The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 278 - 277: I’m Just a Sword

Chapter 278: Chapter 277: I’m Just a Sword

The high-order Formation inscribed on the Formation platform is of the ninth rank.

Xie Jiuniang has studied Formations and has only researched up to the sixth rank, which is far from the ninth rank. There is no way she can break the Formation properly...

"Can you really break it?"

The Great Sun Golden Flame watched as Xie Jiuniang aimed at an Array Pattern and tried hard to sever it.

She repeated this action hundreds of times, but the Array Pattern remained motionless. Occasionally, when she was lucky enough to sever a thread, the Array Pattern would seem alive and quickly reverted to its original state.

In his eyes, she was just making a futile effort.

Xie Jiuniang lifted her eyelid, feeling guilty yet righteous as she said, "Aren’t I in the process of breaking it? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"This Emperor is no longer in a hurry."

Having been imprisoned for tens of thousands of years, this bit of time was nothing to worry about.

The Great Sun Golden Flame thought of her confident appearance, and a fleeting sense of unreliability passed through his heart. He no longer put effort into maintaining his human form and reverted back to a clump of crimson flames.

Xie Jiuniang felt that the flames were cuter.

Transforming into human form was just too oppressive.

She searched her body for anything that could break the Formation and found nothing after a full turn.

Then she thought of Broken Sword.

She contacted Broken Sword with her mind, "Little Jianjian, how are you doing?"

"I am working hard," Jian Lingyan’s voice sounded in her mind, excitement in its tone.

Xie Jiuniang asked, "Can you break a ninth rank Formation?"

"Master, I am but a sword!"

So, breaking Formations, no, it can’t!

Xie Jiuniang remained silent, and Jian Lingyan began to nag again, "They say that a single sword can break all Formations. It’s a pity you don’t practice swordsmanship. Now I have to fend for myself. Although there’s something to look forward to these days, it’s still reassuring. But I must still criticize you, as the owner of this sword, you should at least learn some swordsmanship, not just stick to the basics..."

How would it achieve the peak of its sword life if its master didn’t put in the effort?

Xie Jiuniang treated Jian Lingyan’s words like background noise.

Was it that she didn’t want to learn?

No, there was just so much to learn, she didn’t have the time!

After brainstorming for two days, she got up and said, "Great Sun Golden Flame, do you have any knowledge about this Formation?"

The Great Sun Golden Flame said, "None."

"My knowledge of Array Path is only at the sixth rank, and this is a ninth-rank Sealing Formation," Xie Jiuniang implied that she couldn’t break it immediately and wanted his help.

The Great Sun Golden Flame caught on, "You only need to break one of the array’s key points, and leave the rest to me."

"Do you know where that key point is?"

"I do not."

"Forget it, I’ll think of another way."

Xie Jiuniang told the Great Sun Golden Flame, then crawled back the way she had come from the Earthfire Room. In order not to let anyone notice the anomaly of this Earthfire Room, she rented it for another month as soon as she emerged.

Disguised as Gongsun Yu, she wandered around outside.

There was no need to worry about Gongsun Zuo; he had hung a sign for seclusion in front of his house, so it was unlikely anyone would discover his disappearance anytime soon.

She went to the library once more.

The identity of a direct line was very useful, especially since Gongsun Yu was the Clan Leader’s grandson. To access some precious family documents, all she needed to do was bribe the Golden Core Elder guarding the library with a jar of Spiritual Wine.

So, while Xie Jiuniang was looking for information, she inadvertently came across the archives recording the history of the Children of Destiny.

The more she understood, the darker her complexion grew.

Gongsun Yu naturally had a somewhat sullen demeanor, so it didn’t attract any extra attention from those around her.

According to these records, most Children of Destiny ended up having their resources snatched away, their paths to immortality blocked, eventually living until their lifespan was exhausted.

Thinking back to her previous life, the Lin Family really took bold risks.

Weren’t they afraid of failing in the life-exchanging process and suffering backlash?

Unfortunately, she had died too quickly to know what happened afterward.

