[{"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-586":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},2266421,4424,"Chapter 586: The Mad Imperial Family","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-586",586,"\u003Cp>At the moment the woman’s figure vanished, a solemn voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Challenge successful! Received one flawless Illusion Heart Will!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this voice, Lin Chen froze—could there really be such a martial will?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a multifaceted gem shimmering with multicolored light appeared before him; Lin Chen once again activated his Wu Soul phenomenon, slowly drawing the martial will into the star-cloud vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the multicolored gem vanished into the depths of the vortex, the entire star-cloud vortex began shifting shape continuously, and Lin Chen closed his eyes, as countless images surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a woman rise step by step from a family servant to the path of martial cultivation, witnessing the hardships she endured, assuming countless roles, mastering every scheme, until she finally entered the Primordial Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A poor girl entering the Primordial Realm was already like a carp leaping over the dragon’s gate, yet the woman was not satisfied—her determination to pursue the martial Dao was rare in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over twenty years, she traversed every region of the Yan Emperor’s Realm, assuming various identities: priestess of a primitive tribe, sacred maiden of a sect…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when she entered the Myriad Phenomena Realm did she suddenly look back and realize she had no friends beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman lived alone atop a high mountain, daily watching the sea of clouds churn and transform endlessly, while below her, waves crashed ceaselessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten years later, the woman created her own cultivation art and founded a sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the final image stood a stone tablet beneath the peak, inscribed with four characters: Piao Miao Yungong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, the vision ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Chen opened his eyes; his entire aura became faint and elusive—even a Primordial sixth-rank cultivator’s spiritual sense sweeping over him could only detect his presence intermittently, as if he existed and then vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This woman is the founding ancestor of Piao Miao Yungong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to gaining a martial will, Lin Chen was even more stunned by the woman’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piao Miao Yungong had been established for only twenty thousand years, yet in that brief span, it became one of the twenty-four supreme sects of the Yan Emperor’s Realm—all thanks to its founding ancestor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The founding ancestor of Piao Miao Yungong was ranked at the very bottom among the top hundred Primordial fourth-rank experts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A top-tier cultivator who founded a sect and elevated it to supreme status being merely the lowest of the top hundred left Lin Chen puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I have memories of her in my mind—her true peak came after entering the Myriad Phenomena Realm, after ten years of watching the cloud sea and crashing waves atop that mountain…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the life of Piao Miao Yungong’s founding ancestor, Lin Chen arrived at a reasonable answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lin Chen also understood one thing more clearly: there is no such thing as sudden enlightenment overnight; the founding ancestor of Piao Miao Yungong truly shone in the Yan Emperor’s Realm only after founding Piao Miao Yungong—but that did not mean she was weak in the Primordial Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could she have made it into the top hundred Primordial fourth-rank experts if she weren’t powerful? The founding ancestor of Piao Miao Yungong had always been strong; she simply remained discreet during her Primordial years, unknown to most cultivators in the Yan Emperor’s Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth proved that strong cultivators do not become powerful overnight—they maintain their strength continuously until, at a certain point, quantitative change triggers qualitative transformation, reaching a higher height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these reflections, Lin Chen chose to continue the challenge; he suddenly realized the Tower of Ascension truly favored him, just like Mount Dengwudao, allowing him to improve his strength while challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Mount Dengwudao, which granted points he could exchange for resources to enhance his cultivation before continuing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Tower of Ascension now offered the same: each victory granted him immediate rewards to boost his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gleam shone in Lin Chen’s eyes; he had previously doubted whether he could truly defeat all hundred top-tier experts in succession without sustaining any losses, but the Tower of Ascension’s reward system now gave him a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need for further words—continue the challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fourth match, fifth match, sixth match…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Tower of Ascension plaza, Jiang Chen and the others waiting grew puzzled as Lin Chen failed to emerge from the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Zhao Yan, Lin Chen had used cheating methods