The Arrogant Immortal-Chapter 73 - Youre Trying to Get Me Killed to Change

Xie Jiuniang channeled her spiritual power into the Time Leaf, stepped into the River of Time, and took a step forward.

[The Little Flying Boat descended to the water surface, and a large mouth suddenly opened from beneath the water, swallowing the Little Flying Boat whole… Dead!]

Xie Jiuniang returned from the River of Time, her face ashen.

Dead after just three breaths of foresight?

Indeed, the perilous place wasn’t dangerous for nothing.

Jian Lingyan, not understanding the situation, asked anxiously, “How is it? What happened, Master?”

“Not good.”

Xie Jiuniang looked down sorrowfully at the water below, “You’re trying to get me killed so you can switch owners, aren’t you.”

“Absolutely not!”

Jian Lingyan was extremely agitated.

The master was the Child of Destiny, someone who couldn’t be easily killed even if one tried.

But Jian Lingyan dared not say what was in its mind.

Xie Jiuniang took a sip of Spiritual Liquid, still eyeing the Broken Sword with suspicion, “There’s a water beast below, and you didn’t tell me.”

“How could there not be demonic beasts guarding good things? Do I need to spell it out? The water beast is currently sleeping; as long as Master keeps the noise down and doesn’t wake it up, we can sneakily dig up some Spirit Crystals and Spiritual Marrow…” Jian Lingyan had not intended for its master to court death.

If the master died, it would be doomed as well.

Xie Jiuniang expressed her frustration with a scowl, “I boarded the Flying Boat and descended, only to be swallowed in one gulp.”

“Who told you to go down with the Flying Boat? The target is too big.” Jian Lingyan’s idea was for Xie Jiuniang to sneak in more covertly.

Jian Lingyan pointed out the locations of the Spiritual Marrow and Spirit Crystals, right where the water beast was sleeping, directly above a vein of superior quality minerals.

Xie Jiuniang felt as if she were dancing on the edge of a blade.

Suicidal!

“Master, you could conceal your aura and then sneak over. To the big fellow, you would be like a tiny bug, a very tiny bug. Without any spiritual power, you wouldn’t attract them,” Jian Lingyan suggested again.

“You’re the tiny bug.”

Xie Jiuniang lashed out with her staff.

Did she look like a fool?

“Are there only large water beasts in the depths? There must be other dangers present.” Xie Jiuniang needed to ponder further and come up with a more viable plan.

Jian Lingyan suggested that she stow away the Flying Boat and sneak in alone to steal, but Xie Jiuniang found it too risky, not cautious enough.

Xie Jiuniang recovered her composure.

She took another sip of Spiritual Liquid.

Depleting spiritual power in the Secret Realm was very dangerous and an unwise action. Therefore, she had to retain half of her spiritual power after each foresight.

Thus, the duration of the foresight would be halved.

Before foreseeing the future, Xie Jiuniang first took out several Invisibility Talismans and affixed them around the Flying Boat. After some thought, she also pulled out four Hiding Talismans.

“This is really costing me a fortune…”

Xie Jiuniang then affixed the Hiding Talismans onto the Flying Boat. With a few flickers, within two breaths, the Flying Boat seemed to vanish.

Untraceable.

Xie Jiuniang took out a Water-Repelling Pearl.

The space opened by a superior-quality Water-Repelling Pearl underwater was too large and caused quite the disturbance.

Xie Jiuniang queried Jian Lingyan again, “Is there a way to limit the space opened by the Water-Repelling Pearl underwater to just cover the Flying Boat?”

“Master could try using a Seal Spirit Talisman to seal away most of the Water-Repelling Pearl’s capacity,” Jian Lingyan suggested.

Xie Jiuniang did as suggested and found the method effective.

She then activated her Hiding Talisman to its maximum, completely concealing her aura.

Once assured there were no issues, Xie Jiuniang activated the Time Leaf once again.

[The flying boat descended onto the water’s surface, diving beneath it, approaching the target. About half a mile into the journey, we encountered a peculiar little creature swimming by. Curious, it circled around the stationary flying boat, and the boat remained still, the creature stayed…]

Ten breaths of time passed.

Xie Jiuniang emerged, her spiritual power depleted to about fifty or sixty percent.

This path was blocked.

She was clearly in a state of hiding, but it seemed useless against the little creature; it just wouldn’t go away, which was quite troublesome.

