Chapter 650 - 142: Qu Guanfu: That Old Scoundrel Du Xiaofeng
Chapter 650: Chapter 142: Qu Guanfu: That Old Scoundrel Du Xiaofeng
"According to Junior Brother Lin himself, from the time he entered Martial Arts Mountain until now, he hasn’t lost a single match, achieving a streak of ninety thousand consecutive victories before encountering the disciples."
Hiss!
The atmosphere in the great hall froze momentarily, and Qu Guanfu’s mouth twitched uncontrollably, realizing he had been deceived.
Both he and Senior Brother Zhao had been tricked by Senior Brother Du.
This wasn’t about them pushing Senior Brother Du to take on a disciple; it was the cunning old guy using their words to confirm Lin Chen as a direct disciple.
They thought they were hunters, but it turned out they were the prey.
The two other elders, seeing Qu Guanfu’s expression, also felt impressed, acknowledging the crafty nature of Senior Brother Du.
Junior Brother Zhao and Junior Brother Qu, trying to gain an advantage over Senior Brother Du, were simply too young and inexperienced.
Winning ninety thousand consecutive matches and entering the top ten thousand rankings.
This disciple is indeed worthy of being taken in.
Xing Youning was also observing the expressions of the three elders at this moment. He didn’t know about the affairs between Elder Qu and Elder Du, but seeing the composed expressions of the three elders, he continued, "The reason this matter is significant is because that Junior Brother Lin isn’t from within the Flame Dynasty, but from an offshore desolate island, and he hasn’t entered the Flame Dynasty yet."
"According to Junior Brother Lin, when he first encountered the threat of Li Fire, it was Elder Du who transmitted the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique to him through the sect disciples, promising that if Junior Brother Lin could successfully cultivate this cultivation technique, he would take him as a direct disciple."
"Now Junior Brother Lin is seeking help because the desolate island where he resides has seen the emergence of many sects from the Flame Dynasty. The appearance of these sects has disrupted the power structure on the island where Junior Brother Lin resides, affecting his own interests as well."
Swish!
In the great hall, there was a moment of silence.
The next instant, Xing Youning heard the gritted voice of Elder Qu: "Senior Brother Du, what a promising talent you’ve discovered on your travels outside."
What nonsense about traveling outside, more like walking in a dream.
At the same time, he also heard the words of the other two elders.
"This old geezer is truly cunning!"
"The old fox wants to hog all the benefits!"
They happened to know what kind of cultivation technique the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique was. In the history of the Canglan Sect, very few disciples could successfully cultivate it, especially while being in the midst of Li Fire, relying solely on the transmission of the incantation from afar on Martial Arts Mountain. The fact that Lin Chen managed to cultivate it successfully speaks volumes about his martial arts potential.
Even if he hadn’t cultivated the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique, achieving such accomplishments on a desolate island where martial arts were not prevalent already proved Lin Chen’s potential.
"No, this matter can’t just be left as it is. I will go and reason with Senior Brother Du."
"Junior Brother Qu, calm down."
The two other elders quickly spoke up to stop Qu Guanfu, who was about to go berserk.
"Do you think reasoning with Senior Brother Du will work, given his personality, Junior Brother Qu?"
It won’t!
Qu Guanfu could imagine that if he really went to reason with Senior Brother Du, not only would he not achieve the desired outcome, but he would also be subject to a long session of sarcasm and ridicule.
"Then let’s have the Sect Leader mediate."
"That could work."
The leading elder nodded, but he realized that even involving the Sect Leader might be futile, at least for Junior Brother Qu and Junior Brother Zhao, who had no chance.
But just because Junior Brother Qu and Junior Brother Zhao had no chance didn’t mean that the elders had no chance.
Initially, it was Junior Brother Qu and Junior Brother Zhao who urged Senior Brother Du to take Lin Chen as a disciple, but they didn’t agree. When Senior Brother Du learned about Lin Chen’s situation, he privately took him in as a disciple, which was against the rules.
"You mentioned that the island where Lin Chen currently resides has seen the emergence of other sects from the Flame Dynasty. Which sects are these?"
"They should all be some insignificant sects. When the disciples asked Junior Brother Lin for the names of those sects, he hadn’t even heard of one. The disciples believe that as long as Junior Brother Lin presents the Canglan Order, none of those sects would dare to harm him. However, the disciples gather from Junior Brother Lin’s words that he not only wants to protect himself and his family but also aims to safeguard the dynasty he belongs to."
