The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 457 - 456: Remnant Soul of the Vermilion Bird

Chapter 457: Chapter 456: Remnant Soul of the Vermilion Bird

The Mo Family’s ancestor was publicly lashed with a hundred Soul Whips.

Lord Guanlan executed the punishment with great skill, causing excruciating pain without harming the victim’s Spiritual Soul.

By the time the last whip fell, the person had fainted.

The spectators went from enjoying the spectacle to feeling palpitations, realizing that even with a powerful Spiritual Soul of Divinity Transformation, one couldn’t bear such pain. It became clear that the Alliance Hierarch was making an example out of him.

Next, it was Lord Muyi of the Wuji Sect’s turn.

The Alliance Hierarch consulted Lord Sujin about Muyi’s case.

People from the Wuji Sect looked toward Sujin; an old Nascent Soul secretly communicated with Sujin, hoping she would go easy on Muyi in exchange for compensation afterward.

Lord Sujin was displeased but truthfully said, "During the fight, he indeed held back."

This confirmed Muyi’s statement.

The Alliance Hierarch immediately declared, "Regardless of whether he had the intention to kill, the fact that Muyi violated the rules stands. He is fined fifty Soul Whips as a warning to others. Moreover, if a great battle arises, you will be the vanguard. Any objections?"

"Yes, no objections," Muyi responded, suppressing his frustration.

No one else had objections either.

Having someone else as the frontline vanguard was what they secretly hoped for.

The matter seemed concluded at this point.

Lord Qiansha knew that this outcome was currently the best possible, as the Mo Family’s ancestor was still irreplaceable before a Ninth Grade Pill Master appeared; his life had to be spared.

After the punishment, Muyi was hastily taken away by people of the Wuji Sect, while Lord Guanlan approached the Mo Family’s ancestor intending to take him to the Water Cell.

Xie Jiuniang lowered her eyelids, hiding the raging intent to kill swirling in her Sea of Consciousness, where the Soul Needle was restlessly stirring.

Just as she was about to act recklessly, someone suddenly held her shoulder, rendering her unable to move.

Qiansha’s voice echoed in her mind, "Do not act rashly."

"Master..."

Xie Jiuniang felt disgruntled.

She was not an impulsive person, she never had been.

She just couldn’t help herself moments ago...

Seeing this, Lord Qiansha suddenly stood up, glanced at her with phoenix eyes, and said indifferently, "Follow."

Xie Jiuniang, who had been looking down, was slightly startled. She looked up at him, catching sight of the direction he was heading, and immediately followed.

Lord Qiansha was following the path Lord Guanlan had taken just earlier. Indeed, following Lord Qiansha, Xie Jiuniang arrived at an underground prison built by the Alliance Council.

The two stood outside a Water Cell.

Xie Jiuniang saw with her own eyes how the unconscious Mo Family’s ancestor was chained through his Pipa Bone and then imprisoned in the Water Cell.

The once-glorious Mo Family’s ancestor was now in a pitiable state.

Having secured the prisoner, Lord Guanlan turned around and said, "Lord Qiansha, you are here to..."

"Come and see, rest assured, I won’t cause trouble," Lord Qiansha’s tone was calm, concealing any emotion, "Besides, if I decided to cause trouble, you couldn’t stop me."

Lord Guanlan made a sour face, "Please don’t make this difficult for me."

Suddenly, Lord Qiansha raised his hand and performed a distant retrieval, taking the Mo Family ancestor’s only Storage Ring, efficiently erasing the Divine Sense engraved on it, and then tossed it to Xie Jiuniang, adding, "I came here not only to see his pitiful state but also to claim some compensation. Guanlan, this isn’t too much, is it?"

"Up to you, but I will report everything as is to the Alliance Hierarch," Lord Guanlan seriously replied.

Then, he subtly positioned himself in front of the Mo Family’s ancestor, preventing any sudden attack from Lord Qiansha.

Unexpectedly, Lord Qiansha did not attack; he turned and walked away, "Yuanxi, let’s go."

Xie Jiuniang tightened her grip on the Storage Ring.

As she turned to leave the Water Cell, looking at the mechanisms outside, she suddenly struck with a palm.

