Chapter 106: New Difficulties
There was a stone room next to the Dustsift Courtyard. Su Chen had once used it to practice his absorption technique alone, and it later became a place to punish his servants.
This room was also where Lin Yemao was currently being held.
Upon entering the room, Su Chen saw Lin Yemao lying on the bed, letting out bitter cries.
Black fur had grown on his entire body, and his eyes had bulged out like a fish. His arms and legs were contorted in weird directions, as if something was pulling on them.
"What's going on?" Su Chen was speechless.
Iron Cliff shook his head. "I'm not too sure either. This happened shortly after I brought him back."
"Did you encounter anyone else during this process?"
"No, I placed him inside a sack and just carried him back. I didn't stop at all on the way back."
"Save...chitter...save me...chitter" Lin Yemao did his best to speak, but it was not very clear. Even so, Su Chen could still make out two words: "save me".
Lin Yemao gazed at Su Chen with great fear in his eyes.
"What is going on here?" Iron Cliff began to panic a little upon seeing Lin Yemao's appearance.
"I need to take a look at him before I know. Iron Cliff, watch the door. Don't let anyone inside." As Su Chen spoke, he had already pulled out his workbench, beaker, and other experimental items from his ring.
He pulled out a syringe and drew some blood directly from Lin Yemao's body.
Upon sending Origin Energy to his eyes, Su Chen saw that Lin Yemao's blood had actually changed in a way that it had never before.
A new Origin Substance was being produced in Lin Yemao's blood.
Su Chen could swear that he had never seen this kind of Origin Substance in Lin Yemao's body before.
Then where did it come from?
Su Chen didn't understand.
He continued to observe, and discovered that this Origin Substance was actually automatically produced in Lin Yemao's blood.
It was as if something was hidden in the depths of Lin Yemao's blood, so deep that Su Chen's eyes couldn't see...
It was like a ghost emerging from the deep sea. It invaded and changed Lin Yemao's bloodline. As it changed him, it also brought him huge pain.
Why was it like this?
Su Chen was stunned.
What exactly was this ghostly Origin Substance? And why would it appear now?
What had catalyzed all of this?
Su Chen didn't know, but he knew that this definitely wasn't poison.
During his experimentation period in the Scarlet Mountain Range, Su Chen had observed thirty or so poisons and how they caused harm to the human body.
One could say that if the bloodstream was divided into layers, poison would lie in the outermost layer. It was the thing that could be observed the most easily by his eyes.
Since the ghostly Origin Substance was definitely not a poison, then what was it?
Su Chen furiously scanned through his memories.
In the past period of time, Lin Yemao definitely had not encountered anyone else.
So any changes must have originated from something that Su Chen had done to him.
But in the past a hundred days, he had done too many things to Lin Yemao, which one was it?
It might not even be because of one thing.
It had only appeared today, after Lin Yemao had been experimented on for such a long period of time. Then, this means that it might not be an instantaneous matter, but rather from long ago that was recently catalyzed.
Catalyzed?
Su Chen received a sudden shock.
He thought of something, then hurriedly concocted an Ancestral Medicine.
Upon pouring it carefully into the vial of blood, he sent Origin Energy into his eyes again and began to observe.
Su Chen observed that the rate of appearance of the ghostly Origin Substance had increased.
"It's the Ancestral Medicine!" Su Chen was completely stunned.
"What?" Iron Cliff didn't understand.
Su Chen stared at Lin Yemao, dazed. "His bloodline is reverting to its ancestral state."
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"Master means that the Ancestral medicine successfully made his bloodline revert to its ancestral state? It isn't actually a failed recipe?" Iron Cliff asked Su Chen inside of the stone room.
"Yes. His bloodline appears to have reverted to its ancestral state, but that doesn't mean that the medicine was successful," Su Chen replied as he monitored Lin Yemao's condition. "Ulrich's expectation for his bloodline reversion was to pursue the pinnacle of his bloodline power. However, the current reversion is also a kind of mental and physical change. This is a failed reversion. Of course, no matter what, it truly did result in a bloodline reversion, which is the preliminary state of success. If we were to continue experimentation along these lines, perhaps we really could discover the kind of medicine that he had wanted."
Ulrich had probably never anticipated that his medicine was not a complete failure, and that it actually possessed the ability to revert bloodlines to their most primal forms. The caveat is that it required ingestion of around three hundred vials, however, before it would go into effect.
If it weren't for the fact that Su Chen had used this medicine to help him analyze Lin Yemao's bloodline, he probably wouldn't have discovered this effect either.
Many great discoveries and inventions were often stumbled upon by accident.
Either it was obtained purely via a miracle, or it was a byproduct of a certain experiment...
Su Chen was just lucky.
He had miraculously obtained the Soaring Serpent Bloodline Origin Substance, and because of his experiments he had validated the efficacy of the Ancestral Medicine.
However, this kind of luck would require a long time to demonstrate any significant value it had.
As for right now, this "luck" was actually a big burden.
"Then what do we do with this guy?" Iron Cliff asked.
Upon seeing Lin Yemao lying there whimpering, Su Chen thought for a moment and said, "Let's let out some of the blood. At the same time, pull out all of the medicinal herbs and vials that I have so that I can see which one can counter this ancestral Origin Substance."
Su Chen began to hurriedly perform experiment after experiment, constantly testing to see whether these medicines could effectively counter the ancestral Origin Substance.
Lin Yemao was still whimpering in pain on the bed. Letting out some of his blood reduced the changes to his body, but his bloodline still was unchangeably reverting to an ancient bloodline. Based on this pace, he would die after not too long.
"He almost can't take it," Iron Cliff said, holding a giant basin full of fresh blood. "He's beginning to vomit blood... Should I let out more of his blood?"
