The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 305 - 304: Return to the Sect

Chapter 305: Chapter 304: Return to the Sect

Wanghai City, the incident with the Ao Family’s island had yet to spread.

When the four of them entered the city, rumors of the Ao Family were not yet found in the streets. However, the Ao Family estate was strictly guarded, and the atmosphere was heavy.

Most of the strong guards who were originally stationed in Wanghai City had left for the rescue.

To this day, no news had come back.

Some Soul Tokens placed in the Wanghai City shrine had already shattered.

Upon her arrival, Xie Jiuniang was not polite at all, ordering three Divinity Transformation experts to quietly plunder the resources of Wanghai City overnight, without alarming anyone or harming a single person from the Ao Family of Wanghai City.

In the following days,

a Shadow Stone began to circulate in Wanghai City, depicting the crimes committed by the Ao Family on the island.

Forces hostile to the Ao Family obtained the Shadow Stone, spent a great deal of money to replicate it, and quickly spread the Ao Family’s myriad secret evils.

Meanwhile, Xie Jiuniang and her companions were racing day and night towards the Southern Region.

They passed through the Southern Region’s Transmission Array overnight and safely returned to their Sect, with Xie Jiuniang bearing the cost of the Spirit Stones used.

The three Divinity Transformation experts were all smiles.

They left with empty pockets and returned fattened up, oozing with wealth.

This time, except for the Chaoruo Sect guards at the Transmission Array, no one knew of their whereabouts.

Xie Jiuniang waved goodbye to the three Divinity Transformation experts, "Seniors, I’m heading back first. Let’s get together again next time."

Before leaving, Yan Lao reminded, "Little boss, remember to call me next time you have such a good opportunity."

Xuan Ye added, "And me."

"Don’t forget about me," Xuan Qing chimed in.

Xie Jiuniang grinned broadly and said carelessly, "Certainly, I won’t forget any of the seniors. After all, we’ve been partners in crime and have shared secrets."

The look in the girl’s eyes was all too clear.

The three left with odd feelings in their hearts.

They had lived their lives openly and honorably, only to end up nearly being led astray by a young girl in order to survive.

What did she mean by ’partners in crime’?

Doesn’t she know how to speak properly?

They were clearly on a mission to fight evil and uphold justice!

Xie Jiuniang slapped on an Invisibility Talisman, concealed her aura, and hurried back to Zhengyang Peak on the Broken Sword.

Upon arriving in front of her cave dwelling, she took out her Jade Token for entering and exiting.

She returned to her dwelling without a sound.

This journey was a complete success, and to the outside world, she had merely been in seclusion for another two or three months.

However, the two Divinity Transformation experts from the Ao Family who rushed back to the Southeast Sea from the Eastern Region had ultimately been a step slower than Xie Jiuniang and her group.

By the time they reached Wanghai City, Xie Jiuniang and her companions had already returned to the Tianxu Sect.

When they arrived at the island, witnesses to the island’s tragic state, Xie Jiuniang had already pretended to emerge from seclusion, appearing carefree in front of others, and even purposely adjusted her Cultivation Base to the second level of the Golden Core.

This easily created an illusion.

Recently, she had been in seclusion to make a breakthrough!

The credibility suddenly increased!

"Congratulations, young master, you’ve made another breakthrough!" She Mei’s voice came through.

The four Great Demons appeared.

One by one, they appraised Xie Jiuniang.

In fact, they vaguely guessed she might have a secret, but had no intention of investigating.

As long as she was safe, that was all that mattered.

Xie Jiuniang greeted the four with a beaming smile, "How have you four seniors been doing lately?"

She Mei replied with a smile, "Thanks to your blessing, very well."

"Indeed, thanks to the young master’s good fortune, I helped myself to a few jars of wine from Dashan and put it on your tab," Xiong Zhun said in his rough voice.

Jiu Lai let out a dry laugh, "I also took two jars."

"They all took one, so I felt embarrassed not to take one," said Lang Kai, instantly drawing sideways glances from the three people.

Xie Jiuniang even gave Lang Kai a special look.

