The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 446 - 445: The Great War between Immortals and Demons

Chapter 446: Chapter 445: The Great War between Immortals and Demons

Jian Lingyan watched with keen interest, "Is Master also going to the battlefield?"

"Yes, to the battlefield," Xie Jiuniang considered it very clearly.

Fighting between life and death could rapidly improve one’s strength without leaving any hidden dangers. Most importantly, her enemies were all at the border.

Jian Lingyan then said, "I just heard some gossip that not everyone can go to the Border Battlefield. You need a recommendation, to have your identity confirmed, and only if there are no issues can you go."

"Is that so?" Xie Jiuniang asked indifferently.

Jian Lingyan analyzed, "You either go to the Loose Cultivators to sign up, have your identity confirmed, and if you are a righteous cultivator, you can go; or you can return to the Tianxu Sect and go there with the Sect’s identity."

"I understand,"

The little rascal still loves to meddle so much.

After wandering around the Fangshi in Dahuang City, Xie Jiuniang was short on money and didn’t purchase a single item. Afterwards, she strolled around the city. Most of the Divinity Transformation cultivators were either at the City Lord Residence or at the Sect’s stronghold.

There was a Divinity Transformation cultivator from the Tianxu Sect at the stronghold—none other than the old acquaintance, Lord Guangcheng.

In the end, Xie Jiuniang chose to go to the Tianxu Sect stronghold.

"Fellow Daoist, please halt. This is the stronghold of the Tianxu Sect; no one but disciples of the Tianxu Sect may enter." An Elder from the Tianxu Sect wearing a robe with a Nascent Soul and a gourd tied to his waist appeared, blocking Xie Jiuniang’s way.

This person was none other than Elder Mujiu.

At this moment, Xie Jiuniang was dressed in an ordinary robe, disguised as a young male cultivator with an unfamiliar face, so it was not surprising that Elder Mujiu didn’t recognize her.

She thought for a moment and took out a Sect Token.

Xie Jiuniang transmitted her voice, "Elder Mujiu, please keep this a secret."

After Elder Mujiu checked the identity token, he was slightly startled but then handed the token back and nodded, "Go in."

"Thank you, Elder," Xie Jiuniang stepped into the stronghold.

Elder Mujiu watched her back, quickly took out the gourd from his waist, and at this moment, he needed a swig of liquor to calm his shock.

The Little Profiteer rumored to have disappeared had returned!

In the Sect, he seemed to be the first to know, and the thought alone was exciting. No, wait, her cultivation base seemed to have reached the mid-Nascent Soul stage...

Suddenly, pfft!

A mouthful of strong liquor that had just gone down his throat.

He was so shocked that he choked on it.

"Cough, cough..."

After a fierce bout of coughing, Elder Mujiu managed to suppress the shock in his heart.

What a remarkable age!

Turning around, Elder Mujiu hurried into the stronghold; he wanted to confirm it once more.

When he went inside, he just saw Xie Jiuniang giving a salute to Lord Guangcheng.

Upon seeing Elder Mujiu burst in, Lord Guangcheng immediately turned him away and even raised his hand to set up a Barrier, instructing Mujiu, "Don’t let anyone get close to here if it’s not necessary."

"Yes, my Lord," was all Elder Mujiu could reply.

He simply sat down outside to guard, not letting anyone else approach.

Xie Jiuniang’s reappearance was a matter of great importance.

If the families were to learn of her whereabouts, they would surely go mad again. The gratitude and grudges between Xie Jiuniang and the Seven Great Families were no secret, not just in the Sect, but throughout the entire Cultivation World.

Because of Xie Jiuniang, Chaoyan fell, and Chaoruo, the Sect Master, even displayed ruthless measures, directly tearing his face off with the Seven Great Families.

The Sect suffered a significant loss of resources such as its mines, and Chaoruo, as the Sect Master, inevitably faced the questioning of some senior levels. At some of the high-level meetings, there were those who openly accused him of using the Sect’s interests for personal gains, thereby damaging the interests of the Sect.

