The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 222 - 221: The Qualification Challenge

Chapter 222: Chapter 221: The Qualification Challenge

In the direction of Tianxu Sect, a youth was flying on his sword towards the sect entrance, his demeanor arrogant, chin slightly raised. It wasn’t extremely blatant, after all, he had grown up and become a bit more reserved.

But his disdainful eyes were particularly punchable.

Following the youth, there was a Little Immortal Crane.

A girl was lying on the back of the Immortal Crane.

An aura of wealth emanated from her constantly; she looked like a pampered young lady and was also languid, as if she hadn’t fully woken up yet.

During the flight,

Xie Jiuniang really took a comfortable little nap on the back of the Little Immortal Crane.

During this period, she had been researching Artifact Refining day and night without any rest.

Now, she finally had a chance to relax.

When her body wasn’t tired, the fatigue of her mind set in.

But after a short nap, she was refreshed again.

Jian Lingyan cried out excitedly, "So many people in front of the sect gate, a sea of heads!"

"You’re exaggerating, it’s just thousands, hardly a sea of heads," Xie Jiuniang knew at a glance.

Those who hadn’t seen Xie Jiuniang, upon hearing "someone’s coming," naturally knew it was Xie Jiuniang, but for many, their first thought was that this person named "Yuanxi" was Xuanyuan You.

Their first impression on the scene.

Yuanxi should be someone like Xuanyuan You.

The proud individuals on the Deity Rankings were mostly arrogant and dismissive. Xuanyuan You’s demeanor fit the bill entirely. The fact that Xie Jiuniang, in her outward appearance, was nothing more than a big child riding a Little Immortal Crane, couldn’t be ignored.

Others naturally overlooked her.

When Xuanyuan You became the first to fly to the sect gate and landed on the ground, he set up a table and chair and laid out brush, ink, paper, and inkstone without saying a word.

Someone couldn’t help but come up and ask, "Wasn’t Yuanxi said to be a female cultivator? Are you the real one or not?"

"What?" Xuanyuan You looked up.

A male cultivator pushed through the crowd arrogantly and asked, "Are you Yuanxi?"

If in the past someone dared to speak to him with this attitude, Xuanyuan You would have exploded on the spot.

Things were different now; these were potential clients.

Xuanyuan You said, "I am not Yuanxi, my name is Xuanyuan You, Yuanxi is my good friend, she’s right behind me..."

He looked back but saw no one.

Glancing again, he noticed Xie Jiuniang still lying on the Little Immortal Crane, lazily flying and circling the sect gate.

Hearing their conversation, Xie Jiuniang waved to the crowd below, "Hello, everyone! I am Yuanxi. I hear some among you want to challenge me?"

Her voice wasn’t loud, but everyone heard her clearly.

It was as if she spoke right next to their ears.

The people below all looked up to see the small girl sitting atop the Little Immortal Crane, her smile brimming, her eyes seemingly sparkling as she looked at them.

There really was a sparkle.

It was the gleam in her eyes upon seeing heaps of Spirit Stones!

"Ahem, let me say a few words."

Xie Jiuniang cleared her throat, then continued, "I’ve been in seclusion recently and only learned I was on the Deity Rankings once I came out. My first thought was, could there be a mistake with the Deity Rankings?"

"Then I thought..."

"What a wonderful mistake, no matter how you look at it, I’ve been on the Deity Rankings. So many in the Cultivation World will never make such a mistake, I truly feel sorry for them. Like seeing all of you, I don’t know why, but I feel as if I’ve cleared all my meridians; it’s extremely invigorating and satisfying!"

"Oh, how should I describe it? It’s that exhilarating feeling of ascending on the spot!"

Xie Jiuniang’s voice was crisp and loud, quite pleasing to the ear.

Yet, there were those who detected a cheap tone in her voice.

Her words echoed in front of the mountain gate, successfully provoking outrage in many.

But she didn’t stop there. Xie Jiuniang then shouted, "Do you all think I’m idling away my time? I’m someone who makes millions in mere minutes."

"Whoever wants to challenge me, step forward!"

As soon as Xie Jiuniang said this, indeed, a bunch of people were about to step out.

Next, her voice rang out again, "Each person, come to the table and pay a challenge fee of one million. Also, I trust you lot aren’t the shameless type. Those of Core Formation, don’t bother challenging me, I can’t beat them."

"I’m still a child, you know."

Following these words, more than half the people stopped in their tracks.

Xuanyuan You timely stood out and said politely, "Respected cultivators, if you wish to challenge Yuanxi, please come to me to register. One at a time; if there are many people, queue up. As long as you pay the Spirit Stones and meet the challenge conditions, you can come. We will arrange the challenge time as soon as possible."

Someone, unable to watch any longer, challenged them, "Are you afraid to accept challenges, is that why you’re setting up such a high barrier?"

"Nah, you think so?" Xie Jiuniang hopped down from Little Immortal Crane’s back, "Those coming to challenge me, are you all broke ghosts? It’s just one million Spirit Stones. You all can’t bring out that much?"

It was one million Spirit Stones after all!

Why did you make it sound like it’s just one Spirit Stone?

Xie Jiuniang looked toward the person who just spoke, "You don’t have one million Spirit Stones on you, do you?"

That look was brimming with contempt, as if to say, how can you be so poor?

If you don’t have Spirit Stones, why bother blabbering up front?

That person’s face turned beet red, "I—I certainly have them! I just wanted to ask what you think challenging is supposed to be? This is supposed to be..."

"What else could it be? It’s a challenge," Xie Jiuniang replied with bright eyes scanning the crowd, "Folks, are you here to challenge me, or are you looking to make trouble at Tianxu Sect?"

"Of course we’re here to challenge, to prove we’re no worse than you."

"Then that’s settled. However, you’re a group and I’m but one. I can’t fight you all, so there must be some sort of barrier, right? The people who pay the Spirit Stones get the qualification to challenge, that’s fair, isn’t it?" Xie Jiuniang’s argument seemed logical, ensnaring yet another batch of the unwary.

Indeed, some people were swayed to pay the million Spirit Stones.

One of them slammed the million Spirit Stones onto the table and said in a gruff voice, "I’m Cao Jinkai, a disciple of Shangyuan Sect, at the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment."

"Alrighty, I’ll register you right now."

Xuanyuan You immediately recorded it, making an official register.

In conclusion, he added, "Please take note, everyone, once registered, there will be no refunds whether you go on stage or not. Also, we will arrange the order of challenges based on the sequence of registration—no cutting in line midway."

"Right! No cutting in line, let’s see you set an example," Xie Jiuniang seconded loudly.

After waiting a while, only one person came forward.

Xie Jiuniang’s eyes again took on a scornful look, "No way you just chickened out, did you? After all that fuss, only one person has the guts?"

"Nonsense! I’ll do it too!"

Another person stepped forward to register, paying the one million Spirit Stones.

No one believed that Xie Jiuniang would abscond with the Spirit Stones.

With everyone’s identities out in the open, even the most foolish wouldn’t dream of doing such a thing.

So Xie Jiuniang stood aside, throwing in a provocation every now and then when no one came up to register, always luring one or two fools to impulsively throw down the Spirit Stones to sign up.