Chapter 317

Canglan Finger!

The moment the opponent unleashed the Canglan Finger, Lin Chen's figure retreated instantly; the ice-blue Canglan energy shot out from the opponent's fingertip like a sharp sword.

Whoosh!

Lin Chen's retreat was very fast, yet even with his immediate reaction, he was still pursued by the sword formed by that finger.

Boom!

Since he could not retreat, the skin all over Lin Chen's body took on a bronze luster, his internal Qi and blood surged at this moment, and his entire person radiated a red halo.

When the sharp sword landed on the red halo, it dissipated by more than half.

Seeing this scene, Gu Kong, who had originally worn a confident smile, saw his expression instantly stiffen.

This was not his first time challenging on the Martial Way Mountain; relying on the Canglan Finger, he was often able to establish an advantage right from the start.

There are multiple directions for practicing the Canglan Finger, and he had chosen the path of instant casting; caught off guard, opponents were extremely easily struck and injured by the Canglan Finger.

The few who were able to react to his sudden strikes had all relied on some special treasures of their own.

The person before him was the first to be able to withstand the power of his Canglan Finger relying solely on his physical body.

However, Gu Kong did not stop there; his right hand pointed out several times in succession, and the Canglan energy transformed into sharp swords, slashing toward his opponent.

"Such fast speed; does he not need to condense the Canglan energy?"

Seeing the speed at which the opponent cast the Canglan Finger, Lin Chen felt a sense of surprise while defending; his own Canglan Finger required first mobilizing the Canglan energy from within his body, then channeling it to his arm, and finally shooting it out with a finger—he could not achieve instant casting at all.

Lin Chen carefully observed the opponent's hand gestures and discovered that the opponent's method before casting the Canglan Finger was different from his own.

"According to what that senior, True Person Canglan, said, the Canglan Finger I learned is only the first layer. There are several layers to the Canglan Finger; is this Canglan Sect disciple able to do this because he has practiced the subsequent techniques of the Canglan Finger?"

After making this judgment in his heart, Lin Chen did not rush to retaliate. Although the opponent's Canglan Finger could be cast instantly, its power was not enough to injure him; instead, he could take this opportunity to secretly learn the opponent's Canglan Finger.

While blocking the opponent's Canglan Finger, Lin Chen focused his attention on the Canglan energy flowing at the opponent's fingertips. When the opponent activated the Canglan Finger for the tenth time, he suddenly captured a subtle, imperceptible spiral tremor in the opponent's wrist, and he had an epiphany in his heart.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, seeing the opponent suddenly stop, Lin Chen wore a look of regret. This observation session had already given him some insights; if he could watch a few more times, perhaps his own Canglan Finger could improve further.

Why did he suddenly stop at this moment?

Gu Kong felt helpless and shocked in his heart at this moment. He was someone who had fought tens of thousands of battles on the Martial Way Mountain and had encountered all kinds of opponents; it wasn't that he had never been defeated, but he had never encountered an opponent like this.

He didn't fight back the entire time, letting him attack, yet he remained completely unscathed.

The opponent was doing this on purpose; it was an insult to him. Especially seeing the expression on the opponent's face—what did that look of regret mean?

At this moment, a thought surged in his mind: could this person be a disciple from one of those sects that were at odds with the Canglan Sect, deliberately using this to humiliate him?

And just when Gu Kong was feeling somewhat desperate, the next moment, seeing the opponent's actions, he was completely stunned, his pupils instantly dilating.

The opponent was actually bowing to him and saying something.

Looking at the lip movements, was he calling him "Lin Lin Shixiong"?

What did that mean?

Just as Gu Kong was filled with confusion, the opponent moved, also raising his right hand. The moment he saw an ice-blue energy burst forth from the opponent's fingertip, Gu Kong's eyes widened, his gaze filled with disbelief.

Canglan Finger!

This person also practiced the Canglan Finger!

Boom!

