The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 268 - 267: The Fusang Order Reappears

Chapter 268: Chapter 267: The Fusang Order Reappears

Thinking about the loss, Xie Jiuniang remembered the Sect’s top reward, which she needed to return to the Sect to claim.

"Eh, I kind of miss my mentors!" Xie Jiuniang muttered as she sorted out her loot.

She made quite a fortune in Spirit Stones.

This made Jian Lingyan very envious, "Dog owner, won’t you share a little bit with me?"

"What did you do?" Xie Jiuniang was unmoved.

"I was keeping watch around you," Jian Lingyan quickly came up with a seemingly useful excuse.

Xie Jiuniang scornfully said, "You have the nerve to say that? When the Demon Emperor came, didn’t you play dead? You didn’t even give me a single warning."

Jian Lingyan felt guilty, "He has a contract with you, do I need to remind you?"

"Oh, to refuse the habit of getting something for nothing, let’s start with you," Xie Jiuniang said righteously.

So, don’t even think about taking advantage of her!

Jian Lingyan was unconvinced, "Why does it have to start with me?"

"Because you’re exactly thinking about getting something for nothing."

After Xie Jiuniang finished counting, she was in such a good mood she could fly, "Oh my, these Spirit Stones are enough to cover the expenses of the past eight years. It’s no wonder they say that mastering a skill will assure you never lack Spirit Stones."

She had been fine not mentioning it, but once she did, Jian Lingyan became even more annoyed.

The more annoyed he became, the more aggrieved he felt, "Didn’t you say you considered me family? How come I don’t feel it?"

"Clear accounts make good brothers, ever heard of that? I do consider you family, and I mean the dearest kind of family."

With that said, Jian Lingyan fell silent.

Xie Jiuniang was thrilled.

She continued to take stock of the items she carried.

Apart from the newly acquired goods, there were some old items.

The Seventh Order Array Plate given by Lord Guangcheng had broken down to the Fifth Order, but during her studies in Formations, Xie Jiuniang had already repaired it, restoring it back to the Seventh Order.

There was also another Array Plate, a Seventh Order Illusion Murder Formation.

A decent Soft Sword, Ice Soul Stone, Starwood, Longevity Fruit, Creation Pill Recipe, Face-changing Technique?

Nine Turns Rejuvenation Elixir, a day’s worth of Detoxification Pills.

Then, there were two Sealing Talismans, both capable of a Nascent Soul’s single strike. The red-clad beauty had given her a Jade Token for calling for help earlier on.

Digging a bit more, she found two Beast Skins.

She’d had the two Beast Skins for quite a while, but unfortunately, she hadn’t figured anything out about them and had to set them aside for now.

She had only used a small amount of the top-quality Spiritual Liquid, hardly touched the Spirit Crystals, and still had nine pieces of Spiritual Marrow left. There was still a good amount of common Rainbow Stones, and one Seven-Colored Stone Platform, which was initially made from Dragon Blood Wood to house the Water Kirin Beast Egg.

A nest made of Dragon Blood Wood?

This item, tossed to the corner, Xie Jiuniang nearly forgot, "Little Jianjian, I was thinking since the Demon Emperor publicly declared that I’m his daughter, as a daughter, shouldn’t I present him with a gift?"

"You’re not thinking of giving him this nest, are you?"

"He’s a dragon; giving him Dragon Blood Wood makes sense, right?"

Xie Jiuniang spoke as if it were a matter of course.

But Jian Lingyan felt the dog owner was again hopping onto the edge of a knife, "Can we not court death?"

"What are you thinking, I have only good intentions. This is Dragon Blood Wood, Dragon Blood Wood, understand?"

"It doesn’t have even a trace of dragon’s aura."

"Still, it’s Dragon Blood Wood, a little less is still Dragon Blood Wood." Xie Jiuniang had been storing it for so long without thinking of any use for it, knowing it was one of the rare yet most useless items in her Storage Ring.

It was perfect for giving away as a gift.

