Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 89 Lin Chen vs. Li Zhenqian, the Second Genius of Changchun Sect!

As the sound faded.

Li Zhenqian couldn't wait any longer and jumped directly onto the arena.

His gaze toward Lin Chen was filled with undisguised fighting spirit.

"Come and fight, Lin Chen! Today I'll show you... who is the sect's number one genius!"

After saying that, Li Zhenqian raised his chin, his eyes showing a hint of arrogance.

Upon hearing this, the surrounding disciples sighed and discussed among themselves.

When Lin Chen stepped onto the arena and saw this, he almost wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.

Looking at Li Zhenqian, who still looked young but appeared slightly aged due to staying up late, he felt a little helpless.

"Sigh, he's still just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy... This is just too childish."

Lin Chen did not consider himself the sect's number one genius, and he had no high opinion of Li Zhenqian.

My gaze fell upon the high platform, where a young girl stood quietly beside the seat of Sect Master Wang Changchun.

"Jiang Liqian entered the Qi Refining stage four years ago... Now, she's probably already at the Foundation Establishment stage, right?"

Lin Chen still remembered what his master had told him years ago.

In the past six months, he had only met Jiang Liqian two or three times by chance.

She never accepts sect missions, nor does she participate in any sect competitions or lectures by elders.

On the rare occasions Lin Chen saw her, Jiang Liqian was always quietly reading in the Sutra Repository.

She seemed like an outsider, not on the same page as the other disciples of Changchun Sect.

Their eyes met, and Lin Chen seemed to see only calmness in Jiang Liqian's eyes.

"Lin Chen, after defeating you... I will take your place and claim first place in this competition!"

"This will also break Changchun Gate's decades-long record!"

Li Zhengan's incessant chatter came to my ears again.

At the same time, the elder also announced:

"The competition shall now officially begin!"

The moment the competition began, Li Zhenqian made his move.

He quickly formed hand seals, and dust rose up within a hundred-meter radius of the arena.

"Earth-binding technique!"

As Li Zhengqian unleashed his earth-elemental true essence, the earth-elemental true essence within the arena was greatly mobilized.

Several earthen walls, each over ten feet high, came from all directions, pressing Lin Chen down heavily.

boom!

With a deafening crash as the earthen wall collapsed, dust billowed...

"Hiss, Li Zhenqian truly lives up to his reputation as an earth-elemental true spiritual root! His mastery of spells is something even disciples who have only been practicing for three or four years cannot achieve!"

"What happened to Lin Chen? Did he get instantly killed just like that...?"

Around the arena, the disciples were buzzing with discussion.

To avoid interfering with the competition, the disciples watching were not allowed to use their divine sense to probe into the arena area.

On the arena, Li Zhenqian landed a successful blow and his face lit up with delight.

But when he extended his divine sense, he sensed that Lin Chen's aura within the range of the earthen wall had not weakened in the slightest.

"How is that possible..."

Li Zhenqian was stunned.

This earth-trapping technique was his most confident skill.

He trained thousands of times, and even his master, the Peak Master of the Array Peak, praised him highly.

But why was Lin Chen completely unharmed?

"No, that's impossible!"

Li Zhenqian gritted his teeth, clasped his hands together, and released even more earth-elemental true essence.

At the same time, the earthen wall on the arena was also twisted into a pretzel by two large hands, and the wall became solid.

"Did it work?"

Li Zhenqian was panting heavily; this move had taken a heavy toll on him.

However, on that mound of earth, which was about ten feet high, a bright green vine quietly broke through the soil.

The arena trembled slightly, and the earthen walls crumbled instantly.

A birdcage made of vines and dead wood suddenly appeared.

"Wood-based magic, Caged Bird?"

Below the arena, gasps of surprise rose from the disciples.

Bird in a Cage is a minor spell that even cultivators practicing Qi Refining can cast.

Using wood-based true essence, an airtight birdcage was constructed.

Originally, it was used to trap other cultivators.

However, Lin Chen used this caged bird technique as a defensive technique.

It can trap others, or it can trap oneself!

Lin Chen's heart stirred slightly, and he withdrew his wood-elemental true essence, thus dispelling the Bird in the Cage spell.

Looking at Li Zhenqian, whose face was ashen, not far away, Lin Chen sighed:

"Your spell is indeed quite powerful."

"But unfortunately, wood overcomes earth..."

After saying that, to Li Zhenqian's astonishment, several vines as thick as an arm passed through the arena and wrapped around Li Zhenqian's ankles.

"When?"

"Was it the spell he cast inside the earthen wall just now...?"

Li Zhengqian was horrified, but he had no choice but to quickly use his true essence as a sword to cut off the wooden vines wrapped around his ankles.

However, it was ultimately a bit too slow...

While Li Zhengqian wasted time cutting the wooden vines, Lin Chen activated his true essence.

The long sword sliced ​​through the air and hovered at Li Zhengqian's throat.

If Lin Chen wanted to, he could easily slit Li Zhenqian's throat.

You lost.

Lin Chen said calmly.

At the same time, Lin Chen turned his gaze to the referee elder.

The elder understood immediately and announced:

"The winner of this match is... Lin Chen!"

"No, no!"

Upon hearing the result of the match, Lee Jin-kwan could no longer hold back and collapsed onto the ring.

Two elders skilled in healing techniques rushed forward and dragged Li Zhenqian off the stage.

"The final match of the third arena will begin in half an hour..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen lightly leaped off the arena.

He took out a spirit stone and sat quietly in a corner to recover his magical power.

Although the battle just now didn't consume much of my true energy, I still had to put on a show.

In the distance, another disciple is participating in the finals.

The senior brother who had previously used the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Formation stared intently at Lin Chen.

"This kid has amazing combat intelligence. He actually managed to use the Caged Bird Seal as a defensive spell at a crucial moment..."

"However, as long as I unleash the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Formation, this mere caged bird can be destroyed in the blink of an eye!"

He looked at Lin Chen, already having devised a strategy to deal with the enemy.

Admittedly, under the influence of absolute true essence and cultivation, the advantage of wood overcoming earth in the five elements cannot be exerted much.

Under the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Formation, his perfected Qi Refining cultivation will be able to contend with Foundation Establishment cultivators for a short period of time.

This is indeed not something an ordinary ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator could withstand...

But is Lin Chen an ordinary person?

Long before his senior brother unleashed the Earth Dragon Trapping Elephant Formation, Lin Chen had already devised a strategy to counter him.

During the brief respite when Lin Chen was recovering his true energy, Li Zhengqian, who had just fainted from anger, had already regained consciousness.

The child seems to be in good spirits and hasn't been seriously injured, but may have suffered some psychological trauma.

The moment he awoke, he disregarded the elders' objections and quickly walked to Lin Chen's side.

"Lin Chen!"

Li Zhenqian looked somewhat uneasy.

"Fellow Daoist Li, what is it?"

Lin Chen said calmly.

"You'll be number one in the competition, right?" Lee Jin-gan's eyes held a hint of longing.

After a moment of silence, Lin Chen's lips curled into a slight smile.

"certainly!"

Li Zhenqian breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

"Remember what you said! You're number one, and I'll only ever lose to you!"

"So... I'm the second genius of Changchun Sect!"

(End of this chapter)