"It’s really him!"
Qin Yan saw Lin Chen opposite him, and his eyes lit up. He had seen the portrait given by Gu Kong, and the youth in the portrait bore an eighty percent resemblance to the person before him.
There was no mistake!
To prevent Lin Chen from making a direct move, Qin Yan immediately executed the Canglan Finger, with Canglan energy swirling around his fingers.
"Canglan Finger!"
Seeing his opponent perform the Canglan Finger, Lin Chen was also visibly shaken. After so many battles, he finally encountered another disciple of the Canglan Sect.
Lin Chen also executed the Canglan Finger, and the energy from their fingers collided on the plain, creating a thunderous roar.
[Is it Junior Brother Lin Chen?]
Qin Yan wrote in the air with his fingers, according to the method Gu Kong told him for communicating with Lin Chen at the time.
[I am indeed Lin Chen, how should I address Senior Brother?]
Although Lin Chen did not know how the other party knew his name, he was secretly delighted by this disciple’s actions. Since they knew his identity, there was a strong possibility that they were deliberately waiting for him here.
If Senior Brother Gu had reported his situation, it was likely this disciple was stationed here on behalf of the sect, indicating that the Canglan Sect valued him highly.
In this way, it might really be possible to solve his current crisis with the help of the Canglan Sect.
[I am Qin Yan, you can call me Senior Brother Qin. I am here under the orders of the Steward to contact you.]
Steward?
Lin Chen wasn’t sure of the status of a Steward in the Canglan Sect, but it must be at least mid-level or above. He didn’t hesitate any longer. [Senior Brother Qin, I’m currently in a crisis and need the sect’s help.]
Originally planning to let Lin Chen inform him of the island’s location, Qin Yan changed his plans upon seeing Lin Chen’s writing: [What danger is Junior Brother facing?]
[I am trapped in the Li Fire. I am currently relying on entering Martial Arts Mountain to avoid the Li Fire and want to ask if the sect has any way to rescue me from the Li Fire. I’ve been trapped for sixteen days now.]
Li Fire... Martial Arts Mountain, sixteen days...
Hearing these rare terms, Qin Yan’s expression was somewhat strange. He knew about the Li Fire, which was devastating below the Innate Realm.
As for using Martial Arts Mountain to defend against Li Fire...
Such behavior was beyond his imagination. Martial Arts Mountain’s defense was strong, hard to breach below the Innate Realm, but to stay on Martial Arts Mountain, one had to keep winning.
How many people could keep winning on Martial Arts Mountain?
This Junior Brother Lin treats Martial Arts Mountain as an immovable Defensive Treasure, how confident must he be in his own strength?
[So Junior Brother Lin, you choose to face challenges one by one, rather than leapfrogging in ranks?]
[Yes.]
Lin Chen admitted it, but he didn’t choose to leapfrog because of the [Martial Arts Longevity] title, which was his greatest secret and naturally could not be exposed.
[I understand. I will report this to Steward Gao immediately. Please wait a moment, Junior Brother Lin.]
[Thank you, Senior Brother Qin, then excuse me, Senior Brother Qin.]
Lin Chen tapped with his right hand, no longer holding back his power, as a finger pointed out and Canglan energy blasted forth, forming an ice blue Dragon Shadow. Qin Yan’s pupils contracted slightly. He was just considering whether to let Lin Chen win since he couldn’t lose now.
Now it seemed he was overthinking it.
Junior Brother Lin had just been going easy on him.
"How did it go?"
The moment Qin Yan exited Martial Arts Mountain, he heard Gao Zeming’s anxious voice and hopeful eyes.
"Steward Gao, it is indeed Junior Brother Lin, but he is in danger now..."
Qin Yan wasted no time repeating Lin Chen’s situation. Listening nearby, Gu Kong couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth. Facing being engulfed by Li Fire, choosing to hide in Martial Arts Mountain showed incredible self-confidence.
If it were him in that situation, he would never think of hiding in Martial Arts Mountain, but rather opting to escape at all costs. If escape were impossible, he would just resign to fate.
Hiding in Martial Arts Mountain could only extend his life for a few hundred breaths.
"I must report this to Elder Du. You two wait here... no, come with me to find Elder Du."
After a brief pause, Gao Zeming spoke and led Qin Yan and Gu Kong to Elder Du’s residence.
An incense stick later.
Du Xiaofeng listened to Gao Zeming’s account, his aged eyes gleaming. Unlike Qin Yan and Gu Kong, shocked at Lin Chen’s actions, he was quite satisfied with Lin Chen.
Daring to choose such a route for rescue speaks volumes of Lin Chen’s confidence in his own strength.
It seemed that the ranking of over forty thousand was far from Lin Chen’s limit, and only disciples of this level were worth his attention and focus.
"The Martial Arts Mountain cannot directly trade for Fire-Resistant Treasures... wait here."
Du Xiaofeng’s figure disappeared within the courtyard and, in the next moment, reappeared at the Canglan Sect’s Martial Arts Treasure Vault.
"Elder Du!"
"Greetings, Elder Du."
The Stewards guarding the treasure vault immediately paid their respects upon seeing Du Xiaofeng, who nodded and stepped into the vault.
"Is Senior Brother Qiu here?"
"Does Junior Brother Du have something to discuss?"
In the depths of the vault, an elderly figure appeared.
"Senior Brother Qiu, does the sect have any cultivation technique that can resist Li Fire?"
"Resist Li Fire?"
The elder pondered for a moment: "Below the Innate Realm?"
"Yes."
"There is a cultivation technique that, when practiced below the Innate Realm, can resist Li Fire. But calling it resistance is inaccurate, as this technique uses Li Fire as its core, taking the path of refining Li Fire for body tempering."
After providing an answer, seeing Du Xiaofeng’s eyes brighten, he quickly added: "Junior Brother Du shouldn’t get too excited. This technique is extremely challenging to cultivate. It has been stored in our Canglan Sect’s treasure vault for ten thousand years, and there are records of only four or five disciples attempting it, none successfully."
"The damage Li Fire causes below the Innate Realm is so severe that exposure leads to incineration, even more so when absorption and refinement are required. Among those who attempted, three disciples died in the Li Fire, and the remaining two, though surviving by luck, eventually gave up."
Du Xiaofeng’s gaze flickered, realizing the high risks of cultivating this technique, even without perusing it. However, with Lin Chen currently engulfed by Li Fire, taking a desperate gamble might be the only option.
In the absence of a Super Grade Martial Artist on that island, no one could extricate and rescue him.
"Let’s see what fortune this young fellow has."
Du Xiaofeng softly mused, "Thank you, Senior Brother Qiu, for the reminder. Kindly hand me that cultivation technique."

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