The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 227 - 226: Elder, Save Me!

Chapter 227: Chapter 226: Elder, Save Me!

The person was silenced, leaving no trace to follow.

Just as Xie Jiuniang had said, she never intended to seriously fight through all two hundred matches. She was indifferent to wins and losses, which mattered to others but not to her.

As long as she did not compromise her principles, stepping onto the stage and accepting the challenge was enough.

She could benefit without exerting any effort.

Today was the first day, and though she wanted to take the opportunity to train herself, it wouldn’t be good to blatantly admit defeat right from the start. When she unexpectedly encountered a loose cultivator bent on a death wish, harboring murderous intent, Xie Jiuniang didn’t want to cause a fatality, so she simply took the initiative to admit defeat.

Those with thick skins didn’t care.

After everyone dispersed, Chaoruo spoke alone with Xie Jiuniang for a while. Upon discovering her true thoughts regarding the challenge, he felt like his entire worldview had been restructured.

Even after Xie Jiuniang left, he remained in a daze.

Had he lived too long, unable to keep up with the younger generation’s way of thinking?

A night passed quickly.

As dawn broke, the entrance of the mountain gate was bustling and lively.

Xie Jiuniang arrived a half hour early.

The situation on the stage was similar to the first day.

The fights started off normally, but then, just as on the previous day, Xie Jiuniang admitted defeat the moment someone stepped onto the stage; afterwards, she stopped conceding, pretending to be hit and theatrically tumbling out of the ring.

Her manners of losing were varied and bizarre.

But the main thing was the speed—it was especially fast!

In just one morning, she had gone through forty rounds, earning tens of millions purely.

At first, the others had their perspectives shattered. Shouting and jeering had no effect on her; they called on her not to be shameless, as if she would care.

She didn’t!

Only those with thick skins managed to get by.

So, in one morning of forty rounds, Xie Jiuniang only won eight, and lost thirty-two.

The crowd jeered and hooted in waves, but that couldn’t salvage Xie Jiuniang’s face.

"Is this what a heaven’s pride is? We don’t accept it!"

"Exactly, we don’t accept it!"

"We strongly demand that you be removed from the Heaven’s Pride list!"

A group of people clamored angrily.

Of course, there were those who meddled in between.

Jian Lingyan said indignantly, "Master, let them come up to the stage to fight you. These people have been bought off."

"The Sect Master will handle it," she replied.

Xie Jiuniang thought these people were brainless.

They dared to make trouble where a powerful figure presided.

Among them, there was even the involvement of Sect Disciples.

Jian Lingyan discovered Gongsun Yu secretly bribing people, trying hard to ruin Xie Jiuniang’s reputation and sabotage her tournament battles.

Xie Jiuniang sneered, "Everyone, if you have the ability, go and take down the Heaven’s Pride list. There’s no need to make a fuss here. To me, the Heaven’s Pride list isn’t as useful as the Sect’s Strength list. At least being on the Strength list gets you some resources from the Sect every year. The Heaven’s Pride list is just an empty title that brings not a single benefit but a host of troubles."

At these words, there was sudden silence below.

It seemed she wasn’t wrong in saying that.

Then Xie Jiuniang said sarcastically, "Those who know me are aware that I’m the fairest person, provided that you don’t play petty tricks with me."

The statement piqued interest.

The faces of those who had been "winning" matches as soon as they stepped on stage changed, and they felt slightly guilty.

Xie Jiuniang declared coolly, "Furthermore, the challenge will continue. But for those who don’t want to fight a fair match, you can choose to step onto the stage. I can’t stop you from being underhanded, but as for fighting or not, it’s up to me. After all, I really don’t mind losing."

A shameless aura washed over everyone.

It made those who schemed in the shadows scratch their teeth in hatred.

People working behind the scenes were certainly not limited to one group; there were also some who had no intention of taking Xie Jiuniang’s life. They simply wanted to humiliate her or ruin her potential, like driving Gongsun Xue out of the list of extraordinary youths.

