154: Emperor

As soon as Lin Chen entered the flaming palace, he sensed three terrifying auras.

He fixed his gaze and saw a middle-aged man in a fiery red robe sitting on the main seat of the great hall, who was Ancestor Jin.

Below, on both sides of the palace, were Xiong Lie and Yuan Fei, both of whom had extremely weak auras at this moment.

Yuan Fei's face was even paler, clearly indicating he had suffered severe injuries.

Lin Chen couldn't help but step forward.

"Thank you both, seniors, for your help this time. I, Lin Chen, will remember it."

"May I ask if both seniors are feeling well?"

Xiong Lie nodded slightly, a smile appearing on his face.

"Little fellow, as body cultivators, these minor injuries will heal quickly. You don't need to worry."

Yuan Fei also nodded gently upon hearing this and cupped his hands towards Ancestor Jin above.

"This time, it was also thanks to Ancestor Jin's intervention; that Asura Clan's Mo Yantian was almost killed!"

Killed? That's a Later Stage of Dao Realm!

Lin Chen's face immediately showed shock.

Ancestor Jin is so powerful; what realm must he be in!

Just then, a deep voice rang out.

"Lin Chen, we truly are fated. It's only been less than two months since we last parted, and we've met again."

Xiong Lie was stunned upon hearing this; Ancestor Jin had really met Lin Chen?

This was not good. It would be a great pity if a natural body cultivation genius like Lin Chen didn't pursue the path of body cultivation!

At this moment, Lin Chen also respectfully saluted Ancestor Jin.

"Thank you, Ancestor Jin, for the smart crystal you gave me back then; it helped me a lot."

With the smart crystal, Lin Chen was able to access the Endless Realm early.

Only then could he participate in the Mortal Realm Ranking and Source Origin Rankings, allowing him to acquire resources so quickly.

Therefore, Lin Chen was genuinely grateful to Ancestor Jin.

Ancestor Jin smiled and spoke slowly, his tone filled with admiration for Lin Chen.

"With your talent, you will one day reach this point. I merely showed you the way."

"Originally, I sent Jin Cang to guide you because I wanted you to join the Fire Mist Sect, but you displayed body cultivation talent, and both major body cultivation sects of Hong Country want you to join."

"Lin Chen, what is your choice?"

As soon as Ancestor Jin finished speaking, Xiong Lie and Yuan Fei immediately walked up to Lin Chen, grinning.

"Little fellow, you must think carefully. Your body cultivation talent is a once-in-ten-thousand-years rarity in Hong Country."

"That's right, you're only a teenager and can already forge a Saint Rank Golden Body. You should know that advancing in body cultivation is much harder than martial arts cultivation. Once you learn body techniques, fighting above your rank will be as easy as eating and drinking."

Lin Chen fell into deep thought upon hearing this; body techniques indeed held a great attraction for him.

He just didn't know if the system would have a body technique deduction function later on.

He subconsciously glanced at the system panel.

He saw the system displayed a 99% upgrade progress.

He immediately rejoiced; it was almost done!

Immediately, Lin Chen did not answer the crowd directly.

"Seniors, what is the difference between the body cultivation lineage and the martial arts lineage? Can't one cultivate both?"

Xiong Lie and the other exchanged a smile upon hearing this.

"Lin Chen, don't underestimate body cultivation. You should know that the physical body can also become an Emperor!"

Become an Emperor?

Lin Chen became curious. What kind of realm was this? He had never heard of it, but it certainly wasn't the so-called Martial Emperor of the Mortal Realm... At this moment, Yuan Fei smiled and began to explain.

"The upper limit of body cultivation is very high; just like martial arts cultivation, both can ultimately lead to becoming an Emperor."

"The difference is that martial arts cultivators reach the Emperor Realm in cultivation, while body cultivators achieve the Imperial Rank in their physical body."

"Comprehending a trace of the Source Great Dao allows one to break through to the Dao Realm. The Dao Realm requires continued comprehension of the power of the Great Dao."

"Once one comprehends a complete Great Dao power, one can use that Great Dao to achieve Emperorhood!"

"An Emperor will be blessed by the Heavenly Dao of the Endless Realm, possessing immense cultivation and strength that reaches the heavens. Such a level of expert is already at the pinnacle of existence in the Endless Realm!"

