Chapter 338

Martial Way Mountain.

Three hundredth consecutive victory!

Lin Chen returned to the steps, a look of anxiety in his eyes.

In these three hundred battles, he had used the Canglan Finger, but unfortunately, he had not encountered a single disciple of the Canglan Sect.

There were opponents who recognized his Canglan Finger, but their expressions did not change at all; they could not be disciples of the Canglan Sect.

If they were disciples of the Canglan Sect, seeing someone perform the Canglan Finger and recognizing it as a fellow disciple, their expressions would certainly change; it would never be that plain.

【Continue the challenge.】

After one hundred breaths, Lin Chen started the challenge again.

Martial artists entering Martial Way Mountain, if they do not exchange for resources or conduct challenges, can only stay on the steps for a maximum of one hundred breaths.

This was something he had figured out; if he did not make a move after one hundred breaths, he would feel the surrounding environment begin to blur.

One hundred breaths is the limit.

Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao.

A mountain peak towering into the clouds.

In a palace at the foot of the mountain, a middle-aged man was currently staring at a jade tablet in front of him, which displayed one name after another.

"Zhao Wuji, two thousand consecutive victories, currently ranked 17,400th."

"Wei Yixiu, one thousand two hundred consecutive victories, currently ranked 23,432nd."

"Wen Yun, six hundred twenty-four consecutive victories, currently ranked 20,016th."

The middle-aged man's gaze browsed over these jade tablets; these were disciples who had performed brilliantly on Martial Way Mountain recently.

The jade tablet would display rankings based on the martial artist's rank and number of consecutive victories. For martial artists within the top 10,000, ten consecutive victories are worth a hundred consecutive victories within the top 20,000, and worth a thousand consecutive victories outside the top 30,000.

Scanning the top ten, the middle-aged man had a look of regret on his face; apart from Zhao Wuji and Wei Yixiu, there were no other brilliant geniuses.

Wen Yun's six hundred twenty-four consecutive victories were indeed good, and he belonged to the genius level in those large sects of various regions, but he was still not qualified here.

The middle-aged man's duty was to check the jade tablet to see if any geniuses had emerged on Martial Way Mountain; once discovered and reported, he could receive a reward.

Unfortunately, since he took over this duty, he had only reported three geniuses, none of whom could be considered super geniuses.

Just as the middle-aged man was about to withdraw his gaze, his peripheral vision noticed the jade tablet flicker, and at the very bottom of the jade tablet, a new name appeared.

The jade tablet only records thirty names.

"Canglan Sect, Lin Chen, forty-seven thousand eight hundred consecutive victories..."

Hiss!

Seeing this consecutive victory record, the middle-aged man's heartbeat could not help but quicken by half a beat, but when he saw the subsequent ranking, a look of disappointment appeared on his face again.

"Pity, the ranking is too low. Up to now, he hasn't even entered the top 50,000."

On Martial Way Mountain, for ordinary people, every 1,000 places is a hurdle; for those slightly stronger, every 1,000 places is a hurdle; for those even stronger, every 10,000 places is a hurdle.

But for the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao and the large sects of various regions, those outside the top 50,000 simply could not enter their eyes.

Entering the top 50,000 barely allows one to enter their sight.

Only by entering the top 10,000 can one be valued by them.

Just as the middle-aged man showed disappointment, the next moment he seemed to think of something and whispered: "Forty-seven thousand consecutive victories, currently ranked 52,000th... doesn't this mean he hasn't lost a single match?"

Not losing a single match since entering Martial Way Mountain?

Since the creation of Martial Way Mountain by the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao, it is not that no one has done it; five people have done it, but one must know that this was born over tens of thousands of years of history.

"He can't be compared to those five. After all, this person hasn't even entered the top 50,000. The further forward one goes, the stronger the opponents, and the lower the possibility of consecutive victories."

The middle-aged man shook his head, dispelling the unrealistic thoughts in his mind. What kind of existence were those five? Each one grew to be an existence capable of dominating the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao.

"Maintain the consecutive victories; I want to see how long it took you."

A jade token appeared in the middle-aged man's hand, which he placed in the slot on the side of the jade tablet, and at the same time, he wrote the two characters "Lin Chen" on it.

Soon, the thirty names on the jade tablet disappeared, replaced by the name Lin Chen.

"A... a few months!"

When he saw that Lin Chen had risen from outside the top 100,000 on Martial Way Mountain to his current ranking in just a few months, a look of shock appeared on the middle-aged man's face again.

"Could it be a genius disciple newly recruited by the Canglan Sect?"

Rising so many places in such a short time shows that Lin Chen's strength is sufficient, and it is just that he started entering Martial Way Mountain to challenge recently, which fits the routine of those large sects cultivating disciples.

First cultivate the disciple's strength, and then let them enter Martial Way Mountain to challenge. "But didn't the Canglan Sect tell this kid that Martial Way Mountain allows cross-ranking challenges? There's no need to be so troublesome."

Seeing the number of battles Lin Chen had fought displayed on the jade tablet, the middle-aged man was also numb. Tens of thousands of battles—is this kid really not tired? With such strength, wouldn't it be enough to just challenge across a thousand places?

