The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 122 - 121 Isn’t This Too Fateful?

Chapter 122: Chapter 121 Isn’t This Too Fateful?

In the southwest direction of Tianji Building.

There, a Divinity Transformation battle raged.

The night sky was constantly torn apart by magic sword lights, accompanied by the roaring of collapsing mountains and stones.

The fights in this area tonight were widespread.

Extremely fierce.

The only person at leisure was Xie Jiuniang.

Although the battle was closely related to her, she watched with detachment, as if she were an outsider.

Perhaps it wasn’t that she didn’t want to get involved.

But rather, she simply couldn’t.

In the life-and-death struggle of high-rank cultivators, a minor Foundation Establishment had no place even in the sidelines. The battle was, in truth, also a plunder for resources.

Everything inside Tianji Building would be looted.

At this moment, a Nascent Soul from Tianji Building, who was fighting Old He, tried to escape.

But was once again intercepted by the two.

It wasn’t easy to kill a Nascent Soul, and even with both of them working together, they couldn’t manage it in a short time. Xie Jiuniang saw their fight drifting away from the cave entrance.

She took the opportunity to sneak into the cave.

Every zhang along the passageway, there was a permanent lantern affixed to the wall.

The stone steps spiraled downward.

There were no sounds of fighting below, presumably because the battles had ended, but there were some suppressed cries.

A prison was carved out beneath the surface, holding thousands of people, akin to the legendary hell.

Dark, oppressive.

Cruel, bloody, desperate.

Xie Jiuniang had seen Bai Ruiting’s condition, and the people here were even more pitiful – many were just skin and bones, hardly recognizable as human.

There were a few who were still in reasonable shape, obviously having been imprisoned not long before. These people were the first to be released and were now helping with the rescue efforts.

A Golden Core person noticed someone coming down and turned to see it was Xie Jiuniang; they then continued to release the prisoners one by one.

Within one of the stone chambers,

there was a young man suspended from a torture rack, his skin split and flesh torn, the pipa bone pierced by a chain, drenched in blood.

The man was unconscious.

"Fellow Daoist, please help. Take him down," a Golden Core nearby spoke. "He’s in a delicate state and I don’t have any suitable elixirs for him."

Xie Jiuniang took a glance, "The chain through his pipa bone, if not extracted properly, might ruin him completely."

"We’ll find a Medical Cultivator for him after we leave," said the Golden Core who was unbinding another person.

Xie Jiuniang pulled out a Bone Knife and struck at the chain, but the chain didn’t budge an inch, and instead, the knife was notched.

Packing away the Bone Knife, she grabbed the Broken Sword and fiercely slashed.

The chain broke. Another slash, another break.

The Broken Sword was sharper than she had anticipated, slicing the iron chains as easily as chopping vegetables.

As the chains piercing his pipa bone broke, the unconscious young man started to fall forward.

Xie Jiuniang extended an arm, catching him just in time.

She had intended to lay him down flat, but her gaze settled on the chain still embedded in his pipa bone.

Lying down was clearly not an option.

She took out a bottle of third-grade Revitalizing Pills and tried to feed one to him, but this individual was so defensesive he clenched his teeth tightly shut.

Xie Jiuniang spoke irritably, "Hey! You’ve been rescued, now swallow this Revitalizing Pill. I’m rarely this generous, doing such a loss-making deal. One of these pills costs several hundred Spirit Stones."

"Little Koumen, you’re really being generous,"

laughed the Golden Core nearby, having heard Old He calling her Little Koumen before.

Xie Jiuniang glanced sideways at the Golden Core, "I’m not called Little Koumen, Old He slandered me. I’m known in the pugilistic world as Little Jianjian."

"Ha ha ha."

The Golden Core True Person couldn’t help but laugh.

But then, Xie Jiuniang fed the young man the elixir again and, surprisingly, this time he swallowed it.

She raised her eyebrows, so it seemed that this person was conscious?

Just then, Old He came in, calling out loudly, "The Nascent Soul outside has been dealt with, let’s move quickly everyone."

Urging everyone to hasten their actions.

Elder He’s Divine Sense swept through the entire underground prison, yet he could not find any family members, unavoidably feeling some disappointment.

