The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 346 - 345: Transaction with the Song Family

Chapter 346: Chapter 345: Transaction with the Song Family

Out of habit, she went to reach for the Time Leaf, but Xie Jiuniang suddenly realized a problem—her Spiritual Soul had reached the Nascent Soul stage, and she no longer needed to take out the leaf.

She only needed a single thought to foresee.

This is...

Upgraded?

It was the Time Leaf that had advanced!

Stabilizing her mind, she initiated the precognition the next moment.

[After leaving the Sect and passing through Xi’an City, everything was as usual. She was about to sword-fly towards Yunmu City, having reached Quyu Slope with no danger encountered.

She crossed the Quyu Slope.

She was safe all along the way.

In another day, she would arrive at Yunmu City.

As long as she didn’t detour, crossing over Yunmu Mountain would take her right to Yunmu City.

Just as she entered Yunmu Mountain, a powerful attack struck, and Xie Jiuniang died!

...]

The precognition was cut short, and Xie Jiuniang felt a lingering fear.

That powerful attack was nearly the same as the one she had foreseen earlier, and all the Protective Jade Tokens she wore offered no resistance, not even for a moment, giving her no chance to escape into the Small Tortoise Shell.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want to escape.

The space was sealed!

Xie Jiuniang was extremely angry, "These persistent bastards just deserve to die."

"What? Why is my master cursing me?"

Jian Lingyan heard the term "bastard" and thought he was being scolded.

Xie Jiuniang raised her hand to push the approaching Broken Sword away, "This time, I’m not scolding you."

She decided to precognize again once her Spiritual Power had recovered.

Using a disguised identity to leave the Sect, the result was much the same as before—she survived two more days, then was killed again.

Three consecutive attempts ended the same way.

The only difference was that the time from initially leaving the Sect was extended from a few days to a month, likely because the assailant confirmed there were no traps around her before striking.

The death trap was unsolvable, a relentless pursuit.

"Master, someone is waiting outside," Jian Lingyan reminded her.

As Xie Jiuniang was recovering her Spiritual Power, she heard Jian Lingyan’s words and swept her Divine Sense outside, seeing guests at Zhengyang Peak. It was Song Baobao, standing beside a man.

The man had a strong aura, one cultivated by those long accustomed to being in high positions.

This was a man Xie Jiuniang had met once before.

Not in person, but a wisp of Spiritual Soul.

Xie Jiuniang noted the time—it was still grey outside, "It’s not the second day yet, is it?"

"Ha, they probably feared you would miss the appointment again," Jian Lingyan said, knowing that Song Baobao and the others had arrived even earlier than he had reminded her, but since his master was busy at the time, he had not mentioned it.

Xie Jiuniang stood up from the meditation cushion and walked to the corner, where she placed the Enlightenment Tea Tree and Cleansing Spiritual Grass into the Small Tortoise Shell, then opened the Formation of her Law House, inviting the two to come in.

Song Baobao stepped into the Law House first, saying happily, "Xiaojiu, it’s not even daylight yet, and you already knew I was coming?"

The second ancestor of the Song Family had a fleeting change of expression.

Xie Jiuniang felt a surge of amusement inside.

The frustration from the earlier precognition dissipated by a good measure.

"Junior Yuanxi pays respects to Lord Song," Xie Jiuniang greeted politely.

Having been stood up by her before, it was impossible for the second ancestor of the Song Family to have a good impression of Xie Jiuniang. He had heard about her from others, and this was their first official meeting.

A young girl who knew etiquette and courtesy.

How could the outside world have exaggerated so?

Xie Jiuniang arranged the table and chairs and invited the two guests to sit down, then generously brought out some high-quality Spiritual Tea to entertain the esteemed guests.

Her behavior was appropriate and magnanimous, relaxed and unforced.

Not a single fault could be found.

This caused the good impression of the second ancestor of the Song Family to soar, the last time probably really was an accident, a sudden breakthrough.

Situations like this were not uncommon in the Cultivation World.

The second ancestor of the Song Family automatically came up with a reasonable explanation for being stood up last time.

