Chapter 434: Canglan Secret Realm Opens

Canglan Sect guest courtyard.

"You're back."

Bai Qihua saw Ceng Xi enter and spoke with a smile.

"Elder, Disciple just had a spar with that Lin Chen, but it was a crushing defeat."

Even though a quarter of an hour had passed, Ceng Xi's expression was still filled with disappointment. He had gone to find Lin Chen full of confidence, but he hadn't expected to suffer such a blow.

The gap not only hadn't narrowed, but had instead widened even further.

"Before you went to find Lin Chen, I had already anticipated this result."

Bai Qihua stroked his beard. Seeing Ceng Xi's puzzled look, he explained, "Lin Chen's soul has already reached the Second Stage of the Innate Realm. In the face of an absolute gap in soul strength, even if you can exert the power of your soul to the extreme, it is difficult to bridge the gap."

"Soul strength at the Second Stage of the Innate Realm?" The confusion in Ceng Xi's eyes grew instead of decreasing. "How did he do it?"

Even in the Qianji Sect, there would be no disciple whose soul could surpass their strength by a realm. Those who could surpass it were not far from a breakthrough; once the soul breaks through, it wouldn't be long before their own realm also breaks through.

Like Lin Chen, who had only just stepped into the First Stage of the Innate Realm for half a year, it was impossible to break through to the Second Stage of the Innate Realm in a short time. So how did he do it?

"It should be a naturally gifted soul."

Bai Qihua gave the answer. "There are always some lucky ones who have unique talents, and soul strength is also a type of talent. This Lin Chen should be naturally gifted with a unique soul, but not the kind that is naturally powerful, but rather one with a very high growth ceiling."

The Yan Huang Chao is very large; this is not an empty statement.

With a sufficient number of martial artists, martial artists with all kinds of talents will appear.

"In the history of the Yan Huang Chao, there have been others like Lin Chen. In the records of my Qianji Sect, there have been five like Lin Chen whose soul ceiling is extremely high. The highest one could surpass the limit that their own body could bear by two realms."

"Two realms? Then wouldn't that be..."

Ceng Xi's pupils shrank. The Qianji Sect has very detailed research on the soul. A normal martial artist's soul is matched with their own body; the strength of the body determines the ceiling of the soul.

Comparing the body to a boat, the soul is the sail on the boat.

Cultivation is driving the boat forward on the water. Whether one can reach the other shore depends on both the sturdiness of the boat's hull and the speed brought by the sail; neither can be missing.

Only a sturdy hull can sail for a long time, and the larger the sail, the faster the speed.

But there is a balance between the two. If an imbalance occurs, that is when the boat capsizes.

Absorbing Innate power, refining Innate crystals, including the refinement of Innate power in later realms, are all to make one's own strength grow continuously, just like a boat, constantly reinforcing and enlarging.

The larger the boat, the larger the sail, and the faster it sails.

But if the boat does not increase in size, and only the sail continues to increase, even exceeding the limit the boat can bear, that is when the boat capsizes.

Two realms is the critical point.

If the martial realm is the First Stage of the Innate Realm, and the soul reaches the Third Stage of the Innate Realm, the body cannot bear the soul, and the result is the soul leaving the body, becoming a living dead person.

"Lin Chen's situation is most suitable for joining my Qianji Sect. Only my Qianji Sect can control Lin Chen's soul growth well and make adjustments in time. Moreover, my Qianji Sect has techniques specifically aimed at such disciples with unique souls. But this Lin Chen is in the Canglan Sect, and his future fortune is hard to predict."

Bai Qihua's tone carried regret. This was also why he had previously said to Du Xiaofeng that Lin Chen joining the Canglan Sect was not the most correct choice.

"Elder, the Canglan Sect should be able to find a way to solve this situation for Lin Chen, right?"

"Solve it?"

Bai Qihua gave a light hum. "It's not that I, your elder, underestimate the Canglan Sect, but besides my Qianji Sect, no one can solve this matter. The Canglan Sect can only suppress Lin Chen's soul growth so it doesn't have too large a gap with his realm. But if Lin Chen joined my Qianji Sect, there would be no need to suppress soul growth; my Qianji Sect has a way to solve Lin Chen's soul problem."

"Letting Lin Chen join the Qianji Sect—I'm afraid the Canglan Sect won't agree."

Ceng Xi shook his head. If he were the Sect Master of the Canglan Sect, he would never let Lin Chen switch to another sect.

Lin Chen is no longer an unknown person. He is the number one who reached the summit of Mount Wudao. If he switched to another sect, it would be a huge blow to the Canglan Sect's reputation, especially in the hearts of young disciples.

If the Canglan Sect couldn't even keep a genius like Lin Chen, it must be that they are inferior to other sects in cultivating disciples. Otherwise, why would Lin Chen go to another sect?

Even if the Canglan Sect came out to explain, stating it was because Lin Chen's soul was abnormal and he had no choice but to go to the Qianji Sect, that would also expose the Canglan Sect's shortcomings in soul cultivation.

Those geniuses, when choosing a sect, would not take the Canglan Sect into consideration. ===== CHAPTER 435 =====