The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 415 - 414 Unwelcome Visitor

Chapter 415: Chapter 414 Unwelcome Visitor

Before entering the Turtle Shell Space, the Demon Emperor particularly cautioned, "Do not disturb my secluded cultivation for trivial matters, and do not disturb it for important matters either."

He was likely to fall into slumber for three to five years.

The consequences of being awakened midway would be rather severe.

Xie Jiuniang solemnly nodded and allocated a section of her Exclusive Space for him.

The Little Golden Dragon entered and found the furthest corner, reverted to his original size, and after coiling up, quickly fell into a deep sleep.

When Xie Jiuniang’s consciousness entered inside, she saw the enormous dragon body, and her eyelids twitched. The space was supposed to be divided for him, but now it seemed unnecessary—the dragon’s massive body occupied most of the space.

If it weren’t for a Divinity Transformation being who had gifted her a Space Stone back then, enlarging the space, there would be no way to accommodate the Demon Emperor now.

Jian Lingyan was flying around the area.

When he flew back, he had scavenged a pile of Storage Bags and over a dozen Storage Rings.

Jian Lingyan exclaimed excitedly, "Spiritless Ground doesn’t restrict one’s cultivation base, haha, there’s not a single person here now. There are plenty of spoils for the taking, just for me to pick up. Dog owner, hurry up and gather them for me, I’ll give you all the useless trash."

"Alright then, thank you very much."

Xie Jiuniang sarcastically helped Jian Lingyan gather the items, specifically placing them in a compartment of the Small Tortoise Shell.

The Secret Realm was about to close.

Xie Jiuniang and Jian Lingyan were busily enjoying themselves.

At this moment, she was unaware that, due to the Demon Emperor’s actions, quite a number of powerful beings outside had taken notice.

This was because a large group of disciples coincidentally crushed their Tokens to be transmitted out of the Secret Realm at the same time, which inevitably led those outside to suspect that something had gone awry within the Secret Realm.

Moreover, in the courtyard gathered by the powerful members of the seven major clans,

out of the original one hundred and twenty Soul Tokens, only about twenty remained.

Just now, in an instant, more than half were shattered.

The few scattered remaining Soul Tokens, seemed to mock their overestimation of their abilities.

"Did a powerful entity show up in the Dragon Gate Secret Realm?" someone exclaimed in shock.

Another spoke with gravity, "It is self-evident."

"Would a powerful entity intentionally slaughter disciples on a training mission?"

"Perhaps some unforeseen event occurred. Send someone to inquire into it. The death of so many at once must signify a significant event."

"I will arrange for someone to investigate immediately."

Immediately after, someone hastened to leave the courtyard.

The remaining people felt a particularly heavy mood, yet the spacious room was deathly quiet. After a long time, a person finally broke the silence, "The Secret Realm is about to end, do we continue with the plan as scheduled?"

"Do we even have an alternative?"

"..."

Meanwhile, the Nangong Family in the Northern Region was already in an uproar, unable to believe that the prodigy they had nurtured had perished in the Secret Realm. It was well known that Nangong Qi was equipped with numerous life-saving measures and even had a Spiritual Soul seal from an elder of their clan.

With so much protection, the likelihood of dying in the Secret Realm was very low.

Yet, such a person had died right before the Secret Realm was about to close.

An elder who was guarding the clan suddenly spat blood and fell into a coma, still unaware of what had happened within the Secret Realm.

The death of Nangong Qi, coupled with the elder’s coma,

put the Nangong Family under considerable distress, cautiously soliciting the best Medical Cultivator for help.

After examination, the Medical Cultivator informed, "The Spiritual Soul has sustained some damage, but it’s not a serious problem. He should wake up by tomorrow at the latest."

"Spiritual Soul damage?"

"This situation should be..."

The Clan Leader of the Nangong Family fell silent, having understood the implications. Before Nangong Qi’s death, she must have triggered the Spiritual Soul seal of the elder, and following her death, that fragment of the Spiritual Soul was also destroyed.