Xie Jiuniang apologetically said, "Last time was my fault, I entered closed-door cultivation on short notice and made Lord Dao and Sister Baobao wait for half a year. I thought you had gone back to the Northern Region; I didn’t expect you to still be here."

"That’s nothing, little sister Xiaojiu, there’s no need to feel guilty. My family has been searching for the lower part for hundreds of years, what’s half a year more?" Song Baobao sipped the Spiritual Tea in small, delicate gulps.

The Spiritual Energy circulated within her body, bringing immense comfort.

The eyelids of the second ancestor of the Song Family twitched, "Baobao, this tea is potent, one cup is enough for you. Any more than that and your body won’t be able to take it."

"Ah? But it tastes really good."

Song Baobao regretfully placed the empty tea cup down.

The second ancestor of the Song Family found another excuse to send her out of the cave dwelling.

Outside the cave, he threw out a Law House and let Song Baobao enter to meditate and cultivate, with the fine-sounding reason of not wasting a good cup of tea.

Then he returned to have a one-on-one chat with Xie Jiuniang.

The second ancestor of the Song Family smiled and asked, "Yuanxi, those four Nascent Soul cultivators outside—can they be trusted?"

"I believe they can be trusted, but to ease your mind, we can activate the isolation Formation of the cave dwelling," Xie Jiuniang said, her words delivered very gracefully.

The second ancestor of the Song Family had lived for so long, how could he not understand?

Such a young age and already so cunning.

He was clearly the one feeling insecure, yet she was using him as a stepping stone.

The Formation around the cave dwelling was reactivated, preventing the outside world from probing inside.

Xie Jiuniang cut straight to the chase, "Sister Baobao mentioned to me that the Song Family wants to obtain the lower part in exchange for the upper part with me."

"You really acquired the upper part?"

The second ancestor of the Song Family wanted to confirm it personally.

Xie Jiuniang took out a Blank Jade Slip and imprinted some content from the front section, then handed it to the second ancestor of the Song Family.

The second ancestor of the Song Family scanned it with his Divine Sense.

It didn’t take long for him to confirm that it was genuine.

He felt a surge of excitement inside but kept his composure, "To speak truthfully with you, junior, my family has had some disagreements over this exchange. Even though we haven’t extensively researched the lower part, we’ve still benefited greatly from it. Our family’s business is closely related to it as well."

"You don’t want to exchange? I don’t particularly care," Xie Jiuniang replied, her expression tranquil, not showing the eagerness that the second ancestor of the Song Family wanted to see.

The second ancestor of the Song Family said, "Junior, you misunderstand, it’s not that we don’t want to exchange. Could you perhaps agree not to pass on the lower part to others?"

This request was reasonable.

It meant that while Xie Jiuniang could study the lower part, she could not teach it to someone else, eliminating the possibility of it spreading. That way, even if Xie Jiuniang produced Flying Boats similar to those of the Song Family for sale, the quantity would be limited, and it would not cause impactful harm to the Song Family’s business.

Xie Jiuniang remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Lord Dao, if you can make one condition, may I also make one?"

"Of course, as long as it’s not excessive."

"Can the Song Family help me exterminate a clan?"

As soon as Xie Jiuniang said this, the heart of the second ancestor of the Song Family skipped a beat.

"Junior, the Song Family doesn’t engage in actions that harm the heavens and reason," the second ancestor of the Song Family immediately clarified their stance.

He didn’t want the Song Family to become someone else’s weapon.

Xie Jiuniang stared at him solemnly for a while, making sure that the second ancestor of the Song Family wouldn’t budge, and then she could only express her regret, "Alright then, whatever other request I make, I’ll feel at a loss. How about we don’t exchange at all? The upper part is enough for me, and besides, I can build Flying Boats myself."

The heart of the second ancestor of the Song Family began to pound.

Indeed, the rumors were true; she was a handful.

Just at that moment, Jian Lingyan, who was guarding the door temporarily, came to remind him again, "Master, Bai Mudan is here outside, she looks like she has urgent matters to deal with."