After awakening, the female supporting character in the abused novel only wants to ascend to immorta

Chapter 773 Unfold
Fortunately, You Shen didn't seem to notice her actions; his attention was entirely on Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhao noticed You Shen's gaze as soon as she entered, and her body stiffened immediately. Lin Zhao was no longer the clueless bachelor she once was. Although she hadn't formed a Daoist contract, she and Su Bai were officially Daoist partners. As for Ning Wen, because of Mu Mu's presence, Lin Zhao wouldn't deny her special relationship with Ning Wengui.

Now, Lin Zhao clearly felt that You Shen's gaze towards her was no different from that of Su Bai and Ning Wengui.
This is...

Lin Zhao avoided You Shen's gaze, bowed to the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief, and did not shy away from the Ancient Dragon Clan. With a thousand thoughts running through his mind, Lin Zhao succinctly described what he had seen and heard in the Tengshe Clan, as well as the fact that all the direct descendants of the Tengshe Clan had been wiped out without exception.

Upon hearing this, the people from the Ancient Dragon Clan all looked at Lin Zhao with a hint of awe in their eyes.

For Lin Zhao to speak of such a clan-annihilation so casually, he must be a ruthless person. And this is even after Lin Zhao knew that the Tengshe clan was part of the Youli Chen clan.

This person seems to have never been afraid of the identity of the Youli Ancient Dragon Clan?
Upon hearing this, You Shen merely frowned slightly before his brows relaxed.

He could roughly guess Lin Zhao's reliance, after all, You Chen, the only young master of the Ancient Dragon Clan, was on Lin Zhao's side. Even if You Li wanted to incite the Ancient Dragon Clan's anger towards Lin Zhao, he would have to consider You Chen's attitude.

What You Shen cared about more was the other meaning in Lin Zhao's words, "You mean to say that the Tengshe Clan has been using the fortune and essence of the Tianhuang Clan to nourish themselves all these years?"

Lin Zhao nodded and took out several jade bottles from his spatial ring. After the bottles were opened, they shone with golden light and emitted a refreshing aroma.

The old man behind You Shen looked up, a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then said, "This is indeed the essence blood of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, and with this purity, it should be the essence blood of a Heavenly Phoenix whose cultivation is close to that of an Immortal Venerable. I didn't expect the Tengshe Clan to have something like this."

His cultivation level is about to reach the Immortal Venerable level?

The other ancient dragons were also surprised; such a powerful individual was rare even among the ancient dragons of today.

Therefore, even they cannot obtain this level of essence and blood to nourish their bodies.

"No wonder it's only a subspecies of an ancient dragon race, yet it has such a strong momentum of development over the years," a middle-aged man behind You Shen suddenly realized.

You Shen pondered: "Even with this level of essence blood nourishing them, the strongest is still only a Celestial King..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what You Shen wanted to say.

It seems that the potential of the Tengshe Clan is limited to this.

Despite possessing such powerful essence and fortune from the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, this is all they've achieved.

Looking at the essence blood, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief asked somewhat nervously, "With the Tengshe Clan destroyed, can the Heavenly Phoenix Clan's fortune be restored?"

Unlike others who felt mostly emotional upon hearing this, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief felt only sorrow and hatred.

But even this hatred had nowhere to be vented.

After all, Lin Zhao had already wiped out the entire direct line of the Tengshe clan, and the Tianhuang clan was not so unreasonable as to persecute a race that had no grudge against them.

What she always wanted was to restore the glory of the Phoenix Clan.

Clearly, this essence and blood can only bring partial hope. To truly restore the glory of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, the clan's fortune still needs to return.

Under the expectant gazes of the Phoenix Clan Chief and the other Phoenix Clan members, Lin Zhao shook his head with a somber face: "Although I also really want to kill them to take back the Phoenix Clan's fortune, but... that's unlikely."

The small Tengshe clan could not consume all the fortune of the Tianhuang clan. The destruction of the Tengshe clan could only give back a little bit, or even none at all, because Lin Zhao was not sure where the fortune of the Tengshe clan would go after their death. It was more likely that it would return to the True Spirit Realm and nourish all living beings in the True Spirit Realm.

But all of this was unknown, and she wasn't sure. The Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief's eyes darkened for a moment, and the First Elder immediately nudged her: "To be able to retrieve the essence blood of our clan's predecessors is already a great achievement. With these, our clan's younger generations will be able to reach even greater heights in their future cultivation!"

The Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief managed a weak smile.

However, this smile was tinged with bitterness after learning the truth about the decline of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan over the years.

After entrusting the task of entertaining the Ancient Dragon Clan to Lin Zhao and Huang Yue, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief left, despite his exhaustion.

Before leaving, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief looked at You Shen with a complicated expression for a while, then looked at Lin Zhao as if he had thought of something, shook his head, and patted Lin Zhao's shoulder: "Lin Zhao, I believe in your character. I hope you will not let down that kid Qu Shu. Although we don't like that kid very much, he has indeed lived a miserable life all these years."

Lin Zhao: "..." I don't quite understand what you're saying.

Lin Zhao did not answer; the Heavenly Phoenix Clan Chief had already led his men out.

The ancient dragon clan's subordinates, being quite perceptive, withdrew, and when Lin Zhao turned around, he could only see You Shen sitting in his original position.

The purpose was so obvious that Lin Zhao couldn't deny it or just laugh it off.

So she simply sat down opposite You Shen, took a sip of the tea he had poured for her, and asked seriously, "What are your thoughts, Young Master You Shen?"

You Shen said, "It was You Chen who said that you applied to her for assistance from the Ancient Dragon Clan."

Lin Zhao rested his chin on his hand and nodded: "But it was just my application. As the direct descendant of the Ancient Dragon Clan and the former young master, you didn't need to come in person. By the way, is your Yuan Kong Body healed?"

You Shen nodded: "Under Venerable Feng Xiao's care, I'm almost fully recovered. As long as I cultivate step by step, my body will be no different from that of a normal ancient dragon."

When You Shen spoke, his voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating that the solution to this matter was not something that could be expressed in just a few words.

Lin Zhao smiled sincerely and said, "Then congratulations. You've achieved your wish, and I haven't let down the Ancient Dragon Clan Chief's expectations of me."

She hid the answer in You Shen's gaze.

Her relationship with You Shen was merely a request from the Ancient Dragon Clan Chief; now that things are settled, there shouldn't be any other connection between them.

You Shen remained silent for a moment, without speaking immediately.

Suddenly, he asked, "You know?"

Before Lin Zhao could answer, he nodded to himself, "You're so smart, you must already know."

Lin Zhao was speechless, wondering what You Shen was trying to do with this.

You Shen then asked, "If Qu Shu had the same feelings for you, would you also reject him?"

Lin Zhao pinched the bridge of her nose: "What does this have to do with Qu Shu?"

"Let me put it another way: if you knew that Qu Shu still wanted to be with you, would you still reject him like this?"

of course not.

The words were on the tip of Lin Zhao's tongue, but she knew she couldn't say them.