The Arrogant Immortal-Chapter 36 - When Have You Ever Been Human

Atop the mountain sat the grand and luxurious Dongxu Hall, serving as the Sect’s façade for receiving visiting guests.

The Outer Sect of Tianxu Sect was over twenty miles from the gate, the Inner Sect a hundred miles away, and the core forbidden area was even deeper into the mountain range. Where the Divinity Transformation experts secluded themselves was even more mysterious. Only the Sect Master and a few peak masters knew of it, unless one reached that level of cultivation.

When Xie Jiuniang appeared, she deliberately rolled around on the grass to make herself look disheveled.

Otherwise, she’d stand out too much.

Of course, this little act didn’t escape the notice of the Nascent Soul Elder responsible for the assessments.

The Nascent Soul Elder couldn’t help but praise, “This young girl is not bad.”

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“Too profit-minded, not taking the assessment seriously,” commented True Person Gu Zheng, always upright and strict, not quite approving, “Elder Chaoyan, this should not continue.”

“Haha, Gu Zheng, you’re just too serious,” Elder Chaoyan didn’t take Gu Zheng’s words to heart.

If a Cultivator is always high and mighty, where does the cultivation resources come from? By being aloof?

The young girl doing a bit of business, trading with others willingly, this is hardly an issue at all.

What satisfied Elder Chaoyan the most was that the young girl knew when to stop and how to conceal her skills.

Another female True Person laughed and said, “She looks to be just over ten years old, and she’s already learned to earn her own Spirit Stones and resources. Compared to those who take the examination seriously but nearly starve to death… hehehe.”

When comparing the two, the difference in quality was stark.

Even True Person Gu Zheng found it hard to criticize further.

Xie Jiuniang knew nothing of the conversation happening among the higher-ups atop the mountain. Arriving at the open space in front of the gate, she saw hundreds of Disciples had already arrived.

“Xiaojiu, Sister Nine!”

Xie Si’niang waved at her animatedly.

Xie Jiuniang followed the voice and saw about a dozen people sitting together in a corner, all from the Xie Family.

Not one was missing!

Xie Jiuniang walked over, “Fourth Sister.”

She greeted Xie Xu with proper respect when she faced him, calling him “Little Uncle.”

Xie Xu smiled and said, “Xiaojiu did well.”

“Ha, where, where, everyone else was faster than me,” Xie Jiuniang replied with a beaming smile.

She seemed like an innocent girl without a hint of guile.

As brilliant as the sun, as stunningly beautiful.

Elder Chaoyan, whose Divine Sense happened to be focused on this side, raised an eyebrow.

This young girl had something special.

Maybe… take on a disciple for fun this year?

Suddenly, Xie Jiuniang shivered, hmm? Who’s trying to scheme against old lady?

Seeing this, Xie Si’niang asked with concern, “Did Xiaojiu get hurt?”

“No!”

Xie Jiuniang moved her limbs a bit, “I’m just a bit tired.”

Making beef jerky every night, no wonder she was exhausted.

Thinking she was tired from the assessment, Xie Siniang quickly urged her to sit down and rest, even pouring her a cup of Spiritual Tea.

The disciples who had arrived early were considered qualified, but they also had to stay there temporarily, waiting for the assessment to end.

Nobody was going to just sit around doing nothing; those who were acquainted gathered together to chat, eat and drink, without anyone minding them.

Finally taking a sip of the hot tea, Xie Jiuniang felt completely relaxed and asked, “Did you all pass quite early?”

“Not very early, just about seven or eight days ago,” Xie Siniang casually replied.

In an instant, the surroundings fell silent, and everyone turned their heads to look towards the Xie family disciples.

A twitch formed at the corner of Xie Jiuniang’s mouth.

Xie Xu quietly used his tall figure to shield Xie Siniang.

If they didn’t hide her quick, he feared that Xie Siniang might end up kidnapped in a sack at any moment.

That mouth of hers was just too good at inciting hatred!

Realizing something was amiss, Xie Siniang also felt annoyed and said, “I had a Small Isolation Array, but it got damaged during the assessment.”

Xie Jiuniang casually said, “How did it break? Show me and I’ll have a look.”

True to her word, Xie Siniang brought it out, and Xie Jiuniang, upon inspection, saw that several Array Patterns were broken. It was a minor issue. Taking out her carving tools, she fixed the Array Patterns in no time.

After stuffing in a handful of Spirit Stones, she successfully activated the Formation, enclosing all the Xie family disciples within it.

Once the Small Isolation Array was activated, those inside could see the outside, but from the outside, one couldn’t tell what was happening inside; all they saw was an expanse of white, as if obscured by fog.

Xie Jiuniang put the tools back in her Storage Bag, “There, now you can say whatever you want.”

“Eh.” Xie Siniang touched the Array Plate, “Xiaojiu, when did you learn about formations? And who did you learn from?”

Xie Jiuniang blurted out instantly, “They’re available in the family library, haven’t you ever looked at them?”

The rest fell silent in an instant.

They had looked at them, alright. How could they not have?

But could someone really learn just by looking?

Xie Siniang couldn’t keep her words in, “Didn’t the Elders from the Youth Martial Hall say we should focus on our Cultivation Base, and only learn other things after Foundation Establishment?”

“The Elders are not wrong,” replied Xie Jiuniang nonchalantly, “I just learned it casually, it’s not hard at all, just need to be a bit handy.”

Xie Siniang regretted asking the question.

Just casually learning and she could master it; it was just too demoralizing.

The other family disciples didn’t feel like chatting anymore and pretended to be very busy, as if they had never met Xie Jiuniang at all.

With a helpless look, Xie Jiuniang said, “Hey, hey, it’s really not hard…”

“Shut up, sister doesn’t want to hear you talk right now.” Xie Siniang took on a haughty demeanor, huffed, and turned around, presenting her back to Xie Jiuniang.

Xie Jiuniang poured another cup of Spiritual Tea and chatted with Jian Lingyan while drinking, “Little Jianjian, I didn’t really say anything wrong, did I?”

“Humph, when have you ever been human?” Jian Lingyan snorted coldly.

Xie Jiuniang acted innocent, “How am I not human? Can’t people tell the truth these days? By the way, how many Spirit Stones have you earned in total?”

Jian Lingyan immediately asked with suspicion, “What do you want to do?”

“I’m just asking. With that reaction… Ay, you’ve hurt my tender heart. I need compensation to heal, not much, just a hundred Spirit Stones will do.” No sooner had Xie Jiuniang finished transmitting her message than she heard a crunching sound.

Was someone eating rocks?

Then, Jian Lingyan ate up all the Spirit Stones, confirming, “Indeed, only when they’re in my belly are they safest.”

Xie Jiuniang, “…”

How does a sword make crunching noises when it eats?

And, where do you even have a belly?!