The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 210 - 209: Exclusive Magic Treasure, Small Tortoise Shell

Chapter 210: Chapter 209: Exclusive Magic Treasure, Small Tortoise Shell

Xie Jiuniang recognized the Small Tortoise Shell as her master.

She instantly understood the abilities of the Small Tortoise Shell.

The Giant Tortoise Shell shrank, with its internal space expanding by dozens of times, presumably because of the integration of the Space Stone.

It was both a Defensive Talisman and a spatial magic treasure.

Xie Jiuniang tried to store the Small Tortoise Shell within her Dantian.

With a thought, the Small Tortoise Shell disappeared from the outside, and then upon looking inward, she could find an additional Small Tortoise Shell quietly settled at the bottom of the Spiritual Lake within her Dantian, truly as serene as a tortoise.

Then she stepped out of the small palace.

Outside, Lord Qiansha was no longer to be seen, but Master Chaoyan happened to be standing in front of the small palace.

Xie Jiuniang exclaimed with delight, "Master, have you successfully refined the Thunder Tribulation?"

Master Chaoyan could hardly hide the surprise on his handsome face, "You noticed?"

"Hehe."

Xie Jiuniang realized she had done something foolish and laughed drily, pretending to acknowledge by default, without providing a direct answer anyway.

The Vermilion Bird inside Master Chaoyan knew about the Sword Spirit.

Considering that Master Chaoyan dared to confine it without hesitation, it simply couldn’t be bothered to bring it up.

Master Chaoyan said, "I have only initially refined it, and it will take some time to completely integrate it."

"Then do you plan to enter seclusion, Master?"

"No, I’ll be leaving the Sect today."

Master Chaoyan’s decision was unexpected to Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang’s emotions became slightly stagnant, "Do you really have to serve? You’ve already achieved Divinity Transformation, shouldn’t you have some privileges?"

"Use up privileges just for ten years?" Master Chaoyan looked at her as if she didn’t understand the cost of life’s necessities, "The privileges of Divinity Transformation decrease with each use. If I use it now, who will protect you if you cause trouble in the future?"

Xie Jiuniang’s eyes shifted slightly.

This was the first time she had heard of this.

Had she assumed that those at Divinity Transformation could use privileges unlimitedly?

Because of this penal servitude, Master Chaoyan had even postponed his own Divinity Transformation ceremony.

The Sect rules were above everyone; this was the fundamental reason the Tianxu Sect stood firmly in the Cultivation World and remained prosperous for so long.

Every time a disciple entered the Sect, upon receiving the Sect rulebook, they were informed. New disciples may not take it seriously at first. But as time goes on and they witness the impartiality of the Law Enforcement Hall and Discipline Hall, they naturally treat it with caution.

As one from the Sect Master’s Lineage, Master Chaoyan had the duty to uphold the stability of the Sect, and therefore, he should lead by example even more so.

If one person were to break the rules and blatantly challenge the authority of the Discipline Hall without punishment, then soon there would be a second, a third... perhaps many more.

A thousand-mile dike collapses in an ant hole; even a Sect with tens of thousands of years of heritage might someday fall apart and disintegrate.

Master Chaoyan took Xie Jiuniang back to Zhengyang Peak.

Only then did Xie Jiuniang formally congratulate Master Chaoyan on breaking through to Divinity Transformation and poured him some Monkey Wine.

Master Chaoyan accepted readily, "I heard that you’ve forged your Exclusive Magic Treasure?"

"Yes, I had Master Qiansha forge it for me."

Xie Jiuniang took the Small Tortoise Shell out of her Dantian.

Upon seeing the Small Tortoise Shell in the palm of her hand, Master Chaoyan’s eyelids twitched, "It’s so black and glossy, why does it look so ugly?"

Xie Jiuniang, who was just about to show off, "..."

She looked down again and noted that indeed she hadn’t noticed before, but now with her Master’s comment, it did seem a tad... ugly?

Jian Lingyan laughed so hard in the Contract Space that the sword spirit shook.

Master Chaoyan sat upright, trying to salvage his earlier faux pas: "Cough, on closer inspection, the patterns on the back of the tortoise shell, they’re quite appealing."

"Master, enough, it’s better not to say anything at all."

Xie Jiuniang rolled her eyes.

The Giant Tortoise Shell was already dark, and having been refined by Master Qiansha with the Strange Fire, it was even darker after the impurities were removed.