The Canglan energy swept over, Gu Kong's pupils suddenly contracted; the power of the opponent's Canglan Finger was actually even greater than his own.

Whoosh!

Gu Kong pointed out with the Canglan Finger once more. The two streams of Canglan energy intersected and collided in the air, and several gale winds appeared across the plain. Gu Kong watched helplessly as the Canglan energy he had released was annihilated inch by inch within this violent energy.

This scene was like him trying to strike a giant wave with a stream, only to fall apart in an instant.

Gu Kong's figure retreated violently, but his body was still pierced by the Canglan energy, and his figure slowly dissipated in mid-air.

Seeing the opponent's disappearing figure, Lin Chen was stunned. He hadn't intended to defeat this potential "future Lin Lin Shixiong" in one move; he had simply added some of the insights he had just gained while casting it. He hadn't expected the released Canglan Finger to be several times more powerful than his original one.

"What a pity. I've challenged on the Martial Way Mountain for so long, and only now have I met a Lin Lin Shixiong from the Canglan Sect. I could have asked him for more advice."

Lin Chen felt regret in his heart; he didn't know how many more matches he would have to challenge before meeting another Lin Lin Shixiong from the Canglan Sect.

Returning to the steps, Lin Chen chose to continue challenging.

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In the outer sect disciple courtyard of the Canglan Sect.

Gu Kong retreated from the Martial Way Mountain, his face still showing a look of shock.

Who was this person?

There were thirty thousand outer sect disciples; it was impossible for him to know them all, but he had specifically looked into the geniuses among the outer sect disciples, including those Senior Brothers currently in the top hundred, and none of them matched this person.

Judging by the opponent's ranking and the fact that he bowed to him, he should be a Lin Lin Shidi.

Could it be some Lin Lin Shidi who had hidden his true strength?

Gu Kong couldn't sit still. He walked into his study, and after the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he had a scroll in his hand; the man on the scroll was exactly Lin Chen's face.

Canglan Sect, Mission Hall.

"Jiang Jiang Shijie Chu."

"Does Lin Lin Shidi Gu have something to ask?"

A woman who was boredly lying on the counter in the hall saw Gu Kong walking over, and her beautiful eyes lit up.

"I want to ask Jiang Jiang Shijie, have you ever seen this disciple?"

Gu Kong unfolded the scroll in his hand. As a disciple of the Mission Hall, Jiang Jiang Shijie was responsible for issuing sect missions, and even the exchange of resources by some disciples would pass through her hands. She had seen the most disciples, and a disciple with the strength of that Lin Lin Shidi must have completed many missions; Jiang Jiang Shijie should have an impression. "Is this person a disciple of our Canglan Sect?"

The woman took the scroll and examined it for a long time, then shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, Lin Lin Shidi, I haven't seen this disciple."

"Jiang Jiang Shijie hasn't seen him either?"

Gu Kong frowned. If even Jiang Jiang Shijie hadn't seen him, then to find this Lin Lin Shidi, he could only seek out the Hu Hu Zhishi.

But he was only an outer sect disciple. Although his potential was good, in the eyes of these Deacons, they wouldn't look at a disciple's potential; the only ones who could catch the eye of the Deacons were the top hundred outer sect disciples.

Going to the Hu Hu Zhishi because of a fight on the Martial Way Mountain? The Hu Hu Zhishi wouldn't pay him any mind at all, and might even reprimand him for investigating the identity of a sect disciple.

"Lin Lin Shidi Gu, is there anything else?"

Seeing Gu Kong silent, the woman asked.

"Nothing else, thank you, Jiang Jiang Shijie, I'll take my leave now."

"Lin Lin Shidi Gu, early next month, I'm inviting a few Junior Sisters and Brothers to hold a flower-viewing party. Would you like to attend?"

"I'm sorry, Jiang Jiang Shijie, I'm afraid I don't have the time."