Behind her, the Water Cell made a "crack" sound.

Followed by the rushing sound of water.

Lord Guanlan’s brows twitched; all he wanted to do was curse in his heart. As if one killing god wasn’t enough, now another lesser one had appeared.

"Don’t think that just because you’ve changed your appearance, no one knows who she is."

The Alliance Hierarch had discovered through the Artifact Spirit of the Mirror and had naturally informed him.

Water was flowing from the walls of the Water Cell, filling the sealed stone cell, yet the unconscious ancestor of the Mo Family was completely unaware of it.

"Forget it, pretend you didn’t see it."

Guanlan then left.

Before leaving, he instructed the prison guards to ensure that the old ancestor of the Mo Family didn’t suffocate to death.

Medical Immortal Valley and the Mo Family had not been doing well these years. Their strength was no longer what it used to be. Bijie was now crippled, and one Divinity Transformation had left the family and gone missing. Serving on the frontier were two other Divinity Transformations, Mo Yan and the Mo Family’s ancestor, one dead and the other injured.

The remaining Nascent Souls of the Mo Family didn’t even qualify to attend the Alliance Council’s Grand Hall. By the time the news of the ancestor and Mo Yan reached them, everything had already settled.

All they could do was pass this bad news back to Medical Immortal Valley.

Now to mention Lord Qiansha and Xie Jiuniang who had left.

They had just left the underground Water Cell of the Alliance Council.

Lord Qiansha immediately carried Xie Jiuniang back to his cave dwelling and activated the isolation formation of the cave dwelling right away.

At this moment, Xie Jiuniang, with a trace of crimson remaining at the corner of her eye, was clearly in an abnormal state, and the lotus fragrance unconsciously emanating from her was the very breath of the Pure World Lotus.

The well-informed Lord Qiansha immediately realized that his young disciple was facing a crisis in her heart, dancing on the brink of demonic descent, completely oblivious to her own condition...

If this continued, sooner or later, something would happen.

Instantly, "Catch," Lord Qiansha threw something at her.

Xie Jiuniang caught it reflexively.

The moment she held it in her hand, she knew it was a round bead. When she opened her palm and looked down,

Suddenly, her pupils shrank.

In her fair palm, there was a high-quality Soul Bead.

Inside the Soul Bead, a tiny Vermilion Bird was sleeping.

In the center of the grayish Soul Bead, a dazzlingly bright red spot appeared, extremely striking and eye-catching.

This caused a great surge in her long-stagnant heart lake, and her hand holding the Soul Bead trembled slightly with anticipation. She asked, "Grandmaster, what is this?"

"Initially, when your master met with disaster, I rushed to the vicinity of the wasteland and only found this Soul Bead. However, I have examined it, and it contains only the residual soul of the Vermilion Bird, without any trace of your master’s presence."

"How can that be? The Vermilion Bird is my master’s Contracted Spirit..." Upon hearing this news, Xie Jiuniang felt her blood run cold.

Lord Qiansha touched the center of her brow with his fingertip.

Suddenly, a chilling sensation brought clarity to her mind.

Lord Qiansha helplessly said, "Listen carefully to me. Your master and the Vermilion Bird had a coexistent contract, which normally means as long as the Vermilion Bird is alive, he will not perish."

"So what is the situation now?" Xie Jiuniang’s voice was hoarse.

"He is dead, yet not utterly perished, still clinging to a sliver of life." Lord Qiansha, who had lived for thousands of years, was also helpless in this situation, "If there is anyone in this world who can help them, it’s only you."

Child of Destiny, uniquely favored.

That faint glimmer of life that others might not find, but the Child of Destiny could.

During this time, Lord Qiansha had thought of many solutions, even humbling himself to seek advice from those he previously disdained; the result...

A bunch of old relics.

None of them were of any use when needed, just a bunch of old beings whiling away their age, only the Alliance Hierarch suggested that she should seek the Child of Destiny.

Now she could only pin her hopes on Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang tightened her grip on the Soul Bead and solemnly said, "Please rest assured, Grandmaster, Yuanxi will do everything in her power to find a way to revive my master, for her entire life."

This was her karma, which she alone should bear.

Lord Qiansha faintly acknowledged with a sound.