The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 205 - 204 Chaoyan Breakthrough

Chapter 205: Chapter 204 Chaoyan Breakthrough

Xie Jiuniang did not wait for Chaoyan to finish his seclusion.

After sitting for a while longer, she bade farewell to Chaoruo

and headed back to her cave dwelling.

She wrote a letter at her desk, summoned Bai Mudan, and asked her to deliver the letter and a storage bag to Bai Ruiting.

Then she went to check on the Cleansing Spiritual Grass, which was growing well.

After some thought, she took out some Spiritual Liquid to water them and buried a piece of Top Grade Spirit Stone in the soil. This method could promote the growth of the Cleansing Spiritual Grass, but it was too costly in Spirit Stones, a luxury most people could not afford.

She sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion.

As Xie Jiuniang swallowed a mouthful of Spiritual Liquid, she instructed the Sword Spirit a few words and then said, "Little Jianjian, I’ll be in seclusion for a few days. You keep an eye on Master’s situation for me. If Master finishes his seclusion, remember to tell me."

"Okay!" Jian Lingyan cheerfully responded.

Following that, she did not leave the cave dwelling again.

Days passed, one after another, until the last day of Chaoyan’s leave from the sect.

A hint of liveliness appeared at Zhengyang Peak.

The arrival was from the Discipline Hall, their intent was none other than to urge Chaoyan to set off. Sect Master Chaoruo stepped forward to intercept them, explaining that Chaoyan had recently experienced insights and was at a critical point in his seclusion. Sect rules were above all, and even as Sect Master, he couldn’t make exceptions, but Chaoyan’s situation allowed for an application to postpone his departure.

The Grand Elder of the Discipline Hall showed up.

After confirming that Chaoyan was indeed in seclusion, he ordered the rest of the Discipline Hall to withdraw.

The Grand Elder said, "I will just watch from the sidelines, Sect Master, is that alright?"

"No issue," Chaoruo stood with his hands clasped behind his back.

Gradually, more people gathered outside Zhengyang Peak. Several Nascent Soul practitioners from the Main Peak and nearby peaks came to see the commotion.

Someone laughed and said, "What has Chaoyan done again to bring out this old man from the Discipline Hall?"

"A burst of anger over his cherished disciple," someone else said teasingly. "Today is the last day for his departure from the sect."

"How’s that?"

"A while ago, his little disciple was ambushed at Danfeng..."

Some briefly explained the situation; while some present had already heard about it, others were still unaware. The mention of the incident inevitably led to discussions about Xie Jiuniang. To them, she was nothing less than a little wealth deity.

The conversations sparked up once more.

It had been many years since they had seen such an interesting junior.

Most of the younger generation were by the book.

Even if they weren’t, they behaved impeccably in their presence. Only this unique figure managed to stand out amongst a group of juniors without doing anything improper.

Leaving a deep impression on the others was a skill in its own right.

A Nascent Soul Elder sighed, "Ever since Chaoyan accepted a disciple, his luck has been on the rise."

"Now that you mention it, it really seems so."

Chaoyan had been stuck at the mid-Nascent Soul stage for a long time, longer than any of the Nascent Soul Elders present. Not long after accepting a disciple, he had broken through to the late stage. And now? In just a few years, he was about to undergo Divinity Transformation!

It was impossible not to evoke envy in others.

The higher the cultivation, the harder it is to advance.

There were those among them who had not progressed an inch in their cultivation for over a hundred years.

Meanwhile, Xie Jiuniang had already received the notice from Jian Lingyan.

In a rush, she left her cave dwelling, flying on her sword towards the peak.

Along the way, she was intercepted by someone.

It was a tall male cultivator with a baby face, "Excuse me, junior, the Sect Master has ordered that no one should approach... Oh? Are you Yuanxi?"

"Yes, I am, and you are..."

Xie Jiuniang recognized his face as familiar but couldn’t recall who he was.

The baby-faced man smiled and said, "I am Kuangguan."

"So it’s Senior Brother," Xie Jiuniang greeted with a bow.

Sect Master’s first disciple, Kuangguan, at the Golden Core Stage, had only returned to the sect last month after completing his mission. According to the ranks of the Cultivation World, she should address him as ’Uncle-Master,’ but according to the sect’s hierarchy, she ought to call him ’Senior Brother.’

