Chapter 620 - 123: Canglan Sect Elder: What a Bastard
Chapter 620: Chapter 123: Canglan Sect Elder: What a Bastard
Martial Arts Mountain.
The three-hundredth consecutive victory!
Lin Chen returned to the steps, a look of urgency in his eyes.
In these three hundred battles, he used the Canglan Finger, but unfortunately, he didn’t encounter a disciple of the Canglan Sect.
Some opponents recognized his Canglan Finger, but their expressions remained unchanged, indicating they couldn’t be from the Canglan Sect.
If they were disciples of the Canglan Sect, and saw someone using the Canglan Finger, recognizing a fellow disciple, their expressions would surely change, not remaining so indifferent.
[Continue the challenge.]
A hundred breaths later, Lin Chen initiated the challenge again.
A martial artist entering the Martial Arts Mountain, if not exchanging resources or engaging in challenges, can stay on the steps for no more than a hundred breaths.
This is what he figured out; if he didn’t act by one hundred breaths, the surroundings would start to become blurry.
A hundred breaths is the limit.
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Flame Dynasty.
A towering peak reaching into the clouds.
At the foot of the mountain, in a palace, a middle-aged man was staring at a jade tablet in front of him, which displayed various names.
"Zhao Wuji, two thousand consecutive victories, currently ranked seventeen thousand four hundred."
"Wei Yixiu, one thousand two hundred consecutive victories, currently ranked twenty-three thousand four hundred thirty-two."
"Wen Yun, six hundred twenty-four consecutive victories, currently ranked twenty thousand sixteen."
The middle-aged man browsed these jade tablets with his gaze; these were all the disciples showing outstanding performances recently at the Martial Arts Mountain.
The jade tablet displayed rankings based on the martial artists’ positions and consecutive victories; within ten thousand, a victory equals a hundred consecutive victories within twenty thousand, which equals a thousand consecutive victories outside thirty thousand.
After glancing at the top ten rankings, the middle-aged man had a look of regret on his face; apart from Zhao Wuji and Wei Yixiu, there were no other exceptional geniuses.
Wen Yun’s six hundred twenty-four consecutive victories were indeed impressive; he counted as a genius among the large sects in each region, but here, it was still not up to par.
The middle-aged man’s duty was to check if any geniuses emerged at the Martial Arts Mountain through the jade tablet, reporting them upward for rewards if found.
Unfortunately, since he took on this role, he has only reported three geniuses, none of which could be considered super geniuses.
Just as the middle-aged man was about to look away, he noticed out of the corner of his eye that the jade tablet flickered, and a new name appeared at the very bottom of the jade tablet.
The jade tablet only records thirty names.
"Canglan Sect, Lin Chen forty-seven thousand eight hundred consecutive victories..."
Hiss!
Seeing this record of consecutive victories, the middle-aged man’s heart couldn’t help but skip a beat, but when he saw the subsequent ranking, he looked disappointed once again.
"What a pity, the ranking is too low, not even entering the top fifty thousand yet."
To ordinary geniuses, every thousand ranks is a hurdle at the Martial Arts Mountain; for slightly stronger geniuses, every thousand is a hurdle; the even stronger ones see every ten thousand as a hurdle.
But for the Flame Dynasty and major sects in each region, anything outside the top fifty thousand doesn’t catch their eye.
Breaking into the top fifty thousand makes one barely noticeable.
Only entering the top ten thousand can make them take someone seriously.
At the next moment, as the middle-aged man looked disappointed, he seemed to think of something and softly said, "Forty-seven thousand consecutive victories, currently ranked over fifty thousand... Doesn’t this mean he hasn’t lost a single match?"
Not losing a single match upon entering the Martial Arts Mountain?
Ever since the creation of Martial Arts Mountain in the Flame Dynasty, only five people managed to do this, but this was achieved over tens of thousands of years, producing just five such figures.
"It’s not comparable to those five, after all, this person hasn’t even entered the top fifty thousand; the further one goes, the stronger the opponents, reducing the chances of consecutive victories."
The middle-aged man shook his head, dispelling the unrealistic thoughts from his mind—those five were beings who each grew to dominate the Flame Dynasty.
"Keeping consecutive victories, I want to see how long this took you."
The middle-aged man produced a jade order, placed it into the groove beside the jade tablet, and wrote "Lin Chen" on it.
Soon, the thirty names on the jade tablet vanished, replaced by Lin Chen’s name.
"In... in just a few months!"
When he saw that Lin Chen had risen to his current ranking from outside the top hundred thousand in just a few months, the middle-aged man was once again astonished.
"Could it be a newly accepted genius disciple of the Canglan Sect?"
Such a rapid rise in such a short time indicates Lin Chen’s strength was adequate, but he only recently began challenging the Martial Arts Mountain, fitting the pattern of how major sects groom their disciples.
First, cultivate the disciples’ strength, and then let them enter the Martial Arts Mountain for challenges.
"But didn’t the Canglan Sect tell this kid that the Martial Arts Mountain allows cross-rank challenges? There’s no need to make it this troublesome."
Seeing the number of Lin Chen’s fights displayed on the jade tablet, the middle-aged man was a bit stunned – tens of thousands of fights, doesn’t this kid ever get tired? With such strength, wouldn’t it be better to directly challenge ranks by the thousands?
