The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 454 - 453: Journey to Danxia Valley

Chapter 454: Chapter 453: Journey to Danxia Valley

Xie Jiuniang’s movements were highly secretive.

Although it was her first time going to Danxia Valley, she traversed the route without a single pause, as if she had walked this path numerous times before.

From a distance, Danxia Valley could be seen.

The valley was filled with a panorama of red, as if the rosy clouds in the sky had settled into the valley, no wonder it was called Danxia Valley.

Xie Jiuniang did not enter Danxia Valley; instead, she headed to a hillside dozens of miles to the left of the valley.

Behind a large boulder, she concealed her presence.

Just as she finished hiding, the sounds of fighting came from inside Danxia Valley.

Xie Jiuniang leisurely took out a hairpin from her Storage Ring and placed it on top of her head. The hairpin was favored by its owner because it was inlaid with a Shadow Stone.

"Someone is coming!" Jian Lingyan exclaimed excitedly.

It loved most to lie in wait for the prey with its dog owner.

Next, a figure swiftly flew out from Danxia Valley; it was easy to tell that it was True Lord Muhong with a black-robed Divinity Transformation wearing a Divine Sense-blocking mask in hot pursuit.

One chased; the other fled.

Their direction was heading straight towards Xie Jiuniang.

There was another battle on the other side between Lord Sujin and another Divinity Transformation.

"Muhong, hand over the Danxia Soul Fruit." The black-robed Divinity Transformation spoke with a slightly deep voice, clearly having altered his voice intentionally, fearing that others would recognize his identity from it.

Muhong retorted without turning back, "You think I don’t know who you are just because you hide your face? Expecting me to hand over the Danxia Soul Fruit is out of the question."

"If you don’t hand it over, prepare to die."

A murderous intent suddenly appeared in the black-robed Divinity Transformation.

The cruelty in his eyes was fully revealed through the mask, and he swung his sword at Muhong.

He was a Divinity Transformation, while Muhong was merely a Nascent Soul and also an Alchemist.

The disparity in their power could be described as immense.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Muhong dodged.

Even though the evasion was awkward, he narrowly avoided the killing move. The black-robed Divinity Transformation’s attacks followed one after another, each more fierce than the last, his intention to kill Muhong growing even more resolute.

Suddenly, Muhong pulled out a Spiritual Jade Box and threatened, "Dare to make a move, and I’ll destroy it."

However, the Divinity Transformation’s response was a sword thrust towards Muhong.

Muhong couldn’t dodge in time, and a Jade Token at his waist saved his life, but he was still sent flying several meters, landing not far from Xie Jiuniang. As he dodged, Muhong managed to retaliate.

He threw out a lash.

Directly striking the black-robed Divinity Transformation’s mask.

The mask shattered and fell.

Revealing Mo Yan’s face.

Xie Jiuniang, hidden in the shadows, gasped in shock; it was indeed those damned things!

Upon realizing his mask had fallen and his identity was exposed, Mo Yan was mentally shaken.

This was bad!

If this got out, the Mo Family’s situation would become even more difficult. After the Tianxu Sect was attacked last time, suspicions fell upon the Mo Family.

It was currently the time of great wars.

If word of him ambushing Muhong without regard for the bigger picture were to spread, the Mo Family wouldn’t be able to gain a foothold on the borders.

"Muhong, you might have had a slim chance of survival, but now you can’t blame anyone else, prepare to die!"

Mo Yan made a decisive move, instantly teleporting in front of Muhong with his sword poised to slice through his throat.

In the blink of an eye.

Xie Jiuniang’s forehead shone with a silver light as she cast a Divine Ability.

"Time, stop!"

Just as Muhong was on the verge of death, the space around Mo Yan suddenly surged with the Power of the Law of Time, specifically targeting him and freezing him in place.

It was only for the duration of a breath.

However, a single breath was enough!

