The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 351 - 350 Self-blame

Chapter 351: Chapter 350 Self-blame

With Chaoyan leading the way, Xie Jiuniang’s traveling speed was extremely fast.

The closer they got to Yunmu City, the more pronounced her feelings of fear and trepidation became.

"Master, has something happened to Yunmu City?"

"Didn’t you say earlier that as long as you left the Sect, they wouldn’t touch Yunmu City?" Chaoyan did not know her capabilities, but he didn’t doubt her.

Xie Jiuniang had indeed foreseen this in her precognition.

The siege of Yunmu City would be dangerous but ultimately safe once she appeared.

The person directing operations behind the scenes was targeting her, and their goal would be achieved as soon as she left the Tianxu Sect; there was no need to cause further trouble in Yunmu City.

Moreover, there were four cultivation families pledging protection.

Those families, provided they were of sound mind and weighed the pros and cons, would not think to harm the Xie Family.

Yet, an unexpected event took place.

Contrary to Xie Jiuniang’s expectations, on the day she left the Sect, a Divinity Transformation expert from the Eastern Region came – Ao Zhan.

He took over the siege of Yunmu City.

Behind him, there was no longer a family to call his own.

A heart filled with hatred found no outlet for release.

No matter whether the fall of the Ao Family was related to the Child of Destiny or not, Ao Zhan directed his anger at them.

As a result, his arrival created a variable in the precognition...

Xie Jiuniang had always believed in her visions, but this intense fear made her anxiety grow stronger.

As they were about to reach Yunmu City, her bad premonitions intensified!

"This..."

Chaoyan extended his Divine Sense over the distance.

The scene that unfolded before his eyes caused his pupils to shrink and his spirit to shudder.

And at that moment, the Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan was so quiet that it seemed non-existent, only hoping its master would not remember its presence.

Xie Jiuniang had returned, but it was too late.

Yunmu City was now but ruins.

The entire city was silent, not a single intact building to be found.

Everywhere was devastation beyond words, not a single survivor.

Centered around the City Lord Residence, the destruction was extremely grievous!

Familiar structures, familiar environments, all were gone, not even a single tile remained, just deep, wide craters.

All had turned to ashes!

The air still carried a faint scent of blood...

Blurred by tears, Xie Jiuniang’s eyes were filled with sorrow, a lump forming in her throat.

Her legs gave way, and she fell to her knees.

In that moment, her mind was buzzing, "How could this happen? It wasn’t supposed to be like this, it shouldn’t be."

Chaoyan surveyed the surroundings.

Seeing Xie Jiuniang’s grief-stricken face, he let out a sigh in his heart.

The crisis in Yunmu City was beyond his disciple’s predictions, but Chaoyan knew she had tried her best; to call for help this time, she had paid a considerable price.

The Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan was unusually quiet, seeing its master somewhat unstable, it quickly said, "Master, you’ve worked very hard, this time you didn’t fear death and hide in the Sect."

"They were implicated because of me..." Xie Jiuniang was filled with regret and remorse.

"What does it have to do with you? It’s not like you did any evil!"

The Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan urgently comforted her, not wanting her master to be caught in a spiral of guilt, which could affect her future path of cultivation, "Many people out there want your life, they wouldn’t let you make it to Yunmu City."

Just like in the precognition.

She could never make it to Yunmu City.

In the past half-month, the Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan witnessed its master work tirelessly without rest for even a moment, even daring to use herself as bait.

Unfortunately, Jian Lingyan’s words did not comfort Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang’s eyelids drooped.

Tears dropped one by one, falling to the earth beneath and vanishing in an instant, "If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have made such arrangements..."

"In my foresight, they were all right..."

The more she thought about it, the more her heart ached, the grief so intense that even breathing hurt. She knelt prostrate before the ruins of the City Lord Residence, hating her own helplessness. In fact, leaving her family did not mean she wished to destroy it.

She couldn’t even deceive herself into believing that the family’s destruction had nothing to do with her.

In her previous life, her family had lived well.

The only variable in this life was herself...

At that moment, a large hand was placed on her shoulder, pressing down slightly, and Chaoyan’s voice came from above, "Yuanxi, stand up!"

"Master, it was me who caused their doom, it was I..."

Xie Jiuniang’s voice trembled, "And my parents too..."

Chaoyan interrupted her, "Looking at the traces of the great battle, it should have happened not long ago, and the smell of blood in the air is very faint, indicating that there was likely a twist in the midst of it all, let’s investigate further."

If an entire city’s worth of people had died, the stench of blood would be overwhelming.

But now, only the city was destroyed, not as if an entire city’s population had perished.

Xie Jiuniang lifted her head, tears hanging in her eyes, but she took in Chaoyan’s words, her rationality slowly returning.

She sniffed, smelling the air.

The stench of blood within the city was indeed faint.

Jian Lingyan flew out of the Divine Pattern Space, circling around the city’s ruins, "Master, the destruction of this city was caused not only by a powerful being’s intervention but also by an ancient array’s self-destruction."

"The array’s self-destruction..."

Xie Jiuniang’s thoughts shifted.

Under Chaoyan’s watchful eyes, a stream of silver light appeared out of thin air.

Within the silver light, a vague image of a galloping river could be seen, its waters silver, mysterious and unfathomable; Chaoyan was extremely shocked.

"The River of Time..."

This was the legendary River of Time!

Was it the great secret hidden by his disciple?!

Xie Jiuniang stepped into it, her figure vanishing as she found herself within the familiar River of Time, hesitating not a moment before stepping backwards.

The next instant, the events that unfolded in Yunmu City, grisly and bloody, were replayed before her eyes...

She was in the midst of Time Retrospection.

What caught her eye first was the blood glow within Yunmu City, colossal explosions shaking the earth, flames engulfing the sky, screams unceasing.

A face filled with panic and shock.

The familiar and the strangers, all before her eyes.

She saw the executioners entering the city, ruthlessly slaughtering within.

She saw Ao Zhan, laughing maniacally, proclaiming he would wipe out the Xie family.

She watched her grandfather deliberately letting people into the city, triggering the city’s array to self-destruct, determined to perish together with the city-slaying demon!

She also saw the clan elders guarding the core of the array, activating the attack with their own heart’s blood, staking their lives, one after another plunging into the array’s focal points, sacrificing themselves fearlessly...

When Xie Jiuniang emerged from the River of Time, tears covered her face.

Chaoyan did not know what to say for a moment.

He held her in his arms, gently patting her back, offering silent consolation.

At this close distance, he faintly caught glimpses of the images within the silver light, catching occasional snippets of the brutal scenes.

Vermilion Bird saw more than he did, and conveyed the situation to him, "Some did die, and it seemed like a powerful being arrived in the nick of time during the explosion and intervened..."

"Are you sure?" Chaoyan asked.

Vermilion Bird affirmed, "Someone did take action, using powerful teleportation techniques to rescue the people in the city."

Chaoyan breathed a sigh of relief, but looking at his disciple’s distraught appearance, it seemed she had not noticed.