Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Elder Ruanjian and Lian Xiaojian had not expected something like this and were caught a bit off guard.

When they came to their senses, they found themselves in a different room. It was much smaller than the hall they were in before, but it was well lit and there was no suppression here. either. But that was not all. There was even some furniture in the room, and it was human sized.

"Is this… a waiting room?" Lian Xiaojian wondered.

"Seems like it… at least it's better than just standing there." Elder Ruanjian spoke.

Lian Xiaojian looked around the room and saw that there were two exits to it. He walked up to one of them and opened the doors.

~CREAK~

The doors opened with some effort and a long corridor, the end of which could not be seen presented to him.

~shua~

But that was not all, as he could feel an oppressive pressure coming from the corridor. It was similar to the suppression he had felt in Lin Wu's hall.

"Nope!" Lian Xiaojian quickly closed the doors and stepped back. "Too dangerous…"

He went to the second exit, which was smaller. Instead of two doors, it only had a single door. Lian Xiaojian held the handle of the door and tried to open it, but found it to be locked.

"No way out of here," Lian Xiaojian said feeling a bit uneasy.

"You can sit down and rest for now, young master. The king will probably call us later." Elder Ruanjian said.

He was not afraid that Lin Wu would do something to them or junior elder Kai Li, as there was no use for the beast to sneak around. The demonstration that they had seen until now were more than enough to tell him that the beast could kill them with ease.

Lian Xiaojian nodded his head and plopped down on a rather spacious couch. The couch was made out of wood, and was cushioned with beast pelts, making it more comfortable than it looked.

"This is not bad…" Lian Xiaojian said as he leaned back a little.

While Lian Xiaojian got comfortable, Elder Ruanjian's gaze went to the jade slip that was still stuck in Lian Xiaojian's shoulder.

"Young master, you should check that jade slip… no crystal slip." Elder Ruanjian suggested.

He could tell from looking that it wasn't made from any common jade and was similar to the crystals of Lin Wu's body instead.

"Oh yeah! I almost forgot." Lian Xiaojian said and pulled the crystal slip out from the fatty skin fold of his shoulder.

~jiggle~

His shoulder jiggled a little as he pulled it out. Holding it in his hand, Lian Xiaojian used his spirit sense to take a look. At first his expression was normal, but a minute later, sweat appeared on it.

Elder Ruanjian obviously noticed it and wondered what the issue was.

"Young master, is everything fine?" he asked with concern.

"This… how can this be?" Lian Xiaojian though, was far more shocked by the crystal slip's contents.

"What did you find?" Elder Ruanjian asked, wondering why the man was acting like this.

"I… I have… I have an innate physique…" Lian Xiaojian muttered blankly.

"What?" Elder Ruanjian said in confusion.

He wondered if Lian Xiaojian had misspoken or something. But seeing his face, he thought it was unlikely.

"Let me take a look," Elder Ruanjian took the crystal slip from Lian Xiaojian's hands effortlessly.

Lian Xiaojian was far too distracted to even maintain his grip on it.

~huu~

Elder Ruanjian took a deep breath and scanned through the contents of the Crystal slip, reading what was inscribed in it.

"Vital House Physique… ability to heal… use self-sacrificial skills… obesity… possibility of dying…" Elder Ruanjian muttered in surprise.

He couldn't help but take another look at Lian Xiaojian and matched all the characteristic that were described in the crystal slip. Other than the physical characteristics of the Vital House physique, some unique meridians were also described in it, which allowed one to confirm if one had the physique.

"Young master, let me examine you. If this is really true, then it will be a great opportunity for you." Elder Ruanjian hurriedly said.

The elder was anxious, not just because Lian Xiaojian possibly had the physique but that their patriarch might have it too. And what he was concerned about wasn't whether the physique was strong or not, but rather the conclusion one would reach if the physique was not awakened.

'If patriarch has it too, then… he might die anytime!' Elder Ruanjian thought to himself as cold sweat appeared on his back.

He had followed the patriarch since before the man was even at the Nascent soul realm and was loyal to him. He didn't want Lian Dajian to die.

It was something entirely unexpected for him. After all the Patriarch of the Lian clan, Lian Dajian was at the Dao Treading realm and at the prime of his life.

To cultivators, getting fat wasn't an issue, and the common problems that mortals would face with that kind of body didn't really matter to them. If they wanted to, they could return to their best physique with ease.

There were many alchemical pills and other methods that could be used to achieve this.

Then there was also the fact that Lian Dajian was at the Dao treading realm and had at least a thousand years of lifespan left. Such lifespan was enough for him to continue ruling the Lian clan for a long time and ensure its prosperity.

But now the Patriarch was likely faced with a danger that he didn't even know existed. And if the information in the crystal slip was accurate, there was nothing that could stop him from dying.

After all, it wasn't a disease or poison, it was his own physique that would kill him. And the process of death mentioned in it was not pretty either, as one would literally explode upon reaching a certain point.

Lian Xiaojian was afraid of this too.