two figures sped down from above. After landing on the ground, they first bowed to Teng Wangshan, and then looked at Lin Chen with curiosity.

What Elder Teng was doing on this trip was no secret to the entire Flower Clan, so these two men also knew that the young man following behind Elder Teng was Lin Chen, the future consort of their Flower Clan.

The Flower Clan warriors did not possess martial arts seals, so even though they had heard of Lin Chen's name, they had never seen his true face.

Now that they saw Lin Chen's appearance, the two men looked at him strangely. This prince consort's appearance was not particularly outstanding; at least among the many handsome men and beautiful women of the Flower Clan, he could only be considered average.

Why did the little princess fall for Lin Chen? Could it be, as the others in the clan say, that the little princess was too ignorant and fooled by Lin Chen because she lived in a remote place when she was young?

"What's wrong? You don't even bow to the prince consort?"

When Teng Wangshan saw the two young men staring at Lin Chen without bowing, he snorted coldly and his face darkened.

The two men were shocked when they heard their elders' words. Although the elders did not object to the marriage between the little princess and Lin Chen, according to the signals the elders had given within the clan, Lin Chen would have to get past the younger generation of the Flower Clan if he wanted to marry the little princess.

Lin Chen hasn't even passed this hurdle yet, so how come Elder Teng is already asking them to accept Lin Chen?

"What, can't I order you around?"

Looking at the expressions on the two men's faces, Teng Wangshan knew exactly what they were thinking, but the situation was different now.

Because of the eldest princess, the clan cannot interfere with the marriage between the youngest princess and Lin Chen, but that doesn't mean that the elders will accept Lin Chen so easily.

According to the agreement among these elders, they would not make things difficult for Lin Chen, but they would not stop the younger generation of the clan from challenging him.

To marry the young princess and get the younger generation of the Flower Clan to accept it is not considered deliberately difficult, and the eldest princess should be able to accept it as well.

The eldest son-in-law is an exception!
Even now, the eldest princess has never taken her husband back to her clan.

However, ever since he learned that Lin Chen had fought against one hundred of the strongest warriors in the four realms of the Yan Dynasty in the Tower of Babel, and only lost the last one, Teng Wangshan understood that if the younger generation of his clan challenged Lin Chen, they would only bring shame upon themselves.

"I've seen the consort!"

Hearing Elder Teng's stern rebuke, the two men quickly spoke up, though their tone still carried a hint of resentment.

"If I see you disrespecting the prince consort again, don't blame me for enforcing the clan rules."

Teng Wangshan snorted coldly, then looked at Lin Chen and smiled again: "Lin Chen, the entrance to my Flower Clan is at the top of this Tengmu Peak. Come with me."

Lin Chen nodded. He could see the two men's dissatisfaction and felt somewhat helpless. To be honest, he didn't really like the scenario of being looked down upon and then getting his revenge, but it seemed somewhat unavoidable.

It seems that many young people in the Flower Clan oppose his engagement to Senior Sister Jiang.

Lin Chen followed Teng Wangshan up the vine tree, while the two men from the Flower Clan watched Lin Chen's figure disappear into the clouds, both of them with puzzled expressions on their faces.

"What exactly does Elder Teng mean?"

"Who knows? What we need to do now is to inform those people of the news Lin Chen brought. Those people are the ones who dislike Lin Chen the most."

"That's true. Our Flower Clan is going to have a lively time from now on."

The two men exchanged a smile. They dared not covet the little princess, but they were still willing to watch the excitement.

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Just after Lin Chen followed Teng Wangshan into the Flower Clan's dwelling formation, the Canglan Sect, far away in the Canglan Domain, issued a sect decree through Ji Cangtian.

All martial artists in the Canglan Domain retreated to the south of the Canglan River!

The news caused an uproar throughout the world.

The Canglan River is located at the north-south boundary of the Canglan Domain. Forcing the warriors of the Canglan Domain to retreat to the south of the Canglan River means that the Canglan Sect has given up half of its territory.

If two factions go to war, abandoning half of their territory is tantamount to admitting defeat.

Without a war order, the maximum you can occupy is half of the enemy's territory.

The Canglan Sect knew they were no match for the Eight Desolations Sect, so they chose to give up to avoid sacrificing too many warriors.

The various forces that had initially paid only slight attention to this sect war began to investigate the situation on the battlefield after learning about the Canglan Sect's actions. They then discovered that other super forces had apparently joined the Eight Desolate Sect.

No wonder the Canglan Sect chose to give up directly. Continuing to fight like this would only lead to a predetermined outcome and result in the sacrifice of more sect disciples.

It would be better to just admit defeat and conserve our energy.

Many people believed they could guess the thoughts of the Canglan Sect's higher-ups. The Canglan Sect had produced an unparalleled genius, Lin Chen. If Lin Chen were given time to grow into a Myriad Manifestations Realm expert, there might be a chance to reclaim the lost territory.

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Flower Clan.

"Elder, this is a letter that Yin Wushuang of the Canglan Sect asked me to deliver."

In a mountain cave, Teng Wangshan handed a jade slip to the white-haired old man sitting cross-legged in front of him.

The white-haired old man took the jade slip, immersed his divine sense into it, and after a long while, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

"Elder, what did Yin Wushuang write in the letter?"

Seeing the elder's thoughtful expression, Teng Wangshan asked with some curiosity.

"Have you arranged accommodations for Lin Chen?"

The Grand Elder did not answer directly, but instead inquired about Lin Chen's situation.

"It's all arranged; they'll be staying at Yaochi."

"Hmm." The Grand Elder nodded, then said casually, "Just yesterday, after you brought Lin Chen in, the Canglan Sect announced that it would give up half of its territory."

"what?"

Teng Wangshan's eyes showed shock. The Canglan Sect was actually willing to give up half of its territory?
Although the Canglan Sect is at a disadvantage, with three experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm like Yin Wushuang, the Canglan Sect is not without a chance to turn the tide.

"Elder, could it be that the Canglan Sect's abandonment of half its territory is related to the contents of this jade slip?"

Teng Wangshan immediately thought of the jade slip. The Grand Elder wouldn't suddenly mention this without a reason, especially when he was asking about the contents of the jade slip.

"The contents of this jade slip explain why the Canglan Sect abandoned half of its territory."

"Is it related to Lin Chen?" Teng Wangshan pressed.

"Ah."

hiss!
Teng Wangshan was shocked once again. The Canglan Sect was actually willing to give up half of its territory for Lin Chen.

What are they seeking?
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