The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 176 - 175 Something Bad is Happening

Chapter 176: Chapter 175 Something Bad is Happening

Twilight was descending once again.

Disciples from Tianxu Sect, Sword Sect, and Minghua Sect made temporary alliances.

This was a jungle where caves could not be found.

They each set up formations, taking up positions to form a triangle.

However, one disciple from the Sword Sect now and then glanced at Xie Ying, as if confirming something, causing Xie Ying to grow irritated. She glared at him and turned her head away with a cold snort, ignoring him henceforth.

Xie Ying knew the other party must be suspicious of her.

But they shouldn’t have seen her face.

At that time, they were on the opposite bank of the Han Pool. When she had rushed to shore, her back was to them, and she had immediately activated the Teleportation Talisman after reaching the shore, staying only a brief time, so at most, they could have seen her silhouette.

And deduced from the sect’s garb that she was a disciple from the Tianxu Sect.

As long as Xie Ying didn’t admit to it, what could they do to her?

Xie Ying certainly wouldn’t stay with Lin Wangchen and the others inside the formation.

She came to the center of the triangle and shamelessly threw down her luxurious little palace.

Disciples from the three sects instantly fell silent. How annoying it was—they had intentionally left some space when setting up the formations, seemingly just to accommodate someone else?

Made them look like her bodyguards, didn’t it?

"Little Profiteer, heh, heh," Xuanyuan You conscientiously took out a thousand Spirit Stones, passing them over with a smile, "I’d like to stay here."

"Fine," Xie Ying accepted the Spirit Stones and let Xuanyuan You in.

After that, Xie Ying entered as well before activating a Small Isolation Array.

A mist began to form around them, making the little palace appear intermittently, and soon the entire edifice was engulfed by the thick fog, impervious even to Divine Sense.

Jealousy and an indescribable sense of frustration flickered through Xie Ying’s eyes.

Just not willing to let Xiaojiu overshadow her again! Someone who used to be less than her in every way, obviously not that gifted, yet living a better life? She just couldn’t understand what Xiaojiu had to her advantage. Was it because of her thick skin?

It really infuriated her!

Xie Haoran sent her a voice transmission as a reminder, "Sister."

Xie Ying lowered her gaze, caressing the head of the Water Kirin.

Seeing her expression from before, Xie Haoran felt quite helpless and created a Spiritual Force Shield to ensure no one else would overhear their conversation.

"Yingying, you are blinded by your obsession. If you continue like this, your mental state will eventually suffer," he said.

Xie Ying stiffened slightly, "I..."

"Everyone has their own fate and fortune," Xie Haoran advised, feeling it was not appropriate to say more. He actually didn’t quite understand the thoughts of girls.

Over such a trivial matter, why be so fixated?

Xie Ying didn’t know what to think for a moment.

Lin Wangchen was discreetly observing the siblings, his thoughts running deep.

Xie Ying’s mood seemed off, apparently since Xie Ying took out the little palace?

Meanwhile, within the formation area of the Sword Sect.

Su Songting listened to a disciple’s suspicion, "You’re saying she... that she, the owner of the little palace, is the one who stole the Mysterious Ice Fig?"

"I have my suspicions. The figure was quite similar," that disciple finally confided to Su Songting.

Su Songting glanced towards the direction of the little palace, "Do not speak of this matter again. Not to mention it’s just a suspicion, even if it was her, what then? We have no right to make a claim; the treasures of the Secret Realm belong to whoever finds them first. There’s no question of stealing."

"Alright, I won’t say anymore."

The disciple could do nothing even though he felt reluctant.

Su Songting’s gaze occasionally drifted towards the location of the little palace.

Gongsun Xue was also experiencing a complex state of mind at this moment.

Ever since the so-called Child of Destiny appeared, she had not managed to secure a single opportunity. Instead, she had invested quite a bit and lost...

Inside the little palace.

Xuanyuan You went to rest.

Xie Ying entered one of the Cultivation Rooms.

In her small palm lay the Time Leaf, flickering with silver light.

Outside, night had fallen.

Broken Sword flew out, circling Xie Ying once.

Xie Ying tapped the Broken Sword, "Little Jianjian, this power that permeates the Secret Realm, can’t you absorb it?"

"It’s of no use to me," Jian Lingyan pranced around joyfully after having returned with some gains, "If the master cultivates, the Time Leaf might absorb energy faster."

