The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 216 - 215: Who is it?

Chapter 216: Chapter 215: Who is it?

As the central character, yet merely a supporting weakling, Xie Jiuniang very sensibly decided not to join in the fight between formidable opponents. She ran off to a safe place at the first opportunity and stayed there.

The Nascent Soul Ghost Cultivator was given a helping hand by Wu Sheng.

He had intended to seize the opportunity to activate a Teleportation Talisman and flee for his life.

But from nowhere, a Broken Sword flew in and shattered the talisman.

The Teleportation Talisman destroyed?!

Who the hell did it?

The Sect Elder was also taken aback for a moment, feeling as though someone was secretly lending a hand. Seizing the opportunity, he captured the Ghost Cultivator and sealed him in a Dharma Bottle, affixing a Sealing Talisman to it.

This kind of Dharma Bottle was specifically designed to imprison soul entities.

Ghost Cultivators are also soul entities, but on the other hand, Chaoruo had already started fighting with Wu Sheng.

Wu Sheng, presently in disguise and wearing a mask that blocked Divine Sense probing, was not easily recognized by others. But to Jian Lingyan, the disguise was transparent.

Wu Sheng’s disguise was useless in the eyes of Jian Lingyan.

Xie Jiuniang stood with her hands behind her back, and the Contract Totem on her right hand flashed.

The Broken Sword, having just performed a significant deed, hid its light and name, retreating into the Contract Space, "My Spirit Crystals, Spirit Crystals!"

"Here you go, what’s all the fuss about? I’m not going to stiff you," Xie Jiuniang said as she took out the smallest Spirit Crystal, which vanished the moment it touched the Divine Pattern.

The Broken Sword excitedly flew about in the Contract Space.

Xie Jiuniang paid it no mind and stealthily concealed herself.

On the other side, the Sect Elder, having captured the Nascent Soul Ghost Cultivator, turned to go and help Chaoruo.

Wu Sheng knew things were bad and didn’t dare to linger in battle.

It was indeed not easy for Chaoruo to stop a late-stage Nascent Soul from fleeing.

Especially since Wu Sheng was making an all-out effort to escape.

However, the direction Wu Sheng chose seemed to have been anticipated in advance. No sooner had he fled for a certain distance than a person appeared out of thin air in front of him. It was Xie Jiuniang, his disciple whom he wanted to kill. Wu Sheng’s heart hardened.

His late-stage Nascent Soul’s oppressive force surged towards Xie Jiuniang with full force.

This was intended to turn Xie Jiuniang into an idiot.

Xie Jiuniang stood still, not moving an inch.

"Move out of the way!" Chaoruo exclaimed, shocked.

He had not at all expected Xie Jiuniang to ambush at the enemy’s escape route, and then, Chaoruo’s heart trembled.

Ancient Sword Drawing Technique!

A sword that shocked the heavens, its power immense.

Wielding the Dragon Head Broken Sword in hand, not only the advancing Wu Sheng felt the threat of death but even the slightly distant Chaoruo.

Retreat!

Chaoruo had initially intended to step forward to rescue, but now he decisively changed direction. As he fled, he felt sympathy for the masked man who had run into the fray.

This disciple of my fellow brother is something else!

She had even kept such a formidable trump card hidden, making a late-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator feel an intense threat.

Xie Jiuniang had long predicted Wu Sheng’s escape route and laid an ambush in advance.

Seizing the right moment, she unleashed a heaven-shocking sword strike.

This was her Sword Drawing Technique that she had never used against a human before!

Just one move!

One move to decide the outcome!

For this, she lost another piece of Spiritual Marrow, having been extorted by Jian Lingyan. But to be able to kill Wu Sheng, she spared no effort.

"Boom!"

"Rumble!"

Wu Sheng was too close to escape in time.

He was sent flying, crashing through half of a mountain.

Therefore, bystanders first heard a loud bang, followed by the continual rumbling of collapsing rocks and the lingering echoes.

Debris flew everywhere, dust billowing into the air.

Chaoruo floated in the air and waved a hand, his Spiritual Power sweeping over the area, instantly dispersing the dust and sand to reveal the scene that had been obscured.

Xie Jiuniang gripped the Broken Sword, her gaze sharp.

A trickle of fresh blood spilled from the corner of her mouth; she must have been hit by the shockwave of power and suffered internal injuries indirectly.

The most pitiful was Wu Sheng, with all his protective Magic Artifacts destroyed, completely unable to fathom why a single sword strike from a Foundation Establishment could possess such overwhelming power.

