The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 311 - 310: Doesn’t It Sound Like Something She Would Do?

Chapter 311: Chapter 310: Doesn’t It Sound Like Something She Would Do?

"So satisfying, why didn’t I think of this before? If you can’t beat the old ones, can’t you beat the young ones?"

Xie Jiuniang’s young face showed an ease she had never felt before, as if a cloud of gloom that had accumulated in her heart dissipated unknowingly with this outburst.

Jian Lingyan couldn’t understand and asked, "Are you really happy with such small scuffles?"

"Happy, very happy."

Xie Jiuniang didn’t explain the reason to it.

How could she not be happy after severely bullying her enemy?

Sitting cross-legged on the cushion in the cave, Xie Jiuniang began to cultivate.

Not until two hours had passed did she open her eyes and start to take out five empty Spirit Jade Boxes.

Into one box, she placed a small segment of Starwood.

Then she picked three of the scarce leaves from the Enlightenment Tea Tree and put them into an empty Jade Box.

She went on to rummage through the thousand-year-old treasuries of two families and found three items: Dan Yang Divine Grass Flower, Jade Yin Spirit Bamboo, and Immortal Spirit Return Fruit.

These three items were extremely rare in the Cultivation World.

Whoever got them would not let them end up on the market.

Last time, Chaoruo mentioned that these were the valuable items that several hidden great powers of the Sect needed to save their lives.

After stowing away the five Spirit Jade Boxes...

Today, Zhengyang Peak was very quiet.

But outside, it was bustling.

Not only was Tianxu Sect abuzz, but the news of Lin Wangchen being taught a lesson by a mysterious person last night had somehow spread.

At first, the matter was kept a secret, known only to a few.

But somehow it got out within the Sect, and even the fact that Lin Wangchen hid the damage to his Spirit Root could no longer be concealed, and someone spoke out about it.

Before Xie Jiuniang appeared...

Lin Wangchen was very popular among the disciples.

In the past, even though he was hurt by others and had been recuperating for many years, outsiders thought he had mostly recovered; instead, the truth was that his foundation was damaged, making his path to immortality much more difficult.

This news was quite a sensation.

Many disciples talked heatedly upon hearing it. At the same time, there were not a few who discussed the fact that Lin Wangchen was attacked in his own cave last night.

"Who has Brother Lin offended?"

"He has been low-key these past few years; I hardly saw him."

"I heard that the person who hit him only caused superficial injuries."

"Doesn’t that mean they just wanted to humiliate Brother Lin?" Almost everyone had this thought.

Superficial injuries might seem pitiful, but in the Cultivation World, they are the lightest kind of injury, which a common Revitalizing Pill can easily heal.

So, the harm was minimal, but the humiliation was intense.

Someone else said angrily, "Who is this person? If they’re brave, let them challenge Brother Lin openly and fairly."

"Exactly, I agree with what the elder said. If there’s a grudge, settle it in the arena. Sneaky actions are indeed despicable."

"Shh! Don’t speak so loudly."

"What do you mean by that?"

"A friend of a friend’s Nascent Soul master mentioned in passing that the person who attacked Brother Lin backstage was just making a small fuss, giving a warning, not really intending to do anything serious."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him.

He suddenly became spirited and continued, "Because, you see, the person who made the move might be someone from Divinity Transformation."

Upon hearing this, the disciples gathered for gossip took a sharp breath.

A Divinity Transformation figure beating up Brother Lin, how is that so unbelievable?

It wasn’t just the Sect Disciples who were secretly discussing this.

Some Sect Elders were also talking about it.

The reason was that someone had investigated, and even Lord Minhuang personally intervened, asking the Hall Master of Discipline Hall to use retrospective methods, but still failed to find the true culprit. However, a clue was found.

"Not finding anything is the same as finding something," said an Elder from Fafeng.

Someone asked, "What does it mean?"

"It’s the method of retrospection. Even when utilized, it is ineffective. What does this indicate? It indicates that the traces of Lord Minhuang’s disciple’s cave residence have been erased by someone. Such a feat can only be accomplished by a great power, employing the Power of Laws."

"Does that mean the assailant is a Divinity Transformation?" someone exclaimed in surprise.

The Elder of Fafeng shook his head, "It doesn’t seem like it. Such an act of beating someone out of spite is something only a child would do. A great power would not behave in this manner. To take revenge on someone, they would simply annihilate them."

"Ah, I got it."

Got what?

Of course, everyone was speculating that the junior who attacked Lin Wangchen last night had the backing of a Divinity Transformation great power cleaning up after them.

We can’t afford to provoke such forces!

Their speculations were quite logical, yet they were extremely far from the truth, and would likely get farther and farther away.

Who would think that the one who moved against him was Xie Jiuniang?

Some could guess but dared not say, like the Yan Elder and the couple Xuan Qing. All three were under the mistaken impression that Xie Jiuniang had comprehended the Law of Time, which fit the profile for the deed.

Rumors about the Sect Secret Ground were heard by all three.

Xuan Qing said, "Doesn’t it seem like she’s the one who did it?"

"Very much so," Xuan Ye chuckled lightly.

Yan Elder laughed heartily, "I guess there’s an eighty percent chance it was her. A proper Divinity Transformation Lord of the Sect would not join in such frivolous antics with the juniors, not even Guangcheng, who dotes on them the most."

Only that little girl would play her cards so uncharacteristically.

Yan Elder added, "I reckon that Lin Family brat must have offended her, it’s just that nobody knows it yet."

None of them explicitly mentioned the animosity between the Lin Family of Yaoguang City and Xie Jiuniang.

And it was a deep-seated grudge.

As their conversation continued, they deviated from the original topic.

Speaking of Xie Jiuniang, Yan Elder smiled bitterly, "Have those few been pestering you and your spouse?"

Xuan Ye knew what Yan was implying and said helplessly, "Yes, but we can’t really talk about it."

"I’ve told them to go to the Sect Master," Xuan Qing deflected the matter to Chaoruo.

In the grand hall of the Main Peak, Chaoruo was being besieged by five hidden Divinity Transformation powers of the Sect. Because Xie Jiuniang had yet to respond, he could not decide on her behalf and could only seek excuses to stall, which unfortunately were not very effective.

"Lords, wouldn’t you like to go back and wait for news?" Chaoruo invited each to sip tea.

Someone sat sprawled in a chair with long legs stretched out, "I’ll wait right here."

"Going back and staying here doesn’t make much difference."

"It’s been quite a while since I’ve caught up with the Sect Master."

"Since everyone is not leaving, you wouldn’t mind if I stayed as well, I suppose." The speaker’s voice was soft like a breeze brushing one’s face.

Chaoruo looked over.

It was a frail, beautiful youth.

But he was well aware that this was no true youth, but an old monster who had lived even longer than him.

At first, the five had missed Chaoruo’s message and didn’t take it to heart.

However, after Xuan Qing and the other two returned,

Just with a glance, they knew they had missed something, and began to feel unsettled, for who would choose death if they could live?

They immediately contacted Chaoruo, yet he remained impassive and tight-lipped, unwilling to reveal any details.

"Sect Master? Master Uncle, your disciple Yuanxi requests an audience."

The clear voice of Xie Jiuniang came from outside.

Chaoruo’s heart skipped a beat, why did she have to come now of all times?

Xie Jiuniang had asked her senior martial brother.

Her senior martial brother said the Master was in the quiet room and told her to come and find him. However, after waiting for a while, there was no response from Chaoruo.

Jian Lingyan reminded her, "There is a barrier at the entrance to the quiet room."

Xie Jiuniang, "..."