Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 628 I'm Not Dead Yet
"How is it? Is it working?"

Ice City!

Jiang Qing and Murong Yan looked at Lin Chen as he walked out of the house with hopeful expressions on their faces.

"As expected of a divine lotus that grows only once every ten thousand years, although it failed to restore my soul, at least it will not cause my soul to decline again within the next year."

Lin Chen gave his answer, and upon hearing it, Jiang Qing and Murong Yan's eyes showed a mixture of excitement and regret.

Excitingly, the Divine Lotus Seeds were indeed effective; however, they could only slow down the dissipation of Lin Chen's soul, not cure it.

“One lotus seed can extend my life by at least a year, and nine lotus seeds are enough to extend my life by ten years or even longer. That’s more than enough.”

Seeing the expressions on the two women's faces, Lin Chen knew what they were thinking and offered a comforting smile.

Having an extra ten years or so in life is already an unexpected joy, and we should be content.

Jiang Qing pursed her lips and nodded. Since they were able to discover a rare treasure like the Nine-Star Divine Lotus, they might be able to discover other rare treasures that were effective for the soul in the next ten years.

"Let's go, the three of us will enjoy the beautiful scenery of this world for the next few years."

"Ah."

Jiang Qing and Murong Yan each held one of Lin Chen's hands. No matter what the future holds, the three of them cherish the time they spend together now.

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The Yan Dynasty was vast. Even with Lin Chen, Jiang Qing, and Murong Yan not in a hurry, they only managed to explore a third of the Yan Dynasty's territory in five years.

In the past five years, the entire Yan Dynasty has become increasingly chaotic. The battle between the Xingluo Sect and the Daluo Sect has reached a fever pitch, with experts at the Myriad Manifestations Realm beginning to participate. The number of martial artists killed or wounded in both regions has exceeded one million.

Not long ago, during a battle for a secret realm, the young master of Qiankun Pavilion was injured by a prodigy from Burning Star Valley. Rumor has it that he was seriously injured and that even if he recovers, he will lose the chance to break through to the Myriad Manifestations Realm.

As soon as the incident occurred, several vice-pavilion masters of Qiankun Pavilion personally took action to hunt down the talented disciples of Burning Star Valley. The talented disciples of Burning Star Valley were unable to escape and were directly killed.

When the news reached Burning Star Valley, the higher-ups were furious. There are unspoken rules governing the battles between disciples of super sects, and the higher-ups are not allowed to interfere in the fights between disciples.

Since Qiankun Pavilion broke the rules, Burning Star Valley would naturally not let it go.

It's true that the young master of Qiankun Pavilion has a noble status, but the prodigy disciple of Burning Star Valley is also a key disciple cultivated by Burning Star Valley, with no less resources invested than the young master of Qiankun Pavilion.

The tense standoff between Qiankun Pavilion and Burning Star Valley goes without saying, but Qiankun Pavilion's actions have rendered some of the original rules of fair competition ineffective.

The disciples of the major super sects now not only have to compete with their peers from other sects, but also have to be wary of the elders of each sect. Even some powerful figures from second-rate forces are eager to make a move.

Treasure hunting, competition, assassination...

Many things that originally only happened to lower-level martial artists are now being experienced by disciples of major super sects as well.

The reason is simple: everyone can see that the Yan Dynasty is about to fall. The change of dynasties will inevitably be accompanied by a dark period. Only by accumulating strength and martial arts resources can we possibly get through this dark period.

At the same time, there were also ambitious individuals who wanted to take advantage of this dark period to acquire more resources and strengthen themselves and their sects.

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Shanhai City.

A large city in the mountains and seas.

"Have you heard? The prodigies of several super sects have been attacked by powerful figures."

"I wonder where this powerful expert came from."

"Where else could it be? Besides that family, who would dare to so openly assassinate the prodigies of the major super sects near Shanhai City?"

"Shh, do you have a death wish? How dare you say such a thing?"

