175: Something happened to Mr. Jiang? This guy is my biological son!

Lin Ling frowned slightly; he was certain that Zhou Weiyun wasn't telling the truth.

“Zhou, I really need to see Old Jiang. Where is he?” Lin Ling asked in a deep voice.

For a moment, the War God Hall fell silent.

And in their silence, Lin Ling vaguely smelled a scent of sadness and helplessness.

“Did something happen to Old Jiang?” Lin Ling asked.

Zhou Weiyun hesitated for a moment but finally nodded.

“Dungeons are divided into two types: triggered dungeons and regional secret realm dungeons.

Once the former appears, it must be cleared within a specified time, otherwise the dungeon will disappear.

The latter, although without a time limit, is very difficult to clear. These secret realm dungeons all have residual divine will.

They have very high requirements for the challenger's mental power, and the dangers within are unknown; everything depends on the divine will.

If you're lucky, a Four-turn might clear it; if you're unlucky, an Eight-turn entering will still be doomed.”

Zhou Weiyun stopped here, a touch of bitterness in her eyes.

“Are you saying Old Jiang entered a secret realm dungeon?” Lin Ling asked.

Zhou Weiyun nodded, “There are many uncleared secret realm dungeons in our Dragon Nation, one of which is called Qianlong. This dungeon has been around for 10 years, but no one has cleared it yet.

We found out that Old Jiang inquired about a reward in the Qianlong Secret Realm, which is a mental power cultivation skill book.

He might have wanted to get that skill book, so he ventured into the Qianlong Secret Realm, but he got trapped by some unknown reason and hasn't come out.

The longest a Professional can be trapped in a secret realm is one month; if they can't clear it within a month, they will be erased by the divine will.”

Hearing Zhou Weiyun's words, Lin Ling suddenly remembered the message Jiang Shan Yi sent him.

Lin Ling pulled out his phone, a pang of sadness in his heart.

[Old Ginger is More Spicy: Brat, don't be lazy. Even if your mental power score isn't good, don't be disheartened. I'll give you a surprise after the rematch ends.]

“Old Jiang went to clear the secret realm for me to get that skill book, didn't he?”

Lin Ling thought to himself, suddenly feeling that constantly hiding his strength was perhaps too cruel to those who genuinely cared about him.

“Aunt Zhou, what's the minimum level to enter the Qianlong Secret Realm?” Lin Ling looked at Zhou Weiyun.

Zhou Weiyun seemed to guess what Lin Ling wanted to do and didn't answer his question.

But Human Sheep, who was beside him, spoke directly, “Four-turn, at least Four-turn or above, and mental power must reach 1000. Kid, you want to save Old Jiang? You might never come back.”

“There's no dungeon Lin Ling can't clear. I need your assistance to complete the Four-turn mission. Once the mission is done, I'll set off,” Lin Ling said confidently.

“But…” Zhou Weiyun was about to speak when she saw Lin Ling's determined eyes, “Alright, I'll take you to the Job Transfer Shrine.”

...

At this moment, there were only a few figures in the Job Transfer Shrine; they were all new recruits at the bottom, here to accept their Three-turn missions.

“I received a Three-star Job Transfer mission. This is too hard.”

A girl looked at the mission stele with a face full of despair.

Standing beside her was a refined young man, none other than An Yi from the Netherworld Squad. He was the only one in the Ling Tian Independent Regiment who had just completed his Three-turn mission.

“Xiao Duo, it is a bit difficult. How about we wait until tomorrow and re-accept it?” An Yi said.

The girl he called Xiao Duo could only nod helplessly.

Just as they were about to leave, three figures suddenly appeared in front of the Job Transfer Mission Stele.

Seeing the newcomers, their pupils all contracted simultaneously.

“Hall Master.”

“Boss.”

Lin Ling nodded to An Yi but wasn't in the mood to chat with him at the moment.

Originally, he was looking for Jiang Shan Yi to save Ji Mo, but now Jiang Shan Yi also needed saving.

And he only had two days left.

He had to race against time and give his all.

“Let's begin, Lin Ling,” Zhou Weiyun said.

Lin Ling nodded and immediately placed his hand on the Job Transfer Mission Stele.

