Chapter 229: With such a youth in Daliang, why worry about it not flourishing?

Under the moon!

In the courtyard of the residence.

Lin Chen looked at Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan, and the two of them also looked at each other.

The atmosphere was awkward for a moment.

Especially Fang Zhan and Xiao Yaojin, both of whom knew the other's background.

North Xiao, South Fang!

The two great families of Daliang. Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan had met not long ago. When the old Marquis of Zhenbei passed away, Fang Zhan followed his father to the Northern Frontier to pay respects.

Originally, Fang Zhan's grandfather was also going to the Northern Frontier, but with the passing of the old Marquis of Zhenbei and the Northern Frontier demon race stirring, the South was the same, and Fang Zhan's grandfather had to guard the South.

The only difference between the Fang family and the Xiao family was that the Xiao family was the hereditary Marquis of Zhenbei. When the Daliang Dynasty was founded, the first Marquis of Zhenbei was a member of the Xiao family, and since then, the Xiao family had guarded the Northern Frontier for generations.

The Fang family, however, rose to prominence in the hands of Fang Zhan's grandfather. Before this, the Fang family was just an ordinary Martial Way family in Daliang. Fang Zhan's grandfather went to the Southern military camp alone, later stood out, and finally became the pillar of the Daliang southern border.

Lin Chen didn't know Fang Zhan, but he knew Xiao Huo.

Junior Brother Xiao Huo knew his strength was inferior to his own, yet he still wanted to find him to spar, which made him a bit puzzled.

"Two Junior Brothers, why don't you sit down and have a cup of tea before talking?"

Lin Chen saw the awkwardness in their eyes and guessed that these two probably knew each other.

"Lin Shixiong, if it's just based on techniques, I am not your opponent. If I spar with you, I will use my family's inherited techniques."

When saying this, Xiao Yaojin's face turned slightly red. Using family-inherited techniques to deal with Lin Shixiong sounded a bit like bullying, which was why he sought Lin Chen out privately in the middle of the night.

But he didn't expect Fang Zhan to arrive at this time as well.

Even so, Xiao Yaojin did not intend to change his original intention. The reason his father agreed to let him come to Canglan Academy was that he still needed to be honed!

He needed a martial artist of the same realm to fight and hone his techniques.

Lin Shixiong was just such a suitable opponent.

"What about Fang Shidi?"

Lin Chen didn't answer but looked at Fang Zhan.

Even if this Fang Shidi hadn't seen his battle with the three heads of Zheng Guo in Bafang City, he should have seen his performance on the martial arts arena.

"I am the same, sparring with Lin Shixiong using family-inherited techniques."

Fang Zhan also had a trace of embarrassment in his eyes, but since this guy Xiao Yaojin was like this, why couldn't he?

"Good."

Lin Chen didn't hesitate too much. He also saw that these two had significant backgrounds, and he also wanted to see how powerful their family-inherited techniques were.

"Which of the two Junior Brothers will go first?"

"I'll go first."

Xiao Yaojin spoke first. Fang Zhan didn't fight for it; with Xiao Yaojin leading the charge, he could also have more judgment on Lin Shixiong's strength.

Under the moonlight!

The three stood in different spots on the martial arts arena. Xiao Yaojin's posture was upright, changing from his original cold demeanor, like a long spear, his whole body exuding a sharp and fierce aura.

"Northern Frontier ice field, under one spear, fire burns the plain, a thousand miles of ice melts!"

Fang Zhan watched Xiao Yaojin's constantly rising momentum, his mind thinking of the Xiao family techniques his father had mentioned.

The ancestors of the Xiao family accompanied the founding Emperor to conquer the world with a long spear, and finally went to the Northern Frontier. Under one spear, it actually caused a thousand-zhang ice field to melt.

Xiao Yaojin naturally couldn't do this now, but the sharp edge of the spear could already be seen.

"Lin Shixiong, please enlighten me!"

