The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 225 - 224: Someone Else is Envious Again

Chapter 225: Chapter 224: Someone Else is Envious Again

Cao Jinkai withdrew first, his heart pounding.

For a brief moment, he felt a lethal crisis emanating from Xie Jiuniang.

Without time to think further, he conceded!

After admitting defeat, he felt somewhat annoyed, but soon he saw the sense in it—it was but a normal sparring match, not a duel to the death, so there was no need to dwell on it.

Xie Jiuniang sat down cross-legged to restore her spiritual power.

A quarter of an hour later, another challenger was called upon.

With a Nascent Soul Elder watching nearby, most challengers dared not resort to underhanded tactics. Even if they wanted to, it would be futile because a Nascent Soul True Lord would surely teach them a lesson.

Being exposed on the spot was a minor issue, but losing face was a major one.

The time it took for Xie Jiuniang to defeat each challenger grew shorter and shorter.

From the initial hour to gradually half an hour, then a quarter, and finally, she was able to handle someone in as little as fifteen minutes.

It was indeed termed a time-saving measure.

But, these people had spent a million spirit stones—it was only right to let them struggle a bit before being defeated.

Xie Jiuniang became more and more adept with each match she fought.

She swiftly realized something was amiss in situations that defied the norm and were unreasonable. After seven or eight matches, she began to fight with "great difficulty," even using her spiritual power to deliberately force sweat to appear on her forehead. However, those fighting her became increasingly frustrated.

If you’re going to feign weakness, at least do it convincingly.

Why does it look so blatantly fake, what’s the deal?

Ten matches concluded.

The audience finally came back to their senses.

How was it only half a day?

The spectators watched Xie Jiuniang standing on the stage with increasingly peculiar expressions.

She took on ten opponents, not only without a hint of defeat but also seemingly using them as whetstones to grow stronger and more skilled in her techniques.

After each battle, Xie Jiuniang would drink spiritual liquid to recover her spiritual power.

The speed of her recovery was actually faster than what others could see.

Those with discerning eyes could see the issue.

In private, some Elders sighed, "It’s no wonder geniuses are called geniuses."

"Indeed extraordinary."

"One can’t make it onto the list of prodigies by being average."

"Her strength is remarkable; her spiritual power seems rather profound," they remarked, signaling something exceptional beyond her cultivation level.

Sect Master Chaoruo drank a cup of spiritual tea, listening to everyone’s conversation before slowly saying, "Her talent isn’t limited to a triple spirit root, I don’t believe you haven’t noticed."

"Haha, it’s just not something easily spoken about."

All present were old hands who had lived long days.

The way Xie Jiuniang executed her techniques was too fluid to be true.

While seated and recovering spiritual power, she absorbed spiritual energy without any hindrance, and the energy seemed particularly close to her. All these were proofs of her extraordinary talent, even comparable to a Heavenly Spiritual Root.

Her triple spirit root remained unchanged.

Then there must be some special constitution at play.

But as for what specific constitution, it was difficult for them to tell with just their eyes.

"Sect Master, what kind of spiritual body does she possess? The spiritual energy shows no rejection around her, no wonder she reached the third layer of Foundation Establishment not long after," an inquisitive Nascent Soul asked with a tinge of probing.

Chaoruo did not clarify, "Chaoyan did not mention this."

He put the matter off with a single sentence.

If he remembered correctly, the girl had a method to conceal her cultivation, and it was quite a powerful one at that, imperceptible to most.

She appeared to the outside world to be at the third layer of Foundation Establishment, but her true cultivation must be higher.

Chaoruo thought again that the girl was full of cunning tricks; she displayed the third layer outwardly, and during challenges, the others would suppress their strength to the third layer to match her.

Heh heh.

No wonder the more I fought, the smoother it went. After consecutive ten matches, except for a high consumption of spiritual power, I didn’t suffer any injuries.

Actually, everyone was guessing how long it would take for her to finish two hundred matches.

A Nascent Soul Elder joked, "She’s earning quite a bit, huh? Today alone, there are over a hundred thousand spectators."

"Haha, at least ten million spirit stones in one day."

Others couldn’t help but feel envious.

It’s definitely not possible to finish nearly two hundred matches in one day.

How many spirit stones will she eventually rake in?

It’s said that the registration fee for each contestant is a million, of which Xie Jiuniang took ninety percent, and as for the viewing fees for this venue, she was unexpectedly generous. She didn’t take a penny for herself, half went to the Sect, and half to the Elders presiding over the matches.

This left those with objections unable to voice them.

It was really because she, though young, was very thoughtful.

Some people looked at Sect Master Chaoruo, then sourly at the Elder presiding over the arena, "Sect Master, why didn’t you ask me to preside? That old drunkard got a good deal."

"Didn’t you guys say they were fooling around earlier?" Sect Master Chaoruo retorted.

"Can I regret it? The old drunkard watches for one day, could I watch the next?"

"Negotiate with him yourself, the Sect doesn’t handle this."

Sect Master Chaoruo certainly didn’t want to get involved.

If it weren’t for the fact that as Sect Master he couldn’t come forward, he would have liked to preside himself.

Earning a large sum of spirit stones easily and without danger, who wouldn’t be happy?

Then someone half-jokingly said, "It doesn’t have to be this time. Next time we could ask that young girl. I reckon there’s no one in the entire Sect who can earn spirit stones better than her. We’ve known this since the day she joined the Sect."

"Don’t mention it. I almost forgot, that girl made a huge profit during the entry assessment, making the group of new disciples both love and hate her. Like Lord Guangcheng’s boy, who cried after eating the grilled meat strips made by that girl..."

"Haha, it seems it even involved Lord Guangcheng."

At the mention of this incident, everyone couldn’t help but chuckle.

While everyone was chatting, the arena was about to start again.

A lean male cultivator came up, a Loose Cultivator at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment, who seemed upright, yet Xie Jiuniang saw a murderous intent in his eyes.

Jian Lingyan reminded, "Master, this man harbors ill intentions."

"Whoever arranged this, keep an eye out," said Xie Jiuniang, though she knew it might not be traceable.

"Alright, I’ll pay attention."

Jian Lingyan kept an eye on everyone who came to challenge.

The Nascent Soul Elder looked at them both. "Are you ready?"

"We can start now," said the male cultivator, before courteously addressing Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang’s little face was serious, her gaze as sharp as a sword drawn from its sheath, fixing on the male cultivator opposite her. As the Nascent Soul Elder announced the start of the fight, and just as the male cultivator’s attacking technique began, everyone around held their breath.

Xie Jiuniang suddenly shouted loudly.

"I concede!"

"Pfft—" The advancing male cultivator, whose technique was abruptly halted, had his internal spiritual power reversed, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

This was the backlash of forcibly interrupting a technique.

Xie Jiuniang looked at him innocently, "Fellow Daoist, are you okay? My bad, I should have shouted sooner."

"Pfft!"

The male cultivator spat out another mouthful of blood.

Was this injury a bit too severe?

It left the onlookers dumbfounded.

This turn of events was too unexpected, too astonishing. No one could have anticipated that Xie Jiuniang would make such a move.