Chapter 1608 - 1609: Spirit Tower
"Lin Chen!" Seeing the figure walk out of the secret chamber, Xu Wei's face lit up with joy.
Old Xu looked at Lin Chen, his expression slightly changed: "Your strength has actually reached the level of an Immortal Lord."
Boom!
Old Xu's words stunned everyone around.
To know, when Lin Chen entered the secret chamber, his power was only at the early stage of Immortal Realm, yet less than a month later, he had reached the Immortal Lord Realm.
This speed of breakthrough, even the disciples of elite families in the Immortal World could not match.
In fact, it's almost impossible to find someone in the entire Immortal World who progresses as monstrously fast.
Watching the dazed expressions of everyone, Lin Chen smiled faintly: "I was just lucky."
Lin Chen didn't elaborate much on his rapid breakthrough, because the more mysterious he was, the more the crowd revered him.
Old Xu took a deep breath, looking at Lin Chen with dread in his eyes.
He knew that Lin Chen's rapid growth must be due to some extraordinary means.
However, he dared not pry into Lin Chen's secrets.
He knew well Lin Chen's ruthless methods, if he had any ill intention, it could spell disaster for the Xu Family.
Now Lin Chen's strength makes it hard to find a match among peers, if he could become an ally of the Xu Family, then this family tournament would probably go smoothly.
Lin Chen looked at Old Xu and smiled faintly: "Old Xu, thank you for your trouble these days, guarding outside for me."
The reason he chose the Xu Family's secret chamber for cultivation was to prevent his secrets from being known.
There are too many strong figures in the Immortal World, if outside, once Lin Chen enters the Tianyan Space and is discovered, it could easily attract prying eyes.
That way, once he left the Tianyan Space, it would be easy to fall into others' ambush, with severe consequences.
Old Xu shook his head: "Master Lin, you are a benefactor of our Xu Family, it's what we should do, but I have another request, I wonder if you might agree."
"What is it?" Lin Chen was taken aback.
Old Xu looked at Lin Chen, took a deep breath and said: "Master Lin, I know this request is a bit over the line, but we really don't have many options. The Family Tournament in Xianyin City is about to take place, and this tournament is extremely important for our Xu Family. We hope you would act as our foreign aid and help us win the championship."
Afterward, Old Xu explained the situation the Xu Family faced, and the incident of Xu Yun being crippled midway to Lin Chen.
Having heard this, Lin Chen frowned slightly: "I'm sorry, I have many things to attend to, so I am not very interested in your family disputes, I'm afraid I can't help."
To Lin Chen, his top priority was saving Xue Ying, boosting his strength to join Zhao Xiaowen's marriage contest, as for any family tournament, he had no time to participate.
Furthermore, Lin Chen was not stupid, being a notable family in the Immortal World, the disciples' strength certainly wouldn't be weak, even if he won the championship, who knew what kind of trouble he might call upon himself.
Hence, Lin Chen had no interest in getting embroiled in family disputes, drawing unnecessary trouble.
Seeing Lin Chen refuse decisively without much thought, the people of Xu Family shook their heads secretly.
However, such decisions were also reasonable, as there was no real relation between the two parties, it's understandable for him to refuse.
Old Xu also gave a bitter smile upon hearing, helping was a favor, not helping was the norm, so he couldn't blame Lin Chen.
Seeing Lin Chen's resolute refusal, Xu Wei also shook her head helplessly, but her beautiful eyes turned slightly, calculating a plan.
"What a pity, I heard if you get into the top three in the Family Tournament, you could enter the Mystical Tower for cultivation, such an opportunity is quite rare." Xu Wei spoke to herself, but her beautiful eyes were fixed on Lin Chen.
Sure enough, Lin Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of gold: "What is the Mystical Tower?"
Xu Wei smiled faintly: "It's said that beneath the Mystical Tower is a Spiritual Spring, a place where Spiritual Energy of Xianyin City gathers. Practicing inside for a day is equivalent to a year outside."
"Hmm!" Lin Chen's heart stirred upon hearing this.
"Moreover, within the Mystical Tower, there is also ancient mysterious power that can cleanse tendons and marrow, something many martial arts masters dream of." Seeing Lin Chen tempted, Xu Wei delivered another heavy dose.
The cleansing of tendons and marrow didn't interest Lin Chen much, having undergone several rebirths through fire on Earth, his body was already quite formidable.
But that Spiritual Spring did tempt Lin Chen a bit.
In breaking through to Immortal Lord, Lin Chen consumed a lot, if he could replenish it, it would be quite good.
However, for the sake of obtaining Spiritual Power, taking such a risk still felt not worth it to Lin Chen.
Just as Lin Chen was about to refuse, suddenly Feng Jiu spoke.
"Lin Chen, there's something I need in the Mystical Tower, my lineage is from ancient times, and the wilderness energy within the tower is beneficial to my recovery." Feng Jiu, within him, quickly said.
Upon hearing Feng Jiu's words, Lin Chen nodded: "Don't worry, since it's beneficial to you, I will find a way to enter the Mystical Tower."
The last time, on Earth, Feng Jiu almost lost everything to save him, Lin Chen was not someone who burns the bridges after crossing them.
Therefore, he readily agreed to Feng Jiu's request.
Lin Chen turned to Old Xu, who looked at him expectantly: "Old Xu, by getting into the top three, one can enter the Mystical Tower?"
Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Old Xu's face lit up with joy.
He knew Lin Chen was tempted, from their first meeting, he felt Lin Chen was a very realistic person.
If there wasn't enough temptation, Lin Chen definitely wouldn't act.
Luckily, the Mystical Tower did sway him.
"Master Lin, rest assured, once you achieve the top three, our Xu Family is willing to give that spot to you," Old Xu quickly said.
Lin Chen took a deep breath, from his heart he didn't want to be involved with elite families in the Immortal World, since he had just arrived in the Immortal World and his foundation was shallow, but now that he considered Feng Jiu a friend, since he requested, even if there would be some trouble, he wouldn't outright refuse.
"Alright, it's settled, I will fight for you, and you will give me the spot," Lin Chen said calmly.
"Good, no problem." Old Xu's face showed joy, quickly agreeing.
"By the way, does your Xu Family have a complete Star Map of the Immortal World?" Lin Chen asked.
According to Handsome's information, the Immortal World is unlike Earth, having infinite space, even comparable to the size of the Milky Way.
Therefore, without a star map, once lost, it would be quite troublesome.
"We do have a Star Map in our Xu Family, if you want to refer to it, that's fine." Old Xu nodded.
This star map holds significant value in the Immortal World, if Lin Chen wanted it, the Xu Family might not agree, but referring to it was within Old Xu's acceptable range.
Yet he would never dream that merely referring to it essentially equaled giving it to Lin Chen.