The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 213 - 212: You Have a Divinity Transformation Master

Chapter 213: Chapter 212: You Have a Divinity Transformation Master

After staying in the Main Peak hall for about half an hour, Xie Jiuniang left with a dark expression.

Outsiders didn’t know what she went to see the Sect Master for, but judging from her expression when she came out, it wasn’t hard to guess that she had hit a wall with the Sect Master.

Then she contacted Xie Haoran and the others.

She asked if they had found any clues.

It was supposed to be just a cursory question, a bit of a charade, but unexpectedly, Xie Haoran actually returned a Sound Transmission Talisman, saying he had found Xie Si Niang’s hairpin with a trace of blood on it.

Riding a Little Immortal Crane, she flew out of the Inner Sect and straight towards the sect gate.

Along the way, Xie Jiuniang asked, "Little Jianjian, could you strike to kill a Nascent Soul if you tried?"

"Oh, I could with one blow if I disregarded the consequences."

"Like that time at Tianji Building?"

"Mhm mhm, that time it consumed my foundational energy, and if it weren’t for the Spiritual Marrow’s recovery just in time, you would have lost me long ago..." Jian Lingyan spoke of death as if it was nothing.

Xie Jiuniang felt a pang in her heart, "You didn’t say it like that last time."

"Having followed a dog owner for so long, I’ve grown indifferent to life and death, so it’s better left unsaid." Jian Lingyan was a natural actor.

Xie Jiuniang felt that she should just let this damned thing’s remarks slide, not to take them too seriously, always feeling that it was trying to dupe her somehow.

Sure enough, Jian Lingyan then said in a bossy tone, "Dog owner, you should treat me better, don’t be so stingy. Now that you’re dripping with wealth, what’s the harm in occasionally dropping some perks my way?"

"Speak plainly if you have something to say, let it out if you have to fart," Xie Jiuniang looked forward as she spoke.

Hearing the dog owner’s tone was not too pleasant, Jian Lingyan suddenly felt a bit cowardly, yet not quite giving up, he suggested, "How about a piece of Spirit Crystal first?"

Xie Jiuniang ignored him.

Jian Lingyan lowered his demand, "One Top Grade Spiritual Stone? If that’s really not possible, then a high-grade or mid-grade... even ordinary is alright."

Xie Jiuniang would not indulge him, "Little Jianjian, you are already a mature Sword Spirit, you should learn to be self-sufficient and not live on handouts."

"Self-sufficiency is too hard, handouts are more fragrant."

"..." Was he keen on eating soft rice?

Pressing her left palm to the Contract Totem, Xie Jiuniang stuffed in a handful of Spiritual Stones; right now, she was preoccupied with the news from Xie Haoran’s side and really had no mood to banter with the Sword Spirit.

Crunch crunch.

The damned thing was munching on Spiritual Stones in the Contract Space quite joyfully.

Upon reaching the mountain gate, she registered her leave with the disciples guarding the gate, then sent another Sound Transmission Talisman to Xie Haoran. She learned the specific location.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t bring the Little Immortal Crane.

She switched to flying with her sword.

Her Golden Core Divine Sense had checked the surroundings, unexpectedly finding no one surveilling her, which made her quite uncomfortable.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t relax but became even more cautious instead.

No one was following her, was there a bigger plot at play?

"Little Jianjian, is someone keeping an eye on me?" Xie Jiuniang asked, not entirely certain.

"No one," replied Jian Lingyan.

"This is quite strange, weren’t they trying to lure me out of the Tianxu Sect? Now that I’m out, yet no one is paying attention?"

This was not what she had expected.

With guidance from Jian Lingyan, Xie Jiuniang met up with Xie Haoran and saw the bloodstained hairpin, which indeed had been worn by Xie Si Niang.

The hairpin had the Xie Family emblem carved on it, representing a special symbol of the family, something outsiders couldn’t replicate.

Staring at the blood on the hairpin, Xie Jiuniang transmitted her voice to ask Jian Lingyan, "Is this my fourth sister’s blood?"

"It’s human blood."

Jian Lingyan’s tone was certain.

