The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 239 - 238 Departure

Chapter 239: Chapter 238 Departure

Xie Jiuniang ultimately chose to agree.

The reason was that Chaoruo said the location of the competition was somewhat special and, with a bit of luck, one might even come across a great opportunity.

After several days of seclusion,

Xie Jiuniang received a message from Chaoruo.

When she arrived at the gate of the mountain, she saw several Nascent Soul Elders and nine younger members.

Raoyang, Mo Chuan, Ren Bingyan, and Qiao Shiyun were all there, along with five others who were the cream of the crop from their respective peaks.

Among them was a handsome young man standing behind the group. When he unexpectedly met Xie Jiuniang’s gaze, he gave her a shy smile with a hint of boyish embarrassment.

Xie Jiuniang silently turned her head away, choosing not to look at him.

What’s he pretending for by standing here?

At this moment, she too resembled a young girl, but she had just turned thirty, hadn’t she?

This guy was definitely older than her in terms of bone age.

She had not seen this young man in her previous life; what unexpected event had occurred?

Everyone was very serious, and no one spoke.

Suddenly, Chaoruo and the other Nascent Soul powerhouses looked up in one direction.

Sometime later, someone arrived.

It was Lord Guangcheng, accompanied by another Divinity Transformation expert who Xie Jiuniang recognized—Lord Ziyang, Xie Ying’s master.

As the rumors described, Lord Ziyang was a formidable authority with an imperial bearing around him.

Lord Ziyang said, "Sect Master, is everyone here?"

"All here."

This time, Chaoruo personally took charge of the matter.

Two Divinity Transformation experts accompanied the group, along with several Nascent Souls, one of whom wore a wine gourd at his waist—it was True Lord Mujiu.

Ziyang tossed out a medium-sized Flying Boat.

The Flying Boat hovered in mid-air, and everyone gradually boarded it.

Xie Jiuniang stood on the deck and looked inside the Flying Boat, noticing it was different from the Sect’s flying boats.

The Flying Boat had two levels

The lower level was like a large hall, an open space from one end to the other.

The upper level had hundreds of rooms—not only that, the Flying Boat’s defensive capabilities were high, and it was equipped with a Spiritual Power Cannon.

Xie Jiuniang’s heart itched with desire as she muttered softly, "I would like to have a Flying Boat like this too."

"Don’t you already have a little palace? I heard you spent a fortune to renovate it," said Mo Chuan, coming up beside her.

Xie Jiuniang turned to glance at him, unconcerned as she said, "Who would complain about having too many things? Besides, I have a little palace, not a Flying Boat."

"What about the last little Flying Boat?"

"Broke."

The broken parts had been dismantled beyond recognition, and she had melted down the scattered components during her Artifact Refining practice; not a trace remained, much less something that could expose any clues.

Chaoruo and the other powerful cultivators were the first to go to the upper level.

Raoyang, Qiao Shiyun, Ren Bingyan, and a few other disciples followed suit.

Xie Jiuniang had intended to wait until everyone was on the upper level before joining them. After all, among the mightiest Sect members and disciples setting out, she was openly the least skilled.

But she stood still.

Mo Chuan behind her also did not move, nor did the handsome and shy young man.

Turning back to glance at the two of them, and seeing that they weren’t moving, Xie Jiuniang retracted her gaze and flashed up to the second level.

The second level had a large hall.

In the hall, Sect Master Chaoruo and the other disciples were present.

Xie Jiuniang stepped up and greeted, "Elder."

"Hmm, here," Chaoruo passed her a booklet and then instructed, "Go back to your room and study it carefully on the way."

Xie Jiu nodded seriously.

Then, Chaoruo gave the other two people one booklet each.

The booklets recorded the young disciples picked out by the various Great Sects, all of them talented individuals under fifty years of age in bone age. According to Chaoruo’s words, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be in peril."

The people in the booklets were the most likely candidates to participate.

