Chapter 407: The Two Elders of the Xu Family: I Understand, It

A hearty laugh rang out. Kong Qifeng and the other two were startled and immediately walked toward the entrance of the main hall.

A middle-aged man's figure landed before the three of them.

"Elder Chen."

Seeing the visitor, Kong Qifeng and the others had looks of confusion; why had this Elder Chen suddenly come here?

The visitor was an elder of the Martial Alliance and an Innate expert.

Over the past few months, many Innate experts had appeared on the island from the outside world, and the Martial Alliance was responsible for making contact with them.

"It seems you all don't know the good news yet."

Chen Kui looked at Kong Qifeng and the others with a smile: "Lin Chen from your country has gone to the Yan Huang Dynasty, entered the Canglan Sect, and is ranked tenth on Mount Wudao, and he has also started a 100,000-win streak..."

Chen Kui's words left Kong Qifeng and the others stunned; for a moment, they didn't understand.

They knew about Mount Wudao; the Yan Huang Dynasty also had a Mount Wudao.

"Everyone, the Yan Huang Dynasty's Mount Wudao is no ordinary place; it gathers the entire Yan Huang Dynasty..."

Chen Kui detailed Lin Chen's performance on Mount Wudao and explained what Lin Chen's current ranking meant.

Hearing the end, Kong Qifeng and the others felt their blood surging—99,991 consecutive wins...

"This little fellow Lin Chen..."

The Left Prime Minister couldn't help but shake his head. They weren't completely ignorant of the Yan Huang Dynasty now. When Lin Chen left Daliang, in terms of talent and strength, he could be considered excellent in the Yan Huang Dynasty, but there was still a gap between him and the very top.

He hadn't expected that in just a few months, he would have closed that gap. Even in the Yan Huang Dynasty, where geniuses were as numerous as clouds, his radiance could not be obscured.

"This old man had thought that Lin Chen would have his own world in the Yan Huang Dynasty, but I didn't expect him to stand out so quickly."

Kong Qifeng also shook his head helplessly; this surprise was a bit hard for him to accept for a moment.

Chen Kui listened to the words and expressions of Kong Qifeng and the others, and he also felt moved. Let alone these three, even if it were him, he would find it somewhat unbelievable.

A teenager who walked out of an island with desolate martial arts, actually able to suppress all the geniuses under twenty in the entire Yan Huang Dynasty in just a few months, standing at the tenth place on Mount Wudao.

And tenth place wasn't his endpoint; he was still launching a sprint toward the top.

If Lin Chen really succeeded in reaching the top, I'm afraid Daliang would also rise with the tide.

"I received news that the East Sea Donghai Shengong will send a deacon to visit your Daliang. Lin Chen can also be considered to have walked out of the East Sea Domain."

Chen Kui told Kong Qifeng and the others a piece of news. The East Sea Donghai Shengong was the hegemon of the East Sea Domain, and many sea islands were under the jurisdiction of the East Sea Donghai Shengong. Lin Chen was born on an island, so it made sense for the East Sea Donghai Shengong to send someone.

A genius of this level, once he really succeeded in reaching the top, could be called a heaven-gifted prodigy.

Even if he didn't come from the East Sea Donghai Shengong, it was normal for the East Sea Donghai Shengong to be on good terms with him.

Kong Qifeng and the others exchanged glances. The East Sea Donghai Shengong was going to send a deacon to Daliang?

"This seat heard that your Daliang is considering making contact with some sects, wanting to send the geniuses in your country to these sects for cultivation?"

"That is indeed the case."

Kong Qifeng nodded; there was nothing to hide about this matter.

"This seat has a suggestion that you all can refer to."

"Elder Chen, please speak."

"No need to rush. Wait until Lin Chen's challenge on Mount Wudao ends before considering this matter."

Chen Kui said this specifically to do Daliang a favor. If Lin Chen could reach the top, Daliang's martial arts geniuses wouldn't have to worry about no sects being willing to accept them.

After all, Daliang could produce one Lin Chen; who could guarantee there wouldn't be a second?

Even if one didn't dare to hope for a heaven-gifted prodigy like Lin Chen, a slightly weaker one, as long as they could enter the Innate Realm, would be a profit for those second-rate sects.

Many sects were willing to gamble with one disciple quota.

"We don't know much about the outside world. If Elder Chen is willing to give us some pointers, our Daliang will be eternally grateful."

Kong Qifeng cupped his hands toward Chen Kui. Chen Kui waved his hand with a smile: "It can't be called pointers, just informing you all about some consensus in the martial arts world."

"In the martial arts world, there is also talk of bloodlines and regions. Bloodlines refer to the descendants of some strong experts; their martial arts talent will be much stronger than ordinary people. Such families are not few in the Yan Huang Dynasty and are recognized by the martial arts world. There is also the regional theory."

"Places with outstanding people and spirits produce more geniuses and prodigies. Since Daliang can produce a Lin Chen, perhaps it can also nurture geniuses. In the past, if a genius was born in a place with weak martial arts, many sects would often go to that region to see if they could discover geniuses, and in the end, they would really find a few good seedlings."

Chen Kui's words made Kong Qifeng and the others' eyes light up. They understood what this Elder Chen meant.

Lin Chen was now starting to stand out in the Yan Huang Dynasty. Once he reached the top of Mount Wudao, many sects would come to Daliang to recruit disciples.

"Elder Chen means that our Daliang can wait for those sects to take the initiative to come to our door?" "Not just waiting."

A sharp light shone in Chen Kui's eyes. Since he wanted to do a favor, he would do it to the end.