She put those records back in place and continued to search. Eventually, she found materials on the ninth-rank Sealing Formation, notes left by an ancestor of the Gongsun Family.

This ancestor was a great power in the Array Path.

The notes contained information regarding the ninth-rank Sealing Formation.

Xie Jiuniang felt a surge of joy in her heart.

Finally, her efforts were not in vain!

Though she despised the Gongsun Family, she never held a grudge against knowledge, committing the contents of the letter to memory. True to a ninth-rank Formation Master, many of her insights were very incisive.

As long as she fully understood this letter, she could easily break through to the seventh-rank in Formation.

With a bit more study, even the eighth-rank wouldn’t be a problem.

This was indeed a case of enjoying the shade under a tree planted by others.

"Young Master Yu, it’s about time," the Elder on duty reminded.

Xie Jiuniang regretfully looked at the other letters.

Having come here secretly, the Elder on duty didn’t dare to let her stay too long.

After leaving, she bought some Spirit Plants and returned to the rented Earthfire Room. Instead of immediately going underground, she started to study the ninth-rank Sealing Formation.

The content on the letter was obscure and difficult to understand.

After a great deal of effort, she finally grasped some of it.

Seven days had passed.

Once again, she tucked the Ice Soul Stone into her bosom, climbed down from the Earthfire Room, and arrived in front of the Formation platform.

The flames on the platform flickered, as if greeting her in a languid and enervated manner.

Xie Jiuniang, following her newly gained knowledge, took a bit of time to find a Formation Eye and attacked it with her Spiritual Power.

Indeed, was it effective?

Attack again!

The power of the Array Pattern weakened by a bit, but if she didn’t continue attacking, after a short wait, the power of the Array Pattern would gradually recover, albeit slowly.

The Formation Eye couldn’t be destroyed in one go.

The strength of her attack wasn’t strong enough.

"You found the Formation Eye?" The flaming red fire instantly turned into a majestic and powerful young man.

Wiping the sweat off her forehead, Xie Jiuniang said seriously, "Yes, it was quite tough. I haven’t stopped for a moment these past few days, not closing my eyes day or night."

The Great Sun Golden Flame: "..."

Although what you said is true, saying it so bluntly feels somewhat unpleasant.

She tested her strength over and over again.

Xie Jiuniang continued, "Ordinary attacks can’t destroy the Formation Eye."

"You need strength above the Nascent Soul level; with your Golden Core Cultivation Base, you can’t destroy the Formation Eye," said the Great Sun Golden Flame.

Xie Jiuniang thought about the two Sealing Talismans with the power of a Nascent Soul strike but ultimately couldn’t bring herself to use them.

Such items, once used, were gone.

After some thought, she summoned Broken Sword.

"Dog master, why have you suddenly called me? Are we in danger again?" Jian Lingyan, sneaking around like a rat stealing from Giant Trees, was all of a sudden summoned back by her master, still disoriented.

Xie Jiuniang said, "No, there’s work to be done."

At that moment, Jian Lingyan noticed the surroundings.

It felt as if the entire sword was heating up, fearing that it would melt away if it stayed any longer.

"Dog master, where is this place? Ah, I’m going to die!"

"Be good and stay put, there’s a big shot here," Xie Jiuniang tapped Broken Sword gently.

With the Ice Soul Stone, she could withstand the flames.

However, being close to the Formation platform was a different story; the heat was intense.

If she didn’t have the Ice Soul Stone, she probably wouldn’t last a second before turning to ash.

The Great Sun Golden Flame stared intently at Broken Sword, "Have you fallen to such a state?"

Just as Jian Lingyan was about to make a commotion, at the sound of those words, it bristled with anger, "Who are you? And how are you any better than me? You are trapped here and need my master to rescue you."

"You don’t remember?"

The tone of the Great Sun Golden Flame suggested that he recognized Jian Lingyan.

Xie Jiuniang was extremely astonished.

Suddenly, she realized that this contemptible creature might also have a notable past...