"Hold on, just hold on!" Su Chen was still rapidly testing all kinds of medicine while observing the bloodline.
Thankfully, he had brought enough medicinal herbs this time. He had used many of them previously in his experiments, so now he had enough materials to perform test after test.
The constant, maximum usage of his eyesight made them extremely sore, yet Su Chen was unable to stop.
He could not allow Lin Yemao to die. At the very least, he could not let him die here.
Su Chen furiously experimented.
Finally, after an unknown number of experiments, Su Chen finally saw the ghostly Origin Substance begin to rapidly decrease and disappear, as if it had met its mortal enemy.
"Found it!" Su Chen yelled in delight, "It's Bluestone Grass! Feed him Bluestone Grass!"
Iron Cliff could no longer worry about whether this medicinal herb would result in any adverse side effects. He grabbed a handful and stuffed it into Lin Yemao's mouth. "Eat it. If you don't want to die, eat it."
Lin Yemao continued to let out chitters, but he still swallowed it.
"That won't work!" Su Chen rushed over, grabbed the Bluestone Grass and forcefully crushed it. "You have to crush it and feed him the liquid extract."
Droplets of blue liquid landed inside Lin Yemao's mouth. Lin Yemao finally began to calm down.
As the Blueheart Grass began to take effect in his body, he began to stop trembling, and his breathing also became noticeably less shallow.
The black fur retreated, his eyes went back into their sockets, and even his contorted limbs were restored to normal.
"Did we succeed?" Iron Cliff asked excitedly.
"Mhm." Su Chen replied coldly, however, no joyful expression on his face.
Iron Cliff saw that Su Chen's mood was not great. He thought for a moment and asked, "This medicine... Are there any side effects?"
Iron Cliff had followed Su Chen for a long time, so he also understood the term "side effects".
Su Chen replied, "Bluestone Grass is used to make Blood-Freezing Powder."
"What is Blood-Freezing Powder?" Iron Cliff didn't understand.
"It's a kind of bloodline poison. People who ingest that kind of medicine will have their bloodlines atrophy. Mixed bloodlines will disappear, while inherited bloodlines will return to hibernation."
"No wonder it was so effective... Wait, master, you can't mean... His Soaring Serpent bloodline..." Iron Cliff opened his eyes wide.
"It's gone," Su Chen replied. "We fed him too much Blueheart Grass. Now, not only has his Soaring Serpent Bloodline disappeared, from today onwards he can no longer obtain any bloodlines at all."
Even someone as straightforward and honest as Iron Cliff understood the meaning behind this.
His expression greatly changed. "Now we're in for it."
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Chapter 107: Guest (1)
Inside the stone room, Su Chen and Iron Cliff watched Lin Yemao who was passed out on the bed, their hands on their chin.
The development of the situation Su Chen was undoubtedly an extremely burdensome matter for Su Chen.
The Lin Clan would definitely not accept this matter. What they wanted wasn't just a Lin Yemao, but a Lin Yemao who had a Soaring Serpent Bloodline and could thus help the Lin Clan remain competitive in the future.
Without the Soaring Serpent Bloodline, Lin Yemao's value had greatly decreased.
From a certain angle, it was just like a certain part of him had died.
Lin Yemao would be reduced to the same position that Su Chen had in Su Cheng'an's eyes.
If possible, Su Cheng'an definitely would not have shown mercy to the old beggar who had blinded Su Chen.
Most likely, Lin Xingrong would be the same.
Su Chen felt his head hurt.
He quietly sat on the ground, watching Lin Yemao without moving.
Upon looking at his frozen expression, Iron Cliff did not dare to say anything.
The atmosphere became heavy because of this.
After an unknown period of time, Su Chen finally stood up.
He walked over and felt Lin Yemao's pulse. After confirming that he wasn't too injured, he said, "Iron Cliff, tell Mingshu to head to the Upwind Pavilion and buy some Seven-Day Stupor."
"That can save him?" Iron Cliff was confused.
"It can't, but it can let him take a good nap and wake up seven days later. As long as he doesn't awaken, the Lin Clan will temporarily be unaware that his bloodline has disappeared."
"But they will still discover it seven days later."
"So we need to take care of the problem before then."
"How do we take care of it?"
Su Chen didn't reply. Instead, his eyes began to light up.
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Three days later.
When Lin Yuanqiao saw the snoring Lin Yemao, he was slightly dazed.
He raised his head to look at Su Chen. "You said that he came to your Su palace to be a guest. Is this what you meant?"
"Brother Lin and I were familiar at first sight. After returning, we drank a lot. Unfortunately, Brother Lin succumbed to the alcohol and is still drunk. I was not good enough as a host, so please forgive me."
Su Chen spoke a bunch of crap very straightforwardly. Even Lin Yuanqiao felt intoxicated when he heard this.
Of course he would not be fooled by Su Chen. He had brought along an Origin Qi Scholar skilled in traditional Chinese medicine.
Lin Yuanqiao waved his hand. The Origin Qi Scholar went to inspect Lin Yemao. He then returned and reported, "He is under the effects of Seven-Day Stupor. He will wake up in seven days. He has not been poisoned; most likely, it was just because they didn't want him to know about the Su Clan's secrets, so they purposefully did it."
Upon confirming that nothing was wrong with Lin Yemao, Lin Yuanqiao said, "It seems like I need to also throw a feast for Young Brother Su, one where you cannot leave unless you get drunk."
Su Chen replied with a smile, "I am deeply sorry for getting Brother Lin drunk. Thus, I have already decided that we will not drink any wine in the future. I trust that the people of the Lin Clan will be generous and not bother me too much... Sir Lin, you can't possibly be dead set on getting me drunk to get rid of the hatred in your heart, right?"
