Chapter 23. Restricting the Protagonist’s Level-Up Plan!

Chapter 23. Restricting the Protagonist’s Level-Up Plan!

“Senior Brother, this is my Spirit-Infused Jade Pendant, please, please don’t dislike it.”

Shy Su Kexin took out an emerald jade pendant, which was translucent and radiant, containing positive spiritual energy.

This should be the Spirit-Infused Jade Pendant that the protagonist Su Kexin carried with her. Due to long-term wear and the accumulation of celestial and terrestrial spiritual energy, it had gathered a considerable amount of positive spiritual energy.

This item was useless for his cultivation; it could even lead to purification if mishandled. If he soaked in the Demon Spring with it, he definitely wouldn’t turn into a demon, but what a mess that would be!

However…

He suddenly had a bold idea.

“Alright.”

Lin Nuo unceremoniously took the Spirit-Infused Jade Pendant from Su Kexin’s hands.

Su Kexin felt relieved that her Senior Brother didn’t dislike her pendant. It felt good to be able to give him some gift in thanks.

Lin Nuo couldn’t keep the pendant for long; if he got tainted by its positive energy, that would be troublesome.

He had a plan: to do some modification on this glossy jade pendant, then return it to Su Kexin. Perhaps it could restrict her level-up.

Villain plan one, kill the protagonist. Plan one failed, execute plan two, restrict the protagonist’s level-up.

Villain plan three, level up himself, but that seemed more difficult; he had no clue about that yet.

But one must have aspirations; let’s set a small goal first—advancing to the fourth stage of Spirit Realm before turning to demonhood.

“Can I go back now?”

Lin Nuo looked at Elder Yuan.

Elder Yuan replied, “We will leave tomorrow, everyone tidy up a bit.”

Tomorrow works perfectly; he could finish modifying the jade pendant tonight and return it to Su Kexin tomorrow.

“I’ll head back to my room if there’s nothing else.”

“Lin Nuo, wait a moment.”

Zhou Jianhu walked over, extending his right hand,

“You are a righteous hero who helps the oppressed. I was wrong to say what I did earlier; I apologize. I hope you can forgive the past, and we can get along harmoniously and improve together in the future.”

Lin Nuo shot him a glance.

Who do you think you are? Would I, Lin Nuo, care about a do-gooder like you? And can’t we have a harmonious society without you constantly calling others heroes?

“Mind your own business.”

Lin Nuo didn’t shake his hand and turned to leave the courtyard, heading back to his room.

Zhou Jianhu sighed, realizing he had overlooked Lin Nuo. He had chastised Lin Nuo earlier, only to find out he was a hidden righteous hero. Here he was, shouting about helping the underprivileged, but ended up becoming a burden, nowhere near Lin Nuo’s caliber.

Sigh, this is truly a display of one’s own shortcomings, how embarrassing!

“Senior Brother shouldn’t be petty. He’s actually warm-hearted beneath his cold exterior; don’t mind him, Zhou Senior Brother.”

Su Kexin quietly murmured, watching Lin Nuo’s retreating figure.

Yes, Senior Brother has a cold demeanor but a warm heart. Last time during the sword flight, his seemingly cold words were actually teaching her.

Senior Brother is really a gentle man.

……

Lin Nuo returned to his room and took out the Spirit-Infused Jade Pendant given by Su Kexin.

Then he retrieved the Demon Crystal he had picked up from the Demon Sect disciples, which contained demonic spiritual energy.

“I hope this works.”

Lin Nuo took out a small spiritual disk shaped like a fortune-telling array, placed the jade pendant in the center, and arranged the Demon Crystals around it.

“Spin!”

Lin Nuo performed a minor spell, and the spiritual disk began to spin rapidly. The Demon Crystals were drawn in by a powerful suction, and the demonic spiritual energy was absorbed into the jade pendant.

The demonic spiritual energy seeped into the jade pendant, and its emerald hue slightly darkened.

“It seems it was successful.”

After some spell work, Lin Nuo was quite satisfied with this modified item.

With Lin Nuo’s spellcasting and the assistance of the spiritual disk, the demonic spiritual energy had seeped into the pendant. If Su Kexin wore this jade pendant while cultivating advanced techniques, the demonic energy would leak into her body, disrupting her spiritual veins.

He had used this trick against the leader of the Demon Sect before, intentionally infusing positive spiritual energy into a demonic artifact for the leader to use. Later, the leader was influenced by the positive energy and ended up unable to compete when facing him, leading to his demise.

Now he reversed the tactic, infusing demonic energy into the pendant for Su Kexin to wear. Of course, with Su Kexin’s protagonist physique, this little bit of demonic energy wouldn’t take her life, but she would need time to overcome this infiltrating demonic energy. During this period, her spiritual veins would be damaged, making it hard for her to advance.

Restricting her level-up means she would be easier to kill the lower her level.

He had calculated; the amount of demonic energy was just right—enough to restrict Su Kexin without it being easily detectable. If he poured in too much demonic energy, the pendant would surely be altered, and that would be too obvious!

Even if he fell back to the second stage of Spirit Realm, his skills were still strong. He was an expert in the conversion of spiritual items into energy.

Plan two succeeded; plan one can’t be too far behind!

I might end up writing an autobiography titled “On How to Kill the Protagonist”—a true classic.

Alright, done, time to sleep.

……

The next day, Lin Nuo and his party were sent off by the townsfolk of Candle Star Town.

“Ah, Senior Brother, why are you giving it back to me? Was it not enough?”

Less than half a day and the returned gift surprised Su Kexin.

Lin Nuo calmly replied, “The effect of the Spirit-Infused Jade Pendant is related to one’s physique; it’s not suitable for me, so I return it to you.”

“Then I’ll send you something else.”

“Your feelings are enough; there’s no need to mention this again.”

“Oh…”

Su Kexin was like a well-behaved little sister, obediently responding to her steady older brother.

“Well then, Senior Brother, this time returning home, you should come with me.”

“Junior Sister, you flew too fast last time; this time, Junior Brother will follow me.” Liu Shuqin suddenly chimed in.

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