The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 95 - 94 Xie Ying Was Driven Away in Anger

Chapter 95: Chapter 94 Xie Ying Was Driven Away in Anger

"Be careful, if Xie Ying gets suspicious, your free meals are gone, and you’ll be back here gnawing mud," Xie Jiuniang warned the Water Kirin through a transmitted message.

The Water Kirin sadly shrank its neck and lowered its little head dispiritedly.

Xie Ying was now full of vigor.

At first glance, to one’s surprise, there was no arrogance, but she seemed even more composed than before.

Yet Xie Jiuniang was not deceived by the facade.

Seeing that Xie Jiuniang’s living quarters were shabby, and that the top-grade cave dwelling from a year ago was gone, Xie Ying felt an inexplicable sense of relief. When she saw the Little Immortal Crane eating Spirit Fruit in the courtyard, she asked with feigned surprise, "Is this your Contracted Beast? Why choose an Immortal Crane? The Ten Thousand Beasts Peak of the Sect has a wide variety of Demonic Beast eggs and cubs..."

"Stop, stop, stop, what brings Big Sister here? Get to the point quickly," Xie Jiuniang was too lazy to exchange pleasantries with her.

If there wasn’t anything important, the successful and proud Xie Ying would not lower herself to come here.

Not minding that Xie Jiuniang didn’t welcome her, Xie Ying took a chair for herself and sat down, then asked, "Didn’t Little Jiu go to the Secret Realm? I didn’t see you on the Sect’s Flying Boat."

"Me, a Qi Cultivation Seventh Level, going to the Secret Realm? Do you think I’m a fool? Of course, I sold it, exchanged it for resources to cultivate. Haven’t you seen, I’ve already broken through?"

Xie Jiuniang told a blatant lie.

After all, for someone she disliked, telling the truth would be insane.

Xie Ying had not seen her on the Flying Boat and guessed that she might have sold her place. So, Xie Ying revealed the purpose of her visit, "Little Sister, when you were at home, you took something from me which included a Token. Can you sell it to me?"

"What took? It was an exchange!"

Xie Jiuniang’s face showed nothing, but inside, she was in turmoil. Could it be that the Fusang Order was Xie Ying’s great fortune in her previous life?

She secretly transmitted a message to the Water Kirin, asking, "Little Kirin, does Xie Ying have a Token with the Fusang Tree pattern on it?"

"No, Master."

As Xie Jiuniang felt puzzled, the Water Kirin transmitted a message back, "It’s two pieces, not one. Last night they merged into one."

Xie Jiuniang was shocked.

There definitely was something about this Token!

Xie Jiuniang then pretended to be impatient and said, "Who remembers something from years ago? I’ve sold your things long ago, and the ones nobody bought, I threw away."

"Threw them away?"

Xie Ying’s face changed.

After a long silence, she said again, "Don’t joke, Little Sister. I know you wouldn’t throw them away. You, Little Profiteer who would hate to pass by even a stone without picking it up to sell, how could you throw things away?"

"That just proves one thing, I really dislike you," Xie Jiuniang answered righteously.

No matter how Xie Ying probed, Xie Jiuniang adamantly denied having it.

Xie Ying finally left, angered.

As Xie Jiuniang watched Xie Ying’s departing figure, the light in her eyes flickered uncertainly.

Soon, Jian Lingyan told Xie Jiuniang an unfortunate piece of news. Because Xie Ying had come alone to find her, those who had been secretly watching Xie Ying had now started to notice her as well.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t care too much; she wouldn’t cause trouble any time soon. She was only waiting for her parents to finish their retreat, then she would leave the Sect for experience.

In fact, she planned to use the opportunity when the major aristocratic families were paying attention to Xie Ying to seek out the fortune she missed in her previous life.

Not everything was necessarily a chance encounter.

But, she definitely had to see for herself.

Thus, in the following days, those who were secretly watching Xie Jiuniang grew numb.

Every day, before dawn, Xie Jiuniang cultivated for two hours, attended free classes on the Four Arts in the school during the morning, and spent the afternoon in the Outer Sect’s library. In the evening, she returned to her small courtyard, where a Formation obstructed the view, and those watching her didn’t know what she was doing.

The only reason they knew she cultivated in the morning was by inferring from the flow of Spiritual Energy.

Her life was incredibly regular.

Occasionally, she would take care of the Spiritual Fields or make a trip to the Fangshi to buy a bunch of odds and ends, like large quantities of Spirit Jade, jars and pots, and even a dozen large water tanks.

Later, those keeping watch finally realized that Xie Jiuniang was planning to brew her own alcohol.

Using the Spirit Rice and Spirit Fruits she had collected.

Jian Lingyan complained, "Master, those people are really persistent. They still haven’t withdrawn?"

