The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 187 - 186: Big Trouble at the Secret Realm Exit

Chapter 187: Chapter 186: Big Trouble at the Secret Realm Exit

Xie Jiuniang set off that day without lingering on Monkey Mountain.

The Golden Monkey Clan Leader presented three millennium-aged Longevity Fruits to Xie Jiuniang as a reward. If Xie Jiuniang had any hesitation in helping earlier, now there was none.

Longevity Fruit was the main ingredient in Lifespan Extension Pills.

In the Cultivation World, it was extremely sought after; even those with Spirit Stones might not be able to purchase it, and it was perfect to give one to the sect master.

The guide was an adult Nascent Soul Spiritual Monkey.

This Spiritual Monkey could be considered one of Xiaojin’s fathers, though it was uncertain if he was the biological one since the Golden Monkey Clan Leader had four mates.

Xuanyuan You’s Little Flying Boat couldn’t fit everyone.

Using the small palace was impossible due to the exorbitant energy consumption.

Therefore, led by the Nascent Soul Spiritual Monkey, Xie Jiuniang and the others followed behind, avoiding many troubles along the way. Demonic Beasts below the level of Golden Core dared not show themselves, significantly shortening the travel time.

It took only five days.

They had reached within the range of the map.

After triple-checking their location, Xie Jiuniang’s heart, which had been hanging high, was finally set at ease. With eight days left before the Secret Realm closed, they had ample time to reach the exit. The only regret was not finding any Cleansing Spiritual Grass.

They traveled for another day.

Suddenly, Jian Lingyan exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, how thrilling!"

"What did you find?" Xie Jiuniang calmly asked.

Jian Lingyan shared a recent glimpse with Xie Jiuniang—it was Qiao Shiyun murdering other Sect Disciples, plundering their resources, and then destroying the evidence.

After watching, Xie Jiuniang’s expression remained unchanged.

Jian Lingyan’s milky voice asked in astonishment, "Aren’t you surprised?"

"What’s there to be surprised about? It’s not uncommon," said Xie Jiuniang, who was no longer the naive young girl she once was.

Such things were all too common in the Cultivation World.

It was normal to fight each other over resources.

Whether humans, Demonic Beasts, or members of the Demon Clan, essentially they were all similar. They would all vie for resources with endless schemes.

Hadn’t she herself been one of them all along?

After traveling for another two days, a few people noticed something amiss.

They hadn’t encountered a single disciple along the way?

"Squeak squeak, chirp?"

The Little Golden Monkey suddenly leaped onto Xie Jiuniang’s head.

The Water Kirin’s fur stood on end, and so did Jian Lingyan’s. Neither had dared to climb onto their master’s head before.

Before the Water Kirin’s tail could strike the Little Golden Monkey, Xie Jiuniang had already grabbed the little monkey and tossed it to the Nascent Soul Spiritual Monkey, "Senior Spiritual Monkey, you take care of it."

"Chirp chirp?" the Nascent Soul Spiritual Monkey looked puzzled.

Still, it caught the Little Golden Monkey and placed it on its head.

Xie Jiuniang, struck by a sudden thought, suggested, "Senior Spiritual Monkey, would you like to leave the Secret Realm with us? That way, you can take care of Xiaojin too."

"Squeak squeak chirp chirp..."

The Spiritual Monkey chattered away, its eyes revealing eagerness.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t understand a word, and turning to Xiaojin, she realized the little one was too young to translate.

Jian Lingyan was just considering asking the master to let it help.

But the endearingly cute voice of the Water Kirin had already spoken up, "Master, Senior Monkey says it needs to ask the Clan Leader about this."

Xie Jiuniang persuaded, "Senior, there’s no need to ask the Clan Leader. I think she would definitely agree, right? Xiaojin is the hope of your Spiritual Monkey tribe, and isn’t it better to have a fellow tribesman’s protection? Most importantly, Xiaojin is still so young and needs an elder from the tribe to instruct him. The cultivation methods of the Human and Demon Tribes differ, and I’m not familiar with it, so it wouldn’t do to hinder Xiaojin’s growth..."

