Chapitre 6: Chapter 6: Acquired the Golden Finger, This Wave Isn't a Loss
Xie Jiuniang returned and gave the Cleansing Spiritual Grass to Xie Ying. She immediately activated the courtyard's formation, cutting off any external probes.
She took out the items she had taken from Xie Ying and inspected them one by one.
Xie Ying had capable external relatives and an older brother, so she had many valuable items on her. Not to mention the thousands of Spirit Stones, the market value of the Magic Artifacts, Elixirs, and Talismans alone exceeded ten thousand.
There were as many as five large boxes of exquisite jewelry and Vestment robes.
Not to mention the Elixirs suitable for increasing cultivation speed during the Qi Cultivation Stage, such as the early-stage Qi Nourishing Pill and the later-stage Spirit-Gathering Pill, in ample quantities, enough for one person to reach Foundation Establishment.
You really can't compare people.
The more she compared, the angrier she got. The main house clearly had no shortage of resources, so what were they thinking when they exploited a child?
Xie Jiuniang didn't know that these resources were precisely what Xie Haoran, far away in the Tianxu Sect, had asked Lin Wangchen to send back home.
In the end, she singled out three items.
Other than the small tree leaf ornament she had noticed before, there was also an unadorned ancient Token and a golden stone.
These three were the ones she couldn't figure out at the moment.
If Xie Ying really had some incredible opportunity on her, these three items were the most likely candidates.
Xie Jiuniang picked up the Token.
She didn't know what the Token was made of. The front was carved with two ancient characters that Xie Jiuniang didn't recognize; the back showed a totem of a large tree, somewhat resembling the Divine Fusu Tree.
There were rumors that some ancient heritage sites required keys to enter.
This Token... she could not be certain.
Xie Jiuniang tried channeling Spiritual Power into it, but her power was blocked at the surface of the Token. Using Divine Sense to probe it revealed nothing unusual.
She dropped a bead of fresh blood on it, but it slid off—her blood didn't merge with it.
Was she overthinking it?
This Token couldn't be something mortal men used, could it? Nevermind, she'll check when she goes to the Sect.
Xie Jiuniang put away the Token first.
She then looked at the golden stone, the size of a baby's fist. After a series of routine ownership trials, all of which failed,
She simply took out the Flying Sword and struck it!
Shattered?
Oh, it was just a worthless ore that looked the part, discarded.
One of the three items was now considered trash, leaving only the tree leaf ornament.
The workmanship of the ornament was extremely delicate; the fresh and verdant little leaf in the small golden cage, with clear leaf veins, seemed like a freshly plucked new leaf, indicating its extraordinary nature.
Other than the special leaf, the rest of the ornament was beautiful indeed, but the materials were ordinary.
Xie Jiuniang took apart the little golden lantern and took out the small tree leaf separately.
It felt cool to the touch, as if it were made of jade.
She tried to snap it with force, but it didn't break.
Channeling a thread of Spiritual Power, the leaf instantly absorbed it all.
There's hope!
Xie Jiuniang was pleased.
She channeled more, and it was absorbed again.
The small tree leaf was like a bottomless pit; no amount of Spiritual Energy could fill it. As more Spiritual Energy was infused, it did grow a tiny bit.
Experience told her to bind treasures with blood as soon as possible.
A drop of fresh blood flew out.
As the blood drop touched it, it merged instantly with the small leaf.
Following that, Xie Jiuniang's mind was muddled, suddenly filled with many strange images—all memories from the perspective of the leaf.
In the initial memories, the small leaf had always been drifting through a vast and boundless silver river.
Ethereal and dreamlike, with silver light sparkling.
The river's waters flowed endlessly, deathly silent, rushing towards an unknown destination.
During the endless years of drifting, every once in a while, it would encounter the mysterious flow of light, and nothing else.
Suddenly one day, the long river trembled, and the small leaf crashed into a spatial rift, accidentally arriving in this world. It changed masters one after another, never once being recognized.
An extraordinary treasure had degenerated into mere decoration, and after thousands of years, it ended up in Xie Ying's hands.
Now, it belonged to her, Xie Jiuniang!
However, why could she easily bind such a treasure, never claimed by anyone else, with her blood?
Xie Jiuniang couldn't help but think of the one thing that set her apart.
Perhaps... probably...