Even in history, those five undefeated ones didn’t fight this many battles.
They all chose to challenge ranks by thousands before reaching ten thousand.
"Maybe the Canglan Sect hasn’t informed this kid, so I might as well do the Canglan Sect a favor."
The middle-aged man stroked his chin, pondering why sects would have their disciples challenge ranks. It is because the Martial Arts Mountain has hidden rewards; moreover, rapidly improving ranking allows for more time for cultivation rather than wasting it on useless challenges.
Martial Arts Mountain only allows geniuses under twenty to enter, and time is extremely precious for these geniuses. A single day more of cultivation might mean a higher final rank on Martial Arts Mountain.
The Flame Dynasty stipulates that the information of martial artists in Martial Arts Mountain is not to be disclosed, but over the years, there have been many implicit rules. For someone like Lin Chen, who belongs to a sect, if some information is disclosed to the strong members of their sect, the dynasty won’t pay much attention.
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Canglan Sect.
"Do we have such a genius as Lin Chen in Canglan Sect?"
A Steward of the Innate Realm in Canglan Sect looked confused. To his knowledge, none of the disciples under twenty seemed to be named Lin Chen.
"Forget it, let’s report the matter to the elders."
Gao Zeming prepared to head to the Elder Hall. Upon arriving at the hall entrance, he halted immediately upon seeing the figure stepping out of the door and respectfully saluted: "Greetings, Elder Du."
"Hmm."
Du Xiaofeng responded with a sound and continued walking forward, but after a few steps, he suddenly stopped: "Do you have any matters to address?"
"Elder Du, I just received a message from Martial Arts Mountain that our sect has a disciple named Lin Chen, who is currently ranked over fifty thousandth."
Hearing this, Du Xiaofeng’s expression remained unchanged, and he continued to ask: "Does this disciple have any special circumstances?"
Beyond fifty thousandth wouldn’t even catch Canglan Sect’s attention, let alone warrant a special message from Martial Arts Mountain to extend a favor to Canglan Sect.
Du Xiaofeng was clear in his mind; there must be something special about this disciple.
"According to the message from Martial Arts Mountain, this disciple Lin Chen started challenging Martial Arts Mountain a few months ago and has quickly risen to the current rank. But most importantly, this disciple has maintained an undefeated streak so far."
Upon hearing the words "undefeated streak," Du Xiaofeng’s pupils constricted slightly.
"Not lost a single match?"
"No."
Du Xiaofeng took a deep breath; not a single loss meant that this disciple’s current ranking was not the final ranking.
"What else did they say from Martial Arts Mountain?"
"Besides starting with cross-rank challenges, this disciple has been challenging match after match and has already participated in tens of thousands of matches by now."
"Such a reckless act to waste time like this."
Upon hearing that this disciple has been fighting match after match, Du Xiaofeng huffed angrily, and Gao Zeming shrank his neck. Although the Elder was not scolding him, it still made him tremble with fear.
After all, Elder Du was an Innate Fifth Realm expert, while he himself was just a First Realm disciple, unable to withstand Elder Du’s anger.
Du Xiaofeng restrained his fury and asked in a low voice, "Where is Lin Chen now?"
"I don’t know, Elder."
Seeing Elder Du about to glare again, Gao Zeming quickly explained: "To my knowledge, none of the sect disciples under twenty is named Lin Chen, which is why I was going to the Elder Hall to inquire with Elder Zhu."
Elder Zhu manages the records of all sect disciples; whether they are from the Inner Sect or Outer Sect, there is a register with Elder Zhu.
Du Xiaofeng’s old eyes narrowed slightly, and after a moment, he said: "I will handle this matter; there is no need to ask Elder Zhu. You should ask among the disciples if any know Lin Chen, not only from the Inner Sect but also the Outer Sect disciples, and remember not to make this public. If anyone asks, just find an excuse to cover it up."
Upon hearing Elder Du’s instructions, Gao Zeming’s expression became peculiar. Not informing Elder Zhu and asking both Inner and Outer Sect disciples without revealing the true reason—what was Elder Du planning?
"This matter is entrusted to you, and if I find out there’s a leak, you know the consequences."
Du Xiaofeng snorted lightly; faced with Elder Du’s unmitigated threats, Gao Zeming could only smile wryly but agreed despite himself, as the Elder was an Innate Fifth Realm expert.
"Understood, Elder. I won’t reveal a word to outsiders."
"Good, if you handle this well, there are benefits in store for you, so stop pretending to be pitiful."
Seeing Gao Zeming’s miserable face, Du Xiaofeng offered a carrot after the stick. Indeed, upon hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Gao Zeming’s face: "Rest assured, Elder Du. As long as any sect disciple knows Lin Chen, I’ll find out Lin Chen’s information within a day."
"Go on."
Du Xiaofeng waved his hand, watching Gao Zeming’s excited departure, his old eyes narrowed slightly. He did not hold high hopes for Gao Zeming to find Lin Chen; it was quite probable that Lin Chen was not even in the sect.
And he also hoped his guess was correct, that Lin Chen was not currently within the sect.