Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 942: Chapter 158: The Origins of Dongfang Canglang (2)

Originally, I only had suspicions, but as Lin Chen spoke, I realized my suspicions were not wrong.

In the entire Flame Dynasty, only that person’s maid would have such an attitude towards an alchemical genius.

“Is this person’s identity very noble?”

“Thirty years old, Innate Fifth Realm!”

Innate Fifth Realm at thirty?

Lin Chen’s pupils contracted slightly. Even though he could currently fight with an Innate Fourth Realm opponent, he couldn’t guarantee entering the Innate Fifth Realm by thirty.

“Peak of Innate Fifth Realm.”

Yin Yue added another sentence, and Lin Chen showed a bitter smile: “This Flame Dynasty is truly full of hidden talents.”

Peak of Innate Fifth Realm at thirty…

“For someone to reach the Innate Fifth Realm at thirty, their background must be remarkable.”

“I can only tell you that this person’s father is extraordinary. If that young master intends to deal with you, the Canglan Sect might manage to handle it to some extent, but if it’s the father, even if your entire Canglan Sect goes all out, it can’t protect you.”

Upon hearing Yin Yue’s words and seeing Yin Yue’s serious expression, Lin Chen’s demeanor also became solemn.

Canglan Sect can’t protect me?

Yin Yue’s meaning wasn’t that the opponent made Canglan Sect wary, but that even if Canglan Sect decided to fully support me, they still wouldn’t be the opponent’s match.

A super sect is already the top force in the Flame Dynasty, Canglan Sect has existed for hundreds of thousands of years, could there be someone who could make Canglan Sect perish?

Even the Central State Royal Family probably couldn’t easily achieve this.

It’s not that Lin Chen thought the Central State Royal Family lacked the strength, but if the Central State Royal Family took action against a super sect, it would provoke opposition from other super sects.

“But you don’t have to worry too much, that person’s father won’t act easily, very few people in the entire Flame Dynasty are worth his effort, and there aren’t many matters that catch his eye. At his level, what he needs more is fortune.”

Yin Yue’s last sentence made a glint appear in Lin Chen’s eyes.

Fortune!

Had he not returned to the Canglan Island, he wouldn’t understand the implication in Yin Yue’s words.

But he learned on Canglan Island that a divine seal was left by the fall of a divine-level powerhouse; understanding some secrets of divine-level powerhouses, he grasped the implication in Yin Yue’s words.

Only divine-level powerhouses need divine seals!

Only with fortune surrounding oneself and consolidating a divine seal can one truly step into the divine level stronghold.

So the father of that young master is a powerhouse approaching the divine level?

No wonder… No wonder just by that person’s words, the Thousand Mechanism Sect and Medicine King Valley were willing to offer top alchemy techniques as a reward for the first place, but I never expected to snatch it from them.

Given this, not choosing to ally with that young master is bound to make him angry.

“Yin Yue, how many powerhouses of this level exist in the Flame Dynasty?”

Lin Chen was somewhat curious, but Yin Yue shook her head with a complex expression: “There might be others close to this level, but this person’s father is unique, recognized by the heavens… The Flame Dynasty’s next dynasty is the Dongfang Dynasty.”

Boom!

It was as if thunder rumbled in Lin Chen’s mind, and he somewhat understood why Yin Yue was so apprehensive.

The young master’s surname is Dongfang, indicating he is the crown prince of the next dynasty; this identity… is indeed exceedingly noble.

“What about the royal family of the Flame Dynasty…”

“As the divine seal dissipates and fortune chooses a new master, even the royal family has to accept it helplessly. Neither Martial Arts Mountain nor the Heaven-Reaching Pagoda can slow the pace of fortune dissipating beyond a certain limit, as the grand trend of history cannot be altered by human power.”

“If it cannot be changed, then why does this Young Master Dongfang bother recruiting followers? Surely the major sects are flattering him proactively?”

Flattering the future ruler of the dynasty, Lin Chen believes that even a super sect would set aside its pride.

Why else would the Thousand Mechanism Sect send Jiang Chen to compete with Jiang Yaoyan?

“My grandfather said that all Celestial Prides are accompanied by fortune, and if even these Celestial Prides feel that the Flame Dynasty is over, the divine seal of the Flame Dynasty will dissipate even faster. That young master obviously cannot wait any longer. As for the major super sects… they hope the divine seal of the Flame Dynasty dissipates and that person consolidates another divine seal, so they won’t have to compete for the sects’ fortune.”

“I don’t fully grasp the intricacies within; my father merely mentioned it briefly, and it might involve deeper secrets.”

