The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 389 - 388: Playing the Role of a Prodigal Son

Chapter 389: Chapter 388: Playing the Role of a Prodigal Son

The scene quieted down for a long while.

It was the kind of silence where the drop of a needle on the floor could be clearly heard.

Bai Ruiting lowered his eyes and waited in silence.

Waiting for the reply from Xie Jiujiu.

Finally, Xie Jiujiu slowly began to speak, "Where are they?"

"They have no fixed abode," Bai Ruiting answered.

Xie Jiujiu asked again, "How long will it take to contact them?"

"At least three to five days, at most a month."

"I am going to the Dragon Gate Secret Realm this time. If we are to meet, it will have to wait until I emerge from the Secret Realm. However, you can help me deliver some items to them," Xie Jiujiu said, her words implying consent.

Bai Ruiting’s face lit up with joy. "On their behalf, I thank you, Master."

Xie Jiujiu took out a batch of resources suitable for Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators, including high-level healing elixirs and high-tier Spirit Talismans, as well as Array Plates and Magic Artifacts. In addition, there were ten boxes of Thunder Explosive Beads.

After some thought, she added a large sum of Spirit Stones.

These items were meant to support the people of Tianqi Valley, and they represented Xie Jiujiu’s sincerity.

She handed the items to Bai Ruiting.

At that moment, Xie Jiujiu noticed that he had reached the second level of Golden Core and gave him an additional allocation of resources that he needed.

As he was leaving, Bai Ruiting also handed over the latest information he had gathered to Xie Jiujiu.

Xie Jiujiu glanced over it.

One piece of information caught her attention.

It was about the auction in the Southern Region, where the person who had won the bid for a Semi-Immortal Artifact had managed to escape from the pursuit of over a dozen Divinity Transformation experts. It was said that after leaving the auction, they activated a Teleportation Talisman and vanished without a trace.

More than a dozen Divinity Transformation experts failed to find the person.

Some suspected that a Miles Teleportation Talisman was used.

However, Xie Jiujiu knew it was not the case.

The talisman Mo Chuan activated was an ordinary Teleportation Talisman, which could only transport someone a hundred miles at most.

"Is there a suspicion of dispute between the Mo Family and the Lin Family?" Xie Jiujiu saw another piece of interesting information, "Have the two families come to blows?"

"No," Bai Ruiting recalled and said, "It was several days ago that a powerful individual from the Mo Family went to Yaoguang City for negotiations. The specifics are unclear, but the two families haven’t come to blows."

"Alright, I understand," Xie Jiujiu said, having guessed some of it.

Even if the Mo Family were to identify Lin Wangchen as a suspect, they’d still need to verify it, and the case wasn’t without flaws. Simply based on this, it would be difficult for the Mo and Lin families to start a conflict, but it was definitely enough to put them in an awkward position.

After staying a little while longer.

Xie Jiujiu parted ways with Bai Ruiting.

She didn’t leave Fangshi immediately but went to the most expensive tavern to enjoy a good meal before returning to the Inner Sect.

From the moment she entered the Inner Sect.

Xie Jiujiu noticed the scrutinizing gazes all around her.

It felt very much like being the center of attention.

Since there were so many eyes on her, she couldn’t distinguish the good from the bad at the moment.

She simply went straight back to Zhengyang Peak.

Only then did those attentive gazes disappear.

After entering her cave dwelling.

Xie Jiujiu started tallying up her recent gains.

She happened to see the Spiritual Bow of Scorching Sun she had purchased at the last auction.

She had bought it intending to give it to Master Chaoyan, but somehow she had forgotten. So she immediately sent a Sound Transmission Talisman to Chaoyan.

Then she had Jian Lingyan take the Scorching Sun Bow to Master Chaoyan.

Jian Lingyan was more than willing to run the errand.

With the bow, he flew off in a whoosh.

Soon, the clear voice of Chaoyan sounded in the cave dwelling, "Disciple, your Master has received your thoughtful gift and likes it very much. Thank you."

"You’re welcome, Master. I also have a few thousand-year-old Spirit Plants here—" Xie Jiujiu’s words were not yet finished.

Suddenly, a figure flashed before her eyes.

The tall and upright figure of Chaoyan abruptly appeared!

He had a spring in his step and an imposing aura.

