The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 282 - 281: The Natural Freak

Chapter 282: Chapter 281: The Natural Freak

Investigation after investigation, this matter is related to the Strange Fire sealed by the Gongsun Family, but nothing yielded any clues about Xie Jiuniang.

The number of strong survivors who fled the Gongsun Family has dwindled to a few.

Including Gongsun Du, who has died.

Therefore, no one knows that the treasures accumulated by the Gongsun Family over ten thousand years have all been plundered by one person.

No matter what happens in the outside world, Xie Jiuniang is as steady as an old dog.

She processed the Spirit Plants sent by the three people into Elixirs at the fastest speed.

At present, Xie Jiuniang’s success rate with Alchemy is ninety-nine percent, failing only once or twice occasionally, due to her absent-mindedness. Moreover, to save time, she even operated three Pill Furnaces simultaneously and had several Puppets assist her with the tasks.

Some people paid attention to Xie Jiuniang.

For example, spies of those aristocratic families specifically arranged for people to go to the Central Region to inquire about Xie Jiuniang’s whereabouts, and upon learning that she is cooperating with three parties in Alchemy and is in seclusion, they dismissed their suspicions.

How could someone in the Central Region be involved in the Gongsun Family’s affairs?

These aristocratic families’ powerhouses suspected Xie Jiuniang.

Not because they had evidence, but because she is the Child of Destiny and the root cause of their clans’ demise according to their divinations.

With such an event happening to the Gongsun Family, could this calamity, her, possibly not be present? Yet, no matter how they investigated and how many people they sent, they could find nothing.

It was as if the matter truly had nothing to do with Xie Jiuniang.

"Was she really not involved this time?"

In a secret location of the Wu Family, several Divinity Transformations gathered, all from several families, the fate of the Gongsun Family sent chills down their spines.

These Divinity Transformations were from several great aristocratic families and had rushed to the Western Region after hearing about the Gongsun Family’s incident.

The results of the investigation left them all somewhat dissatisfied.

One Divinity Transformation said, "The investigation results show she’s not involved, she’s in the Central Region."

"Couldn’t she have taken advantage of her seclusion for Alchemy to sneak over here in secret?"

"Even if we don’t count the time it takes to travel from the Central Region to the Western Region, which is two or three months, do you think a person could manage it? Even we are not clear about the location of the Gongsun Family’s clan grounds," said the Divinity Transformation.

The others frowned, and for a while, there was extreme silence.

Finally, after a long time, someone said with difficulty, "The reason we are meeting is to discuss a proper solution. It’s clear that the previous method to remove the root cause won’t work."

However, the Gongsun Family, the one who initially proposed the idea, was no longer there...

Just the thought of this rendered them speechless.

After a long while, a Wu Family Divinity Transformation forced out, "The destiny of this Child of Destiny is too prosperous, and there’s something strange about it too."

"What have you discovered?" someone asked directly for the point.

The Wu Family Divinity Transformation said with uncertainty, "A junior of my family once found a Stone Elephant from her, the location was Fengyue City, but the rock carvings of the Stone Elephant are unique to the area around Yunmu City..."

He recounted the story of the Stone Elephant from back then.

That matter was originally very trivial, so trivial that if one were not careful, it could be overlooked.

But Wu Yu couldn’t resist investigating it.

Finding out the origin of the rock became the biggest clue.

The Child of Destiny knew about the existence of the Stone Elephant in advance and had forged a fake one beforehand, swapping out the original Stone Elephant and even using it to trick Gongsun Xue, obtaining many valuable items from her.

The Wu Family Divinity Transformation speculated, "The Child of Destiny probably possesses the ability to foresee. Only that could explain it."

"Our Lin Family once obtained a rusted Broken Sword from her," remembered an elder from the Lin Family.

Someone asked, "How was it? Was it a chance opportunity?"

"Fake, it’s a forgery," recalled the Lin Family elder, "There’s another Broken Sword on her, the blade is different, but the hilt is that of a Dragon Head Sword just the same."

In an instant, everyone present fell silent.

This confirmed it; all along, they had been toyed with by the Child of Destiny, led in circles as if they were monkeys on a leash.

The more he thought about it, the colder he felt at the bottom of his heart.

Back then, the Child of Destiny was merely a little Qi Cultivator, barely over ten years old!

This was a natural-born monster, with an extraordinary mind.

...

Tianxu Sect, Danfeng.

Mo Chuan, who was healing his injuries in his own cave dwelling, received the latest news but maintained his silence.

Outsiders might not find out; they wouldn’t suspect Xie Jiuniang.

He knew that Xie Jiuniang had his Face-changing Technique.

As the master of the Face-changing Technique, no one knew better than him that once the technique was used, it was very difficult to uncover the true identity unless one possessed special abilities, such as Lord Qiansha’s Eye of Truth.

With this skill, Mo Chuan had moved through the Cultivation World, disguising himself as all sorts of people, and his identity had never been exposed.

"Child of Destiny..."

Mo Chuan murmured softly, setting down the scroll in his hand.

Just at that moment, someone came in from outside to report, "Young Master, the family has sent a message, asking you to return for a discussion as there is an important matter."

"I won’t return until my injuries have healed. You send a message back for me. To break the cycle, do more good deeds, accumulate merit."

Only with merit on one’s side can one offset the karmic obstacles.

Mo Chuan had suggested his idea more than once, but the family had never taken it seriously.

This filled him with a sense of helplessness.

The family had tightly sealed their mouths early on regarding the extermination crisis.

Among the younger generation, very few knew about it, and Mo Chuan was one of them.

As the most outstanding Young Master in Mo Family’s history, he was qualified to participate in some of the family meetings. However, he was not the decision-maker, and at this point, he was at most a decision-maker who had yet to grow in the Mo Family.

Mo Chuan would rather not take the position of Young Master.

The more the family valued him, the heavier the karmic consequences he had to share.

Mo Chuan lifted his left arm.

The sleeve slid down, revealing a sturdy arm.

On the arm was a pattern of a mulberry branch, one with green leaves.

The leaves still had dew on them, as if about to drip. The branch seemed as if it had just been freshly broken off from a mulberry tree.

The mulberry branch moved, and a voice came from within it, "Momo, you need not worry, the karmic obstacles you bear have been cleared; you are not concerned with this Heavenly Dao reckoning."

"Sangsang, many in my clan are innocent," Mo Chuan said, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"Innocent? Anyone who has enjoyed the protection of the family cannot be considered innocent. The fate of a family is closely tied to its members. Just like the karmic obstacles you once carried on your back, they were debts owed by your ancestors."

The small mulberry branch was alive.

The voice was hard to distinguish between male and female, but was exceedingly pleasant, giving listeners a feeling that was both gentle and ethereal.

After a pause, the small mulberry branch continued, "You all have prevented ascension in this world for tens of thousands of years; the Heavenly Dao has long despised you. If you talk about a sliver of hope for survival, there was some before. The Mo Family could have had a chance if they managed to obtain the protection of the Child of Destiny."

Upon hearing this, Mo Chuan pursed his lips and remained silent.

It was unfeasible now; those people had only calculated the great disaster, yet they had not found the correct way to avert it. That several Divinity Transformation experts had set out to kill the adversary, an idea that even made him, a junior, blush in embarrassment on their behalf.

Now, even that last sliver of hope had been blocked, and even hiding in secrecy was futile.

The destruction of the Gongsun Family was a bloody example...