Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 684: Chapter 2: Alerting the Sect, Elder Du’s Pride

Outside the pavilion.

The two stewards watched the pillar of light soaring into the sky, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

"Canglan Rainbow, full marks in one category!"

Since joining the Canglan Sect, neither had witnessed this scene, but as stewards of the Assessment Hall, they were aware of such occurrences.

If a disciple achieved full marks in a sect-assigned test, a phenomenon would appear.

This was true for both the Inner Sect Disciple assessment and the Direct Disciple assessment.

One category would show a single color, while achieving full marks in all three would produce a seven-colored rainbow crisscrossing the entire Canglan Sect’s sky.

But even one category was astonishing enough.

This wasn’t the Inner Sect Disciple assessment, but the sect’s most difficult Direct Disciple assessment.

"Good lad, truly a pleasant surprise for your master."

Du Xiaofeng’s old eyes were also gleaming. He believed his disciple could pass the exam, but he didn’t expect Lin Chen to surprise him by achieving full marks in one category.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Several figures, including Qu Guanfu, landed in the courtyard, and as these four figures appeared, four more quickly followed.

The two shocked stewards were taken aback when they saw nine Elders present in the courtyard.

Apart from the sect’s grand ceremonies, they rarely saw so many Elders gathered at once.

"Disciple greets Elder Zhou, greets..."

"No need for formalities."

Zhou Zhifeng raised his hand to stop the two stewards from saluting, then looked at Du Xiaofeng, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Du."

"Hahaha, although Lin Chen is my direct disciple, he is also a sect disciple. This is a joyous occasion for the sect as well."

Du Xiaofeng laughed aloud, speaking these words to remind the other four uninformed Elders that Lin Chen was already his disciple and they needn’t have designs on him.

"Junior Brother Zhou, what’s going on? Who is Lin Chen? When did our sect have such a genius disciple?"

One Elder, seeing Du Xiaofeng’s smug smile, turned his gaze to Zhou Zhifeng, voicing the confusion shared by the other three new Elders.

In this generation, the sect had only a few promising disciples, known to the Elders, but they had never heard of anyone named Lin Chen, let alone knew when he became Du Xiaofeng’s disciple.

"Senior Brother Qiu, do you remember when I asked you for that Cultivation Technique? It was for my disciple Lin Chen." Du Xiaofeng spoke before Zhou Zhifeng could answer.

Qiu Xuanmo’s aged face tensed when he heard this, "Junior Brother Du, are you saying that the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique you took from the sect’s Treasure Vault was for Lin Chen, and that Lin Chen successfully cultivated it?"

"That’s right."

The other Elders beside him also showed shocked expressions upon hearing this. They knew the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique and were well aware of how difficult it was to cultivate.

"Junior Brother Du has indeed found a promising disciple."

Qiu Xuanmo’s eyes sparkled, while Qu Guanfu and the other four Elders showed contemplative expressions.

"Having successfully cultivated the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique, it must have been that Lin Chen achieved full marks in the War Puppet confrontation, resolving the battle in an instant."

The Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique was extremely difficult to cultivate, yet once mastered, one could stand invincible against the same Realm.

The sect-arranged War Puppet test involved War Puppets, which weren’t real Martial Artists and only executed pre-set commands, attacking the incoming disciple with full force, giving the Inextinguishable Divine Face Body a chance to shine.

"Senior Brother Qiu, when my disciple comes out, please let him thank you personally. Without the Cultivation Technique you chose at that time, my disciple would have been burned to ashes by the Li Fire, dying in a sea of flames."

Du Xiaofeng spoke, highlighting the key point to the Elders.

Dying in a sea of flames!

"Junior Brother Du, are you saying your disciple was trapped by the Li Fire before cultivating the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique?"

"Yes."

"That can’t be right. If he was trapped by the Li Fire, how did he have the opportunity to learn the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique? Below Innate, facing the Li Fire is a hopeless endeavor."

An Elder questioned, and Du Xiaofeng smiled, for this was the moment he had been waiting for.

"Ah, at that time Lin Chen was surrounded by Li Fire and couldn’t escape. Left with no choice, he used the Martial Arts Seal to enter the Martial Arts Mountain, using it to withstand the Li Fire. There, he challenged others, continuously improving his ranking until he encountered a Canglan Sect disciple, who then reported to me for assistance. I asked Senior Brother Qiu for this Cultivation Technique, and then had the sect disciple pass it on to Lin Chen on the Martial Arts Mountain."

Gasp!

The two stewards beside them sucked in a cold breath. Was such an operation even possible?

The other Elders fell silent immediately, realizing that Du Xiaofeng was deliberately flaunting in front of them.

Faced with the Li Fire, entering the Martial Arts Mountain to escape sounded simple, but without absolute confidence in one’s strength, entering would only delay the inevitable.

The rule of the Martial Arts Mountain was that as soon as you lost a match, you would be immediately kicked out.

"Junior Brother Du, are you saying Lin Chen didn’t learn the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique through the Inheritance Jade Scroll, but through a mantra taught by someone else on the Martial Path?"

