Chapter 310

Yan Family of the Soul-Leaving Domain.

On the way back with Vice Academy Head Chen Shan, Lin Chen pondered the five words he saw displayed on the jade wall.

It was very clear that the Soul-Leaving Domain was a place name.

The Yan Family should refer to the ancestors of the Yan Guo imperial family.

So the ancestors of Yan Guo were not surnamed Elder Murong but Yan?

Yan Yan?

This name was somewhat of a mouthful.

But compared to what the Yan Guo imperial family was surnamed, what Lin Chen paid more attention to were the three words "Soul-Leaving Domain" in front.

Especially this word "Domain," which made him extremely familiar.

The regions within the nine countries were either divided by circuits, prefectures, counties... or by states, commanderies, cities...

Each country was much the same, but no country used "Domain" to divide regions.

On the contrary, the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao he knew liked to distinguish by "Domain."

Canglan Sect was located in Canglan Domain, Qingtian Sect was located in Qianji Domain...

Could it be that the Yan Guo imperial family was also related to the forces of the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao?

A brilliant light flashed in Lin Chen's mind; perhaps the Yan Guo imperial family was a branch of the Yan Family of the Soul-Leaving Domain of the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao.

Chen Shan looked at Lin Chen's thoughtful expression along the way and didn't ask what compensation the Yan Guo imperial family had given Lin Chen.

People grow old and become refined; the Yan Guo imperial family went to great lengths to invite Lin Chen to the imperial palace to give compensation. There must be hidden circumstances, and it might even concern the secrets of the Yan Guo imperial family. If Lin Chen felt he could tell him, he would naturally take the initiative to speak. Since Lin Chen didn't say, there must be a reason for not saying.

Returning to the courtyard, Hou Zhan Tian came over once, but also didn't ask Lin Chen what compensation the Yan Guo imperial family had given, just chatted for a few words and then left.

Tomorrow was the start of the Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament; what he had to consider was the battle arrangement of the four martial academies of Liang Guo, needing to arrange tactics for each martial academy.

Courtyard where Han Guo martial artists lived.

Lu Qiguang held a secret letter in his hand and said to the middle-aged man beside him: "Send this letter back to the capital and send it to the State Preceptor at the fastest speed."

"Yes."

The middle-aged man took the letter, and his figure disappeared on the spot like a ghost.

"My Lord, are you going to?"

Another old man on the side had a guess in his heart.

"That Lin Chen's strength exceeded this old man's expectations and is highly likely not below Bian Xinjie."

"My Lord, are you overthinking this?"

Although he had a guess in his heart, hearing Lu Qiguang's words, the old man still couldn't believe it.

Bian Xinjie was third on the Heaven Ranking, and that Lin Chen was only ranked eighth on the Earth Ranking before the ranking tournament.

"If this Lin Chen really has such strength, why didn't Hou Zhan Tian agree to the agreement you proposed, My Lord?"

The old man raised a question. If Lin Chen had the strength approaching Bian Xinjie, Hou Zhan Tian could completely take this opportunity to reach an agreement, using the ranking of the ranking tournament to decide this battle in the Northern Frontier.

For Liang Guo, this was a hundred benefits and no harm.

"Perhaps this is the brilliance of Hou Zhan Tian, deliberately letting this old man underestimate the enemy, but I didn't expect that Lin Chen, with his youthful temperament, exposed his strength in advance."

In Lu Qiguang's eyes, Lin Chen had hidden his strength, and Hou Zhan Tian must have known, but Hou Zhan Tian didn't use the excuse to agree to the agreement he proposed, just to numb him.

As long as he underestimated the enemy, and once Canglan Wu Yuan really took first place, it would be a huge boost to Liang Guo's morale and would even affect the choices of the other countries.

Among the nine countries, except for Zheng Guo and Xiang Guo, who were determined to follow their Han Guo, the other countries were swaying.

