The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 315 - 314: Great Minds Think Alike

Chapter 315: Chapter 314: Great Minds Think Alike

Xie Jiuniang awoke from meditation once again to find that her cultivation base had reached the fifth level of Golden Core.

The greatest change wasn’t her cultivation base, but the expansion of her Sea of Consciousness. It seemed endless, like a silver ocean with a thin mist floating above, occasionally glinting with a seven-colored luster.

At the same time, the Time Leaf became even more mysterious.

Gentle silver light twined around it, never fading away.

A closer look would reveal that it wasn’t silver light but strands of hair-thin silver lines, as if imbued with some kind of life, circulating in a highly orderly manner around the Time Leaf.

Recalling the process of her sudden enlightenment, Xie Jiuniang appeared calm and composed.

In that state of sudden enlightenment, she had been completely self-forgetting.

At first, she saw countless streams of Spiritual Energy surge into her body and then refined into Spiritual Power through the circulation of her Cultivation Technique.

The surplus Spiritual Power was used to temper her physical body.

A portion of this Spiritual Power then rushed towards the Time Leaf in her Sea of Consciousness.

Later, she beheld a silver long river.

The long river was vast and silent, with occasional flickers of seven-colored light.

When water splashed from the river, a droplet like a silver pearl fell into the Sea of Consciousness. In an instant, it caused the previously calm surface to ripple outward as if a large stone had been thrown.

The ripples spread in circles across the surface.

Her soul felt warm and melted, as if it had been sublimated, or as if it had just been cleansed, leaving it dry and transparent.

This Sea of Consciousness had become different.

Subconsciously, she knew this was a significant fortune.

The water from that long river was something good.

She couldn’t wait for the river water to splash into her Sea of Consciousness on its own; she had to take action. So, she aggressively controlled the Time Leaf, scooping up the river water and moving it into her Sea of Consciousness.

She tirelessly transferred back and forth without fatigue.

In the end, she didn’t know how long she had been doing this, until she was too tired to continue. Finally, she woke up, feeling an intense tiredness deep within her soul.

This was the limit of her soul.

She immediately fell asleep.

When she woke up from this sleep, she felt refreshed and better than ever.

Upon inspecting the Time Leaf in the Sea of Consciousness again, as well as those silvery strands, she felt a faint sense of danger from the silver threads. Her intuition told her she should not touch them.

At least not with her current strength.

"Little Fatty Leaf, making me feel danger in my own territory? What’s the meaning of this? Are we still good?"

Xie Jiuniang clearly voiced her question.

The Little Fatty Leaf quivered, and after a while, the silver strands gradually merged back into the leaf.

It returned to its original appearance.

Xie Jiuniang used a Soul Needle to gently poke the leaf, "You’ve gotten even plumper than before; what advantage have you gained now?"

Little Fatty Leaf, "..."

With a whoosh, it vanished into the depths of the Sea of Consciousness.

"Little Profiteer, you’re finally awake?" Xuanyuan You’s voice came from afar.

In an instant, he appeared in front of her.

Xie Jiuniang lifted her eyelids and asked him, "How many days have I been in closed-door cultivation?"

"One month and eight days."

Xuanyuan You had been counting the days, "You have no idea, I was about to go crazy. Until you finished, I couldn’t leave the mountain."

Xie Jiuniang wore a puzzled expression.

Xuanyuan You added, "It was my ancestor, he sealed off the mountain peak."

If it weren’t for a group of friends sharing the latest gossip from the Sect with him from time to time, his days would have been even more boring.

Xie Jiuniang was at a loss for words. "Don’t you need to cultivate?"

"Cultivating for two hours is enough, isn’t the rest of the time for leisure?"

"You really lead a comfortable life."

Xie Jiuniang didn’t know what to say.

It seemed that many disciples were like this.

Practicing for two hours a day and spending the rest of the time on other things. Xie Jiuniang, who secludes herself every day, was actually the odd one out.

Upon learning that it was Lord Guangcheng who protected her, Xie Jiuniang went to the peak to see Lord Guangcheng and personally thanked him before saying goodbye.

Xuanyuan You followed her excitedly, sharing the latest gossip with Xie Jiuniang, "Little Profiteer, I’ve heard some news, although I don’t know if it’s true or not. Someone said that Brother Lin Wangchen proposed marriage to one of your clan sisters."

"I’m aware of that," Xie Jiuniang responded.

Xuanyuan You continued, "That’s not the main point. I heard that your clan leader rejected it."

Suddenly, Xie Jiuniang stopped in her tracks and turned to stare at him, asking, "What did you just say?"

"Eh? It’s that your family refused the marriage alliance," Xuanyuan You repeated, "Isn’t it surprising? I was also surprised when I heard the news."

A minor clan refusing the proposal of a major clan.

How much confidence did that require?

Xuanyuan You leaned in close to Xie Jiuniang and whispered a warning, "Some major clans are very petty. Having rejected them this time, you’ve clearly slapped their faces. They will surely find other ways to get even. You should be careful from now on, and all the Xie family disciples should be vigilant."

"I understand, thank you for the warning."

"No need to thank me, we’re all friends here," he said.

Xuanyuan You looked around watchfully, and upon seeing that no one was around, he immediately stood tall and proud.

Honestly, the incident had surprised Xie Jiuniang.

According to her expectations, her family should not have been able to refuse.

What gave her family such confidence?

While Xie Jiuniang pondered over the matter in her mind, Xuanyuan You spoke in a secretive tone, "Little Profiteer, I have another piece of news about the Lin family of Yaoguang City, do you want to hear it?"

"What is it? Do tell, I’ll treat you to something nice later," Xie Jiuniang began to make promises.

Sure enough, Xuanyuan You began to speak with even more enthusiasm, "A Divinity Transformation expert from the Lin family was ambushed near our Tianxu Sect and fell on the spot. Currently, the identity of the assailant remains unknown."

Xie Jiuniang feigned surprise and asked, "When did this happen?"

"Three days ago," Xuanyuan You whispered.

Xie Jiuniang thought to herself that this was indeed excellent news.

The efficiency of the seniors was commendable.

"Such a big incident and they can’t find the culprit? The person died near the Tianxu Sect, could they suspect our sect?" Xie Jiuniang asked, probing intentionally.

Xuanyuan You whispered again, "The last time I heard the ancestor mention that, recently, several Divinity Transformation beings from the Outer Region appeared in the Eastern Region, both righteous and evil. I suspect that it must have been them."

Xie Jiuniang agreed strongly, "Yes, it must have been them."

"You think so too?"

Xuanyuan You was pleased, "Indeed, great minds think alike."

"People with our wisdom can easily guess the truth, it’s not surprising at all," Xie Jiuniang lied through her teeth.

Xuanyuan You nodded in total agreement.

Lord Guangcheng, who had been quietly observing the two, had a stern look on his face.

All of a sudden, he realized that his own disciple seemed like a little fool, completely swayed by the Ya family’s deceit.

He wasn’t like his ancestor at all, nor did he inherit his shrewdness.

Next to him, Lord Guangluo asked with a smile, "Do you think it was really those from the Outer Region who did it?"

"It’s very likely."

If it wasn’t those from the Outer Region, it still had to be made to look like it was them.