Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Martial Arts Mountain steps.

Lin Chen’s figure appeared once again, and this time the entire staircase turned golden.

Golden light shone brilliantly, crowning the summit.

Lin Chen felt a rare surge of emotion as he recalled what the Sect Leader had told him before—since he already possessed a Life Chart, one person could not possess two Life Charts, hence Martial Arts Mountain should reward him with a fate reinforcement, making it difficult for others to seize from him.

But what if?

Bathing in the golden light that enveloped his whole body, Lin Chen only felt a warm sensation throughout, indicating the extraordinary nature of the golden light, even to his Innate Powerhouse physique.

After a hundred breaths, the golden light faded from his body.

At the same time, above Lin Chen’s head, golden characters slowly descended.

[Gifted Life Chart: Divine Illumination Without Limits]

Was he actually given a Life Chart?

Lin Chen’s breathing became rapid; this differed from the Sect Leader’s words, and it turned out his gamble was right.

Divine Illumination Without Limits?

Before Lin Chen could understand the meaning of this Life Chart, the four golden words descended from above, instantly embedding into his chest, making their way to the Sea of Divine Soul in his Dantian.

The four characters crashed into this Sea of Divine Soul.

At that moment, Lin Chen felt as if his entire Divine Soul was about to transcend, with the bright moon once again rising in the Sea of Divine Soul. As the moon ascended, many weapons formed from Martial Path Will on the sea bottom rushed out of the water’s surface.

Boom!

In the next instant, the moon suddenly tore apart, as if some terrifying force ripped through, and the stars in the sky above rapidly spread outward.

With his inner vision, Lin Chen witnessed a galaxy expanding incessantly, as his Divine Soul was subjected to some mysterious force tearing apart.

The Divine Soul was being shredded, prompting Lin Chen to open his eyes wide, his veins protruding from the pain surpassing what he could previously endure. Martial Arts Mountain seemed to have sensed Lin Chen’s condition, [Gifted Life Chart] turned into golden rain falling upon him.

The golden rain fell like a miraculous elixir, quickly dissipating the pain from the Divine Soul being torn apart, though Lin Chen had already completely passed out, unaware of the golden rain still falling on him.

Moreover, he didn’t know his Divine Soul in the Dantian was undergoing an astonishing transformation.

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A day later, Lin Chen groggily woke up.

”Chen’Er, are you okay?”

”Brother Chen is awake!”

In his ears, he heard his mother and elder brother’s excited voices. Lin Chen opened his eyes, realizing he was lying in bed.

”Chen’Er, you scared your mother to death, how come you suddenly passed out for no apparent reason? If it wasn’t for Yueyue saying you’re fine, I would have been beside myself with worry.”

Mrs. Lin’s face still had traces of tears, and upon hearing her words, Lin Chen glanced around the room. Besides his mother and elder brother, his father and sister-in-law were also present, albeit not as close, while at the table in the room, Yin Yue sat with an indifferent expression.

”Mother, I’m fine, just fainted due to overexertion in cultivation, not a big deal. You didn’t tell others about this incident, right?”

Lin Chen was very aware that if news of his fainting spread, it would likely cause a stir across Canglan Island, and even Lord Kong in the Capital City wouldn’t be able to stay calm.

”I went to find Lord Jia, but he didn’t know what was wrong with you; eventually, it was Yueyue who said you were fine and would wake up soon, so Lord Jia advised listening to Yueyue.”

Mrs. Lin explained what happened after his fainting; Lin Chen understood that his teacher must have also noticed something unusual about Yin Yue and trusted her judgement, given her vast exposure being from the Flame Dynasty.

After comforting his mother for a while, Lin Chen asked his parents and elder brother and sister-in-law to leave, leaving only Yin Yue in the room.

”Even if you fail using the Void Stone to evolve a Cultivation Technique, it wouldn’t cause you to faint.”

Yin Yue spoke first before Lin Chen could say anything: ”You clearly sustained soul injury, unrelated to me.”

Upon hearing Yin Yue’s words, Lin Chen chuckled, noting she was quick to clear herself of any potential blame.

”There’s one thing I want to ask you—have you heard of Life Charts?”

Without intimating Yin Yue, Lin Chen looked calmly serious. Yin Yue, upon hearing Lin Chen, widened her eyes: ”Life Chart? Oh... you were first in Martial Arts Mountain, and according to the rules, you would receive a Life Chart, so you went to Martial Arts Mountain to accept the Life Chart, this Life Chart is related to your Divine Soul?”

”Yes, I did receive a Life Chart.”

”Which Life Chart?”

Lin Chen remained silent, not answering.

Yin Yue saw that Lin Chen remained silent, and she guessed Lin Chen’s thoughts.

”You want to learn from me about your Life Chart, right? In fact, my clan has records about Life Charts. Actually, everyone has a Life Chart; it’s just that most people’s Life Charts are quite ordinary, summed up with the phrase ’all beings in this world’.’

All beings in this world...

It’s quite an apt description for a Life Chart.

”Among the many Life Charts, there is one called the Martial Arts Destiny, which is associated with us martial artists. If having a Life Chart is common, having a Martial Arts Destiny is as rare as one in ten million.”

