3: It turns out that he is the protagonist of Long Aotian

“Lin Chen, are you also going to the Fenglu Hall?”

Gu Qing asked in surprise.

Lin Chen clearly didn't have a stipend, so what was he doing at the Fenglu Hall?

Was he going to humiliate himself again?

If it were anyone else, Gu Qing naturally wouldn't think that, after all, what normal person likes to be insulted?

But Lin Chen was different; despite being a good-for-nothing, he would go to the training ground every day to be scolded.

The more people cursed him, the happier he seemed, sometimes even smiling and facing it calmly.

Honestly, Gu Qing really didn't understand Lin Chen's thought process.

“It has nothing to do with you.”

Lin Chen gave Gu Qing a cold glance, then walked past him, indifferently dropping a sentence.

“We're not familiar, and also, you should call me Young Clan Leader.”

Gu Qing was speechless.

Growing up under the same roof, how could they not be familiar?

Also, what kind of Young Clan Leader was Lin Chen, a good-for-nothing? He was Lin Chen's future brother-in-law.

“If it weren't for your sister, who would bother with you, Young Clan Leader? You trash.” Gu Qing muttered to himself.

If Lin Chen's father wasn't the Clan Leader with his arrogant attitude, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

“What are you doing at the Fenglu Hall?”

The manager, Lin Maoliang, asked impatiently, making no secret of his dislike for Lin Chen.

“My cultivation has broken through to Body Tempering Realm second level, so I've come to collect my reward.”

Lin Chen said calmly.

“Really?”

Lin Maoliang was stunned and looked Lin Chen up and down suspiciously.

“Of course, if you don't believe me, you can test it.”

Family juniors who achieved significant breakthroughs received rewards and could apply for an increase in their monthly stipend.

“If you dare to trick me, even if you are the Young Clan Leader, I won't let you off.”

Since he had said that much, Lin Maoliang had to test Lin Chen, even if he was unwilling.

Otherwise, it would be dereliction of duty.

Taking out the testing spiritual tool and checking it, Lin Chen had indeed broken through to Body Tempering Realm second level.

But… “You still haven't met the standard, so there's no reward.”

Lin Maoliang sneered, looking at him with disdain.

Lin Chen's breakthrough in realm surprised him, but not much.

A sixteen-year-old at Body Tempering Realm second level was still a good-for-nothing.

“Why?”

Hearing there were no spirit stones, Lin Chen got angry.

“Why do you ask?”

“At fourteen, one can cultivate the Body Tempering Realm. Our family requires that within one year, one must break through to the second level to receive the full monthly stipend.”

“How old are you this year?”

The Body Tempering Realm is for strengthening the physique. If one trains too early, it's easy to deform the body, so almost all families only allow physical training after the age of fourteen.

Before fourteen, one could at most practice lightly or consume precious spiritual elixirs to nourish the body.

Of course, as the saying goes, there are no absolutes.

The world is full of wonders.

According to rumors, some holy lands and immortal great families possess peerless secret methods, allowing cultivation from the womb, absorbing precious liquids.

After birth, their bodies are pure and flawless, their physiques strong, winning at the starting line from birth.

In addition, there are secret methods for children's cultivation, promoting physical evolution.

These secret methods are all peerless techniques, held by holy lands and immortal families.

“Doesn't the family have a rule that as long as one breaks through a realm within a month, completing…”

As Lin Chen spoke, he suddenly remembered that it seemed one had to complete the realm for their age group, and then break through, to receive the monthly stipend.

“Complete what?”

Lin Maoliang asked with a playful smile.

Lin Chen's face darkened, somewhat regretting coming to the Fenglu Hall.

He was too excited about his breakthrough last night and forgot the family rules.

But since he was already here, he certainly couldn't just go back dejectedly.

Lin Chen's mind raced, and just as he was about to open his mouth to bet with Lin Maoliang to swindle some spirit stones from him, he was interrupted by a voice.

“Manager Lin.”

