Hold On, Let Me Break Through!

"You!"

"What a bold and arrogant claim!"

After a long while, Immortal Chang'er Dingguang's altered voice finally rang out. Perhaps he, too, had been shaken.

Once he had recovered his composure,

his voice gradually steadied, though it was easy to imagine that Lin Chuan's words had affected him as well.

"Do you understand that a Grand Unity Golden Immortal is a being with the power to reach the heavens and penetrate the earth? It is not a realm just anyone can attain."

"Oh~"

"Zhao Gongming happens to be a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, so you do have the credentials to say this."

"But many disciples may never reach that realm..."

"Do you realize how deeply your arrogant claim could shake so many Outer Sect Disciples?"

"Do you?"

In the end, his voice sounded more like an accusation.

It carried straight into the ears of everyone present.

Their expressions changed.

In particular, many Outer Sect Disciples really did feel that his words had hit them hard. Perhaps they could have accepted them at first,

but now they seemed to have been swayed.

Of course, they weren't going to be led around by the nose so easily. Quite a few disciples furrowed their brows.

It didn't take them long to realize...

This voice seemed to be deliberately manipulating them.

Many of the onlookers could already tell that whoever was speaking had to be acting in bad faith. Otherwise, why would he be trying to manipulate them?

How despicable!

"He's a real schemer. If I find out who you are, I'll make you taste a truly honest punch!"

A burly man spoke up. He was never one to beat around the bush, and he had always loathed people who hid their faces and lurked in the shadows.

He had wanted to see the spectacle because he was curious about what kind of person this Personal Disciple was.

But instead of learning about the disciple's character, he had discovered just how vile and shameless that flower lurking in the shadows could be.

The man felt disgusted to his very core.

Zhao Gongming also frowned without hesitation. Those words were deeply unsettling, and anyone who already harbored even the slightest negativity might be affected by them!

That was a serious problem!

Zhao Gongming looked at Lin Chuan with concern and thought, This is bad! This could do unimaginable damage to Senior Brother Lin, especially to his reputation.

If this causes too much trouble, it might even make things difficult for Senior Brother Lin and turn Master against him.

No...

I absolutely can't let those despicable wretches get their way!

Zhao Gongming had many thoughts, but only one mattered: he absolutely couldn't let Lin Chuan be affected.

Though he had once been arrogant and solitary, focused entirely on raising his standing and improving his cultivation as quickly as possible, he still knew that competition among the Outer Sect was fierce.

Every imaginable method was used.

No one could be underestimated.

Not a single Outer Sect Disciple of the Interception Sect was a pushover.

Lin Chuan, however, wasn't thinking that way.

Well, well!

They were trying to steer the conversation? He didn't mind causing trouble, no matter how much of it there was. And if he made enough trouble in the Interception Sect,

maybe they'd kick him out!

He'd be perfectly happy with that.

But...

The other party was clearly hiding in the shadows and held tremendous hostility toward him. No matter how badly he wanted to leave Golden Ao Island,

he absolutely wouldn't let someone like that get their way.

He smiled faintly, the corners of his mouth lifting.

"What? You, the one hiding in the shadows, think a Grand Unity Golden Immortal is beyond the ordinary?"

Lin Chuan's question plunged the scene into silence.

No one had expected him to ask that under the circumstances. Did he not realize the other person had laid a trap for him?

He just leaped into any trap someone set for him? This...

Everyone fell silent.

Immortal Chang'er Dingguang, hiding in the shadows, was delighted. Lin Chuan had fallen right into his trap.

"Becoming a Grand Unity Golden Immortal is the goal of countless cultivators. It is extraordinary. Shouldn't we hold it in awe?"

"Though Senior Brother Lin is a Personal Disciple, this is far too rebellious."

"Oh~ I see."

Lin Chuan looked as though he found the argument quite convincing.

Everyone present was taken aback. They couldn't understand why he was reacting that way.

Shouldn't he be panicking right now?

After all, they were trying to pin a grave accusation on him. If he didn't handle it well and word got out, the consequences would be severe. Even if Sect Master Tongtian tried to suppress the matter,

it would still leave many people dissatisfied.

This... could turn into a serious matter.

Given the current situation, someone was stirring things up. The affair might not be as simple as it seemed.

"In my view, anyone can become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"

"There's no need to hold it in excessive awe, because it's a realm anyone can reach. Why treat it as something beyond our grasp?"

"Perhaps some of you think this is just an arrogant claim. Then let me prove it to you."

"Though there's no need to pay any heed to someone who hides in the shadows, I'm saying this to encourage all of you, my junior brothers and sisters. Cultivation is like rowing upstream."

"We must have reverence, but not blind reverence. What matters more is the will to defy fate and change our lot."

Lin Chuan's expression was utterly serious. He had always kept a low profile, but now he was ready to show what he could do.

If someone was trying to steer the conversation, he wasn't going to stand for it!

He was going to slap right back!

No matter how urgently he wanted to leave Golden Ao Island, he wouldn't let anyone manipulate the conversation so easily.

Everyone was stunned.

It was as if they'd been bewitched. Each of them felt deeply shaken.

Zhao Gongming's whole body trembled.

It was as if some idea had suddenly clicked into place, yet he couldn't quite grasp it. Even so, he couldn't help feeling that it was utterly astonishing.

Everyone's gaze converged on Lin Chuan once more!

Immortal Chang'er Dingguang, lurking in the shadows, gritted his teeth as he stared at Lin Chuan. His eyes betrayed his hostility, and they seemed to blaze with fury.

Despicable!

Despicable!

He wanted to reveal himself on the spot, but he knew he couldn't. If his identity was exposed, he'd be the one to suffer most.

With everyone's attention on him, Lin Chuan casually waved a hand, completely unconcerned.

A hint of anticipation glimmered in his eyes.

"Hold on. Let me break through!" As soon as Lin Chuan finished speaking, he began using the cultivation reward he had received.

But the moment he said those words, everyone present was dumbfounded.