The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 83: Is it Grace? Or Revenge?

Chapter 83: Chapter 83: Is it Grace? Or Revenge?

Having just neared the perilous area, Xie Jiuniang immediately sensed something amiss.

Above the dangerous land, flowing light twinkled, a natural phenomenon that lingered.

It seemed as if a treasure had made its debut.

Xie Jiuniang piloted the Flying Boat stealthily into the territory where the anomaly had occurred.

A few Sect Disciples had gathered, including Ren Bingyan, Lin Wangchen, and Wu Yu, and Gongsun Xue, who were all surprisingly present.

About more than twenty people in total, fewer than Xie Jiuniang had expected.

Thinking about it, it wasn’t strange.

After all, only a handful were adept enough to roam freely within Tianshui Secret Realm, and after a year of trials, even fewer still had strength to spare.

In the final days before the Secret Realm’s closure.

The majority were finding a safe spot to stay put, waiting to be transported out once the Secret Realm ended. Those who still had the strength to fight were invariably the pride of their respective peaks.

Of course, Xie Jiuniang was an exception.

She was purely making up the numbers...

"Wow, this looks like the birth of an Auspicious Beast, a heavenly omen of good fortune, but..." Jian Lingyan’s voice trailed off, laced with uncertainty toward the end.

Xie Jiuniang asked, "But what?"

"The omen seems to have a flaw, what a pity." Jian Lingyan’s childish voice carried a tinge of regret.

"Can’t you just say everything at once? Talking in halves, are you looking for a beating?" Xie Jiuniang didn’t understand; considering in the Cultivation World, Auspicious Beasts were extremely rare and were said to accompany the greatest of destinies each time one appeared.

Jian Lingyan hurriedly clarified: "The omen is incomplete, indicating the Auspicious Beast’s bloodline isn’t pure, with mediocre potential and limited future growth."

Now she understood.

Xie Jiuniang realized, "So it’s an impaired Water Kirin."

"Eh, Master, how did you know it’s a Water Kirin?"

"I made an educated guess..."

Xie Jiuniang didn’t elaborate, and Jian Lingyan couldn’t pry any further.

One person and one sword hid high in the sky, overlooking the entire scene.

Luckily, the auspicious sign appeared on the periphery of the perilous area; if it had been the center, even a group of elites could only sigh in vain.

Now, there was a chance to take the leap.

At that moment, from a distance where sky met water, a large ship sailed, and within a few breaths, it had approached.

Nearly a year later, Xie Jiuniang saw Mo Chuan again.

On the deck of the ship, a low table was set with an exquisite set of jade tea service, and Mo Chuan was reclining leisurely before the table.

In front of him was a cup of Spiritual Tea.

The lid of the tea bowl was open, emitting wisps of steam.

Such a relaxed scene, utterly carefree.

At this moment, Mo Chuan bore the handsome and unmatched visage of Brother Danfeng, not the ordinary facade he had when entering the Secret Realm.

Xie Jiuniang eyed his face, pondered back and forth for a while, and casually said, "Little Jianjian, I suspect even this current appearance of his is disguised, but I have no proof for now."

"Oh. His external appearance is different from his soul’s true form, only vaguely similar." Jian Lingyan had regained some strength and saw a new problem when observing Mo Chuan again.

"What?... It’s really not him?"

Xie Jiuniang widened her eyes and curiously asked, "Then what does he look like?"

Thinking back to Little Jianjian’s description of Wu Yu, she didn’t hold much hope.

However, Jian Lingyan stated, "I’ll transmit his true appearance to Master."

Jian Lingyan shared her vision of Mo Chuan’s true form with her through their contract.

Xie Jiuniang closed her eyes to inspect.

She was stunned at first glance...

It wasn’t astonishment, but the moment she clearly saw that person’s true appearance... she felt as though her entire being was struck by a sudden impact, with her silver Sea of Consciousness churning incessantly, unable to settle.

It was the Time Leaf that emanated a gentle silver light in time, soothing the turbulent Sea of Consciousness.