Gu Qing walked in, helping Lin Chen out of his predicament.

Although he disliked Lin Chen intensely and even wished for him to make a fool of himself.

But since he saw it, he naturally had to intervene, otherwise, it would easily lead to gossip.

He, Gu Qing, was a kind and righteous gentleman, a peerless good brother-in-law.

“Young Master Gu Qing!”

Seeing Gu Qing, Lin Maoliang immediately put on a fawning smile.

“Is there anything you need at the Fenglu Hall? Please, have a seat.”

His fawning manner made Lin Chen furious.

Their Lin family actually bowed and scraped to an outsider; this was something he could never tolerate.

“No need, I've broken through to the Qi Condensation Realm. Please record it for me.”

Gu Qing smiled faintly.

“Ah? So fast?”

Lin Maoliang was surprised.

Although he knew Gu Qing had already broken through to the peak of Body Tempering Realm ninth level, he was still only sixteen.

He had initially thought Gu Qing would need at least a few months to settle before sensing the bottleneck of the Qi Condensation Realm.

“Mm!”

Gu Qing hummed in affirmation and touched the testing spiritual tool with his Pure Yang True Qi.

“It truly is the Qi Condensation Realm. Congratulations, Young Master Gu Qing.”

Lin Maoliang, seeing this, was overjoyed and became even more respectful towards Gu Qing.

After all, this was a world where strength was revered, and those with power were respected everywhere.

He quickly registered Gu Qing and took out a hundred low-grade spirit stones.

Gu Qing's monthly stipend would now be twenty low-grade spirit stones.

Though not a lot, it wasn't a small amount either, enough for an ordinary Qi Condensation Realm cultivator to train for ten days to half a month.

Moreover, this was provided by the family free of charge, unlike some small rogue cultivators who had to strive for everything themselves.

Twenty spirit stones, who knew how long one would have to struggle to obtain them.

“Such pure Pure Yang True Qi, could this boy have awakened a special physique?”

A surprised female voice echoed in Lin Chen's mind, ethereal and melodious, like the sound of nature.

“Master, what did you say?”

Lin Chen asked somewhat incredulously.

As far as he knew, Gu Qing only had excellent bone structure, no special physique at all.

“There's no mistake. Although this boy has diluted and transformed the quality of his True Qi, and ordinary people can't tell, I can see at a glance that he definitely possesses a Pure Yang Physique to condense such pure Pure Yang Qi.” Her voice was certain.

“Then, Master, can you check what special physique he has awakened?” Lin Chen quickly asked.

This was a mysterious powerhouse attached to the broken sword, who had transmitted the Supreme Sword Canon to him last night and told him that he possessed a fragmented Innate Sword Bone.

The reason he couldn't break through realms despite years of diligent cultivation was that all his vital energy, including the spiritual elixirs he consumed, had been absorbed by the broken bone.

Lin Chen felt that he was finally about to rise, with defeating Gu Qing in sight.

But now you tell him that Gu Qing also has a special physique? How could he possibly defeat Gu Qing then?

“You want me to spy on a junior?”

The remnant soul hidden in the broken sword's voice immediately turned cold.

What kind of existence was she? To have her spy on a man's body, what about her dignity?

“Master…”

There were thousands of special physiques, strong and weak, and Lin Chen urgently wanted to know what Gu Qing's physique was.

He wondered if he could catch up to Gu Qing in a short time.

Lin Chen hadn't forgotten that after Gu Qing broke through to the Qi Condensation Realm, he would marry his sister.

Time was running out for him.

“No need to say more.”

“Furthermore, you have not yet passed my test, nor have you truly become my disciple, so you must not call me Master again.”

The woman's voice was cold, devoid of any emotion.

She would never peek at a man's body.

Besides, Gu Qing's physique was already obvious; it must be a special physique of the Pure Yang type. What was there to see?

Moreover, she was very dissatisfied with Lin Chen.