Qiu Xuanmo closely studied Du Xiaofeng, and so did Qu Guanfu and the other four Elders, suddenly understanding why Du Xiaofeng was so shameless.

They only knew Lin Chen sought support from the sect but didn’t know about him cultivating the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique. Had they known, even if it meant a fallout with Du Xiaofeng, they wouldn’t have let Lin Chen become his disciple so easily.

Trapped by the Li Fire, confidently choosing to enter the Martial Arts Mountain, and then successfully cultivating the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique, amidst life-and-death situations, merely using a mantra.

Without extraordinary martial arts talent or a strong heart, it is absolutely impossible to achieve this.

Some disciples have high martial arts talent, but in the face of life and death, they cannot remain calm, making it impossible for them to successfully cultivate the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique.

Some disciples can remain calm and composed in major events, but their martial arts talent is lacking, and no matter how calm they are, they can’t cultivate the Inextinguishable Divine Face Technique.

Only those who fulfill both conditions have a possibility.

And which disciple like this wouldn’t they want?

"Junior Brother Du, how many ranks did Lin Chen advance on the Martial Arts Mountain before encountering our sect disciples?" Qiu Xuanmo asked again.

"Over ten thousand ranks, I didn’t calculate precisely. At that time, Lin Chen had just entered the fifty thousand ranks."

Du Xiaofeng’s words gained the elders’ acknowledgment since just stepping into the fifty thousand ranks was indeed not worth their attention.

"What about now...?"

"Senior Brother Qiu, let me explain."

Zhao Yulin, seeing Senior Brother Qiu about to continue asking, couldn’t hold back. This was giving Old Du a chance to show off in front of everyone, purposefully mentioning Lin Chen’s recent entry into the fifty thousand ranks, just waiting for Senior Brother Qiu to ask further to continue boasting.

"Lin Chen is now ranked within ten thousand on Martial Arts Mountain and has been undefeated, not losing a single match."

After these words, the mouths of the two stewards opened wider, and the elders fell silent again.

Du Xiaofeng had a look of regret on his face. Zhao Yulin, that old fox, did this on purpose, but he achieved his goal anyway.

He had boasted enough, and Lin Chen was already his disciple and could not escape now.

"Such a talent should be..."

"Stop!"

Seeing an elder about to lecture again, Du Xiaofeng interrupted directly: "Lin Chen has been registered under my name, and he has passed the Direct Disciple assessment. According to sect rules, he is my disciple, and not even the Sect Leader can change it."

Several elders with intentions had a regretful look upon hearing this, but then they looked puzzledly at Zhao Yulin and the others, who clearly knew Lin Chen’s situation, yet watched Elder Du take such a good seed under his wing?

If they stirred things up and brought this matter to the Sect Leader’s attention, they would know of it and get involved, making it impossible for Elder Du to take Lin Chen easily.

For now, all they could do was envy Elder Du.

"Let’s wait for Lin Chen to come out and see how many points he scores this time."

Finally, it was Qiu Xuanmo who spoke, allowing the elders to momentarily suppress their thoughts.

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In front of the Assessment Hall.

Several figures flew over and landed in the grand hall plaza.

"I didn’t expect even Senior Brother Zheng to be alarmed."

"Not just Senior Brother Zheng; several other Senior Brothers are here too."

The Assessment Hall was lively at this moment, with many disciples heading there, but when they saw the figures in white on the plaza, many started whispering among themselves.

The white-clad Zheng Chuan.

He ranked third among the disciples under twenty years old in Canglan Sect’s Inner Sect.

"It’s the Direct Disciple assessment."

Seeing the light beam emanating from the pavilion above, Zheng Chuan’s eyes showed surprise. He had thought it might be a dark horse from the Inner Sect, but it turned out to be a Direct Disciple.

"Is it Dai Kai or Zhao Xuan?"

In Zheng Chuan’s view, only these two could be possible. As for Senior Brother Qiao Yuan, from what he knew, Senior Brother Qiao was in seclusion and couldn’t participate in the Direct Disciple assessment.

"Senior Brother Zheng, shall we go in and take a look?"

"Hmm."

Zheng Chuan nodded. The Assessment Hall had strict rules, and ordinary disciples couldn’t enter freely, but his status was different, and the stewards wouldn’t stop him.

Leading several Junior Brothers, Zheng Chuan first entered the main hall and proceeded to the back pavilion.

However, when he arrived at the courtyard gate of the pavilion, just a glance left him completely frozen.

"Senior Brother Zheng, what’s wrong?"

A Junior Brother behind him inquired.

Zheng Chuan swallowed, but before he could answer, the several young men following him had already seen the elders standing in the courtyard.

Instantly, like Zheng Chuan, they were all stuck at the doorway.

The elders in the courtyard naturally sensed Zheng Chuan and the others. Just as one elder was about to scold, his gaze shifted instantly to the pavilion.

At that moment, the pavilion doors slowly opened.

Endless Canglan energy surged out, laying down an ice-blue carpet on the ground.

Zheng Chuan and the others saw a lean young man slowly emerge from the Canglan energy.