"If I really do get you drunk, will there be a rumor in the future that members of my Lin Clan have a narrow tolerance, even seeking retaliation for such a small matter?"
Su Chen smiled and did not reply. However, from his appearance, it seemed that this would be the case.
Lin Yuanqiao harrumped, "Forget about it. If the Lin Clan promises you something, we won't back down. Since you want to go to the Beast Garden, what you can obtain depends on your fortune. However, I should mention that the Lin Clan has only invited you. Apart from you, no one else is welcome."
Although they were unwilling, the Lin Clan had agreed in the end.
The Lin Clan had accepted Su Chen's offer for a few reasons. One, their clan's inherited treasures had all been used on Blue Night, so the value of the Beast Garden had shrunk; they were not worried that Su Chen would try to steal anything. Second, they still believed that Su Chen was still blind. Even if there was something of value, he might not be able to tell.
Thus, apart from Su Chen, they would not allow anyone else to enter.
Of course, they would not have expected that Su Chen's attention was never on the garden in the first place.
Su Chen smiled as he gazed at Lin Yuanqiao and said, "Of course."
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On that day, Su Chen finally entered the Lin Clan's Beast Garden.
He was no longer sneaking around like last time. Rather, he entered justly and openly.
As if he were strolling around in his own backyard, Su Chen walked leisurely along, using his hands to feel out his surroundings.
He heard the howls and roars of Vicious Beasts in his ears and smelled the unique wild scent of Vicious Beasts.
Two people were standing behind him. They were both third-generation disciples of the Lin Clan. One was called Lin Yuehan, the other was called Lin Shouye.
To the two third-generation disciples, accompanying a blind person to wander around the Beast Garden was evidently something very boring. However, these were the orders of the clan, and they had to do it.
The entire way, they did not see Su Chen do anything in particular. After circling around the Beast Garden once, he actually began to slowly walk out.
Lin Shouye said, "That place is not the Beast Garden anymore."
"Is it a restricted area?" Su Chen countered.
Lin Shouye scratched his head. "Well, no."
"Then it's fine," Su Chen laughed as he continued forwards.
The direction they were headed in was near the small lake, where Gu Qingluo lived.
At this moment, Gu Qingluo was sitting in the small pavilion near the lake. Upon seeing Su Chen's figure, her eyes began to light up.
This guy, he actually was really able to do it.
Yes, Su Chen's true goal for entering the Beast Garden was precisely to see Gu Qingluo.
The entire time, Su Chen and Gu Qingluo were only secretly good friends – no one knew about it.
But just like any pair of lovers, Su Chen and Gu Qingluo were not satisfied with the limited number of encounters that they had.
They hoped for an opportunity where the two of them could openly "meet each other" instead of acting like distant relatives, who had to pretend not to know each other despite seeing each other.
Under these kinds of circumstances, Su Chen was always searching for an opportunity.
Lin Yemao was the evidently the cause that allowed him to meet Gu Qingluo.
When Gu Qingluo saw Su Chen, her slender eyes glowed with excitement.
She walked out of the small pavilion and headed forwards.
Lin Yuehan and Lin Shouye stepped forwards, paying their respects to Gu Qingluo side by side.
Lin Yuehan said, "We've disturbed Second Miss."
"This person is..." Gu Qingluo asked politely despite already knowing the answer.
Lin Yuehan introduced Su Chen first, then explained the general situation to her, saying, "Head Elder and Second Elder agreed that Fourth Young Master Su can move around as he pleases in the Lin palace. We never expected that he actually didn't spend much time in the Beast Garden, and instead ran over here and interrupted Second Miss."
"So that's how it is." Gu Qingluo pretended to be surprised. "It's okay, I have long heard of the name of the Su Clan's Fourth Young Master. I never expected that we would have the fate to meet today. Since we met today, why not come inside and sit? Xiangyu, prepare tea!"
Lin Yuehan and Lin Shouye were simultaneously stunned.
Gu Qingluo had stayed at the Lin Clan for close to two years now, but they had never heard of anyone who was able to garner even a slightly positive response from her.
They never expected that she would give Su Chen so much face.
What the hell, the Lin Clan has so many good males, yet not a single one can compare to Su Chen?
The two of them were quite indignant in their hearts.
However, despite their indignance, it was rare to be able to share a drink with Gu Qingluo. Many people desired such a situation yet were unable to achieve it, so the two of them stepped forwards.
Gu Qingluo turned around and gazed at them. "I don't remember inviting the two of you."
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Chapter 108: Guest (2)
A clear breeze blew gently across the small building near the lake. Outside, jade-green waves lapped up against its walls.
Su Chen sat in a pavilion near the lake. Gu Qingluo's dainty hands held a jade teapot as she poured out tea, which gave the scene a certain taste.
Before, when he and Gu Qingluo met, it would always be furtively, in the forest behind the mountain. They would either spar or take baths, or they would secretly discuss matters related to the Spirit Burying Terrace. It wasn't until today that he finally had an opportunity to observe Gu Qingluo from a different perspective.
In the end, she was still an important young miss from a large clan. Every move she made exuded a certain kind of nobility.
As he watched her current appearance, then thought about Gu Qingluo's free, unfettered, and adorable behavior around himself, Su Chen felt that truly, every beautiful woman from the heavens had a side that others did not know about.
He was lucky. Because he was blind, Gu Qingluo did not have any defenses around him, and had revealed herself completely to him. Because of this, he had also become her good friend.
For anyone else, become Gu Qinluo's close companion would not be easy.