Muhong, who had been thrown to the ground, suddenly had a Magic Sword in his hand and with a ’whoosh’ thrust it into Mo Yan’s abdomen, aiming straight for his Dantian. In an instant, a protective barrier erupted from Mo Yan’s waist.

Switching to another Nascent Soul would surely have been repelled by the barrier.

However, this was no ordinary Nascent Soul.

It was a disguised Nascent Soul, the long sword suddenly exploded with the formidable power that only comes with Divinity Transformation, brutally shattering Mo Yan’s protective barrier, and with a hissing sound, the blade penetrated flesh, piercing through Mo Yan’s Dantian.

This was not the end, as if the sword tip had a mind of its own, it even pierced through the Nascent Soul within Mo Yan’s Dantian, leaving him no chance to survive.

"Ah——"

In agony, Mo Yan screamed loudly, stumbling backward, pointing ahead with eyes full of terror, "It’s you, how could it be you..."

Unbeknownst to when, the Muhong who should have stood before him had suddenly transformed into Lord Qiansha.

What was there not to understand at this moment?

The one who came to Danxia Valley was not the real Muhong, but Lord Qiansha disguised.

So the incident in Danxia Valley was all a ruse!

With Lord Qiansha here, there was absolutely no escape for Mo Yan.

With a sweep of the sword, Mo Yan was slain.

Mo Yan could not move, unable to resist, he quickly died under Lord Qiansha’s sword.

As Mo Yan’s Spiritual Soul tried to flee, Lord Qiansha was about to capture it when a stream of silver light wrapped around the escaping soul and it vanished in an instant.

By then, Xie Jiuniang had already retracted the Shadow Stone from her Storage Ring and faced Lord Qiansha’s inquiring gaze with a generous yet slightly awkward smile.

Meanwhile, the Divinity Transformation expert who had witnessed Mo Yan’s demise immediately turned and tried to escape.

But in the very next moment, a Magic Sword materialized out of nowhere behind him, instantly piercing his body.

Blood splattered.

The man fell from mid-air.

The Magic Sword flew a circle and returned to Lord Qiansha’s hand.

Now there was no doubt about who had made the move.

Lord Sujin, who was standing by, promptly restrained the person, and the Divinity Transformation expert began pleading, "Lord Qiansha, have mercy, Sister Sujin, spare my life, I had no intention of being the enemy of Tianxu Sect."

"Is it you?" Sujin removed the person’s mask.

This individual was a Divinity Transformation expert from Wuji Sect.

Sujin looked on with disdain, "The low limits of your Wuji Sect keep surprising me."

"I couldn’t help it, the other side offered too much," the Wuji Sect’s Divinity Transformation expert said with a bitter smile.

"Save those words for your Alliance Hierarch when you get back," Sujin sealed the person’s Dantian and then, at the sign from Lord Qiansha, took the person away first.

Lord Qiansha then turned to Xie Jiuniang, "You shouldn’t have come here."

"I wanted to see them die with my own eyes."

This ambush was foreseen by Xie Jiuniang, who then exploited it. She didn’t need to get involved, or rather, she shouldn’t have appeared here, but she came anyway.

Just to see her enemies die with her own eyes.

To take their Spiritual Souls and slowly torment them.

Dying too quickly wouldn’t satisfy her need for vengeance.

Xie Jiuniang lamented, "It’s just a pity it wasn’t that old immortal from the Mo Family."

"He fears death."

Three words summed up Lord Qiansha’s evaluation of the Mo Family patriarch.

If the patriarch of the Mo Family knew, he would probably be furious. But soon enough, the patriarch himself was going to burst a blood vessel. He was caught red-handed doing something terrible.

Not only caught by people but with a Shadow Stone as evidence.

This time, there was no chance for the Mo Family to clear their name.

It remained to be seen how the patriarch of the Mo Family would deal with this situation.

"We shouldn’t stay here long. Let’s go," Lord Qiansha said, taking Xie Jiuniang with him as they left.

Shortly after their departure,

a formidable being from the Demon Clan arrived, searched the area but found no one, and promptly returned without success.