Whoever was stronger between Han Guo and Liang Guo, these countries would lean toward.

In the nine-country Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament, Han Guo had been first in previous sessions, and now that the two countries were contending, if Liang Guo took first place, the other countries would likely think more—had Liang Guo been hiding its strength in the past, but now because it had completely broken with them, Han Guo, it no longer hid its strength.

Once this thought was born in the other countries, their requirement for these countries to blockade and isolate Liang Guo would be followed in appearance but opposed in spirit.

As for the war with the demon race in the Northern Frontier...

Once the news spread back, Liang Guo's morale would soar, and with the rise and fall of each other, the several families in the country would likely have different thoughts. By then, whether they would completely go to war with Liang Guo was unknown.

Lu Qiguang, as a Han Guo powerhouse, knew very well where Han Guo's weaknesses lay.

Han Guo had been the hegemon of the nine countries for many years, and there were several forces in the country, not all of one mind.

"Hou Zhan Tian is deliberately leaving a hand for me, but caution is the parent of safety. Notifying the State Preceptor to send Huo Ruohong is the safest."

Hearing the three words "Huo Ruohong," the old man also understood Lu Qiguang's purpose.

Huo Ruohong was the number one powerhouse on the Heaven Ranking. Once Huo Ruohong arrived, no one could take away Han Guo's first place.

You must know that the reason Huo Ruohong didn't come this time was, firstly, he didn't care about the ranking tournament, and secondly, he was in seclusion to break through. Once the breakthrough was successful, he would step into the Seventh-Rank realm.

A Seventh-Rank martial artist under twenty years old would shock the entire nine countries.

"Besides safely taking first place, letting Huo Ruohong come is also to show the nine countries the foundation of our Han Guo."

Being able to cultivate a Seventh-Rank martial arts genius under twenty years old, this wasn't something that could be done just by relying on the disciple's own martial arts talent; it also required enough resources to be invested in it.

Apart from Han Guo, looking at the other eight countries, which country could do it?

Liang Guo.

Lingxiao City.

Teahouses, inns, brothels.

"Everyone, have you heard of the Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament?"

"Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament, is it a competition of Lingxiao Wu Yuan disciples?" "No, this Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament is a competition for all martial academies of the nine countries to compete for rankings, and this session of the ranking tournament is being held in Yan Guo. Our Liang Guo has disciples from four martial academies going."

"This kind of Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament should be Han Guo first, right?"

"Although I don't want to admit it, Han Guo's martial arts geniuses are indeed more numerous than our Liang Guo's. In previous ranking tournaments, Han Guo was always first. In the most terrifying session, Han Guo directly swept the top four."

Martial artists who knew about the ranking tournament had a look of helplessness in their words.

"Everyone is right, Han Guo is indeed very strong, but this session is different. Our Liang Guo has also risen abruptly, especially one of the martial academies, which broke through the encirclement as a dark horse and won first place in the first round of the point-based competition."

"If you are interested, everyone, listen to me tell you in detail."

The Capital.

Still in teahouses, inns, brothels, and martial arts exchange venues.

"Everyone, let me tell you an inspiring piece of news. This time in the Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament, our Liang Guo has shown its might, suppressing the four major martial academies and three major geniuses of Han Guo in one fell swoop, winning first place in the point-based competition. And all of this is inseparable from a genius of our Liang Guo. Everyone, can you guess who this genius is?"

"Dang Baixuan?"

"Dang Baixuan's martial arts strength is indeed not bad, but it's not him. And this genius, as long as I say the name, everyone will inevitably be familiar with it..."

Jiangnan Circuit.

"Liang Guo shows its might, Jiangnan Circuit shows its might, Lin Chen shows its might!"

"Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament, Lin Chen suppresses the three major Heaven Ranking powerhouses Bian Xinjie, Ling Tianhao, and Lu Chuanning, taking first place in the point-based competition."

Guixi Circuit.