"Right, you still haven't told me; how did you catch Lin Yemao?" Gu Qingluo asked as she poured out more tea. "Lin Yemao used the Gu Clan's bloodline medicine, and his strength should have increased greatly. Capturing him couldn't have been easy, right?"
"I am not clear about his true strength, but I didn't use too much energy to capture him." Su Chen described the process of his battle with Lin Yemao to Gu Qingluo.
Upon hearing Su Chen had only used a metal-eating bug and Iron Cliff to successfully launch a sneak-attack on Lin Yemao, Gu Qingluo couldn't help but laughing.
Miss Gu's laugh was warm, sweet, and beautiful. She never revealed her teeth when smiling, and she was usually pure and quiet. She had quite a name for herself in the Lin Clan. Common people didn't even dare think of getting a pleasant expression from her. Even the Heaven's Chosens of the Lin Clan all spoke very carefully in front of her.
This was her first time laughing in this kind of way.
Lin Yuehan and Lin Shouye, who were stuck watching from afar, both felt dumbfounded.
Su Chen didn't know how precious this laughter was. He continued to converse with Gu Qingluo.
Gu Qingluo said, "So you just kept him locked up for that many days? And you didn't find it boring?"
Su Chen replied, "Why would it be boring? I captured him because he had some use to me."
"What use?"
"Analyzing the Soaring Serpent Bloodline."
"Analyzing the Soaring Serpent Bloodline?" Gu Qingluo's eyes opened wide out of shock.
"Yes!" Su Chen nodded his head with surety.
He had not intended on hiding this matter from Gu Qingluo, and there was no need to.
Humans had never stopped analyzing bloodlines. This world was not for the complacent. Rather, people were always searching for ways to advance. However, the study of science was mostly for one's own use, to allow one to become stronger.
Right after the Arcana Kingdom fell into ruin, mankind had taken up the mantle of analyzing bloodlines.
Humanity had grand dreams- they wanted to accomplish all that the Arcana race had and more. Yet in the end they were unable to even recreate what the Arcana Race had achieved- they did not obtain any more powerful Origin Energy, and they were not even able to reconstruct the Bloodline Extraction Instrument.
Even so, the human race continued to strive. They had never given up on their pursuit of bloodlines and Origin Energy power.
Thus, Su Chen had no need to deny it.
"What do you want to do?" Gu Qingluo asked.
"I just wanted to see whether or not I could find a substitute that would allow me to do what you can do, even without the Soaring Serpent Bloodline.
"So did you suceed?" Gu Qingluo asked with a smile.
Su Chen shook his head.
While he didn't need to hide his motives, he absolutely needed to conceal the results.
If the Gu Clan were to discover that Su Chen had really invented an Origin Substance Medicine that could raise the effectiveness of using the Snaking Mist Steps without a bloodline, there would definitely be turmoil.
Even if it was just a small increase.
Gu Qingluo covered her mouth and laughed. "Now you know how wild your imagination is, right? Bloodline powers is the best method for circulating Origin Energy that my clan's founder left behind. How could you surpass it so easily?"
Once again, Lin Yuehan and Lin Shouye were dazed when they saw this from afar.
In such a short period of time, she had laughed twice.
Did Su Chen have some kind of secret technique that could charm Second Miss to this point?
Su Chen replied, "I was just tentatively testing it regardless of whether it succeeded or not. In any case, I obtained many insights, experience, and growth."
"In a few more days, the Hidden Dragon battle will begin, yet you still say that you gained much experience and growth? I'm only afraid that others will not continue to give you such an opportunity," Gu Qingluo scooted closer to Su Chen and said in a low voice, "The Lin Clan's Li Qingyun has already returned. He is quite the tough nut to crack."
"Lin Yemao is no longer a threat," Su Chen said slowly.
"They are still four powerful opponents, and you need to divert some of your attention to the Spirit Burying Terrace. This is slightly inattentive..." Gu Qingluo worried for him.
Su Chen replied, "Then I'll just cripple another."
"Who?"
Su Chen leaned in towards Gu Qingluo and said a name near her ear.
This movement was quite vague, yet Gu Qingluo did not attempt to evade. This made Lin Yuehan and Lin Shouye completely speechless.
After Su Chen said that name, Gu Qingluo's eyes widened, and she covered her rosy lips. "It's him?"
"Do you want to see how I'll cripple him?"
"I want to, I want to!" Gu Qingluo nodded her head repeatedly, her pure appearance disappearing completely.
She was not worried about the commotion or damage becoming too great. Gu Qingluo did not treat the members of the Lin Clan like her own. After all, here presence here was just a business transaction. She was not the slightest bit worried about which one of them was crippled.
"Then call him over for me, I'll cripple him for you!"
Gu Qingluo agreed right away. She pointed to Lin Yuehan and Lin Shouye and said, "Hey, you two, go grab Bai Li, Lin Shuyue, and Lin Jingxuan together to drink tea. I want to see whether disciples from the Su Clan or the Lin Clan are more outstanding."
When Lin Yuehan and Lin Shouye heard this, they looked at each other, but they did not dare to disobey Gu Qingluo's words. They could only agree to her commands and fetch the others.
Not long after, a group of young people began to draw near.
However, the numbers were not just limited to three. There was a large group of people approaching the pavillion; at a glance, there seemed to be twenty or thirty of them. They were all young members of the Lin Clan.
Of the male and female leading the pack, the male was Lin Jingxuan. The woman's appearance was quite good, but her expression was extremely arrogant– this should be Lin Shuyue. She carried a cat in her bosom and coddled it like a child. the cat in her bosom was not a normal cat; rather, it was a strange kind of demonic cat. Right now, it was still in its infancy, but once it began to grew, it would become incredibly strong.
