At the entrance of the main hall, the flames beneath Lin Chen’s feet disappeared, and he once again reverted to his original restrained state.
"You succeeded?"
Qiao Yuan looked at Lin Chen, a look of surprise in his eyes. The Sect Leader said Lin Chen would need a few more days, but it happened so quickly?
Not only was Qiao Yuan surprised, but even Ji Cangtian was somewhat astonished. With his strength, he could clearly perceive Lin Chen’s progress in absorbing and refining the Golden Crow Radiance Flame.
According to Lin Chen’s speed, it should have taken two more days to successfully refine it.
So, this little guy also heard the commotion outside and accelerated his refining process.
He’s indeed a bold kid, not afraid of failure in refining.
A gratified expression appeared on Ji Cangtian’s face. For the sake of the sect, Qiao Yuan was willing to abandon his original cultivation plan, step into the Innate Realm, and delay the opponents for Lin Chen, while Lin Chen also abandoned the steady refining process, taking risks to absorb and refine wildly.
Perhaps these two little guys aren’t the strongest disciples in the history of Canglan Sect; there have been many outstanding disciples in its history, including those who stepped into the Innate Realm at sixteen.
But he believes that with these two little guys, the future of Canglan Sect looks promising.
"Yes, I succeeded."
Lin Chen answered Qiao Yuan’s question. Qiao Yuan gave Lin Chen a deep look and said nothing more.
"Junior Brother, while Qiao Yuan is accepting challenges on Martial Arts Mountain, you should challenge the few in front of you and strive to break into the top thirty."
Chai Daoqi hurriedly spoke up. Junior Brother is currently ranked thirty-sixth. To secure a streak of victories, he can’t afford to miss a single match. The best method is for Qiao Yuan to prolong the battle as much as possible while accepting challenges, allowing Junior Brother to rack up six consecutive victories.
As long as he gets into the top thirty, even if it’s just twenty-ninth, he won’t have to face subsequent challenges from the incoming Innate Martial Artists on Martial Arts Mountain.
Otherwise, who knows how many Innate Martial Artists will be watching.
Undeniably, Martial Arts Mountain is very attractive to the young geniuses of the Flame Dynasty, but there are always some geniuses who, for various reasons, did not appear on Martial Arts Mountain. Considering the vast territory and massive number of martial artists in the Flame Dynasty, this "few" geniuses will also form a considerable base.
At least a hundred!
This is Chai Daoqi’s guess, and even if not all these hundred Innate Martial Artists want to intercept Junior Brother Lin, just thirty percent would mean Little Brother has to face thirty fierce battles before challenging the top thirty.
In the battles of Innate Martial Artists, Martial Arts Mountain cannot heal their injuries. Each additional fight, even if a minor injury is incurred, might affect the final outcome.
"I will strive for half an hour for you."
Qiao Yuan slowly spoke up at this point. He already knew who his opponent on Martial Arts Mountain would be.
In half an hour, Lin Chen now only has to fight seven rounds, and in the first five matches, he can practically achieve instant victory against non-Innate martial artists. The only two real battles are against the Innate Martial Artists ranked thirtieth and twenty-ninth.
"No need."
Lin Chen shook his head, rejecting the suggestion his Senior Brother Three gave. As Qiao Yuan frowned, he said, "Senior Brother Qiao has done enough for me. Leave the rest to me. Since I chose the path of ten thousand consecutive victories, I want everyone to be speechless."
Qiao Yuan’s eyes narrowed; he understood Lin Chen’s meaning: "Are you sure?"
"I’m sure."
Chai Daoqi listened to the conversation between his Junior Brother and Qiao Yuan, looking anxiously at his master: "Master, please advise Junior Brother. It’s not the time for bravado."
Du Xiaofeng did not speak but exchanged a glance with Ji Cangtian.
This challenge from Lin Chen is no longer just about his personal honor but is also linked to the sect’s reputation.
"No matter what you want to do, Lin Chen, the sect will have no objections."
Ji Cangtian gave the answer. With such confidence from Lin Chen, as the Sect Leader, how could he not support it?
So what if he loses?
Canglan Sect’s foundation is solidly here; losing a ten thousand consecutive victory challenge cannot shake Canglan Sect’s status, can it?
Affect the reputation?
He believes that one day in the future, Lin Chen will reclaim the damaged reputation.
Moreover, Lin Chen may not necessarily lose.
"I understand."
Upon receiving the words of the Sect Leader, Qiao Yuan nodded and didn’t say more. His figure flickered and entered Martial Arts Mountain.
Chai Daoqi watched as Qiao Yuan’s figure entered Martial Arts Mountain, swallowing the words he wanted to say. Now, even if his Junior Brother regrets it, it’s too late.
On Martial Arts Mountain.
When Qiao Yuan appeared again, numerous martial artists from the Flame Dynasty were watching, curious about who would challenge Qiao Yuan at this time.
Challenging an injured opponent wouldn’t sound good if spread.
"It’s someone from the Guixu Sword Tomb?"
"Disciples of the Guixu Sword Tomb rarely appear on Martial Arts Mountain. Even they couldn’t sit still this time."
When the light screen projected by the Martial Arts Seal revealed the challenger’s identity, there was an uproar among the martial artists watching.
"Disciples of the Guixu Sword Tomb rarely appear at Martial Arts Mountain, but if Lin Chen were to achieve one hundred thousand consecutive victories and reach the peak, those who are unaware of the inside story would only see him as the number one genius under twenty years old of this generation. It’s inevitable that the geniuses of Guixu Sword Tomb won’t be able to tolerate that."
