Chapter 433: Ceng Xi: I Have No Masochistic Tendencies

Seven days later!

Lin Chen walked out of his courtyard. Today was the day the spots for the Canglan Secret Realm were determined.

The Canglan Sect's Canglan Secret Realm could accommodate twenty people each time it opened, but the Canglan Sect itself only had ten spots.

The other ten spots were traded by the sect with other sects.

Regarding the sect giving ten spots to outside sects, the Canglan Sect disciples had no complaints, because these spots had been traded for a large amount of resources for the sect, or for spots in the secret realms of other sects.

For the ten spots, any disciple at the First Stage of the Innate Realm under the age of thirty was eligible to compete.

Canglan Main Hall.

Lin Chen rushed to the plaza in front of the main hall, where many disciples had already gathered.

Every competition for the Canglan Secret Realm spots was a grand event for the sect. Besides the disciples eligible to compete, many inner sect disciples and outer sect disciples also came to watch the battle.

"It's Lin Lin Shixiong."

"Lin Lin Shixiong Chen is here too. Is he also here to compete for a Canglan Secret Realm spot?"

"What are you thinking? With Lin Lin Shixiong's strength, there will definitely be a spot for him; there's no need to compete at all."

Lin Chen's appearance sparked discussion among many disciples at the scene, and countless gazes fell upon him.

A tree's shadow, a person's name.

Reaching the summit of Mount Wudao had made Lin Chen known to all the inner and outer sect disciples of the Canglan Sect.

If the Sect Master and elders gave a Canglan Secret Realm spot to someone else, even a personal disciple, it might not necessarily convince all the disciples. But if they gave a spot to Lin Chen, there would not be a single disciple in the entire sect who would be unconvinced.

Reaching the summit of Mount Wudao and bringing glory to the sect, especially by crushing the Bahuang Sect—this achievement alone was enough to earn a spot.

On the contrary, if the sect did not give Lin Lin Shixiong a spot, they would find it inconceivable.

"Lin Lin Shixiong."

"Lin Lin Shixiong."

"Lin Shidi."

At this moment, many Innate disciples also spoke up one after another toward Lin Chen. Although they knew Lin Chen would definitely occupy a spot, they had no complaints about this situation.

Unconvinced? If you're unconvinced, you go reach the summit of Mount Wudao too.

These Innate disciples had all entered Mount Wudao and knew how high the difficulty of reaching the summit was, so they recognized Lin Chen directly occupying a spot.

Lin Chen nodded and smiled at the senior and junior brothers who greeted him. He also saw Qiao Yuan standing in the crowd and was about to walk toward him, but when his gaze swept across the entire scene, he paused his steps and turned to walk toward the other side.

"Why is Lin Lin Shixiong walking toward our side?"

"Could it be that someone here knows Lin Lin Shixiong?"

"What are you thinking? Lin Lin Shixiong became a disciple of Elder Du the moment he entered the sect and has always lived in the personal disciple area. He barely even has contact with inner sect disciples, so how could he possibly know us outer sect disciples?"

On this side of the plaza stood all outer sect disciples. When they saw Lin Chen walking toward them, these outer sect disciples were stunned.

"Junior Brother Gu is back?"

Lin Chen spoke with a smile, his gaze falling on a figure a few rows behind the other outer sect disciples.

Gu Kong was incredibly excited at this moment, his face flushed red. He never expected Lin Lin Shixiong to greet him in front of everyone.

"Yes, I returned to the sect with Lin Lin Shixiong Qin a month ago."

"Returned a month ago? Why didn't you come find me... Never mind, when things are finished today, call Lin Lin Shixiong Qin, and the three of us will get together."

Lin Chen smiled slightly. He had greeted Gu Kong in front of everyone on purpose.

Back on Mount Wudao, Gu Kong was the first Canglan Sect disciple he had contacted. Although he was only an outer sect disciple, it was Gu Kong who had passed him the second layer of the Canglan Finger, and if it weren't for Gu Kong informing the higher-ups of his situation, he wouldn't have gotten in touch with the sect so quickly.

