The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 362 - 361: Return to the Southern Region

Chapter 362: Chapter 361: Return to the Southern Region

What’s done is done; there’s no point in dwelling on it.

At that moment, Xie Jiuniang clearly realized that Xie Ying no longer bore any resemblance to her previous life’s image; she had become ordinary without notice, no longer as dazzling as before.

She recounted the incident of the clan members being saved.

She sent everyone away.

Just as Xie Si’niang was about to follow them out, Xie Jiuniang pulled her aside.

She activated the formation in the cave dwelling, then pulled out Little Fatty.

Little Fatty blinked his distinct black and white eyes and opened the treasury’s door without waiting for Xie Jiuniang’s command.

Xie Jiuniang said, "Sister, go in and try your luck."

"This is..." Xie Si’niang was confused.

"There’s a chance inside. But, before you go in, you have to swear an oath not to speak of this to anyone."

So far, Xie Jiuniang had only allowed three people to enter.

One was Xuanyuan You, who owed her a favor.

Pulang was one of their own, and Chaoyan was her own master.

After a long wait, with no one emerging, Xie Jiuniang asked Little Fatty, "How’s my fourth sister doing?"

"Spinning, nothing."

"You mean she’s just wandering around and hasn’t encountered any opportunity?"

"Right."

"Then let her keep looking."

Three days passed, and Xie Si’niang came out listlessly.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t know what to say.

The previous three people had all taken something when they went in; it seems that chance really depends on one’s personal destiny.

"Sister, I have some things here, take what you need. There’s also a batch of jade slips and books, perhaps your chance lies within them." As she spoke, Xie Jiuniang took out the collection of books she had gathered from the Ao Family and the Gongsun Family.

She let Xie Si’niang choose for herself.

She could take anything she needed.

For Xie Si’niang, this was truly a blessing in disguise.

Seeing her spirits lift again, Xie Jiuniang didn’t pay her further attention.

Chaoyan sent a message asking her to come to the peak.

Xie Jiuniang hurried over, only to see a massive pile of building materials. "Master, do you know how to build a palace?"

"Whether I know or not, I have to learn. Otherwise, do you want Little Fatty to be exposed?"

"I don’t."

"That’s right. For this reason, I’ve specially gathered some material; this task should not be difficult."

She had Little Fatty open the door to the treasury.

The two entered the treasury to build a palace.

What lay before them was a plain, without a single green plant in sight, only parched soil, with some areas extremely cracked and barren.

They flew forward for a while.

And then they saw a field of architectural ruins.

Very few remaining stone walls were in sight, all of them elongated, part of a once grand palace built with large stone bricks.

Chaoyan had been here once before, so he was familiar with the situation.

A cultivator of great powers taking on architectural work didn’t need to worry about details; Divine Sense could handle everything.

Under Chaoyan’s direction, Xie Jiuniang helped with the miscellaneous tasks and even produced several lifelike puppets.

Chaoyan glanced at the puppets, "Disciple, this craftsmanship is not bad."

"Of course, Master, do you want one? I can custom-make it for you."

"I do! Start with two for now—cough cough—just model their looks after your Uncle Master. They don’t need many functions; as long as they can serve tea, offer water, massage, and knead my arms, that’ll be sufficient."

Chaoyan actually wanted a puppet of his own master, but this highly inappropriate thought flashed through his mind only for an instant before he dismissed it.

Xie Jiuniang was speechless.

Was her master courting death?

Seeing the expectant gaze of Chaoyan, Xie Jiuniang found herself nodding as if possessed.

Jian Lingyan chuckled, "Dog master, aren’t you worried Sect Master Uncle will find out?"

"Master won’t just casually put it out."

Xie Jiuniang, as an accomplice, naturally didn’t want her senior uncle to find out.

It took some time, but the two of them constructed a grand palace, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say Chaoyan replicated the Sect’s Main Peak grand hall.

