The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 142 - 141: There’s So Much to Learn

Chapter 142: Chapter 141: There’s So Much to Learn

The crux of the matter was that Xie Jiuniang’s schedule was too tight to accommodate everything, and with the priority being to enhance her strength, she could only forgo some less urgently needed items for now.

Artifact refining and formation knowledge were necessary to learn, but not to master, as a general understanding was sufficient since they were required for puppetry technique. Once proficient in puppetry, creating a bunch of powerful combat puppets could be equivalent to an army, providing an exceptional boost in combat capability.

Studying talismans was a must.

Jade talismans were something she needed and would practice whenever she had free time.

In addition, she couldn’t slack in her cultivation, as the soul art Exquisite Spirit Needle had already formed the embryonic shape of a needle, which still needed time to refine.

She must also find time to practice the inheritance of Chaoyan and other techniques such as swordsmanship and so forth.

The more she thought, the more her head hurt...

So much to learn!

Xie Jiuniang felt a headache coming on due to the lack of time, all the while examining what Chaoyan had found.

Chaoyan indeed identified several rare and elusive spirit plants, "Disciple, where did you dig these up from a secret realm?"

"I happened to visit one; it was too dangerous, so I huddled in a cave, and these spirit plants were dug up near the entrance," Xie Jiuniang didn’t deny it, as some spirit plants were indeed only found in secret realms.

Without prying further, Chaoyan selected a few jade boxes, "Exchange these for contribution points, which should last you for a while. Refine the rest into elixirs; that’s more profitable than trading them to the Sect."

"Master, please help me handle this. It would be too conspicuous for a junior disciple like me to bring them out," Xie Jiuniang had been worried, which is why she hadn’t touched them in her storage ring.

In the Cultivation World, spirit plants that Cultivators could consume directly were rare, and most required processing before use.

Not learning alchemy was a significant loss for Xie Jiuniang.

Helplessly, she simply lacked the ability to be in two places at once.

Now, she only kept four high-grade spirit plants. Three were obtained from Daoyin and were useful even for Divinity Transformation. The other was a Seven Leaves One Bloom, wrested from Mo Chuan years ago.

Xie Jiuniang asked, "Master, can the Sect exchange for Lifespan Extension Pills?"

"You need it?" asked Chaoyan, looking up.

"It’s for Bai Ruiting," said Xie Jiuniang.

She had discussed the previous matter with Chaoyan, including the affairs of the siblings Bai Mudan.

After some contemplation, Chaoyan finally recalled who Bai Ruiting was, "Why did you think of helping him?"

"I went to the Outer Sect today..."

Xie Jiuniang told him about Bai Mudan’s affairs today. Since she couldn’t bypass Chaoyan in accepting people into the Sect, it was better to be open about it and play the role of a considerate disciple in front of him, to win his favor.

The affection between people develops through interaction.

After hearing this, Chaoyan asked, "Is his character reliable? I hope he’s not the double-crossing type."

"It’s passable," Xie Jiuniang replied.

Xie Jiuniang touched her small chin, pretending to ponder, then added, "Besides, I have Master to watch over me, right? What’s there to be afraid of?"

Chaoyan felt reassured inside.

The little disciple was just clever and undeniably a little god of wealth.

And so, Chaoyan rummaged through his storage ring and found a potion bottle, "Take this, it extends life by a hundred years."

Xie Jiuniang caught it and said with a delighted laugh, "Thank you, Master. Whatever this is worth, deduct it from the value of these spirit plants; I can’t let you suffer a loss."

"Enough already, am I really in need of these trivial things?"

"No, no, no, Master isn’t in need, but it’s a token of respect from your disciple," Xie Jiuniang grinned, flashing her little white teeth, "I ran out of the Nine Turns Vitality Pill last time; can I exchange for one with these spirit plants?"

"That’s not easy to come by. Wait until next year and ask your Senior Uncle if there is any quota available," Chaoyan remembered how she casually gave it away last time, feeling a clench in his heart.

Such life-saving elixirs were highly sought after within the Sect.

Xie Jiuniang had no choice but to nod.

Chaoyan took a few spirit plants and instructed Xie Jiuniang to exchange them for contribution points at the Sect Affairs Hall. With a bunch of spirit plants, he hurried off to find the Sect Master brother at the Main Peak.

