Guarding the River of Time-Chapter 310 - 301: This Is What a Goddess of Wisdom Should Be! The Cohesion of the Divine Alliance!

Chapter 310: Chapter 301: This Is What a Goddess of Wisdom Should Be! The Cohesion of the Divine Alliance!

"Zhang Xiaofan, you have passed the assessment and are rewarded with an ’Immortal Crystal.’"

"I hope you live up to the alliance’s nurturing of you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan looked up incredulously, gazing at the wooden box containing the Immortal Crystal before him.

After a moment’s daze, he snapped back to reality and immediately waved his hands in refusal: "No, no, no!"

"Absolutely not!"

"I haven’t even completed the full assessment, I didn’t even get through the first task, I am not qualified to receive this Immortal Crystal."

"Celestial Master Zhang, I know you have been kind to me, and I have always remembered your grace, but on this matter, I am resolute in my refusal, I cannot let Celestial Master Zhang break the rules set by the alliance for my sake!"

Hearing Zhang Xiaofan’s series of denials, Zhang Taixuan was momentarily stunned, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha"

"Were you paying any attention to what I said?"

"Listen carefully, I am conveying the order of Alliance Leader Dong, these are the orders communicated by Alliance Leader Dong, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan opened his mouth wide: "Ah?"

"Did I really... pass?"

"But clearly I didn’t pass the assessment!"

"Could Celestial Master Zhang be joking with me?"

Hearing this, Zhang Taixuan also couldn’t help but laugh at the blockhead: "Do you consider yourself so important?"

"And me, so powerful in divine techniques?"

"This is an Immortal Crystal that elevates world status, not something I am qualified to decide the destination of."

"Even if I wanted to give you special treatment, I do not have the qualifications, did you hear that clearly this time?"

Upon hearing these words, Zhang Xiaofan was utterly shocked.

"Are you going to accept the order or not?"

"Zhang... Zhang Xiaofan accepts the order!" With that, Zhang Xiaofan took hold of the wooden box containing the Immortal Crystal with both hands, feeling dizzy and unable to come back to his senses for a long while.

.....

"Get up after taking the order, why are you still kneeling?"

"Planning to offer incense to me?"

Sometimes Zhang Taixuan felt, Zhang Xiaofan’s mind really wasn’t very sharp, sometimes giving off a not-so-smart vibe.

"Oh... oh!" Zhang Xiaofan slowly stood up, then with a bewildered look, asked: "Celestial Master Zhang, I clearly didn’t pass the assessment, why would Alliance Leader Dong give me an Immortal Crystal?"

"Isn’t this unfair to the other two brothers?"

"No, no!"

"Please return this Immortal Crystal to Alliance Leader Dong, I feel"

"Hey, hey, hey! Stop!" Zhang Taixuan reached out to interrupt Zhang Xiaofan, he didn’t want to hear the same thing for the third time, these three people’s reactions were exactly as Alliance Leader Dong described in the letter.

"I know what you want to say."

"There’s no need to say it."

"I’ll keep it short."

"The other two also received an Immortal Crystal, all three of you received one."

"So you don’t need to feel unworthy of this Immortal Crystal, this assessment was designated by Alliance Leader Dong, so she has her own assessment standards, giving you an Immortal Crystal means you passed the assessment."

"Understood?"

"If you keep nagging, I’ll shut your mouth!"

After listening, Zhang Xiaofan clutched the wooden box tightly with his hands, bowing deeply to the void: "Thank you, Alliance Leader Dong, for your high expectations of me. I, Zhang Xiaofan, will not disappoint your nurturing, nor the alliance!"

After speaking, Zhang Xiaofan’s eyes were slightly red.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

"Don’t start crying on me?!"

"You are the future Domain Master of a Lower-Rank Immortal Realm, can you be more mature and composed?"

