Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Lian Dajian's words were not something Lin Wu had expected. He was fully sure that he would be either here to talk about Lian Xiaojian, his reward, or maybe even another business deal.

"Help?" Lin Wu raised his brows. "Why would the patriarch of a great clan need help from me?" he questioned.

Lian Dajian's expression turned a bit sallow and Elder Ruanjian's followed in suit.

"It is something only you can help me with." Lian Dajian said, a little anxiety in his voice.

"And what might that be?" Lin Wu questioned.

"You have already taken in my first born son, Lian Xiaojian in your care and helping him. I have the same… issue." Lian Dajian answered.

"Same issue?" Lin Mu furrowed his brows, but then it struck him.

'Hang on… is it really the case of like father like son?' Lin Wu was astounded. 'System, do a scan of this guy.'

~DING~

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SCANNER: Activated

TARGET: Selected

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SCAN: Completed

TARGET: Lian Dajian, Patriarch of the Lian Clan

CULTIVATION BASE: Embryo Growth stage of the Dao Treading realm

BLOODLINE: None

PHYSIQUE: Vital House Physique (Unawakened)

VITALS: Stable (Physique breakdown possible)

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'He really does have the physique too…' Lin Wu was surprised.

Lian Dajian saw that Lin Wu had gone silent but did not disturb him. He could tell from the beast's gaze that he seemed to be observing him. He almost felt like the beast could see everything and no secrets could be hidden from him.

"The vital house physique… you have it too… its unawakened as well." Lin Wu spoke bit by bit.

The fat man weakly nodded his head.

"Indeed. King Lin Wu could tell my problem in one sight." Lian Dajian said, his tone humble.

"Please King Lin Wu, you have to help our patriarch." Elder Ruanjian pleaded.

Lin Wu though didn't answer them right away. He turned silent, and his gaze turned still as well, making it hard for others to tell what he was thinking.

A couple of minutes passed by like this, but no answer was heard from him.

"W-we… We won't ask this for free. We shall adequately compensate King Lin Wu for it." Elder Ruanjian added, unable to bear the silence.

Lin Wu still didn't answer them though and kept silent, his gaze still on them.

Finally, another minute later, he spoke.

~SIGH~

"It can be done… but it will be difficult." Lin Wu spoke.

"As long as it is possible, I won't mind if it's difficult." Lian Dajian stated. "I'll be willing to pay any price as long as it is within my means."

"It's not just a matter of price… your condition… is not ideal." Lin Wu replied.

"What do you mean?" Elder Ruanjian asked.

"Unlike your son, who is still relatively young and has not reached the limits of the Vital house physique, you are very close to it. Your body might seem fine out on the outside or even in the inside, but your hidden physique is close to a breakdown.

I don't think I need to tell you what would happen when that limit is exceeded." Lin Wu replied.

"I do indeed… but I still want King Lin Wu to help me survive." Lian Dajian spoke.

"It's not that I'm unwilling, but I need to inform you that your chances of survival are low. They are certainly lower than that of your son. You have gone far too long without the physique awakening and thus it has only gotten harder for it to do it now." Lin Wu replied.

Lin Wu wasn't actually lying and was saying this after the system's report.

~DING~

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NOTE: The Vital House Physique awakening protocol has a 12.3% chance of succeeding for Lian Dajian.

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"No matter how low the chances are, I'm willing to take it." Lian Dajian stated.

"Hmm… have you perhaps looked at other solutions from your own end?" Lin Wu asked, feeling curious.

'There's no way he came here just like that. A man in his position cannot be doing this without checking at least multiple other avenues. It has been three years since they knew of the physique thus they should have looked for multiple others solutions.' Lin Wu thought to himself.

"We… we have." Elder Ruanjian spoke. "Unfortunately, none of them were viable or usable in our case." He added.

"I see…" Lin Wu replied, wondering if another method could be used.

"I've heard that there is a pill that can help with this. Can King Lin Wu obtain that somehow?" Lian Dajian questioned.

"If you are talking about the Vital Ascendancy pill, then it can certainly help. But know that it is an Immortal Grade pill and unless the Lian clan has links to the Immortal Realm, it will be hard to obtain it." Lin Wu answered.

"The immortal realm…" Lian Dajian muttered to himself, his brows furrowing.

Lin Wu could sense some hesitation in his voice, which surprise him.

'No way. Does the clan really have some links?' Lin Wu wondered.

He knew that the Ming Dao world wasn't actually closed off and experts in the immortal realm could come and go as needed. They would of course, need to follow the world's restriction, but they still had the open entry.

Lin Wu also knew from Shirong's memories that a few immortals had indeed visited the world in the past, but none had come since the rise of the guardian clans. And if there was any immortal that had come in the recent times, they had either stayed hidden or could not be detected by the experts here.

"We… do have a method to contact some people in the immortal realm." Lian Dajian said, the hesitation getting even more clear now.

"Patriarch! That… should that even be said?" Elder Ruanjian was a bit startled.

"There's no use in keeping that hidden." Lian Dajian said.

'Do they have some big link to the immortal realm?' Lin Wu couldn't help but wonder.

"So what is it?" Lin Wu asked again.

"Our Lian clan does have some links… our founder was actually the descendant of an immortal." Lian Dajian answered.