Sitting cross-legged on the meditation cushion, Xie Jiujiu had to look up at him, and for a moment she felt that her Master seemed particularly tall.

The visual impact was very strong!

Just as Xie Jiujiu thought about getting up, Master Chaoyan had already approached her, and with a flick of his robe, he half-knelt in front of her with a smile, asking, "Did I hear right that my disciple wants to give her Master a few thousand-year-old Spirit Plants?"

Xie Jiujiu’s mouth twitched.

This attitude reminded her of the Sect Master.

For those undergoing Divinity Transformation, thousand-year-old Spirit Plants are extremely necessary.

The resources needed for Divinity Transformation are always scarce.

Master Chaoyan looked at his disciple with a smile that creased his eyes.

Not long ago, he had learned that his senior brother had received respects from his disciple and had prepared everything needed for Divinity Transformation. It was believed that it wouldn’t be long before the senior brother could enter seclusion for his Divinity Transformation.

The senior brother had also mentioned that she had said she would honor him too.

Awaiting his disciple’s visit, Master Chaoyan discovered she had run off to the Fangshi.

It had been quite some time waiting for her...

Guessing the intent of her Master, Xie Jiujiu quickly took out her Storage Ring to let him choose.

In the end, she also gave Master Chaoyan freshly picked Enlightenment Tea Leaves.

This was clear favoritism.

It left Master Chaoyan fully satisfied as he left.

Having roamed about, Jian Lingyan, dripping with envy, said, "Dog owner, you were especially generous today, like a little wealth-squandering boy. Yet I didn’t benefit from it, which doesn’t make me too happy..."

"Alright, here you go."

Xie Jiujiu tossed a Top Grade Spiritual Stone to Broken Sword.

Broken Sword caught the Spiritual Stone, but was not as happy as before.

Since Broken Sword had recovered to this day, he didn’t really need ordinary Spirit Stones. Even ordinary ones were of no use to him; Top Grade Spiritual Stones were just snacks.

He took it and munched away crunchily.

After finishing it, Jian Lingyan, still not satisfied, said, "Dog owner, give me another piece."

"Dream on."

Xie Jiujiu ignored Broken Sword, "It’s Little Fatty who’s the most well-behaved, easy to care for."

"Yiyi, guaigai."

Little Fatty squatted obediently to one side, feeling quite happy upon being praised by Xie Jiujiu.

Jian Lingyan was now displeased, slapping Little Fatty with its sword form, "I warn you, kid, don’t even think about vying for favor with the divine Sword Spirit. You can’t win against me; I am the chief spirit beside the owner."

"Lololo, yo-yo."

Little Fatty was flipped over but got back up again.

The child who knew no pain was very boisterous.

Treating Broken Sword’s actions as play, Little Fatty laughed and went to pick at Broken Sword’s dragon-head hilt again, causing Broken Sword to screech and fly chaotically around the cave.

There were no chickens or dogs present, yet there arose a commotion as if there were.

Xie Jiujiu was accustomed to the chaos, she fed Spiritual Power to the Scorching Sun Flames and then seized the time to meditate and cultivate.

...

The next morning.

The array barrier of the cave dwelling had been touched several times.

Xuanyuan You and Xie Siniang had come looking for her.

The three had agreed to have a feast today.

Xie Jiujiu woke up from her meditation, opened the array barrier, and looked toward the slightly bright eastern sky. Then, looking at the two bubbling with excitement, her expression was indescribable, "Could you two get any earlier?"

"Ah? Did we come too late?" Xuanyuan You felt wronged, "But I started getting ready in the middle of the night."

Xie Jiujiu, "..."

Xie Siniang showed an awkward expression and shifted the blame, "It was him who ran to Fu Feng to find me before dawn, and he dragged me to Zhengyang Peak. Jiujiu, are we disturbing your cultivation?"

"No."

Xie Jiujiu invited the two into the cave.

She brewed a pot of Spiritual Tea for them.

Xuanyuan You gulped down Spiritual Wine, "Little Profiteer, the Dragon Gate Secret Realm is about to open, are you going?"

"I am," Xie Jiujiu replied promptly.

"What a pity, I haven’t reached Core Formation yet." Xuanyuan You was genuinely regretful, "The ancestors were right, if I don’t cultivate diligently, I won’t even qualify to be your friend."

Xie Jiujiu fell silent.