She had awakened long ago, and only now transmitted the cultivation method to Lin Chen. Firstly, she somewhat looked down on Lin Chen's aptitude.

Secondly, Lin Chen's Innate Sword Bone was too incomplete; taking him as a disciple earlier would be useless, as the sword bone still needed to devour enough energy to break through realms.

Thirdly, she truly had no other choice; transmitting the sword technique to Lin Chen was a last resort.

“Alright!” Lin Chen looked unwilling.

“I see this boy is quite protective of you, why do you harbor such animosity towards him?” The woman asked curiously.

She could tell that although Gu Qing didn't have much affection for Lin Chen, he didn't bear him ill will either.

And out of responsibility, whenever he saw Lin Chen being bullied, Gu Qing would step in to help.

Gu Qing didn't even disdain Lin Chen for being a good-for-nothing, so how could Lin Chen have the nerve to disdain Gu Qing?

“Gu Qing is a hypocrite, deep and scheming. He is simply not worthy of my sister.”

Speaking of Lin Chuqing, Lin Chen gnashed his teeth in hatred.

He would absolutely not let his cold and ethereal sister marry Gu Qing.

Moreover, he didn't mention one thing: Lin Chuqing was not his biological sister.

The thought of Lin Chuqing marrying made his heart ache to the point of suffocation.

“…”

She really couldn't see how Gu Qing was a hypocrite.

... [Detected that child of destiny Lin Chen harbors strong malice towards the host and is attempting to plunder the host's fortune, triggering Super Counter-Armor. Counter-plundering one thousand units of Lin Chen's luck.]

[Detected that child of destiny Lin Chen harbors strong malice towards the host, triggering Super Counter-Armor. Detected that Lin Chen has a great opportunity for advancement...]

“So he's the protagonist, no wonder he's mocked everywhere he goes, yet seems to enjoy it.”

Gu Qing walked out of the Fenglu Hall, and after receiving the system's prompt, his expression was complicated.

He never expected that there would be a Dragon King in this world, and the Dragon King was right beside him.

He had even become the Dragon King's future brother-in-law.

And as the Dragon King protagonist, how could Lin Chen tolerate his sister marrying someone else?

“No, according to novel tropes, the two might not be biological siblings.”

Gu Qing couldn't help but recall the appearances of Lin Chen and Lin Zhentian; they looked very similar, both unremarkable.

However, Lin Chuqing didn't resemble this father and son at all.

Lin Chuqing was so perfect she didn't seem like a carbon-based lifeform; her figure was graceful and captivating, her temperament ethereal and refined, her beauty divine.

Her beauty was unseen in the world, magnificent and beyond praise.

Gu Qing had long known that Lin Chen had always opposed his marriage to Lin Chuqing, but being insignificant, he hadn't succeeded.

At the time, he hadn't thought much of it, only assuming Lin Chen was throwing a teenage tantrum.

Now that he thought about it, everything felt off.

“It seems from now on, it's either you die or I die.”

Gu Qing's eyes were cold.

He would definitely marry Lin Chuqing; he would kill anyone who stood in his way.

Moreover, Lin Chen had developed malice towards him and even wanted to plunder his luck.

That's right, Lin Chen possessed the Lonely Star and Host-Devouring fate.

Sacrifice family, boundless magic power.

Passively plundering the luck of friends and family, including enemies.

Fortunately, he had the Super Counter-Armor system, which not only prevented his luck from being plundered but also counter-plundered a thousand units of Lin Chen's luck.

“If I marry Chu Qing, with Lin Chen's possessiveness, I don't need to deliberately target him. I just need to show off our affection in front of Lin Chen, and won't the luck just pour in?”

Gu Qing's eyes gleamed.

Lin Chen's unsolvable Host-Devouring fate, encountering his Super Counter-Armor system, was simply meeting an unsolvable nemesis.

See? He did nothing, and he already counter-plundered a thousand units of Lin Chen's luck.

And there was another opportunity.

Thinking of this, Gu Qing mounted a horse and quickly left the Lin family.

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