Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 600 A Dream of Creation

Before the Jade Stele of Creation.

Everyone sat quietly on their respective prayer cushions, their gazes sweeping over the figure at the front, their thoughts a jumble of emotions.

Lin Chen's strength exceeded everyone's expectations.

He was decades younger than them, but his strength was enough to crush them.

To outsiders, they are prodigies, so what is Lin Chen?
This is a true peerless genius!
Many people looked at the empty prayer mats in the back and felt a pang of sadness.

Who could have imagined that Lin Chen would be so ruthless? Zhang Yi was one thing, but the feud between the Eight Desolations Sect and the Canglan Sect was known throughout the world.

However, Lin Chen also crippled the martial arts cultivation of the others without hesitation, which was almost equivalent to making a blood feud. Wasn't Lin Chen afraid of retaliation from the sects behind these people?
But then I thought about it again, and it seemed that Lin Chen really wasn't afraid.

Although the Canglan Sect conceded defeat and lost half of its territory, it still has a Wanxiang Realm martial artist in charge, and no other sect dares to attack it. As for Lin Chen traveling outside, don't forget that besides being a disciple of the Canglan Sect, Lin Chen is also the consort of the Hua Clan.

The Flower Clan's strength is in no way inferior to that of the Canglan Sect.

It wasn't Lin Chen who provoked first; at most, it can only be said that Lin Chen was ruthless in his actions.

However, no matter how shocking what had just happened was for them, those present were all geniuses cultivated by their respective sects, and their ability to withstand pressure was far beyond that of ordinary people. They quickly regained their composure and did not forget the main purpose of their visit.

Comprehend the Jade Tablet of Creation.

For this opportunity, their own sect hadn't promised any benefits to the Creation Sect. If they didn't gain anything, they probably wouldn't have the face to go back and see the sect leader and elders.

……

Lin Chen, who was sitting at the front, was in the same situation. According to He Chuanqiao, as long as he sat on the futon for thirty breaths, his body would be enveloped by the futon's aura, and he would no longer have to worry about being attacked. He could concentrate on comprehending the Creation Jade Tablet.

As the aura of the futon enveloped him, Lin Chen felt incredibly relaxed, as if all the constraints on his body had been lifted. Even the nebula vortex in his dantian, which had never stopped spinning, gradually slowed down until it finally stopped completely.

As the nebula vortex within his dantian stopped spinning, Lin Chen's consciousness entered an extremely mysterious state. He saw blue skies and white clouds, felt a gentle breeze, saw the wind blowing across the grasslands revealing cattle and sheep, until finally, Lin Chen saw a lake.

Poyang Lake!
As the golden rays of the setting sun faded, a fishing boat moved slowly across the calm lake, leaving a golden trail behind it.

A shimmering, golden light!

Such scenes can be seen everywhere on the entire Poyang Lake.

As the sun sets, fishing boats begin to head towards the shore, some with smiles on their faces, others with sorrow...

For these fishermen, this day was just an ordinary day in their lives, and the fleeting shadows left by their fishing boats as they broke through the water were a reflection of their entire lives.

A life spanning several decades is like a fleeting shadow on the surface of Poyang Lake, which is thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years old, unable to withstand even the slightest ripple.

However, the next moment, everything in front of them disappeared.

Lin Chen felt cold!
A bone-chilling cold!
And along with this chill came darkness.

He was plunged into darkness, and in this darkness, there seemed to be some terrifying being staring at him, as if it would devour him at any moment.

To avoid being devoured, you must become stronger than your opponent!
I want to be strong!

More powerful!

A firm belief kept repeating itself in Lin Chen's mind, and with each repetition, he could feel his body growing larger.

He could sense, in the depths of his being, that there were beings like himself all around him, and in order to grow larger, he began to devour these beings of his kind.

Lin Chen didn't know how many of his own kind he had devoured until he could no longer feel the coldness, at which point he stopped.

He was a little tired.

Each time he devoured something, while it strengthened him, it also exposed him to a lot of complex information from his own kind, causing his mind to become somewhat confused.

He wanted to just fall asleep like that.

Soon, he found a warm place, like the warm embrace of his mother, and a gentle voice rang in his ears.

"Go to sleep."

"Child, go to sleep if you're tired."

In this warm place, he didn't need to fight, nor did he need to guard against some terrifying being that would devour him.

One breath, two breaths...

Lin Chen curled up and fell into a deep sleep.

……

"Lin Chen?"

"Lin Chen, what's wrong?"

Hearing a faint sound beside his ear, Lin Chen opened his eyes. When he saw Teng Wangshan in front of him, a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

"Elder Teng, what's wrong with me?"

