Chapter 28: My Head Hurts

Su Lin: "You can think of it as a parallel world."

Su Lin: "Your world has too many settings—parallel worlds, time travel to past or future, all sorts of spirits, deities, and people randomly wiping out entire civilizations. That’s roughly it."

Emiya Shirou: "...Feels like surviving this long must’ve been tough."

Your kind of magical training is basically like walking a tightrope every day.

Su Lin sipped his tea and thought.

Most people in the group usually had their own things going on, but these past two days the novelty of the chat group hadn’t worn off yet, and everyone was reading novels, so their messages were especially active.

Cases like Ye Fan and Han Li, who trained for ages without counting years, were fairly common.

Just right—he wanted to announce something while everyone was present.

Two hours later

Seeing the group still buzzing with chatter, everyone except Luffy—who was busy eating in the real world—began reading Emiya Shirou’s story.

Xiao Yan: "Bro, let me go to your world and drop a Buddha-Fury Fire Lotus on that old worm from the Matou family—I’ll make him scream with pleasure."

Ye Fan: "What an interesting world—magic, artifacts, the Holy Grail, timelines, the Hall of Spirits..."

Han Li: "The hidden transcendental power in that world isn’t weak. I think it’s better to be cautious. Let Emiya handle his own future."

Han Li was deeply curious about that world, but he understood—even now, having reached the Golden Core stage—he shouldn’t lightly step into a world with such deep transcendental forces. If he went, he’d best not get involved in Emiya Shirou’s affairs.

Su Lin’s additional worldbuilding and settings made them realize how severely stratified that world was.

It was uncertain whether the world’s will would even notice outsiders like them.

Innate Field, future selves, artifacts—just as Ye Fan said, it was an interesting world. Truly, the countless worlds beyond the universe held every oddity imaginable.

Xiao Yan: "I know, so I plan to throw one Fire Lotus and then run back to my own world."

For Xiao Yan’s plan, Su Lin could only say: “So 6.”

Su Lin: "@All Members, are any of you free recently? Would you like to come over? I need a favor."

Han Li: "I was just preparing to visit Tianxing City to see how things have changed. Whatever it is, Su Brother, speak freely."

Ye Fan was preparing to break through to the Four Extremes Realm. Since he already knew the future, he could avoid some detours—but... An Miaoyi... Ye Fan fell into a daze.

A message came through the group.

Ye Fan: "Nothing much. I was just thinking of returning to Earth for a look."

Xiao Yan: "Same here."

Luffy: "I won’t be coming."

Emiya Shirou: "The Earth of other worlds? I’d really like to see it."

Fortunately, time in the home world pauses when traveling to other worlds; otherwise, explaining this would’ve been impossible.

[Image]

Standing on the rooftop of Wangshu Pavilion, he took a panoramic photo.

Ye Fan: "Little Su, this looks great. Where on Earth is this scenic spot?"

Ye Fan: "Next time come to my place—I’ll take you around the sacred sites."

Han Li: "Beautiful scenery."

Su Lin: "I stumbled upon an immortal peak, with a complete lineage from Qi Condensation to Immortality."

Ye Fan: "???"

Ye Fan tilted his head.

Han Li: "......"

Han Li: "Su Brother, your fortune is immense—congratulations."

Su Lin: "This immortal peak now belongs to me, but no one’s teaching me, so my progress is slow. If you’re free, come help me out—by the way, feel free to study any of the cultivation methods and spells inside."

[Ye Fan used the Break-Realm Talisman. Agree?]

[Ye Fan used the Break-Realm Talisman. Agree?]

[Ye Fan used the Break-Realm Talisman. Agree?]

Ye Fan: "Bro! Open up! Ye Zi’s here!"

Ye Fan: "Open the door!"

Han Li: "..."

If there were a novel about Su Lin’s life, Han Li would’ve truly wanted to read it—how could anyone’s life be this absurd?

Han Li: "Thank you, Su Brother."

[Han Li used the Break-Realm Talisman. Agree?]

Xiao Yan: "Though I don’t cultivate immortality, I’d really like to come and take a look."

[Xiao Yan used the Break-Realm Talisman. Agree?]

[Emiya Shirou used the Break-Realm Talisman. Agree?]

Not long after, a series of teleportation portals lit up near the lake on Shuijing Peak.

Figures began appearing one after another.

This was the first in-person meeting of the Multiverse Chat Group.

Su Lin had placed some food, pastries, and tea on a stone table—the food and pastries were just ordered via his phone; the tea he’d found in some elder’s or disciple’s room.

First was a young man with the appearance of an adolescent, refined and spirited, like a celestial exile descended to earth, clad in a white robe with a gentle smile.

To his left stood a young man with an ordinary but pleasing face, carrying a heavy ruler, curiously scanning his surroundings.

To his right was a plain-looking man with ordinary features and slightly dark skin.

On the far left was a red-haired high school student in a school uniform—the group’s champion of sit-ups.

Everyone introduced themselves.

"Ye Fan."

"Xiao Yan."

"Han Li."

"Emiya Shirou... uh, hello everyone."

"I am Su Lin. Come, everyone, sit down."

Xiao Yan and Ye Fan saw plastic bags littered on the ground of this ethereal place, then looked at the plastic-boxed pastries and snacks on the stone table.

When it came to being down-to-earth, this Su Brother really knew how to do it.

The group didn’t bother with formalities; after a few greetings, they sat down. Ye Fan and Xiao Yan grabbed several snack packs and started devouring them.

Long-missed hometown snacks—full of that technological flavor.

This was exactly the taste they wanted.

The brands were identical to those back home.

"This is Wangshu Pavilion," Su Lin pointed to the building atop the peak: "Inside are the cultivation methods of the Qianning Sect..."

"I left a teleportation portal nearby—the city below is Ledu. If any of you want to return to urban life, just teleport to my room and change into modern clothes."

"Emiya Shirou, you need to change too—otherwise they’ll think your cosplay is too realistic."

No one asked how Su Lin came to possess this sect. Not probing into others’ secrets was the first rule of harmonious coexistence.

"Let’s first take a look at your immortal peak—does it have a name?"

"Shuijing Peak. Good. I’ll show you around."

Thus, ninety days passed swiftly. Under the guidance of two veteran cultivators, Su Lin quickly mastered the basics of the cultivation methods.

The cultivation lineage left on Shuijing Peak differed from the systems of Ye Fan and Han Li, but fundamentally, it was still about developing and elevating the human body.

Both Ye Fan and Han Li found cross-applicable insights and gained much, especially from the spells—though many were superficial, there were also numerous powerful spell formulas.

Xiao Yan and Emiya Shirou tried cultivating as well. The way they refined and accumulated spiritual energy differed from their own methods of cultivating aura; after a brief attempt, Xiao Yan decided to stick with his own path.