This favor, he had to keep in mind.

And with his current influence, greeting Gu Kong in public and showing closeness was enough to make other disciples change their attitude toward Gu Kong, including some sect deacons.

"I... I'll listen to Lin Lin Shixiong."

Gu Kong was indeed very excited; this could be felt from his flushed face.

He never expected Lin Lin Shixiong to walk over and greet him at this time.

When he and Lin Lin Shixiong Qin returned to the sect, Lin Lin Shixiong Qin had specifically told him not to disturb Lin Lin Shixiong.

Although Lin Lin Shixiong Qin didn't say it explicitly, he understood Lin Lin Shixiong Qin's meaning: Lin Lin Shixiong's status in the sect was extraordinary, and as an outer sect disciple, he shouldn't think that just because he had some slight interaction with Lin Lin Shixiong, he could rely on him.

Some thoughts shouldn't be had if they shouldn't be had.

Lin Chen didn't talk to Gu Kong for long. He was willing to help Gu Kong so that he wouldn't be bullied in the sect, but whether Gu Kong could become an inner sect disciple still depended on his own efforts.

Returning to the area belonging to the personal disciples, Lin Chen looked at Qiao Yuan.

"Junior Brother Qiao, are you competing for a Canglan Secret Realm spot this time?"

Qiao Yuan's mouth twitched upon hearing this. If I'm not competing for a Canglan Secret Realm spot, why am I here?

"Although I can't compare to Lin Lin Shixiong, I want to try."

Sensing the resentment in Qiao Yuan's words, Lin Chen also realized that his words were a bit too "Versailles" and provocative. After rubbing his nose, he stood to the side and didn't say anything more.

A quarter of an hour later.

As all the Innate First Stage disciples who met the conditions arrived, Sect Master Ji Cangtian and three elders walked out from the main hall.

"Ten spots are open for this Canglan Secret Realm. After discussion between myself and several elders, one spot is directly bestowed upon Lin Chen. Does anyone have any objections?"

Ji Cangtian's gaze fell upon these Innate First Stage disciples, and all the disciples shook their heads in unison, indicating no objections.

"For the remaining nine spots, according to the rules of previous years, there are four spots for those under twenty-five, and five spots for those between twenty-five and thirty."

The Canglan Sect's distribution of spots for the Canglan Secret Realm was very fair. They knew that if the age difference was too large, the gap in strength between disciples would widen, and many talented disciples would suffer because they had cultivated for a shorter time.

If it weren't divided this way, I'm afraid all the spots would fall to those Innate First Stage disciples approaching thirty.

Five years as a stage is enough to level the playing field for the truly talented.

The Canglan Sect's Innate disciples also knew this rule and quickly divided into two groups: there were twelve people under twenty-five, and eighteen people over twenty-five.

The method of competing for the spots was very simple: battle.

Win, and you take the spot.

Soon, the disciples cleared the center of the plaza, and the disciples participating in the competition for spots determined their opponents by drawing lots.

To prevent strong clashes, the Canglan Sect arranged a points-based system. Every disciple had to fight every other opponent once. A win is 1 point, a loss is no points. Finally, the top four in points get the spots.

The competition for spots was divided into three days in total.

However, after Lin Chen observed every disciple fight one match on the first day, he didn't plan to come and observe on the second and third days.

Among the twelve disciples under twenty-five, he could be sure that Qiao Yuan would be able to enter the top four.

With the current strength of his soul, just observing for one day was enough for him to see the strength of these disciples. Going all out versus winning easily—their demeanor was completely different.

That night, Lin Chen hosted Qin Yan and Gu Kong, and spent the next few days staying in his courtyard to cultivate.

Three days later.

The list of the nine disciples who obtained spots appeared. Lin Chen compared the list, and it was exactly the same as what he had predicted on the first day.

Five days later.

A flying boat landed on the territory of the Canglan Sect.

Seeing this flying boat, many Canglan Sect disciples knew that the Qianji Sect had arrived. ===== CHAPTER 434 =====