After this group of people arrived, one of the people clasped their hands and said to Gu Qingluo, "I heard that the Su Clan's Fourth Young Master is a guest of Second Miss and that you have been enjoying each others' company. I and the others have come specifically to greet you. Please, Second Miss, do not take offense."
As he spoke, he gazed at Su Chen. His eyes were filled with a thick provocative intent.
When Lin Yuehan and Lin Shouye had gone to call for Lin Jingxuan and the others, they hadn't expected that Lin Jingxuan was currently with the other disciples of the Lin Clan. Upon hearing that Su Chen was receiving hospitality from Gu Qingluo, they were all agitated.
Gu Qingluo was essentially a goddess to members of the Lin Clan.
Not only was her appearance beautiful, but she came from a large clan.
From a great noble clan!
If any one of them were to wed Gu Qingluo, they would have instantly stepped into the heavens.
Unfortunately, in the past two years, she had not been particularly good to anyone despite their best efforts and tactics.
If no one had any chance, then whatever; at least they could comfort each other about it.
They hadn't expected that Fourth Young Master Su Chen would suddenly appear and actually get along quite well with Gu Qingluo. They really could not endure this.
The third-generation of the Lin Clan had already begun to view Gu Qingluo as a cabbage that grew from their own clan's ground.
Even if a cabbage from their own clan were to be given to a pig, it definitely could not be taken by someone from another clan.
Thus, although Gu Qingluo had only called for three people, a large group of people suddenly came. However, the main target of the invitation, Bai Li, had replied that he had no interest and didn't actually come.
In the entire Lin Clan, he was also probably the only person who would be able to ignore her.
Gu Qingluo did not take exception. She only muttered, "The people that were supposed to come didn't, but a lot of people who weren't supposed to come did."
The little girl didn't know to speak. As soon as she opened her mouth, she offended everyone there.
However, goddesses had a unique authority. The Lin Clan disciples that had been insulted did not dare to hate Gu Qingluo, so they could only stare at Su Chen with hatred instead.
A Lin Clan disciple walked out from the group of people. "I have heard many people say that the Su Clan's Fourth Young Master is like a dragon or phoenix among men. Although he is blind, his heart is clear, and no one can surpass him in the Su Clan's third generation. I, Lin Shaofeng, have specifically come for myself to experience Fourth Young Master Su Chen's strength for myself."
Youths were bloodthirsty; they battled as soon as they opened their mouths!
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Chapter 109: Guest (3)
Su Chen inclined his body.
Gu Qingluo made an introduction for him. "This is the son of Lin Xianjun. In the third generation of the Lin Clan, his strength can be considered quite good..."
She hadn't finished speaking when Su Chen carelessly picked up a cup and tossed it out. The cup spun around in midair as it flew out, making strange hums.
Lin Shaofeng raised his hand and struck out. However, as the cup spun through the air, his strike actually missed. The cup curved around Lin Shaofeng's strike, then slammed into his chest with a "Bang!". He was sent flying with one cup.
Su Chen's strike had been clean and efficient. Everyone watching was dazed.
Most importantly, everyone was extremely familiar with this technique.
Even Gu Qingluo exclaimed, "Flying Flower Hands?"
Impressively, Su Chen was using the Gu Clan's Flying Flower Hands, but he had infused it with the unique aspects of the Thunder Blade. Its strength had greatly increased, and one attack was enough to topple Lin Shaofeng, rendering him unable to stand for quite some time.
Su Chen said boastfully with a slight smile, "Lin Yemao and I are good friends."
Gu Qingluo was speechless, yet she also understood Su Chen's intentions.
He was using this opportunity to place the accusation of transmitting the Gu Clan's Absolute Techniques on Lin Yemao's head.
The Gu Clan's Absolute Techniques were usually transmitted via bloodline. Thus, even if Su Chen learned them, the Gu Clan would likely not care, and the consequences were unlikely to be severe because he lacked the bloodline.
However, consequences and punishment were one matter; allowing an opponent to learn the techniques was another entirely.
Upon seeing that Su Chen had used the Flying Flower Hands, the entire group was instantly thrown into a frenzy.
Another person said, "Su Chen, I will do battle with you!"
He had already charged over.
Su Chen turned around to greet him. Gu Qingluo continued to speak into his ear. "His name is Lin Yu. He is the son of Lin Fengxiao, and is proficient in the Tiger Subduing Fists and Cold Light Sword."
Gu Qingluo had just finished her explanation when another "Bang!" once again sounded out.
Su Chen's palm was already placed on Lin Yu's chest. A single palm strike sent him flying.
Su Chen had moved using a string of footsteps that made advancing and retreating very easy. Obviously, he was using the Snaking Mist Steps. He easily dodged Lin Yu's attack and sent him flying with a careless palm strike.
When the members of the Lin Clan saw this, they were all stunned.
Gu Qingluo clapped her hands and laughed, "Good, good, good, good use of the Snaking Mist Steps. Fourth Young Master Su truly is a genius from the heavens. No wonder Lin Yemao was so open to a stranger and passed on the Snaking Mist Steps and Flying Flower Hands to you."
"Bastard! Those are secret techniques that the Gu Clan does not pass on. How could you be allowed to secretly learn them!" Another Lin Clan disciple charged forwards, slashing out towards Su Chen.
Su Chen retreated, tilting his head and listening intently.
Gu Qingluo said, "He is Lin Shao'an, Lin Shaofeng's older brother. His strength is somewhat stronger than his younger brother's."
At that moment, Lin Shao'an had already rushed to Su Chen's side.
Su Chen carelessly flipped his hand. A large number of air tentacles reached out and quickly bound Lin Shao'an.