"First, take a look inside your body and see if you feel any discomfort."

Upon hearing Elder Teng's words, Lin Chen looked inward at his own body, but what he saw there left him stunned.

The amount of qi and blood in his body was weak... less than one ten-thousandth of what it used to be, but the nebula vortex in his dantian had turned into seven colors.

The innate fire hidden within his body had vanished without a trace, and even the fire mark between his brows had disappeared.

Lin Chen tried to stand up, but found his head was dizzy and he felt overwhelmed.

"Elder Teng, what's wrong with me?"

Lin Chen's voice trembled as he stared intently at Teng Wangshan, whose face was filled with helplessness. Finally, he said in a low voice, "When you were studying the Creation Jade Tablet, you actually chose the path of ascension, abandoning your physical body to cultivate your soul. Apart from your soul, all the innate power in your body was wasted."

Teng Wangshan's words were like a thunderclap, turning Lin Chen's face pale.

"But you don't need to worry too much. The Grand Elder has already heard the news and will find a way to solve it for you. I will take you back to the Flower Clan now."

Lin Chen couldn't hear what Elder Teng said after that; he only understood one thing: his martial arts cultivation was ruined.

……

……

Seven days later.

Flower Clan.

Lin Chen returned to the Flower Clan and continued to reside in Yaochi.

Two days ago, Yin Wushuang of the Canglan Sect personally visited the Flower Clan, met with Lin Chen, and then went to the Flower Clan's Great Elder's cave. He has not yet come out.

"Lin Chen, with the Grand Elder and your sect's Supreme Elder, your problems can be resolved. Don't worry too much."

Teng Wangshan appeared at the entrance of Yaochi, saw Lin Chen sitting by the pool in a daze, and smiled as he offered a few words of comfort.

"Yes, thank you for your concern, Elder and Elder Yin."

Lin Chen nodded, then looked at Teng Wangshan: "Elder Teng, I want to go for a walk."

"It's good to go out for a walk and relax. Our tribe has many beautiful places. I'll have Teng Cheng show you around."

"I want to go for a walk outside."

Lin Chen looked at Teng Wangshan, who was taken aback and remained silent for a few moments: "The little princess will be out of seclusion soon..."

"I will be back before Senior Sister Jiang finishes her seclusion."

Looking at the resolute expression on Lin Chen's pale face, Teng Wangshan knew that Lin Chen had made up his mind.

"Okay, I'll have Teng Cheng accompany you."

"Thank you, Elder Teng."

This time, Lin Chen did not refuse. As he turned to go back to the backyard, he had a self-deprecating look on his face: "Although his soul is still there, his body is not even comparable to that of a Qi Opening Martial Artist. How can it bear a soul that is comparable to the sixth level of the Innate Realm?"

Even so, there is the destiny of "Divine Illumination Without Boundaries".

Those with abnormal mental states often die young!

Lin Chen had seen this sentence in the many books and jade slips in the Canglan Sect, and also in the cultivation techniques he collected in the Thousand Machine Domain.

The soul is like a boat, the body is like water.

The stronger the soul, the weaker the physical body. It's like placing a giant ship in a pond; the end result is that the ship runs aground and the pond is destroyed.

Lin Chen could sense his physical condition; the days were becoming increasingly dazed and confused. If this continued, his body would be unable to withstand the strain on his soul and would completely collapse within three months.

In other words, he only has three months left to live.

Even the most potent natural treasures that nourish the body are useless!
As for rebuilding his physical body, he deliberately dissipated his cultivation, severing his meridians and blood flow. Unless he can cultivate back to the physical strength of the sixth level of the Innate Realm within three months, the outcome will remain unchanged.

In just three months, one could go from the Enlightenment Realm to the sixth level of the Innate Realm. Even in all the years of the Yan Dynasty, no one had ever been able to do that.

Lin Chen believed that even the one from the Dongfang family was the same.

My future is already predetermined.

As for the Grand Elder and Elder Yin discussing ways to save him, Lin Chen knew that this was just Elder Teng's way of comforting him. If a powerful figure like Elder Yin had a solution, he wouldn't need to discuss it for so long; he would come up with a solution in a quarter of an hour at most.

If you can't figure it out, then there's no solution.

……

The next day.

Accompanied by Teng Cheng, Lin Chen left the Flower Clan aboard a flying boat. Yes, he now needed to travel by flying boat; otherwise, with his current physical body devoid of cultivation, three months would only cover a distance of ten thousand miles at most.

In the Yan Dynasty, a distance of ten thousand miles was not even enough to extend beyond the territory of some of the larger cities.

The territory of Canglan City of the Canglan Sect is hundreds of thousands of miles long, and there are no fewer than a hundred giant cities that exceed ten thousand miles in size. The same is true for other domains.