It was because of rebirth?
Nevermind, don't obsess over it.
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How the treasure was bound to its master hardly mattered, as long as it could be bound, that was a huge surprise.
Xie Jiuniang had, after all, been part of a sect for two hundred years in her previous life, so she naturally knew that blood-binding was only the first step in claiming a treasure, and it had to be thoroughly refined and nurtured in the Dantian to be safe from theft.
But to refine an Innate artifact, a great amount of Divine Sense, the power of the soul, was required. The Divine Sense of someone at the Qi Cultivation Stage was insufficient—it wouldn't be until after Foundation Establishment that one could even dare to attempt it.
And it was just an attempt, with no guarantee of success.
However, what abilities could the little leaf possess?
After studying it for a while, the small leaf in her palm gradually doubled in size with her full effort of channeling Spiritual Energy into it.
Then…?
Xie Jiuniang extended her Divine Sense to envelop the leaf, and suddenly the leaf burst into a silver-white brilliance, enveloping her completely.
Within the silver light, Xie Jiuniang felt as if she was in another world, standing in a river of dazzling silver light, with waters surging endlessly, dreamlike and illusionary.
There was no sound of water, mysterious to the extreme.
It was a sight that shook the soul.
This scene was both familiar and strange!
The familiarity came because she had seen it when sharing memories with the little leaf, the place of its origin, the River of Time, which had existed only in legends for millions of years.
Compelled by some unknown force, Xie Jiuniang raised her foot and took a small step forward…
Suddenly, an image flashed before her eyes.
It was her in her bedroom with someone outside triggering the Formation… the image disappeared just two breaths later.
The silver light vanished as well.
In an instant, Xie Jiuniang was back in her bedroom.
Just then, the Formation in her room was triggered—was someone really there?
With this thought...
Xie Jiuniang's eyes widened in shock!
Fuck! Fuck!!
Precognition?! The future?
Even if it was just for two breaths, it was still defying the heavens! And all it cost was some Spiritual Energy?!
By this time, the little leaf in her palm had returned to its original size.
Xie Jiuniang was so excited that she jumped for joy.
"I'm rich, I'm rich, hahaha, it's the Time Leaf, the precious treasure connected to the River of Time! Haha, this round's not a loss, not a loss at all! Hahahaha..."
It was not until that moment that the pent-up frustration in her chest finally eased.
She couldn't care less about the person outside.
Xie Jiuniang hastily sat in meditation, taking out the freshly acquired Elixir to recover her Spiritual Power, planning to continue her research later.
After repeated confirmation, she finally understood the little leaf's abilities.
Inside the River of Time, moving forward was to foresee the future, while moving backward was Time Retrospection.
The precognition had certain limitations, as it could only show one's own future.
Time Retrospection would replay events that had occurred within a certain range of the person's current position. For instance, if Xie Jiuniang performed Time Retrospection in her bedroom, she could see what happened there during the previous quarter of an hour.
Time Retrospection used up less energy than precognition.
With her strength at the third layer of Qi Cultivation, she could only foresee two breaths into the future but could sustain Time Retrospection for a quarter of an hour.
Heaven-defying divine skills!
To know both future and past. Heh, in the future, assassinations and treachery for treasure... uh, that is, finding opportunities would be achieved with half the effort.
Xie Jiuniang carefully stored the little leaf in a lucky pouch and hung it around her neck.
"I still need to find a way to refine it as soon as possible." Without refining it, there was always the possibility it could be stolen.
In truth, Xie Jiuniang was needlessly worried.
The Time Leaf had gone unclaimed for countless years, which was telling in itself. Xie Jiuniang's success came from her own fortune, having a thread of the original essence of space-time law.
In other words, no one else in this world, except for Xie Jiuniang, could make it recognize a master.
But the reasons for this, with Xie Jiuniang's current knowledge, were unbeknownst to her.
Xie Jiuniang did not go outside but instead took out a bottle of Qi Nourishing Pills and chose to enter closed-door cultivation.
Weaklings are at the mercy of others.
She must become stronger!
To reach the pinnacle of the world!
Only then could she protect herself, and only then could she protect her parents and loved ones.
So, by the time Xie Jiuniang stepped out of her bedroom, nearly half a month had passed. Meanwhile, she had broken through to the fifth level of Qi Cultivation.
The fifth level!
