The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 185 - 184 Lost Direction

Chapter 185: Chapter 184 Lost Direction

The two were fleeing in the opposite direction from Dadiao, and after roughly an hour, since Dadiao had not pursued them, they finally felt somewhat relieved.

At this time, the two of them didn’t know.

Because of the poison Xie Jiuniang used, Dadiao was going insane, and while it couldn’t be poisoned to death, it couldn’t withstand the powder Xie Jiuniang had tossed which included a drug that Wu Tong used to trick female cultivators.

The drug was colorless and tasteless, and it wasn’t a poison.

It was very easy to fall victim to it, whether you were a human or a beast.

Dadiao, while flying, started to feel intensely hot and became agitated beyond control.

At this time, Dadiao had no time to search for the two little human offspring; it was rushing back to its lair to find another male eagle to release the heat in its body. This indirectly bought the two of them a significant amount of time to escape.

Xie Jiuniang took out a map to check.

Xuanyuan You looked around, finding the surroundings unfamiliar. Ahead were two separate mountains, "Those two mountains are quite distinct, look for any landmarks on the map, if it’s not there..."

"Then we’re in trouble."

Beyond the map, it was all up to personal exploration. If the map didn’t mark this place, it meant they were still outside the area it covered.

Xie Jiuniang had asked Jian Lingyan, but even it was unclear, leaving her speechless and looking heavenward. At least it meant that within the range it could investigate, they were beyond the map’s scope.

Could their luck get even worse?

Xuanyuan You had chosen the direction opposite of Dadiao, right? It was very likely that they had taken the wrong direction from the start!

Thinking they might be getting lost in the Secret Realm, they couldn’t help but feel extremely anxious.

This was no joking matter, because they knew the Secret Realm would close in just over ten days. If they missed that, they wouldn’t be able to leave for another fifty years.

"Eh, there’s someone on the mountain ahead..."

Jian Lingyan suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

Xie Jiuniang was taken aback: "We’ve encountered someone? That’s good, we can ask them for directions."

"It’s not right, there’s something strange, Dog Master be careful."

Jian Lingyan advised Xie Jiuniang to be cautious.

Ahead were two large mountains with several large fruit forests.

The environment was different from what they had expected; it was the territory of a large group of monkeys, numbering in the tens of thousands. Among them were several monkeys with the strength of Nascent Souls, which made Xie Jiuniang even more careful and prudent in her actions.

Xie Jiuniang shared this discovery with Xuanyuan You.

Xuanyuan You was surprised: "Someone? A cultivator?"

"Seems so, that’s what the Water Kirin said." Xie Jiuniang blamed the Water Kirin for any situation she couldn’t explain.

The Water Kirin blinked, its eyes adorable.

Xuanyuan You did not doubt it.

The two had forgotten their pain once their wounds had healed and snuck onto the monkeys’ territory. To avoid trouble, neither had changed into clean vestment robes, their appearance dirty and indistinguishable from that of wild people.

Xie Jiuniang had a Hiding Jade Talisman.

She did not mention this to Xuanyuan You, so she pretended to use a Hiding Talisman and Invisibility Talisman like he did.

They snuck into the orchard.

Seeing the trees laden with heavy fruit and little monkeys jumping around, the scene was lively. They moved deeper inside.

They saw numerous tree houses.

Some Spiritual Monkeys were chattering on the trees, talking unintelligibly.

Xie Jiuniang, following Jian Lingyan’s directions, stealthily moved towards a certain direction and came upon a simple courtyard surrounded by a fence, with a herb garden inside.

The garden was full of Spirit Plants.

Approaching, they could smell a faint fragrance of elixirs.

The two stopped about ten yards away from the courtyard, not going any closer.

Because they discovered that the person living there was not a Disciple from their generation.

It was a survivor from a previous batch!

Exchanging a glance, they both understood what was on each other’s minds.

Xuanyuan You asked in astonishment, "The person living inside is an Alchemist?"

"This is probably the reason why the person survived," Xie Jiuniang knew that demonic beasts loved elixirs the most, and with the high intellect of the Spiritual Monkey, it was very likely that it would protect an Alchemist.

"We should take a look," Xuanyuan You was about to go up.

Xie Jiuniang pulled him back, "Although they are both human, who knows if the other person is friend or foe? Let’s observe a bit longer before acting."

"You’re right," Xuanyuan You suppressed the urge to act rashly, "Let’s first see which Sect’s Disciple the person is. If it’s someone from Wuji Sect, we’ll just ignore them; if they are from Minghua Sect, we will strike a deal with them; if it’s..."

"Xuanyuan, I find that you are increasingly business-minded."

"Where, where, isn’t this just the result of being around you?"

Was this a compliment or was she being ridiculed?

Xie Jiuniang quickly took it as a compliment.

Ridicule? That’s impossible.

The two waited for a while, but did not see the person inside the house emerge.

There was only one method left to try.

Xie Jiuniang picked up a fallen fruit from the ground and threw it forcefully at the courtyard door.

The fruit hit the door, causing a slight noise.

Xuanyuan You said, "Still no one coming out?"

"There was Divine Sense probing just now, probably didn’t see anyone and chose to ignore it," Xie Jiuniang’s efforts were in vain.

Afterward, she picked up another fruit to throw.

Soon after, another wave of Divine Sense swept over their position, back and forth, but failed to discover them.

Feeling the Divine Sense, both of them held their breath simultaneously.

Was this person at the late stage of Foundation Establishment?

With a creak, the house door opened from the inside, and a tall and slender female Cultivator stepped out, dressed in a Vestment robe that turned out to be the Direct Disciple Robe of Danfeng in Tianxu Sect?

The two were so shocked they almost dropped their jaws.

Who was this person?

Who was she?!

Don’t judge the Cultivator’s appearance to be in her twenties; she was definitely older than them. When she entered this Secret Realm, the two of them were probably not even born.

It’s not surprising that they knew nothing about her.

But Alchemists are not skilled in fighting and rarely enter Secret Realms.

The dangers of the Lu Yuan Secret Realm are great, with a high mortality rate; the Alchemists daring to enter are even fewer. Don’t you see that even Mo Chuan hasn’t come? Xie Jiuniang didn’t believe that Mo Chuan couldn’t get a slot.

"Little Profiteer, should we reveal ourselves?" Xuanyuan You transmitted nervously.

Xie Jiuniang thought for a moment and said, "I’ll go, you stay hidden first."

Then, she changed her position.

After putting some distance between them, Xie Jiuniang picked up another bad fruit and threw it into the courtyard.

Sure enough, it caught the female Cultivator’s attention.

The female Cultivator looked towards Xie Jiuniang’s position, "Who is there?"

"Who are you?" Xie Jiuniang asked back.

At the same time she spoke, she removed her Invisibility Talisman.

The female Cultivator showed surprise, "A child?"

Xie Jiuniang’s face darkened, "Do I look like a child of this size? I am a Disciple who entered the Secret Realm this session. You..."

The female Cultivator suddenly looked startled, "Has another fifty years gone by?"

Xie Jiuniang said, "Don’t you know?"

"After the Secret Realm closed, one can only approximate the time," the female Cultivator observed Xie Jiuniang’s Sect robe and the decorations on her body, which seemed shabby, covered in mud as if deliberately made to appear so, "You are a Sect’s Disciple, but which peak do you belong to? How did you enter the Secret Realm while so young, and how did you arrive at this place?"

Xie Jiuniang did not answer.