As a result, the elder was implicated.

Options were to recover by taking a Calming Pill or using the Soul-Nourishing Wood.

This also explains why non-blood related Divinity Transformation beings don’t use such methods to protect the younger generation.

The moment before the Secret Realm closed.

Xie Jiuniang crushed the Token and was transmitted out of the Secret Realm.

The instant she emerged, she sensed an unusual atmosphere outside; the moment she left the Secret Realm, countless Divine Senses landed on her.

It gave her the feeling of being the center of attention.

"What are you dawdling for?" Lord Sujin suddenly appeared beside Xie Jiuniang, shielding her from all the Divine Senses probing, "Back to the Sect’s Flying Boat."

"Yes, Lord."

Xie Jiuniang bowed to Lord Sujin as a disciple would and then decisively headed for the Sect’s Flying Boat.

On the way back, Xie Jiuniang felt several resentful gazes.

Jian Lingyan whispered a reminder, "Some people resent you."

"There’s no shortage of people who resent me." Xie Jiuniang glanced over at those gazes, coming from people of various Sects.

However, it appeared that most of them were in a sorry state, as if someone had sapped their vitality, looking listless. It’s likely they either gained nothing in the Secret Realm or suffered losses at her hands.

Xie Jiuniang boarded the Sect’s Flying Boat.

Only when she entered the interior of the Flying Boat did those attentive gazes finally disappear.

A scan of the people on the Flying Boat.

First were the powerhouses accompanying the Sect, everyone uniformly observed Xie Jiuniang—her clothes were clean, and not a hair out of place, let alone any injuries. Others went to the Secret Realm as if facing a calamity, while she seemed as if she had gone on vacation.

Can’t think about it anymore!

To think any further would invite a heart demon, it was pure jealousy.

Just then, a snide remark came from outside, "Lord Guangluo, I hear that many disciples of the Tianxu Sect have come out alive, and now more than forty have emerged?"

"Indeed, that’s true." Lord Guangluo answered magnanimously.

"The death toll for others has exceeded half, while only the Tianxu Sect seems to be the exception. Do you perhaps possess some life-saving method? Why not share it in advance with everyone? That way, there might be fewer casualties." The voice was clearly instigating.

Someone chimed in, "I too would like to be enlightened."

"The Tianxu Sect shouldn’t keep secrets."

Lord Guangluo laughed lightly, "What’s there to hide? Perhaps it’s simply a matter of... fate?"

The crowd: "..."

At this moment, Xie Jiuniang noticed the people in the hall of the Flying Boat who had come out before her. There were forty-five Golden Cores, none of them in good condition, with several seriously injured.

But, they had ultimately come out alive, hadn’t they?

If it were the usual number of casualties, perhaps the other Sects would not have been so sarcastic, but this time the casualties were more severe than at any time before.

The death toll might reach seventy percent.

Only the Tianxu Sect was an exception, with just a few disciples still not out.

This only highlighted Tianxu Sect’s peculiar situation.

On the surface, Lord Guangluo appeared completely unflappable, but inside he was desperately wishing for the Secret Realm to close soon so he could hurry back to the Sect with his people.

If they lingered any longer, those people might go from being sarcastic to wanting to take direct action, especially upon hearing that in the Spiritless Ground, disciples of the Tianxu Sect might have acquired important treasures?

If this news were to spread.

It could likely complicate their return journey.

That’s why he had already discussed with Lord Sujin to send a message back to the Sect in advance, arranging for powerhouses to come and meet them.

"Lord Guangluo, Lord Sujin, we’ve come specially to visit the two of you together, will you welcome us? Hahaha..."

"I imagine we would be welcoming, Lord Sujin was even thinking of having Zangyan marry into his family."

"Hahaha..."

Outside the Flying Boat, several Divinity Transformation cultivators arrived from the Sword Sect, Minghua Sect, Wuji Sect, and Taiyi Sect.

On the surface, they appeared quite cordial.

But it didn’t take a genius to figure out, nothing good was coming.