The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 87: It’s All Life’s Fault

Chapter 87: Chapter 87: It’s All Life’s Fault

Xie Jiuniang pointed to Xie Ying and instructed her to have the Water Kirin make a move later to fake an encounter.

She went over the details with great care.

Xie Jiuniang asked, "Little Kirin, are you sure our contract is hidden so well that even a Divinity Transformation can’t detect it?"

"Master, please rest assured, this is a talent of my clan. As long as I’m unwilling, outsiders can’t tell," the Water Kirin obediently replied.

Xie Jiuniang continued, "And what about a fake contract? Any issues with that?"

The Water Kirin responded, "No problem, this method is part of our clan’s inherited bloodline and it’s very effective. Some humans are so annoying, always wanting to form contracts with us. So our ancestors developed this method."

Xie Jiuniang’s mouth twitched.

So the Kirin clan wasn’t honest either?

The so-called fake contract was actually an exploitation of loopholes in the contract, pretending to have been successfully bonded by humans while being able to cut off the connection at any time.

The Water Kirin then sighed with a child’s voice, "Ah, we Kirins don’t really want to deceive people, but we are forced by circumstances."

"Exactly! It’s all life’s fault."

Xie Jiuniang solemnly agreed, moving the Water Kirin to tears.

Then, with teary eyes, the Water Kirin bid farewell to its master and slowly approached the small cave where Xie Ying had set foot.

Xie Ying and her teammates were currently taking shelter on a small island.

The island had a stone mountain.

Many small caves left by disciples who came for trials dotted the stone mountain, one for each person, without issue.

At the moment, Xie Ying was having a disagreement with her team, as someone had actually accused her of running away when they encountered danger, ignoring the life and death of her fellow sect members.

At that time, wasn’t everyone trying to escape first?

What had she done wrong?

Her master had reminded her that no one is kind to another without reason; if they are, they must want something.

These people were unnaturally nice to her. How could Xie Ying truly share her heart with them?

On the other hand, several scions of core aristocratic families huddled together, harboring great doubts about Xie Ying’s character.

It was one thing to save oneself, but she seemed to have the intention of using them as cannon fodder.

The families had sent them here, naturally valuing their survival, equipped with many life-saving methods. If not, they all might have been schemed to death by Xie Ying this time.

Even if Xie Ying’s actions were not obvious, who were they?

Coming from major families, they were not only valued for their talents but also for their intellect; how could they fail to notice Xie Ying’s subtle maneuvers and intentions?

Someone questioned, "Can such a person really be the Child of Destiny? She doesn’t resemble what’s recorded in our family annals. All Children of Destiny in the past were known for their upright character and profound merits."

"We’ll investigate after getting out of the Secret Realm..."

The young scions sent by their families, all grew suspicious of Xie Ying.

Xie Ying’s character was just one reason; the biggest problem was that during this trip, they had gained nothing by following her.

Xie Ying herself also hadn’t encountered any great fortunes.

This didn’t quite align with the description of the Child of Destiny recorded by their families.

Meanwhile, Xie Ying, who was being questioned, was ecstatically looking at the small beast that had crashed into her formation. The beast appeared newly hatched and weak, lying down after only a few steps.

Its ability to ignore formations, along with its dragon head and lion body, resembled the Kirin auspicious beast described in the records.

Xie Ying hurried over to pick up the Water Kirin, quickly taking out Elixirs and Spiritual Liquid to feed it.

The Water Kirin, with teary eyes, gratefully ate the food placed in front of its mouth, thinking this was the correct way to be treated.

Master was just an exception.

After finishing the food, the Water Kirin, seemingly exhausted, lay down in Xie Ying’s arms and fell asleep.

Xie Ying secretly tried to form a master-servant contract.

It was not successful.

Just as described in the records, auspicious beasts could not form master-servant contracts.

So, Xie Ying quickly switched to an equal contract.

Before signing, Xie Ying coaxed, "The Secret Realm is about to close, and only if we contract, can I take you out. Without a contract, you can only stay here, with no more Spirit Pills or Spiritual Liquid to consume..."

And then, just before the closing of the Secret Realm, the Water Kirin pretended to be successfully contracted while actually establishing a temporary connection with Xie Ying, creating the illusion of a completed contract.

Xie Ying was overwhelmed with excitement.

She took out her Secret Realm Token and, in the next moment, with a flash of light from the token, both human and beast were teleported out of the Secret Realm.

Jian Lingyan reported the situation to Xie Jiuniang.

Jian Lingyan then wondered, "Master, could the contract the little auspicious beast signed with you also be a sham?"

Xie Jiuniang pondered for a moment, observing the master-servant contract within her spiritual soul, "It should be real, but actually, it doesn’t really matter if it’s fake."

After all, she hadn’t paid much for it.

The Spiritual Pearl originally belonged to the Kirin clan.