Her words were logical and convincing.

It must be said, the Nascent Soul Spiritual Monkey agreed.

Xie Jiuniang had just formed a temporary pact with it.

Now, they could communicate through consciousness.

The Spiritual Monkey said, "Human child, I am called Dashan, father of Xiaojin."

"Nice to meet you, I am Yuanxi," Xie Jiuniang didn’t want to keep being called a human child.

With a simple nature, Dashan said, "Yuanxi, I’d like to send a message back to our tribe."

Xie Jiuniang said, "Feel free, I don’t mind."

Finding a monkey around here wasn’t hard.

With a series of actions, Dashan summoned several monkeys, chattered away for a while, then plucked a hair as a token.

Xuanyuan You and Xing Luan watched in silence for a while.

Envy couldn’t begin to cover it, honestly.

If not for this contrast, Xing Luan would have thought her relationship with the Spiritual Monkey tribe had been good for the past hundred years. Now, she no longer dared claim it was good, especially since she hadn’t seen any of the Clan Leader’s offspring take kindly to her, let alone a Nascent Soul Spiritual Monkey insisting on making a pact with her.

Could this be what they refer to as ’different strokes for different folks’?

Upon reaching the area marked on the map, their forwards speed increased even more.

They encountered many fewer obstacles because they no longer came across anything dangerous.

Suddenly, Dashan stopped, and Xie Jiuniang and the others behind him stopped as well.

"A Demonic Beast says there’s been a big incident around here recently," Dashan reported back after listening for a while.

A large Dadiao had come to this area, looking for two humans.

The reason was that these two humans had taken away the Dadiao’s two children.

Xie Jiuniang shivered inexplicably and then relayed this message to Xuanyuan You through voice transmission.

Xuanyuan You immediately became tense, "But we didn’t snatch its children." They had only eaten two beast eggs, after all.

"Indeed, we didn’t," Xie Jiuniang said assertively, "It’s such bad luck to be hunted for no reason."

The fact that they had eaten the beast eggs was something they absolutely couldn’t mention.

The two of them were in agreement on this matter, and besides, with so many days passed, any residual scent on their bodies would have already dissipated.

Xie Jiuniang and Xuanyuan You were not worried about being recognized.

Because Demonic Beasts were generally face-blind when looking at humans; they couldn’t differentiate features, with the most they could do being to discern male from female and whether or not one was mature.

The two exchanged a look and silently cast a few Dust Cleansing Techniques.

There was a big problem at the exit of the Secret Realm.

The black-feathered Dadiao was guarding the area, and Sect Disciples did not dare to approach. If on the day the Secret Realm opens, the Demonic Beast still refused to leave, then all the Disciples who entered the Secret Realm this time could potentially be wiped out.

This would be an unbearable loss for the Great Sects.

Around the Secret Realm, Disciples from various Sects were slowly gathering.

Tianxu Sect had a gathering spot.

Jian Lingyan pointed out the location, and after Xie Jiuniang swept the area with her Divine Sense, she saw that the Tianxu Sect’s Disciples had decreased by nearly a third. Among them, she saw Xie Haoran and Xie Ying, accompanied by Tan Zirang and Xiang Xiaojun.

However, Tan Zirang had lost an arm.

Xiang Xiaojun looked a bit haggard, seemingly injured.

Xie Haoran’s condition was also not good, likely injured as well, with the only person who seemed unharmed being Xie Ying.

Yet at this moment, Xie Ying looked solemn. Her entire demeanor, compared to when she first entered the Secret Realm brimming with spirit, had matured a lot. Her eyes showed a firm resolve tinged with a hint of ruthless energy, finally resembling someone who had been through life and death.

Beside them were Ren Bingyan and Lin Wangchen.

Lin Wangchen’s gains from entering the Secret Realm this time were meager, having spent most of the time recuperating from injuries.

Ren Bingyan had been accompanying him all along.

The reason didn’t need stating, as Lin Wangchen had been severely injured while saving her. This gratitude was significant, and within the Secret Realm, her protection of him while he was gravely wounded was naturally to be expected.