Xie Jiuniang left the Small Tortoise Shell and then boldly returned to the Demon Emperor’s Palace, without any obstacles in her way.

She snuck out stealthily and returned in broad daylight.

As if she was afraid others wouldn’t know she had slipped away?

The four Demon Guards secretly protecting her couldn’t comprehend the operation of their thrifty little mistress.

As soon as she entered the great hall, she saw the Demon Emperor sitting on his throne.

With his legs crossed and eyes shut, he seemed to be cultivating. When Xie Jiuniang came in, he slowly opened his eyes and, upon seeing her, not a ripple of emotion showed.

Xie Jiuniang walked up with a smile, "Demon Emperor, I have been out playing for the whole day and brought you some little gifts."

"Hmm."

The Demon Emperor responded indifferently.

Xie Jiuniang took out the Dragon Blood Wood nest, "Just a small token of appreciation, nothing much really."

Demon Emperor, "..."

After a quiet moment, he stretched out his hand to receive it.

Immediately, Xie Jiuniang cheered up and rubbed her hands together again, "Senior, don’t you think we should exchange gifts? I’ve heard that it’s a virtue among the Human."

So that was it!

Jian Lingyan admitted defeat.

The dog owner, what audacity!

Even dares to trick the Demon Emperor!

The four Demon Guards outside the hall found it unbelievable.

After presenting her gift and gaining the opportunity to pick a treasure from the vault, a delightful Xie Jiuniang walked away with the Demon Emperor’s Palace butler.

The treasure vault of the Demon Emperor’s Palace.

The vault contained tributes from various powers within the Demon Tribe, as well as items that the Demon Emperor had acquired and deemed unnecessary, tossing them into storage.

"You don’t even know what you’re happy about." Jian Lingyan spoke in a cutesy, whiny tone, throwing cold water on her enthusiasm, "Everything in the vault is junk that the Demon Emperor doesn’t care about."

"It doesn’t matter, what I gave to the Demon Emperor was also junk."

Xie Jiuniang said this unabashedly, which left Jian Lingyan speechless, only able to acknowledge that the dog master was acutely aware of the situation.

The butler unlocked the barrier to the vault and, stepping down a staircase that spiraled downward, finally arrived at a storage room filled with rows and rows of shelves adorned with many items.

High-tier Spirit Plants, rare ores, ancient weapons, Jade Slips that showed signs of age, one-of-a-kind manuscripts, scrolls, and Beast Skin maps, etc.

Some of these were stored using special seals and prohibitions.

Xie Jiuniang was dazzled by the array.

What an eye-opening experience!

She wanted everything, absolutely everything.

Unfortunately, she was limited to just wishing!

Ultimately, Xie Jiuniang could only ask with difficulty, "Butler, is there any Spirit Plant or Elixir here that can change one’s aptitude? Something like the Nine Openings Heart Lotus?"

The butler ruthlessly shattered her hopes, "Young mistress, no, there isn’t."

"What about methods to change one’s aptitude?"

"There is one," the butler said. "There is an Evil Cultivator’s manual here that records a method for changing one’s aptitude." From a pile of Jade Slips, he selected one.

Xie Jiuniang took it and glanced through.

Her face darkened at once!

This was a method that stole someone else’s Spirit Root, against the natural order, something she could never use for her mother.

She put the Jade Slip back.

Xie Jiuniang collected her thoughts, "Is there anything else? No crooked methods, nothing that will incur karma."

"That’s all," the butler could only respond with regret.

It stands to reason that Spirit Plants of a level comparable to the Nine Openings Heart Lotus wouldn’t be placed in the vault. As Jian Lingyan had said, it really was full of things that the Demon Emperor did not value.

Xie Jiuniang failed to find anything that could change aptitudes.

Thus, her choice became even more difficult.

Everything she saw looked wonderful, and she wanted it all, until her eyes caught sight of a token carved with the Fusang Tree in the corner’s rubbish pile; her hands moved faster than her mind.

Without thinking further, she picked up the Fusang Order.