Rise Of The Worm Sovereign

The clansmen were intrigued after hearing this.

"This is really good, Senior Brother Han!"

"Yes, yes! Where did you get it?" 

"Yeah, I'd like to get one too." 

The clansmen said in excitement. They could very easily tell the usefulness of a spirit tool like this, as it could be used in a variety of ways and situations.

~humph~

"Do you think a spirit tool like this is easy to come by? Just anyone can get it? I got this as a reward from Elder Jigou." Tian Han stated in a proud tone.

"ELDER JIGOU!?" the clansmen exclaimed and even Tian Chu seemed surprised.

"Isn't he… the guest elder from the main branch?" Someone asked.

"He is…" the person next to him answered.

"Why would Elder Jigou give something like this to you?" Tian Chu questioned.

"Because he liked my talent, of course!" Tian Han said smugly.

Tian Chu felt like she had lost this time and didn't have anything left to say. Tian Han felt pleased at her look and couldn't help but want to trample on her more. But he also knew that now was not the time for it.

'Need to check the situation before the hoop stops working. I cannot charge it here…' He thought to himself.

But while they were talking about this elder, Lin Wu was also interested in him.

"Elder Jigou huh… so he's from the main branch and was assigned to the Tian clan here…" Lin Wu muttered as he checked the older map data from the Tian clan.

"He isn't here, is he?" Lin Wu muttered in confusion.

"System, any information on this man?" Lin Wu questioned.

"None," The system replied simply.

"Hmm… so he isn't really someone that is know by others as much and doesn't even reside here. The system would have known about it otherwise…" Lin Wu muttered to himself.

He also hadn't sensed anyone that was above the Nascent soul realm in the clan and guessed that the guest elder from the main branch would have to be at the very least Dao Shell realm.

"The main branch and the sub branches have different standards for elders. Nascent soul realm cultivators can be elders in the Sub branch but it's not the same in the Main branch. 

Just like the top sects, they need to be at the Dao Shell realm to be elders." Lin Wu muttered, recalling the information from the rules of the Tian clan.

Though hearing about an elder from the main branch of the Tian clan gave Lin Wu some other ideas.

"Perhaps more information can be gained from this elder." Lin Mu said. "If I can find him…" he added while glancing at Tian Han.

He continued watching them as Tian Han got some information from the hoop.

"This is impossible," Tian Han said as a confused expression appeared on his face.

"What is it senior brother?" A clansman questioned.

"The auras… according to the hoop, they belong to Nascent soul realm beasts… or even stronger…" Tian Han answered as his brows furrowed.

"The clan would have known if there were Nascent Soul realm beasts, here. This is far too close for the elders to not know. Something is wrong…" Tian Chu said as she looked around anxiously.

Lin Wu who saw this, couldn't help but think about being more careful in the future.

"So such tools exist too… will need to be on the watch for them, or there might be a time when I fall into a trap." Lin Wu said.

He looked at the hoop in Tian Han's hand and wondered about something.

"System, can you fix this vulnerability?" Lin Wu questioned.

~DING~

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ANSWER: if the host can obtain that spirit tool, the system can analyze and derive a patch for the vulnerability.

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"Good," Lin Wu said with a nod as he trained his eyes on Tian Han.

To Lin Wu, keeping his safety was of the top most importance and he knew just how advantageous it was to stay hidden from the knowledge of others. It was fine now since the person that sensed him was Tian Han and it was not even accurate.

But Lin Wu couldn't rely on that fact as there could very well be better treasures that can detect more information than just this. This was even more important as it was not in the system's data bank.

Lin Wu followed behind the ground as they continued their search. They had become far more careful and knew that there was potential danger all around them. Even Tian Han and Tian Chu didn't bicker and stayed alert.

The Hoop spirit tool had stopped working after a while and Tian Han had put it away, telling Lin Wu about the limitation it had on it.

The group searched for over a day but still could not find anything. No matter where they went, it was as if all the Fragrant Parrot Bamboo Flowers had been plucked.

"This can't be… if we go back empty handed without even a single flower, the elders will not be pleased." Tian Chu said, feeling upset.

"But what can we do, senior sister Chu? It's not that we are unable to fulfill the quota, there are simply no flowers to be found." A clansman said with concern.

"Shut up!" Tian Han said in anger. "There is no way we are going empty handed. We will head to the east!" 

"The east!? But that's in the depths of the forest. If we got there, we are very likely to encounter the stronger beasts." The subordinate of Tian Han said, feeling afraid.

"Do you not want to complete the mission and lost your rank?" Tian Han asked the man, but he simply lowered his head. "I thought so…" Tian Han scoffed.

"Those that don't want to follow can return, but I am going. Feel free to go back. I was intending to go alone in the start anyway." Tian Han taunted.

Tian Chu gritted her teeth and knew that if she let Tian Han do this, she would be losing face.. And it would be even more if he actually managed to succeed.