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Inside the city of Shanhai, several figures were gathered in a restaurant, but they were all using their spiritual senses to keep a close eye on their surroundings.

These individuals are all prodigies from various super sects.

Three days ago, they obtained a number of valuable natural treasures in a secret realm in the Mountain and Sea Region. They thought the competition was over, but unexpectedly, when they came out of the secret realm, they were attacked by a powerful expert at the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

Although they were disciples of the most outstanding talents of their respective sects, their strength was only at the third level of the Innate Realm. Faced with a fifth-level Innate Realm expert, they could only choose to flee for their lives.

They thought that once they escaped into Shanhai City, the expert at the fifth level of the Innate Realm would not dare to make a move. However, to their surprise, the other party did not stop after they entered the city, seemingly not taking the Shanhai Sect seriously at all.

Of the twelve people who originally entered the secret realm, only five remain now.

By now, they had their own guesses: the expert at the fifth level of the Innate Realm who made the move was very likely from the Mountain and Sea Sect. The Mountain and Sea Sect openly expressed its anger and stated that it would capture this person, but everyone knew in their hearts that this was just a show put on by the Mountain and Sea Sect to prevent the sect behind them from finding any incriminating evidence.

Fortunately, they managed to rush into the Thousand Machines Restaurant at the last moment.

Behind the Thousand Machines Restaurant stands the Thousand Machines Sect, and even the Mountain and Sea Sect dares not directly enter the Thousand Machines Restaurant to attack them.

"You should have all informed the elders of your sects."

"The message has been sent out, but at the current rate, it will take at least a few days to reach the sect."

"I'm afraid they won't give us time."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the people present changed and their faces darkened. They naturally had nothing to worry about while staying in Qianji Tower, but the key issue was that the manager of Qianji Tower had already informed them that they had to leave today.

As for why the shopkeeper would make such a request, the group knew perfectly well that someone must have put pressure on Qianji Tower. It was true that Qianji Tower was backed by Qianji Sect, but this was the Mountain and Sea Region, and even Qianji Tower wouldn't dare offend the Mountain and Sea Sect.

"It seems we have no choice but to take a gamble, Brother Zhang, Brother Qiao, Brother Li, Brother Zhuang..."

One of the men stood up and said, "If we survive, we'll drink and make merry again."

"it is good."

The five people exchanged glances, and they all understood each other's thoughts.

No one wanted to hand over the treasures obtained from the secret realm. Even though handing over the treasures could save their lives, it was not in their nature.

Moreover, the Mountain and Sea Sect did not dare to go too far. They only arranged for a fifth-level Innate Realm expert to hunt them down. Since all five of them left at the same time, that fifth-level Innate Realm expert might not be able to capture them all.

Life and death are left to fate.
"Everyone, take care!"

"Take care of yourself!"

After clasping their hands in farewell to the others, Qiao Yuan and the other four walked to the entrance of the restaurant. All five of them knew that as soon as they stepped out of the door, they would be attacked by a powerful expert at the fifth level of the Innate Realm.

Although all five had ways to protect themselves, none of them could guarantee that they would survive an attack from a fifth-level Innate Realm expert. All the geniuses who entered the secret realm before had ways to protect themselves, but they still perished in the end.

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"Don't waste your time. You're just being foolish. Do you really think I'm some random target you can just pick to kill?"

In an alley, blood trickled from the corner of Qiao Yuan's mouth, his face pale. He looked at the masked old man in front of him. Although he couldn't see the old man's face, he could sense the mockery behind the mask just from his words.

“Even super sects have varying strengths. If your Canglan Sect were ten years ago, it would have been among the top sects, but now it is at the bottom. The other four sects are all stronger than the Canglan Sect, so you are naturally my first choice to hunt down.”

In fact, he already knew the details of the various prodigies who came out of the secret realm. Apart from Qiao Yuan, who was lucky enough to escape to Shanhai City, he would not have made a move against the other four prodigies.