However, the top-tier flying boat provided by the Flower Clan is no slower than a sixth-level Innate Realm expert flying at full speed. Most importantly, the flying boat does not require the consumption of Innate Power; it only needs to be constantly replenished with energy.

The first month!

Lin Chen traveled to many places by flying boat. He flew through half of the twenty-six domains of the Yan Dynasty, but he only flew through them without stopping.

"Cough cough!"

On the deck of the flying boat, Lin Chen coughed softly. Even though the flying boat was protected by an array, the cold still pierced through him at such a fast speed. However, in the eyes of the flying boat's forger, anyone who could afford such a flying boat, even if they relied on their background, must at least be a third-level expert in the Innate Realm, so they were naturally not afraid of the biting cold wind.

"Young Master Lin, why don't you come inside and rest for a while?"

Teng Cheng, who was piloting the flying boat, appeared behind Lin Chen at some point, his face showing worry.

He didn't say those words for several days.

It wasn't that he intentionally watched Lin Chen suffer from the cold; he was just afraid that saying these words would make Lin Chen even more heartbroken.

A peerless genius recognized by the Yan Dynasty couldn't even withstand the biting cold wind. His advice was like tearing open the wounds hidden deep in Lin Chen's heart.

But seeing Lin Chen's increasingly grim expression, he had no choice but to speak up.

"Thank you... cough cough... Brother Teng, there's no need to go any further. I'd like to return to Canglan Island."

Lin Chen turned around, a grateful smile on his pale face. He didn't resist, but listened to the advice and got up to return to the cabin.

Back to Canglan Island?

Teng Cheng hesitated upon hearing Lin Chen's words... If they were to rush back to Canglan Island now, even at the speed of a flying boat, it would take more than a month. And by the time the little princess emerged from seclusion and traveled from the clan to Canglan Island, it would take another month.

Lin Chen's current situation...

“Brother Teng, there is a saying in my hometown: ‘Fallen leaves return to their roots.’”

Hearing Lin Chen calmly utter the words "fallen leaves return to their roots," Teng Cheng's heart trembled, and a bitter smile rose in his heart. Although Lin Chen's cultivation was ruined, as a former peerless genius, how could he not know his own situation?

"it is good."

Teng Cheng nodded, not trying to persuade Lin Chen to return to the Flower Clan, nor mentioning the possibility that returning to Canglan Island now would leave the little princess without enough time to emerge from seclusion.

Lin Chen is a peerless genius, and he should have the dignity befitting one.

……

……

A month later.

The airship arrived at Canglan Island.

"Young Master Lin, we have arrived."

Teng Cheng called out to the cabin, and a full quarter of an hour passed before the young man emerged from the cabin, his eyes filled with confusion. It wasn't until he saw Poyang Lake below that the confusion in his eyes gradually cleared.

"Brother Teng, how long have we been flying?"

"One month and five days."

Teng Cheng knew why Lin Chen asked that question, because for the past month, Lin Chen had been in a coma most of the time, and even when he was awake, he was in a daze, spending less than an hour a day fully conscious.

"A month has already passed."

Lin Chen's voice carried a hint of melancholy. As soon as the flying boat landed, he stepped out and headed towards the small mountain village by the lake.

Teng Cheng sank the flying boat to the bottom of the lake, then silently followed behind Lin Chen, watching Lin Chen's increasingly thin figure, his eyes also becoming slightly blurred.

The martial arts world is cruel, and the cruelest thing is that the strong grow old.

No matter how high one's martial arts talent or how strong one's strength, one cannot escape the fairness of time.

Teng Cheng has witnessed the later years of many powerful individuals, and he has also seen their regrets.

But for the first time, he felt that the heavens had been far too unfair to the person in front of him.

He investigated Lin Chen!

After meeting Lin Chen in the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm, he returned to his clan and reported to the elders, after which he was ordered to conduct the most detailed investigation into Lin Chen.

A young man from a humble village rises to prominence...

From martial arts hall to martial arts school, from martial arts school to martial arts academy, and then to the struggle for supremacy among nine kingdoms.

He had even read Lin Chen's "Words on Martial Arts to My Junior Brother Jiangnan Dao," and it was precisely because he knew Lin Chen's past that he admired Lin Chen so much.

Not long after joining the Canglan Sect, Lin Chen once said to his fellow disciples: "I have suffered a lot and walked a long way to get to the same starting line as you. Because it was hard-won, I cherish it all the more and dare not slack off in the slightest."

Lin Chen's success is partly due to his talent, but also partly due to his hard work.

A boy from a poor family, showing his talent, becomes an unparalleled genius.