”For example, the Martial Arts Destiny called ’Wisdom Root’, a martial artist with this destiny will have a much higher comprehension in cultivating Martial Arts Techniques compared to others. However, most Martial Arts Destinies serve merely as auxiliary boosts and do not cause a martial artist to experience a meteoric rise.”

Yin Yue explained in detail what she knew about Life Charts, and only then did Lin Chen realize that the so-called Martial Arts Destiny in the Flame Dynasty was different from his understanding.

More accurately, because of the strength of his innate ”Natural Progress” Life Chart, he subconsciously assumed that other Martial Arts Destinies were equally powerful, capable of defying the natural order.

But in reality, Martial Arts Destinies can’t defy fate. They are more like auxiliary buffs.

Those Life Charts he speculated about, like ’Late Bloomer’ or ’Heaven Rewards Diligence,’ did not exist in the Martial Arts Realm of the Flame Dynasty. According to Yin Yue, the most powerful Life Chart exposed in the Flame Dynasty chronicled by her clan is ’Unyielding in a Hundred Battles.’

Martial artists with this Life Chart have the opportunity to break through their current realm, especially during battles that push them to their limits against strong enemies.

But this requires their strength to be on the verge of a breakthrough, just missing that final step.

”There could potentially be even more powerful Life Charts that exist, but if an individual doesn’t disclose it themselves, outsiders would not know. The martial artist with ’Unyielding in a Hundred Battles’ only exposed his Life Chart because he was intensely seeking out battles for each breakthrough. Eventually, after breaking through to the Innate Sixth Realm, he openly admitted it.”

After speaking, Yin Yue looked at Lin Chen, her eyes showing curiosity: ”What Life Chart did Martial Arts Mountain grant you?”

”Divine Illumination Without Limits.”

Lin Chen ultimately did not hide it. Since he wanted to learn more about his Life Chart from Yin Yue, he decided to be honest.

”Divine Illumination Without Limits? It’s a Life Chart related to the Divine Soul!”

Yin Yue was surprised: ”Very few Martial Arts Destinies are connected to the Divine Soul.”

”How do you know it’s related to the Divine Soul?” Lin Chen curiously asked.

”Divine Illumination refers to the Divine Soul. You’ll understand later, Divine Illumination Without Limits... your Life Chart...”

Yin Yue seemed to think of something, reaching into her colorful storage box, and took out a spirit medicine that resembled a ganoderma.

”You... just smell it; you must not consume it.”

Seeing Yin Yue being so cautious and careful, Lin Chen knew this spirit medicine was indeed precious, but a gentleman takes wealth the right way.

This was Yin Yue’s property, and he wouldn’t take advantage of the situation to claim it.

Lin Chen took the spirit medicine and sniffed it. A refreshing fragrance filled his nose, and the next moment, he realized his Dantian’s Star Soul Map twitched slightly but quickly calmed down.

”I guessed correctly.”

Yin Yue saw that Lin Chen was unharmed and extended her hand: ”Return it to me.”

”Alright.”

Returning the spirit medicine that resembled a ganoderma to Yin Yue, Lin Chen asked: ”What kind of spirit medicine is this, and how is it related to my Life Chart?”

”You just need to know that any martial artist below the Innate Fourth Realm, even if they only smell it, would feel as if they’re drunk like ordinary people. Only martial artists above the Fourth Realm can withstand this spirit medicine thanks to the strength of their Divine Soul.”

”You showed no reaction after smelling it, so your ’Divine Illumination Without Limits’ Life Chart is at work. I speculate it allows your Divine Soul to grow infinitely without being limited by your body or realm. Without Limits means boundless.”

Even Yin Yue, whose emotions rarely fluctuated, now showed a look of envy in her eyes. Lin Chen truly is favored by the Martial Path; not to mention his martial talent, he now possesses such a powerful Life Chart.

A Divine Soul not constrained by body or realm means that with enough resources absorbable by the Divine Soul, Lin Chen can be in the Innate Second Realm, but his Divine Soul can reach the Third Realm, Fourth Realm, or even higher.

Theoretically, as long as resources are sufficient, Lin Chen’s Divine Soul could reach the Innate Sixth Realm.

Of course, in theory only, to grow the Divine Soul to the Innate Sixth Realm relying solely on external energy absorption would probably drain the centuries of accumulated resources from the Canglan Sect.

”The Divine Soul grows infinitely?”

Lin Chen’s face also showed a smile. It seems this ’Divine Illumination Without Limits’ Life Chart is indeed a great one.

”But don’t get too happy. I estimate Martial Arts Mountain bestowed you this Life Chart because you’ve already cultivated the prototype of a Martial Soul Map, making your Divine Soul naturally stronger than peers of the same realm. However, the growth of the Divine Soul is even more challenging than condensing an Innate Crystal. If you truly want your Divine Soul to reach the Third or even Fourth Realm while still in the Innate Second Realm, the cost will be astronomical.”

”Having it is better than not, I’m not greedy.”

Lin Chen chuckled softly: ”Speaking of the Martial Soul Map, don’t forget your promise to me from before.”

In the previous deal with Yin Yue, she had clearly promised to guide him on cultivating ’The bright moon rises over the sea’ in the Martial Soul Sea.