Not wanting to say more, she simply put the Small Tortoise Shell away.

After all, it’s enough for him to see it change from the Great Tortoise Shell to the Small Tortoise Shell; she wasn’t in the mood to explain further.

Master Chaoyan’s laughter was clear and bright, "Alright, before I leave the Sect, I’ll take you to Array Peak, Fu Feng, and Artifact Peak for a visit."

"What for?" Xie Jiuniang puzzled.

Soon, she learned what Chaoyan was up to.

Chaoyan took her to visit the three peaks, where they met with three Nascent Soul Elders: a seventh-ranked Array Master, an eighth-ranked Artifact Master, and a seventh-ranked Talisman Master.

The purpose of the visits was to allow Xie Jiuniang to borrow their collections and to earnestly teach her for ten years.

All three agreed without hesitation.

Jian Lingyan, the little eavesdropping expert, overheard Chaoyan’s private conversations with them, and it turned out that it wasn’t because the three were amiable, but each owed Chaoyan a favor.

Even in absence from the sect, Chaoyan worried about his little disciple’s talent for courting death and arranged her upcoming ten years with crystal clarity.

Xie Jiuniang saw off Chaoyan as he left.

She had just returned to Zhengyang Peak alone.

"Master, Wu Sheng has returned to the sect," she said.

Jian Lingyan’s next words caused Xie Jiuniang’s face to darken.

Last time at Danfeng, she had been set up but hadn’t struck back, not because she would let the matter slide, but because someone wanted to dissociate themselves by deliberately leaving the sect on that day.

After pondering over it,

Wu Sheng was the prime suspect behind the planning.

Xie Jiuniang asked, "Where is he now?"

"At Fafeng, inquiring about Master Chaoyan’s Divinity Transformation and also asking if anyone has left the sect," Jian Lingyan reported what it had overheard.

Xie Jiuniang was surprised, "You can hear all the way from Fafeng while you’re here?"

"It’s a bit far, and the listening wasn’t very clear, especially since they were inside a dwelling," Jian Lingyan said nonchalantly.

"What are they discussing now?"

"I don’t know, I haven’t continued listening," Jian Lingyan replied with its child-like voice suddenly more aloof.

In truth, the distance was too great to maintain the eavesdropping.

Xie Jiuniang had always known of its unreliability and had not entirely depended on it, "Then do you know who is talking to Wu Sheng?"

"I do know the answer to that question."

Jian Lingyan leisurely mentioned a name Xie Jiuniang had almost forgotten, "It’s Gongsun Yu."

"Him?" Xie Jiuniang recalled him.

She was well aware of the deep grudge he held against her.

After lying low for so many years, he had finally surfaced again.

Gongsun Yu, who had chosen Fafeng after his Foundation Establishment, would be furious if he knew what Xie Jiuniang was thinking.

Did he not want to take revenge on her?

No! He simply hadn’t found the opportunity!

Day after day spent in seclusion, days passing without a glimpse of her shadow. Whenever she did emerge, it was to explore the Secret Realms, always accompanied by a group of Nascent Soul Elders, how could he find a chance for his revenge?

At times, Gongsun Yu doubted whether Xie Jiuniang was even a woman at all, given how unlike the other female cultivators she was.

Even the most diligent female cultivators would occasionally take a break to relax, or visit the market to manage some side business and so on.

Yet Xie Jiuniang was the only exception, a total anomaly!

Finding a chance to bite her was impossible.

Gongsun Yu currently faced a dilemma: if he wanted to take Wu Sheng as his master, he had to run errands for him.

It wasn’t that Gongsun Yu wanted Wu Sheng as his master but rather desired the status of a Direct Disciple of the Tianxu Sect.

Because the status of a Direct Disciple could bring additional resources to his family clan. Coming to the sect had made him realize how tough the life of a cultivator without resources could be.

Upon returning to his residence, Gongsun Yu’s expression turned horribly somber.

He summoned a servant and instructed in a low voice, "Go and do something for me..."

The next day,

Xie Jiuniang received a piece of news.

It was passed on by Xie Haoran, informing that Xie Siniang had gone missing in the Sect Market.

This news immediately made Xie Jiuniang think of Wu Sheng, a man like a venomous snake. With Master Chaoyan just departed from the sect, he could hardly contain himself.

Xie Jiuniang left her dwelling and called for the Little Immortal Crane.

Before long, she met with Xie Haoran and others.