She had ascended two whole stages!
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Chapitre 7: Chapter 7 How to Fight Back
Xie Jiuniang finished her cultivation retreat and met her maid, He Xiang.
He Xiang asked respectfully, "Miss Jiuniu, would you like to eat something?"
"No need, I've taken a Fasting Pill." This Fasting Pill was still contributed by Xie Ying, and Jiuniang thought of something, "He Xiang, has anything happened in the family while I was in retreat?"
He Xiang hesitated and asked, "Should... should it be related to you?"
Upon hearing this, Jiuniang became interested and inquired, "Related to me? What is it?"
"It's just after you began your retreat, family members frequently came to visit," He Xiang thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth, "I suspect it's because of a rumor outside."
"What rumor?" Xie Jiuniang was surprised.
"Someone said that you have a Foundation Establishment Pill you can't use..." He Xiang sympathized with Miss Jiuniu.
This time, she was trapped by rumors.
In these days of retreat, people from the family had come over a dozen times, and there had always been people outside the courtyard waiting. Once the formation is closed, someone should know she had finished her retreat.
Xie Jiuniang's eyelids twitched.
Was trouble coming?
She did not believe that the major household had no hand in this.
But...
How to counterattack?
Jiuniang indirectly brought up a few points, but the scandal of her eldest uncle keeping a concubine actually hadn't been exposed.
That's odd!
In her previous life, it had already caused a stir at this time. Could there be some unexpected changes?
"Xiaojiu!"
Xie Siniang burst in briskly.
"Fourth Sister, why have you come?" Xie Jiuniang stood up with a welcoming smile.
"I had someone watching outside your room, and as soon as I heard you were out of retreat, I hurried over. Eh?" Xie Siniang exclaimed in surprise, "Xiaojiu, you've made a breakthrough! Wow, and you've even advanced two levels! Congratulations congratulations."
"Ah, just luck, just luck."
Xie Jiuniang smiled modestly.
She asked He Xiang to prepare some tea.
With a wave of her hand, Jiuniang brought out several large boxes of vestment robes and jewelry from her Storage Ring.
No less than five big boxes!
Xie Jiuniang patted her chest with a display of wealth and said, "Come on! Fourth Sister, pick whatever you like!"
Xie Siniang was firstly taken aback, then she laughed heartily, slapping Jiuniang's shoulder and saying, "Way to go, Xiaojiu, such spirit! But where did all this come from? They look familiar..."
"Didn't Second Uncle tell you?" Xie Jiuniang was surprised.
"No, he didn't. Tell me, tell me," Xie Siniang's eyes shone eagerly, waiting for her to explain.
Xie Jiuniang roughly described the situation, naturally leaving out what shouldn't be divulged.
Xie Siniang wanted to feel indignation for her, but since their grandfather had intervened, there was no room to maneuver. She cautiously asked, "You're not upset about losing the Cleansing Spiritual Grass?"
"Not upset at all."
On the contrary, Jiuniang was in a very good mood at the moment.
She had exchanged the Cleansing Spiritual Grass for the Time Leaf and also resolved her parents' issue.
Not a bad deal, right?
As for the matter of changing her talent, she remembered a few opportunities from her memory. Once she reached the necessary cultivation base, she would go to seize... ah, to obtain them.
In her past life, those opportunities belonged to others, but in this life, they're still unclaimed.
Opportunities, after all, belong to whoever gets them first!
At this moment, Xie Siniang was attracted by the heap of treasures and began to pick excitedly, "Wow, such treasures! All of them are great. Look at this newly designed light purple vestment skirt, it's priced at three to four hundred Spirit Stones in Xianling Pavilion."
"Not bad," Xie Jiuniang peeked and took a quick look.
In her past life, she had become picky, feeling it was just passable.
Having married Lin Wangchen in her previous life, she lived a life of luxury for a hundred years with no worries about resources. Subconsciously, she didn't want to wear other people's hand-me-down clothes, a little habit of cleanliness fostered by a life of wealth, perhaps also the reason she was disgusted by Xie Ying.
"Okay, I've chosen," said Xie Siniang, who only picked a vestment skirt and a headdress.
Xie Jiuniang's youthful face showed disdain as she picked up the best and newest vestment robes and jewelry on the spot, carefully selecting a large boxful.