How could Lin Shao'an have seen this kind of technique before? He was extremely shocked, and though he wanted to escape he was unable to.
Su Chen flew forward like the wind, and placed his hand on Lin Shao'an's chest before pushing, twisting, then tossing him out.
Lin Shao'an once again flew through the air, but this time he was tossed into the large group of Lin Clan disciples behind him.
A group of people went forwards to catch him simultaneously, but with a "Bang!" five or six of them had already been knocked over.
Gu Qingluo's eyes lit up. She said as she clapped her hands, "Nice technique, you actually used my Gu Clan's Flying Flower Hands on a person, using him as a secret weapon. Beautifully done!"
She began to praise Su Chen without reservation.
With no effort at all, Su Chen defeated three people in a row. The other members of the Lin Clan did not dare to step forwards.
At that moment, a thought suddenly appeared in Lin Hanyue's heart. Could it be that Su Chen was bored of suppressing the Su Clan, so he had come to the Lin Clan to start a new stage of battle and crush everyone else again?
Of course, he could only consider that matter in his heart. He did not dare to vocalize it.
Finally, someone couldn't endure it anymore and yelled, "Second Miss Gu, Su Chen used the Gu Clan's Flying Flower Hands and Snaking Mist Steps. We are also fighting on your behalf, protesting this injustice, but why are you speaking for him?"
Gu Qingluo rolled her eyes. "The Gu Clan's three Absolute Techniques are secret skills in terms of the bloodline, not the techniques themselves. Otherwise, we would not have transmitted them to the Lin Clan. In addition, it was a member of the Lin Clan that transmitted this technique to an outside; thus, the Lin Clan should be the ones held responsible. I do not care about the grudges between you and Su Chen. However, I truly do need an explanation from you all."
Great, if you hadn't said anything we'd be fine. Now that you spoke, Gu Qingluo is looking for an explanation from us.
The disciples of the Lin Clan gazed at each other, unsure of what to say.
It was still Su Chen who laughed, "Whether you guys like it or not, I have already learned two of the Gu Clan's Three Absolute Techniques. If anyone is not convinced, you can come make trouble for me. I'll accept and deal with it."
Everyone was filled with resentment when they heard this.
By putting it this way, it was basically the same as saying that Gu Qingluo would only make trouble for the Lin Clan and not Su Chen.
If they wanted to deal with Su Chen, they would have to do it personally.
However, Su Chen's strength was extremely powerful. He was an Origin Qi Scholar, and anyone who wasn't didn't need to do battle with him. The only ones who had reached a relatively close level under the age of sixteen were Lin Shuyue and Lin Jingxuan.
Bai Li had not come, so only Lin Shuyue and Lin Jingxuan were here.
Everyone gazed at the two of them.
Gu Qingluo laughed," Brother Jingxuan, why don't you fight with Prince Su? If you can win, I can drop the matter of the Lin Clan secretly transmitting the Gu Clan's Absolute Techniques. However, if you lose..."
She thought for a moment, then said, "I want your Lin Clan's Moon-Worshipping Toad."
Lin Jingxuan's expression was ugly.
Su Chen indifferently said, "If Brother Lin isn't confident, we can make a bet for ten moves. If I cannot defeat Brother Lin in ten moves, it counts as my loss."
What?
Defeat Lin Jingxuan in ten minutes?
Do you think that he is the same as the pieces of trash from before?
Everyone became enraged when they heard this.
Even so, Lin Jingxuan continued to shake his head. He said, "It's not that I don't dare to, but that I really do not have the authority to make this decision on my own."
At this time, a voice sounded out, "Fight him."
Everyone turned around to look at the voice. They saw a middle-aged man dressed in an azure robe standing in the distance.
"Uncle1!" the group of people began to cry out.
The person who had arrived was precisely the one currently in charge of the Lin Clan, Lin Xingrong.
Gazing at Su Chen, Lin Xingrong said, "I want to know how a blind person can speak with such arrogance and act so unrestrainedly. My Lin Clan can afford to lose a mere Moon-Worshipping Toad."
"Yes!" Upon receiving Lin Xingrong's order, Lin Jingxuan's confidence surged. A killing intent flashed across the eyes that he used to gaze at Su Chen.
Defeating me in ten moves? Do you think that I'm like that idiot Lin Yemao?
I'll give you something to look at, you egotistical bastard.
Lin Jingxuan thought in his heart. He had already activated the Snaking Mist Steps. His feet were like the wind, swaying like mist. It was not particularly flashy, but he did not make many mistakes. Evidently, his way of doing battle was stable and sure, and Lin Xingrong silently nodded his head in praise.
Without a bloodline, Lin Jingxuan was weaker than Lin Yemao in terms of explosiveness, but because of his stability and caution while doing battle, he did not easily make any mistakes.
As long as he didn't make any mistakes, it was virtually impossible for Su Chen to defeat him in any short period of time.
Su Chen was tilting his head, pretending to listen closely. Upon hearing the wind blow, he laughed, "Then, let's begin."
As he spoke, his right hand morphed into a blade, stabbing towards Lin Jingxuan. It let out loud, thundering echoes.
Lin Jingxuan had seen this move before. He was prepared in his head, and he made a move to block it. At the same time, his feet swayed, preventing Su Chen from using force to meet force. He was abusing Su Chen's "blindness".
Even so, at the same time that he blocked the attack, Su Chen sent a sentence into Lin Jingxuan's ear. "Lin Yemao has already returned. Are you not worried or afraid at all?"
What?
Lin Jingxuan's heart was stunned. His composure and response was instantly affected.
Su Chen's hand blade chopped onto Lin Jingxuan's wrist, pressing both his arms backwards and slamming into his chest.
