Chapter 969: The True Goal of the Eight Desolates Sect
Blood Moon Sect!
Hearing the name that the Sect Leader gave, Lin Chen’s brows furrowed slightly.
Back then in the Canglan Secret Realm, Yue Shan of the Blood Moon Sect had specifically targeted their Canglan Sect disciples. In the end, his plot was broken by Lin Chen, and that Elder of the Blood Moon Sect was also slain by the Supreme Elder.
Afterwards, the Sect Leader joined with other sects to demand an explanation from the Blood Moon Sect. The Blood Moon Sect compensated each sect, and the matter was considered settled.
He hadn’t expected that the Blood Moon Sect actually hadn’t stopped there. This time, sending over a thousand Innate Martial Artists was already a clear statement of their stance.
Originally one could still say that the Eight Desolates Sect had paid some price to invite the Blood Moon Sect to act, but with these thousand Innate Martial Artists entering, it meant that the Blood Moon Sect had also joined this Sect War.
The Eight Desolates Sect and the Blood Moon Sect had joined hands, with an additional Yama Hall.
Their own sect was facing two Super Sects and one sub–Super Sect at the same time. No wonder they had suffered defeats on the battlefield.
Lin Chen also understood why the sect had chosen to pull back. If they didn’t retreat, the casualties among Innate Martial Artists on both sides would only grow, and the Blood Moon Sect would definitely send even more Innate Martial Artists to join in.
As a Super Sect of the Blood Domain, the Blood Moon Sect’s forces were far more than just a thousand Innate Martial Artists.
The territory of the Blood Domain might not be as large as the Canglan Domain and the Eight Desolate Domain, but it still had at least five thousand Innate Martial Artists.
“Sect Leader, why would the Blood Moon Sect get involved?”
Lin Chen was puzzled. The Blood Domain and the Canglan Domain were separated by two domains. Helping the Eight Desolates Sect attack their Canglan Domain didn’t seem to bring much benefit to the Blood Moon Sect.
Territory—the Blood Moon Sect couldn’t possibly get any.
If they couldn’t get territory, then no matter the goal, it was a losing deal.
The two Super Sects that started the war did so first because of a hereditary enmity, and second for territory.
Once you seized territory, you would have a steady flow of resources. Even if everything was exhausted during the war, it would recover in a few decades.
There was no enmity between the Canglan Sect and the Blood Moon Sect, nor any territorial interest. Lin Chen found it hard to understand.
“I don’t know either.”
Ji Cangtian shook his head. As for why the Blood Moon Sect would get involved, he had asked his Martial Uncle, but his Martial Uncle only gave him one line: “The Blood Moon Sect bears no grudge against the Canglan Sect; they are simply seizing the opportunity. If right now the Flame Dynasty’s war was between any other two sects, the Blood Moon Sect would also take the chance to join in.”
As for why the Blood Moon Sect wanted to participate in other sects’ battles, his Martial Uncle hadn’t given a clear answer.
Hearing that even the Sect Leader didn’t know why the Blood Moon Sect had joined in, Lin Chen fell into contemplation, while Ji Cangtian’s ears twitched slightly, then he said, “Lin Chen, come with me to see Martial Uncle.”
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In the forbidden grounds of the Canglan Sect, Lin Chen once again met the Supreme Elder Ye Feiran.
Compared to back then, Lin Chen found that the Supreme Elder’s face had grown a bit more withered, and there was a hint of fatigue in his eyes.
Seeing fatigue on the face of a Myriad Phenomena Realm powerhouse was not a normal thing.
“This disciple greets the Supreme Elder.”
Ye Feiran sized up Lin Chen. As a Myriad Phenomena Realm powerhouse, he could see many differences in Lin Chen’s body. At this moment, his aged eyes were shining.
“Your Divine Soul has reached the Innate Sixth Realm?”
“Yes.” Lin Chen nodded. “Last time this disciple…”
“No need to tell me the details.”
Ye Feiran raised his hand to stop Lin Chen from continuing. “That is your own fortuitous encounter. You only need to tell this old man the result.”
“To what degree has your physical body reached?”
“I can take head-on a strike from an Innate Fifth Realm expert. If I circulate my Cultivation Technique, ordinary Innate Fifth Realm can’t break this disciple’s defense.”