Jian Lingyan thought the same.

As soon as Xie Jiuniang put away the Little Flying Boat and raised her right hand, she said to the floating Broken Sword, "Hurry up and enter the space, as someone as weak as me naturally has to be among the first to leave."

The Broken Sword plunged into the Contract Totem in an instant.

Xie Jiuniang gave her outfit one final check, and aside from looking a bit embarrassed, it was no different from when she arrived on the Sect’s Flying Boat.

She had a Hiding Talisman on her and adjusted her cultivation base to the eighth level of Qi Cultivation.

She took out the Secret Realm Token.

Enveloped by a beam of light, Xie Jiuniang vanished from the Secret Realm in an instant. It was as if with one turn, she had reached the outside of the Secret Realm.

Because Xie Ying had emerged first while holding the Water Kirin, attracting attention from all sides, almost no one noticed when Xie Jiuniang came out, except for Elder Chaoyan.

On the Minghua Sect’s side, however, two Golden Core True Persons from the Wu Family and Gongsun Family, upon hearing the reports from some Minghua Sect disciples, immediately started looking for the little thief who had stolen the Nine Orifices Heart Connecting Lotus.

As soon as they saw Xie Jiuniang emerge, they were about to use their Divine Sense to examine her, but Elder Chaoyan timely intervened and scattered their efforts.

The two suffered a setback in secret.

Elder Chaoyan snorted coldly, "The Wu Family and the Gongsun Family are getting more and more arrogant these days, daring to lay a hand on a disciple of my Sect?"

"It’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding."

"This is the Tianxu Sect, not the Minghua Sect."

"Yes, yes."

The two True Persons looked uncomfortable, but dared not do anything further.

Elder Chaoyan swept Xie Jiuniang away and brought her back to the Sect’s Flying Boat.

Xie Jiuniang felt a lingering fear and had barely steadied herself when she respectfully bowed to Elder Chaoyan to express her gratitude, "Disciple thanks the Elder for his protection."

"No need to thank me, it’s my duty," Elder Chaoyan sized her up and, seeing her stable breath and no injuries, was very satisfied. He then transmitted his voice to her, "Eighth level of Qi Cultivation, not bad. Cultivate well and establish your Foundation soon."

"Yes, disciple will definitely work hard to cultivate."

Xie Jiuniang was sincerely grateful to Elder Chaoyan; if it weren’t for his intervention just now, although she could have cleared herself of the suspicion of stealing the Nine Orifices Heart Connecting Lotus, her entry into the Secret Realm would have been exposed. Those who had initially dismissed their doubts about her might have become suspicious again.

There were already people in the Flying Boat.

Elder Chaoyan didn’t say much and told her to find a place to rest.

Xie Jiuniang found a nondescript corner to sit down. Most of the disciples on the Flying Boat were wounded and would use their Tokens to leave the Secret Realm once the time came.

If one still had strength, they would usually wait until the Secret Realm expelled them before leaving.

Xie Jiuniang discreetly surveyed the people on the Flying Boat.

Xie Ying, beaming, stood out as she held the Water Kirin, like a star surrounded by lesser stars, more noticeable than when they came. Particularly those from the aristocratic families who had doubted her before, their faces looked as sour as if they had eaten excrement.

They exchanged glances, filled with frustration.

The fortune of the Child of Destiny indeed made no sense and was not so easy to seize.

Somehow, the person had managed to encounter a great opportunity even while sticking to a cave in the Secret Realm until its closure...

Xie Jiuniang secretly relished the sight of their displeased faces, feeling elated.

Disciples continued to emerge from the Secret Realm.

The Flying Boat grew increasingly crowded, and Xie Jiuniang became even less noticeable amongst them.

Still, there was no sign of Lin Wangchen, Mo Chuan, and Ren Bingyan or other top-tier talents.

It was not surprising that Mo Chuan and Ren Bingyan had not left the Secret Realm, but Lin Wangchen’s absence was somewhat unexpected for Xie Jiuniang.

In a previous life, Xie Jiuniang had taken advantage of the situation; the battle among the top talents had ceased, the Water Kirin had escaped, and Lin Wangchen, severely wounded and on the brink of death, had inadvertently escaped the calamity.

So much had changed to this day.

The advantage Xie Jiuniang gained from her memories of her past life was gradually diminishing.

At that moment, Lin Wangchen and Wu Yu emerged from the Secret Realm almost simultaneously!

Lin Wangchen looked a bit haggard, yet his stance was upright and his aura compelling, like a drawn sword.

Wu Yu was different.

Covered in blood, he collapsed after barely a moment, and the elders of the Minghua Sect immediately came to take him away.

The last batch of disciples came out, all of them elite talents from various Sects.

The Secret Realm closed.

And those who didn’t emerge would remain in the Tianshui Secret Realm forever.