Chapter 413 - 5: Joyful Ascension Scroll
Eight Directions City, Eight Directions Tower.
A relatively upscale restaurant in Eight Directions City.
At this moment, a quarter of an hour had passed since the provocation battle by Kameda Retsu and his companions at the city gate.
The crowd at the city gate dispersed, but the news of this battle only began to spread within Eight Directions City through the discussions of these young onlookers as they entered the city.
"Junior Brother Lin, you really did us proud in the Liang Kingdom."
The food and drinks were served, and Qu Feng spoke with a smile. There weren’t many people at their table; besides him, representing Canglan Martial Arts Academy to welcome Lin Chen, no other academy disciples came.
Besides Lin Chen and Qu Feng, there were also Ye Feng, Shen Ze, and another two people.
Xiao Yaojin did not participate and left on his own after the battle concluded.
As for Kameda Retsu and his companions, after fainting, a middle-aged man from the Zheng Kingdom carried them away.
After all, being from one of the eight great families of the Zheng Kingdom, and coming to the Liang Kingdom, they surely had a Grade Entering expert protecting them.
"Thanks to that Junior Brother Xiao, I was able to gauge the opponent’s strength," Lin Chen said humbly.
But upon his words, Qu Feng and the others, including Ye Feng, all had somewhat peculiar expressions. With your strength, you still need others to gauge for you?
"Senior Brother Lin... you are truly humble!"
Eventually, after holding it in for a long time, Ye Feng managed to say this.
With Ye Feng and the others present, Qu Feng didn’t focus solely on chatting with Lin Chen; he also inquired about matters related to Ye Feng and the others. Lin Chen then learned that, besides Ye Feng, the other four were from the capital.
He also found out that because of him, many geniuses who initially wouldn’t have chosen Canglan Martial Arts Academy ended up choosing it.
"Lin Chen, you have no idea, when you were leaving your name at Martial Arts Mountain for the seventh time, Instructor Liu was overjoyed. Every instructor recruiting disciples across various places spoke of your feat of leaving your name seven times. Many geniuses who were initially planning to join other academies ended up changing their minds."
Since everyone present was about to join the academy and become its disciples, Qu Feng did not hold back, directly revealing some of the academy’s curious moves.
Using Lin Chen as a symbol to attract other talents to join the academy.
But simply this was not enough for Qu Feng to talk about it at the dinner table.
"Instructor Liu personally told me, the instructors recruiting disciples outside prepared two sets of speeches. First, using Lin Chen you as the symbol, emphasizing even you chose Canglan Martial Arts Academy, proving it’s not inferior to the other three academies, making those talents interested."
"This is the first set of speeches. If these talents aren’t tempted, then they switch to the second set."
"Lin Chen, left your name at Martial Arts Mountain seven times, a paradigm of the Liang’s martial arts students, recognized as invincible at the Opening Acupoints Realm, don’t you want to beat him?"
"As long as you join Canglan Martial Arts Academy, you’ll have the opportunity!"
"No chance at the Opening Acupoints Realm? But the Refining Viscera Realm is different; Lin Chen is only invincible at the Opening Acupoints Realm, not at the Refining Viscera Realm."
"In future academy competitions, will it be the same? How could it be? The world will only remember the first to defeat Lin Chen, not the second, the third..."
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Lin Chen: ...
This is utilizing his value to the fullest.
He suddenly felt that collecting thirty drops of Flood Dragon True Blood seemed too little.
"This time you defeated Kameda Retsu and his companions as well, the news spread, hopefully reducing much trouble for you."
Qu Feng blinked, everyone present understood his meaning.
Without today’s battle, when Lin Chen arrived at Canglan Martial Arts Academy, those geniuses aiming to defeat Lin Chen would all challenge him.
But with tonight’s battle, these people would have to consider whether they have the strength.
Filling themselves with food and drink, Qu Feng burped: "Eight Directions City is very bustling, should I take everyone to experience some excitement?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng and the others laughed, and the only girl, Peng Jingqi, did not object either.
"Does Junior Brother Lin have other plans?"
Seeing Lin Chen not responding, Qu Feng curiously asked.
"I fear it might not look good, after all, many saw me entering the city. If they find me going to that place, it could lead to gossip."
After a hearty meal, Lin Chen needed no guessing to know what kind of activity it was, especially as the looks in Ye Feng and the others’ eyes also revealed the outcome.
Being a paradigm of the Liang’s martial arts students, and just experiencing a battle, showing up at a place of indulgence might lead to talks.
Lin Chen wasn’t afraid of what others might say, but he was currently under the spotlight, every move closely watched, especially since Senior Sister Jiang had arrived at Canglan Martial Arts Academy ahead of him. If she heard of it...
He couldn’t let down Senior Sister Jiang, unless... it was more private.
"Gossip?"
Qu Feng was puzzled: "Going to Martial Arts Palace would lead to gossip?"
Lin Chen: ???
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Eight Directions City, Martial Arts Palace.
Lin Chen stood in front of Martial Arts Palace, with a slight expression of emotion on his face.
"Junior Brother Lin, what’s wrong?"
Qu Feng saw Lin Chen pause and asked curiously.
"There’s no Martial Arts Palace in Jiangnan Dao!"
With these words, Qu Feng and the others fell into silence.
"It’s nothing, just feeling emotional, Senior Brother Qu, let’s go in."
Lin Chen quickly composed himself; on the way here, he already learned what the Martial Arts Palace was.
The Martial Arts Palace is a place for young martial artists to learn.
But unlike the Martial Arts Garden in Poyang County, the Martial Arts Palace is built by local government offices and divided into two parts, which include areas below the Opening Acupoints Realm and the Refining Viscera Realm area.
Below Opening Acupoints, even teenagers who haven’t learned martial arts can enter, where instructors will teach some basic knowledge of the martial path, including rare bird meat, and knowledge about human qi and blood.