The status of the Sect Master’s first disciple is extraordinary; historically, seventy percent of the Tianxu Sect leaders have been the Sect Master’s eldest disciples.

Kuangguan presented Xie Jiuniang with a gift, as a meeting courtesy.

Xie Jiuniang accepted it and thanked him, then looked towards the peak of Zhengyang Peak.

Kuangguan comforted her, "Junior Sister Yuanxi need not worry too much. I heard from Master that Uncle-Master might break through to Divinity Transformation this time."

Xie Jiuniang was stunned.

Wasn’t he just going into a minor seclusion?

How did it turn into breaking through to Divinity Transformation?

Xie Jiuniang frantically contacted Jian Lingyan: "Little Jianjian, what’s going on here?"

"He’s been stuck in the Nascent Soul stage for two to three hundred years; his mindset is already well-honed. With the hidden danger removed and the absorption of such a large Spiritual Marrow, it’s quite normal for him to break through to Divinity Transformation in a surge of spiritual energy," Jian Lingyan replied in his childish voice, with a tinge of pity, "It would have been so good if the Spiritual Marrow was for me."

"For you, it would just be a bottomless pit."

Xie Jiuniang teased Sword Spirit, "Have you ever thought about how much you’ve consumed? Don’t you have any idea?"

After all, she initially had a share in it with Jian Lingyan.

Later, she even gave Him the largest piece!

However, thinking of Chaoyan undergoing Divinity Transformation, Xie Jiuniang felt a mix of excitement and inevitable concern.

The process of breaking through is extremely perilous.

Any slight mistake could lead to complete and utter disaster.

Standing in the distance, Xie Jiuniang watched as dark clouds gradually began to converge in the sky. Looking up, she said, "Is this the arrival of the Heavenly Tribulation for Divinity Transformation?"

"It is coming," Kuangguan replied, his expression calm but his heart filled with surprise.

Uncle-Master has just begun his seclusion, and he is already facing the Heavenly Tribulation so soon?

Xie Jiuniang was anxious, but she couldn’t help asking Sword Spirit, "Little Jianjian, my Master hasn’t been in seclusion for long, right? Normally, doesn’t the breakthrough to Divinity Transformation require many years of seclusion? My Master has only been..."

"Dog owner, you lack common knowledge."

"Is it your Sword Spirit’s ’common knowledge’ again?"

"I’m telling you, if the dog owner doesn’t know, she should read more books. Being illiterate isn’t a fault, but the fault lies in knowing one’s ignorance yet not striving to learn..." Jian Lingyan teased her endlessly.

Xie Jiuniang automatically ignored Jian Lingyan’s crazed ramblings.

When Jian Lingyan finally got his verbal fix, he said, "This isn’t my common knowledge; it’s the common knowledge of Divinity Transformation in the Cultivation World."

"What’s wrong with me, a minor Foundation Establishment cultivator, not knowing the common knowledge of Divinity Transformation?" Xie Jiuniang replied with a hint of dangerous warning in her tone.

Sword Spirit was suddenly silenced.

That’s true, the dog owner has only reached Foundation Establishment.

Let alone the circumstances of Divinity Transformation, she doesn’t even understand those of Nascent Soul!

During the process of a breakthrough, no matter the stage, one cannot do without a vast amount of spiritual energy. Some people require years or even centuries of seclusion to accumulate spiritual power bit by bit for a breakthrough.

Until spiritual power brims over, breaking through the invisible barrier.

Chaoyan had a piece of Spiritual Marrow the size of a baby’s fist and also had the top-grade Spiritual Liquid given earlier by Xie Jiuniang, along with his own resources, such as Divinity Transformation Pills and Barrier-Breaking Pills. He was far from lacking resources for his breakthrough.

Not only was he not lacking, but he also had surplus.

Moreover, compared to others, he had the Vermilion Bird guarding him by his side.

The thunderclouds in the sky grew denser and denser.

Following Kuangguan, Xie Jiuniang approached Chaoruo’s side, "Uncle-Master, does my Master have anything prepared for resisting the Heavenly Tribulation?"

"It’s hard to say."

Chaoruo wasn’t very clear on the specifics but knew that his junior brother’s breakthrough wasn’t a part of his original plans.

Hearing this, Xie Jiuniang grew even more worried and furrowed her brows tightly.