"I’ll give it a try, just watch," she said.

Xie Ying sat down, closed her eyes, and started cultivating.

The Time Leaf gradually floated up, suspending in front of her, very close to the spot between her eyebrows.

Indeed, as Jian Lingyan had said, the Time Leaf absorbed a mysterious force from the air.

Faster and faster, more and more.

"So hungry..."

"Master, Shui Shui is so hungry."

The Water Kirin would occasionally try to get in touch with Xie Jiuniang but never got a response from her master.

Therefore, it began to pester Xie Ying.

Xie Ying was in a bad mood and became even more irritated by the Water Kirin.

Xie Haoran asked, "What’s wrong with Shui Shui?"

"It says it’s hungry, very hungry." Xie Ying took out several Spirit Plants she had obtained during the day and fed them to the Water Kirin.

The Water Kirin’s large eyes brimmed with water, looking pitifully at Xie Ying, "Still hungry, so hungry, I want to eat something."

"There’s nothing left, I don’t have anything to feed you anymore!"

"Wu wu, I’m hungry, Shui Shui is hungry..."

At this moment, Xie Ying didn’t find it cute at all.

She only saw it as a big trouble!

Having eaten so much, not even a ripple in the water?

Xie Haoran asked, "What’s going on?"

"The Water Kirin keeps saying it’s hungry, and I have nothing to feed it." Xie Ying thought of the previous nightfall when it was also hungry, and it was Xie Jiuniang who had fed it. Her eyes turned, "Shui Shui, go find the person who fed you last time. She is in the little palace."

"Wu wu."

The Water Kirin cried wu wu, sounding utterly heartbroken.

Xie Ying hadn’t mentioned it, but now it felt even more heartbroken.

Its master hadn’t responded at all, just like what Little Jianjian had said, it was raised in the annex and wasn’t valued by its master.

Wu wu, so heartbreaking.

Xie Haoran took out a bottle of Elixir and fed it to the Water Kirin.

The Water Kirin smacked its lips and gulped it down, then looked at him with expectant eyes, begging for more. Xie Haoran fed it again and again, giving it all the expendable items he had that could be used for feeding.

Moreover, the Water Kirin was picky, refusing to eat the Demon Core but eating the Monster Crystal.

Xie Haoran suddenly said, "Sister, do you have a Monster Crystal?"

"I want to save it to exchange for cultivation resources..." Xie Ying didn’t want to feed it to the Water Kirin.

It was a bottomless pit.

She clearly saw Xie Jiuniang feed it a lot before.

In the end, Xie Haoran said, "I remember that when Contracted Beasts break through, they need to consume a large amount of food."

"Other beasts consume Demonic Beast Meat, only this one needs treasures of heaven and earth." Faced with no choice, Xie Ying took out the Monster Crystal and fed it to the Water Kirin. Finally, it stopped crying out of hunger and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Finally, it stopped making noise, and Xie Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

All around was quiet.

Everyone entered their meditative states, seizing the time to recuperate, not noticing the growing darkness nearby, to the point of pitch darkness where one could not even see their own hand.

Xie Jiuniang was wholeheartedly immersed in her cultivation.

Unaware that the Time Leaf was attracting a mysterious force of nature, all converging towards the side of the little palace.

The significant disturbance it caused went unnoticed by humans.

Instead, the Demonic Beasts and Demonic Plants were the first to sense something.

Some of the Demonic Beasts with high intelligence were curiously heading towards this side...

"Master! Dog master, something terrible is happening!" Jian Lingyan discovered the problem, the Demonic Beasts were about to come this way, almost forming a beast tide.

Xie Jiuniang was awoken by Jian Lingyan’s clamor, "What’s the matter?"

"Beast tide! The beast tide is coming!"

Jian Lingyan was now genuinely worried for the dog master, "It might be the anomaly caused by the leaf. Hurry and put it away."

Xie Jiuniang grabbed the floating Time Leaf.

A layer of purple mist surrounded the leaf?

"Eh, it’s purple? Not black?" Xie Jiuniang said in surprise.

Jian Lingyan was extremely speechless, "Shouldn’t the focus be on the incoming beast tide?"

"If it’s coming, it’s coming. I can’t stop it anyway."

"..." Was the dog master planning to just give up?