Zhang Taixuan expressed with exasperation towards Zhang Xiaofan,

"Apologies, Celestial Master, I’m just too emotional, I’m not usually like this." Zhang Xiaofan awkwardly smiled and said.

...

After some thought, Zhang Taixuan asked Zhang Xiaofan a very important question: "Xiaofan, now that you have this Immortal Crystal, what are your plans?"

"I plan... to preserve it well for now."

Zhang Xiaofan’s answer made Zhang Taixuan pause, and he asked curiously: "Why hold onto it? Shouldn’t you immediately enhance your world status and become the Domain Master of the Immortal Domain?"

"No."

Zhang Xiaofan shook his head, speaking slowly and clearly: "Actually, I know, according to the normal assessment criteria, I definitely do not meet the requirements."

"First, if I immediately used the Immortal Crystal to enhance my world status, even though most people won’t say it out loud, I believe others in the alliance will have some opinions, thinking, ’How can someone who didn’t even pass the first assessment receive an Immortal Crystal?’ It’s unfair."

"If Brother Xiao and Brother Wang knew that an unsuccessful one like me received the same reward as them, they would surely feel uncomfortable, which would undermine Alliance Leader Dong’s authority."

"Second, speaking with facts, my current strength indeed does not qualify me to be the Domain Master of a Lower-Rank Immortal Realm."

Hearing Zhang Xiaofan’s words, Zhang Taixuan was dumbfounded.

He could not have imagined that the blockhead Zhang Xiaofan could say something so profound and clear!

"Then how long do you plan to preserve the Immortal Crystal?" Zhang Taixuan asked again.

"I plan to keep it until my strength reaches the point where I can officially pass the assessment, then I will participate again and intend to pass the assessment honestly."

"After passing, I will use this Immortal Crystal."

"This way, no matter what happens, the alliance won’t say anything, nor will it damage Alliance Leader Dong’s authority."

Upon hearing this response, Zhang Taixuan’s pupils constricted, and he took a deep breath.

Actually, he also worried about this issue in his heart.

After all, Zhang Xiaofan did not pass the assessment, but Alliance Leader Dong still gave him an Immortal Crystal, which couldn’t be kept a secret; once Zhang Xiaofan’s world status was enhanced, it would definitely leak out.

At that time, people would inevitably feel that it is unfair, potentially undermining Alliance Leader Dong’s authority.

Xiao Huo and Wang Lin are different, they at least passed the assessment, and outsiders wouldn’t say anything.

...

So, he intentionally asked Zhang Xiaofan in this way.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaofan’s response perfectly resolved this concern!

Not only that, Zhang Xiaofan working even harder in his cultivation would covertly motivate himself, and he would hold an even deeper gratitude towards the alliance, thus garnering more support.

At this moment, in his heart, he had an awe-filled speculation...

Could it be that Alliance Leader Dong foresaw all of this, perfectly seeing through the thoughts in the hearts of the three of them?

But Alliance Leader Dong had never met the three of them, how would she know?

At this moment, he felt a newfound respect for the legendary Alliance Leader Dong.

He suddenly seemed to have grasped something; with Heaven Shepherd Alliance being so united, bearing such strong cohesion, Alliance Leader Dong must have played a very, very crucial role in it.

...

"Go back and work hard, I’m going ahead."

"Hope that by then, you can venture step by step to this Ancient Wilderness and become a pillar of the alliance."

With that, Zhang Taixuan heavily patted Zhang Xiaofan’s shoulder and turned to walk out of the cave dwelling.

Standing outside the dwelling, Zhang Taixuan looked up at the floating Immortal Clouds in the sky with his hands clasped behind his back, suddenly feeling that these clouds hovering over the Ancient Wilderness Immortal Realm were much heavier and more sacred.

...

Nanmu Immortal Island, within the Cyan Fragrance Courtyard.

The courtyard gate was pushed open, and a figure covered in blood walked inside.

Seeing this, Dong’Er stood up as well.