At first glance, they were almost identical.

The slight differences were...

That the palace was new, while the Main Peak hall bore the marks of passage through years.

Little Fatty suddenly appeared, excitedly running and crawling around in the palace, even climbing up to the roof’s flying eaves.

Chaoyan then took out a large piece of white Spirit Jade.

His Spiritual Power transformed into a blade, and he carved swiftly.

After less than half a moment, a white jade statue of Little Fatty was placed in the most central position of the grand hall.

"Come down for inspection, child," Chaoyan called to Little Fatty.

Little Fatty was overjoyed, teleporting next to the statue, comparing with it, and even hugging it, not willing to let go.

After receiving Little Fatty’s satisfied response, Chaoyan went to find his little disciple and discovered that his little disciple was now surrounded by things flying around her, fawning over her one after another.

They lined up, waiting for her to grace them with her attention.

Xie Jiuniang remained indifferent, "I don’t need them now."

"Exactly, exactly, my master has me, so there’s no need for you all," Broken Sword blocked each one trying to steal their master’s attention, "Go away, all of you, get lost."

Broken Sword hadn’t moved earlier because Xie Jiuniang hadn’t spoken.

As soon as she said she didn’t need them, Broken Sword immediately began to assert authority. If any were pleasing to the eye, it lectured them, and those that weren’t got smacked with the sword and were sent flying.

Chaoyan asked with a smile, "Why does my disciple not want them?"

"Don’t know, I just don’t want them."

Xie Jiuniang couldn’t describe the feeling. It was like the time in the Tianshui Secret Realm when she mined for Spiritual Marrow, "When water overflows, it spills; when the moon is full, it wanes."

"Hmm, follow your heart," he said.

Everything has its reversal; prosperity must decline. The disciple is very insightful; there is no need for this Sect Master to worry.

However, Little Fatty had a very good impression of Chaoyan, and with a swipe through the air, he grabbed a piece of yellowish-white Jade Slip from his chubby palm and excitedly handed it to Chaoyan.

"Master, a gift," Little Fatty struggled to raise it up.

Chaoyan raised an eyebrow and bent down to take it, "Then I thank you, little one."

"You’re welcome."

Little Fatty actually managed to say a complete sentence for once.

Xie Jiuniang watched as her Master put the Jade Slip away, then followed Chaoyan out of the treasury.

The last to come out was Broken Sword.

As it flew out, there was a Jade Slip attached to its body, insistently trying to shove it into Xie Jiuniang’s hands.

Xie Jiuniang looked at the Jade Slip in her hand.

She had a feeling there was a catch.

Curious to see what it was, she touched the Jade Slip with her Divine Sense, and the next instant, a beam of white light shot out from the Jade Slip, entering her brow.

"Disciple?" Chaoyan called out anxiously.

Xie Jiuniang felt a moment of dizziness, instinctively pinching the center of her forehead, "Master, I’m fine. It’s a set of ancient swordsmanship called ’Heaven-Slaying.’ That damn thing brought it, I should have expected it."

The damn thing always found a way to push her towards learning swordsmanship.

By now, Broken Sword had returned to the Divine Pattern Space, not daring to show itself.

As the night fell, Chaoyan and Xie Jiuniang arrived at the Sect’s Transmission Array, with Chaoruo already waiting. Using the convenience of the Transmission Array, the two of them headed to the Southern Region.

Probably only this master-disciple pair in the entire Sect could afford such extravagance during their travels.

Upon reaching the Sect’s outpost in the Southern Region, Chaoyan presented his Token.

After the Elder in charge checked the Token, they were cleared to pass.

The two left promptly.

While contacting his clan on one side, Chaoyan asked, "Do you want to visit the Nalan Family first, or find the Xie Family members?"

Xie Jiuniang said, "Visit the Nalan Family first."

Hearing this, Chaoyan was very pleased.

This was exactly what he had in mind.