Upon hearing Xing Youning’s words, the three elders understood what Lin Chen’s request for aid was all about.
As a disciple of the Canglan Sect, ensuring his own safety and that of his family wasn’t an issue, as those sects’ martial artists wouldn’t dare make a move against him. Yet, the dynasty he belonged to wasn’t necessarily safe.
An ordinary disciple of the Canglan Sect, even an inner sect disciple, wouldn’t be able to stop those powerful sects.
After all, not every one of the three thousand inner sect disciples of the Canglan Sect could reach the realm of innate martial artists, and most would remain only in the innate first realm their entire lives.
The sect wouldn’t expend significant effort to suppress those sects just for an ordinary disciple.
Otherwise, with three thousand inner sect disciples from the Canglan Sect alone, combined with other super sect disciples, if every sect’s disciple were to protect a region, there would be no space for other sects to survive.
To have the sect’s protection, one must present a value that compels the sect to act.
Evidently, the potential Lin Chen displayed already met this criterion.
"Is Lin Chen worried that if he declares himself as Elder Du’s direct disciple, those sects won’t believe him and would think he’s just riding on the coattails of a powerful figure?"
"Yes, Junior Brother Lin does have such concerns, which is why he seeks aid from the sect."
"This matter is simple."
The leading elder smiled and said, "Just enter Martial Arts Mountain, have Lin Chen inject the Canglan energy within him into the Canglan Order, and observe the inscribed number on the back. Once he informs you of it, I will personally infuse energy into his Canglan Order. When facing those sects, all he has to do is reinject energy into the Canglan Order."
"Yes, disciple will handle it immediately."
Xing Youning nodded and was about to leave the great hall when Qu Guanfu called him back.
"No need to leave; you can enter Martial Arts Mountain right here."
Seeing the other two elders also nodding, Xing Youning didn’t hesitate, took out the Martial Arts Seal, and entered Martial Arts Mountain.
"Senior Brother Zhou, in my opinion, you don’t need to bother yourself with this matter. Let me handle the energy infusion into the Canglan Order."
"Junior Brother Mei, as an elder of the sect, it’s my duty to help disciples solve problems; it’s no trouble at all."
Qu Guanfu, overhearing the conversation between the two senior brothers, felt helpless. He now realized that regardless of whether Lin Chen eventually became Senior Brother Du’s direct disciple, he had no chance with him.
The two senior brothers had already begun scheming.
For prodigies nearing the level of Celestial Pride like Lin Chen, ultimately, which elder he would apprentice under would consider the sect’s preferences as well as his choice. The two senior brothers wanted to seize this opportunity to leave a good impression on Lin Chen.
The Canglan Orders issued by the sect weren’t just a single piece but came in pairs.
The main Canglan Order was kept outside, while the secondary one remained with the sect.
This way, the sect could detect when a Canglan Order was activated but not yet arrived at the sect within five years, prompting the dispatch of disciples to investigate the situation.
These Canglan Orders all had corresponding numbers, and as long as the sect knew the number of Lin Chen’s Canglan Order, they could manipulate it through the secondary Canglan Order.
"Junior Brother Mei, these years, I’ve been looking for an heir to pass down my teachings. I hope Junior Brother can... "
"Senior Brother Zhou, you said the same thing when you were accepting disciples for the past two batches. So, it seems your ’heir’ needs to be found with each change of clothes?"
...
"Two senior brothers, let’s leave the decision of which elder Lin Chen will apprentice under for when he arrives at the sect. There’s no need to argue now."
Seeing the situation escalating from verbal sparring to potential physical confrontation, Qu Guanfu stepped in to stop them with his words.
After a cup of tea’s time, Xing Youning exited from Martial Arts Mountain.
"Junior Brother Lin has already gone to verify the number; disciple will re-enter Martial Arts Mountain later."
Fortunately, Martial Arts Mountain allows challenging the same person twice. If it exceeds twice, one cannot continue challenging that person within a month.
Returning from Martial Arts Mountain and facing the eager gazes of the three elders, Xing Youning promptly said, "Junior Brother Lin’s Canglan Order shows the inscribed number as 7460."
"Alright, we got it. You may withdraw for now," Zhou Zhifeng nodded slowly. "Do not let this matter be known outside. When Lin Chen arrives at the sect, the sect will reward you."