"Kid, blame your Canglan Sect for being weak, and blame yourself for being stupid!"

The old man didn't intend to say any more. Although this was Shanhai City, the territory of the Shanhai Sect, there were also many innate experts from other sects. They hunted in the city, and the sects had to send people over to make it look real. The longer it dragged on, the more fake it would seem.

The mighty Mountain and Sea Sect is facing a situation where someone is hunting down a prodigy from another sect in Mountain and Sea City, violating the sect's rules. The sect's slow response is giving them ammunition.

Similarly, if this gets back to the ears of those who don't know the truth, wouldn't they think that the Mountain and Sea Sect is weak, and that a fifth-level Innate Realm expert can kill people in the city and come and go freely?

According to his and his sect's plan, after he killed the Canglan Sect's prodigy disciple, he would take the disciple's storage box. Then, someone from the sect would arrive, and he would fight the disciple, escaping while injured...

In this way, they not only succeeded in killing and seizing the treasure, but also preserved the reputation of the Mountain and Sea Sect, and were not afraid of the Canglan Sect causing trouble.

However, just as the old man was about to make his move, a figure appeared at the other end of the alley.

"Cough cough!"

The sudden cough made the old man tremble. He had been releasing his divine sense, and everything around him was within the range of his divine sense. He had never noticed that there was someone behind him.

The sudden cough also caught Qiao Yuan's attention. When he saw the figure walking out from around the corner of the alley, Qiao Yuan was stunned and could hardly believe his eyes.

"Lin... Senior Brother Lin."

After he went to the Illusionary Spirit Realm and destroyed the Illusionary Spirit Sect, Senior Brother Lin never returned to the sect. A few years ago, he asked his master about Senior Brother Lin, but unfortunately, his master did not answer him.

This gave Qiao Yuan a bad feeling. After all, the Supreme Elder of the Thousand Machines Sect had predicted that Senior Brother Lin's lifespan was short, and his master had remained silent about it. It was very likely that Senior Brother Lin had already passed away.

Logically speaking, given Senior Brother Lin's contributions to the sect, the sect should hold a funeral after his passing. However, if Senior Brother Lin himself does not wish to reveal the news of his death, the elders and the sect leader should respect his decision.

As for why Senior Brother Lin was unwilling to reveal himself, it was naturally because he wanted to give these sect disciples confidence. Qiao Yuan knew very well that after the sect war, many fellow disciples admired Senior Brother Lin immensely. It could be said that Senior Brother Lin had become the pillar of the sect.

Once the news gets out, it will be a huge blow to the sect's disciples.

It's understandable that Senior Brother Lin would choose to conceal the news of his passing to maintain the sect's morale.

"Junior Brother Qiao, it's been a long time."

Lin Chen smiled and spoke to Qiao Yuan. At that moment, the old man turned around and saw Lin Chen. With just one glance, the hair on his body stood on end. He recognized Lin Chen.

This god of death in the Myriad Manifestations Realm!
There were rumors that Lin Chen was dead, so why is he here?

But the old man didn't have time to think about it. After recognizing Lin Chen's identity, he didn't hesitate and chose to flee.

However, while he was fast, there were others who were faster than him.

Just as the old man shot away, in mid-air, his body exploded like a burst of blood.

If it weren't for the sight of Lin Shixiong's clothes fluttering, Qiao Yuan would have almost doubted that it was Lin Shixiong who had done it.

"Junior Brother Qiao, come with me."

"Walk?"

Qiao Yuan saw Lin Chen turn around and walk out of the alley and wondered where his senior brother Lin was taking him.
"Anyone who dares to harm a disciple of my Canglan Sect must be prepared to face the wrath of my Canglan Sect."

Lin Chen's voice was calm, yet at this moment, many divine senses within the Mountain and Sea City fluctuated.

"Let's go to the Mountain and Sea Sect!"

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(End of this chapter)