Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Lin Chen nodded, Li Qin personally led Lin Chen and Yin Yue to a guest courtyard of the Li Family.

”Our Li Family guest courtyard also has an array, and it’s the same as the one in the Thousand Mechanism Tower, all crafted by the Thousand Mechanism Sect. Brother Xiao can stay here without worry.”

With these words, Li Qin left after instructing the servants, and Lin Chen and Yin Yue entered the courtyard.

”What did she mean by her last words?” Lin Chen asked curiously, looking at Yin Yue.

”She means that when speaking here, you don’t need to worry about being spied on by powerful members of the Li Family.”

Yin Yue explained, and Lin Chen glanced around, largely understanding why the Li Family would arrange an array in the guest courtyard. To be a guest of the Li Family, one must at least be of Innate Power.

Which cultivator doesn’t have secrets of their own? If one stayed in the Li Family guest courtyard, everything would be exposed to the Divine Thoughts of the Li Family powerhouses. It’d be better to reside outside.

”This Thousand Mechanism City is quite astonishing to me.”

”The Thousand Mechanism Domain is undoubtedly the largest domain in the Flame Dynasty, and Thousand Mechanism City is also one of the earliest established grand cities of the Flame Dynasty.”

Yin Yue understood that Lin Chen’s purpose in saying this was to glean some of Thousand Mechanism City’s hidden secrets from her.

”The ancestor of the Thousand Mechanism Sect was second only to the one in Flame Dynasty at the time. After that one created the Divine Seal, the ancestor of Thousand Mechanism Sect couldn’t reach the Divine Level again. But there’s a rumor that his Divine Soul also reached the Divine Level, though it’s merely a rumor; our ancestors never reached a conclusion on it.”

”A Divine Soul that reached the Divine Level?”

Lin Chen was somewhat shocked, no wonder the Thousand Mechanism Domain is so massive. He now understood, there can only be one Divine-level powerhouse; it’s not that the ancestor of the Thousand Mechanism Sect couldn’t break through to Divine Level but was beaten to it.

”After that one in Flame Dynasty entered the Divine Level, the one from the Thousand Mechanism Sect came to the Thousand Mechanism Domain, created the Thousand Mechanism Sect, and built Thousand Mechanism City. Our ancestors speculated that the one from the Thousand Mechanism Sect wanted to find an alternative path to the Divine Level, but evidently, he failed.”

Hearing Yin Yue’s words, Lin Chen’s pupils suddenly shrank: ”Are you saying the ancestor of the Thousand Mechanism Sect created the Thousand Mechanism Sect and built Thousand Mechanism City to find an alternative route to reach Divine Level?”

”Yes.”

Yin Yue nodded: ”The birth of a Divine-level powerhouse is a lament for some supreme Celestial Pride; it means they can no longer step into Divine Level. But how could these incredibly talented powerhouses be content? The one from Canglan Island was like this, as was the ancestor of the Thousand Mechanism Sect. Unfortunately... until now, no one has succeeded.”

Speaking of this, Yin Yue suddenly asked Lin Chen: ”If one day, you find that the road ahead is cut off, would you accept this reality?”

”Cut off the road ahead?” Lin Chen was puzzled: ”What do you mean?”

”It’s the literal meaning, the limit to Martial Path cultivation is locked.”

Hearing Yin Yue’s explanation, Lin Chen understood her meaning, and with a smile he replied: ”You really think highly of me, suggesting that I have the qualifications to compete for Divine Level?”

”It’s just a question, you can skip answering if you don’t want to.”

Saying this, Yin Yue walked into the house, Lin Chen pondered for a moment, then answered: ”Where there’s a will, there’s a way.”

Yin Yue, who was just crossing the threshold, paused but said nothing more.

...

...

During his stay in the Li Family guest courtyard these days, Lin Chen continued to study the Divine Soul Technique while experiencing the wonders of his evolved Immortal Technique.

At this moment, changes appeared once again on his status panel.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Realm: Innate Second Realm]

[Innate Technique: Immortal Technique] (Upgradeable)

[Divine Soul: Level 10]

[Comprehension: Level 7]

[Martial Soul: The bright moon rises over the sea]

[Immortal Body: Second Layer]

The Immortal Body has already entered the Second Layer, but the Immortal Technique still shows upgradable.

In the courtyard, Lin Chen’s body was cloaked in a faint golden glow, but upon closer inspection, the golden glow was pulsating. It seemed like a glow but was actually flame.

Behind him, no golden wings appeared, yet his speed was ten times faster than before.

Inside his body, the Innate Liquid in the Dantian surged like a tide, but with a heart thought, it rolled like raging waves, a powerful aura and life force akin to a great sun that couldn’t be directly stared at.

After a while, Lin Chen closed his eyes, and the instant he reopened them, two azure beams shot out. Unlike before, these beams didn’t move in a straight line but bounced forward...

Connecting to Celestial Ruins, reflecting All Heavens Stars as Canglan’s Eyes!

This was a phrase Lin Chen saw when he comprehended the Azure Wave Technique.

Canglan’s Eyes, like stars, bright and dark, every concealment is for the subsequent illumination...

Swish!

The two azure beams shot from Lin Chen’s eyes, disappearing and reappearing in intervals, looking to outsiders as if jumping, but Lin Chen knew that these beams never truly disappeared, just transformed by the Divine Soul...

Divine Soul, invisible to the naked eye!

When the beams shot out, the vast stars within Lin Chen’s body also flickered along with the beams. As the stars dimmed briefly, the beams vanished; when the stars shone again, the beams emerged...

As for their power...

Although not tested, Lin Chen was confident it far surpassed the original Canglan’s Eyes.

...

While Lin Chen was staying in the courtyard studying the wonders of the Immortal Technique, at the Li Family main hall, Li Qin was disputing with several others.

”Little sister, you’re wasting a spot. Someone who previously wasn’t even an alchemist, even having Innate Fire, so what? There are no fewer than fifty people possessing Innate Fire in the finals; Innate Fire is nothing.”