Chapter 370

Canglan Mountain Range.

Sea area behind the mountain.

The former Canglan sea area, but now the Canglan sea demons have very consciously withdrawn from the Canglan sea area.

The Dean of the Canglan Wu Yuan, Hua Qianwu, including several Deputy Deans and all the disciples of the Wu Yuan, are all on this coast at this moment.

Gao Zeming, Qin Yan, and Gu Kong are already on a boat by the sea. They are going to sail from the Canglan sea area to the southern sea area of Liang Guo, and then transfer to the Long Wang Ship to return to the East Sea area.

Lin Chen did not have too much separation; the words that should be said and the words that should be entrusted had already been said before this.

"Master Kong, Dean Hua, these teachers, senior brothers, junior brothers... Lin Chen says goodbye."

This time Lin Chen left, only Kong Zhao Qifeng came to the Canglan Wu Yuan to see him off from Liang Guo. This arrangement by Liang Guo was not because they didn't value Lin Chen, but because they didn't want to give Lin Chen too heavy a burden.

The more grand the send-off, the greater Lin Chen's pressure.

"Have a safe journey."

Kong Zhao Qifeng waved his hand, without urging, his smile natural, and in his hand was a letter.

This letter was handed to him by Lin Chen today.

Only after the figure of the ship disappeared on the vast sea surface did Kong Zhao Qifeng withdraw his gaze and open the letter in his hand.

"Letter to the Martial Arts Junior Brothers of Liang Guo"

【In the autumn of the 301st year of the Liang Calendar, when I was about to go to the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao, many elders invited me to take up the pen to write an article to inspire everyone. However, with my meager achievements in the Martial Way, what virtue and ability do I have to be a model?】

【After several invitations from the elders, I thought of the inheritance of the Martial Way's spark, and tremblingly took up the pen. With my humble qualities and shallow views, I briefly describe the hardships of learning martial arts, to encourage everyone:】

【I was born in a fishing boat with straw sandals. When I first entered the Martial Hall, my classmates ate roasted meat and shared beef, while I guarded my simple food and drink alone; the students were dressed in brocade, while I only used hemp clothes to keep out the cold. Zhang Sheng patted his belly and laughed: "A humble grass-roots person, how can you peek at the Martial Way?"】

【I silently lifted stones, never stopping from morning till night. A martial artist's muscles and bones can be forged, but the will cannot be destroyed.】

【People like Zhang Tao relied on their family background to mock me, but during the June assessment, I used the money from my hard work to buy meat to strengthen my body, and finally gained the favor of Instructor Yongnian. Now looking at the peak of the Martial Way, those who leave their names are not all geniuses, but they must possess the ambition of "hearing the Dao in the morning, one can die in the evening." Therefore, it is said: although the spark is small, it can set the wilderness on fire; although the steps are slow, one will eventually reach a thousand miles.】

【I have heard that the Martial Way is like the sea, vast and boundless; cultivation is like a mountain, climbing to the sky step by step.】

【Now looking at the Nine Kingdoms as mustard, the Yan Emperor as the dome, but the roc's wings hanging from the sky eventually start from the humble, and the Martial Way to the profound must start from under the feet.】

【I was born in a humble family, and when discussing with many junior brothers, the gap is no less than the gap between the junior brothers and the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao. If I had accepted the injustice of fate and sighed at the bad timing... how could I have today's meager achievements?】

【Now where everyone is, it is a hundred times more affluent than when I was there—the Martial Administration Office has opened its books wide, and the resources of the Nine Kingdoms can all be obtained. If you still sigh at the bad timing, isn't that binding your own hands and feet?】

【Climb to the Lord Lingxiao to see the world as small, approach the vast sea to know the depth. If you have the ambition of a swan, why fear the mockery of sparrows?】

【I have a word I wish to encourage everyone with: be firm even in poverty, do not let go of the ambition of the blue clouds; be strong even in old age, do not change the heart of the white-headed.】

【Written in the autumn of the 301st year of the Liang Calendar, at the Canglan Wu Yuan!】

Lin Chen left, the restaurant in Canglan Prefecture.