"Take this box, Big Sister Four, and remember to wear them when you go to see Great Aunt. Help me infuriate her to death!"
Xie Siniang felt embarrassed to take them for free and hurriedly refused, "No, no, no, these could be sold outside for a big sum of Spirit Stones."
Xie Jiuniang understood her meaning but still shook her head before responding, "A girl's clothing and jewelry shouldn't be sold outside... It wouldn't be good if they were exploited by those with ulterior motives or collected by creepy men. I may not like Xie Ying, but I detest such matters."
"Xiaojiu is right, they shouldn't be sold outside," Xie Siniang shuddered at the thought.
Xie Ying held a much higher status in the clan than the two of them. If they were to tarnish her reputation, they might not be able to escape the consequences.
"If we can't sell to outsiders, then... selling to our own family members should be fine," Xie Jiuniang had already been plotting how to take another swipe at the main house.
She packed the remaining items and was about to leave when Xie Siniang grabbed her.
Xie Siniang warned, "Xiaojiu, there are many people outside with designs on you... "
"It's nothing," Xie Jiuniang interrupted her, "As long as I don't agree, they wouldn't dare to snatch, would they?"
"They wouldn't dare," Xie Siniang agreed.
"There you go, let's go! To the Youth Martial Hall."
The two sisters happily walked out hand in hand.
The Xie Family had a history of tens of thousands of years, with numerous collateral branches, but only one direct line remained.
Whether from the direct line or a collateral branch, all Xie Family children under the age of fifteen had to attend classes at the Youth Martial Hall.
At this time, outside the Youth Martial Hall, several people's thoughts were unsettled, and even the fighting on the sparring platform had lost its appeal.
Foundation Establishment Pill, ah, who could say they didn't need it?
"Big Brother Three, aren't you going to find Xiaojiu?" A few youths huddled together and whispered beneath the platform.
Xie Haozhi glanced at his younger brother and countered, "The gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out. Do you want to be that bird?"
"But if we're too slow, Xiaojiu might not be able to hold on," Xie Fifth frowned and said.
Xie Haozhi replied nonchalantly, "No worries, Xiaojiu is shrewd."
A child suddenly in possession of a Foundation Establishment Pill without any protection is like a child holding a gold brick in a crowded market.
Everyone is watching, everyone wants it.
Simultaneously, under an osmanthus tree on the edge of the square sat a haughty young girl, surrounded like the moon by stars.
A girl in pink rushed over and said, "Second Sister, why are you still sitting here? I heard that Xiaojiu is out of seclusion."
"So she's out, what's the hurry?" the haughty girl said without any intention of getting up.
The girl in pink asked puzzledly, "Don't you want the Foundation Establishment Pill? What if someone else gets it first?"
"Hmph! I've already spread the word, anyone who dares to snatch it is opposing me," the girl snorted coldly, with an obvious backstory, "Now we just wait for Xiaojiu to succumb to the pressure and want to sell it, then we'll make an offer. The Foundation Establishment Pill won't escape."
The other girls exchanged glances.
Just a few days ago, Second Sister hadn't said this.
What happened...?
Similar conversations were happening in several places.
Meanwhile, in the main courtyard of the large household, servants were haste fully reporting to their master. The main house was enjoying a stroke of luck; Xie Ying had been taken to the clan's secret place by the old ancestor.
They were just waiting for her to make a spectacular debut!
One of the ladies, previously quite pleased, almost lost her facade of gentleness upon hearing about Xie Jiuniang.
This person was none other than Xie Ying's mother, Chen Guan.
Desperately yearning for the Foundation Establishment Pill, she had nearly fainted from anger when it was snatched away, but after learning about her daughter's forthcoming great opportunity, destined to soar to the heavens, she calmed down.
She held back her impulses and refrained from seeking out Xie Jiuniang.
Her daughter's affairs were more important than a mere Foundation Establishment Pill, and it was essential not to make any missteps at a critical time.
But to be outwitted by a younger relative she once had in the palm of her hand was intolerable, so she secretly had the matter of the Foundation Establishment Pill spread far and wide.
Chen Guan thought she could just sit back and watch the drama unfold.
Instead, the blasted girl immediately went into seclusion!
After waiting for half a month, when she reappeared, she had risen two levels?
That damned girl must have used Ying'er's elixirs!
So infuriating!
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