[Lin Ling, meets the conditions for Four-turn]

[Do you want to accept the Job Transfer Mission?]

“Yes.”

[Congratulations! You have successfully accepted a Five-star Job Transfer Mission.]

When this prompt appeared on the Mission Stele, the few newcomers who hadn't had time to leave gasped.

They would directly give up on missions above Three-star, but this person directly received a Five-star mission.

[Four-turn Mission 1: Collect Qilin Ore * 40, Brahma Tree Flower * 40, Goblin Great Knight's Medal * 40.]

Seeing the mission materials, the newcomers' faces twitched wildly. They were all rare materials worth millions, and they needed 40 of each?

However, in the next second, their eyes widened.

Zhou, the Hall Master of the War God Hall, directly opened the Dragon Nation's national treasury. In less than 10 seconds, all the materials were handed over to Lin Ling.

At this moment, their feelings could no longer be described as just envy; it was complete shock.

During this time, Zhou Weiyun personally took them to level up. They knew best how strict Zhou Weiyun was.

She would not help unless it was a matter of life and death, but now this was just too...

This was truly a favored son.

But Lin Ling had no time to bother with their thoughts.

[Mission 1 completed. Do you want to start Mission 2?]

“Yes.”

[Mission 2: Raise mental power to over 2000.]

[Since you already meet the criteria for completing the mission, this mission is automatically completed.]

[Do you want to increase the difficulty of Mission 2? If successfully completed, the Job Transfer reward will be upgraded by one tier. If not completed, this Job Transfer mission will fail, and the Mission 1 materials will not be returned.]

A hint of doubt flashed in Lin Ling's eyes, but he still nodded and said, “Increase.”

Seeing his choice, Zhou Weiyun's eyelids twitched wildly.

This brat, with the materials I provided, he's really not afraid of failure.

She muttered to herself, and text reappeared on the stele.

[Mission 2 automatically upgraded: Raise mental power to over 6000.]

Seeing this mission, everyone except Lin Ling's expression changed drastically.

“It's over, this is too abnormal. Who can complete this mission?”

“Boss is probably in danger this time.”

“I should have advised that brat earlier. Isn't this just wasting my materials worth hundreds of millions?”

Both the newcomers and the Hall Master couldn't help but shake their heads secretly at this moment.

But in the next second, their eyes widened.

[Since you already meet the criteria for completing the mission, this mission is automatically completed.]

[Do you want to accept Mission 3?]

“Yes!”

[Mission 3: Enter the Yellow Stone Dungeon, complete the Nightmare difficulty challenge within ten minutes. Number of participants unlimited.]

[Yellow Stone Dungeon, Level 100 Boss Dungeon, one of the top ten elite dungeons in Dragon Nation.]

“I heard this dungeon can only be cleared in the late Four-turn, right?”

“I heard that in the Nightmare difficulty Yellow Stone Dungeon, even the regular monsters are comparable to Five-turn Professionals.”

“How can we even clear this? No matter how strong the boss is, it's impossible to clear tens of thousands of Five-turn monsters, right?”

The few people whispered, while Lin Ling and the other two had already disappeared from the Mission Temple.

When they reappeared, they were already at the Yellow Stone Base City, thousands of miles away.

Lin Ling looked at the vast Longquan Lake in front of him, a slight surprise in his heart.

An Eight-turn expert can instantly teleport such a long distance at will?

Just then, Human Sheep suddenly said, “Kid, invite me to the party.”

Lin Ling turned to Human Sheep in confusion.

“Invite me, quickly.”

He subconsciously sent a team invitation.

“Let's start the challenge, Nightmare difficulty!” Human Sheep said calmly.

Lin Ling did as he was told.

The scene in front of him instantly changed; the originally clear Longyang Lake turned into a desert.

Countless stone giants emerged from beneath the desert.

“Rock Burst!”

With a soft cry from Human Sheep, the entire secret realm space immediately rumbled.

A system message had already appeared before Lin Ling's eyes.

[Congratulations! Your team has successfully cleared the Nightmare difficulty Yellow Stone Dungeon, taking 2 seconds, and successfully secured the first place in the mission record.]