"Princess, Lin Chen has already left by boat."

Su Qin looked at her princess with a rosy complexion and said softly.

"Yes, let's go back too. Father said he wants to arrange for people to go to the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao to find our Yan family ancestors, and I am prepared to ask Father to go to the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao."

Murong Yan nodded, sitting in front of the bronze mirror, combing her long hair, and suddenly said the next moment: "Aunt Qin, help me coil my hair up."

Su Qin was stunned when she heard her princess's words. Coil all the hair up?

There is a saying in the Yan Kingdom: unmarried young girls should coil their long hair up, leaving two strands hanging down. Married women should coil their long hair high, leaving no hair hanging down.

"Aunt Qin?"

"Okay."

Su Qin nodded. She already knew that her princess was using this to express her heart. Since Lin Chen, although there was no name of a marriage contract, there was already the reality of a marriage contract.

South Sea Area.

Lin Chen looked at the Long Wang Ship, and there was a look of shock in his eyes, especially after he approached the Long Wang Ship, he felt the Qi and blood in his body become active involuntarily.

"Lin Chen, have you absorbed dragon blood?"

Gao Zeming caught the change in Qi and blood that Lin Chen revealed in an instant and asked with some surprise.

"Yes, this disciple once absorbed dozens of drops of true dragon blood when I was in the Body Forging stage."

"No wonder." Gao Zeming laughed: "This Long Wang Ship was refined by the East Sea Donghai Shengong using dragon tendons and bones as the ship's keel. You absorbed true dragon blood, and the Qi and blood in your body felt the dragon aura, which is why there was a reaction."

"After returning to the sect, when you receive the Spirit-Transforming Grass from the sect, you will be able to completely refine the true dragon blood in your body. In this way, you won't have the situation of Qi and blood losing control when you encounter the dragon race in the future."

Qi and blood losing control, even if it is only for a moment, is fatal for an Innate martial artist.

There was a look of thought on Lin Chen's face. Does this mean that the true dragon blood he absorbed was not completely refined and still has sequelae?

"True dragon blood is extremely domineering. Without taking the Dragon-Transforming Grass, it is impossible to completely refine it. This is the consensus of the entire Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao. You should not know this point. However, you have not yet stepped into the Innate Realm, so taking the Dragon-Transforming Grass will solve it. If you wait until after stepping into the Innate Realm, this true dragon blood will turn into Innate Gang Qi along with your own Qi and blood, and it will be much harder to refine then."

Gao Zeming saw Lin Chen's confusion and gave an explanation.

"Dragon-Transforming Grass, there happen to be quite a few on the ship, I can give Lin Chen one." Hu Yunhua appeared on the deck and said with a smile.

"Then many thanks, Brother Hu. After arriving at the sect, I will ask the sect to send it back."

Gao Zeming did not refuse. A Dragon-Transforming Grass is of great value to ordinary Innate martial artists, but it is nothing to super sects like the Canglan Sect and the East Sea Donghai Shengong.

The sect will definitely prepare the Dragon-Transforming Grass for Lin Chen when they learn of his situation; now it is just in advance. And for Hu Yunhua, it is just earning a favor from Lin Chen.

It seems that Hu Yunhua also favors Lin Chen's potential.

Gao Zeming guessed correctly. Hu Yunhua does indeed favor Lin Chen's potential. In the few days since leaving Lord Lingxiao City, he specifically investigated Lin Chen's situation from the martial artists of the Nine Kingdoms. The more he investigated, the more shocked he became.

Lin Chen, the son of a fisherman, was able to grow into the number one person on this island.

Who dares to guarantee that Lin Chen won't soar into the sky after going to the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao?

The competition in the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao is very fierce. In a situation where one's own strength is difficult to break through and the family has no successors, making more friends with potential geniuses is what these Innate martial artists will do.

With a favor, one can protect the family more or less in the future.

