Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

At the moment Lin Chen instantly killed the assassin from Yama Hall, Sun Kang’s mind flashed back to the great battle he witnessed two months ago.

The battle between Lin Chen of the Canglan Sect and Sima Kong of the Eight Desolates Sect.

This was the reason why even he found his own thoughts somewhat unbelievable.

The same aura, the same deadly strike.

Inexplicably, these two figures overlapped in his mind.

But soon Sun Kang realized his guess was too far-fetched; Brother Gu couldn’t possibly be Lin Chen.

The most likely explanation was that Brother Gu cultivated some technique to conceal his aura. Although such techniques are rare in the Martial Arts Realm, they do exist.

Brother Gu has likely been in the Innate Second Realm for many years, with the number of innate crystals in his body probably exceeding two hundred.

When he was fighting with this assassin from Yama Hall, he got a clear sense of the opponent’s strength, only slightly stronger than his own, and he had already condensed more than eighty innate crystals; the opponent definitely didn’t exceed a hundred.

For Brother Gu to instantly kill, he must have over two hundred innate crystals.

To have over two hundred innate crystals at such an age means he is very likely to break through to the Innate Third Realm before forty, approaching the line of direct disciples of those Super Sects.

”Brother Gu, you ordinary Inner Sect disciple, you really are modest, I really believed it.”

Sun Kang spoke with emotion on his face. If it weren’t for this encounter with danger, he might have parted ways with Gu Fei, thinking Gu Fei was really just an ordinary Inner Sect disciple of the Canglan Sect.

”Brother Sun, I didn’t intentionally hide it.”

”I understand, Brother Gu, you don’t need to explain to me. What should we do now with the situation at hand?”

Sun Kang did not ask Lin Chen to explain. The two had only been together for two months, and Gu Fei’s choice to hide his strength was perfectly normal.

While traveling outside, it is necessary to be cautious, even for Innate Martial Artists.

”Let’s help over there and take care of these assassins from Yama Hall first.”

Lin Chen glanced toward the Yu Family’s three brothers. Sun Kang understood; originally, both he and Brother Gu had decided to withdraw, but Brother Gu exposed his true strength purely because those guys revealed their identities.

Yama Hall!

Looking at the corpse in front of him, Sun Kang chuckled. What a fool, if he hadn’t said that one sentence, he wouldn’t be dead now.

The entire Flame Dynasty of the Canglan Sect is hunting Yama Hall; the enmity between the two families is well known even far from the Canglan Sect.

Yama Hall committed a taboo by attempting to assassinate Lin Chen, which enraged the Canglan Sect.

Gu Fei is a disciple of the Canglan Sect. Knowing these people are from Yama Hall, he certainly wouldn’t let them go.

It was simply a case of disaster emanating from the mouth.

With the addition of Lin Chen and Sun Kang, the remaining few assassins from Yama Hall were completely killed within a dozen breaths.

Sometimes battles between Innate Realm experts are this swift. If there is a power imbalance, there’s no chance to escape.

Not to mention Yama Hall assassins, who are not skilled at direct combat but rely more on bizarre techniques to launch sneak attacks, like those previous flying sabers, extremely easy to hit Martial Artists of the same Realm without precaution.

Lin Chen walked over each of the corpses of the eight Yama Hall assassins, then discovered a Hundred Objects Box, which he promptly put in his arms without hesitation.

This action made Sun Kang’s mouth twitch, and the expressions of the Yu Family’s three brothers became strange; killing and looting is nothing, but as a disciple of a Super Sect, are a few Flame Coins necessary? Do you need such meager cultivation resources?

Shouldn’t they maintain the image of the Super Sect of Canglan Sect in full view?

Lin Chen didn’t care what Sun Kang and the others thought; these assassins from Yama Hall all died by his hands, so the right to loot naturally belonged to him.

After spending a dozen breaths to plunder, Lin Chen’s eyes now turned to the giant and the old woman in the circle of light.

”You killed those wastes, I will not retaliate against you. What follows is the internal matter of our tribe, now leaving won’t involve you.”

The giant Da’s voice came from the red circle of light, and at this moment, the old woman already had half her hair turned gray.

”The strength of my tribe is beyond your imagination. Even the Canglan Sect wouldn’t dare to oppose us.”

Da’s words carried a threat, Lin Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly, and Sun Kang transmitted his voice beside him: ”Brother Gu, this giant should not be simple. Judging by his words, they shouldn’t be false. Your Canglan Sect is now at war with the Eight Desolates Sect and Yama Hall, adding another powerful opponent may be unwise.”

In Sun Kang’s view, since the assassins of Yama Hall have already been dealt with, it’s obvious that this is an internal affair of this mysterious tribe; they have no need to intervene.

As for the original reward of three hundred innate stones, Yu Family’s eldest had already given it when they set off.

Lin Chen didn’t respond to Sun Kang. Sun Kang’s transmission was a very rational reminder; he and this old woman had never met before today, and helping her defeat the assassins of Yama Hall was worthy of those three hundred innate stones.

The main reason for not responding immediately was still because of Yama Hall.