She had a choice: to pick a new path or wait a bit longer, just long enough to avoid the creature.

Xie Jiuniang was very patient, constantly using the Time Leaf to search for the best solution and route until two days had passed.

Without sleep or rest, she made over a hundred predictions!

Jian Lingyan came to a new understanding of his master’s fear of death.

She wouldn’t budge at the slightest hint of danger.

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Not an ounce of a cultivator’s adventurous spirit!

He was stupefied…

On the contrary, Xie Jiuniang was full of vigor as she took out the Time Leaf once again.

She felt that this time, it would definitely work!

[The Little Flying Boat dived under the water, proceeding unobstructed until it stopped a mile away from the water beast, setting up a Small Isolation Array. They began to dig a tunnel, heading straight towards the den of the water beast. Spirit Stones were discovered along the way—collect! Medium-grade Spirit Stones—collect! Superior Spirit Stones—collect…]

Twenty breaths later!

This time, Xie Jiuniang couldn’t hold back; she foresaw until the very end.

This was her closest approach to the target yet.

Xie Jiuniang decided to take a risk.

The next moment, to Jian Lingyan’s astonishment, Xie Jiuniang acted. She drove the invisibly tracked Little Flying Boat downwards.

Descending into the water, it was just as the prediction said, unobstructed. However, Xie Jiuniang, hidden within the flying boat, was seeing the underwater world for the first time… and she was astounded.

It was so beautiful!

A dreamlike vista.

Colorful greenery, various luminescent stones. A variety of water beasts of different sizes swam leisurely by. This was a harmonious and beautiful world.

She had seen several images during the prediction phase, but at that time, she had focused more on the destination and ignored the environment beneath the water.

The impact was truly…

It took quite a while for her to come back to her senses.

The Little Flying Boat continued its stealthy advance, reaching the safe location forecasted.

Xie Jiuniang directly took out the Small Isolation Array Plate, filled it with Spirit Stones, and activated it. She waited for the barrier of the formation to silently form, enveloping and hiding this small area.

The Water-Repelling Pearl also played a key role, creating a waterless space.

Xie Jiuniang stored the flying boat in the Storage Bag. She took out the Bone Knife and began to dig. Suddenly, she glanced at the Broken Sword flitting about.

Xie Jiuniang narrowed her eyes and said, “You dig the tunnel.”

“Master, I’m on guard,” Jian Lingyan flew over.

“What’s there to guard inside the isolation array? Come and work. Do you still want a share of the loot? Remember, stop immediately once you reach the edge of the formation, and wait for me to reset the Isolation Array.”

The most critical point of theft is to avoid making any major disturbances that could awaken the sleeping water beast. And digging an underground tunnel is hardly a quiet affair.

Setting up the Small Isolation Array was the most foolproof method Xie Jiuniang could think of.

During the digging, special attention had to be paid to the depth—digging too shallowly could alarm the water beast above.

This water beast was very large.

Over ten zhang tall and a hundred zhang long, it resembled a small mountain lying atop the mine. In comparison, humans were extremely insignificant.

It settled in the territory of the Wilderness Island Behemoth, which could mean it was a subordinate.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t dare to even think about the Wilderness Island Behemoth’s treasures, nor did she have the ability, because the pressure from a high-level Demonic Beast could kill a small Qi Cultivator instantly.

And she couldn’t defeat this water beast either.

But the Spiritual Marrow was too tempting!

Besides, the Time Leaf was her confidence. As long as she rigorously followed the steps predicted, perfecting each move, she could succeed.

Xie Jiuniang communicated with Jian Lingyan in her mind, directing him to work. She saw his eagerness at the sight of Spirit Stones and immediately warned, “Little Jianjian, whatever I say goes. If you mess things up at a critical moment, as long as I’m alive, I swear I’ll dump you in a cesspit to wash for hundreds of years!”

The mention of the cesspit again made Jian Lingyan dare not harbor any reckless thoughts.

Therefore, he dug through the tunnel even more diligently.

Xie Jiuniang was responsible for collecting the excavated Spirit Stones and other debris like rocks and sand, all of which went into an empty Storage Bag.

Before entering the Secret Realm, she made sure to exchange for the largest capacity Storage Bag at the Fangshi, so accommodating these rocks and sand was no problem.

She also brought two spares, just in case.