"According to what I know, five hundred years ago, there was a genius who came from a place in the Yan Huang Dynasty where martial arts were not strong. This genius eventually entered the fifth place on Mount Wudao, instantly attracting the attention of major sects. Over a hundred sects sent elders to that place to recruit disciples. And Lin Chen is challenging the top this time. If he really succeeds in reaching the top... that will be even more sensational than that one."

"The regional theory is by no means groundless; it is recognized in the Yan Huang Dynasty. Even if there are no eye-catching geniuses at present, what about ten... twenty years later? For a sect, ten or twenty years is nothing... If they are optimistic about your Daliang, they can completely gamble on your Daliang's future."

"The Red Blood Dynasty in the East Sea Domain once produced a genius, and since then, it has reached an agreement with ten sects. A genius battle is held every five years, and the top ten can become disciples of these ten sects. This agreement will last for three hundred years."

"Of course, what the Red Blood Dynasty needs to pay is that the dynasty's martial artists are prioritized for these ten sects to challenge. Only those not looked upon by these ten major sects are allowed to join other sects."

"For the Red Blood Dynasty, reaching this agreement means that the dynasty can have ten martial artists join these sects every five years. And for these sects, what they are gambling on is that the Red Blood Dynasty will have enough eye-catching geniuses born in the next three hundred years."

Kong Qifeng and the others listened quietly, occasionally exchanging glances. By now, they understood Elder Chen's meaning.

Borrowing momentum!

Borrowing Lin Chen's momentum to reach an agreement with some sects, ensuring that Daliang's young martial artists all have the opportunity to walk out of the island and join sects.

"Thank you, Elder Chen, for your guidance. Our Daliang will keep this kindness in mind."

Kong Qifeng bowed solemnly. If it weren't for Elder Chen's suggestion, they really wouldn't have thought of these things.

If a sect came to their door and expressed willingness to recruit Daliang's young martial artists, they would only be overjoyed and agree, never thinking of setting conditions.

"Hahaha, you all don't need to be polite. Even if I didn't say it, I think the deacon from the East Sea Donghai Shengong would also inform you of these things. You all should wait until the deacon from the East Sea Donghai Shengong arrives before listening to his suggestions to make a decision. The East Sea Donghai Shengong wouldn't go so far as to take advantage of Daliang."

Chen Kui didn't stay here for too long; after informing them of the news, he left.

And just half an hour after Chen Kui left, Chu Zining hurried in from outside the palace.

"Three lords, good news. The elder from the Qingshan Sect just sent news that they can lower the conditions. For every three disciples recruited from our Daliang, only one strand of Innate energy is needed."

Chu Zining was very excited. He believed that the three lords would also be very excited when they heard this news. But what he didn't expect was that he didn't see any excitement on the faces of the three lords.

The three lords' expressions were very calm.

Could it be that the three lords already knew in advance?

There was no reason for that; he had run to the palace the first time he knew the news.

"Still want one strand of Innate energy? This Qingshan Sect is calculating well."

"This is because they think we don't know about Lin Chen in the Yan Huang Dynasty, wanting to reach an agreement with our Daliang in advance."

"Since the Qingshan Sect wants Innate energy, then tell the Qingshan Sect that our Daliang really can't afford it and can't climb high enough to reach the Qingshan Sect."

Kong Qifeng looked at Chu Zining: "You go and convey these words to that Qingshan Sect elder."

"Ah!"

Chu Zining was stunned. He vaguely felt that a major event he didn't know about had happened, otherwise the three lords wouldn't have such an attitude.

"Go."

However, Kong Qifeng didn't enlighten him, and Chu Zining could only go to the place where the Qingshan Sect elder was staying with a belly full of confusion.

A quarter of an hour later, walking out of the courtyard where the Qingshan Sect elder lived, the confusion in Chu Zining's belly not only didn't resolve, but became even more intense.

After hearing his message, this Qingshan Sect elder actually changed his mind again, no longer needing Daliang to provide Innate energy, and was even willing to recruit three disciples from Daliang every five years. The requirement was that Daliang's young martial artists could not join other sects without the Qingshan Sect's consent.

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Five days later, when the deacon from the East Sea Donghai Shengong arrived in Daliang, and the imperial court issued the official document "Celebrating the Joy of Daliang Martial Artist Lin Chen's Ranking on Mount Wudao" to the world, Chu Zining finally understood what was going on.

So... it was because of Junior Brother Lin.

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Poyang County.

When the official document reached Poyang County and reached Linhu Village, the second son of the Xu family very consciously carried a broom to the ancestral hall.

A quarter of an hour later, the senile Zhao Canghu, supported by Gu Fei, excitedly gathered the whole village: "Sacrifice to the ancestors!"

In the current Linhu Village, sacrificing to the ancestors was not as simple as before. There was a complete set of procedures, and the entire sacrificial ceremony lasted for three full days from beginning to end.

It is said that this was a set of rituals researched by Zhao Canghu after flipping through ancient books of over a thousand years, combined with the ancestral sacrificial culture of the entire Poyang County and even Raozhou Prefecture.

Lin Chen was not there, so his elder brother Lin Liang offered incense on his behalf.

The Dao Lord of Jiangnan Dao, the Director of the Jiangnan Martial Administration Hall, the Prefecture Lord of Raozhou Prefecture, the Director of the Raozhou Martial Administration Office, the Immortal Venerable of Poyang County, the Director of the Poyang County Martial Administration Office... all came to observe the ceremony.

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