"This booklet is good, saving us the trouble of collecting information about our opponents," Mo Chuan leafed through it briefly before closing it.

Qiao Shiyun followed up with a smile, "If we have such a booklet, won’t the other Sects have one too?"

"That’s for certain," Raoyang chimed in, with a sly glint in his fox-like eyes, "just don’t know if the little sister is on other people’s information booklets."

Everyone fell silent.

They really couldn’t be sure about that.

In the Eastern Region, Xie Jiu had a certain reputation, even if it wasn’t all that good. But among the younger generation, her strength was undeniable, all earned from her fame on the challenge stage eight years ago.

But in the Cultivation World as a whole, she fell a bit short.

The reputations of the other nine people were all more impressive than hers, having already ventured to other places in the Eastern Region for training.

Before Chaoruo left, he suggested they become more familiar with one another so that they would be in sync when it came time to compete.

Raoyang was the first to introduce himself, "I am Raoyang, Main Peak disciple, Golden Core second layer, Wind-Lightning Dual Spiritual Roots, I specialize in lightning attribute Cultivation Techniques, proficient in lightning Technique."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at him with surprise.

The tall man beside him asked, "Raoyang, you formed your Core before fifty years of age?"

"What is Elder Brother Raoyang’s bone age?" Another person inquired.

"Forty-nine, just at the age limit for participating," Raoyang stated his age plainly, then he looked towards Mo Chuan, "It’s your turn."

"I am Mo Chuan, Danfeng disciple, Wood-Fire Dual Spiritual Roots, Golden Core second layer, I specialize in wood attribute Cultivation Techniques, proficient in both wood and fire Techniques, in addition, I am a Medical Cultivator and understand beast control..." Mo Chuan introduced himself.

Xie Jiu sneakily glanced at him.

This man forgot to mention one thing, he was also skilled in disguise.

Except for not mentioning his bone age, no one saw any issue with his introduction.

Next was Ren Bingyan.

Ren Bingyan spoke in a cool voice, "Fafeng disciple, Ren Bingyan, Ice attribute, just broke through to Golden Core, specialize in ice attribute Cultivation Techniques, also practicing swordsmanship."

"Array Peak disciple, Zhan Chengxiu, Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, skilled in setting up arrays, Mechanical Techniques..." The one speaking in a soft and smooth voice was the shy youth.

Xie Jiu gave the youth a second glance.

Then, the burly man spoke in a deep voice, "I am a Jianfeng disciple, Tong Hanming, Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, specialize in swordsmanship, and have already grasped the Essence of Sword..."

"Fafeng disciple, Zhong Xu, ..."

"Fu Feng disciple, Ban Pu, ..."

"Artifact Peak disciple, Zhu Qiu, ..."

"Main Peak disciple, Qiao Shiyun, Wind-Fire Dual Spiritual Roots, Foundation Establishment Great Perfection, specialize in wind attribute Cultivation Technique and Technique, proficient in..."

Now that was done, everyone had introduced themselves.

Only Xie Jiu remained, and everyone uniformly turned to look at her, waiting for her to speak.

Xie Jiu straightened her sleeves and stood upright as she began, "Main Peak disciple, Yuanxi, Gold-Wood-Fire Triple Spiritual Roots, Foundation Establishment fourth layer, specialize in non-attribute Cultivation Techniques, good at—"

Good at what?

This question was tricky to answer.

Qiao Shiyun giggled, "Sister Yuanxi doesn’t have to feel embarrassed, just say what you know, we all are aware that you’ve learned the four arts, and that you’ve done quite well in them."

"Just mention what you’re best at, something none of us here can do," Mo Chuan reminded her.

"Does Puppetry Technique count?" Xie Jiu randomly picked one to mention.

"It counts!"

Everyone looked at her in astonishment.

It was probably because they hadn’t expected that, besides learning the four arts, she was also proficient in the art of puppetry.

Not just the disciples, but even the Elders who were secretly observing them were quite surprised.