The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 293 - 292: As Cultivators, We Should Rise to the Challenge

Chapter 293: Chapter 292: As Cultivators, We Should Rise to the Challenge

Xie Jiuniang regulated her breath for a moment before taking out the Time Leaf again, channeling all of her spiritual power into it. She hadn’t yet tested how long the Golden Core second layer could predict.

Last time she foresaw events up to four days later, with twenty percent of her spiritual power still remaining.

Therefore, it could be inferred that the second layer of the Golden Core could approximately predict five days into the future.

She stepped into the River of Time and once again chose to predict.

[Xie Jiuniang summoned Bai Mudan and asked her to enter the cave dwelling for temporary cultivation, then disguised herself as Xie Jiuniang and left the sect’s gate.

She left Xi’an City.

She traveled tens of thousands of miles a day, indifferent to day or night.

She traveled in a straight line, flying high in the sky, with no need to dodge anything.

Four days later, as she neared Quyu Slope, she was killed in an ambush using the same tactic...]

Xie Jiuniang’s face grew extremely gloomy.

This time, she disguised herself as someone else, not betraying a single personal characteristic that belonged to her, not even using anything that was hers.

Instead, she traveled by Flying Sword.

A very new Flying Sword, one that she had never used before.

She took a big gulp of the Spiritual Liquid given to her by Xuanyuan You, settled into meditation to recover until her Dantian’s spiritual power was restored as before. She took out the Time Leaf again and predicted—

[Xie Jiuniang left the sect openly and honorably, accompanied by four Great Demon Guards. After passing the mountain’s border, she reminded Jian Lingyan to be vigilant for anomalies, threw out a little palace, and set off conspicuously on her journey.

The little palace flew over Xi’an City.

Suddenly, Jian Lingyan warned, "A strange Divine Sense has locked onto the little palace; the other party is at the Divinity Transformation stage."

Xie Jiuniang was no longer in a rush to travel but was eager to find out the reason her identity had been exposed, "In this area, even you haven’t seen a Divinity Transformation, could it really be from Tianxu Sect?"

"It’s not a person from Tianxu Sect," Jian Lingyan confirmed.

Xie Jiuniang simply had the little palace stop at the gate of Xi’an City and did not leave, entering the city with the four Great Demon Guards.

After entering the city, she was secretly monitored by the Divinity Transformation cultivator.

If not for Jian Lingyan’s warning, Xie Jiuniang would have been unaware.

Under Jian Lingyan’s guidance, they arrived at a small courtyard rented by an inn.

Xie Jiuniang immediately threw an Explosive Talisman into the courtyard.

A massive explosion razed the courtyard to the ground!

A graceful figure flew rapidly out of the blast site, unharmed.

Before that person could stabilize, the Broken Sword ambushed them!

Expecting this, the person simply raised a hand to take out a protective talisman and blocked the Broken Sword’s attack; the opponent did not engage in battle further and immediately chose to flee.

The four Great Demon Guards had already received Xie Jiuniang’s order to intercept.

After momentarily halting the person, Xie Jiuniang finally got a glimpse of them.

It was a female Divinity Transformation cultivator, her face veiled with white gauze, dressed in a white robe.

The robe was embroidered with flames of red lotus, and she wore silver ring-shaped ornaments on her hands.

The person turned to look back at her.

A pair of purple eyes seemed to flash with a violet light...]

Xie Jiuniang abruptly stopped the prediction.

It took her a long time to snap out of it. She died very miserably in the previous two visions, but quickly.

Just one look from the other party this time left her feeling extremely disturbed.

From this person’s reaction, it was impossible that they were a friend.

Xie Jiuniang intended to imprint the memory of that female Divinity Transformation cultivator into a Jade Slip, but after trying several times and failing, she took out a piece of white silk and painstakingly drew a picture of the woman, not overlooking a single feature.

Past memories were of no reference at this point.

She packed away the silk drawing, sat in meditation to adjust her breath, and once recovered, she made herself presentable before leaving the cave dwelling.

"Li Li?"