Even if the bloodstains were dried, he could tell apart human blood from Beast Blood. But whether the blood belonged to Xie Si Niang, he couldn’t be sure.

Then, Xie Jiuniang looked towards Xie Haoran, "Where was it found?"

Xie Haoran gave a rough location.

As a result, Xie Jiuniang asked him to be more specific.

As if unable to stand by, Xie Ying loudly berated, "Xiaojiu, stop causing trouble. We’ve already searched there. Apart from finding a hairpin, there were no other clues. It’ll be the same whether you go or not, don’t waste time here, delaying everyone else from finding a way to save people."

"I just need to know the exact location; it won’t take much of your time," Xie Jiuniang said, now not in the mood to argue with Xie Ying.

A family member stepped forward, "I’ll go and show Xiaojiu the way."

Xie Haoran and the others still wanted to search the nearby area.

Thus, they split into two groups.

Xie Haoran and his group continued their search.

Xie Jiuniang had someone take her to the place where the hairpin was found, which was in the grass beside a large tree, "You go help them first."

"Xiaojiu, what are you..."

"I’m fine, hurry up and go."

Xie Jiuniang sent the person away, then took out an Array Plate to set up the formation. She stood alone within the formation and had the Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan keep watch.

She took out the Time Leaf and activated Time Retrospection.

[...As time flowed backward, no one was around.

The wind blew through the grass, and occasionally birds flew by. About an hour earlier, Xie Haoran appeared, was surprised to see the jewelry, and hurriedly contacted the others.

Another quarter of an hour earlier,

a strange man appeared.

He dropped a blood-stained piece of jewelry, then deliberately made a little noise before turning away and leaving...]

She had found the answer.

Xie Jiuniang emerged from the Time Retrospection and looked towards the direction the strange man had left.

This was one link leading to another.

Who could be the person behind all this?

If she hadn’t had the Time Leaf, what would her reaction have been upon learning about her cousin’s disappearance?

Would she have lost her senses, eh?

Caused some kind of commotion?

Or even possibly... breached Sect rules?

Xie Jiuniang put away the Array Plate.

Suddenly, she saw several people standing outside the formation.

Xie Jiuniang frowned and asked, "Didn’t you say you were going to look for people? What are you doing standing here?"

"Xiaojiu, we’ve decided to report this to the Law Enforcement Hall," Xie Haoran thought of their lack of strength, "With the jade hairpin, the enforcement team should send someone to investigate. This is better than us blindly searching."

Xie Jiuniang indifferently nodded, "Have the older sister bring the jade hairpin to the Law Enforcement Hall."

"Why should I—"

Xie Ying blurted out before realizing she had misspoken and hastily corrected herself, "...I don’t mean to shirk the task; I just want to know why it should be me? Xiaojiu, do you have something against me? All I did was say a few words to you..."

"Shut up!"

Xie Jiuniang felt Xie Ying was too noisy, "You have a Divinity Transformation Master, and the older brothers don’t. The Law Enforcement Hall will probably take you more seriously."

"Your Master is also..."

"My Master is not at the Sect!"

Xie Jiuniang stared coldly at Xie Ying.

Her stare made Xie Ying hold back all the complaints she had, and it also made her feel uneasy.

"I’ll go then, I’ll go!" Xie Ying snatched the jade hairpin in a huff and hurried back to the Sect.

Xie Ying, who managed to maintain her image in front of others, revealed her true nature in front of Xie Jiuniang long ago. Therefore, in front of Xie Jiuniang, she didn’t even bother to pretend.

All pretense of aloofness and Immortal Qi were gone.

Heh!

The group hurried back to the Sect.

However, Xie Jiuniang deliberately lagged behind, chatting energetically in her mind with Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan, "I’m already out of the Sect, why hasn’t anyone made a move? Wasn’t the plan to lure me out?"

"Could they have made a mistake?"

"No."

Xie Jiuniang thought calmly for a moment.

She soon realized the key point: likely because she had been to the Main Peak, the person behind the scenes dare not act rashly for the time being. This place was still within Tianxu Sect’s territory, too close to the Sect. Should any commotion arise, powerful individuals could arrive within moments.

The person behind all this was very cautious.