The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 244 - 243 Two People Came

Chapter 244: Chapter 243 Two People Came

The people on the Wooden Spider’s back all jumped down.

Zhan Chengxiu stowed away the Mechanism Spider.

Xie Jiuniang handed him several Superior Spirit Stones, "I saw you used quite a few Spirit Stones earlier, this is my share.

The ones who took advantage of him numbered seven.

The expenses of the journey were divided into several parts, and Xie Jiuniang contributed her own share. Then, Qiao Shiyun and the others looked at each other in consternation and each took out their share. They had to; since Xie Jiuniang had given hers, if they didn’t, it would seem as though they were freeloaders.

Zhan Chengxiu was quite a clever person, and he accepted everything without a single word of courtesy.

The Water Kirin came over to Xie Jiuniang, rubbing against her foot.

Xie Jiuniang kicked it lightly with the tip of her foot, "Scram."

"Wuu wuu." The Water Kirin whined.

The group rested on the spot, taking Elixirs to return their condition to optimal.

Xie Jiuniang, going with the flow, took out an Elixir to consume and then casually took out a Luminous Stone for illumination.

Qiao Shiyun frowned and said, "Yuanxi, the light might attract the attention of disciples from other Sects."

Before Xie Jiuniang could respond, Ren Bingyan also said, "Shiyun is right, Yuanxi, you need to be more careful. Our current situation is such that a slight negligence could bring us trouble."

A few people nodded in agreement.

Qiao Shiyun’s reasoning certainly wasn’t wrong.

"Alright, you’re right," Xie Jiuniang said as she put away the Luminous Stone, and after a pause she added, a bit embarrassed, "Then I’ll stay in the small palace, you do as you please."

After dropping that sentence, Xie Jiuniang tossed out the small palace.

Without another word, she entered the small palace.

The palace’s main gate closed with a bang, separating the nine people outside.

The smartest one was the Water Kirin; the moment the palace doors opened, it quickly slipped inside.

Qiao Shiyun’s eyelids drooped, and she muttered dejectedly, "Did I offend the junior sister? Did I say something wrong?"

"You didn’t say anything wrong, the light indeed would have exposed our location, putting us in danger," Ren Bingyan didn’t think Qiao Shiyun’s words were incorrect.

In the others’ hearts, they also felt it made sense.

However, someone who threw out the small palace was simply being unreasonable.

Tong Hanming murmured with a sigh, "The junior sister really is unreasonable. The reasonable thing would have been to open the palace doors and let us in to rest for a while. What are we supposed to do outside, feed the mosquitoes?"

Mo Chuan and the others swiftly glanced at this foolishly big fellow.

Has this person become silly from practicing sword all the time?

Raoyang sat down on the steps of the small palace, "Don’t complain, at least the junior sister left us a roof."

Mo Chuan picked a spot and sat down cross-legged.

After him were Zhan Chengxiu and Zhu Qiu.

Seeing this, Qiao Shiyun felt an irritating suffocation in her chest. Then everyone else stopped looking for trouble and each found a corner to sit down and recuperate.

The Formation of the small palace was activated, enveloping even those under the eaves within it. They were in front of the palace and thus within the protection of the Formation. Truly speaking, it was they who were taking the advantage.

Xie Jiuniang inside the palace was naturally aware of the situation outside.

Jian Lingyan was surprised, "They didn’t ask you to open the door?"

"Isn’t that quite normal?"

"No, shouldn’t they have stood up and righteously condemned you for being selfish and lacking mutual aid? Resting inside the small palace is much safer than outside.

"That’s what ordinary disciples might do."

It was hard to say for people like Xie Ying.

The nine people outside the palace were not ordinary; they were personages of some significance. They were not petty nor small-minded, possessing a sense of the bigger picture and pride, disdainful of stooping to low actions, even Qiao Shiyun, who disliked Xie Jiuniang, didn’t resort to using morals or high principles to coerce her.

During the time Xie Jiuniang and the others rested.

The disciples who came down from the Longyuan Abyss, after a round of bloodshed, almost all lay low.

The group from Tianxu Sect had an Auspicious Beast guiding them, which accurately helped them avoid danger, and they walked out safely.

"Huh, what’s this? A small palace?"

A male voice exclaimed in surprise from afar, "Could this be the Heritage Hall?"

In such a perilous place, the appearance of such a pristine building was very likely a great opportunity.

No wonder the other party was filled with joy at the sight.

Two figures, stumbling out of the Shilin, approached.

A man and a woman, neither of a great age, acting with all the naïveté of those unacquainted with the world. Especially in such an environment, to speak out loud... weren’t they afraid of attracting the wrong kind of attention?

As a result, Raoyang’s guard rose, "Fellow Daoist is...?"

"We are disciples of the Taiyi Sect, and we got separated from our companions. It’s so good to see you!" The young man smiled naively and frankly, "Can we stay with you temporarily? Once we encounter our companions, we’ll leave."

"Dummy! You can follow them if you want, I won’t. I’ll go find the senior brother myself." The young girl slightly pursed her lips, gauging the nine people with a small cautious look she thought well-hidden.

The young man laughed naively, "But we didn’t encounter anyone just now, and weren’t you scared all along?"

"Nonsense, I wasn’t scared at all!"

The two argued without guile, engaging in some irrelevant banter.

However, they continued for quite some time.

Apart from Raoyang conversing with them,

the remaining eight sat still under the eaves, none of them moving an inch. Some even took things further, not bothering to open their eyes, remaining in meditative poses.

The two ultimately did not get any closer.

They simply dawdled until they reached the edge of the Formation surrounding the small palace, clearing a clean spot to serve as a temporary rest area. They already inquired earlier that this small palace was not a Heritage Hall, but a superior Magic Artifact.

It was a resting spot for the people of Tianxu Sect.

Another moment passed.

The young man started a fire.

He took dry wood from his Storage Bag and began roasting Demonic Beast Meat, carefully appeasing the pretentious young girl, promising her the cooked meat once it was ready.

This made Raoyang and Mo Chuan exchange a glance.

Raoyang transmitted his voice, "Mo Chuan, can you spot any flaw?"

"Flaws are all over them," Mo Chuan replied.

Mo Chuan was an expert in disguise, and he knew from the moment the two drew near that they meant no good.

As for what they intended to do, they needed to wait and see.

Mo Chuan said, "They are not disciples of the Taiyi Sect. They’ve used Taiyi Sect’s Disciple Robes and Disciple Tokens, but forgot that all Taiyi Sect disciples wear a uniform Lotus Crown."

Raoyang discreetly raised an eyebrow.

"Moreover," Mo Chuan continued through his transmission, "the male cultivator’s way of speaking wasn’t quite right from the start, a bit foolish. For this competition, each Sect places great importance and wouldn’t send top disciples, nor would they send a fool."

This was an unregulated struggle.

Clearly dangerous, not an ordinary Sect trial.

Considering various factors, a Sect wouldn’t possibly send fools.

Mo Chuan then glanced at the fire, "Besides, cultivators don’t focus on culinary pleasures. Making a fire in such a perilous environment might have a purpose; be careful, Raoyang."

"Right, keep an eye on them."

Not just the two, but several others also kept watch over the man and woman.

Having waited for some time without noticing anything unusual.

The girl added some wood to the fire.

She covertly threw something into the flames, and a wisp of white smoke rose gently into the air.