With a violent shout, Xiao Yaojin's figure flashed, like a long spear breaking through the air. Before the fist arrived, the strong wind had already cut through the air like spear Qi, leaving fine cracks on the bluestone slabs in the courtyard.

Lin Chen didn't answer, starting with the Wind and Cloud Palm. His figure disappeared in place like a ghost, and in an instant, palm shadows filled the sky, shrouding Xiao Yaojin within them.

"So strong!"

Fang Zhan saw Xiao Yaojin at a disadvantage as soon as they exchanged blows, a look of seriousness in his eyes.

"Xiao Shidi, this is not enough!"

Lin Chen's voice came out. He had seen the punch Xiao Shidi used to defeat Gong Xing, and its power far exceeded the present.

Xiao Yaojin didn't speak, but there was a surging fighting spirit on his face. The fist momentum suddenly soared, and the aura around his body condensed into a faint, blood-red long spear phantom.

Replacing the spear with a fist!

With one punch, the fist momentum turned into a spear shadow, like an army charging, invincible.

Lin Chen's pupils shrank, but there was a look of excitement on his face. Only such moves were worthy of him going all out.

Palm Seven!

The seventh move of the Wind and Cloud Palm!

The Qi and blood in Lin Chen's body were circulated to the extreme at this moment, his whole body shrouded in blood-colored light, and he slapped out with one palm.

Boom!

The collision of fist and palm caused the bluestone slabs around their feet to shatter inch by inch.

The two retreated three steps at the same time.

"Fight again!"

Xiao Yaojin shouted angrily, his body sweeping like a long spear, his momentum constantly rising, his fist presenting the momentum of fire burning the plain. Lin Chen did not retreat either; he also wanted to fight with all his might.

If someone were outside the residence at this moment, they would be able to hear the sound of thunder in the entire residence, and mixed in this thunder was the sharp sound of air tearing.

In the courtyard, Fang Zhan watched the exchange between Lin Chen and Xiao Yaojin, and also licked his lips. Only such a battle could make one's blood boil.

He had come to Canglan Academy this time correctly.

However, Xiao Yaojin on the martial arts arena at this moment felt more and more shocked as he fought. The Xiao family's inherited martial arts he displayed had power far exceeding ordinary techniques, and it could even be said that looking at the entire Daliang, in terms of lethality, there were no more than three techniques that could surpass the Xiao family's.

What Lin Shixiong displayed was not those two techniques, but the palm power contained in Lin Shixiong's palm technique was not weaker than his own family's techniques.

But this was not what shocked him the most. What shocked him more was that Lin Shixiong was fighting more bravely as he fought, while he was forcibly displaying his family's techniques, and his Qi and blood were already somewhat unsustainable.

Lin Chen was indeed having a blast. At this moment, he was like an engine. The initial exchange was just to warm up the engine, and now that all performance was fully operational, he could finally display it happily.

It's just that Xiao Shidi clearly couldn't hold on anymore!

"Fang Shidi, come together!"

Lin Chen was having a great time and didn't want to stop, his eyes looking at Fang Zhan on the side.

Fang Zhan was stunned. He and Xiao Yaojin join forces?

This... if it spread out, it would probably cause a huge uproar.

"Fang Shidi, come on together."

Only Xiao Yaojin knew his own situation. He really couldn't hold on. If he retreated and Fang Zhan came up, he feared the ending would be the same.

He couldn't force Lin Shixiong's limit; only by adding Fang Zhan could he do it.

Hearing Xiao Yaojin speak, Fang Zhan's eyes flashed with brilliance. The next moment, he didn't hesitate, his figure shot out, his palms like knives, slashing toward Lin Chen's feet.

Wherever Fang Zhan's palms passed, the bluestone exploded directly, and at the same time, Xiao Yaojin's fists turned into spear light, like a pear blossom in a rainstorm, hundreds of spear lights sealing Lin Chen's upper body.

Attacking from above and below, not giving Lin Chen a chance to escape.

