The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 398 - 397: Setting a Trap for Someone

Chapter 398: Chapter 397: Setting a Trap for Someone

Wuhuan used a charming voice, "Not only did that vile woman insult us, but she also insulted our Sect, and even threw dirty water on us for no reason. Her intentions are extremely malicious; we must not let her leave the Secret Realm alive and cause chaos in the entire Cultivation World. I’ve heard my master mention that many powerful individuals have fallen over the years because of that vile woman..."

"Brother Wuhuan is not wrong, I too have an elder who died because of her."

"Then she is detestable!"

"Indeed detestable."

A few disciples chimed in, and Wuhuan timely threw out bait, "That vile woman has quite a few good things on her, just the Spiritual Artifacts alone, I saw several just now... When we slay her, we’ll divide the loot equally. Each person could get at least one Spiritual Artifact."

As soon as these words came out,

The greed in several people’s hearts was aroused.

Xie Jiuniang saw the ugly expressions on their faces, realizing that everything said before was false, and the true intent was to kill and seize treasure.

That Wuhuan was quite impressive, actually knowing a technique of bewitchment.

The technique was quite elementary; the main reason was that these people were not good people to begin with.

Even so, Xie Jiuniang still wouldn’t make the first move.

Not taking the initiative didn’t mean she would let them off.

Instead of bloody hands,

It was better to let them dig their own graves.

After all, it was death either way, wasn’t it?

Xie Jiuniang asked, "You vile thing, is there anything good nearby? Something like a heavenly material or earthly treasure, perhaps?"

"No, at most there are a few Spirit Plants, of mediocre value. Shall I dig them up?" Jian Lingyan said with disdain.

Xie Jiuniang thought for a moment, pulled out Little Fatty, and uprooted a Spirit Plant of several thousand years from his garden, soil and all, "Could this Danyang Divine Grass Flower make people desire it at first sight?"

Jian Lingyan replied, "It definitely can. It’s just a bit short on years. If it were tens of thousands of years old, even the Divinity Transformation experts from the Secret Realm would fight tooth and nail for it; this is a divine medicine for healing wounds."

"Preciousness is all that matters."

"You’re using this plant as bait? Isn’t that a waste?"

"There are several more in Little Fatty’s place." Xie Jiuniang didn’t care much, as she didn’t need it for now.

So, she began looking for a suitable place to set up the trap.

Given the attitude of Wuhuan and others, they would definitely come looking for her, so it was very likely that they would return to track down traces of her. By just slightly revealing her whereabouts, they would come to her of their own accord.

Xie Jiuniang came to a cliff mid-mountain.

A slender spring flowed from a crack above.

Beneath it formed a small pool of clear water.

In the mud and rock crevices further up, Xie Jiuniang transplanted the Danyang Divine Grass Flower, erasing any traces of transplantation, making it look as if it naturally grew there.

The location was somewhat hidden yet not too much.

Cultivators seeing it would surely not pass up the opportunity to pick it.

Reaching the most crucial step, Xie Jiuniang took out a Small Jade Bottle and scattered the powder within amidst the Spirit Plant. It was not poison but a drug Wu Tong had previously specialized in using to trap female cultivators—colorless and tasteless.

When Wu Tong first developed it, it was only a basic version.

Now, the version Xie Jiuniang researched was an upgraded one.

Xie Jiuniang did not want to resort to poison.

Poison was convenient because it would solve things instantly, but its trouble was that it could easily give itself away; once detected, the trap would become useless. Among all poisons, in terms of being colorless, tasteless, and hard to detect, this drug was definitely the best of the best.

What Xie Jiuniang valued was its inconspicuousness.

After her improvements, it would not be a problem to deal with Golden Cores.

After she checked everything over and over and found no flaws, she slightly arranged what looked like a natural Blinding Technique to explain why the Danyang Divine Grass Flower had never been discovered here.

Xie Jiuniang patched up all potential loopholes.

Now all that was left was to draw people here.

Suddenly, Xie Jiuniang turned to the overly lively Broken Sword flying before her eyes, "You damned thing, the task of luring them here I leave to you. What do you say? You need to pretend to be inadvertently discovered, then fly towards me. Remember, it should seem inadvertent, not too deliberate."

Upon thinking about creating a disturbance,

Jian Lingyan became as energetic as if injected with chicken blood, "No problem, leave it to me."

Whoosh!

It flew away in an instant.

Half a mile away from the Danyang Spirit Grass flower, on an open plain, Xie Jiuniang threw out the new Law House given by her master, which was an elegant small courtyard.

She went inside to meditate, closing her eyes to nurture her spirit.

Quietly waiting for Wuhuan and the others to take the bait.

Far away, Wuhuan and his people had recovered and were planning to return to search for Xie Jiuniang.

An eagle-eyed disciple spotted something flying by and stood up excitedly, "Brother Wuhuan, look! What is that? A broken sword! A Broken Sword!"

"Ah, it really is a Broken Sword!"

"I remember the person using it, it was a Broken Sword!"

"It’s just like finding what you’re searching for without the effort. Brothers, hurry up, or she will have left," Wuhuan leaped to his feet and chased in the direction the Broken Sword had flown from.

Remaining disciples of the Wuji Sect scrambled to follow.

Before long, Wuhuan searched with his Divine Sense and quickly came within the range covered by his Divine Sense, easily discovering the Law House.

Wuhuan’s eyes darkened with surging hatred.

Another disciple spotted the Law House, greedily saying, "It really is a fat sheep, a high-ranking Law House."

"Not only that, I got news earlier that she has a valuable treasure on her,"

As if revealing a huge secret, Wuhuan said with ill-intent to entice them, "You know her Cultivation Base. She’s at the eighth layer of the Golden Core with a Tri-Spirit Root, faster than those with a Heavenly Spiritual Root. So, she must have something that accelerates cultivation. As long as we get it, we will certainly cultivate faster than her. Everyone should think about it, our talents are much better than hers. An excellent opportunity to change our path in the Immortal Realm is right in front of us..."

Hearing this, several people’s eyes turned red with excitement.

As if the items were already theirs.

It never crossed their minds that even if there were treasures, how would they divide them amongst so many?

Everyone just assumed that by capturing Xie Jiuniang, the items would belong to them.

If a powerful being were present, they would have noticed something off about these people; they seemed to have lost the ability to think normally and were all led astray as if by someone else. Actually, it was because Wuhuan had the highest cultivation, the strongest Spiritual Soul among them, and a mere hint magnified the greed and evil thoughts within their hearts.

The Broken Sword whooshed back into the small courtyard.

"You lousy master, hurry up and welcome your guest. Your lordship has returned!" Broken Sword’s return disrupted the mood.

Xie Jiuniang secretly grabbed a wooden stick.

Before she could swing it, Broken Sword escaped as if flying away, "Are you trying to ambush your lordship again? Who gave you the guts?"

The damned thing was starting to get full of itself again!

Trying to climb above its master and throw its weight around.

For the moment, Xie Jiuniang couldn’t concern herself with it, sensing Wuhuan and the others quickly approaching her location.

Then, Xie Jiuniang pretended to suddenly detect the situation and hurriedly packed up the Law House, grabbing Broken Sword and fleeing.

"Damn, she’s seen us!"

Before arriving, Wuhuan had been worried about possible traps.

Seeing Xie Jiuniang notice them and immediately flee, he dismissed the thought.

Wuhuan urged hastily, "Quick, chase her down, don’t let her escape!"

"Alright, chase!"

"We can’t let the fat sheep get away!"

"..."