The long-unseen Little Immortal Crane, upon seeing her, excitedly flew toward her.

Xie Jiuniang was taken aback.

Having not seen it for months since returning to the sect, she had nearly forgotten about it. She then took out several bottles of Elixir and stuffed them into the Storage Bag hanging on its neck, "Little Crane, it’s been a while. I see you’ve gotten chubbier."

"Screech!"

It’s not fat, it’s grown up!

The Little Immortal Crane had been away for some time, secluded for advancement.

Xie Jiuniang hugged its neck, then climbed onto its back, "Alright, let’s go to the Main Peak."

Upon arriving at the Main Peak.

They soon found Chaoruo, who was dealing with sect affairs.

Chaoruo asked her to wait a moment, delegated the tasks at hand, and sent away his disciples before calling over Xie Jiuniang, "Is there something you need? What happened?"

Xie Jiuniang calmly said, "I would like to inquire about something with Uncle-Master."

"Go ahead," Chaoruo signaled her to sit down.

Xie Jiuniang sat opposite him and took out a silk painting, "Uncle-Master, do you recognize her?"

"Is this a new painting?" Chaoruo took the painting and after examining it, he asked, "How does Little Yuanxi have her painting? Who painted this, and gave it to you?"

Xie Jiuniang looked at him with sullen eyes.

She didn’t want to answer his question at all.

Chaoruo chuckled, "What’s the matter?"

"I asked you one question and instead of answering, you’ve bombarded me with a series of questions," she said.

"Hahaha..."

Only then did Chaoruo realize he had indeed asked too many questions, "This person is Lord Shaluo, it is rumored that she lives in seclusion at Poluo Temple, and hasn’t been seen for over a thousand years."

Had someone else asked, it would not have been certain they would know who she was.

It seems Xie Jiuniang was quite lucky, hitting the mark with her question on the first try. The Tianxu Sect had some secret archives accessible only to the Sect Master, which included some Divinity Transformation records.

There were also some records about Lord Shaluo.

Xie Jiuniang inquired, "What is she adept at?"

"She specializes in Pupil Skill, and there are rumors that she is extremely skilled in illusion techniques, able to take a person’s life with a single glance," Chaoruo relayed what he knew, "Your grandmaster also practices Pupil Skill, however, your grandmaster is naturally gifted, whereas she acquired it later in life."

No need to ask further.

Techniques to see through deception are not absent in the Cultivation World.

This person excels in Pupil Skill and is a Divinity Transformation cultivator, capable of seeing through her disguise; this was not anything special.

In the foresight, her cover was blown the moment she left the sect.

As for those aristocratic family powerhouses laying out their plans and setups, it probably required three to four days.

However...

Xie Jiuniang looked down contemplatively and asked tentatively, "Is Lord Shaluo very powerful? How does she compare to Grandmaster?"

"If we were to rank them, your grandmaster would be in the top three. This person rarely takes action, but those who have seen her do so are all dead, therefore, not many know her true strength. Your grandmaster once evaluated her, saying this person is both righteous and wicked, acting as she pleases."

Such a person is not suitable to be befriended, nor to be made an enemy.

The best course of action would be to avoid conflict and keep a distance.

Chaoruo patiently advised her for a while, and Xie Jiuniang quietly took it to heart. Before leaving, she turned around and said with a deep tone, "Uncle-Master, this person is currently in Xi’an City."

Having said that, afraid Chaoruo would ask further,

Xie Jiuniang promptly fled.

If she stayed, and he asked how she came to know this, how could she respond?

She returned to her own cave dwelling.

"You lousy thing, come out."

Xie Jiuniang called out Broken Sword and asked, "How many days would you need at the fastest to reach Yunmu City?"

"I don’t know, I’ve never been there," it replied.

The Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan’s response successfully made Xie Jiuniang choke on her words.

Xie Jiuniang described the approximate distance, and Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan asked in a childish voice, "Is that flying straight or with turns?"

Smack!

Xie Jiuniang sent a blast of Spiritual Power over and knocked Broken Sword flying!