Lin Chen's eyes narrowed, and he let out a long whistle. At this moment, the speed of Qi and blood circulation in his body accelerated again. The blood light shrouded on his body surface was like mist, his whole body like a furnace. As his palms moved, they actually formed a vortex.

Fang Zhan, who attacked first, had his expression change slightly. He only felt that his palms were subjected to terrifying pushing power, and his palms actually shifted position.

But Fang Zhan reacted quickly. The next moment, he shouted violently, his palms changing up and down like knife blades switching, slashing toward Lin Chen again.

Everything happened in a flash, but that momentary shift was enough for Lin Chen.

Lin Chen's left palm slapped toward Xiao Yaojin with the momentum of a stormy sea.

Palm Seven again!

This time, it was Palm Seven with all his might.

With one palm slapped out, Lin Chen no longer looked at Xiao Yaojin, but his right leg swept out with the Wind Leg, meeting Fang Zhan's palms.

The collision of the three caused all the bluestone in the residence to shatter, stone chips splashing everywhere.

Collision, separation, fighting again!

None of the three hid their strength, fighting more and more fiercely, and in the end, they all completely let go.

The entire residence had surging air waves, and stone dust covered the figures of the three.

One move, two moves...

After thirty moves!

The last exchange of the three erupted with a thunderous sound, like a thunderclap.

The air waves dissipated, and the dust scattered.

The figures of the three were revealed on the martial arts arena.

Lin Chen stood on the shattered bluestone slabs, his clothes torn in many places, while Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were also in tatters, both their feet buried in the mud under the bluestone slabs.

"Lin Shixiong's strength is extraordinary. Junior brother has seen it today!"

Fang Zhan had a look of admiration on his face. He and Xiao Yaojin went all out, even using family secret techniques, but they only managed to fight to a draw with Lin Shixiong, and even in this last exchange, they were slightly at a disadvantage.

Looking at Daliang, this was the first martial artist of the same age that he, Fang Zhan, was convinced by.

Xiao Yaojin also looked deeply at Lin Chen, but he noticed a wisp of inner armor silk beneath Lin Chen's torn clothes.

"Lin Shixiong, dare I ask if what you are wearing is the Reverse Scale Armor?"

Hearing Xiao Yaojin's words, before Lin Chen could answer, Fang Zhan's eyes shrank, his gaze fixed on the corner of the Reverse Scale Armor exposed on Lin Chen.

What is the Reverse Scale Armor?

With his family background, he naturally knew.

The Reverse Scale Armor can withstand the attacks of ranked martial artists and is an extremely precious life-saving item for martial artists below the ranked tier.

With the Fang family's strength, it wasn't that they couldn't get the Reverse Scale Armor. The reason he didn't wear it was because he had other life-saving means, and more importantly, the Reverse Scale Armor was very thin but extremely heavy when worn on the body.

Wearing the Reverse Scale Armor, his strength would only be able to exert seventy percent.

If Lin Shixiong was wearing the Reverse Scale Armor and still steadily suppressed their joint efforts, if Lin Shixiong took off the Reverse Scale Armor...

"Hmm."

Being recognized, Lin Chen didn't deny it and nodded in admission.

And hearing Lin Chen admit it, Fang Zhan suddenly sighed: "Lin Shixiong, I am thoroughly convinced."

Can't help but be convinced!

Lin Shixiong was wearing the Reverse Scale Armor and didn't exert his full strength at all, yet he could still suppress him and Xiao Yaojin fighting together. Looking at the entire Daliang, who could do this?

"Two Junior Brothers, don't mind it. The Martial Way has its specialties. I am just a bit stronger than you two in Qi and blood, but in techniques, I am not as good as you two. If I'm not mistaken, your true strength is in the late stage of Organ Cultivation!"

In the late stage of Organ Cultivation, martial artists have to come into contact with weapons. With the family backgrounds of these two, they must have a huge advantage in spiritual weapons.