Someone speculated the reason why a disciple from Guixu Sword Tomb appeared at Martial Arts Mountain.
On the battlefield of Martial Arts Mountain, Qiao Yuan didn’t expect his opponent to be from Guixu Sword Tomb.
Zhao Feng looked at the opposite Qiao Yuan and smiled: "I know you’re injured. Challenging you at this time would be considered unsportsmanlike by many, which is also why you got injured in the previous match."
Qiao Yuan stared at Zhao Feng. He wasn’t surprised that Zhao Feng could see this; he was just curious why the other party would still challenge him knowing this.
Especially coming from the famed solitary Guixu Sword Tomb disciples.
In the Flame Dynasty’s Twenty-four Super Sects, when it comes to solitary geniuses, there are many, but the most acknowledged are surely the sword cultivator geniuses of Guixu Sword Tomb.
Throughout the Flame Dynasty, no one is more solitary than the sword cultivators of Guixu Sword Tomb.
It is said that every disciple of Guixu Sword Tomb resides on a separate Sword Peak, and sword cultivators on neighboring peaks may not interact for decades.
Why would a disciple from such a solitary sect challenge an injured me?
"If I merely take advantage of your injury to defeat you, many would scorn me, but if I can defeat you easily, no one will speak ill of it."
Zhao Feng smiled, his face drawing a curve of confidence.
As long as he could effortlessly overwhelm Qiao Yuan, all the martial artists watching would understand that even if Qiao Yuan wasn’t injured, he wouldn’t be able to be his match, thus negating any notion of being unsportsmanlike.
...
Guixu Sword Tomb.
Pei Qingming watched Zhao Feng appear on the Martial Arts Mountain battlefield, his brow slightly furrowed.
He didn’t have a Martial Arts Seal, but some outer disciples of Guixu Sword Tomb did, and he was currently watching the battle on Martial Arts Mountain using one of theirs.
He also understood Qiao Yuan’s intention to delay in order to buy Lin Chen more time, and was extremely gratified by it.
Indeed, Junior Brother Lin, back at Jiangnan Dao, won over many genius martial artists of the same age, who willingly acknowledged him as Senior Brother. And now, not long after joining the Canglan Sect, he has also managed to have its genius disciples willingly get injured for him.
This is the charisma of Junior Brother Lin.
On the contrary, he was discontent with Zhao Feng challenging Qiao Yuan at this time.
Zhao Feng had approached him, indicating that he wouldn’t participate in the blockade against Junior Brother Lin, out of respect for him. Though he hadn’t accepted Zhao Feng’s goodwill.
But even so, Zhao Feng shouldn’t have challenged Qiao Yuan at this point; he could have waited for Qiao Yuan to recover.
Is it targeting Lin Chen or me?
Pei Qingming’s eyes showed a pondering look. He hadn’t been in Guixu Sword Tomb for long, but with flawless Sword Path Will, he became a disciple of an Elder, making him and Zhao Feng fellow disciples under the same teacher.
But due to his realm, he called Zhao Feng Senior Brother.
"Perhaps I should spend some effort understanding the situation in the Sword Tomb."
After entering Guixu Sword Tomb, Pei Qingming focused all his energy on breaking through to the Innate stage, paying little attention to many sect affairs.
Like him, other disciples were singularly focused; those who came to Guixu Sword Tomb were all sword cultivators, with their minds solely on practicing swordsmanship. When Pei Qingming entered the sect, his master told him that a senior brother hadn’t left his Sword Peak since the day he joined, not once in twenty years.
...
In front of the Canglan Sect Leader Hall, Lin Chen also saw Qiao Yuan’s opponent. When he realized that the opponent was a sword cultivator from Guixu Sword Tomb, his first thought was of Senior Brother Pei.
He wondered whether Senior Brother Pei had arrived at Guixu Sword Tomb and successfully joined it.
"A disciple of Guixu Sword Tomb, this time I fear Qiao Yuan has little chance of winning."
Chai Daoqi frowned, the strength of Guixu Sword Tomb disciples couldn’t be underestimated. He had encountered a Guixu Sword Tomb martial artist during his travels and had clashed with them, ending up at a disadvantage.
Although he had trump cards left unused, his intuition told him that the Guixu Sword Tomb Innate martial artist had their own cards unplayed too.
"Junior Brother, if you’re not confident, you might as well challenge those ahead of you now. There are no Innate martial artists from Guixu Sword Tomb in the top thirty at Martial Arts Mountain currently."
Liang Hanyang, unable to hold back, suggested to Lin Chen upon seeing Qiao Yuan’s opponent was a Guixu Sword Tomb disciple.
"No need."
Lin Chen shook his head. Guixu Sword Tomb is strong, but having chosen this path, he had already anticipated facing all the geniuses of the Flame Dynasty, including disciples of Guixu Sword Tomb.
On the battlefield of Martial Arts Mountain, Zhao Feng, seeing Qiao Yuan’s silence, wasted no time and struck out with his long sword.
The Sword Light was earth-shattering, incomparably dazzling on the entire battlefield.
Qiao Yuan’s pupils constricted. This sword was indeed beyond his ability to parry.
If not for Lin Chen’s previous advice, he would have chosen a desperate strategy. But recalling Lin Chen’s words, Qiao Yuan ultimately chose to trust Lin Chen.