"I suspect it’s because people from Xie Ying’s side want to find something from me, and they caught wind of it, thinking there’s something to gain," Apart from this, Xie Jiuniang couldn’t think of any other reason.

Xie Jiuniang actually wanted to ask Little Kirin.

But the distance between the Outer and Inner Sects was too great; even their contract could not connect, and she could only faintly sense Little Kirin’s location.

Xie Jiuniang looked at a storage bag on the shelf in the room, which contained three to four thousand pieces of unsold junk from last time.

Should she try to sell them again?

"Forget it, don’t waste time, it’s more important to learn to make Jade Talismans." Every day from evening to dawn, Xie Jiuniang dedicated her time to practicing the making of Jade Talismans.

This method of making had long been lost in the Cultivation World.

The reason Xie Jiuniang dared to attempt it was first, because she possessed a Sea of Consciousness comparable to that of her previous life’s Golden Core Stage; and second, because Jian Lingyan had shared with her memories of a past master’s Jade Talisman crafting process.

Using Divine Sense to learn the talisman’s characters, and then imprinting them onto Spirit Jade, required not only precision but steadiness throughout the entire process; the slightest tremor would shatter the Spirit Jade.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

Using the Time Leaf and after scrapping a batch of Spirit Jade, Xie Jiuniang finally produced a low-grade Explosive Jade Talisman.

The small Jade Talisman was poorly made and rough.

Yet, Xie Jiuniang couldn’t put it down and loved it dearly.

"Stupid master, it took you three months to make the lowest grade Jade Talisman, what’s there to be happy about?" Jian Lingyan popped out to criticize her.

During this time, it was almost driven mad.

Xie Jiuniang, in a good mood, retorted with a single sentence, "I’m happy, that’s all that matters."

"Ahhh..." Jian Lingyan went crazy in the space.

Xie Jiuniang ignored it and continued her research.

Jade Talismans were essentially an upgraded version of Paper Talismans, so their effects were definitely better.

Once she made a few more, she planned to find a place to test their power and see how they compared to Paper Talismans.

After several more days of crafting, Xie Jiuniang finally succeeded in making another.

The success rate was too low; out of a hundred attempts, she barely succeeded once, and the quality was still not great. Xie Jiuniang continued to ponder improved methods, failing several times.

Finally, Jian Lingyan, a bit dismayed, scoffed, "So stupid, the master is too stupid, your brain doesn’t know how to adapt. Think about how you usually engrave Array Patterns, it’s pretty much the same."

"Eh?"

Xie Jiuniang was slightly startled.

Then, as if a dam had burst in her mind, she buried her head in her studies anew. She was well-versed in engraving Array Patterns, and connecting them with Divine Sense was routine.

Once one principle was understood, all others unfolded.

The deeper she researched, the more skilled she became.

By the time she could easily produce an ordinary Jade Talisman, another two months had passed.

Those who had been monitoring her in secret had long since withdrawn.

The reason was that at this time, Xie Ying was having a quarrel with Xie Haoran. It seemed that she wanted Xie Haoran to help her with something but was unexpectedly refused.

Outsiders could only guess the extent of the rift between the siblings as they remained tight-lipped about it. However, nearly half a year had gone by, and Xie Ying still hadn’t sought out Xie Jiuniang. This led people to wonder if the rumor that Xie Jiuniang possessed something Xie Ying wanted was just a miscommunication?

And no one suspected Xie Jiuniang of being connected to the nine-aperture heart lotus. With her Qi Cultivation eighth layer, her deceptive strength was too great, and any sane person would not believe she could steal from individuals like Wu Yu and Gongsun Xue.

"Xiaojiu! Xiaojiu!"

Xie Siniang’s excited voice came from outside.

Six months ago, Xie Siniang went into seclusion, not within the courtyard, but rented a cave dwelling instead. Seeing her flushed cheeks, Xie Jiuniang immediately understood that she had made a breakthrough.

Xie Jiuniang sent her a message, "What level did you break through to?"

"Nine layers! I’m close to Foundation Establishment, but I want to hold back to solidify my foundation. I still have a drop of Spiritual Marrow, and since I don’t have a Foundation Establishment Pill, I can use it as a substitute."

Xie Siniang’s joy was infectious.

Xie Jiuniang couldn’t help but smile along, agreeing, "That’s a very sound approach."

Speaking of Foundation Establishment Pills reminded her that she had a spare one herself, which she didn’t use during her own Foundation Establishment. She then said, "Sister, I have an extra Foundation Establishment Pill here, do you want it?"

Xie Siniang shook her head, "No need."

"Well, if any family members need it, it could be sold in secret."

"Okay! I’ll let you know if anyone needs it."

Xie Siniang used a Hiding Talisman, adjusting her cultivation base to Qi Cultivation seventh layer.

Suddenly, she thought of Xiaojiu and wondered if her cultivation base might be like her own...

She dared not contemplate it!