Su Chen showed no mercy. He continued to press his advantage, stringing words together that pierced Lin Jingxuan's heart like needles. "Did you really think that you could conceal from me the fact that you incited Lin Yemao to come kill me so that you could reap the benefits?"
"I do not know what you are saying," Lin Jingxuan replied. The booms of thunder covered up the words that he had said, but Su Chen heard them very clearly. Or rather, he knew what Lin Jingxuan was saying even without hearing it.
The Thunder Blade continued to strike out. As he stabbed out eighteen times in a row, he said, "You can deny it in front of me, but is there any point? How did you explain to Lin Yuanqiao and Lin Xingrong why Lin Yemao came to kill me? You said it was his own decision, right? At that time, you must have believed him to be dead, and you could place all the responsibility on his shoulders. But you didn't expect that he hadn't died... That is also to say that as soon as he wakes up, all of your lies will be exposed.
Lin Jingxuan's heart violently trembled upon hearing that. His movements slowed down a bit, and Su Chen had already drawn near to Lin Jingxuan's body. An extremely vicious knee strike had landed on Lin Jingxuan's midsection, causing him to vomit blood in pain as he went flying.
"Don't let him get near you!" all of the disciples of the Lin Clan began to yell.
But at this moment, Lin Jingxuan's heart was a mess. He had no way of defending against Su Chen's ferocious attacks.
Bang!
Su Chen's Thunder Blade once again stabbed towards Lin Jingxuan's shoulder. He grabbed him and then fiercely rushed out, entering the forest. They slammed into an unknown number of trees on the way there, then left a deep imprint on the forest ground.
As he slammed Lin Jingxuan, Su Chen said, "I gave Lin Yemao some Seven-Day Stupor. He will wake in four days. Once he awakens, you know exactly what will happen. If you don't want to die, save yourself."
"You want me to kill Lin Yemao?" Lin Jingxuan finally understood Su Chen's intentions. "And then you can use the opportunity to extort me?"
Su Chen darkly laughed, "Wasn't this your original train of thought anyways?"
He sent out another attack, slamming into Lin Jingxuan's abdomen once again. The explosive force caused Lin Jingxuan's entire body to rattle.
Lin Yemao was still holding out. "Don't even think about it!"
Su Chen let out a laugh. "You will agree eventually. Whenever you've thought through it, come see me. Without my help, you cannot kill him. Remember, you only have four days."
Another fist slammed onto Lin Jingxuan's face.
He said, "As for now, whether or not you want to, you will lose."
He grabbed Lin Jingxuan's neck and pressed him harshly onto the ground.
1. In Chinese, titles are separated according to whether they refer to your father's or mother's side of the family. In this case, the people are either crying out "伯父", which is a father's elder brother, or "姑父", which is the husband of one of the father's sisters. Both are usually called uncle, as is 叔叔 (father's younger brother). Confusing, I know. I'll try to make notes of any of these instances where necessary.
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Chapter 110: Whitetower Teleportation
This extremely one-sided battle rendered the members of the Lin Clan speechless.
Lin Xingrong's expression was frozen, and all the disciples of the Lin Clan were filled with fury and resentment. None of them knew how the situation had developed to this point. Only Gu Qingluo beaming with happiness.
Having lost a Moon-Worshipping Toad for nothing, how could their mood get any worse?
Members of the Lin Clan wanted to continue battle, but Gu Qingluo had already spoken out and put an end to it. Her reasoning was very righteous and just.
No matter what, Su Chen was still a guest that had been invited by the Lin Clan. Sparring a bit was more than enough; there was no need for a round-robin battle.
No one had anything to say in response. They all glanced at Lin Xingrong, whose expression sank. He shook his sleeves, then left without saying a word.
He left!
Their clan leader had thrown in the towel, so everyone else could only endure. If the matter of Su Chen coming to be a guest of the Lin Clan and suppressing a large group of Lin Clan disciples was ever brought up in the future, they would not be able to avoid cringing.
The matter was concluded like this. After drinking some tea with Gu Qingluo and resolving most of the hatred in his heart, Su Chen finally tactfully returned to the Su palace.
After leaving the Lin palace, Su Chen first went to the True Jade Pavilion. Tang Zhen had sent people to call him over earlier, but he temporarily had no time to come over because he was busy taking care of the Lin Clan.
After arriving at the True Jade Pavilion, he discovered that unsurprisingly in the past hundred or so days Tang Zhen had already finished interpreting and translating the entire Arcana script.
They included a Soul-Fixation Technique, Origin Energy Bullets, and the technique that Su Chen wanted the most, Shadow Substitution..
However, to Ulrich it was not called Shadow Substitution; rather, it was known as Whitetower Teleportation.
Whitetower was a large Arcana Organization that existed during the time of the Arcana Kingdom. They specifically researched and developed applications of Origin Energy. This organization's Origin Qi Scholars liked to use the name "Whitetower" as a prefix to the Origin SKills that they had developed. Because of this, there was an entire set of Whitetower Arcana techniques.
Whitetower Teleportation was one of them.
Su Chen had originally thought that this Shadow Substitution-like Origin Skill was an Origin Skill that used illusions to mimic space-type techniques, but he hadn't expected that the Whitetower Teleportation was actually a space-type Arcana technique.
Space-type Arcana Techniques were the most high-end methods of using Origin Energy. It always occupied a very high status among Origin Skills, and only the most powerful Origin Qi Scholars would have the right to come into contact with them.
However, what people didn't know was that during the period of the Arcana Kingdom, some members of the Arcana Race had already attempted to lower the loftiness of space-type Origin Skills, allowing Origin Qi Scholars of lower layers to use them as well.
Whitetower Teleportation was created under such conditions.