Jian Lingyan was desperately anxious: "Master, Master!"

What’s going on?

It was just sharing a bit of memory, nothing more, why would my master suddenly suffer instability in his spiritual soul?

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan knew the situation was extremely dire, but there was nothing it could do, filled with regret.

If only it had not transmitted the memories...

The problem was the master appeared lost, as if his soul had departed, giving no response whatsoever to it.

The anxious Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan circled around Xie Jiuniang restlessly.

"I, I’m fine, don’t worry..." Xie Jiuniang lowered her eyelids and, after a long while, spoke in a hoarse voice.

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, Master is alright, huff huff huff... You nearly scared me to death just now."

Xie Jiuniang ignored Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan.

She lay slowly on the Flying Boat, staring blankly at the sky of the Tianshui Secret Realm, her gaze unfocused, her thoughts drifting far, far away...

Before she was married in her past life, Xie Jiuniang had once harbored feelings for someone. That person, with just one encounter, had dazzled her for half a lifetime.

Back then, she hadn’t yet achieved Foundation Establishment, having just joined the Outer Sect a few years before, during the most difficult period of her life.

In pursuit of resources for cultivation, she frequently took on Sect tasks.

Once, she encountered danger.

Seriously injured, she fell off a cliff and, fighting desperately, managed to grab a vine, stabilizing herself to prevent further fall.

That person had saved her once...

His countenance was the most extraordinary she had ever seen in her life, surpassing countless geniuses of the Cultivation World. It was also then, she witnessed what seemed like a celestial being only existent in tales.

Unmatched splendor and grace, unparalleled in the entire world.

Particularly, clad in white, descending from the heavens on his sword, he reached out to her indifferently, rescuing her at the moment of peril, deeply imprinting in her mind.

Delight as if in nine springs, sadness as though in autumn frost.

It was one of the few precious and beautiful memories left from her past life.

Now...

Was it all calculation?

Yet, that person never appeared again after saving her. Even resembling Brother Danfeng, he had no interaction with her, let alone receiving anything from her hands.

It was only this life that she found out, the Broken Sword had been schemed away by him.

Even though she had never seen him use it...

Was it a favor? Was it a grudge?

"Smack!"

The Broken Sword slapped Xie Jiuniang’s forehead.

It hurt so much that Xie Jiuniang grimaced, no longer in the mood to think about those past matters, "Little Jianjian, are you asking for death again?"

"What are you thinking about? I’ve been calling you for a while, and you keep ignoring me, I’m getting angry! Hmph, without a Spirit Crystal as compensation, there is no forgiving!"

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan’s demeanor was even more assertive than its master’s, leaving Xie Jiuniang at a loss for words.

But giving Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan a Spirit Crystal was not going to happen, not if she was killed.

Xie Jiuniang said irritably, "What do you want from me?"

"Oh, something has started down below!" Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan suddenly remembered the seriousness of the situation and got excited again, "Someone discovered that the source of the anomaly is a beast egg, suspecting it might be a Divine Beast egg... Ah, it’s actually just a Spiritual Beast egg, a bunch of clueless Human fools."

Xie Jiuniang became silent.

It seemed... She had also thought it was a Divine Beast?

However, upon hearing the full story, Xie Jiuniang quickly turned over and sat up, leaning over the edge of the vessel, peering down at the situation below.

It appeared to be Ren Bingyan who first discovered the beast egg, intending to take it away stealthily, but ended up being noticed, resulting in a scramble for it.

And it seemed that the beast egg couldn’t be placed into the Spiritual Beast Bag.

Ren Bingyan, encountering the encirclement of some people, got assistance from Lin Wangchen and two other geniuses of the Tianxu Sect, though Mo Chuan from the big boat remained inactive.

Watching Mo Chuan in the big boat, Xie Jiuniang felt a momentary stir in her heart, but then returned to calmness.

In this life, she starts anew.

All the various matters of the previous life, including that period of history, that person...