Soon, Hu Yunhua took out the Dragon-Transforming Grass, and Gao Zeming took Lin Chen into the cabin. "The Dragon-Transforming Grass does not need to be refined; just put it in your mouth, chew it, and swallow it. However, the medicinal effect of the Dragon-Transforming Grass is relatively slow, and it takes a long time. I estimate that you may need a month to completely refine the true dragon blood in your body."

Gao Zeming handed the Dragon-Transforming Grass to Lin Chen and said with a smile: "It should take a month to return to the East Sea area from here. You can just refine it on the ship."

"Okay."

Lin Chen nodded and agreed. He originally thought about continuing to enter the Martial Way Mountain to challenge during his time on the ship, but in order to eliminate the dragon hidden danger in his body, taking the Dragon-Transforming Grass to refine the residual dragon energy is also fine.

As Gao Zeming personally explained some precautions to Lin Chen, the youths who boarded the ship from other islands to participate in the assessment at the Canglan Sect had a look of shock on their faces.

This was the first time they saw Hu Hu Zhishi Gao care so much about a disciple. You must know that since they boarded the ship, the words Hu Hu Zhishi Gao said to them could be counted on one hand, and they learned more about the sect from Lin Lin Shixiong Qin and Senior Gu Lin Shixiong.

"Senior Gu Lin Shixiong, does this person have a special status?"

Gu Kong looked at the expressions of the few youths in front of him and understood in his heart that these few were afraid that they were a bit unconvinced, feeling that Hu Hu Zhishi Gao was biased.

These few youths were able to cultivate the Canglan Finger and were top geniuses on their respective islands, but Hu Hu Zhishi Gao's attitude toward them made them feel disappointed.

"Lin Chen is not an ordinary disciple; he has already been reserved by several elders. Once he enters the sect, he will be a personal disciple of an elder. His status is no less than that of an executive."

The few youths were silent at the same time when they heard Gu Kong's explanation, but there was still some unconvinced look in the depths of their eyes. Why can Lin Chen become a personal disciple of an elder?

Everyone came from the island, and in terms of martial arts strength and talent, they didn't think they were inferior to this Lin Chen.

"Junior Gu Lin Shixiong, you are still too tactful."

Qin Yan's figure appeared in the cabin, looked at these five youths, and said lightly: "Every time the sect holds an entrance assessment, there are dozens of people holding the Canglan Token, but less than half of them can become outer sect disciples. And our Canglan Sect has tens of thousands of outer sect disciples. In every sect disciple assessment, less than ten can become inner sect disciples. Among the three thousand inner sect disciples, less than ten can be taken as personal disciples by elders."

Hearing Qin Yan's words, the expressions of the five youths became dejected. According to this ratio, doesn't it mean that at least two of the five of them will not pass the sect entrance assessment?

"Don't be jealous of Lin Lin Shidi. There is a gap like a chasm between you and Lin Lin Shidi. For you, what you need to think about is how to pass the sect assessment and become an outer sect disciple."

Qin Yan's words were very straightforward: "If it weren't for the sect to pick up Lin Lin Shidi this time, Hu Hu Zhishi Gao would not have come personally. You would only be able to go to the Canglan Sect by yourselves. From this aspect, you should thank Lin Lin Shidi."

Some words are very cruel, especially for these youths who walked out of islands or places where martial arts strength is not strong. If they cannot recognize reality and cannot accept this cruel reality, after arriving at the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao, their spirit will be hit and they will not be able to adjust back, and their martial arts realm will stop moving forward.

"I don't know what your origins were on the island, and I don't care how your original sect cultivated disciples, but in the Yan Yan Yan Huang Chao, all sects cultivate disciples only by looking at the disciple's potential and strength. The capable advance and the mediocre retreat. Your first step is to compete with others participating in the entrance assessment. After entering the sect, you will compete with tens of thousands of outer sect disciples... Once the competition fails..."

Qin Yan did not continue with the following words, but he believed that these few youths could understand the meaning of his words.

The reason for saying these words is that he was afraid that these youths would be unconvinced by Lin Chen and do some stupid things. Secondly, he saw that these five youths on the ship were self-satisfied and didn't cultivate much, so he kindly reminded them.

