142: Headache……

Lin Chen watched from the side for a long time, unable to help at all.

"My head... it hurts so much!"

Profound Limitless collapsed to the ground, rolling violently.

After a period of painful struggling, the chaotic aura around Profound Limitless did not subside; instead, it surged like a flood breaking through a dam!

A pressure even more majestic and pure than before spread out!

His cultivation, in this moment of pain, actually broke through from the Late Stage Earth Immortal to the Peak Earth Immortal in one go!

Lin Chen's eyelid twitched, his heart filled with shock: "Damn! No way? You can level up just from a headache? This isn't a sickness at all!"

"This is clearly the Seal loosening and his cultivation automatically restoring!"

"At this rate, when his memories fully return and the Immortal Venerable comes back, won't he just punch straight through this Lower Heaven?"

"I'm... I'm fine now, thank you for your concern, Senior." Profound Limitless panted heavily, waving his hand with a pale face and a bitter smile: "It's an old problem. It used to flare up occasionally, but lately... it's been getting more frequent."

"An old problem?"

Lin Chen's curiosity was piqued. He leaned in closer and asked in a lowered voice, half-joking and half-serious: "Your cultivation increases after your headache ends. Are there any other 'symptoms'?"

"Other symptoms?" Profound Limitless was puzzled.

"Yeah, for example... does a toe pain improve your skeletal talent? Does an arm ache enhance your Physical Body's defense? Or... does a pain in your 'little brother' enhance certain... cough, special abilities?"

Lin Chen winked.

Profound Limitless looked blank: "Senior, what is a 'little brother'? And what kind of special abilities?"

"Uh... forget it if you don't understand. Just act like I didn't ask."

Lin Chen hadn't expected Profound Limitless to be so innocent.

Profound Limitless regained his composure and said solemnly: "Every time after the headache, besides the growth in cultivation, some extremely blurry fragments of images do flash through my mind. There are magnificent palaces, tragic battles, and strange figures... But after the intense pain, I can't remember anything clearly."

Lin Chen asked: "You can't remember anything at all?"

"No, I can't."

Lin Chen understood in his heart; this confirmed his suspicion.

Profound Limitless's memories and power as an Immortal Venerable were accelerating their recovery, and the frequent headaches were the sign.

He had a faint premonition that Profound Limitless's complete return might be related to a certain key Opportunity—perhaps a place, or perhaps a person.

When Profound Limitless encountered this person or went to that place, he would be able to completely break the Seal and fully restore his memories and cultivation.

"Senior."

Profound Limitless seemed to remember something and said: "In half a year, the Ruoshui Secret Realm is about to open. This Secret Realm is a Legacy left from ancient times. It is said to contain a true immortal inheritance. Every time it opens, it attracts countless prodigies from the Qinggu Heaven Domain to swarm toward it."

"Senior's Sect is full of talent. You might as well send Disciples there; perhaps they will gain something."

"A true immortal inheritance?"

Lin Chen was unimpressed.

He possessed the System, the Wen Ding Immortal Art, the Wen Ding Sword Technique, the great dao spacetime pagoda, the ten thousand immortals illustrated record... Which one of these wasn't stronger than an ordinary true immortal inheritance?

Although Secret Realm exploration was a good training Opportunity, for the Disciples of the Wending Sect, it was truly optional.

"Forget it..."

Just as Lin Chen was about to refuse, the System's notification sound rang in his mind.

[Ding! New Mission Issued: Dispatch Disciples to the Ruoshui Secret Realm for training!]

[Mission Content: Dispatch Disciples to enter the Ruoshui Secret Realm for training. Upon completion, you will receive a large amount of rewards!]

...[Ding! New Mission Issued: Subdue True Immortal Li Meng!]

[Mission Content: The Ruoshui Secret Realm will open in half a year. Please, Host, go to the Secret Realm to subdue True Immortal Li Meng! Upon completion, you will receive a massive reward!]

[Mission Background: Li Meng, a famous water-attribute True Immortal of the Qinggu Heaven Domain twenty million years ago. She suffered irreversible Dao injuries during the final battle of the Heaven Domain. Before her death, she used a supreme Divine Ability to transform her Dao arena, the 'Ruoshui Immortal Realm,' into a Secret Realm. A remnant soul still exists...]

[Special Note: Li Meng's remnant soul is in extremely poor condition and is already on the brink of life and death. Please, Host, head there as soon as possible!]

..."Two missions released at the same time?"

"Besides sending Disciples over, I have to enter the Secret Realm myself to subdue a True Immortal's remnant soul?"

Lin Chen's heart stirred.

This mission was quite interesting. Not only could he obtain a Legacy, but he could also add another True Immortal Realm powerhouse to the Sect!

"This Sect Master accepts this mission!"

He immediately sent a command via his sound transmission jade talisman to the four Personal Disciples far away in the Endless Wasteland, as well as to Chu Nansheng: "Shi Tian! Xiao Bufan! Su Muhuang! Yang Hao! The four of you, prepare to head to Ruoshui for training!"

"Chu Nansheng, select twenty Core Disciples from the Sect and have them meet up with the four Personal Disciples at the entrance of the Ruoshui Secret Realm within half a year."

"For this opening of the Secret Realm, our Wending Sect shall not be outdone."

Soon after, Lin Chen received Chu Nansheng's reply: "Sect Master, where is the location of the Ruoshui Secret Realm?"

"Canglan Continent, near Baihong City."

After giving the specific location, Lin Chen leisurely took a sip of tea.

The Ruoshui Secret Realm was located at the border between Canglan Continent and a neighboring province, not too far from the capital of the Xuanji Immortal Kingdom. He didn't need to rush his departure.

He would take this Opportunity to look around the Xuanji capital and, while he was at it... further cultivate his relationship with Profound Limitless. The more he helped Profound Limitless now, the greater the help to the Wending Sect would be once Profound Limitless restored his cultivation.

"Regarding the Ruoshui Secret Realm, do you know any more details?"

Lin Chen asked seemingly casually, his mind already beginning to calculate how to smoothly complete this System mission and add another layer of foundation to the Wending Sect.

A new storm was already quietly brewing by the banks of the Ruoshui... "This... this is the Wending Sect?"

When Liu the Half-Immortal reached the mountain gate of the Wending Immortal Sect, he was stunned by the sight before him.

He had imagined the Wending Sect would be magnificent, but he hadn't expected it to be magnificent to this extent. In his years of traveling the Qinggu Heaven Domain, wandering from place to place, he had seen many large Sects, but compared to the Wending Sect, they were somewhat beneath notice.

While he was in awe, he was suddenly called aside by a Disciple guarding the gate: "Who are you? Don't block the way!"

Liu the Half-Immortal snapped out of it and saw a group of about twenty young Disciples gathering in front of the square's teleportation array, seemingly preparing to set off for an unknown destination.

A young man with an extraordinary bearing was frowning at him.

Liu the Half-Immortal hurriedly moved aside and asked curiously: "Young friends, where are you all heading?"

That young man was Shi Tian. Seeing a new face but sensing a pure aura that suggested a guest, he replied: "By the Sect Master's decree, we are heading to the Ruoshui Secret Realm for training to seek opportunities."

"Ruoshui Secret Realm?!"

Liu the Half-Immortal's expression changed drastically. Having spent many years among the lower levels, he knew these notoriously dangerous Secret Realms like the back of his hand. The Ruoshui Secret Realm was infamously dangerous.

He hurriedly tried to dissuade them: "Young friends, you mustn't go!"