Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 596 The Situation of the Jade Tablet of Creation

Creation City, Spring and Autumn Pavilion.

The No. 1 Restaurant in Creation City.

In the City of Creation, for innate experts, the words "Spring and Autumn" mean encompassing the world, and in the Spring and Autumn Pavilion, one can taste all the delicacies of the world.

For martial artists below the Innate Realm, or even ordinary Innate Realm martial artists, the name "Spring and Autumn" means that sometimes all the wealth they accumulate in their entire lives or even several years is not enough to afford a single meal at the Spring and Autumn Pavilion.

Today, the Spring and Autumn Pavilion is filled with beautiful young women, and the melodious sounds of the zither can be heard continuously.

"Young Master Lin, we've arrived!"

Led by a young woman, Lin Chen slowly entered the courtyard.

As he stepped in, the once noisy courtyard instantly fell silent, and Lin Chen immediately felt more than a dozen gazes fall upon him.

"Lin Chen is here!"

He Chuanqiao, who was sitting in the middle, also stood up and walked to Lin Chen with a smile. As the host, he naturally could not accompany Lin Chen alone, so he had arrived at Chunqiu Pavilion early. Lin Chen was brought to Chunqiu Pavilion by a Xiantian martial artist from the Creation Sect.

"Haha, I'm sure everyone here is familiar with Lin Chen. Even if you haven't met him, you should have heard of his name."

He Chuanqiao introduced Lin Chen to the crowd, and the young men present reacted differently to his words. They had naturally heard of Lin Chen, and many of them had even seen him on the Tower of Babel.

Some were expressionless, some smiled knowingly, but some had a look of resentment in their eyes...

Lin Chen took in everyone's expressions. Those present were all geniuses from their respective sects, and their actual ages were much older than they appeared. Naturally, they were not the kind of people who were naive and unassuming.

So-called facial expressions do not necessarily represent people's true attitude towards you.

Of course, those who looked unconvinced were definitely hostile and resentful towards us.

However, Lin Chen did not recognize any of the people present. Jiang Chen from the Thousand Machines Sect did not come. However, Lin Chen could understand this. In the Yan Dynasty, it was generally acknowledged that the Thousand Machines Sect's research on the divine soul surpassed that of the Creation Sect. If Jiang Chen came to comprehend the Creation Jade Tablet, it would affect the Thousand Machines Sect's status in the research on the divine soul.

If a disciple of one's own sect goes to another sect to study the Creation Jade Tablet, doesn't that mean that one's sect's techniques are inferior to those of the Creation Sect?

He Chuanqiao also noticed the reactions of everyone present and directly invited Lin Chen to sit down in the seat next to him, without introducing the identities of the other people to Lin Chen one by one.

If anyone present wanted to befriend Lin Chen, they would naturally take the initiative to speak up.

He Chuanqiao's reason for this consideration was mainly due to the situation of the Canglan Sect. The Canglan Sect had already chosen to concede defeat. If Lin Chen were to introduce everyone present to their identities one by one, given Lin Chen's personality, he would surely speak humbly.

However, some people might think that Lin Chen was being so humble because he had lost confidence after the Canglan Sect conceded defeat in the battle against the Bahuang Sect.

For these people, their confidence in doing things comes not only from their own strength, but also from the sects behind them.

Even if they are at the third or even fourth level of the Innate Realm, they will not be too humble in the face of experts at the fifth or sixth level of the Innate Realm, because they are confident that given time they can also cultivate to that level, and they have sects behind them, so these experts at the fifth and sixth level of the Innate Realm will not dare to bully the weak.

After Lin Chen took his seat, a few more people arrived, and then the banquet began.

This time, the Creation Jade Tablet of the Creation Sect was opened to the public, and apart from the Thousand Machine Sect, no sect was uninterested.

A short while later, two young men walked over to Lin Chen with smiles on their faces.

He Chuanqiao, who was sitting next to Lin Chen, stood up immediately when he saw the man walking over and introduced him to Lin Chen: "Lin Chen, this is Jiang Yunqi from the East Sea Divine Palace, and this is Jiang Ang from the Starfall Heavenly Palace."

