My Head Hurts

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

Su Lin: "Your world has a lot going on—parallel worlds, time travel to the past and future, all sorts of Heroic Spirits and Gods, and world-ending disasters at the drop of a hat. That's roughly how it is."

Shirou Emiya: "...It really isn't easy to have lived this long."

With the way he trained his magecraft, he was basically walking a tightrope every day.

Su Lin thought as he took a sip of tea.

Most of the people in the group had their own things to do. It was just that the novelty of the Chat Group had not yet worn off over the past couple of days, and everyone was reading novels, so they were rather active.

Situations like Ye Fan and Han Li, where years of cultivation passed without notice, were fairly common.

Perfect. While everyone was here, he wanted to announce something.

Two hours later.

Seeing that the group was still chatting enthusiastically, everyone except Luffy, who was busy stuffing his face in real life, went to read Shirou Emiya's story.

Xiao Yan: "Brother, let me go to your world and give that old worm from the Matou family a Buddha's Fury Lotus. I guarantee he'll have the time of his life."

Ye Fan: "What an interesting world. Magecraft, Noble Phantasms, the Holy Grail, timelines, the Throne of Heroes..."

Han Li: "The hidden supernatural powers in that world are not weak. I think it would be better to proceed with caution and let Shirou change the future himself."

Han Li was also deeply interested in that world, but he understood that even though he had reached the Core Formation stage, he could not casually venture into a world with such a profound level of supernatural power. Even if he went, it would be best not to get involved in Shirou Emiya's affairs.

The worldviews and settings Su Lin had added made them understand just how drastic the disparity in power was in that world.

It was still uncertain whether the world's will would notice outsiders like them.

Reality Marbles, his future self, Noble Phantasms... As Ye Fan had said, it was a very interesting world. The countless worlds beyond their own truly contained everything imaginable.

Xiao Yan: "I know. That's why I'm planning to throw out a Fire Lotus and immediately run back to my own world."

Regarding Xiao Yan's plan, Su Lin could only say: damn, that was slick.

Su Lin: "@All Members Do you have time lately? Would you like to come over to my side? There's something I'd like to ask everyone to help with."

Han Li: "I was just preparing to visit Sky Star City and see how it has changed. Whatever it is, Brother Su, please speak freely."

Ye Fan was preparing to break through to the Four Extremes realm. Since he already knew the future in advance, some detours could be avoided. It was just... An Miaoyi... Ye Fan froze for a moment.

A message came through in the group.

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

Xiao Yan: "Same here."

Luffy: "I won't be coming over from my side."

Shirou Emiya: "Earth from another world? I really would like to see that."

Fortunately, time in their original worlds was paused when they traveled to other worlds. Otherwise, he had no idea how he would explain it.

[Image]

Standing atop Wangshu Pavilion, he took a panoramic photo.

Ye Fan: "Little Su, that looks pretty nice. What scenic spot on Earth is this?"

Ye Fan: "Come to my place another day, and I'll take you around those sacred lands."

Han Li: "The scenery is beautiful."

Su Lin: "I happened to obtain an immortal peak, containing inheritances from Qi Refining all the way to immortality."

Ye Fan: "???"

Ye Fan tilted his head.

Han Li: "..."

Han Li: "Brother Su is blessed with profound fortune. Congratulations."

Su Lin: "This sect's immortal peak belongs to me now, but with no one to teach me, my cultivation progress has been rather slow. Could you come over and help me if you have time? Oh, and you may freely consult the cultivation methods and spells within."

[Ye Fan used a World-Breaking Talisman. Do you agree?]

[Ye Fan used a World-Breaking Talisman. Do you agree?]

[Ye Fan used a World-Breaking Talisman. Do you agree?]

Ye Fan: "Bro! Open the door, Yezi is here."

Ye Fan: "Open the door!"

Han Li: "..."

If there were a novel about Su Lin's story, Han Li really wanted to read about Su Lin's experiences. How could this be so absurd?

Han Li: "Thank you, Brother Su."

[Han Li used a World-Breaking Talisman. Do you agree?]

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

[Xiao Yan used a World-Breaking Talisman. Do you agree?]

[Shirou Emiya used a World-Breaking Talisman. Do you agree?]

Before long, portals lit up one after another near the lake at Water Mirror Peak.

Figures appeared one after another.

This was the Heavens Chat Group's first offline meetup.

Su Lin had laid out some food, pastries, and tea on a stone table. He had just ordered the food and pastries on his phone, while the tea had been found in the room of some elder or disciple.

The first was a young man with refined and spirited features, like an immortal cast out from the heavens. He wore white robes and smiled gently.

To his left stood a young man carrying a massive ruler on his back. His looks were ordinary but remarkably pleasing, and he curiously surveyed the surroundings.

To his right was an utterly unremarkable man with ordinary features and somewhat dark skin.

At the far left was a red-haired male high school student in a school uniform, the group's resident sit-up expert.

They introduced themselves one after another.

"Ye Fan."

"Xiao Yan."

"Han Li."

"Shirou Emiya. Um, hello, everyone."

"I am Su Lin. Come, everyone, have a seat."

When Xiao Yan and Ye Fan saw several plastic bags tossed onto the ground in such an ethereal place, then looked at the plastic-boxed pastries and Zero snacks on the stone table...

When it came to being down-to-earth, Brother Su truly took the prize.

The others did not stand on ceremony. After exchanging a few greetings, they sat down. Ye Fan and Xiao Yan grabbed several bags of Zero snacks and started digging in.

Hometown Zero snacks, which they had not tasted in so long, brimming with the flavor of technology.

This was exactly the taste they wanted.

Even the brands were the same as in their worlds.

"Wangshu Pavilion is up there." Su Lin pointed to the building atop the peak. "Inside are the cultivation methods of the Qian Ning Sect."

"I left a portal nearby. Below is the city, Ledu. If any of you want to experience city life again, teleport to my room first, then change into modern clothes."

"Shirou Emiya, you should change too. Otherwise, people will think your cosplay is way too realistic."

None of them asked what was going on with Su Lin's sect. Not prying into other people's secrets was the foremost rule for getting along harmoniously.

"Let's take a look around your immortal peak first. Does it have a name?"

"Water Mirror Peak. Fine, I'll show everyone around."

And so, ninety days passed in the blink of an eye. Under the guidance of the two who were already immortal cultivators, Su Lin quickly learned the basics of the cultivation methods.

Although the cultivation inheritances left within Water Mirror Peak differed from the cultivation systems of Ye Fan and Han Li, at their core, they were all about developing and elevating the human body.

Both Ye Fan and Han Li could draw parallels, gaining quite a lot from them. The spells in particular, though many were merely rudimentary, also included quite a few powerful techniques.

Xiao Yan and Shirou Emiya also tried cultivating. The method of refining and accumulating the spiritual energy of heaven and earth differed from the way Xiao Yan cultivated battle qi, so after giving it a brief try, Xiao Yan still decided to continue down his own path.

I still managed to update a chapter. My head kept hurting on and off, and it was so unbearable that I simply couldn't fall asleep or rest. It was too miserable, aaah...

(End of Chapter)