NOVEL NEXT chapter 239
239. Restricting the Protagonist from Leveling Up!
Du Xian still didn’t know that Lin Nuo had beaten him up, subconsciously thinking it was the culprit of the chaos.
Upon hearing that he was the real culprit, he was utterly shocked.
In this light, it was completely understandable why he was beaten.
Lin Nuo had a vague sense of foreboding.
Because the way these immortals looked at him was very peculiar. It didn’t seem like they suspected him of releasing the celestial beast, nor did it seem like they suspected him of being one of the participants in this riot.
This peculiar look was very familiar.
So familiar that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into, or at least plug his ears with earplugs.
Should he slip away?
No, slipping away openly now would be too suspicious. Better to stay calm and listen quietly like an old dog.
“The disappearance of Ling Huang Xian and the encounter of Du Xian are likely related.”
A senior immortal stroked his beard and said, “But it’s hard to investigate, and we can’t find his whereabouts in Zifeng Valley.”
“That’s not certain, it might be a coincidence. However, if Ling Huang Xian doesn’t return, then it can be confirmed. Let’s wait for a while, or we can search in Zifeng Valley. Ling Huang Xian might be injured.”
Another immortal echoed, sighing slightly, “But Ling Huang Xian often goes in and out of the Valley of Resentment and Evil. This matter is probably related to him. If that’s the case, it’s really a pity. Ling Huang Xian is a talented individual, the youngest of our senior immortals in the valley. It’s truly regrettable.”
Listening to the immortals’ sighs and laments, Lin Nuo felt no sympathy at all. On the contrary, he even wanted to laugh.
Great, even immortals have their days of dog-eat-dog. There are so many immortals in Zifeng Valley, each preaching benevolence and righteousness, yet this wave of traitors has shattered the noble image of immortals.
There is no absolute in this world. The immortals of Zifeng Valley are supposed to be righteous and capable, but they end up doing things that are detestable. How laughable.
It’s quite common for the righteous to do villainous things. There are many hypocrites, but it’s rare for villains to do righteous things. Which villain would be so disgraceful as to do righteous deeds?
Alright, let’s end this topic.
Now, in Lin Nuo’s view, he could already match Ling Huang Xian with the Blood Demon.
They are the same person.
The main reason he couldn’t connect the two before, apart from their facial contours, was that the immortals’ aversion to the blood curse was no less than their aversion to demonic arts.
But now, there was ample reason to make this connection.
These immortals were still deceiving themselves, unwilling to admit this fact. Actually, there was no need to observe for a period of time; they could directly conclude that Ling Huang Xian was the traitor.
It was obvious. He could freely enter and exit the Valley of Resentment and Evil, and then just before Du Xian was possessed by the Blood Dragon’s soul, he was called over by Ling Huang Xian. Now he’s on the run. Who else could it be?
Good heavens, Ling Huang Xian even invited Lin Nuo to visit the Valley of Resentment and Evil. This was clearly a plot.
The Blood Demon’s origin story was fabricated, just to create a reasonable background.
As for whether these immortals could recognize the Blood Demon later, Lin Nuo didn’t care. It had nothing to do with him.
While Lin Nuo was thinking, the immortal who had just spoken turned his gaze back to Lin Nuo.
He said solemnly:
“This incident with the Blood Dragon’s soul was indeed due to our valley’s lax defense and underestimation of the Blood Dragon’s soul. We never expected it to bring such a catastrophe.
To be honest, with his strange abilities, we immortals are no match for him. But fortunately, we had Lin Nuo here in the valley, who averted the disaster.”
Lin Nuo: “!”
Damn, this, this is?!
The villain’s ominous premonition has finally come true?!
“Indeed, it was because of the little brother that the Blood Dragon was subdued.”
The Venerable Dao Immortal echoed, “From the wounds of the deceased immortals, it is clear that the Blood Dragon’s abilities target us immortals. The Heavenly Chess Immortal also mentioned that immortals possess immortal energy, which became a weapon for the Blood Dragon to attack us. But the little brother has no immortal energy, so he is not afraid of the Blood Dragon.”
Lin Nuo: ?
I see, so the aura released by the Blood Dragon is targeted at you immortals?
What does the Blood Dragon wanting to kill immortals have to do with me, Lin Nuo?
So, when I was fighting earlier, I was fighting the dragon’s soul.
If I had known that its moves were specifically targeting you immortals, I would have let it go. I thought it was coming to kill me, Lin Nuo, so I couldn’t help but beat it back to a weakened state.
A junior immortal asked:
“But even if Young Master Lin is not an immortal and has no immortal energy, how could he weaken the Blood Dragon? And why did he hide so many immortal beasts in the Rain Rainbow Cave?”
“You don’t understand.” The immortal laughed.
Lin Nuo: What? You understand? Are you the modern-day King of Understanding?
The immortal continued to laugh, “Miss Li and Miss Su told us that the little brother knew in advance that there was a problem with the immortal beasts. To avoid alerting the enemy, he hid the immortal beasts in the Rain Rainbow Cave to avoid disaster. As for how he weakened the Blood Dragon, you would have to ask the little brother himself.”
Soon, the ball was kicked back to Lin Nuo.
Lin Nuo replied, “I don’t know.”
Would I tell you that I used my peak-level character to slash the Blood Dragon? Can’t you imagine? Think about it, see if you can figure it out.
At this moment, the old immortal who had played chess with Lin Nuo before, the Heavenly Chess Immortal, interjected:
“Everyone, there is no need to delve into how. The joint recommendation letter from the elders and masters of the Xuanyun Sect has already made it clear. He handles matters low-key and does not show off. A wise person naturally does not reveal their trump card. Let’s end this here, further questioning will yield no results.”
“That’s right, we only need to know that the little brother hid the immortal beasts in the Rain Rainbow Cave to prevent them from being harmed. Upon learning that the Blood Dragon’s soul had possessed Du Xian’s body, he immediately drove it out without hesitation, even weakening it so that we could easily kill it.”
The Venerable Dao Immortal analyzed seriously, then looked at Lin Nuo, “Right, little brother?”
To hell with you, what nonsense.
First of all, the reason for hiding the immortal beasts in the Rain Rainbow Cave was something I, Lin Nuo, made up to fool Li Ruo’er and the others. As for fighting the Blood Dragon without hesitation.
Slander! Who fought without hesitation! If I had known this thing came from Zifeng Valley, I would have run away.
So, this Blood Dragon is so powerful, why didn’t you all get wiped out in the previous life?
Oh, right, there was another person without immortal energy.
Lin Nuo turned to look at Su Kexin behind him. She was staring at him, her eyes shining with admiration for Lin Nuo:
[As expected of Senior Brother, so amazing, to be given such high praise by the immortals, not an immortal but surpassing immortals.]
Lin Nuo understood what was going on.
Alright, the Blood Dragon should be hanging in Su Kexin’s hands.
So the question arises: did I just ruin a good opportunity for Su Kexin to level up by hunting monsters?
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