Chapter 1606 - 1607: Secluded Cultivation
Everyone listened to Xu Yong's words and cast their eyes towards the main table.
In fact, many people were very skeptical of Lin Chen.
After all, judging from his strength, he was only at the early stage of the Immortal realm.
But Grandfather valued this guy so highly, even honoring him as a distinguished guest.
This made many people very displeased, and now that someone came forward to challenge Lin Chen, these people naturally wanted to watch the fun.
"Xu Yong, Lin Chen is a distinguished guest of our Xu family. Why are you causing trouble? Get off the stage." Xu Lao said discontentedly.
However, Xu Yong did not back down. Instead, a mocking expression appeared on his face.
"Young Master Lin, are you afraid I'll expose you as a fraud and embarrass you in front of everyone?" Xu Yong was already quite brazen at this point.
At this moment, Lin Chen put down his wine glass and looked at Xu Yong with a smile: "You want to challenge me?"
Xu Yong nodded: "Yes."
Lin Chen smiled lightly: "Fine, but what if you lose?"
"If I lose, I'm willing to kneel and apologize to you."
"Good!" Lin Chen put down his wine glass and stood up.
Seeing this, Xu Lao shook his head helplessly. He knew Lin Chen's strength very well; he didn't even need to watch to know that Xu Yong would definitely lose.
However, this Xu Yong was too arrogant, and it was time to curb his arrogance.
Lin Chen walked to the center of the hall and said lightly: "What do you want to compete in with me?"
"Swordsmanship, of course!" Xu Yong said coldly.
"Draw your sword then." As Xu Yong spoke, he lightly pointed his finger, and the treasured sword from its sheath appeared before him.
Lin Chen didn't draw a sword but walked in front of Xu Wei and smiled: "Lend me a chopstick."
"Chopstick?" Listening to Lin Chen's words, many people were stunned, not knowing what he meant.
Xu Wei was also a little confused but handed Lin Chen a chopstick anyway.
Lin Chen returned to the arena and said calmly: "You can begin."
"What do you mean? You're going to compete against me with a chopstick?" Xu Yong was so angry that his body trembled slightly.
"Actually, I'm already making concessions by using a chopstick." Lin Chen chuckled.
"You're courting death!" Xu Yong was truly enraged. His sword trembled as his body turned into a black streak, rushing directly at Lin Chen.
"Whoosh!" In the blink of an eye, Xu Yong appeared in front of Lin Chen, flipped his wrist, and stabbed the sword towards Lin Chen.
Faced with the incoming sword, Lin Chen did not dodge. Instead, a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, those watching around were all stunned.
One must know that Xu Yong was in a state of rage just now, hence, he didn't hold back at all.
This means that this strike was Xu Yong's full force, and the sword's target was Lin Chen's throat.
If it hit, Lin Chen would undoubtedly die.
At the dining table, many young ladies were shocked and closed their eyes, and even Xu Lao's complexion changed slightly.
"Hmph, turns out you're nothing but a shoddy fighter." Seeing that Lin Chen didn't even know to dodge, a smug smile appeared on Xu Yong's face.
However, his smile quickly froze because he was shocked to find that his sword had missed.
Squinting, Lin Chen was no longer in front of him.
"Where is he!" Xu Yong's face turned grim.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a slight chill on his neck, turned around, and was dumbfounded. He discovered that Lin Chen had somehow appeared behind him, and the chopstick was already resting on his neck.
This, how is this possible? This kid was clearly right in front of me just now. How did he suddenly get behind me?
Xu Yong was almost dumbfounded; this scene was simply too unimaginable.
Everyone in the Xu family was also wearing a bewildered expression.
"You lost, remember what you said." Lin Chen said calmly.
Xu Yong's face turned extremely ugly. His strength was at the mid-stage Immortal realm, even slightly stronger than Lin Chen.
However, he never would have thought in his wildest dreams that he would lose, and the opponent subdued him with just one move.
"I..." Xu Yong's face was as red as a monkey's bottom.
He had just said that if he lost, he would kneel and apologize.
Just when Xu Yong was at a loss, Lin Chen said lightly: "Forget it, learn from this lesson. If it were on the battlefield, you wouldn't even have the chance to kneel and beg for mercy."
With that, Lin Chen nonchalantly returned to his seat.
After all, this was the Xu family; having their member kneel to him would surely shatter their pride and make them uncomfortable.
However, Lin Chen's magnanimity won the favor of many Xu family members.
Xu Lao snorted coldly: "Xu Yong, you should thank Young Master Lin, shouldn't you?"
Only then did Xu Yong return to his senses from being utterly confused.
"Young Master Lin, thank you for sparing my dignity."
At this moment, Xu Wei was smug: "Did you see that? This is the person I brought. Is he strong or not?"
Xu Wei's expression was one of pride as if Lin Chen were her boyfriend.
After dinner, Lin Chen asked Xu Wei for paper and pen, then wrote down the swordsmanship.
The next day, when Xu Lao saw Lin Chen's swordsmanship, his hands trembled with excitement.
"Young Master Lin, please allow me, Xu, to bow to you." With that, Xu Lao even bowed to Lin Chen.
Upon witnessing this, everyone in the Xu family was secretly in awe. After all, Xu Lao was of noble status, but now he was saluting a young man in his twenties, which was simply too shocking.
Lin Chen nodded: "Alright, I am going into seclusion for a month. During this period, I hope no one will disturb me."
"Understood!" Xu Lao nodded earnestly.
Lin Chen entered the secret chamber and sat on the futon in the center of the room.
With a thought, he entered the Prison of Time.
Now Lin Chen could enter the fifth level.
In the Earth dimension, he had almost absorbed all the Spiritual Energy from the Spirit Lake.
However, the Spiritual Energy had not been completely digested and was stored in his Qi Sea.
At that time, Lin Chen's body couldn't withstand so much Spiritual Energy, but now it was different. His cultivation level was at the early stage of the Immortal realm, and he could already control that Spiritual Energy.
Lin Chen needed to go to Hei Shui to rescue Xue Ying; it would undoubtedly be a bloody battle.
Therefore, he had to quickly improve his cultivation to be more confident.
Xu Fu was an ancient monster, and according to the information he had obtained, he had been in the Immortal realm for a hundred years. In a hundred years, the power of Hei Shui was not to be underestimated.
In the next instant, Lin Chen circulated the Spiritual Energy within his Qi Sea, and under Xiao Shuai's assistance, streams of Spiritual Energy flowed rapidly throughout Lin Chen's body.
However, in an instant, Lin Chen's clothes were torn to shreds.
At this moment, his entire body was flushed red as if he were a furnace.
Such vast energy running through the body, even a strong expert at the late stage of the Immortal realm would be overwhelmed.
However, Lin Chen had undergone several body temperings; his body was now beyond ordinary capability.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Xu family hall was extremely tense.
Xu Lao sat in the Family Head's position, looking at the young man on the stretcher, trembling with anger.