The Arrogant Immortal-Chapter 41 - Someone Picks a Quarrel

“I did, but who would despise having more territory? If Fourth Sister still has any Array Plates, you should hurry and claim some top-quality Spiritual Fields while everyone else is picking out cave dwellings.”

“Oh? That’s possible?”

“Didn’t your family remind you when you came here? The Spiritual Fields are also a source of income.”

“No, they didn’t.”

“Hmm, the main branch really isn’t up to par.”

Xie Jiuniang’s disdain for the main branch, including her eldest brother Xie Haoran, grew even more. These small matters could easily have been taken care of if Xie Haoran had been diligent enough to send someone to inquire about them.

Xie Jiuniang explained, “In a year, cave dwellings will be reallocated according to the Outer Sect’s strength rankings. Spiritual Fields are different, however. As long as you pay the Sect a set amount of Spirit Stones annually, you can keep using them.”

Unless someone leaves Shihao Mountain.

After learning the importance of Spiritual Fields, Xie Siniang quickly went to the area above the waterfall, next to Xie Jiuniang, and claimed two parcels of Spiritual Fields.

One parcel of Spiritual Field is one mu.

Two parcels make two mu of land. It wasn’t that Xie Siniang didn’t want to claim more; she simply didn’t have any spare Array Plates.

Xie Siniang then hurried to notify Xie Xu and the others.

Xie Xu and others came over without a second thought.

Thus, the Xie Family disciples divided up over fifty mu of the best Spiritual Fields above the waterfall. Xie Xu alone took eight mu. The others were much like Xie Siniang, not having spare Array Plates.

Xie Jiuniang, holding twenty mu, stood out significantly.

About a dozen people gathered at the base of the waterfall.

Seeing Xie Jiuniang claiming land, someone copied her and delineated a piece for themselves.

Where there was one, there would be a second. Today they understood, following Xiaojiu into the Sect was always the right move.

Xie Jiuniang said speechlessly, “I was planning to build a small bamboo hut here, to have a place to sit and play when I’m bored. Why are you all staking claims?”

“We…”

A few people were left speechless.

Xie Siniang said, “We can also be neighbors with Xiaojiu. Besides, in a year, we might not be able to keep our cave dwellings.”

That was indeed true.

Xie Jiuniang let them be.

After securing the lands, Xie Jiuniang offered another piece of advice, “In three days, a disciple from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall will come to register the Spiritual Fields. Make sure to stay in your fields, or else…”

If they missed the first registration, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall would list the unregistered Spiritual Fields as ownerless, and any disciple from Shihao Mountain could claim them at the Hall for a small registration fee.

Xie Xu was tempted to ask Xie Jiuniang where she learned all of this, but he held back his words.

Who doesn’t have their secrets?

As long as one isn’t malicious, anything is fine.

The Outer Sect disciples of the Sect are left to fend for themselves.

As long as one understands the various rules, they can live very well. The resources available are much greater than those in the family, the most noticeable being the dense spiritual energy.

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No wonder everyone tries their best to squeeze into the Great Sects…

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Xie Jiuniang abruptly stood up and looked towards the top of the waterfall, “Is someone attacking my Formation?”

“Who is it? Looking for death?”

Xie Xu immediately stood up, his aura becoming sharp in an instant.

Xie Jiu’er employed a light body technique, leaping up with a few bounds.

Xie Xu and the others quickly followed.

Above the waterfall, seven or eight new disciples were concentrating their attacks on one of the Protective Arrays with Magic Artifacts. The barrier formed outside the Formation was shaking under the onslaught, flickering on and off.

“Hurry! Put more effort into it, the Formation is about to break!” the leading disciple shouted loudly.

Upon seeing this, Xie Jiu’er immediately entered the array and indeed saw the Spirit Stones in the grooves of the Array Plate were depleting rapidly. Seeing that they were about to run out, she hurriedly filled them up.