"I have long heard of Brother Lin's name. When Brother Lin was chosen by the Canglan Sect, it caused quite a stir in my East Sea Divine Palace."

Jiang Yunqi of the East Sea Divine Palace spoke with a smile. As the sect closest to the East Sea in the entire Yan Dynasty, the East Sea Divine Palace is different from other sects. Whether it is the source of disciples or martial arts resources, the East Sea Divine Palace comes from the vast East Sea.

Jiang Yunqi's words were somewhat exaggerated. Although Lin Chen was favored by the Canglan Sect, the East Sea Divine Palace did not take him too seriously, after all, he was just a martial artist who had not yet stepped into the Innate Realm.

Lin Chen knew this, and so did He Chuanqiao.

The group exchanged knowing smiles, and Lin Chen clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Brother Jiang, you're exaggerating too much."

"I'm not exaggerating. Even now, many elders in the sect are still regretting not keeping Brother Lin here back then, even at the cost of offending the Canglan Sect."

The first part was a bit of an exaggeration, but what Jiang Yunqi said next was the truth.

Since Lin Chen made a name for himself in the Yan Dynasty, several elders of the sect have expressed regret.

If Lin Chen had been kept there, the Canglan Sect couldn't have said anything, since according to the rules, the martial artists from these islands in the East China Sea belonged to the East China Sea Divine Palace, which had the right to choose them first.

However, since the islands that had just emerged from the Annihilation Storm had almost no martial arts geniuses, the East Sea Divine Palace didn't pay much attention to them. In addition, the founding emperor of the Yan Dynasty allowed other forces to enter the Annihilation Storm to leave their legacy, so the East Sea Divine Palace turned a blind eye.

He Chuanqiao watched Jiang Yunqi and Lin Chen chatting, wondering why Jiang Yunqi would take the initiative to befriend Lin Chen.

The East Sea Divine Palace occupies a unique position, making it arguably the least affected by the royal family. It's important to understand that the East Sea region isn't large, and it was once the weakest of the super sects. However, as the annihilation storms of the East Sea region recede over tens of thousands of years, islands continue to emerge. Although these islands initially lacked martial arts geniuses, after contact with the Yan Dynasty, they gradually rose to prominence over hundreds or thousands of years, providing the East Sea Divine Palace with a continuous supply of martial arts resources.

In the current Yan Dynasty, many sects envy the East Sea Divine Palace. Sects like their Creation Gate and others have already established their territories. To expand, they can only wage war against neighboring sects. However, everyone is a super sect with similar strength, so territorial disputes are not so simple.

On the contrary, the East Sea Divine Palace does not need to expand at all. It only needs to wait for the annihilation storm to recede, and many more islands will appear.

No matter how little influence the royal family has, the East Sea Divine Palace is still under the Yan Emperor Dynasty, not to mention the even more terrifying Young Master Dongfang.

Jiang Yunqi also saw the doubt in He Chuanqiao's eyes and sighed inwardly. His friendship with Lin Chen was the expectation of all martial artists in the East China Sea, especially those on the East China Sea islands.

Although Lin Chen is a disciple of the Canglan Sect, he was born on Canglan Island in the East China Sea. To the martial artists of the many islands in the East China Sea, Lin Chen is from the same background as them.

Although his sect was the sect leader of the East Sea Region, in terms of status among the island warriors of the East Sea Region, Lin Chen was even higher than himself, a proud disciple of the East Sea Divine Palace.

In the hearts of the martial artists on these islands, the East Sea Divine Palace was merely a sect, but Lin Chen was on the same starting point as them.

If he were to appear indifferent to Lin Chen, the news would surely incite discontent among the island's martial artists, though it wouldn't necessarily lead to rebellion...

However, once this news comes out, the young geniuses on these islands may be easily poached by other sects due to their dissatisfaction.