to achieve his high ranking; now that the Tower of Ascension had discovered and revoked it, he should have been expelled—so why was he still inside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All present cultivators had entered the Tower of Ascension before; they knew its rules: once inside, one must initiate a challenge within a hundred breaths. Though most were defeated in the first match, those who had made the leaderboard had said that even after winning, one must either withdraw or initiate the next match within three hundred breaths—never linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This rule existed because the Tower of Ascension allowed only one person inside at a time, unlike Mount Dengwudao, where multiple cultivators could enter simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a time limit, a Primordial cultivator could remain inside for a month or longer, forcing all others to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many turned their gazes again toward Zhao Yan, hoping for some new explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the probing stares, Zhao Yan’s expression remained unchanged—he knew Lin Chen was currently battling the top hundred Primordial fourth-rank experts in Yan Emperor’s Realm history, and judging by the time elapsed, Lin Chen had already won several matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was not worried: no matter how strong Lin Chen was, he could not win all hundred matches; if he lost even one, his name would not appear on the Tower of Ascension leaderboard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour, two hours…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When three hours passed, a cultivator in the crowd finally grew restless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perhaps Lin Chen was directly expelled from the Tower of Ascension—we’ve been waiting here too long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man walked toward the Tower of Ascension; verifying whether Lin Chen was still inside was simple—just try pushing open the tower gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never made the leaderboard, so he would not trigger the True Person battle rule; if someone was still inside, the gate could not be opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing his hands before the gate, he pushed hard for a moment, then withdrew his hands; seeing the expectant gazes around him, he said directly: “Lin Chen is still inside the Tower of Ascension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this man leading, several others stepped forward to try—none could open the gate; now everyone could confirm definitively that Lin Chen was still inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Zhao, how do you explain this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elder asked sternly; Zhao Yan sneered: “I said these were all my speculations—I merely thought they best fit the facts. Otherwise, why would the Tower of Ascension remove Lin Chen’s name for no reason? As for why he remains inside, that’s beyond my knowledge.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Zhao Yan’s reply, many cultivators in the crowd rolled their eyes internally—his answer was meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To know the truth, they could only wait—Lin Chen couldn’t possibly stay inside forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one anticipated that this wait would last an entire day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Lan Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Lin Chen’s courtyard, besides Cang Lan Sect’s sect master Ji Cangtian, there was also Teng Wangshan of the Hua Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Chen has been inside the Tower of Ascension for a full day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teng Wangshan frowned; he knew of the imperial Tower of Ascension, but no one from the Hua Clan had ever entered it—not just his clan, but no cultivator from any ancient lineage had ever entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ancient lineages formed their own system; since the founding of the Yan Emperor’s Realm, they had never drawn upon the empire’s qi, and now that the Yan Emperor’s Realm was in decline, they certainly would not taint themselves with such karmic ties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for other cultivators of the Yan Emperor’s Realm, they needed no concern—they had been bound to the empire’s qi since birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never expected Lin Chen’s attempt at the Tower of Ascension would last this long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Cangtian also wore a look of confusion; he knew of the Tower of Ascension, but as sect master, he could never enter it—his every action represented the sect’s dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ji Cangtian and Teng Wangshan spoke, footsteps sounded outside the courtyard; a middle-aged man appeared at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Cangtian spoke; the man hurried in and said directly: “Master, I’ve been watching the Tower of Ascension plaza. Just now, someone spread rumors that Brother Lin was stripped of his ranking for cheating and was directly expelled from the Tower of Ascension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullshit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Ji Cangtian could respond, Teng Wangshan burst out in anger—the martial imprint of Lin Chen still floated in midair; how could he be expelled if he was already inside the Tower of Ascension within the imprint?\u003C\u002Fp>",1471,"2026-06-19T20:25:58.850Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","11ba7eb297d2bdec1e8e7113334e4b63668fb251ba23edbd9b52195cfc31a011","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-587","rising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-chapter-585",591,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frising-from-obscurity-my-martial-path-comeback-cover.jpg"]