With the infusion of Spirit Stones, the Formation stabilized within a few breaths.

The disciples outside uttered a surprised “Eh?”

Someone exclaimed, “It’s stable again? What’s going on? Could there be someone inside the array?”

“Indeed! Your little ancestor is right here!” Xie Jiu’er appeared with a face cold as frost.

Xie Xu also led people to block in front of the Formation.

The disciples who had been about to attack stopped, looking at each other uncertainly.

Attacking the Formation was one thing, but attacking people was quite another.

The leading disciple’s eyes widened in shock and said, “You, the Little Profiteer, again?”

“You know me?” Xie Jiu’er raised an eyebrow, sizing up the person in front of her, “Oh, I remember now. You bought a hundred jin of dried meat during the Sect examination, and you spread rumors everywhere, saying my dried meat was the worst in history.”

The surrounding area fell silent at her words.

Was that spreading rumors?

That was simply the truth!

Xie Jiu’er then frowned and asked, “What’s the meaning of attacking my Formation now?”

The leading disciple became furious as soon as this was brought up, “Little Profiteer, you’ve gone too far. It’s not enough for one person to occupy three top-grade cave dwellings, and now you want to monopolize the top-grade Spiritual Fields? I have brought people to crusade against you.”

“What? According to the rules, the first person to reach the dwelling mountain can choose wherever they like, is that not correct?” Xie Jiu’er retorted righteously.

The leading disciple said, “That’s not wrong, but you…”

“If it’s not wrong, then it’s settled.” Xie Jiu’er interrupted him, switching to a surprised expression, “No way, no way, you can’t accept losing?”

Xie Si’er chimed in, “Yeah, that’s so unmanly, unable to accept defeat and trying to rob by force, are you a Sect Disciple or a bandit?”

The other Xie Family juniors quickly echoed in agreement.

The seven or eight disciples, with Magic Artifacts in hand, were so embarrassed that their faces turned red; they were all a bunch of kids just over ten years old, with very thin skins.

Rules are the pillars of order; the Sect has thrived for over ten thousand years and remains powerful, having a set of mature Sect rules.

For daily sparring, there are platforms; for ordinary disputes, there are contest stages; for major grievances, off to the Grace Platform they go, where life and death are in their own hands.

Private fights result in confinement.

Xie Xu spoke out, “Everyone, our actions have not violated the Sect rules. But your behavior, if reported to the Sect’s Law Enforcement Hall…”

At the mention of the Law Enforcement Hall, the disciples showed great wariness.

However, the leading disciple was still arrogantly disdainful, casting a contemptuous glance at Xie Jiu’er and the others.

Then, he held his head high and chest out, proclaiming proudly, “Do you think I would be afraid? My name is Xuanyuan You, the legitimate young master of the Xuanyuan Family. My ancestor is Lord Guangcheng of the Tianxu Sect. Even the Law Enforcement Hall wouldn’t dare to trouble me. When they come, I’ll have them capture all of you…”

Far from being frightened, Xie Jiu’er looked scornful, “So violating the rules is not enough, and now you want to bully others with your status? Have some shame, will you? Lord Guangcheng, knowing this, would probably not even want to acknowledge you as his disgraceful offspring.”

Xuanyuan You shivered inexplicably, glancing around nervously.

Elsewhere.

In a secret realm where the Sect’s Divinity Transformation experts cultivate.

One such expert, knowing that today there were new disciples joining and having nothing better to do, paid attention to them and just happened to witness the scene, sharing it as a joke with Lord Guangcheng.

Lord Guangcheng had a fiery temper and immediately spread his Divine Sense to see what was happening. Finding that it was indeed true, he sent a message to Xuanyuan You, “You brat, get out of there immediately. You’re only bringing shame to your ancestor. Are you itching for a spanking again?”

“Old, Old Ancestor?”

Xuanyuan You immediately shrank his neck.

If just before he was a domineering rooster, now he was a pitiful quail.