Cultivation Begins with Skill Points - Chapter 546 Blazing Flame

Chapter 546: Chapter 546 Blazing Flame

“Master.”

Just as Zhong Lin was about to pick the Treasure Flower, a figure came rushing from afar and appeared before him in an instant.

Zhong Lin looked at Gu Chen, who had suddenly appeared before him, with a deep and silent gaze.

At this moment, Gu Chen was also staring in astonishment at the surroundings. In fact, he had arrived earlier and was about to intervene when he saw people besieging Zhong Lin, but Zhong Lin’s methods were too terrifying, leaving him no room to act.

Thus, he truly felt the formidable strength of his own master, akin to a god or demon.

Since leaving the Luoxing Islands, Gu Chen’s journey had been filled with repeated fortuitous encounters, his cultivation soaring like a rocket, and eventually, he joined the Xuanming Holy Land, becoming the Saint Heir of the Holy Land. He had thought his cultivation had long surpassed his master’s, but now he realized a master will always remain a master, and a disciple forever a disciple.

Feeling the mysterious divine light from his master, Gu Chen’s heart trembled slightly, and he knelt down with a thud, like a collapsing mountain.

“Master, your disciple has returned.”

After a long while, Zhong Lin slowly spoke, “Gu Chen! Do you still wish to acknowledge me as your master?”

The voice was ethereal, devoid of any emotion, as if discussing something very ordinary.

Kneeling on the ground, Gu Chen trembled all over, cold sweat instantly covering his back. Although his master’s tone was calm, he felt as if he were standing at the edge of a deep abyss.

Thud, thud, thud!

Gu Chen knocked his head against the ground, his tone filled with grievance, and said loudly, “I dare not! My whole clan was massacred; it was Master who avenged them for me. Later, Master accepted me as a disciple and took me out of the Xuan Gui Continent to witness the true Martial Arts Victorious Realm. Master’s kindness is something I can never repay in my lifetime. How dare I commit the treacherous act of betraying my master?”

“Is that so?”

“I dare not deceive Master.”

Gu Chen deeply buried his head under his knees, not daring to make any extra movements.

Zhong Lin looked down at Gu Chen, especially at the back of his head, feeling an urge to smash down his palm for some unknown reason. He felt as if there was an extra bone growing backward on the back of his disciple’s head.

His disciple’s heart was untamed!

Twenty years ago, when Zhong Lin returned from the Luoxing Islands, he had dispatched people to search for Gu Chen. Given Gu Chen’s high profile, he was easily found, but his series of deeds made Zhong Lin realize that his disciple was no longer the same simple-minded Gu Chen from the Xuan Gui Continent.

Dominant, defiant, ruthless, and viewing himself above all…

Gu Chen was becoming more and more like the legendary Heir of Destiny, the protagonist of the era.

Moreover, as his senior brother achieved Sealing King status, Zhong Lin’s name spread widely across the Eastern Desolate, and Gu Chen, as a key genius cultivated by the Xuanming Holy Land, could not possibly be unaware.

Yet, from beginning to end, Gu Chen never came to the Heavenly Sword Sacred Land to seek him out, not even sending someone to deliver a message or leave his name.

This made Zhong Lin have to question the thoughts harbored by this convenient disciple.

One must understand the protagonists of the era are not all good people; past novels have portrayed this extensively.

Some might be like Luo Feng or Qin Yu, while others might resemble Tang San or Fang Yuan.

Gu Chen might not be that extreme, but he was surely not one ruled by pure emotion.

Looking at Gu Chen, who was kneeling at his feet, Zhong Lin somewhat understood his convenient disciple’s character.

Capable of bowing low or standing tall.

When his cultivation was weak, he did not mind setting aside his dignity, like now.

But when his cultivation became strong enough, who could say for sure?

Feeling a faint malice in the air, Zhong Lin’s brow furrowed, and the killing intent in his heart quietly dissipated.

He could not act rashly.

Gu Chen bore great fortune, being the Heir of Destiny of this era. Any danger he might face would merely serve as nourishment for his growth, impossible to kill and only making him stronger.

Zhong Lin had a premonition that even though he was already a Nirvana Great Power, any attempt to harm Gu Chen would surely lead to unforeseen incidents.

Zhong Lin even suspected that the entire Wuhuang Secret Realm was a great opportunity prepared for Gu Chen, and that the Emperor Wu Inheritance would ultimately end up in Gu Chen’s hands.

“Stand up!”

A myriad of thoughts swirled in Zhong Lin’s mind, but he ultimately let go of the killing intent in his heart.

The Heir of Destiny could not be killed.

Yet, if used properly, it was not without purpose.

As long as one’s strength could suppress him, there was no fear of backlash.

Zhong Lin was confident about this. Though you are the Heir of Destiny, I also have my own tricks, so who fears whom!

“Thank you, Master.”

Gu Chen got up from the ground and stood respectfully to the side, wearing the harmless-to-humans-and-animals expression he had back in the Luoxing Islands.

“Master, you broke through to Nirvana in this Wuhuang Secret Realm; your skill is truly superb. In this entire Secret Realm, no one can be your match anymore, and the Emperor Wu Inheritance is within easy reach!” Gu Chen said excitedly, his face full of pride and excitement.

Zhong Lin also said with a smile, “You’re not bad either, reaching the Fifth Layer Heaven of the Life and Death Realm. It seems you have obtained quite a fortuitous encounter in this Secret Realm.”

Gu Chen scratched his head, revealing a simple and honest smile.

“Go, pick the Treasure Flower.”

“Yes.”

Gu Chen quickly fell into the role, attending to his master’s needs just like in the past.

With a movement, he flew directly toward the blood pool above.

The blood pool was filled with Blood Evil Qi, toxic to any creature daring to approach. Negligence would lead to corrosion, turning one into a puddle of blood, becoming nourishment for the blood pool.

Gu Chen did not use his Spiritual Origin to resist. Instead, an incandescent golden flame rose around him.

As the flame surged, a scorching sensation permeated the surroundings, igniting and dispersing any approaching Blood Evil Qi.

Zhong Lin raised an eyebrow, sighing deeply in his heart.

His guess was indeed correct; the Wuhuang Secret Realm truly was an opportunity prepared for Gu Chen.

Zhong Lin recognized the incandescent golden flame on Gu Chen’s body, known as “Blazing Flame,” a powerful flame once possessed by Emperor Wu. Although Gu Chen’s Blazing Flame could not compare to the Blazing Flame Emperor Wu once had, being an undeveloped seedling, it was from the same source and ultimately powerful, giving him combat prowess far beyond his peers.

The Emperor Wu Inheritance had yet to fully emerge, but Gu Chen still gained some valuable things, and this was surely not the most precious. The Emperor Wu Inheritance was the greatest opportunity Gu Chen was about to obtain.

Once Gu Chen obtained this opportunity, it was likely he would completely leave his peers in the dust, uncatchable, and might even challenge the geniuses of the older generation, trampling even those ancient figures beneath his feet.

“Damn, protagonists are indeed unreasonable creatures!” Zhong Lin cursed inwardly.

In the midst of his thoughts, Gu Chen had already picked the Treasure Flower and returned.

“Master.”

Gu Chen respectfully offered the Treasure Flower, yet in the depths of his eyes lay undisguised longing and greed.

He could feel the Treasure Flower’s preciousness, and even the Blazing Flame within him conveyed waves of longing. If he could refine it, both his cultivation and the Blazing Flame would greatly improve.