[{"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-576":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},2266411,4424,"Chapter 576: The Clever Murong Yan","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-576",576,"\u003Cp>Lin Chen looked at Yin Wushuang; when Ye Taishang Changlao first brought him to meet Yin Taishang Changlao, he had once revealed a piece of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yin Taishang Changlao is currently in seclusion, striving to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, he had assumed that Babang Sect feared Yin Taishang Changlao’s breakthrough would succeed, which was why they chose to start the war—to prevent Yin Taishang Changlao from breaking through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ye Taishang Changlao’s expression at the time had told him that Yin Taishang Changlao likely had not succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he did not know how great the risk was beyond the Wanxiang realm, Lin Chen could sense from Ye Taishang Changlao’s expression that Yin Taishang Changlao had probably failed the breakthrough and suffered backlash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Xueyue Sect and Yanluo Palace joining the war and allying with Babang Sect also confirmed this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Yin Taishang Changlao went to Wan Huozong and ruthlessly killed a Xiantian Sixth-Stage warrior and wounded another elder of the Wanxiang realm, the cost must have been high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple thanks Yin Taishang Changlao for intervening.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen was not one to be overly sentimental; since Yin Taishang Changlao had said so, he bowed deeply to Yin Wushuang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Canglan Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Lin Chen returned to the sect with the two Taishang Changlao, the two departed on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen understood the Taishang Changlao clearly had matters to discuss, and he was certain it concerned what had happened in Shenghuo Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to his last return, Lin Chen noticed the sect was even quieter now; almost no disciples could be seen walking about, and the once-bustling Mission Hall had not a single soul in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After wandering the sect for a while, Lin Chen returned to his quarters—and to his delight, his master had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen was deeply moved; since the war with Babang Sect began and he left Canglan Sect, he had not seen his master for years, and if one counted the decades spent in the Qian Die Secret Realm, the time was even longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did your trip to Wan Huozong leave you feeling wronged?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple did not suffer any wrongs—Yin Taishang Changlao already settled the score for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen shook his head; if he had been wronged, Dongfang Canglang and Yan Hui must have suffered far more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for injuries—his current physical strength granted him an extraordinarily rapid healing ability; those wounds meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected Yin Shibo to personally go to Wan Huozong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiaofeng sighed; news of what happened at Wan Huozong had spread throughout Canglan Sect, and he had naturally heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt anger at his disciple’s mistreatment, satisfaction at Yin Taishang Changlao’s intervention, but mostly shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His disciple had been wronged, yet as his master, he could do nothing—forcing the Taishang Changlao to act instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I now regret taking you as my disciple.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen froze, puzzled why his master would say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve grown too fast. To be honest, I’ve offered you little guidance on your cultivation path. If I’m not mistaken, your current strength must already rival mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Lin Chen understood why his master spoke this way—he felt guilty for not helping enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, in my homeland there is a saying: A teacher imparts wisdom, instructs in skills, and resolves doubts; a disciple need not be inferior to his teacher, nor must a teacher be superior to his disciple…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This was said by a senior from my homeland who trained many disciples. In his view, the relationship between teacher and disciple does not require the teacher to always be stronger; the faster the disciple surpasses the teacher, the greater the teacher’s success.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiaofeng smiled upon hearing his disciple’s words: “I’ve been overly sentimental—I need my own disciple to comfort me. But you’re right: the stronger the disciple, the better my judgment in choosing one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen chuckled: “Your judgment is unquestionable—only you would have decided to take me as your disciple before I even reached the sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Du Xiaofeng’s lips curled slightly; he had argued fiercely with his fellow disciples to claim Lin Chen as his disciple, and it was the wisest and proudest decision of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, Du Xiaofeng left, but before departing, his aged face wore a peculiar expression: “I heard you have a betrothal with the Flower Clan’s young princess?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Jiang Jie and I are both from Canglan Island, but before I went to Wan Huozong, I didn’t know Jiang Jie was the Flower Clan’s princess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen briefly explained the situation; Du Xiaofeng nodded: “This is fate—who could have imagined the Flower Clan’s princess would be on a sea island where martial cultivation was so barren?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I suppose the girl named Murong Yan also comes from Canglan Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiaofeng blinked his old eyes; Lin Chen instantly understood why his master had suddenly mentioned Jiang Jie—it was because of Murong Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Lin Chen did not know how to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cough, cough—the girl I’ve placed in Qingfeng Residence in Canglan City; it’s my property, and no one else knows about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Yanhuang Dynasty, martial cultivators taking multiple wives and concubines was not unusual—many powerful figures did so—but since Lin Chen was betrothed to the Flower Clan’s princess, Du Xiaofeng could not help but worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would the Flower Clan princess accept two women sharing one husband?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the Flower Clan learned of the girl’s existence, would they take other actions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Chen’s master, he had to arrange things properly—but the final decision must be Lin Chen’s own.\u003C\u002Fp>",932,"2026-06-19T20:25:58.850Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2ffa2408c24da6c94116db07fdead0de63cdb83fe038a6817f86d42bc026235a","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-577","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-575",591,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-cover.jpg"]