Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Bowing to me?

This time it was Lin Chen who slightly narrowed his eyes.

What does the other party mean by this?

Didn’t they duel about ten matches ago? Does this mean the other party started challenging continuously because of him?

He himself is not considered a disciple of the Canglan Sect right now.

According to the rules, he should address the other as Senior Brother.

Could there be a misunderstanding, where the other party mistakenly thinks he is a disciple of the Canglan Sect?

Unclear of the other party’s intentions, Lin Chen did not make any further moves and merely watched the other party, waiting for them to speak.

”Senior Brother, let’s talk while we spar.”

Gu Kong mouthed the words slowly, and Lin Chen understood.

The rules of Martial Arts Mountain state that once both parties enter the arena, they cannot delay. If no battle occurs for a long time, Martial Arts Mountain will deem it abnormal and punish both sides accordingly.

The punishments vary, such as being banned from challenges for a certain period, losing points, or in severe cases, having one’s ranking revoked and being permanently banned from Martial Arts Mountain challenges.

Boom!

The two engaged rapidly on the plains, each clash unleashing terrifying energy, and in the midst of battle, Gu Kong took the opportunity to display writings with Canglan energy.

[May I ask how to address Senior Brother?]

[Lin Chen.]

[So it’s Senior Brother Lin. But I’ve never met Senior Brother Lin before. Are you an Inner Sect disciple?]

In Gu Kong’s mind, he had a guess about the identity of this Senior Brother Lin. He might be an Inner Sect disciple, but not a well-known one―rather a new disciple valued by an elder for his potential.

[No.]

Lin Chen answered honestly, and from Gu Kong’s questions, he learned some things about the Canglan Sect. If there’s an Inner Sect, then there must be an Outer Sect, so this person must be an Outer Sect disciple of the Canglan Sect.

Had he been an Inner Sect disciple, he wouldn’t be asking if Lin Chen was an Inner Sect disciple.

For an Outer Sect disciple to have such strength, one could only imagine the prowess of the Inner Sect disciples, which made him long even more for the Canglan Sect.

Through exchanging gestures and moves, Lin Chen also learned this person’s name: Gu Kong.

[Junior Brother Gu, do you have the next layer of the Canglan Finger technique?]

Lin Chen was straightforward, directly expressing his request.

Faced with this, Gu Kong was taken aback—Canglan Finger’s next-layer technique?

Canglan Finger has three layers in total. Without being an Inner Sect disciple, one can only acquire the first two layers. He didn’t have the third layer, so Lin Chen must not be asking him for the first two layers of the Canglan Finger...

Wait a minute!

Gu Kong suddenly thought of something and couldn’t stop himself from asking during the sparring: ”Senior Brother, you haven’t joined the sect?”

”No.”

Receiving this response, Gu Kong’s breathing quickened. Not having joined the sect, yet having practiced the Canglan Finger—if it were a few months ago, he would have thought the person had stolen from the Canglan Sect.

But just two months ago, he heard from a senior brother that the sect has another way of recruiting disciples. Inner Sect disciples would go out to scout for genius disciples, granting them a Canglan Order and teaching them the Canglan Finger, allowing them to use the Canglan Order to participate in sect evaluations.

This type of genius disciple recruited by Inner Sect members often had a high chance of entering the Inner Sect without having to spend years in the Outer Sect and only then advance through competition.

[A Canglan Order?]

Gu Kong asked, and upon seeing Lin Chen confirm, his pupils shrank.

It truly was a genius disciple who hadn’t joined yet.

No wonder Lin Chen’s Canglan Finger was more powerful than his own; anyone valued by an Inner Sect disciple must be an extraordinary talent.

[Where is Senior Brother Lin from?]

Gu Kong asked again, and Lin Chen thought for a moment before giving the address the senior from the Heaven-Supporting Sect had provided.

[An island in the eastern sea region?]

Gu Kong was a bit stunned, having never visited the East Sea. The Flame Dynasty’s territory is vast, and only Super Grade experts would travel across regions. Most martial artists remain within one region before becoming that advanced.

[May I ask Senior Brother to impart the second-layer technique of the Canglan Finger?]

Lin Chen asked again, and this time, Gu Kong was silent for a few moments before nodding: [Yes]

[Thank you, Senior Brother.]

Lin Chen was overjoyed, and Gu Kong did not hesitate, beginning to write out the second-layer Canglan Finger technique character by character.

[Have you memorized it?]

[I’ve got it. Thank you, Junior Brother Gu.]

[Let me demonstrate it a few more times for Junior Brother Lin to observe.]

Gu Kong practiced the Canglan Finger again, this time slower, allowing Lin Chen to closely watch how he used his finger and how it combined with the Heart Method.

[Junior Brother Lin, have you understood it?]

[Understood.]

Lin Chen nodded, and at the next moment, he extended a finger, shooting out Canglan energy, stunning Gu Kong. This... Junior Brother Lin mastered it after seeing it once.

A genius, a genuine martial path genius!

Seeing Junior Brother Lin launching several successive finger attacks, Gu Kong’s eyes grew brighter. If it weren’t for the fact that Lin Chen had just asked him for the Canglan Finger’s second-layer technique, in a different setting, he would absolutely not believe that Lin Chen had just learned it.

Lin Chen’s proficiency was even superior to his own, after over a year of training. It was clear that among Outer Sect disciples, his speed in mastering the Canglan Finger was already top-notch.

For the first time, Gu Kong felt a tinge of helplessness in his heart. Though he always knew the inner sect disciples’ martial path potential and talent were strong, he hadn’t thought he would fall short in comparison until now.