Even those five who had full victories in history did not fight so many battles.

They all chose to challenge across a thousand places before the top 10,000.

"Perhaps the Canglan Sect didn't inform this kid. In that case, I can do the Canglan Sect a favor."

The middle-aged man stroked his chin and pondered. Why do various sects want disciples to challenge across rankings? It is because Martial Way Mountain has hidden rewards; secondly, quickly improving one's ranking allows for more time to be used for cultivation, rather than putting time into useless challenges.

Martial Way Mountain only allows geniuses under twenty years old to enter. For them, time is extremely precious. Cultivating for one more day might result in a ranking one place higher on Martial Way Mountain.

The Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao stipulates that the information of martial artists on Martial Way Mountain is not allowed to be disclosed, but after so many years, many potential rules have already existed. For someone like Lin Chen who has a sect, the imperial dynasty would not care too much about disclosing some information to the sect's powerhouses.

Canglan Sect.

"Lin Chen, does our Canglan Sect have such a genius?"

A deacon of the Canglan Sect at the Innate Realm was full of confusion. As far as he knew, there was no disciple under twenty years old in the sect named Lin Chen.

"Forget it, report this matter to the Elder."

Gao Zeming prepared to go to the Elder Hall. When he arrived at the entrance of the Elder Hall and saw the figure walking out of the hall entrance, he immediately stopped his steps and bowed respectfully: "Greetings, Du Zhanglao."

"Hmm."

Du Xiaofeng responded and walked forward, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped: "Do you have something?"

"Du Zhanglao, the disciple just received news from Martial Way Mountain that our sect has a disciple named Lin Chen who is currently ranked 50,000th."

Hearing this, Du Xiaofeng's expression did not change, and he continued to ask: "Does this disciple have any special circumstances?"

Outside the top 50,000, he could not be seen by our Canglan Sect, nor would it be enough for the people on Martial Way Mountain to specifically send news to do the Canglan Sect a favor.

Du Xiaofeng knew clearly that there must be other special aspects to this disciple.

"According to the news from Martial Way Mountain, this disciple Lin Chen started entering Martial Way Mountain to challenge a few months ago and rose to his current ranking in just a few months, but the most important thing is that this disciple has maintained consecutive victories up to now."

Hearing the two characters "consecutive victories," Du Xiaofeng's pupils contracted.

"Hasn't lost a single match?"

"No."

Du Xiaofeng took a deep breath. Not losing a single match means that the disciple's current ranking is not his final ranking.

"What else did Martial Way Mountain say?"

"Apart from challenging across rankings at the beginning, this disciple has been challenging match by match, and has already challenged tens of thousands of matches up to now."

"What a bastard, wasting time on this."

Hearing that this disciple was challenging match by match, Du Xiaofeng blew his beard and stared. Gao Zeming shrank his neck; although this Du Zhanglao was not scolding him, it still made him tremble.

Du Zhanglao is a powerhouse at the Fifth Stage of the Innate Realm, while he is only at the First Stage and cannot withstand Du Zhanglao's anger.

Du Xiaofeng also restrained his anger and asked in a low voice, "Where is Lin Chen now?"

"The disciple does not know."

Gao Zeming saw Du Zhanglao staring again and quickly explained: "In the disciple's impression, there is no Lin Chen among the disciples under twenty years old in the sect, which is why I prepared to come to the Elder Hall to ask Elder Zhu."

Elder Zhu manages the register of all disciples in the sect. For any disciple who enters the sect, whether inner or outer, Elder Zhu has the records.

Du Xiaofeng's old eyes narrowed slightly, and after a long while, he said: "I will handle this matter; there is no need to ask Elder Zhu. You go and ask among the disciples if anyone knows Lin Chen—not just inner disciples, but also outer disciples. Remember, do not make this matter public. If anyone asks, just find a reason to cover it up."

Hearing Du Zhanglao's instructions, Gao Zeming's expression turned strange. Not telling Elder Zhu, going to ask inner and outer disciples, and not being able to reveal the real reason—what is Du Zhanglao trying to do?

"I will leave this matter to you. If I find out the news has leaked, you know the consequences yourself."

Du Xiaofeng gave a light hum. Facing Du Zhanglao's undisguised threatening words, Gao Zeming smiled bitterly, but he could only bite the bullet and agree. Who told him to be an Elder, a powerhouse at the Fifth Stage of the Innate Realm?

"The disciple understands and will never reveal it to the outside."

"Hmm, if you handle this matter well, I will not be short of benefits for you. Stop pretending to be pitiful there."

Looking at Gao Zeming's bitter face, Du Xiaofeng threw out a sweet date after the big stick. Sure enough, Gao Zeming heard this and a look of joy appeared on his face: "Du Zhanglao, rest assured, as long as any disciple in the sect knows Lin Chen, the disciple will definitely be able to find Lin Chen's information within a day."

"Go."

Du Xiaofeng waved his hand. Seeing Gao Zeming's excited back as he left, his old eyes narrowed slightly. He did not expect Gao Zeming to be able to find that Lin Chen; it is very likely that Lin Chen is not in the sect.

And he also hoped that his guess was correct—that Lin Chen is currently not in the sect.

(End of chapter)