But after today, it seemed they realized one thing.

Their little shenanigans here had not escaped surveillance.

No matter how many people they bribed or what underhanded tricks they played behind the scenes, Xie Jiuniang always managed to pinpoint them and concede the match as soon as she stepped onto the stage.

So far, in seventy matches, she hadn’t caused a single fatality.

Even without the burden of being on the list of extraordinary youths.

One could even say she was a bit of a scoundrel, not at all bothered by reputation.

Having bribed so many people, anyone else would surely have been overwhelmed. They might have even suffered a crushing defeat with serious injuries, yet when they faced Xie Jiuniang, they could walk away unscathed and even earn a hefty sum of Spirit Stones for it.

This made everything they did seem like clownish antics, utterly ineffectual.

The Nascent Soul Elder announced loudly, "The seventy-first match, Lai Yong, ascend to the stage."

No sooner had these words been spoken than a man, as skinny as a stick, climbed onto the stage.

This male cultivator was somewhat ugly.

In an era of the Cultivation World filled mostly with handsome men and beautiful women, where even those not gifted with good looks had exceptional auras, this person was not only unattractive but also void of any charisma.

Xie Jiuniang became slightly vigilant.

The aura emanating from this man was dark and uncomfortable.

Suddenly, Jian Lingyan spoke, "Master, be careful, this person is in disguise, with Golden Core cultivation."

"Hmm?"

Xie Jiuniang’s eyes narrowed slightly, a fierce light flashing through them.

The Nascent Soul Elder was about to signal the start of the match, "This match is officially—"

"Elder!"

Xie Jiuniang interrupted the Nascent Soul Elder.

After a moment of deep thought, Xie Jiuniang’s figure flashed behind the judging elder, but at that moment, the male cultivator attempted to strike first with a lethal move. Yet Xie Jiuniang managed to move even faster than his attack.

She had already taken cover behind the judging elder.

Faced with the Nascent Soul True Lord, the male cultivator was forced to retract his powerful attack midway.

Almost resulting in a backlash.

Xie Jiuniang tugged at the elder’s sleeve and shouted, "Elder, save me!"

The Nascent Soul Elder was slightly astonished.

He quickly received a message from Xie Jiuniang, who stated her suspicions about the man’s identity, which didn’t match with the aura registered upon entry.

At such a close distance, the Nascent Soul Elder had not paid attention initially, but upon closer inspection, he quickly noticed something amiss.

The elder barked sternly, "You are not Lai Yong?"

"What? I am Lai Yong! Is the Tianxu Sect trying to back out of this—"

The male cultivator was interrupted mid-sentence as he was struck by a move from the Nascent Soul Elder and sent flying off the stage. As he fell to the ground, the enforcers from the Tianxu Sect moved in quickly to subdue him.

In no time at all, they had removed his disguise.

Just as the spectators began to heckle, accusing the Tianxu Sect of going too far, the rapid response of the Sect’s enforcers and the swift uncovering of the disguise silenced any who wanted to stir trouble.

A member of the Law Enforcement Hall stepped forward, pulled out a small notebook, and flipped through its pages, stopping on one of them.

Then, the member from the Law Enforcement Hall confirmed, and announced loudly, "This person is the devil, Tu Qu, a mid-Golden Core cultivator, a murderer wanted by the lord of Fengyue City, who committed a heinous massacre in Fengyue City and has slain hundreds of female cultivators..."

Tu Qu, lying on the ground with his scheme exposed,

had originally planned a desperate struggle to escape,

but he had greatly underestimated the members of the Tianxu Sect. Just as he was about to act on his intention, his Dantian was abruptly sealed.

An elder appeared out of nowhere and swiftly took Tu Qu away.

Tu Qu’s face turned ashen, filled with regret.

If only he had known, he would never have taken on this job...