novelraw Chapter 63 : So Generous Then She Won't Hold Back
Chapter 63 : So Generous Then She Won't Hold Back
Qin Xixue, somewhat reluctantly, stepped forward. She looked up at those preparing to break the array in front of the city gate and spoke in a soft tone, "I am the personal disciple of Elder Chang Yu from the Tianyan Sect. I have some knowledge of array techniques. Is there any way I can assist?"
In truth, she had little interest in arrays and had barely read any books on the subject. However, she still couldn't believe that if Chu Sang could do it, why couldn't she?
She had always been better than Chu Sang!
A blue-robed female cultivator looked her up and down. "...Hmm, your cultivation is not bad."
And then.
Then there was no follow-up.
Lin Jing, always unrestrained in his speech, was as sharp as a hedgehog and showed no mercy. "This person doesn't seem to have any knowledge of talisman techniques, yet she dares to boast about helping us break the array? Does she think array techniques are so easy to learn? Hmph, these sword cultivators are really getting more brainless by the day."
"To be honest, I'm also a sword cultivator," Chu Sang rubbed her nose, feeling the need to reassess her profession. "Talismans and arrays are just my side pursuits."
Lin Jing directly ignored her words. "You be quiet."
Abnormal cases like her were not included.
Qin Xixue's face became quite unsightly. She felt that the gazes around her were full of mockery, and a sense of grievance welled up, nearly bringing her to tears. Qiu Xiude, being a qualified knight in shining armor, quickly came over to say a few words and gain some favor points.
He didn't forget to step on the other side while he was at it. "Junior Sister, don't listen to their nonsense. These talisman cultivators just look down on others. Who doesn't know that you're the genius of our sect, with an supreme-grade spirit root! Compared to you, what are they?"
When Qin Xixue heard the words "supreme-grade spirit root," her eyes flickered, and she said nothing more.
"Teaching me so openly, aren't you afraid I'll learn your sect's array techniques?" The Eight Trigrams Sect's talisman and array techniques were among the best in the cultivation world, and they kept their mental methods and technique books highly confidential, absolutely not allowing anyone to steal their techniques.
Lin Jing sneered coldly, "If you have the ability, then learn a few more."
Joking aside, if their sect's talisman and array techniques were so easy to learn, wouldn't that make them a laughingstock?
Even if she had previously learned one of their arrays by chance, perhaps due to luck or indeed exceptional talent, to think she could master their sect techniques like their own disciples after just a glance or two was simply a fool's dream!
Lin Jing wasn't worried at all.
"Wow, that's so nice? Thank you then." Chu Sang's eyes lit up. As expected of the Eight Great Immortal Sects, so generous. Well, she would have to learn then.
"...Are you sick in the head?"
Lin Jing was completely baffled by her reaction and decided not to dwell on it.
"Is everyone here?" Cui Xiu also came over with a few other junior brothers and sisters. He gave them some instructions, basically to determine the layout and flow of the array, guard the life and death gates, find the array's eye to break it, and then work together to break the array.
Working together to break the array didn't take much time.
"Did it work?"
From the outside, there was no visible difference from before.
The cultivators outside the city, having learned from the previous lesson, were all extremely cautious and didn't dare to rashly take the first step.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Chu Sang bravely took the lead, easily stepping one foot through the city gate.
In an instant, several gasps were heard from the crowd. Many people thought she would be instantly destroyed like the previous cultivators, but after a few breaths, nothing happened.
She stepped her other foot into the city gate and waved to her senior brothers and sisters. "It's fine, come in quickly!"
"The array... has been successfully broken!" Cui Xiu and the others also let out a big sigh of relief. Although they were all top disciples in their sect, this was their first time coming to such a dangerous place on a mission, and they were afraid something might go wrong.
The crowd finally lost their reservations and rushed into the city like a swarm.
The Tianyan Sect group also followed. As righteous cultivators, they always considered it their duty to eliminate evil and protect the righteous path, so they naturally headed deeper into the city to strike at the heart of the matter. However, when they turned back, they saw that Chu Sang's group didn't seem to have any intention of continuing further into the city.
Qiu Xiude stopped in his tracks, thinking there might be some scheme or trick. For once showing some intelligence, he cautiously asked, "...Aren't you going in to slay the ghost corpses?"
Chu Sang lay down cross-legged. "Nope, why rush in? It's too dangerous."
"I agree!" Zhao Yun also sat down on the ground, completely in line with his thoughts.
The senior brothers and sisters had been slacking off for so many years that they adapted to relaxation with great ease.
Cui Xiu also asked, "Are you sure you don't want to go further into the inner area?"
After all, they were disciples of the Eight Great Sects, and moreover, the cream of the crop among disciples. Unlike the other cultivators, they bore the mission of their sect, and their purpose in coming here was certainly to slay the Ghost King.
Chu Sang said, "If you want to go, then go. Don't mind us."
Qiu Xiude was angered to the point of laughter by their hopeless attitude. He glanced at the low-level rogue cultivators nearby who were wandering around looking for treasures and sneered, "I overestimated you. I thought you were something impressive, but you're just like those unambitious rabble."
"Don't bother with them, let's go."
Without another word, the Tianyan Sect group charged in.
The Eight Trigrams Sect disciples didn't want to go with these brainless brutes, so they took another path, hoping to encounter disciples from other sects to team up with.
In contrast, among the cultivators who had entered, some were picking up treasures, some were killing for treasures, some were rushing towards the inner area, some were fleeing for their lives... Chu Sang and her group seemed leisurely and carefree. They could even have a unique outdoor barbecue picnic. Thinking of this, they actually did it.
Chu Sang took out one large meat skewer after another, each with huge chunks of meat. These were all from the red wild boars she raised in the back mountain of the sect. Each one was plump and sturdy, with meat marbled red and white, free of lean meat enhancers and additives. Eating what you raise yourself is always reassuring.
With a snap of her fingers, a bonfire ignited, and the oil from the meat skewers sizzled as it dripped down.
Tantai Ming's appetite was thoroughly aroused. "More sauce!"
Wen Renyue said, "No green onions for me, thank you."
Changsheng exclaimed, "It smells so good~"
Mu Chihuai demanded, "No fatty parts!"
"What do you know? The fatty parts are the most fragrant when eaten," Tantai Ming immediately retorted.
Su Chen'an watched his junior brothers and sisters bantering, shaking his head with a mixture of helplessness and amusement as he took out a scroll map.
The Ghost Domain city had been open for too short a time, and there was little related information available in the market. Before coming, he had gathered as much information as possible, organized it, and drawn a rough map of the ghost city.
"You two, wait a bit before eating, it's not cooked yet!" Chu Sang swatted away Tantai Ming and Changsheng, who were trying to steal bites. Seeing Fifth Senior Brother holding a map and deep in thought, she also leaned over to look. "A map of the ghost city!"
Fifth Senior Brother was indeed the essential senior brother for travel and training trips.
Chu Sang focused her gaze for a moment, her brows furrowing more and more. "This layout feels a bit like..."