"Throughout the entire Hong Country, only the imperial family has one Emperor in existence."

"And for body cultivators to achieve Emperorhood with their physical body, they only need to continuously strengthen their physical body, allowing it to transform into an Imperial Rank Golden Body to possess the combat power of an Emperor!"

Lin Chen's face showed enlightenment after hearing Yuan Fei's explanation, and his heart was also greatly shaken.

Only the Space-Time Clan throughout the entire Hong Country had an Emperor. The difficulty of achieving Emperorhood through this path was simply too great!

The Dao Realm was already so terrifying, so how incredible must an Emperor be.

"Thank you for the explanation, senior, but I don't want to give up either path."

Lin Chen pondered for a moment and then made up his mind: since both paths were very strong, he wanted to reach the peak of both!

With the system as his backing, he was full of confidence!

Xiong Lie burst into laughter upon hearing this, saying:

"Little fellow, a person's energy is limited; it's impossible for anyone to achieve both martial and body cultivation, and succeed in both."

"Historically, there have been many geniuses even more monstrous than you. They, like you, cultivated both martial arts and body cultivation, but in the end, both paths stagnated, and they all eventually turned to dust."

Even Ancestor Jin spoke up, saying:

"Lin Chen, they are right. You should consider it carefully."

Just then, Lin Chen looked at the system panel, feeling something.

The system upgrade was complete!

Name: Lin Chen

Realm: Source Beginning Realm Fifth Level + (Can be improved by increasing Law Comprehension)

Mind: Venerable Realm Early Stage + (Consumes 2.5 trillion crystals to upgrade)

Law: Chaos Law (15.11%)

Golden Body: Saint Rank (Consumes 30 trillion crystals to upgrade)

Law Combat Technique Deduction: Consumes 50 million crystals

Law Fusion Combat Technique Deduction: Consumes 100 million crystals for deduction, an additional 100 million crystals for each additional law fused

Body Techniques: Consumes 10 trillion crystals for deduction

...System Upgrade: Consumes 100 trillion crystals to upgrade

There really were body techniques!

Lin Chen was overjoyed; now he didn't need to join the two major body cultivation sects at all!

It was just that the energy points consumed were too much!

However, according to the system's rules, the more energy points consumed, the stronger the deduced body techniques would be!

Immediately, he smiled slightly and said to everyone:

"Ancestor Jin, seniors, I have made up my mind. I choose to join the Fire Mist Sect, but I will not give up on improving my physical body."

Jin Cang in the back was immediately overjoyed. A genius of Lin Chen's caliber was at the level of a Divine Son in an overlord-level force, and a Divine Son level meant he would definitely reach the Dao Realm in the future!

As for Lin Chen still wanting to cultivate both martial arts and body cultivation, they could slowly guide him on that later.

Xiong Lie and the other sighed softly, shaking their heads helplessly.

At this moment, Ancestor Jin's eyes were incredibly deep. His gaze flickered as he thought of the special nature of Blue Star; Lin Chen, coming from Blue Star, must also be very special!

Immediately, a majestic voice rang out in the great hall.

"I very much support Lin Chen in pursuing both martial and body cultivation. He doesn't need to join your two sects, but you can take him as a disciple and guide him on the path of body cultivation."

As soon as Ancestor Jin said this, Xiong Lie and the other's eyes lit up.

Jin Cang chuckled inwardly from the back; Ancestor Jin had played his cards very well.

Although Xiong Lie and the other understood in their hearts, they didn't mind. A body cultivation genius like Lin Chen was simply too rare to encounter!

The path of body cultivation was very difficult, and their two sects were already struggling, with the younger generation being suppressed by the Divine Sons and young masters of other forces, unable to hold their heads high.

Now that a genius like Lin Chen had appeared, they would not give up.

To be Lin Chen's master meant that once Lin Chen grew up, he would be half a successor to their sect!

"Lin Chen, are you willing to take us both as your masters!"

Xiong Lie and the other looked at Lin Chen with eager eyes.

Lin Chen had a very good impression of these two seniors; they had saved his life.

Moreover, after becoming their disciple, coupled with the Fire Mist Sect, he would immediately have three super-strong forces backing him up, so Lin Chen was naturally very willing.

"Two masters above, please accept your disciple's bow!"

Lin Chen respectfully performed the disciple-acknowledgment ceremony.