She was about to throw the Broken Sword and make a trip to the Main Peak.

"Screech!"

A Little Immortal Crane collided with her, sending the just appeared and still unstable Broken Sword flying away.

Jian Lingyan was baffled for a moment.

By the time It regained composure, the Little Immortal Crane had already cozied up to Xie Jiuniang, rubbing its head against her and even its feathers seemed to exude a flattering tint.

Jian Lingyan was furious!

It was reluctant to serve as a free flying vessel for the dog’s master, but even more unwilling to have Its status challenged.

"You little Immortal Crane, how dare you bump into your elder!" The Broken Sword made a turn in mid-air and dove once again towards the Little Immortal Crane.

If It was hit, of course It had to hit back!

However, just as the Broken Sword was about to hit the Little Immortal Crane, Xie Jiuniang leaped onto the crane’s back and with an effortless gesture, caught the incoming Broken Sword in her hand.

Then she tucked it back into the Divine Rune Contract Space.

Xie Jiuniang said, "Stay put in there and don’t cause trouble for this old lady."

"Dog master, it was the Little Immortal Crane that bumped into me first!"

"It’s just a Little Immortal Crane, what are you squabbling with it for?"

"Hmph, you’re biased," Jian Lingyan sulked in the Contract Space.

Xie Jiuniang replied nonchalantly, "Yes yes, I’m biased."

"Aaaaah..."

Jian Lingyan grew even more angry and decided to ignore the dog master for a short while, resentfully picked up a Spirit Stone in the space, and started to gnaw on it, deliberately making loud noises as It did.

Xie Jiuniang’s small face still wore a smile.

She rode the Little Immortal Crane leisurely towards the Main Peak.

Meanwhile, certain individuals keeping an eye on Zhengyang Peak hurriedly relayed messages back to their masters, such as someone emerging from seclusion, traveling on a Little Immortal Crane in the direction of the Main Peak, or that someone’s Cultivation Base seemed to have increased, and so on.

Initially internal news within the Sect gradually spread to the outside.

Outside the territory of the Tianxu Sect,

in the high clouds, a Law House was at a standstill.

Inside sat six Divinity Transformation cultivators, each with a solemn expression.

"Is the Ao Family really in trouble?" one person asked in disbelief.

One of them spoke gravely, "Those two have already rushed back to the Southeast Sea; it must be true."

"I had suspected it was the work of the Child of Destiny, but the information I’ve received now seems to clear her name."

"It doesn’t quite fit. According to the Ao Family, three Divinity Transformation cultivators attacked their ancestral land, even slaughtering their guardian beast."

"She has only just left her seclusion, advancing to the second level of Golden Core; there’s no way she’d be in the Southeast Sea so quickly. However, the speed of her cultivation is alarming..."

The rapidity of it sent chills down their spines.

The incident with the Ao Family in the Southeast Sea was spreading uncontrollably and rapidly throughout the Cultivation World.

It had not yet reached the Eastern Region.

But those Divinity Transformation cultivators from the aristocratic families were already aware of it.

At the moment when the Giant Whale perished, the Divinity Transformation cultivators bound by contract to the Ao Family instantly knew something had happened to their ancestral land, and even through the contract with the Giant Whale, they knew that it was two Divinity Transformation cultivators that had killed it.

Divinity Transformation cultivators had suddenly launched a covert attack on the Ao Family territory, engaging in a massive slaughter.

Being thousands of miles away at Tianxu Sect, Xie Jiuniang was unlikely to be involved. Even if they considered that Xie Jiuniang might have used the Sect Transmission Array, they did not believe that Xie Jiuniang could easily mobilize three Divinity Transformation cultivators.

The Divinity Transformation cultivators of Tianxu Sect were accounted for.

Especially since the Sect had recently gained the ten-year development rights to a new Secret Realm, which was now the focus of Tianxu Sect, with half of the Divinity Transformation cultivators gone.

The rest of the Divinity Transformation cultivators were still within Tianxu Sect.

If the attackers were not from Tianxu Sect, then from whence did the Divinity Transformation cultivators who attacked the Ao Family come?