The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 220 - 219 Someone Wants to Challenge You

Chapter 220: Chapter 219 Someone Wants to Challenge You

After Xie Xu left, Xie Jiuniang saw Bai Mudan again.

This time, without saying much, Bai Mudan was simply there to deliver a message, and Xie Jiuniang let her leave before opening the letter Bai Ruiting had sent over, which contained the information she had asked him to investigate.

It was mostly news about the seven major families.

There was also a new list of the Monument of Geniuses.

The Monument of Geniuses, which hadn’t been updated for more than a decade, was suddenly changed.

Some names were removed from the list, and others were added. For example, Gongsun Xue’s name was no longer there, and Lin Wangchen’s name had almost fallen to the bottom, just slightly better than Xie Jiuniang’s.

Because Xie Jiuniang’s name was the very last.

There was a new person at the top of the list, Mo Chuan.

Xie Jiuniang frowned slightly at the name at the top of the list.

This position at the top was no small feat. If Mo Chuan could become the leader, did it mean he had hidden his true cultivation base? Or was his innate talent better than what had been announced to the outside world?

How exactly the Monument of Geniuses was ranked remained a mystery to everyone in the Eastern Region.

Xie Jiuniang had never considered that she would make it onto the list.

In the central area of the Eastern Region, there was a main city.

In the central plaza of the city stood the Monument of Geniuses, which year-round listed one hundred geniuses in order of their innate talent, potential, and cultivation base among other comprehensive strengths. Those on the list were all under a hundred years old, each a prodigy with astonishing talent and strength.

Even the person in the last place was a top genius.

Among the hundred names, Xie Ying had not made the list.

Xie Jiuniang remembered that in her previous life, Xie Ying hadn’t made the list so early either.

The Monument of Geniuses wasn’t solely ranked on talents. Combat power might also be taken into account, as the list appeared after she had severed Wu Sheng’s arm.

Thinking back, she had once faced off against a Divinity Transformation, too.

However, going up against Divinity Transformation seemed far-fetched upon reflection, and no one would believe it.

But there were some witnesses to her ambush of Wu Sheng, weren’t there?

Then, she turned her attention to the news about the major families.

The Gongsun Family and the Wu Family had been keeping a low profile over the years.

The downfall of Tianji Building had an impact on them that didn’t just disappear with the building’s demise.

The other powers in the Cultivation World couldn’t help but be wary of them, cautioning their outstanding younger generations not to offend or get too close to the children of these major families.

This made it difficult for the younger members of these families to make connections when out and about.

Who wasn’t worried that their approach was only part of a bid for opportunities?

At the time, the Mo Family’s reputation hadn’t been tarnished by the people of Tianqi Valley.

However, the Mo Family’s close ties with the others were no secret, and some forces could still find out about it. Thus, the Mo Family was also affected to some extent, but not as unlucky as the other families.

The only one unaffected was the Ao Family from the Southeast Sea Region.

Surprisingly, members of this family had not appeared at all.

In this lifetime, due to Xie Jiuniang’s stirring maneuvers, the Su Family and the Nangong Family kept a low profile.

The letter also mentioned Old He’s situation, stating he was in Yunmu City at the moment.

At this point, Xie Jiuniang recalled her parents’ letter.

After opening and reading it through, it was filled with their immense care and concerns as well as updates on events happening within their family, indicating they were living well, so Xie Jiuniang shouldn’t worry.

The substantial resources that had been sent were exactly what they had exchanged for last time.

Xie Jiuniang couldn’t help but return to her cave dwelling to check on the Cleansing Spiritual Grass.

The Cleansing Spiritual Grass had grown a little bit more, which was quite nice. She watered it with some Spiritual Liquid again.

In the following days, Xie Jiuniang frequented Artifact Peak.

A major figure’s collection on Artifact Peak was open to her, making many envious. A delicate young lady studying Artifact Refining all day seemed out of place. However, no one dared to make more trouble.

Xie Jiuniang was doing quite well on Artifact Peak.

What did a group of old men love most?

Wine!

Monkey Wine diplomacy.

Whenever Xie Jiuniang asked for help, she presented a jar of it.

The harder one works, the luckier one gets.

