Rise from a Low-class Family to Martial Artist

Chapter 576 - 94: Spirit Tier Fourth Tier, Secrets of the Yan Kingdom (Part 3)

A trace of disappointment flickered in Murong Song’s eyes, but Murong Zheng’s face still carried a smile: "It’s alright, it was my oversight. I should have given you the Divine Tempering Fruit first. This way, you have a greater chance of success, my young friend."

Lin Chen: ?

"My young friend, follow me."

Murong Zheng led Lin Chen to a bedroom on the side and opened the door. Inside, on a table, ten jade boxes were laid out.

"Inside these jade boxes are the Divine Tempering Fruits. Absorb and refine them first, my young friend."

"Alright."

Lin Chen nodded. Since this senior was so generous in trusting him, he wouldn’t be polite. After absorbing these ten Divine Tempering Fruits, he would give it a try.

Murong Zheng raised his right hand, and the door closed.

Lin Chen walked to the table and opened the ten jade boxes. Each box contained a Divine Tempering Fruit, identical to the one he had picked in the Thousand Illusion Secret Realm.

With one gulp, Lin Chen swallowed a Divine Tempering Fruit, and instantly his fatigue vanished.

At the same time, he also kept an eye on his own panel.

[Host: Lin Chen]

[Spirit Tier: 3.7]

It increased by 0.1, which was much less effective than the first fruit.

As he expected, the first Divine Tempering Fruit had the best effect, and subsequent ones would have diminishing returns.

But if the effect was insufficient, quantity would make up for it.

With ten Divine Tempering Fruits here, he believed he could push his rank up to Fourth Tier.

One, two, three...

...

...

Outside the door.

Hope glittered in Murong Zheng’s old eyes: "This time, the royal family’s aspiration for many years can finally be realized."

"Third Uncle, do you mean...?"

Murong Song’s pupils shrank. Did Third Uncle mean Lin Chen could succeed?

"Although we must treat Lin Chen with sincerity, that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be cautious. The location of the falling token is more than half completed. With the growth effect of these ten Divine Tempering Fruits on the Divine Soul, Lin Chen is very likely to succeed."

Murong Zheng’s eyes gleamed. His nephew’s martial path talent was decent, but he wasn’t very clever. Otherwise, he would have already reached First Grade.

If Lin Chen, while manipulating the token, failed before crossing the soul line, Murong Zheng was indeed willing to invest in Lin Chen. However, he wouldn’t give all ten Divine Tempering Fruits so easily; he would wait until the tournament ended.

To avoid dissatisfaction from the Han Kingdom.

It’s impossible to conceal this. When Lin Chen goes to the palace to receive compensation, the Han Kingdom will know. By the time the ranking tournament comes, if the Han Kingdom discovers that Lin Chen’s Divine Soul has significantly improved, they will definitely suspect the royal family.

Only the Yan Kingdom’s royal family has the means to rapidly increase a young martial artist’s Divine Soul strength in a short time.

But now, this was something Murong Zheng couldn’t worry about. In the face of a goal that the royal family had pursued for hundreds of years, the Han Kingdom would have to step aside.

...

...

Half a two-hour later, the door was pushed open, and Lin Chen emerged, brimming with energy.

"Thank you, senior, for the gift of the fruits."

Lin Chen cupped his hands to Murong Zheng. The gain from these ten Divine Tempering Fruits far exceeded his expectations.

"I would like to try again."

"Then I must trouble you, my young friend."

Murong Zheng responded with a smile. This time, the royal family had used up almost all of their accumulated Divine Tempering Fruits, waiting for this moment.

Returning to the attic, Lin Chen once again picked up the jade order that had been taken back and placed by the door. As the attic door closed, Lin Chen looked at the numbers on the panel, a faint smile lifting the corners of his mouth.

[Spirit Tier: 4.04]

His Divine Soul rank had reached the Fourth Tier. After consuming the sixth Divine Tempering Fruit, he had already broken into the Fourth Tier, but the remaining four fruits only provided him with an additional 0.04 in progress.

It wasn’t that the effect of the Divine Tempering Fruits had diminished so much; it’s just that after reaching the Fourth Tier, the strength of the Divine Soul was worlds apart from the Third Tier.

If the First Tier was a clear spring, the Second Tier a field stream, and the Third Tier a creek, then the Fourth Tier was a river.

"Rise!"

With a light shout from Lin Chen, sixteen flying sabers appeared before him. In the next instant, the sixteen flying sabers gathered together and shot towards the jade order.

The jade order floated in the air, dancing like a butterfly under Lin Chen’s control, incredibly nimble.

Whoosh!

The jade order fluttered in the air for a moment, then changed direction, heading towards the jade wall ahead, skillfully passing through the soul line. In just fifteen breaths, it reached the front of the jade wall.

When it was an inch away from the jade wall, Lin Chen felt a suction force pulling the jade order from his Divine Soul Control. With a "pop," the jade order stuck tightly to the jade wall.

"Soul Departure Domain Yan Family..."

Characters began to appear on the jade wall, but before Lin Chen could finish reading them, Murong Zheng entered, standing in front of him.

"Thank you, my young friend. You must be tired; why don’t you go down and rest for a bit?"

"Alright."

Lin Chen knew the writing on the jade wall likely related to the Yan Kingdom royal family’s secrets, and this senior clearly did not want him to see them.

"Please, Young Master Lin."

Murong Song’s way of addressing Lin Chen changed, as he led Lin Chen out of the attic.

"Young Master Lin, would you like to rest here, or return to your villa to rest?"

"I’ll return to the villa."

Lin Chen thought for a moment. There was nothing more for him to do at the Imperial Palace; he might as well return to the Martial Arts Academy villa.

"Alright, I’ll escort Young Master Lin back." Murong Song nodded, but after taking only a few steps, his footsteps paused: "Young Master Lin, the matters within this attic concern the royal family’s secrets. No matter what Young Master Lin has seen, I hope you will not disclose it."

If not for the lesson from his third uncle earlier today, Murong Song might have used a half-threatening tone, but with his third uncle’s lesson, Murong Song instead used a tone of "request."

"Rest assured, senior, I didn’t see anything."

Murong Song smiled slightly. Regardless of whether Lin Chen truly saw nothing, Lin Chen’s words were already a declaration not to reveal what he had seen.

That was enough.