Chapter 544: Passing The Inheritance
Lin Wu’s gaze continued to linger on the two disciples and made them uneasy.
But Xiaoge seemed to be determined to say something. She gathered up all her strength and finally spoke.
“Y-You… You’re an Immortal aren’t you?” Xiaoge asked.
Hearing this Lin Wu was a bit stunned but did not show it on his face. Of course, even if he did, his expressions weren’t something humans would be able to understand, anyway. They would simply feel that it was a bit different but won’t be able to tell what that meant.
“Why does that matter?” Lin Wu questioned instead.
“You have to be… such power… and those records… all these things… they won’t make sense otherwise,” Xiaoge answered.
Her voice was trembling and she was struggling to speak. Lin Wu finale decided to give the poor girl a little rest and withdrew the pressure. The natural pressure exuded due to his aura and spirit Qi was still there of course, but it was manageable for the two to handle.
~Phew~
Both of them took breaths of relief and relaxed their grip on their weapons. They were certainly stressed and now wondered why the pressure had disappeared.
“Hmm… why don’t we start with the main thing that we are here for?” Lin Wu said changing the topic.
“The main thing? Our reward?” Jun asked.
“Indeed… along with a few explanations which I think both of you desire.” Lin Wu said as his eyes glowed.
Xiaoge was about to say something else but before she could her eyes went dull. The same happened with Jun and both of them felt a rush of memories in their mind. They saw everything that Wang Xiong had seen and experienced and learned about the Taiji Celestial.
Of course, all of this was the modified form of the history that Lin Wu had prepared. He didn’t want them to know some of the secrets such as that he was now an old disciple.
He wanted to keep the misunderstandings in some parts and it was not like they would be problematic to the disciples either. Lin Wu waited about ten minutes for the process to complete after which the eyes of the two disciples finally opened.
“That… how is all that true?” Jun muttered in disbelief.
“I would have never thought our understanding would be this lacking. The world is truly great and we are mere frogs in a well.” Xiaoge stated.
Her expression was that of an awed person and the memories kept on reappearing in her mind. To her who was curious about learning the history and the mysteries of the world, this was one of the most valuable things.
Even her clan did not have any records that went this past and even they did exist, Xiaoge reckoned they were either with the main branch or with other great powers of the Ming Dao world.
“I believe the two of you now know the origins of this place and who the Taiji Celestial is.” Lin Wu spoke, pulling the two out of their daze.
“We do,” both of them said while nodding their head.
“But… who are you senior?” Jun asked carefully.
He had already expected that Lin Wu was not some normal beast and if he could exist here and give them the reward, his status was definitely high.
They had just learned of the Taiji Celestial and were now wondering how Lin Wu was linked in all this.
“You two know about the Taiji Celestial and how he brought about the change in the myriad of worlds. In order to keep that up, he recruited several people and beasts; taking them in as his disciples.
I am one such beast. I am Lin Wu, the Crimson Eyed Emerald worm and a direct disciple of the Taiji Celestial!” Lin Wu revealed.
This revelation was enough to shock the two disciples.
‘He… he’s a worm?!’ Both of them thought at the same time.
They scanned Lin Wu from top to the bottom. No matter what way they looked at him they found it hard to believe that he was a worm. At the very least, they thought that Lin Wu was some serpent or some other reptilian beast.
But him being a worm was completely out of the norm. They didn’t know of any worms that could get as strong as this. Even in insect beasts, there weren’t really that many worm beasts that could be said to be strong.
As for the ones that were strong like some caterpillar, or larva beasts, they weren’t true worms. They were the primary stage of many insect beasts and would metamorphose to become a true beast.
But in the case of worms, this didn’t happen. At least they didn’t know of any worm that could reach the nascent soul realm or above.
To them, this was a very absurd revelation. Worms were one of the creatures that were at the lowest hierarchy in the world. Not only were they eaten by other beasts, but many animals also ate them.
Whether they had cultivation or not, their fate was often the same and there was little to change that fact. But now, here was Lin Wu in front of them, clearly showing them that the reality was often different.
The two disciples didn’t know how to react to this other than to just swallow down this information. They knew the cultivation and status of Lin Wu were very high and they could not compare with it. Forget them, they thought that even the patriarch of the Frozen Cloud Sect might not be equal.
“Junior Tian Xiaoge pays respect to Senior Lin Wu.” Xiaoge suddenly said.
Jun who was a little behind her quickly did the same as well.
“Disciple Pei Jun pays respect to Senior Lin Wu!” he said loudly.
The two of them kneeled down on the ground quickly and kowtowed once.
“That’s enough, get up.” Lin Wu said, stopping the two of them.
The two looked at Lin Wu and felt a bit lost at this.
