Chapter 228: The Immortals Want Us Dead

Chapter 228: The Immortals Want Us Dead

Lin Nuo sketched a circle and began to chant, temporarily trapping the massive Immortal Tiger. Even if it woke up, it wouldn’t be able to escape.

As a professional beast-catcher, he could handle the Immortal Tiger however he wanted. Even if those Immortals felt powerless against it, he could subdue it.

“Alright, it’s done.”

After completing the technique, Lin Nuo gently retracted his hand, estimating he still had some spirit talismans left—plenty for his needs.

At that moment, Ruo’er had followed Lin Nuo’s instructions and distanced herself from the White Immortal Tiger. She laid out a cloth beneath an Immortal Tree and patted it with her small hands, signaling Lin Nuo to come sit.

Lin Nuo adjusted his white robe slightly and sat on the spread cloth.

It felt somewhat like an outdoor picnic, though they had nearly nothing to eat or drink.

“Have you learned that Spirit Bag Technique yet?”

Lin Nuo asked about the thing he was most concerned about. After all, he considered the Spirit Bag Technique to be the most useful Immortal Technique.

“Spirit Bag Technique? Not yet, Young Master. Dong Xiyan said it’s not urgent to learn this little technique.”

“Just tell her you want to learn; it’s really useful. If you don’t learn the Spirit Bag Technique, you can’t learn anything else.”

Lin Nuo encouraged Ruo’er to hurry up and learn it, then teach him. Once he mastered the Spirit Bag Technique, he would have grasped the essence of the Immortal Techniques in Zifeng Valley.

“Um… isn’t that bad? Young Master, you said that when practicing Immortal Techniques, I should follow Dong Xiyan’s teachings.”

“I also said you should prioritize what I say.”

“Oh, right!”

Ruo’er remembered this detail and realized she almost forgot.

Everything should be based on the Young Master’s arrangements; that’s the fundamental premise for cultivating immortality.

“Then I’ll ask Dong Xiyan if she can teach me the Spirit Bag Technique~”

“Very good.”

As expected of his maid, she was quite obedient and responded to everything he said.

Excellent, maintain this good quality; one day, she could willingly fall into darkness and become a Proud Demon Fox.

He could already imagine the scene—Demon Fox on a rampage, chaos everywhere, fast-forwarding into a hell on earth with people screaming day and night.

Fantastic.

But recalling the situation, he first needed to check on the Immortal Tiger.

Lin Nuo asked, “The Immortal Tiger ran away. Those Immortals should be anxious, but where are they? Why are you the only one here? And you just entered the sect; wouldn’t they feel guilty leaving you alone?”

“Well, many Immortal Beasts are behaving strangely, and they all rushed out. Everyone is looking for them. Dong Xiyan told me not to interfere, so I was left alone to cultivate. Then I sensed its aura and found this White Immortal Tiger.”

“If you can sense it, then they can too.”

“Um… theoretically that’s the case, but I don’t know why they haven’t arrived yet.”

Ruo’er shook her head, looking quite helpless.

Lin Nuo realized it was indeed like that. He understood that the Immortal Tiger approached based on sound, not aura. Under normal circumstances, an angry Immortal Tiger would have a strong aura; logically, it should be sensed primarily through aura.

But no, could it be that this Immortal Tiger had become cunning? Able to conceal its aura so well that even the Immortals couldn’t detect it?

“How’s your cultivation of other Immortal Techniques going?” Lin Nuo continued to ask.

“Progress is quite good~ Dong Xiyan even praised me for having talent~” Ruo’er smiled confidently.

“That’s true. There’s no denying you have talent.”

Lin Nuo agreed; after all, he was a reborn person, and Ruo’er was a stunning fox spirit. If this were a stock, he’d dive right in; in a few years, he’d be the richest man in the world.

“Really, Young Master~?” Ruo’er asked, half skeptical.

“Yes.” Lin Nuo nodded.

Hearing the praise from Lin Nuo, Ruo’er beamed even more, ten times better than when Dong Xiyan complimented her.

After all, her cultivation in immortality was to catch up to the Young Master; gaining his recognition was her goal, so one day, she could fight alongside him, not just be the maid serving him in the shadows.

Of course, serving the Young Master was the rightful thing to do. If she could marry him, she’d be serving him for a lifetime!

Not long after, the massive White Immortal Tiger woke up, its head still feeling a bit dizzy, but it could sense hostility. It had been mocked by a Mortal Body earlier and was still resentful.

And where was that Mortal Body?

The White Immortal Tiger saw him hiding across from a little white fox girl. Its eyes were sharp as it quickly discerned the cultivation level of both.

Yet they showed no signs of panic, seeming as calm and collected as if they were looking at ordinary animals.

“Roar!!”

The White Immortal Tiger growled angrily, wanting to pounce on Lin Nuo, but it was trapped in an invisible cage and couldn’t charge out.

“It seems to have awakened,” Lin Nuo said as he stood up, slowly walking towards the White Immortal Tiger.

“Looks quite ferocious. Ruo’er, negotiate with it. If the negotiation fails, let’s return it to those Immortals for education.”

“Mm mm~ Sure, sure~”

Ruo’er walked from behind Lin Nuo to face the fierce White Immortal Tiger, wearing a kind smile.

“Brother Tiger, please don’t be angry~ We mean no harm~ The Young Master was just acting in self-defense; he doesn’t intend to hurt you~”

Lin Nuo thought: No, actually, my intention was to eat it.

Ruo’er: “The elders said you used to be very well-behaved, but suddenly your temperament changed. Has something happened? If you have any grievances about Zifeng Valley, you can talk to me~ I’ll do my best to help you!”

Her voice was soft and soothing, and the White Immortal Tiger felt comfortable listening to her, intuitively sensing no malice from her.

Moreover, it found it rather amazing that it could even understand Ruo’er’s words.

The White Immortal Tiger ceased its high roaring, slightly parting its mouth and letting out a low growl:

“This place is a disaster; we Immortal Beasts will all die. These Immortals want us dead.”

“Ah, how can that be? They could never want you dead!”

Ruo’er responded in shock, her first instinct thinking the White Immortal Tiger had encountered something leading to a nervous breakdown.

Lin Nuo couldn’t hear the White Immortal Tiger’s words, but he could hear Ruo’er’s. His first reaction was that this tiger was afflicted with Paranoid Delusion and was beyond saving; he suggested roasting it.

“They want us dead. My companions were taken for training, and when they returned, they became very strange.” The White Tiger continued.

“Ah, in what way strange?”

“They lost their vitality, turning into spirit beasts without thoughts who only obey orders. They don’t complain or have their own ideas, like puppets.”

“But shouldn’t spirit beasts obey their masters?”

“It’s different. We used to follow our masters’ orders, but we had our own thoughts and could communicate. Now they have none; their former vitality is gone. These Immortals don’t see us as partners but as tools; this is killing us.”

The White Immortal Tiger’s voice rose a little, and even Lin Nuo could tell it was getting agitated.