Chapter 240: Joint Commendation

Chapter 240: Joint Commendation

“One who tries hard to plant flowers but they don’t bloom, while one who casually plants willows sees them flourish.”

Lin Nuo felt it was necessary to check his fortune and maybe even get a fortune-telling to see if anything was altered during his rebirth that made him so unlucky.

What the heck! Here I am, Lin Nuo, concocting elaborate plans, only to have it all result in utter chaos?

I used to think about killing Su Kexin, but now my goals have dumbed down to just wanting to let the Immortal Beasts go.

At this rate, it might even save this crummy Zifeng Valley.

But with Su Kexin around, Zifeng Valley is never going to perish.

This is a protagonist upgrade event, and the Blood Dragon is the villain – a guaranteed experience booster.

If I’d known this, I would have hidden Su Kexin away and let her handle it, wipe out everything, and erase Zifeng Valley from existence!

Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as “what if.”

Lin Nuo looked around, taking in the remaining Immortals present.

The new faces had dwindled, and there were more familiar ones from his previous life.

This was the trend of history; the general direction hadn’t changed. It turned out so many Immortals perished due to these events.

After all, most of the high-level Immortals he’d seen last time were harder to kill; they could cling to life a little longer, so most who remained were of high cultivation.

Survival of the fittest; the weak get eliminated, and the Blood Dragon is here to clean house.

While history was changing, the Heavenly Path was correcting its trajectory in certain aspects.

Like with the dead Immortals, like Su Kexin getting stronger, like him, Lin Nuo, becoming the Big Villain (just kidding).

And his very existence was meant to shift this grand direction.

My fate is determined by me, not by the heavens!

Now he was already changing things. Although he inadvertently saved Zifeng Valley, he had prevented Su Kexin from leveling up through battle.

This Blood Dragon was strong; it would surely force her to unleash her full potential, resulting in a three-thousand round battle where Su Kexin barely emerged victorious.

For her, this unintentional limit on her advancement was immense!

Yes, the Big Villain’s plan was a total success; missing out on this battle, Su Kexin’s cultivation lagged by at least several years!

However…

It seemed that the Blood Dragon had only one move that was immune to mortals, and as for infiltrating others’ consciousness, who knows, it might just get fried by Su Kexin’s righteousness.

A lonely limitation.

A group of Immortals were lavishing Lin Nuo with praise, making it feel like a public denouncement meeting—Lin Nuo seriously wanted to shut them up; they were so uncouth.

At that moment, Zun Dao said to Du Xian:

“Du Xian, you really need to thank young brother Lin Nuo; it’s thanks to his intervention that the Blood Dragon’s soul had left your body, or else you would likely have met your demise, and the Blood Dragon would have used your body for evil, leaving a stench for generations.”

“Yes, yes, I know! Young Master Lin, that punch you threw was fantastic; otherwise, I would have become a true sinner!”

Du Xian, with a swollen face, hurried over to shake Lin Nuo’s hand, excitedly expressing his thanks.

“Thank you, Young Master Lin! I appreciate it; that punch was splendid!”

Lin Nuo was dumbfounded. This Immortal had been beaten and yet was smiling and thanking him? What a strange person! It felt like being sold out and still helping count the money.

This sudden gratitude made Lin Nuo feel incredibly uncomfortable; he’d prefer them to criticize him openly: “You brutish thug, you shouldn’t be allowed to be a cultivator.”

Zun Dao chuckled, “Young brother, please don’t worry; regarding the merits of young brother, we will send a message back to Tianling Mountain so that the elders and students of your sect can know of your achievements.”

Lin Nuo: “…”

I’d rather not have your comfort! You want to kill while also hurting someone’s heart?

Good deeds don’t stay hidden, but bad news travels fast? Is this gossip going back to Xuanyun Sect and letting them enjoy a torrent of ridicule?

Lin Nuo: “Senior, there’s really no need.”

Zun Dao: “No need for modesty, young brother; the elders and masters of Xuanyun Sect are very eager to know about your actions in Zifeng Valley. We’re merely speaking the truth; it’s not exaggerating.”

Lin Nuo: “…”

Perhaps I should write a book titled “Saying the Truth.”

Lin Nuo: “When do you plan to send the spiritual bird away?”

Looks like he’d have to charge it down with his Amity Clash, but what type of bird would be able to handle such a charge?

Zun Dao: “After dinner tonight, we’ll let it go.”

“Zun Dao, there’s no need to wait; I’ve already written the letter. You can take a look, make a few adjustments, and we can all sign it together to send the spiritual bird to Zifeng Valley.” At that moment, one Immortal interjected.

Lin Nuo: “…”

Wow, so fast! Are you a fast man?

Zun Dao: “Oh? That’s great! Then let’s not delay. Let’s sign it!”

A few senior Immortals signed the letter in succession and then brought out a pure white spiritual bird, using a technique to embed the letter into the bird. They released the bird right in front of Lin Nuo.

This truly felt like killing with words and striking at the heart and soul.

Watching the spiritual bird fly with the letter to the sky, Lin Nuo couldn’t bring himself to use Amity Clash to bring it down; the situation seemed to become even “worse.”

Before, things were just minor skirmishes, testing in Tianling Mountain, and trivial matters in the Sacred Altar, all those incidents seemed trivial compared to making achievements in Zifeng Valley.

Saving the Immortal Valley? If this were counted as merit points, it would be incredibly terrifying.

Wouldn’t this make him the target of scolding for years?

“Alright, young brother, we’ve sent this matter back to Zifeng Valley. This merit belongs to you! Haha, allowing you into Zifeng Valley truly was the right choice; if not, our sect would have faced an irreversible calamity!”

“Alright, enough of that.”

Lin Nuo rubbed his forehead, feeling like he was caught in a tightly wrapped curse, suffering immensely.

At this point, complaining is useless.

After all, these people’s reasoning was far more convincing than reality; who would believe that a righteous sect cultivator could defeat a Blood Dragon with the darkness within their heart? That sounded more like his own nonsense.

It’s just too absurd.

“Got it, young brother has a humble attitude toward fame and fortune; I shan’t say more. Everyone knows it now; I hope Zifeng Valley and Xuanyun Sect can maintain everlasting friendship.”

Everyone chimed in, laughing as the previously gloomy atmosphere lifted a bit.

This was Li Ruo’er’s first entry into cultivation. She had only heard about her young master’s feats before, but now she witnessed her own young master achieving remarkable deeds, truly feeling fortunate.

Looking back, she realized that her young master’s duel with the Blood Dragon hadn’t been an earth-shattering magical battle; it was just a simple exchange of fists.

However, this seemingly simple exchange was significant; he was indeed the great hero who saved Zifeng Valley!

Perhaps true mastery in a duel is simply so straightforward and pure.

Things that even Immortals couldn’t accomplish, her young master did easily; this was a truly unparalleled great hero!

At that moment, Li Ruo’er’s eyes sparkled with endless admiration for Lin Nuo.

It’s because of this hero’s presence that her own confusion had a direction to move forward.

Li Ruo’er realized that she still had a long way to go; it was impossible to surpass her young master, but she at least couldn’t fall too far behind.

She had to be worthy of her young master, or she’d be looked down upon.

Word has it that great heroes prefer talented and capable beauties, and she wasn’t bad in appearance either~