Hearing Lin Chen's words, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan's expressions looked a bit better. They knew Lin Shixiong was telling the truth. Their families' spiritual weapons were passed down from generation to generation, far from what ordinary martial artists could compare to.

But as the most promising generation of their families, before they practiced, the ambition they set was to be invincible in the same realm, and it was to be based on their own strength. But now, they had to rely on family help to have a little advantage.

As proud as they were, it was impossible to say they hadn't been hit.

"Lin Shixiong, Junior brother wants to know how you cultivate Qi and blood."

Xiao Yaojin had anticipation in his eyes. Since Lin Shixiong could cultivate Qi and blood to this extent, he could too.

Resources, both the family and the Academy could provide.

Even if it was Flood Dragon True Blood, it wasn't that there were no similar substitutes.

"Actually, I didn't cultivate much. It's just that the Dean arranged a cultivation plan for me to improve my physical strength. If you two are interested, you can practice with me."

"Okay." Xiao Yaojin agreed immediately.

With his grandfather's passing, it was highly likely that a war would break out in the Northern Frontier. He had to improve his strength as much as possible.

The Xiao family's ancestral motto was that as long as there was one living person in the Xiao family, they could not let the Northern Frontier demon race cross the river by one step!

"I can too."

Fang Zhan also agreed. Although the Fang family's ancestral motto was not as extreme as the Xiao family's, as the third generation of the Fang family, he also clearly knew his future mission.

The Fang family not only had to guard the Daliang South well, but also had the responsibility of recovering the lost territory.

The Nansha Three Islands had not been recovered to this day!

After Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan agreed to come and cultivate with Lin Chen early tomorrow morning, the two left Lin Chen's courtyard.

Looking at the messy courtyard, Lin Chen felt a bit helpless. It seemed that in the future, sparring with the two Junior Brothers could not be done in the courtyard. Every time they fought, he would have to re-lay the bluestone slabs.

Lin Chen's gaze followed the shattered bluestone slabs and landed on the weapon rack against the wall.

After a long while, he walked to the weapon rack and picked up a long spear made of unknown material.

With the long spear in hand, Lin Chen recalled the spear intent contained in Xiao Shidi's fist when they fought just now. That set of fist techniques was clearly evolved from spear techniques.

Thirty breaths later.

Lin Chen thrust the long spear, and there was actually a sound of breaking through the air.

After this spear, the long spear in Lin Chen's hand danced in the courtyard like a silver dragon, showing no unfamiliarity of practicing the spear for the first time.

If Xiao Yaojin were still here at this moment, seeing the moves and spear momentum contained in Lin Chen's spear, he would definitely be extremely shocked.

As the young Marquis of the Xiao family, he started touching a spear at the age of three and slept with a spear at the age of five. Just the ordinary spear-thrusting move was practiced for three months.

It took ten years of cultivation to have such spear momentum.

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen withdrew the spear.

"A month for the staff, a year for the saber, a lifetime for the spear. This saying is not wrong; the changes of the spear are too many."

Lin Chen frowned slightly. When he thrust the spear, he couldn't present the momentum of fire burning the plain like Xiao Shidi.

"Can the explosive power of the spear tip be integrated into my Wind and Cloud Palm?"

Lin Chen never thought of changing from bow and arrow to spear.

Although the spear is good, it doesn't suit him.

He just wanted to try to integrate the power of the spear into his palm technique. Similarly, the deeper his understanding of the spear, the more easily he could deal with martial artists who used spears.

"This matter is not urgent. My understanding of spear techniques is not deep enough yet."

After putting down the long spear, Lin Chen picked up the long saber lying on the weapon rack.

The saber body weighed a hundred pounds, but it was nothing to Lin Chen. With a light turn of his wrist, a cold light flashed past.

"Fang Shidi's palms are evolved from Dao techniques. This saber technique emphasizes speed, ruthlessness, and accuracy..."

