The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 224 - 223: She’s the Host

Chapter 224: Chapter 223: She’s the Host

At dusk that day.

Xuanyuan You came to Zhengyang Peak with a beaming face, handing over a large sum of Spirit Stones to Xie Jiuniang.

The amount was more than Xie Jiuniang had expected.

"Eh, almost two hundred million?" Xie Jiuniang was surprised.

Xuanyuan You bragged, "I secretly arranged for someone to spread the word in Xi’an City, and people hurried over."

One hundred ninety-three people signed up.

The number of outsiders near Tianxu Sect during this period was tens of thousands, but only so few signed up, which was really too little. However, she didn’t mind and took out ten percent of the Spirit Stones to share with Xuanyuan You.

Xie Jiuniang said, "Let’s arrange the matchups; the challenge will start in three days."

The two of them whispered together for a while.

The next day, in front of the mountain gate of Tianxu Sect, a notice board was erected with information about the challenge times and rules.

The platform for the challenge would be set up not far from the gate.

It was another cleared area. Since it wasn’t held within the Sect, no one had anything to say, and even if some people wanted to make a fuss about it, they couldn’t find a good excuse. At first, if Xie Jiuniang had refused the challenge, they might have thought she was timid, lacking the spirit befitting a direct disciple of a Sect.

Now that she had accepted the challenge.

They had even less to say.

To make a good impression on their fellow Sect members, both Xie Jiuniang and Xuanyuan You had declared early on that Sect disciples could watch for free, while outsiders would need to spend Spirit Stones.

It didn’t cost much, a hundred Spirit Stones per person.

This move made the two quite popular.

Of course, the commotion they stirred attracted the consternation of some people, who thought they were being reckless and courting death. Some believed that Xie Jiuniang, having gained a bit of strength, was overconfident and did not know the gravity of the situation, daring to take on nearly two hundred people alone.

The matter caused quite a stir.

Xuanyuan You deliberately publicized it once again.

Therefore, on the day of the competition, the place was packed with an ocean of people, most of whom came to watch the fun, and some even set up stalls, doing brisk business.

Xuanyuan You, leading a group of underlings, collected Spirit Stones until their hands went soft.

The Spirit Stones flowed in with a rustling sound.

The spectacle made the secretly watching Sect powerhouses green with envy, though they wondered how these people would end such a grand spectacle.

With the strength of one person, challenging nearly two hundred, no one looked favorably upon Xie Jiuniang.

However, Xie Jiuniang had not arranged to complete the challenge in one day.

How many she would challenge in one day depended on her situation on the platform, and the right to decide who would be the next challenge rested with her, for after all, she was the host, and she had that advantage.

An Elder from the Sect was presiding today.

Officially, this person had been invited by Xuanyuan You, but in reality, it was Sect Master Chaoruo who had arranged it behind the scenes. Kuangguan led over a thousand Main Peak disciples to maintain order, a task assigned by Xuanyuan You in the Sect Affairs Hall.

These people had all come upon receiving their tasks.

With people there to maintain order, no disturbances occurred for the time being.

"The time has come."

The Nascent Soul Elder shouted, "The competition begins, ascend the platform."

"The first match, Tianxu Sect’s disciple, Yuanxi, Foundation Establishment third layer, versus Shangyuan Sect’s disciple Cao Jinkai, Foundation Establishment seventh layer."

Xie Jiuniang had climbed onto the platform early.

She showed none of the demeanor of a master; she didn’t need the routine of powerful people appearing at the end.

Standing high on the platform, she calmly waited for her opponent to come up.

Shangyuan Sect was a mid-level Sect in the Eastern Region, with some genius disciples, and Cao Jinkai was a standout among the younger generation. He practiced both internal cultivation and external martial arts, having undergone body refining.

Xie Jiuniang took out a top-grade Magic Sword.

She had forgotten who had given it to her.

Cao Jinkai was a big fellow, and the Magic Artifact he used was a large hammer.