If Yama Hall were simply hired, he would immediately withdraw, but if the mastermind behind it has ties with Yama Hall.

It’s a simple principle: the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

”Rest assured, this person is nothing but a traitor to my tribe and cannot mobilize any personnel from the tribe. Our tribe would never go looking for trouble with the Canglan Sect.”

In his ears, there was the old woman’s transmission, but Lin Chen remained unmoved; mere words were not enough to sway him.

The situation before him was clear; the clan was engaged in internal conflict, and the person behind the giant held the upper hand. As for who was right or wrong, it was none of his concern.

Moreover, household affairs are difficult to adjudicate, and sometimes, the usurper may not necessarily be on the evil side.

The old Clan Leader oppressed the clan members and was overthrown; it’s entirely possible.

The old woman saw Lin Chen remain expressionless and conveyed a message again.

”If you take my clan’s young lady away from the flying ship, you can be rewarded with three thousand Innate Stones. Additionally... I can also give you a Void Stone.”

Void Stone?

Suspicion flashed in Lin Chen’s eyes; he had never heard of such a stone. Just as Lin Chen was about to refuse, [Racing Against Time] appeared again with a prompt.

[By using the Void Stone, the Azure Wave Technique or the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique can be upgraded.]

Upon seeing the panel’s prompt, a fleeting gleam appeared in Lin Chen’s eyes.

His cultivated Azure Wave Technique was shown on the panel as [Azure Wave Technique: Undamaged Level Five]. He had never fully understood what this ”Undamaged Level Five” meant.

But now he understood—the Azure Wave Technique could still be upgraded...

And his own Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique could be upgraded too...

Though he didn’t know what changes the upgrades to Azure Wave Technique and Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique would bring, Lin Chen was certain that any upgrade is undoubtedly a good thing.

”Alright.”

Lin Chen conveyed through the sound transmission to the old woman, agreeing to the deal.

He wasn’t afraid of any deception; the ”miss” on the flying ship shouldn’t be very powerful, otherwise, she could easily escape on her own in such a situation.

The old woman meant for him to flee with the young lady, thereby placing her fate in his hands, ensuring that the other party wouldn’t dare to renege.

”I can delay for another quarter of an hour. The young lady has a cultivation technique to conceal her aura. As long as you remain undetected yourself, you’ll be safe. As for other matters, you can inquire from the young lady. Protect my clan’s young lady, and our clan will provide further rewards.”

After the old woman finished conveying her message, Lin Chen’s figure had already disappeared from the spot, reappearing on the second flying ship.

Upon seeing the silhouette of the young girl inside the flying ship, Lin Chen finally understood why the old woman decided to make a deal with him.

The young girl wasn’t even a Martial Artist, just had the aura of an ordinary person.

Of course, it’s possible that the girl concealed her aura, but a youngster of such age would only be as old as his cousin Xixi; even if she started cultivating from childhood, she could only be at the Grade Entry Realm.

”Little girl, come with me.”

”Okay.”

Seeing Lin Chen boarding the flying ship, the young girl’s expression remained unchanged, she had evidently received the old woman’s message early on.

Lin Chen grabbed the young girl’s hand and lifted her up; in the next moment, his figure transformed into a streak of rainbow light heading north.

”Brother Sun, I’m off now; see you if fate allows.”

”Hey, Brother Gu...”

Watching Lin Chen leave the flying ship with a young girl, Sun Kang was helpless. He hadn’t expected Lin Chen to ultimately choose to get embroiled in the matter.

Yet, he also understood that it wasn’t solely because of the Yama Hall; there seemed to be deeper implications which he was unaware of.

”Bastard, you’re courting death!”

Within the red halo, the giant Da let out an earth-shattering roar, his massive visage swelling with furious veins, fiercer and more numerous than the vines coiling around the old tree; it was incredibly terrifying.

”Farewell, everyone.”

Sun Kang clasped his fists toward the three brothers of the Yu Family; he knew the old woman couldn’t keep the giant contained for long, and he had to seize the moment to escape.

However, Sun Kang chose a direction completely opposite to Lin Chen’s.

The three brothers of the Yu Family exchanged a look and realized that even with their combined forces, they wouldn’t be a match for the giant.

”The escort mission of the three of us is complete, goodbye.”

Yu Xingyao clasped his fists toward the old woman before beckoning his two brothers, choosing another direction to leave.

Moreover, the three brothers parted in two different directions.

”Ying Po, you’ve allowed the young lady to fall into an outsider’s hands—do you know this constitutes a serious crime!”

Hearing the enraged words from Da, the old woman laughed: ”The young lady placed in outsider’s hands might still live. If taken back to the clan by you, would she remain alive?”

”Ying Po, if the young lady’s secret is exposed, you’ll be the clan’s sinner.”

”I don’t care about that, I just want the young lady to live.”

Ying Po paid no heed; she only wanted the young lady to survive, back in the clan... all those traitors should die.

Also, there was something she hadn’t shared with Da. She had just tested the Canglan Sect Martial Artist with her Divine Soul, and found that he wasn’t a treacherous person—following him wouldn’t put the young lady’s life in danger.