There was firm confidence in Lin Chen’s words. In his battle with Xi Zelang, even when Xi Zelang displayed the Eight Desolates Sect’s strongest Creation Halberd, he only managed to inflict minor injuries on Lin Chen. At that time Lin Chen had not even activated the Immortal Technique, relying purely on Physical Strength to block. If he had used the Immortal Technique, Xi Zelang wouldn’t have been able to injure him at all.
“Good!”
A smile appeared on Ye Feiran’s face. This was the best news he had heard in the past two years.
“I imagine your progress must be related to the Life Chart you gained on the Martial Arts Mountain.”
As for Lin Chen’s fortuitous encounters, Ye Feiran had no intention of digging into them in detail, but he could give Lin Chen some guidance regarding Life Charts.
“After this disciple descended from the Martial Arts Mountain, the Life Chart I obtained was Divine Illumination Without Limits.”
“Divine Illumination Without Limits?” Ye Feiran pondered. “This Life Chart has to do with the Divine Soul?”
Originally, Ye Feiran had thought that Lin Chen’s Life Chart would be related to the physical body. After all, Lin Chen’s body had already far surpassed ordinary Martial Artists. As for the Divine Soul, Lin Chen’s Divine Soul had always been unusual. Now, with a Realm at the Peak of Innate Fourth Realm, his Divine Soul crossing into the Innate Sixth Realm was still acceptable.
“Yes. According to this disciple’s speculation, this Life Chart allows the Divine Soul to grow without being limited by one’s own Realm.”
“What did you say?”
As a Myriad Phenomena Realm powerhouse, one who had seen most of the storms within the Flame Dynasty, there were few things that could truly shock him. Yet at this moment, Ye Feiran’s expression changed because of Lin Chen’s Life Chart.
“This is only something this disciple tested. At that time, I happened to receive a fortuitous chance and could absorb many Divine Soul-type items. Back then this disciple was only at the Innate Second Realm, but my Divine Soul had already reached the Innate Sixth Realm, so I arrived at that conclusion.”
Lin Chen didn’t understand why the Supreme Elder’s expression had become so agitated. Even if his Life Chart was very powerful, at his current Realm it was extremely difficult to raise his Divine Soul further.
He didn’t have enough Treasures that could increase the Divine Soul for him to absorb.
“Lin Chen, wait here for now.”
Ye Feiran left in a flurry. Lin Chen clicked his tongue; this was the first time he had seen the Supreme Elder so visibly lose his composure.
He waited for a full quarter of an hour.
After a quarter of an hour, Lin Chen saw the Supreme Elder return, and beside him was another old man.
“Lin Chen, take this fruit.”
A Seven-Colored Fruit appeared in Ye Feiran’s hand. Strangely, the light from this fruit drifted like fragrance. As the radiance floated before Lin Chen, just from inhaling that light, Lin Chen’s Divine Soul actually felt a sense of hunger.
“Yes.”
Accepting the fruit that the Elder handed over, Lin Chen took a bite. He understood in his heart that this fruit must be a Treasure that increased the Divine Soul.
The fruit was sweet. After it went down his throat, it was as if he had eaten a Ginseng Fruit. Lin Chen felt as though he were floating on clouds, a comfort that came from the depths of his Divine Soul.
And within his Dantian, that Nebula formed by Divine Soul Stars began to circulate slightly faster than before.
After Lin Chen consumed the fruit, Ye Feiran and the other old man stared fixedly at him. Only after a cup of tea’s time did the two exchange a glance, seeing the answer in each other’s eyes.
Lin Chen’s judgment of his own Life Chart was not wrong.
The Divine Illumination Without Limits Life Chart could indeed allow the Divine Soul to grow without limit.
Otherwise, Lin Chen absolutely would not have been able to withstand the Divine Soul energy brought by this fruit, and he would not be wearing this relaxed expression now.
Yet even after confirming that Lin Chen’s Life Chart was accurate, there were no smiles on their faces. Instead, there was a trace of sorrow.
“Lin Chen, do you know why the Eight Desolates Sect chose to go to war with our sect?”
Ye Feiran looked at Lin Chen. Lin Chen shook his head but revealed an attentive expression. He knew the Supreme Elder was about to tell him the hidden truth of this war.
“Because your Senior Brother is in seclusion attempting a breakthrough. Once he succeeds, the Eight Desolates Sect will be suppressed by our Canglan Sect for several hundred years. The Eight Desolates Sect wants to use this war to stop your Senior Brother’s breakthrough.”
Senior Brother?
Lin Chen was stunned, then immediately understood that the Senior Brother in the Supreme Elder’s mouth should be that First Supreme Elder of the sect.