The figure fell to the ground and did not get up.

Blood flowed from his mouth like it cost him nothing, and one of his arms was severed.

It was because he realized the danger and raised his hand to block in response.

If it weren’t for the strength of a Nascent Soul’s body, the fall to the ground would have been enough to kill him yet again.

"Elder Wu!"

Xie Jiuniang suddenly shouted loudly, "What exactly does the Wu Family want to do? You actually dare to openly assassinate a direct disciple of the Tianxu Sect. Do you want to dominate the entire Cultivation World?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Sheng spat out another mouthful of old blood in anger.

As Chaoruo was about to capture Wu Sheng, he sensed a Divinity Transformation descending. In an instant, the masked Divinity Transformation picked up Wu Sheng and tore open a spatial rift to escape.

The next instant, several figures arrived.

They were a few of the Sect’s Divinity Transformations, among them Lord Qiansha.

Lord Qiansha struck from the air, hitting something unclear, and it seemed as though the void rippled for a moment.

Did the Divinity Transformation who fled into the spatial rift get injured as a result?

"The target was hit by my strike," Lord Qiansha announced.

Another Divinity Transformation asked, "Could they get lost?"

"Not necessarily, that person has comprehended the Space Law..."

It would be difficult to track someone who had entered a spatial rift. However, being hit by Lord Qiansha’s strike from afar was enough to cause the target to bleed heavily.

Xie Jiuniang looked regretfully at the half space.

It was only then that she discovered that Master Chaoruo was standing in front of her.

In the instant the Divinity Transformation appeared, he had immediately moved in front of her, choosing to first protect her life.

Hmm, this master is not bad, worth associating with.

Xie Jiuniang sat down on the ground, put the Broken Sword into her Contract Space, and then took out a fifth-grade Revitalizing Pill and swallowed it.

Her heart, liver, and lungs were in pain now, and she did not feel like moving.

Chaoruo looked down with a smile and asked her, "Yuanxi, was that person really Wu Sheng?"

"It was him," Xie Jiuniang said with certainty. "Didn’t he lose an arm? The man escaped, but the arm may not have been taken along."

The arm left behind by Wu Sheng was the most convincing evidence.

Chaoruo nodded in agreement.

With a gesture, a buried arm flew up from the dust and sand and landed in Chaoruo’s hand.

Chaoruo put away the arm, "Back to the Sect."

Xie Jiuniang, still sitting, said, "Master, I’m injured."

"Ha, let’s go." Chaoruo picked her up and took her directly back to the Sect, fretful that she might suffer, and even carefully set up a Spiritual Force Shield for her.

This made Xie Jiuniang feel completely at ease, "Master, what is the Space Law?"

"It’s one of the laws that can only be comprehended upon reaching Divinity Transformation. It all depends on individual ability. You are only at Foundation Establishment now; just get a basic understanding, and don’t think too much about it," Chaoruo explained briefly, without going into detail.

After becoming a Divinity Transformation, if one wanted to advance further, one had to comprehend the Power of Laws. Not every Divinity Transformation could comprehend the laws. However, if a Divinity Transformation hadn’t comprehended the laws, they could only say that their hopes for ascension in this lifetime were dashed.

Xie Jiuniang felt once again that the Cultivation World was vast, and she was so minuscule.

The Sect was soon in sight.

Xie Jiuniang couldn’t help but ask, "Did we succeed in fishing today, or not?"

"Ha, what do you think?"

Chaoruo stood in the square of the Main Peak and set her down on the ground.

The always reclining Xie Jiuniang now stood up, "Caught a small fish, but the big fish got away."

That big fish was a Divinity Transformation.

Even Wu Sheng could only be considered a small fish.

Originally, Xie Jiuniang thought that Wu Sheng was the biggest player behind the scenes, but Chaoruo believed there were others still.

Look, in the battle of the Nascent Souls, Divinity Transformations did not make a move.

Unfortunately, they did not capture the person in the end; indeed, reaching the level of Divinity Transformation wasn’t that simple.

"Cough, cough cough..."

Xie Jiuniang suddenly coughed up a big mouthful of congealed blood, "Ay, that feels so much better now that I’ve coughed it up."

The next moment, Chaoruo took her to the side hall of the Main Peak.

This was his residence, where he had a chamber cleaned for Xie Jiuniang upon his instruction. She was to recuperate there, and she was not to leave until her injuries had healed.

And so, Xie Jiuniang was coerced into healing.