It's not a big deal in the short term, but if it goes on for a long time... it will be a huge loss for the sect.

As the saying goes, any super sect, even though it is the overlord of a region, must still consider the hearts of the martial artists in that region. Losing the hearts of the people is a huge loss for any sect.

Compared to Jiang Yunqi's attitude of merely befriending Lin Chen, Jiang Ang's attitude towards Lin Chen was very warm, showing no airs of being a proud disciple of the Starfall Heavenly Palace.

This scene left He Chuanqiao and Jiang Yunqi somewhat puzzled.

The two naturally did not know that Lin Chen had visited the Starfall Palace before coming to the Creation Gate, nor did they know that Lin Chen had become the benefactor of the Starfall Palace.

Not many people in the entire Starfall Heavenly Palace know about this, but Jiang Ang, as a super genius of the Starfall Heavenly Palace, must know the inside story.

However, after Jiang Yunqi and Jiang Ang spoke with Lin Chen, no one else came over.

Lin Chen didn't care. With his current strength, anyone who tried to stop him would only be asking for trouble.

"Brother He, this is the first time your sect's Creation Jade Tablet has been opened to the public. We have only heard of the Creation Jade Tablet, but we do not know what makes it so magical. Brother He, could you please enlighten us?"

After a few rounds of drinks, someone spoke up, and everyone present, including Lin Chen, turned their attention to He Chuanqiao.

The reason everyone attended the banquet was not only to give face to He Chuanqiao, but also to learn more about the Creation Jade Tablet from him.

He Chuanqiao had anticipated this, and he even held this welcoming banquet to tell the people present about the Jade Tablet of Creation.

This was also the sect leader's order, but the favor was being placed on him.

"The Jade Tablet of Creation was created by the founder of our Creation Sect and is our sect's most precious treasure. I won't go into its origins, as you all should already know."

He Chuanqiao glanced at the crowd and knew that they were not here to hear him tell the news that everyone already knew. Without further ado, he continued, "The name of the Jade Tablet of Creation is not because of my sect. Our ancestor once said that if one could gain something from comprehending the Jade Tablet of Creation, it would be comparable to a great fortune in one's life."

“Our sect once had a senior who was only at the third level of the Innate Realm. He spent three months meditating in front of the Creation Jade Tablet, and one day his soul entered the sixth level of the Innate Realm. In the short span of five years thereafter, he reached the sixth level of the Innate Realm.”

Upon hearing this, many people present, even those who were all prodigies from various sects, began to breathe rapidly.

Given their status and position, they have no shortage of martial arts resources needed for breakthroughs in their cultivation levels; the most difficult thing is how to improve their spiritual soul.

He Chuanqiao also felt the intense gazes of the crowd, and his voice suddenly changed: "However, there are also senior members of sects who were only forty years old before they comprehended the comprehension, but after they comprehended it, they became like a decaying sunset and passed away in less than a year!"

"What one can gain from studying the Jade Tablet of Creation is subjective and varies from person to person; there is no definitive answer."

"This is why our Creation Sect does not open the Creation Jade Tablet to the public. If a prodigy from another sect comprehends the Creation Jade Tablet and suddenly loses his martial arts heart, it will only harm him."

Everyone present was taken aback, not expecting that comprehending the Jade Tablet of Creation would be so dangerous. However, not one of them would back down or give up, because they believed that their martial arts heart was firm and that they would never give up their pursuit of martial arts just because they were comprehending the Jade Tablet of Creation.

"In addition, the Jade Tablet of Creation can accommodate thirty people at a time, and the closer one gets, the greater the chance of successfully comprehending it."

Upon hearing He Chuanqiao's words, several people showed strange expressions, and one of the young men asked, "Brother He, how can we get closer?"

"Then it will depend on your own abilities. There will be thirty prayer mats in front of the Creation Jade Tablet, one at the very front, three at the back, and so on."

"From what Brother He is saying, the prayer mat can still be contested?"

"Ah."

Upon receiving He Chuanqiao's definite answer, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became strange.

(End of this chapter)