A dozen breaths later, Lin Chen swung the saber in the courtyard, the cold light like a ray, shining throughout the courtyard.

In the other two residences on both sides, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan, who heard a little movement, had looks of being moved on their faces.

After Lin Shixiong fought with them, he actually had to continue cultivating.

"Lin Shixiong is still like this, why am I not?"

Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan both made the same choice, dispelling the intention to rest, and also began to cultivate in the courtyard.

A quarter of an hour later, Lin Chen put the long saber back and walked back into the house, starting to pick up a pen to copy the "Happy Kuaihuo Shengtian Tie".

Every time after copying the "Happy Kuaihuo Shengtian Tie", he would feel refreshed. He hadn't told the Dean about this, but after the Dean saw the "Happy Kuaihuo Shengtian Tie", he didn't say much, just told him to continue copying it every day.

After the third watch, the entire Canglan Peak became completely quiet.

And what the three youths didn't notice was that in the darkness, a figure turned around with hands behind his back, a smile on his lips as he left.

"With such youths in my Daliang, why worry about the future not flourishing!"

The next morning!

When Lin Chen came out of the courtyard, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were also waiting.

"Two Junior Brothers, let's start."

"Hmm."

The three didn't say much. Time was tight, and they climbed up Canglan Peak.

On the first trip, the speed of the three was not much different.

On the second trip, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan had already fallen three zhang behind Lin Chen.

"Two Junior Brothers, don't use me as a standard. Follow your own rhythm, pay attention to breathing, but you cannot circulate Qi and blood."

Lin Chen turned back to remind them, and Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan, who were originally gritting their teeth to follow, heard Lin Chen's words, looked at each other, and understood.

Their physical bodies were not as good as Lin Shixiong's; it was indeed impossible to be the same as Lin Shixiong.

On the third trip, Lin Chen was soaked all over. When he reached halfway down the mountain, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were climbing to the halfway point.

"Two Junior Brothers, work hard. I'll go to the Hall of Hard Training and wait for you two."

Watching Lin Chen's figure going down the mountain, Fang Zhan couldn't help but sigh: "I finally understand now why Lin Shixiong's physical body is so strong. Only by sealing Qi and blood and personally climbing this Canglan Peak do you know how difficult it is."

Xiao Yaojin didn't respond, just lifted his trembling feet and continued forward.

"No, why are you acting so cold? Did I say something wrong?"

Seeing Xiao Yaojin not speaking, Fang Zhan was very dissatisfied.

"If you don't want to give up all your previous efforts, then shut up."

In the end, Xiao Yaojin replied. Every word spoken was a huge consumption for himself.

Fang Zhan also reacted, immediately shut up, and also began to focus on climbing.

Hall of Hard Training.

Zhang Qifeng looked at Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan who were panting as they walked over, completely confused: "Are these two stubborn donkeys here again?"

An hour later, Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were carried out of the Hall of Hard Training.

"Lower the difficulty of the training for these two."

Hua Qianwu's figure appeared in the Hall of Hard Training. Lin Chen was walking the path of the Nine-Turn True Blood Organ Cultivation and had to endure it. Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan didn't need to be so extreme.

"Dean, aren't you afraid that these two will have physical problems?"

"What problems could they have? The old Marquis once said a sentence: If you can't train to death, then train to death."

Hua Qianwu snorted lightly. Hearing this, a thought couldn't help but pop into Zhang Qifeng's mind: The Dean torturing these two like this, wouldn't it be revenge for the suffering he endured under the old Marquis's training back then?

Cultivation has no years!

The trees in Canglan Academy gradually withered, and winter arrived!

In two months, Lin Chen had still only refined his heart, and Xiao Yaojin and Fang Zhan were the same.

On the contrary, Luo Han, in two months, successfully refined the second of the five organs: the liver.

He became the first among the new batch of disciples at Canglan Academy to complete the refining of two organs, breaking the breakthrough record of the Academy in the last five years, causing a sensation in Canglan Academy.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 230 =====