Yin Yue gave Lin Chen a deep look, smiling: “Fortunately, you use the name Xiao Yan; as long as you no longer operate under the name Xiao Yan externally, that young master won’t target you.”

“It seems my name Xiao Yan had just begun to make a mark and now it has to go completely silent.”

Lin Chen was helpless; facing a young master with such a background, he really couldn’t afford to offend him.

“Compared to the gain from your manifestation of the Martial Soul Phenomenon this time, abandoning a Xiao Yan means nothing at all.”

Upon hearing Yin Yue’s words, Lin Chen was momentarily taken aback, then smiled as well. It was no surprise that Yin Yue knew he was able to manifest the Martial Soul Phenomenon already.

Since that elder from Yin Yue’s side helped him take care of loose ends, he’d also seen him show the Martial Soul Phenomenon, which appeared as the bright moon rises over the sea when defeating the Innate Fourth Realm warrior.

And Yin Yue was aware of his Martial Soul Map, so with that elder’s account to her, Yin Yue’s intelligence naturally allowed her to deduce it.

“Though I can manifest this phenomenon, I’m still unclear about its full applications.”

“I don’t know about other uses, but this phenomenon can at least block the Divine Thought probing of martial artists below the Myriad Phenomena Realm…”

Yin Yue succinctly relayed to Lin Chen what Uncle Yang told her. At the time, Uncle Yang had been following Lin Chen from afar, perceiving the situation around Lin Chen with Divine Thought. However, he didn’t perceive the details when Lin Chen defeated the Innate Fourth Realm warrior.

“My elder mentioned that he only saw the Innate Fourth Realm warrior attempt a palm strike towards you, subsequently seeing a nebula and bright moon appear behind you, after which everything within ten feet around you seemed non-existent in his Divine Thought.”

Lin Chen: …

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Half a two-hour later, Lin Chen followed Yin Yue out of the tavern, heading towards the end of the street, but before they got far, Lin Chen’s steps halted.

Yin Yue noticed Lin Chen stopping and followed his gaze to see a shopkeeper and waiter, covered in blood, being escorted out by several martial artists. Her eyes also showed a trace of surprise.

“This… is a Li Family shop, what happened?”

On the street, not only Lin Chen but many martial artists had stopped. Seeing people from the Li Family shop being taken away, they were all discussing.

“The Li Family’s influence in the entire Thousand Mechanism Domain is significant, who dares to target them like this?”

“Significant influence, but so what? I’m telling you, the entire Li Family is about to be finished.”

“Why do you say that?”

“I just came from Meteor City, and the Li Family shops there were also sealed, and their clan members were taken away.”

“Really?”

“Could it be false? I suspect the Li Family must have offended some major figure, so even though they are a behemoth to us, there are still significant figures the Li Family can’t afford to offend. For instance, the Yang Family of Thousand Mechanism City or the Thousand Mechanism Sect, either could easily destroy the Li Family.”

Listening to the nearby discussions, Lin Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Given what he knew about the Li Family’s conduct, they weren’t the type to easily offend others. A family like the Li Family, which operated shops, even if they pressured others, would definitely understand their opponents thoroughly and wouldn’t dare to offend those they shouldn’t, let alone bring about the disaster of clan annihilation on themselves.

The only possibility lay in somehow getting implicated because of him.

“Do you think the Medicine King Valley might suspect me?” Lin Chen transmitted to Yin Yue.

“Medicine King Valley has no evidence.”

“What about that Young Master Dongfang, does he need evidence?”

This time, Yin Yue was silent; if it were that Young Master Dongfang, he wouldn’t need evidence to strike at the Li Family.

Without hearing Yin Yue’s response, Lin Chen had his answer.

“Lin Chen, don’t act impulsively.”

Yin Yue transmitted, and Lin Chen’s face regained a smile: “Don’t worry, the Li Family and I only had trade dealings; it isn’t enough to make me impulsive.”

However, within that smile was a chilling coldness.

Though he and the Li Family merely traded, without Li Qin, he wouldn’t have had the chance to access the Cyan Li True Flame and subsequently win the Alchemy Competition.

“Let’s go.”

Lin Chen retracted his gaze, while Yin Yue looked at him with some concern, feeling a sense of foreboding that Lin Chen and that Young Master Dongfang might end up confronting each other.

If Lin Chen were a few hundred years earlier, there might have been a chance.

But now destiny is set, and that person has been recognized by heaven’s fortune. No matter how exceptional, it is impossible to watch his only offspring without doing anything.