Although such questioning was isolated, it nonetheless marred Chaoruo’s image of fairness and justice. It’s known that the authority of a Sect Master has always been held in high esteem...

At this thought, Elder Mujiu sighed softly to himself.

Turning around, he saw a Sect Elder approaching, and upon seeing him sitting under the eaves, joked, "Old drunkard, what are you doing here? Were you so aggrieved at being assigned to guard the gate that you’ve come to complain to Lord Guangcheng? A man should accept the consequences of his bets."

Elder Mujiu responded with a sigh, "Am I not allowed to sit here if I’m tired?"

"Fine, fine, I’m here to discuss something with Lord Guangcheng." The Sect Elder was just about to approach when Elder Mujiu timely stopped him.

Elder Mujiu said, "The Lord isn’t available at the moment, you’ll have to come back later."

"You haven’t even asked, how would you know he’s not available?"

"Don’t you see that I’m sitting here?" Elder Mujiu blurted out an excuse.

The Elder believed him upon hearing this.

He only glanced at the closed door, but did not dare to probe with his Divine Sense. Using Divine Sense in the presence of a Divinity Transformation was tantamount to courting death, a challenge not to be taken lightly.

Inside the house at that moment.

Only Lord Guangcheng and Xie Jiuniang were present.

"Is it really you? Are you all right?" Lord Guangcheng asked in surprise, and then, realizing something, he praised, "Not bad, your Cultivation Base has broken through to the mid-stage of Nascent Soul."

Xie Jiuniang smiled as a response and said respectfully, "Lord Guangcheng, I trust you’ve been well? And the Sect..."

"Right now, the Sect is in troubled times, and it’s difficult for me to be at ease," said Lord Guangcheng, a comment that surprised Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang looked at him curiously.

He was stationed here because the previous month, Lord Guangcheng had been injured while fighting a great power from the Demon Clan at the Border Battlefield and had come here to recover.

Xie Jiuniang fell silent for a moment before asking, "May I ask the Lord to share the current situation with me?"

At the gesture of Lord Guangcheng, Xie Jiuniang took out a meditation cushion and sat face to face with him.

Lord Guangcheng did not conceal the situation; not only was the Tianxu Sect facing troubled times, but the Cultivation World as well. He first briefed her on the Sect’s situation, then moved on to other matters, asking, "Are you aware of the Border Battlefield’s issues?"

Xie Jiuniang nodded, "I know a bit."

"The Border Battlefield is actually a remnant issue from the great war between Immortals and Demons..."

Tens of thousands of years ago, after the war between Immortals and Demons, both sides suffered heavy casualties.

The Demon Clan retreated to the Demon Realm, and the Cultivation World got a chance to breathe and began to recover. However, the passage between the two realms was not sealed, and no one had the power to seal it, so warriors had to be stationed to guard it.

For many years, this status quo remained.

But in the last few thousand years, the Demon Clan has been increasingly active.

Conflicts between the two sides have grown more frequent, with an increasing number of casualties. This time, the Demon Clan gathered an army of over a million on the Border Battlefield, unlike the usual demon creatures.

This was clearly no ordinary occurrence.

The Great Sects and other forces in the Cultivation World began to mobilize as well. The Demon Clan is powerful, and even ordinary soldiers need to be at the Golden Core stage to contend with them.

"This time, the war is different from the past, and it has spread throughout the Cultivation World," Lord Guangcheng suddenly mentioned.

Previously, the common folk, let alone knowing of the great war, had never even heard of the Border Battlefield. But now, the news had suddenly spread, and the heroic deeds of some individuals from the past were being publicized, and even a huge Merit Monument had been erected.

Recorded upon it were the families that had made significant contributions to the Cultivation World, along with names and life stories.

This change was somewhat related to the destruction of Yunmu City.

The Xie Family had lost countless heroes, and their descendants were left without protection, narrowly avoiding a catastrophic extermination, an event that was exceedingly disheartening.

When the lips perish, the teeth will be cold, those who are alive must plan for the future, right?