I Can't Die, I Just Can't!

Everyone knows how it goes in those old-school tragic novels: the protagonists suffer torment in body and soul, cough up blood by the gallon every day, and teeter on the brink of death, yet thanks to the protagonist's halo, they miraculously survive situations that should have been absolutely fatal. Mu Yun transmigrated into one such old-school tragic novel, becoming a minor cannon-fodder character, a low-level disciple with meager cultivation. His task was to follow the plot until the male lead went on a rampage to win back the female lead and slaughtered everyone in the sect. If Mu Yun died on cue, the mission would be complete. The problem was, that scene was in the second-to-last chapter. Fortunately, the System also told Mu Yun that dying before the plot reached that point would count as completing the mission. Watching the protagonists get tormented nearly to death, Mu Yun came up with a brilliant plan. Step aside, protagonist. He’d take the suffering in your place! He didn’t have a protagonist’s halo, so surely he’d be tortured to death in a snap! So when the heroine was about to be framed for hiding forbidden arts and colluding with the demon realm, Mu Yun stepped forward from the crowd. “I hid them!” When the second male lead was about to be maliciously shoved into a dangerous cave, Mu Yun darted in front of him. “Push me!” Heroine: ! My benefactor took the blame for me, and I didn’t even try to argue? No way. I have to fight back! Second male lead: ! This senior risked his life to save me, and I’m still giving up on myself? No way. I have to make a comeback! And yet... For some reason, Mu Yun still hadn’t died. Mu Yun couldn’t figure it out. Why was the so-called punishment from heavenly lightning like a static shock? And where were the dangers in that cave they’d promised? It was full of old and infirm people! Not only was he still alive, but the heroine, the second male lead, and others kept showing up out of nowhere to thank him. Even now, a great figure said to be revered by the powerful of both the immortal and demon realms had appeared, known as the “Patriarch,” and Mu Yun still hadn’t managed to die. So focused was Mu Yun on getting himself killed that he didn’t know those great figures were actually the tragic little characters from the original story. And the “Patriarch” was none other than him. Mu Yun had stayed in the previous world for so long that he had forgotten something: he had already cultivated to the point of ascending. In this world, it wasn’t enough to say his cultivation was profound. He was practically impervious to blades and spears, invincible under heaven. P.S. Mu Yun never studies anything related to cultivation, because he firmly believes every field has its own specialty. His specialty is dying, so he doesn’t need to learn anything outside his field. As a result, he still has no idea that his cultivation is absurdly powerful. P.P.S. The male lead has a very unusual way of thinking. Theme: Life is full of joyful, happy, and wonderful things, so always face it with optimism!