Because of this, Whitetower Teleportation's most unique point was that the prerequisites to use it were quite low, and even low-layer Origin Qi Scholars could use them. The amount of Origin Energy that it used was not very high either.
As a cost, it came with an incredibly complex Origin Energy Pattern and one could only jump very short distances at a time.
The jump distance of Whitetower Teleportation was closely related to one's weight. The lighter one was, the farther one could jump. However, it was impossible to jump further than six or seven meters. This meant that it could only be used on the battlefield, not to escape. In addition, one could not teleport to an obstructed location, and one could not pass through objects.
The Origin Energy Pattern for the Whitetower Teleportation was the most complicated one that Su Chen had seen to date. It was composed of more than a thousand Origin Energy Pattern Fragments. Su Chen didn't even control a hundred Origin Energy Pattern Fragments right now, which was to say that he could either choose to forcefully cram and learn this Origin Energy Skill, or he could wait until he entered the Hidden Dragon Institute and had learned the process of forming an Origin Energy Pattern mould before attempting to learn it.
Su Chen had learned the Soul Eye, Meg's Guardian, and Fireball techniques all through brute force memorization, but because of this his foundation was not helped, and learning one did not mean that he could learn another more rapidly. In fact, the Soul Eye pattern was also complex and was also a simplified Origin Skill, but it was an Improved Arcana technique and depended on the combination of an Origin Energy Pattern and Talisman. The Origin Energy Pattern portion was relatively simple. Whitetower Teleportation, however, was purely an ancient Arcana technique, and did not have an Origin Energy Talisman. Thus, it was activated purely via an Origin Energy Pattern, so its complexity was many times that of the Soul Eye.
When faced with such a complex Origin Skill, Su Chen completely gave up on it.
If he were to try and learn it via brute force, even one or two years probably wouldn't be enough.
The Origin Energy Bullets and Soul-Fixation Technique were not much better. They were all complicated ancient Arcana techniques, and it would be impossible to forcefully learn them before the Hidden Dragon battle.
Su Chen felt stifled. He possessed the Origin Skills, yet he could not learn them. This only increased his yearning for the Hidden Dragon Institute.
Only that kind of top-level institute would grant him a complete understanding of ancient Arcana techniques.
Wait!
Was that really true?
Su Chen suddenly thought of something. His eyes slightly squinted.
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When he returned to the Dustsift Courtyard, the sun had already set.
After washing his face, Su Chen told Mingshu to retreat, then said, "Come out."
Night Demon's figure appeared from the darkness.
This woman's concealment technique was quite impressive. She had never once been discovered by anyone from the Su Clan despite entering and leaving so many times. Su Chen had only ever discovered her hiding in the room because he pretended to be blind, but he had never seen how she got in. One could only say that she was innately suited for doing these kinds of things.
Night Demon said, "Su Chen, what will it take for you to be willing to help us?"
"Hm?" Su Chen pretended to act surprised. "Didn't I say already? I cannot help you with this matter."
Night Demon said unhappily, "Enough, Su Chen, if you truly didn't intend on helping us out, you would not have requested that only you and I can discuss these things. You were prepared for a discussion a long time ago."
"Oh? You were actually able to discern what someone was thinking based on what they said?" Su Chen wore a surprised expression. In the next instant, his tone changed, "That powerful, you definitely were not the one that thought of this."
Night Demon acted as if she had been struck by a heavy blow. She remained silent for a long time before saying, "Su Chen, the organization promises you that the riches inside are definitely not lower than a million low-grade Origin Stones. As long as you are willing to help us, this fortune will be yours. If the treasures inside are lacking, the organization is willing to reimburse you.
Su Chen shook his head. "That's enough, woman. Don't take me for an idiot."
He raised three fingers. "Firstly, even if there are so many treasures inside the Spirit Burying Terrace, many of them have likely degraded over thousands of years and are now unusable. Secondly, if we assume that there are Origin Energy Formations that have protected most of the treasures from degradation, and they are worth you using a million Origin Stones to exchange, they are definitely even more valuable than that sum. With these kinds of treasures present, there are definitely also dangers. Lastly, and most importantly, I could trust you before this because if I were to die, your secret would also have been revealed. But now that the opening of the Spirit Burying Terrace is imminent, it is no longer important whether or not your secret is revealed. Think for a moment. If I help you take out the treasures in side, what do you think will be waiting for me? Will I receive a million Origin Stones, or will I be silenced and the matter concluded then and there?"
Night Demon was shocked when she heard this.
What Su Chen had said completely encompassed the few points that the organization had considered.
However, no one had expected that Su Chen's thought process would be so intricate to the point that he had calculated everything long beforehand.
Night Demon finally reacted before finally saying, "Then what do you think should be done?"
When Su Chen heard this, he smiled.
"What do you think should be done" was something that only something that a rookie negotiator would say because it implied a transfer of control over the negotiations.
The Immortal Temple could not come up with a good plan, or even if they had one, they were unwilling to propose it.
Just like with the Shadow Mountain Troops, all they had done was continuously increase the magnitude of attraction.
A million Origin Stones? Bullshit.
If a promise wasn't given in hand, it was all fraud!
Although Su Chen was young, he had seen much humiliation and many scams during his years of blindness.
When he couldn't see, he had learned to use his brain and scheme.
When faced with Night Demon's question, Su Chen said, "If we want to cooperate, we first must have a mutual trust. In the past, my cooperation with your organization was one of extortion and out of necessity. But after the Spirit Burying Terrace is opened, my terms of coercion will disappear. If you want to cooperate, then we need a new foundation."
"Only when this foundation of trust is established can we work together and make our cooperation worthwhile!"
"So, how will you display your good faith?"
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