Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

Hearing that the effects would begin in a week, Lian Dajian was pleased.

"Really?" Elder Ruanjian asked.

"Yes. At first, the negative effects of your body will be eliminated, and once it is fully stabilized, your body will begin the awakening process." Lin Wu replied.

"That's great! And how long will it take till father's Vital House Physique fully awakens like mine?" Lian Xiaojian asked.

Lian Dajian also looked on in interest, clearly wanting to know more.

"That is a bit hard to say, but I'm guessing a month." Lin Wu stated. "Besides, even if it takes longer, there is no longer the danger of exploding. That will be restrained by the cure." He explained.

"I see… the cure it is the crystal floating in my Dantian?" Lian Dajian asked upon sensing a new object.

Hearing this, Lin Wu was surprised.

'He's the first one that can sense it… usually they are hidden because of the passive radiation they release.' Lin Wu thought to himself. 'Guess I still can't hide it from a Dao Treading realm expert's perception.'

But Lin Wu didn't show the surprise on his face. And it wasn't like it would be understood by others, even if he did show it.

"Yes. You can consider it like a pill. It should slowly modulate your body's condition and work to awaken your physique." Lin Wu simply spoke.

"I see…" Lian Dajian replied, not finding any fault with it.

He truly didn't feel any threat from the crystal, either. Having probed it with his spirit sense, he only found a calming feeling coming from it. Then there was also a faint energy that was spreading from the crystal.

As for the implant in his brain, that was not as solid as the one in the Dantian and had already merged into the brain. It basically split into finer crystal that were connected in a matrix through the brain cells.

This provided a deeper control and would be hard to remove forcefully without killing oneself. Lin Wu now had a failsafe to prevent Lian Dajian from ever acting against him. If push came to shove, Lian Dajian might just find himself without a head.

Lin Wu talked with Lian Dajian and Lian Xiaojian for a while more before they decided to leave. There was nothing else left for them to do, and the extended disappearance of the Clan Patriarch wouldn't be good either.

But just as they were about to leave, Lin Wu decided to throw in a few more things.

"Patriarch Lian, since you have an extended reach and influence, could I ask you to look out for something." Lin Wu asked.

"Of course. Do you need anything? The Lian clan will gladly comply." Lian Dajian said freely.

Elder Ruanjian also nodded. "Any resources or herb you want shall be prepared for you."

So far Lin Wu hadn't asked them for anything and they had promised rewards after all.

"It is not some resource I want." Lin Wu stated.

"Then what is it?" Lian Dajian asked, feeling curious.

"I would like you to keep an eye out for suspicious beings. Whether it be humans, beasts, or any other creatures. Anything that seems… unnatural. Not of this world." Lin Wu spoke.

Lian Dajian narrowed his eyes, finding there to be something more in Lin Wu's tone.

"Is it something that poses danger to you?" Lian Dajian asked.

"Mmhmm… not just me… but this entire world." Lin Wu replied, much to the man's surprise.

"Can you tell me more?" Lian Dajian questioned.

"Hmm… I may as well tell you now. It is one of the reasons why I was sent to this world." Lin Wu answered.

'Sent to this world?… he really isn't normal.' Lian Dajian thought.

Lin Wu then switched to his acting mode and told the story of the skull god and the seed of Hei. And how it could take over beings and get them under their control, with the final goal of sucking the world dry.

Lin Wu made sure to make it as dramatic and scary as possible.

By the end of his explanation, Lin Wu left the three listeners with throbbing hearts and cold backs.

'He… he's telling the truth.' Lian Dajian was stunned.

He had a great instinct for telling if the other person was telling the truth or not. His life as a businessman had only made it sharper. After all, if he didn't have the ability to tell lies from falsehoods, he would have long since been scammed and killed, perhaps.

And technically, what Lin Wu had said was 'true' and he himself had 'witnessed' it. Albeit through the memories of others and help of the tomb. Still, the details were enough to turn the blood of the three here cold.

"Heavens! Such a calamity lurks in our world?" Elder Ruanjian was even more anxious now.

"This calamity, is it yet to awaken or has it already awakened King Lin Wu?" Lian Xiaojian asked nervously.

"Hmm… I can sense that it is present in the world. And I couldn't do so a few years ago. Which only means that it has awakened." Lin Wu answered.

~Gasp~

"Then how long do we have? And do you know where is it?" Lian Xiaojian questioned.

"I can't tell how long we have, but it shouldn't be that strong right now. The shadow calamity will take a while to grow strong. Though if it gets the right support or resources, it might even grow faster.

It can take a myriad of forms and might be human or beast or something entirely different." Lin Wu answered.

His words didn't serve to calm them at all. Lian Dajian particularly wondered if the other clans knew about it or not.

"Does anyone else know about it?" Lian Dajian asked.

"The frozen cloud sect patriarch has already been informed. And a few more people I trust know. But this is something that cannot be spoken about easily.

If the calamity finds out, it might get more difficult for us." Lin Wu warned.