If it were anyone else, Meng Xian and Pang Yi wouldn't have found it so hard to accept!
To have a little spirit pet that's been used for play contract an Ancient Divine Artifact—even a toddler knows that's impossible...
Tian Ning, however, looked supremely confident.
The little sparrow tilted its head slightly, its beady eyes showing a lack of understanding. It seemed uninterested in the Ancient Divine Artifact.
Tian Ning: "Jiujiu, this Pill Furnace is like a magical hen that lays Fire Marrow. You can have as much as you want in the future!"
"Jiujiu!"
Jiujiu wasn't interested in contracting the Pill Furnace at first, but hearing about the endless supply of Fire Marrow, they couldn't help but be tempted…
Who would refuse a free all-you-can-eat buffet?
They began carefully pecking at their wing, preparing to drop blood onto the ground. The ground here was different from the outside; it was deep within the Pill Furnace, allowing the blood to connect with it.
At this time, Meng Xian, who had been hiding outside, came out. He immediately offered to solve the problem for the two of them: "Tian Ning, your spirit beast will likely not be able to withstand the powerful force of the Ancient Divine Artifact and will self-destruct! Let me do it instead…"
As he spoke, he used a short dagger he had picked up on the road to cut his palm.
Tian Ning: "..."
It wasn't that she was trying to discourage Meng Xian, but he really couldn't beat Jiujiu.
Almost at the same time, Jiujiu's blood also dropped. Unlike Lan Siran, who spent a lot of time establishing a connection with the Ancient Divine Artifact, Jiujiu quickly emitted a dazzling red light, and the contract was instantly completed.
The Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace now had an owner!
Meng Xian's face was full of disbelief. He… was actually not as good as a spirit pet?!
Lan Siran, who was still trying to complete the contract, suddenly felt the connection with the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace severed. When she opened her eyes again and saw Meng Xian's bleeding hand, she felt a surge of resentment.
Meng Xian would clearly have so many resources in the future, why did he have to snatch hers?
Jiujiu had a strong territorial instinct. Before the two could think much, after completing the contract, it threw everyone unrelated out. Those outside the cave only saw a burst of red light from inside, and then everyone who had fallen in was thrown out.
"Ah! My Yan Zhi Sword is gone!"
"My Dimensional Pouch! Why is everything gone!"
"Where are my treasures? Did one of you hide them?!"
...
Those who were thrown out let out a series of cries. They had taken so many treasures earlier, but in the blink of an eye, they were gone!
Seeing Meng Xian, who was equally surprised, Lan Siran immediately realized that it wasn't Meng Xian who had contracted the Ancient Divine Artifact, but… Tian Ning!
She looked around, but couldn't see Tian Ning's shadow. Only the master who had contracted the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace could have thrown them out, so it must have been Tian Ning!
But Lan Siran clearly remembered not seeing Tian Ning injured or bleeding. How did Tian Ning complete the contract?
But she couldn't worry about that now, because the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace had gently released Tian Ning and Pang Yi. It carefully carried them out of the cave, as if they were delicate porcelain dolls, in stark contrast to the way Lan Siran and the others were thrown out!
Lan Siran was almost certain that Tian Ning had contracted the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace! If not Tian Ning, then the woman beside her.
Earlier in the cave, she didn't dare to confront Tian Ning, but now that she could use Spiritual Energy to open her Dimensional Pouch, Lan Siran was no longer so afraid of Tian Ning. She had a Life-Saving Artifact given by her Grandfather, and her fellow disciples, Senior Martial Brothers and Senior Sisters to protect her. How could Tian Ning alone be a match for so many people?
She had wanted to teach Tian Ning a lesson for a long time. It was all because of this woman who inexplicably appeared out of nowhere! Not only did she ruin her and Meng Xian's world of solitude, she also snatched away the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace that should have been hers, and even attacked her in the cave! Making Meng Xian see her at her worst!
Thinking of Meng Xian's gentle words in the cave, and the indulgent, doting look in his eyes when he looked at Tian Ning, Lan Siran found it hard to accept.
When exactly did this Tian Ning seduce Meng Xian?
She directly stood up in front of everyone and pointed at Tian Ning: "Senior Martial Brothers and Senior Sisters, it was she who successfully contracted the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace and took everyone's Magical Artifacts and Dimensional Pouches for herself!"
Her words instantly caused those who had lost their belongings to turn their anger toward Tian Ning.
"The Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace? Isn't that an Ancient Divine Artifact?"
"How can you be so selfish? You already possess the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace, yet you take so many treasures for yourself!"
"Return my Flowing Colors Brush to me. You have so many treasures, you won't miss this one, will you?"
"I picked up so many Dimensional Pouches, how can you be so heartless!"
...
In the face of profit, even the Tai Chu Sect disciples who remembered the terrifying violence Tian Ning had displayed in the cave still relied on their numbers to try to reclaim the things they had taken. After all, the situation was very different now; they could already use Spiritual Energy.
Even if Tian Ning's talent was incredibly heaven-defying, what?
It's impossible for her to deal with all of them, right?
Meng Xian's eyes were cold.
Looking at these greedy people, he only found them laughable.
He had seen through these people's true nature in his past life. They simply didn't understand Tian Ning's kindness!
If Tian Ning really wanted to keep all the treasures for herself, why would she have released them? If she had been even a little cruel, she could have trapped everyone inside the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace, leaving them unable to escape like other cultivators and die inside. Why would she let these people shout here?
He thought for a moment, trying to explain for Tian Ning.
Tian Ning raised her hand and declared on the spot: "I hereby make a Heavenly Dao Oath that I did not contract the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace. Otherwise, may I be struck by Heavenly Thunder and meet an untimely death!"
The people from Tai Chu Sect who were shouting the loudest fell silent.
She… just made a Heavenly Dao Oath on the spot?
And Heavenly Dao didn't strike Tian Ning. The fact is, Tian Ning did not contract the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace, which means Junior Martial Sister Lan's words were untrue.
"You, how is it possible that you didn't contract the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace?!" Lan Siran didn't expect it not to be Tian Ning. She couldn't believe it and turned her gaze to Pang Yi: "Then it must be her! Besides the two of them, who else here could contract the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace?"
Everyone felt that Lan Siran made sense. Pang Yi was still holding the Fuxi Qin. Why were their things gone, but she was able to keep her Magical Artifacts?
Pang Yi was truly amused by Lan Siran: "Why would a Sound Cultivator like me contract a Pill Furnace?"
"Besides, do you think the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace, as an Ancient Divine Artifact, would want to contract with a Sound Cultivator like me? What for?"
"To gather dust in my Dimensional Pouch?"
"..."
Now Lan Siran had nothing to say.
A Sound Cultivator contracting an Ancient Divine Artifact Pill Furnace was indeed… unlikely.
"Junior Martial Brother Meng Xian… could it be you?" Lan Siran's voice dropped. She knew that the owner of the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace would become the target of everyone's anger. For Meng Xian's sake, she naturally couldn't let everyone know as before.
She remembered clearly that after the contract with the Nine Heavens Divine Fire Furnace was broken, when she opened her eyes, she saw Meng Xian's injured hand, with blood dripping to the ground.
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