He should have been a figure praised by the martial arts world and recorded in its history, but now...

God is jealous of talents!

Teng Cheng thought of the opinions of his clan and the martial arts world of the Yan Dynasty regarding Lin Chen's experience.

There was something Teng Cheng didn't tell Lin Chen. The reason why the elders felt at ease letting Lin Chen travel in the Yan Dynasty, and even only sent him to protect Lin Chen, was because the clan had issued a clan decree.

In the next six months, anyone who dares to lay a hand on Lin Chen will be going to war with the Flower Clan!
The weight of a race that has produced a god-level powerhouse is clear to all the powerful figures in the Yan Dynasty.

Not to mention, the news that Lin Chen's cultivation had been completely destroyed had already spread throughout the entire Yan Dynasty when he left the Creation Sect.

As a cripple with little life left, naturally no one would fight the Flower Clan for this.

Even the royal family, the young master of the East, and the Eight Desolations Sect have not shown any covetousness towards Lin Chen in the past two months.

Teng Cheng even guessed that these three families would probably have to secretly send people to follow him, firstly to monitor Lin Chen's situation, and secondly to prevent Lin Chen from getting into trouble and being framed.

……

……

On the day he returned to Poyang Lake, Teng Cheng went to see the eldest princess.

Lin Chen also met Senior Jiang Taiyi.

"The Jade Tablet of Creation... I've heard of it before, but I never imagined it would cause you to cripple your own cultivation. You really can't remember what you comprehended?"

"I can't remember."

Faced with Senior Jiang's question, Lin Chen shook his head. Elder Teng had asked this question, as had the Flower Clan's Grand Elder and Elder Yin.

"Tell me all your experiences in the Yan Dynasty."

"it is good."

Lin Chen knew that Senior Jiang was concerned about him, so he recounted his experiences since leaving last time in detail, even revealing some of the experiences he had previously concealed.

He... didn't actually want to die.

He had not yet reached the pinnacle of martial arts, and there were people he wanted to protect by his side; he was unwilling to leave just like that.

My parents and older brother, Senior Sister Jiang, Murong Yan... and my master and senior brothers from the Canglan Sect...

And the future of the Canglan Sect weighing on him.

After listening to Lin Chen's story, Jiang Taiyi remained silent for a long time: "You... you're still carrying too heavy a responsibility on yourself. Although you don't say it, I'm afraid you're very anxious inside. If I'm not mistaken, the reason you abandoned your cultivation is because you want to take a different path."

"Please enlighten me, Senior Jiang?"

Lin Chen was somewhat puzzled, but Jiang Taiyi slowly said, "The one from the Dongfang family took the path of condensing the divine seal, while you obtained the fire seal of the founder of the Wanhuo Sect, and you also know that the Canglan Sect's expectations for you are not only to step into the Wanxiang Realm, but also to find another path to godhood."

"The breakthrough to the Myriad Manifestations Realm should be as simple and extreme as possible, and you have a powerful divine soul, top-notch divine soul cultivation techniques, a powerful physical body, and top-notch body tempering techniques..."

"These are things you can't give up, but you're eager to break through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm. So the best way is to find a way to merge your physical body and soul into one..."

“Deep in your heart, there must be such thoughts, to create a unique cultivation method that combines the Immortal Technique with the Divine Soul, and that is why you fell into the trap of the Jade Tablet of Creation.”

"Although I have never comprehended the Jade Tablet of Creation, since it is related to the soul, the outcome must be both good and bad. Perhaps under the guidance of the Jade Tablet of Creation, you used your soul to deduce a brand new cultivation technique. It is just a pity that you failed in the end, which is why you have ended up in this state. The essence is that your ambition is too great."

Hearing Jiang Taiyi's words, Lin Chen's expression didn't change much, because he had already guessed it himself.

Since embarking on the path of martial arts, he has created his own techniques, including the current Immortal Technique, which he created himself. The success of creating several techniques has given him enough confidence in himself.

Since he was able to create the Immortal Technique, and with the Thousand Machine Sect's Divine Control Technique as a reference, why couldn't he create another technique that combined the divine soul and body tempering?

Even before I began to comprehend the Jade Tablet of Creation, this idea had already vaguely appeared in my mind.

This time, however, he lost his gamble.

Jiang Taiyi is gone!

Even though he knew the cause of Lin Chen's condition, he had no solution.

To abandon one's martial arts skills and create new ones is to destroy before establishing; it is to put oneself in a life-or-death situation and then live.

But if he doesn't establish himself and has no successors, then he is truly ruined, truly doomed, and no one can change Lin Chen's fate against all odds.

(End of this chapter)