Xichuan Circuit.

All circuits of the entire Liang Guo were spreading a piece of news at this moment, which was the situation of the first round of the point-based competition of this Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament.

The Capital.

Martial Administration Department.

Kong Zhao Qifeng was playing chess with an old man at this moment. A middle-aged man walked over quickly, bowed to the two, and said: "It has been investigated clearly; regarding the spread of the situation of the ranking tournament, there is a shadow of Yan Guo behind it."

"Yan Guo?"

Kong Zhao Qifeng pinched the chess piece in his hand, a thoughtful look on his face.

"What is Yan Guo's intention in spreading the situation of the point-based competition?"

The old man opposite was also thinking. In just one day, the situation of the Wu Yuan Ranking Tournament spread throughout Liang Guo; this was not something an ordinary force could do.

As the rulers of Liang Guo, how could they not notice even this?

It was just that neither of them expected that the mastermind behind it was actually Yan Guo.

Regarding the things that happened in the ranking tournament, Kong Zhao Qifeng and the other had also known that Yan Guo didn't favor Han Guo in this, but rather stood slightly on Liang Guo's side.

Now Yan Guo had started spreading the situation of this ranking tournament throughout Liang Guo, praising Lin Chen excessively in their words. In a certain sense, they just did what their imperial court wanted to do.

How could Kong Zhao Qifeng and the old man not know that informing the domestic martial artists and common people of the situation of the point-based competition would be a huge boost to morale, especially at the moment of facing the decisive battle in the Northern Frontier? But the reason the two didn't order it was that they didn't want to put too much pressure on Lin Chen.

The point-based competition was only the first round; what truly determined the ranking was the subsequent elimination tournament. If Lin Chen performed poorly in the subsequent elimination, the more they praised him now, the more terrifying the backlash would be by then.

"Could this be Yan Guo's purpose?"

Kong Zhao Qifeng shook his head: "Yan Guo has no need to do this, and according to the news sent back by Junior Brother Hou, the Sixth Princess of Yan Guo and Lin Chen have a deep relationship."

"My Lord, there is a flying letter."

Outside the room, a voice came. Another middle-aged man walked in, holding a secret letter. Kong Zhao Qifeng took it, finished reading it, and handed it to the old man opposite.

"The Yan Guo imperial family has a request for Lin Chen?"

After reading it, the old man had a guess in his heart: "That's why they used this method to show favor to Lin Chen?"

Kong Zhao Qifeng pondered for a long time; he couldn't figure out why the Yan Guo imperial family would do this.

If it were to show favor to Lin Chen, unless the Yan Guo imperial family was sure that Lin Chen could also suppress Han Guo in this ranking tournament and lead Canglan Wu Yuan to achieve excellent results, otherwise, this would be killing with praise.

The two were resourceful and could see the whole picture from a glimpse, but this time the reason they couldn't figure out the reason was that they couldn't imagine that this was Elder Murong Yan, under Lin Chen's suggestion, launching all the chess pieces Yan Guo had in Liang Guo to publish the propaganda.

The mastermind behind it was actually Lin Chen himself.

Poyang County, Linhu Village.

"Ancestor worship, notify Xu Laoer, clean up the ancestral hall, and prepare for ancestor worship."

"But Village Chief, Lin Chen hasn't returned yet."

"It's fine if Lin Chen hasn't returned; just invite the powerful people in the county. Also, tell them that our village is going to expand the ancestral hall again."

Yan Guo Royal Wu Yuan, courtyard.

At this moment, the moonlight fell, and Lin Chen, who was preparing to return to his room to rest, suddenly stopped his footsteps.

The blood qi in his body, at this moment, was constantly surging out from the acupoints all over his limbs and bones like a rushing river.

"Has the Light of Liang Guo started to take effect?"

PS: Brothers, Lin Chen has one more chapter. It's the 28th, double monthly tickets, asking for monthly tickets!

(End of chapter)