Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

[Achievement: Light of Liang]

[Effect: The more Martial Artists in Liang who admire you, the faster your progress in Martial Arts cultivation.]

[Life Chart: (Natural Progress): The Ninth Grade Martial Path, with perseverance and gradual improvement, unstoppable, no bottleneck problem.]

Lin Chen’s figure transformed into a streak of rainbow light, heading straight for the Lingxiao Hall.

This time, the sudden signs of breakthrough, the uncontrollable surge of Qi Blood within his body, made Lin Chen realize that it was likely the concurrent effect of the ”Light of Liang” and the ”Natural Progress” life chart.

Before today, among many of the older generation of Martial Artists in Liang, most merely admired him, and surely there were also some who envied him.

But after today, his prestige throughout the entire Liang will reach an unprecedented height.

Lingxiao Hall.

Hua Qianwu, accompanied by several elders, had just walked out of the hall when they saw a streak of rainbow light coming towards them, and were stunned, especially after seeing who it was.

”Lin Chen, we’re fine, you didn’t need to come in person.”

Hua Qianwu instinctively thought Lin Chen had come to the hall to meet them, fearing their overexertion caused by pouring more Lingxiao energy into Pei Qingming, resulting in inconvenience in walking.

”Dean Hua, I have a premonition of a breakthrough; may I borrow the Lingxiao Hall?”

Lin Chen’s figure did not stop, heading straight to the hall entrance, his words lingering in the wind.

Yu Sanghua’s pupils constricted, his old face showing a complex expression—another breakthrough?

If he hadn’t sensed it wrong, Lin Chen already had the strength of an Upper-Grade Martial Artist from that earlier demonstration at the city gate, and now he continues to break through...

Could he be aiming for the Second or even the First Grade?

A Second Grade Martial Artist not yet twenty years old is indeed rare in the world.

”Truly a naturally talented genius.”

Hua Qianwu listened to Yu Sanghua’s exclamation, while a smile appeared on the faces of the other elders.

”When you think about it, it’s reasonable. Only with such talent would the Canglan Sect care for Lin Chen so much, having an elder personally take him as a disciple.”

Hearing Hua Qianwu’s words, Yu Sanghua also nodded; with the Canglan Sect being so formidable, if Lin Chen were merely an ordinary genius, he certainly wouldn’t have caught the attention of a Canglan Sect elder.

Inside the Lingxiao Hall, Lin Chen sat cross-legged on the central green jade meditation cushion, surrounded by faint golden Lingxiao energy. The Star Pattern Stones embedded in the hall’s ceiling flickered in response to the surging Qi Blood, bathing the entire hall in a galaxy-like splendor.

This time, Lin Chen didn’t close his eyes and focus like in previous breakthroughs but gazed at the swirling Star Map on the dome.

The Canglan energy within coursed through his meridians like a Flood Dragon, and the previously dormant acupoints began to light up in succession, akin to a beacon fire igniting, surging from the Yongquan Point at the feet straight to the Heavenly Spirit.

Meanwhile, Lingxiao energy continuously descended from the dome, enveloping him, converging in his Dantian, and finally merging into the golden great sun there.

The radiance of the golden sun illuminated Lin Chen’s internal organs and extremities, filling every part with tiny golden crystals, yet in the next moment, flames arose in Lin Chen’s acupoints, starting to burn these gold crystals.

The crystals melted, transformed into golden streams, and began to be absorbed by the acupoints, with every meridian and even marrow gaining a thin layer of golden membrane.

In such cycles, each circulation made the aura Lin Chen exuded more vigorous, as the boiling Qi Blood surged about the hall, finally colliding with the walls with a sound like tidal waves crashing against the shore.

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Han Kingdom.

As the voices of the three elders from the Canglan Sect faded, Murong Xin’s bright eyes held a curious look as she glanced at the three disciples from the Nine Palaces Sect beside her.

”Young Master Wei, is this Canglan really that strong?”

The meaning in the words of the three Canglan Sect elders was clear to Murong Xin; she hadn’t expected Lin Chen to quietly be taken as a disciple by a Canglan Sect elder.

However, the words of the Canglan Sect elder seemed a bit too domineering.

Not only are they protecting Lin Chen, forbidding anyone from laying a hand on him, but even the entire Liang Kingdom is under their protection, and from the sound of it, if Lin Chen so wished, any place within the Nine Kingdoms could be put under their protection.

Such domineering words are likely to provoke the sects of the Nine Palaces Sect.

Yet the next moment, Murong Xin was stunned, for she saw fear and excitement on the faces of the three disciples from the Nine Palaces Sect.

”It’s actually an elder of the Canglan Sect.”

”I never thought someone here could catch the eye of a Canglan Sect elder.”

”A Martial Arts Desolate Land, an island without even Innate Martial Artists, it truly is unbelievable.”

The three disciples of the Nine Palaces Sect seemed not to hear Murong Xin’s words, absorbed in shock.

”Young Master Wei?”

Murong Xin asked again, and this time the disciple of the Nine Palaces Sect turned to her, explaining: ”The Canglan Sect is one of the super sects of the Flame Dynasty, far beyond what our Nine Palaces Sect can compare to. Not just our Nine Palaces Sect, even if all the sects on this island united, they couldn’t withstand even a finger of a Canglan Sect elder.”

Murong Xin’s bright eyes narrowed. Is the Canglan Sect so powerful?

Despite adding all these sects together, it still wouldn’t be a match for an elder from the Canglan Sect.

”The Canglan Sect is the premier sect in the Canglan Domain; its territory spans nearly dozens of times that of the Nine Kingdoms. A sect of the Canglan Sect’s caliber wouldn’t come to an unclaimed island like yours after an Annihilation Storm because they disdain scavenging.”

”Scavenging?” Murong Xin was puzzled.

Wei Yichen saw Murong Xin’s confused expression and continued, ”Miss Murong, I won’t hide it from you. Sects like ours come to unclaimed islands like yours to try their luck, to see if there are any Martial Arts cultivation resources on the island. In the Flame Dynasty, this is referred to as scavenging.”