Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Lin Wu's discussion with Patriarch Bing went by rather quickly.

After all, Patriarch Bing had already learned some things from Yun Bai, and the main reason he wanted to meet with Lin Wu was to confirm it all. And simply having a talk with the beast was enough to fulfill that.

Lin Wu's natural radiation had already blown the man away and thus he was already tilting on the side of favor.

"Now then, since we have finished with your doubt, do you have anything left to ask?" Lin Wu questioned.

Patriarch Bing seemed to hesitate for a bit before finally speaking. This was the question that had been bugging him for a while.

"Who… no… what are you? I've never heard of any beast like you and neither have I heard of the Millennium Forest having such a secret." Patriarch Bing questioned.

"Hahaha! So it was this…" Lin Wu chuckled, having already guessed this.

'I prepared quite a few scenarios for this after all, Hehe~' Lin Wu thought to chisels as a devious grin appeared on his face.

Though the grin was indistinguishable from his normal grin. Perhaps only those that were used to seeing him would be able to tell the difference.

"I am simply a worm that has lived a long time. I had a master, and he sent me on a mission to this world. I am merely performing the duty I was assigned." Lin Wu stated.

"A worm?!" Patriarch Bing was taken aback. "I thought you were a serpent…" he muttered.

"I might seem like one, but I'm not… I am a Crimson Eyed Emerald Worm and my name is Lin Wu." He fully answered.

"Indeed… I've never heard of this species or anything that even comes close to the description." Patriarch Bing said.

"Well, I won't be surprised if there are no records. After all, I am the only one of my species in existence." Lin Wu stated.

"What?" patriarch Bing was surprised again.

To him, any beast bloodline that was as strong as this would have great presence and numbers. Lin Wu had already told him that his cultivation base had fallen over the many years of dormancy and was now recovering.

The speed of cultivation from core condensation realm to the Dao Shell realm in a mere ten years' time was not something even the best of them could do.

"Did your species die out?" Patriarch Bing asked, remembering the situation of Yun Bai.

He couldn't help but wonder if the two were similar.

"Oh no, it's not that. It's not that others of my species died out, but rather I am the first one." Lin Wu stated.

"The first one? And you have no offspring? That's strange…" Patriarch Bing couldn't help but say.

Hearing that, Lin Wu's smile became a bit strained.

'Why you little… you had to go there huh…' Lin Wu thought and felt like teleporting the man to the stratosphere for a bit. 'The mantle would work too…' he reckoned.

Patriarch Bing suddenly shivered and felt like he was doused with ice cold water. It was strange since he practiced an ice elemental cultivation technique and should be free from effects like that.

'Did I have a minor Qi deviation?' He was sent in a tizzy, not knowing that Lin Wu had plotted his murder for a bit.

"That will be enough for today, I have others to meet too." Lin Wu said and waved his tail.

~shua~

Before Patriarch Bing could reply, he was teleported away against his wishes. Not being able to resist at all, he felt a little powerless and slight fear rose in his heart once more.

"That beast is not simple…" he muttered upon appearing in the courtyard they were given.

He looked around and saw that his disciples were there, too.

"You're back patriarch." Pei Jun spoke.

"Where were you three? I was there alone." Patriarch Bing asked, his tone a little strange.

"Well, we were sent to a different hall. I reckon King Lin Wu wanted to have a private meeting with you." Wang Xiong replied.

"I see…" Patriarch Bing muttered.

"Is there something wrong, patriarch?" Tian Xiaoge felt the difference in Patriarch Bing.

"No… nothing. It's fine…" patriarch Bing said.

Back in the Taiji Celestial's tomb, Lin Wu decided to check out the others to take his mind off the conversation earlier.

"Now then… which one to pick?" Lin Wu said as his eyes finally settled on the person he had been wanting to test since the start.

"It will be you then…" Lin Wu decided before sending a message to the Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape.

Upon getting the ordered he quickly went to the courtyard where Long Qingao had been staying in.

"Sir Envoy, the King has called for you." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape announced.

His voice spread in the courtyard with ease and the man, who was meditating silently in there, opened his eyes.

Long Qingao stood up and walked out of the courtyard.

"Please come, the King has requested your presence." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape asked.

The envoy simply nodded his head and followed behind the beast wordlessly. He had been wondering how long the king would take and finally his wish had been answered today.

The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape brought the Long clan envoy through the official path instead of getting him teleported. That was a thing that Lin Wu would only use for some people.

Additionally, he wanted it to be a trump card to use.

He didn't want others to know that he could forcefully teleport them out if he wanted to. While this took more spirit Qi than it would if the users were connected to the formation array, it was still a very good advantage to have.

Of course, there were limitations to it and Lin Wu would face some resistance as the stronger one's cultivation base would resist. If someone was already aware that they were going to be teleported, they could resist it and make things harder.

It was the same thing for Patriarch Bing and if he had been told this beforehand, the man would have actually been able to delay Lin Wu. But the peaceful time over the past few days had made him lose his guard.

It was something that had worked in Lin Wu's favor, even though he had not intended it to be like that.

Long Qingao got to see the official path that had been developed by Lin Wu some time ago. It was paved with stone tiles that looked mostly similar and had tress on both sides.

'This area… this path… all of it is under the control of a formation array…' Long Qingao sensed.

There were very faint spirit Qi fluctuations coming from the depths of the ground and he could barely tell that they were due to the runes.

Eventually he was brought to the front of the Tomb and was left a bit surprised. The piles of beast skeleton had not been moved from there and had been left as a warning; a reminder that it was a place not to be trod upon.

'What is this aura... Why is it so dangerous?' Long Qingao felt the very air change.

Looking at the piles of skeleton he knew that a lot of death had occurred here over the years. The nonchalance of the Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape only made it seem like this was entirely normal.

The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape suddenly came to a stop at the entrance of the Taiji Celestial's tomb, prompting the Envoy to stop as well.

"This is as far as I shall go, the envoy will need to proceed on his own further." The Emeraldine Sky Light Monk Ape stated.

"Very well," Long Qingao said before taking a step into the limits of the formation array barrier.

~HONG~

The barrier lightly trembled as Long Qingao faced a little resistance. But then a faint wave of energy passed over his body, allowing him to pass easily.

~shua~

As soon as he was inside the barrier, Long Qingao felt the oppressive pressure.

"What is this… almost like the patriarch…" Long Qingao muttered.

He could feel the pressure on his body. It was faint, but discernible.

Taking a breath, he continued inward and saw the tomb. The archway in the front was inscribed with runes that were unknown to the man, and so were the rest that adorned the hallways of the tomb.

The more Long Qingao walked, the more pressure he felt.

Finally, he reached a wide open hall at the end. There was a large circle inscribed in the center of it with runes that were a bit more understandable to him.

"I'm supposed to stand in it?" Long Qingao guessed and moved.

~Shua~

And as soon as he did, the inscriptions shone in a bright light as runes appeared in the air.

"Teleportation array… but where is it taking me? Is this not the true location?" Long Qingao wondered.

He knew a bit about teleportation arrays, as even the Long clan had them. And from his understanding, a teleportation array like this should be one intended for long distance transportation.

In all his wisdom, he would have never guessed that he was wrong.

While he was correct that it was a long distance transportation array, it wasn't because it was taking him to an entirely different location, but rather because the array simply covered a large range of areas in the first place.

~shua~

When the vision finally normalized for the envoy, he felt a crushing aura.

"What…"