Seeing the look of disappointment on Jiang Jiang Shijie's face, Gu Kong also felt apologetic. He knew Jiang Jiang Shijie had feelings for him, but his goal in entering the Canglan Sect's outer sect was to become an inner sect disciple. Before becoming an inner sect disciple, he would not consider these things.

Gu Kong walked out of the hall. For him, the reason he wanted to find that Lin Lin Shidi wasn't because he had lost, but because of the power of that Lin Lin Shidi's Canglan Finger.

He wanted to ask him for advice!

"How could I forget? I can continue to challenge this Lin Lin Shidi."

On the way back, Gu Kong suddenly remembered that this Lin Lin Shidi had challenged him on the Martial Way Mountain, and based on the opponent's strength, it was highly likely he would continue to challenge. After all, he hadn't entered the Seventh Rank before his challenge; after breaking through to the Seventh Rank this time, he was prepared to rise three hundred places in one go.

This was not only his habit of challenging on the Martial Way Mountain, but also the habit of many geniuses ranked on the Martial Way Mountain. Unless their own strength had improved significantly, or some technique had broken through to the next layer, they wouldn't go to the Martial Way Mountain to challenge.

Being one rank higher or lower didn't have much impact, unless it was at the exact thousand or ten-thousand mark; rising one rank was equivalent to crossing to a new level, and the battle would be very intense, truly calculating every little detail.

Quickly returning to his courtyard, Gu Kong returned to the Martial Way Mountain for the first time.

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Yan Huang Dynasty, Illusion Spirit Sect.

A young man came down from the Martial Way Mountain with an ugly expression.

"What's wrong, Lin Lin Shixiong?"

"I met a disciple of the Canglan Sect and was defeated by him."

"Lin Lin Shixiong, it's normal to lose to a Canglan Sect disciple. After all, the Canglan Sect is a major sect, not something we Illusion Spirit Sect disciples can compare to."

"Lin Lin Shixiong is already very impressive to be ranked over eighty thousand on the Martial Way."

Listening to the comfort of the Junior Brothers and Sisters beside him, the man's expression looked slightly better, but not long after, his expression turned cold: "Someone is challenging me again. Do they really think I'm a soft persimmon that's easy to bully? Everyone, wait a moment, let me, Lin Lin Shixiong, fight another match on the Martial Way Mountain."

A dozen breaths later, the man came out of the Martial Way Mountain again. Facing the expectant eyes of his Junior Brothers and Sisters, he gritted his teeth and blurted out: "The Canglan Sect is bullying people too much."

Two matches in a row, and both times he had encountered disciples of the Canglan Sect.

The first one defeated him with a single finger, and although the second one didn't defeat him with a single finger, that Canglan energy was like it didn't cost money; he fired the Canglan Finger continuously, and after five fingers, he couldn't hold on anymore.

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Martial Way Steps.

After challenging ten matches in a row, Lin Chen decided to pause his challenges.

He had used the Canglan Finger to fight in all ten matches, constantly improving the Canglan Finger.

Just as Lin Chen was preparing to leave the Martial Way Mountain, a message was transmitted, causing his eyebrows to twitch—someone was actually challenging him.

This was the first time he had been challenged by others since entering the Yan Huang Dynasty's Martial Way Mountain.

I just advanced ten places; the one who wants to challenge me is definitely not the one I challenged. According to the rules of the Martial Way Mountain, if the losing side wants to challenge their opponent, they must wait at least three days, unless the rankings of both sides have changed.

Is there someone like me, also starting consecutive challenges at this time?

Thinking of the upcoming opponent, who was also on a winning streak like himself, Lin Chen had a look of anticipation in his eyes.

"Accept the challenge!"

With the words "Accept the challenge," the scene around Lin Chen changed.

It was still that plain, but seeing the figure on the opposite side, Lin Chen was stunned.

The two looked at each other, and the next moment, Gu Kong suddenly bowed to Lin Chen. Regardless of whether Lin Chen could hear him, he said loudly: "Greetings, Lin Lin Shixiong."

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(End of chapter)