Whether they can listen or not is the good fortune of these five people.

"Many thanks to Lin Lin Shixiong Qin for the clarification, we understand."

After a moment of silence, the five youths, regardless of whether they truly accepted this reality in their hearts, at least showed a look of being taught on their faces.

Qin Yan didn't care what these people thought. After returning to the sect, it's hard to say if they can meet again.

The Canglan Sect is very large, and the living places of outer sect disciples and inner sect disciples are not in the same place. Many disciples may find it difficult to say a word in their whole life.

The Long Wang Ship sailed away from the Nine Kingdoms islands and began to return towards the East Sea area.

Lin Chen sat cross-legged in the cabin of the Long Wang Ship, his hands forming seals on his knees, unable to feel the movement of the ship at all.

The emerald green juice of the Dragon-Transforming Grass overflowed from his lips and teeth, turning into thousands of swimming snakes along the meridians and drilling into his limbs and bones.

A faint golden-red halo appeared around his body. After a long time, the Qi and blood in his meridians suddenly surged, and some Qi and blood could be vaguely seen slowly condensing into blood threads and wandering in the meridians.

This is the residual energy of the true dragon blood.

"If it weren't for the Dragon-Transforming Grass, I really wouldn't have discovered it."

The green energy of the Dragon-Transforming Grass began to swim in the meridians, touching these dragon energies.

Ang!

The dragon roar vibrated in the meridians, and fine sweat beads seeped out of Lin Chen's forehead. These dragon energies swam crazily, wanting to escape, but the emerald green energy was like mucus, sticking to the dragon energy, and it couldn't escape no matter how crazily it collided.

For a long time, the emerald green energy completely wrapped the dragon energy and began to slowly devour it. After the dragon energy was completely refined, the emerald green energy continued to swim along the meridians and began to search for the next wisp of dragon energy.

The whole process was very slow, and Lin Chen was not in a hurry. According to what Hu Hu Zhishi Gao said, this process takes a month.

Fifteen days later.

The executives of various sects who went to the islands to recruit disciples also returned to the Long Wang Ship, and the originally quiet Long Wang Ship became lively.

Especially since there were some youths on the ship, and everyone came from different sects, each one was arrogant, and there was no shortage of confrontations in words.

"Everyone, I think these little guys are full of fire. Since that's the case, why not let these little guys have a fight."

The executive of the Tianyang Hall said with a smile. This time their Tianyang Hall had a good seedling who was already a first-rank martial artist just after turning twenty.

"This proposal is good."

The executive of the Star Meteorite Palace also agreed. Their Star Meteorite Palace also had good seedlings this time.

If there were no good seedlings, they, the executives, wouldn't have come to pick them up personally.

"My Taichu Gate also agrees."

There was a look of hesitation on Gao Zeming's face. Lin Chen was still refining the Dragon-Transforming Grass, relying on the other five...

"If there is a fight, there must be a prize. Since we are on the Long Wang Ship, my East Sea Donghai Shengong, as the host, will take out a wisp of Dragon Silk Jade Soul as a prize."

Hu Yunhua also appeared at this moment and said with a smile, and his words made the eyes of the executives of several major sects light up.

The Dragon Silk Jade Soul is a treasure unique to the East Sea area. This object is produced in the depths of the sea area and is condensed by the thousand-year-old spirit shellfish swallowing the mysterious energy of the seabed.

The Dragon Silk Jade Soul can make the soul more pure and is considered an extremely precious treasure for martial artists below the Innate Realm.

"Then many thanks, Brother Hu. However, since Brother Hu has brought out a prize, our sects cannot be stingy either. It just so happens that I obtained a piece of meteorite stone not long ago, so I will take it as a prize."

The executive of the Star Meteorite Palace took out a crimson stone from his arms.

Gao Zeming's eyes narrowed slightly. If it were just an ordinary fight, he wouldn't intend to let Lin Chen participate, but with Hu Yunhua taking the lead and several families giving prizes, he could consider it.

(End of this chapter)