As they adopted their starting stances, the two faced off against each other, but as for who would make the first move, it was a matter of looking at each other.

Xie Jiuniang said, "As the host, should I let you go first?"

"You’re a young girl, so you go first," Cao Jinkai finally remembered that he was facing a young girl with a cultivation base not as strong as his own, "I won’t take advantage of you. I’ll suppress my cultivation to match yours before we fight."

"Wow, thank you so much for that. You’re really something!"

Xie Jiuniang gave Cao Jinkai a thumbs up.

"Fight! Come on, fight!"

"You’re already on the stage, stop dawdling!"

"We spent spirit stones to come watch, not to see you two chat!" someone in the crowd shouted loudly.

Although there was jeering, no one dared to cause trouble.

There was an implicit pressure from a formidable presence, as the cultivation of those who came to watch the battle was generally not high. Causing trouble would be like handing resources to the Tianxu Sect, giving them an excuse to capture troublemakers. Nine times out of ten, they would have a layer of skin peeled off by the sect.

Xie Jiuniang smiled generously, "Then I will make the first move, Cao Dao You, be careful."

"Come on!"

The two instantly clashed together.

The clashing sounds of magic artifacts rang out incessantly.

In the instant Xie Jiuniang’s magic sword met the giant hammer, her hand went numb. The force was truly strong, but fortunately, she did not underestimate her opponent and used her strength to deflect the oncoming force.

Xie Jiuniang seldom had head-on contests with others.

This was a good opportunity to hone herself and gain more combat experience. Therefore, Xie Jiuniang fought seriously, relying on her own strength and not external objects.

Not only did Cao Jinkai realize, as the fight progressed, that Xie Jiuniang had intentions beyond the fight, some of the spectators noticed it as well.

Chaoruo was quietly paying attention to the situation here.

Beside him were several elders.

Someone chuckled, "Sect Master, this girl is not bad."

"This is just the beginning," Chaoruo responded with a light laugh.

Another person said, "Why do I feel that she won’t stay this calm? She hasn’t done anything low-key over the years."

"Haha, I share the same feeling."

As they spoke, the conversation shifted to Xie Jiuniang’s despicable deeds in the Lu Yuan Secret Realm and then even further back to the Tianshui Secret Realm.

Some of the deeds Xie Jiuniang had done in the Tianshui Secret Realm had been uncovered.

The higher-ups simply pretended not to know.

Everyone was aware that Xie Jiuniang never did things by the book. Whether she would fight fairly until the end was uncertain. But the sect was her backing; within her own territory, no matter how big the issue, the Sect Master would cover for her.

The elders were very clear about this.

The Sect Master’s lineage valued Chaoyan, their young disciple, highly. The last incident involving Wu Sheng had even provoked a Divinity Transformation response.

Lord Qiansha personally intervened!

It was said that it was not the first time he had stepped in for her.

This kind of honor was not bestowed upon everyone, and hers was not just a one-time occurrence.

The fight below was quite exciting, at least for the disciples with a cultivation base of Foundation Establishment or lower. For those above the Golden Core, it was nothing remarkable.

Xie Jiuniang and Cao Jinkai appeared to be evenly matched.

They fought to a standstill, but only Cao Jinkai knew how greatly his spiritual power was being depleted. If it weren’t for his physically conditioned body, he would have been defeated long ago.

Xie Jiuniang pretended to be struggling greatly.

But the fact that not a single bead of sweat appeared on her forehead gave her away.

In reality, Xie Jiuniang’s spiritual power was not consumed much at all.

One should know that her dantian was different from others; she stored over ten times the spiritual power of a normal person, and her spiritual soul was of the Golden Core level.

After nearly an hour of fighting, Xie Jiuniang felt she had trained enough and that fighting any longer would not yield further benefits. She was just about to make a move to end the contest.

At that moment, Cao Jinkai called out loudly, "Yuanxi Dao You is formidable. I admit defeat!"

Xie Jiuniang, "..."

This victory came too strangely, utterly unexpected!