[{"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-541":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},2266376,4424,"Chapter 541","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-541",541,"\u003Cp>Tengcheng left, arriving with confidence but departing in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Linghua and Liu Mei finally departed with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Linghua and Liu Mei showed no visible change in expression; the only difference was that both knew the clan elders who had once looked down on Lin Chen would now suffer great losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the clan elders fell silent after the princess named her fiancé—they must have known Lin Chen’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong? Beat Tengcheng and you’re not happy? Afraid of trouble when you go to the Flower Clan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the courtyard, Yin Yue, seeing Lin Chen standing in silence, couldn’t help asking curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen shook his head; Liu Mei had already told him that when the senior sister named him as her fiancé, the Flower Clan elders had said nothing—they had all fallen silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Liu Mei, this meant the elders recognized his potential and were willing to give him a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Chen thought of something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To marry the Flower Clan princess, he needed unanimous approval from the entire clan—what about his father-in-law?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father-in-law’s martial talent was negligible in the Yan Emperor’s realm—how did his mother-in-law end up marrying him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with Yin Yue’s words about the former Flower Clan princess vanishing years ago, the answer became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother-in-law had broken ties with the Flower Clan elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For love, she chose to defy her family and flee far away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother-in-law was truly a love-struck fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why the Flower Clan elders remained silent, he now understood the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his mother-in-law’s precedent, the elders dared not press too hard—otherwise, they feared the senior sister might follow her mother’s path and leave the clan forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Flower Clan elders were afraid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen also believed that since his mother-in-law dared send the senior sister back to the clan, she must have anticipated this scenario and likely reached some agreement with the elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the clan elders would not obstruct his engagement to the senior sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qianlang arrived at the courtyard to inform Lin Chen and Yin Yue that the Thousand Fold Secret Realm would open today, and the elders had invited all those entering to gather at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mountain pass beneath Cengcengdiedie  clouds, Lin Chen and Yin Yue arrived to find dozens of young people already gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Chen’s gaze, Linghua and Liu Mei both nodded slightly with smiles; Lin Chen returned their smiles, but beside him, Tengcheng looked embarrassed, avoiding eye contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few breaths later, Lin Chen felt a hostile gaze—he was a giant nearly ten feet tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His height was slightly shorter than the giant who had once hunted Yin Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his stature and the hostility in his eyes, Lin Chen knew this man must be the traitor from the Moon Soul Clan sent to compete with Yin Yue for the clan’s treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present was under thirty; not a single elder from any clan had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the rule established by the Shang Clan: only the younger generation could enter the Thousand Fold Secret Realm; elders could not accompany them unless under extreme circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet outside the realm’s opening, the Shang Clan traditionally welcomed powerful outsiders as guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty-three youths, from twenty clans—nearly all ancient clans had sent representatives, save the other three great clans and a handful of minor Yizu .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This information had been told to Lin Chen by Qianlang on the way; the number far exceeded the last opening sixty years ago, when only thirty or so entered—this time, nearly doubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Chen observed the others, they were observing him in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yizu  attendees had not heard of Lin Chen’s duel with Tengcheng last night, but the Moon Soul Clan’s internal affairs were no secret among the great clans—especially since this opening was accelerated due to the Moon Soul Clan, so many eyes curiously fixed on Lin Chen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all knew Lin Chen’s origins; the Qian Die Clan had not concealed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is surely the first time a non-ancient-clan member has entered the Thousand Fold Secret Realm. Is the Moon Soul Clan not afraid of ridicule?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man spoke slowly, his gaze toward Lin Chen laced with mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly; many of the other young men from different clans nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thousand Fold Secret Realm was built by their ancestors to aid the Shang Clan’s ancestors—they had every right to enter, but what right did Lin Chen have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their eyes, the Moon Soul Clan princess’s action was improper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Yue’s expression turned cold—the speaker was from the Ice Soul Clan, which had no feud with her clan; his sudden outburst must mean he’d made some pact with the traitor, aiming to block Lin Chen’s entry or isolate him within the realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yin Yue was about to speak, someone beat her to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ridicule? Did any of your ancestors ever forbid outsiders from entering?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Tengcheng speaking—he stared at the man, his aura imposing: “Or do you think you can speak for all clans? Even your own clan elder has no right to say this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tengcheng’s words caused a stir—no one expected the Flower Clan to defend Princess Yin Yue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Princess Yin Yue appealed to the Flower Clan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course—she had never sent anyone to the last two openings; why now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be that Princess Yin Yue had approached the Flower Clan, and perhaps they had ties with her father, sending these three to secretly aid her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All other clans believed this was correct, including the Moon Soul Clan giant, whose face darkened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could think of no other explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Tengcheng speaking up to defend Lin Chen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their minds, that was impossible—the Flower Clan was a great clan; Lin Chen could never be worthy of their notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people naturally did not know that Tengcheng had spoken out because he had been humbled by Lin Chen’s strength—Lin Chen’s martial talent and potential were no lesser than the Flower Clan’s three top youths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With talent and potential equal to theirs, and the princess’s favor, Lin Chen stood a high chance of becoming their clan’s imperial son-in-law—mocking Lin Chen was mocking the Flower Clan itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Flower Clan’s imperial son-in-law—how dare you of the Ice Soul Clan mock him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Tengcheng defend him, Lin Chen was startled; the Ice Soul Clan youth, under Tengcheng’s gaze, fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen gave Tengcheng a grateful look, but Tengcheng did not respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing Tengcheng’s awkwardness, Lin Chen couldn’t help smiling—he was clearly a prideful, stubborn fellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Tengcheng’s intervention, no one else dared voice their thoughts about Yin Yue’s decision to let Lin Chen enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd fell silent for several breaths until the Shang Clan’s Second Elder appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shang Clan’s Second Elder appeared, and everyone bowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to ancestral law, today we open the Thousand Fold Secret Realm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without delay, the Second Elder scanned the crowd, then waved his sleeve—three flags of different colors flew out, drifting slowly toward the heavens, then suddenly ignited into three pillars of colored flame shooting deep into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the heavens, the Cengcengdiedie  clouds shifted under the influence of the three pillars, eventually forming a void in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>",1225,"2026-06-19T20:25:58.850Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fc5dc73ae0423a9bbb6fc8ad09ad67eb44281114a2990395722b42a5153ff2c1","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-542","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-540",591,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-cover.jpg"]