Her ability in Artifact Refining grew rapidly, and she even took out the broken Little Flying Boat to examine, aiming to understand how it was made to operate with Spirit Stones instead of Divine Sense.

Indeed, her research uncovered some clues.

Unfortunately, the initial damage was too severe, halting the progress of her study.

She had not been able to produce a true replica yet.

This process might be difficult for outsiders to grasp, but Xie Jiu’niang saw something faintly familiar, resembling the handiwork of the Seal Moon Puppet Technique.

It reminded Xie Jiu’niang that she had only acquired half of the inheritance.

The other half of the inheritance had likely fallen into the hands of the Song Family.

"I say, Little Profiteer, why do you hole up at Artifact Peak every day? There are a lot of people outside who want to meet you," Xuanyuan You would come to her daily for gossip.

He would get a headache seeing her engrossed in such studies.

He didn’t like things that required effort and brains.

Xie Jiu’niang glanced at him indifferently, "I don’t know them, so why would they want to see me?"

"Perhaps they want to challenge you?"

Lately, the cities on the fringes of Tianxu Sect were unusually lively.

Not only was the once-in-a-decade recruitment of new disciples approaching, but many young people from the Eastern Region were also not quite convinced of Xie Jiu’niang’s position on the Monument of Geniuses.

Some wanted to witness the style of the newly-listed genius.

Others were looking to stir up trouble.

And some were merely there to enjoy the spectacle.

Because during this time, there would certainly be no shortage of people coming forward to issue challenges.

Xuanyuan You, never one to act properly, sat to one side, "Don’t you know how lively it’s been outside recently? The rumors about you are becoming more and more outrageous. You’re known as the Little Profiteer, but outside they’re calling you a little money god, and some even claim you’re immensely tall..."

"Isn’t it ’immensely talented,’ not tall?"

"Don’t sweat the small details, I’m saying..."

Xuanyuan You went on about all sorts of things from outside.

Xie Jiu’niang’s gaze grew increasingly strange, making him a bit unable to continue.

"Li-, Little Profiteer? What’s wrong..."

"If there’s nothing important, scram, you’re disturbing my study of artifact refining."

"Don’t be like that! Always studying this is so boring." Xuanyuan You had been bored to death lately, "How about we go out and have some fun, to relax a bit?"

"How about you lend me your Little Flying Boat to take a look instead?" Xie Jiu’niang finally remembered the one useful thing about Xuanyuan You.

Xuanyuan You, not minding, generously took out the Flying Boat.

But when the perfectly good Flying Boat was disassembled into pieces before him, he instantly regretted it.

With a mournful expression, Xuanyuan You lamented, "That’s not easy to buy, Little Profiteer, can you put it back together?"

"Piece of cake."

As Xie Jiu’niang earnestly took it apart, she understood the principles.

Finally, under Xuanyuan You’s watchful eyes, she reassembled it piece by piece.

Xuanyuan You was astonished, with nothing to say for a moment.

This was incredible!

Next, Xie Jiu’niang took out a small palace model and started to ponder her own modifications, seeking advice from the big shots at Artifact Peak who were indebted to Chaoyan whenever she encountered something she did not understand.

She was committed to the modification, sparing no expense.

After half a month, Xie Jiu’niang finally completed the modifications.

It was not just the control platform that was modified, but also other parts. Fortunately, the materials she needed to buy were readily available at Artifact Peak.

The most painful part was for Jian Lingyan, "Master, why are you learning artifact refining? It’s such a waste of Spirit Stones."

Seeing the Spirit Stones dwindling by the second was a heart-wrenching sight for her.

She had thought her dog owner was quite wealthy, but not anymore. This single modification had used up all of her saved tens of millions of Spirit Stones, along with half of the middle and high-grade ones.

Xie Jiu’niang acted as if she hadn’t heard.

But what was this compared to what lay ahead?

Any of the Four Arts of Cultivators required a huge outlay to pursue.

"Yuanxi!"

A booming voice suddenly called out from outside.

Xie Jiu’niang’s eyelids twitched, and as expected, the loud voice proclaimed, "Someone wants to challenge you, and their words were particularly unpleasant. You should go and beat them so badly they won’t even recognize their own parents."

"Let them know what happens when they cause trouble on Tianxu Sect’s turf!"

"Exactly, make sure they’re beaten black and blue!"

"..."