[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback":3,"chapter-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-521":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Rising from Obscurity: My Martial Path Comeback",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2266356,4424,"Chapter 521","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-521",521,"\u003Cp>Before the Tower of Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the clouds and mist shrouding the Tower of Heaven had largely dissipated, and the faces of the Canglan Sect’s cultivators bore unmistakable smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quarter of an hour had passed, and no one else had challenged Lin Chen; it seemed everyone had been intimidated by his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cultivators from the Bahuang Sect, watching the Canglan Sect’s joyful expressions, felt unbearable resentment; some couldn’t help but sneer: “Lin Chen’s progress is too rapid—he must be receiving all the sect’s resources. Someone who doesn’t even realize his cultivation resources are being stolen is truly foolish.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Bahuang Sect cultivators’ words gained no agreement; many even looked at the speaker with contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are all disciples of supreme sects—how could we not understand how sects cultivate their disciples?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disciples like Lin Chen, exceptional talents, are indeed given priority and resource allocation, but this does not affect others, because any supreme sect has a well-established system for cultivating disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, advancing from Qi Refining Stage One to the peak of Qi Refining Stage Three in just two years—without exhausting one’s cultivation potential—is that something achievable merely by stacking resources?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for exhausting cultivation potential?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only if the Canglan Sect’s top leadership were all mentally insane would they do something so reckless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the circular altar, Lin Chen stood quietly, his expression calm, though his inner thoughts were far from tranquil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept replaying the moment when Qi Tingnan’s figure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spiritual sense, comparable to that of a Qi Refining Stage Six cultivator, had failed to track Qi Tingnan’s movement the instant he disappeared—Qi Tingnan’s movement technique was truly extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Qi Refining Stage Six, each level upward brings a terrifying increase in power; low-level cultivators struggle to fight across realms, and one reason is spiritual sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Qi Refining Stage, combat is not determined by the eyes, for your eyes cannot match the speed of your opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly locks onto an opponent is spiritual perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With spiritual perception, one can sense exactly what the opponent is doing—especially when a high-level cultivator faces a low-level one, who can perceive every single movement of the opponent with perfect clarity, making stealth attacks impossible for the lower-level cultivator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to win in direct combat, and unable to ambush—this is why it is so difficult to fight across realms at the Qi Refining Stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Star-Burning Valley’s Illusory Star Technique is truly extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen had already formed a plan: once he exited the Tower of Heaven and after this alchemy contest ended, he would use the [Cultivation Legacy] technique to secretly learn the Star-Burning Valley’s Illusory Star Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipped away, second by second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No more cultivators challenged Lin Chen on the square; these cultivators were not fools—Qi Tingnan had been defeated by Lin Chen, and they themselves would likely lose even against Qi Tingnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, so far, Lin Chen had swiftly defeated both opponents; his true strength and hidden cards remained undisclosed, and the Canglan Sect’s sect-defining technique—the even more powerful Canglan Eye—had yet to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the mist, the silhouette of the Tower of Heaven gradually emerged, and when it was fully revealed, all Canglan Sect disciples finally exhaled in relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s settled—no one will challenge Lin Shi-di anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Tower of Heaven fully appeared, a beam of light descended upon Lin Chen, his figure vanished from the altar, and reappeared standing before the Tower’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many cultivators who had been hesitant finally relaxed when they saw Lin Chen’s figure appear at the tower gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the past hour, they had been battling their own reason, suppressing their urge to challenge Lin Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Lin Chen had defeated Xia Anbo and Qi Tingnan, there were still many Qi Refining Stage Three peak cultivators present—over a hundred—who did not all believe themselves weaker than Qi Tingnan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that they saw Lin Chen appear at the tower gate, they no longer needed to struggle with their doubts, because the chance to challenge him was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tower of Heaven’s gate slowly opened, and under the gaze of all, Lin Chen stepped inside; as he entered, the gate closed gently behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many levels do you think Lin Chen can clear?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no chance left to compete for slots, all cultivators present relaxed and began discussing how many levels Lin Chen might reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the previous contestant, Lü Zejia, the first thirty levels of the Tower of Heaven adjust difficulty based on the entrant’s strength, so it’s hard to judge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True—if there were a fixed difficulty standard, it would be easier, but we don’t know how the Tower adjusts difficulty, or what exactly the first thirty levels test.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, excluding Lin Chen, only two others had entered the Tower: Zuo Chuan revealed nothing about its interior, while Lü Zejia gave only vague hints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Lü Zejia, the Tower adjusts difficulty according to the entrant’s strength, so logically, everyone should clear the same number of levels, whether they are Qi Refining Stage One, Two, Three, Four, or Five…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppose the first level is set at 70% of the entrant’s strength, and each subsequent level increases difficulty by one level—then everyone would only clear three levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zuo Chuan and Lü Zejia cleared different numbers of levels, proving the adjustment isn’t based solely on strength—it must involve other factors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Chen should surpass Lü Zejia. Since the Imperial Family introduced the Tower of Heaven through the Cultivation Seal, and given the precedent of Mount Dengwudao, the Imperial Family’s goal is to identify promising cultivators and reward them—the Tower of Heaven must serve the same purpose. I’ve assessed it: Lü Zejia’s potential exceeds Zuo Chuan’s, and Lin Chen’s potential is beyond question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elder offered this judgment, and the faces of all others on the square showed agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone agreed Lin Chen would surpass Lü Zejia—even the Bahuang Sect cultivators, though unwilling to admit it, privately held the same belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only remaining question: how many levels beyond Lü Zejia will Lin Chen reach?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tower gate closed soundlessly behind Lin Chen, cutting him off from the outside clamor. He looked around—the interior was not the empty corridor or staircase he had imagined, but an endless, hazy space filled with chaotic qi.\u003C\u002Fp>",1056,"2026-06-19T20:25:58.850Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b7d81a993f789dbafbb1ba579457947fb52a354ee3517fc6ccaeac8817ca5471","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-522","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-520",591,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-cover.jpg"]