"Those who can walk, walk out on your own. There is a Flying Boat waiting outside," Elder He urged once again.

Some people rose, hastily heading outside.

Others found their relatives and supported each other to leave.

There were some who did not find their relatives, weeping inconsolably. In this place, people died every day; those not found had likely been killed.

Xie Jiuniang had wanted to find someone to carry the young man in a coma out, but seeing everyone busily occupied, she had no choice but to carry him on her back.

At the entrance of the cave, another Nascent Soul guarded it.

A medium-sized Flying Boat was being released, large enough to accommodate thousands of people. Elder He and the others seemed to have anticipated this situation and had prepared the Flying Boat in advance.

Xie Jiuniang carried the man onto the Flying Boat.

The remaining people were swept up onto the Flying Boat by Elder He using his Technique.

Elder He shouted loudly, "Leave quickly!"

The Flying Boat ascended, swiftly departing.

After Elder He had left for a while, he suddenly realized Xie Jiuniang was nowhere to be seen; he extended his Divine Sense sharply, searching all around.

Still, he could not find her.

Elder He found the young man whose pipa bone had been pierced. He saw that the iron chain in his pipa bone had already been pulled out, the wound was treated with medicine, and the bleeding had stopped.

A teenager was taking care of him.

"Where is the lad who carried him up just now?" Elder He asked the teenager.

The teenager appeared confused for a moment before answering, "That person told me to look after him and also said that if anyone asks, I should tell them ’see you if it’s fated.’

See you if it’s fated?

What else was there not to understand? The person had taken their leave beforehand.

After the Flying Boat soared into the sky, it quickly vanished into the night.

With thousands of freed prisoners as witnesses, Tianji Building would have no chance of redemption.

Standing in a hidden spot, masking her aura, Xie Jiuniang looked up as the Flying Boat flew into the distance.

She then glanced toward Tianji Building. The battle continued there, but thanks to her help, Elder He and his group’s actions went rather smoothly.

"Would the master like to go ahead and have a look? There should be quite a few treasures inside," Jian Lingyan reminded.

Xie Jiuniang shook her head, "I’d rather not add to the chaos."

"If you don’t take something, you’ll be at a loss for this trip."

"It’s okay, I’m not at a loss." Destroying Tianji Building, she felt that she was not at a loss.

Xie Jiuniang did not go ahead to compete for resources with the others; from the start, she hadn’t intended to profit from these events.

The moment Xie Jiuniang revealed herself, she was suddenly grabbed by the collar from behind, "Kid, the matter isn’t over yet, where do you think you’re sneaking off to?"

Xie Jiuniang stood stunned.

Fuck! Elder He?

She wanted to curse the Sword Spirit, "Little Jianjian, you scoundrel, why didn’t you warn me?"

"Wuu, he used a Technique to teleport instantaneously. I didn’t have time to warn you before he was right by your side," Jian Lingyan said feeling wronged. It truly wasn’t that it didn’t warn her; Elder He just arrived too quickly.

Elder He threw out the Flying Sword, taking Xie Jiuniang with him to pursue the Flying Boat.

Xie Jiuniang, with a disheartened look, asked, "Elder He, didn’t you say ’see you if it’s fated’?"

"Isn’t this being extremely ’fated’? It’s only been a short while and we’ve met again," Elder He said with a wry and mocking laugh.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t want to engage with him.

He wasn’t wrong; it really had just been a little while, not even a short while.

The perception of a Nascent Soul True Lord indeed was formidable.

She was currently far from matching him and soon they could see the Flying Boat ahead.

Tianji Building was no longer in sight behind them, but the sounds of battle were faintly audible.

"This is bad!"

Jian Lingyan suddenly exclaimed, "Master, run! A Divinity Transformation is coming! He’s heading straight for the Flying Boat, it’s so despicable, he’s likely trying to destroy evidence."

Xie Jiuniang’s heart shook, her scalp tingling with urgency, "Elder He, a Divinity Transformation is coming!"

"What are you saying?" Elder He had not yet sensed the arrival.

With only one Divinity Transformation on their side at this time, if another showed up, it would certainly be from Tianji Building, which meant big trouble!

Before Elder He could say more, he already felt a trace of the Divinity Transformation’s oppressive force.