Xie Jiuniang took out a Sound Transmission Talisman and contacted Bai Mudan to arrange their next meeting.

She mounted the Little Immortal Crane and headed for the Sect Affairs Hall, meeting with Manager Liu to get straight to the point.

Manager Liu personally exchanged the Spirit Plants for Contribution Points.

The Spirit Plants had a general price list in the Sect Affairs Hall, and Xie Jiuniang exchanged them for over twenty thousand Contribution Points.

As she left, she overheard something surprising.

"There’s some juicy gossip, Master. Would you like to hear it?" Jian Lingyan asked mysteriously, rubbing her hands together.

"What is it?" Xie Jiuniang flipped onto the Little Immortal Crane’s back, "What have you heard? Share it with me so I can have a laugh too."

"I’m quite hungry lately. Let’s start with a plate of Spirit Stones," Jian Lingyan shamelessly made her request, "I guarantee you’ll like this piece of gossip."

"Tell me first. If it pleases me, I’ll reward you with a medium-grade Spirit Stone."

"It’s Lin Wangchen who got punished to the Cliff of Reflection. They say it’s for three years! The Sect initially kept it under wraps, but it was the disciple monitoring the Cliff of Reflection who leaked it," Jian Lingyan exclaimed excitedly in her milky voice.

Xie Jiuniang took out a Superior Spirit Stone and discreetly placed it on the Contract Totem, concealed by her sleeve.

Jian Lingyan quickly snatched the Spirit Stone, feeling touched: "Wuwu, Master is so kind to me."

It wasn’t about being kind; it was that the gossip was too good.

Xie Jiuniang, delighted, was more generous than usual and took the Little Immortal Crane to the Trial Peak.

At the Trial Peak, there was a registration point where one could sign up for trials. Signing up didn’t grant immediate access; instead, the trial domain opened on the first day of each month.

The trials lasted up to ten days, with no refunds of Contribution Points if one left halfway.

Xie Jiuniang’s registration went smoothly, and she deducted the needed Contribution Points.

The Trial Hall disciple took out a Wooden Token and had Xie Jiuniang imbue it with her Divine Sense on the spot.

The Wooden Token flashed, indicating a successful recognition of its master.

The Trial Hall disciple handed the Wooden Token to Xie Jiuniang with politeness, "It’s done. On the first day of the next month, at the start of chen hour, you can come here with this token to enter the trial domain."

"Alright, thank you."

Xie Jiuniang put away the Wooden Token and turned to leave.

As she left, a dozen Sound Transmission Talismans flew out.

"You’re being watched again; I’ve kind of missed it," Jian Lingyan lamented.

"Dare to come out and say that?"

Xie Jiuniang’s hands itched to grab a stick and thrash the sword.

The impudent sword relied on the fact that it resided within the Contract Space, beyond the control of its master.

It was only after returning to Zhengyang Peak that the sense of being watched disappeared. But the arranged meeting with Bai Mudan was now clearly impossible.

"Tonight, we’ll secretly deliver the Elixirs to Bai Mudan. First, I’ll send a Sound Transmission Talisman to arrange another location," Xie Jiuniang said, not keen on drawing more attention towards Bai Mudan.

The deeds of Bai Ruiting were easy to investigate.

In the small palace, Xie Jiuniang began her seclusion until nightfall. She then climbed to the top of the palace, used a Hiding Talisman, activated an Invisibility Talisman, and mounted the Little Immortal Crane.

Those who were watching would only assume it was the Little Immortal Crane flying out of Zhengyang Peak under the moonlight.

Xie Jiuniang successfully flew out of the Inner Sect.

After Jian Lingyan said no one was paying attention anymore, Xie Jiuniang had the Little Immortal Crane land atop a small hilltop to wait for about half an hour.

Then she summoned the Broken Sword and stepped onto it.

Bearing its rider, the Broken Sword vanished in a blink.

This speed was comparable to that of a Golden Core cultivator. Drawing near the cliff where she had arranged to meet Bai Mudan, she faintly heard the sounds of a battle ahead.

Jian Lingyan warned: "Bai Mudan is in danger."

Xie Jiuniang remained silent.

Nobody could outdo her bad luck, wanting a few days of peace was proving to be difficult.