The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife-Chapter 909: Disciple’s Betrayal, Testing Time Has Arrived!

Nanli’s eyes immediately brightened, and she turned to ask Siheng, "Does Jialan Celestial Mountain have a Spirit Boat?"

Siheng noticed something was off with her expression and replied, "You’d have to ask Huang Kai about that."

The group had not been at Jialan Celestial Mountain for a millennium, so they were unaware of the details.

Nanli first asked Zhi Mi and the others to wait in the lotus seed, then motioned for Huang Kai to come in for questioning.

Huang Kai said, "Jialan does have a large Spirit Boat."

Nanli’s eyes shone even brighter, her cheeks slightly flushed from excitement, "Where is it?"

Huang Kai, hands in his pockets, looked troubled, "Madam, although the large Spirit Boat flies steadily and can carry many people, it consumes spirit stones at an alarming rate."

Nanli ignored the latter part of his statement and asked, "A large Spirit Boat? How big is it?"

Siheng, upon hearing this, immediately realized that Jialan Celestial Mountain had not added any new Spirit Boats in all these years. He responded, "It’s quite large; it can carry several hundred people at once."

Nanli was ecstatic and grabbed his hand, "Take me to see it!"

She quickly told Cinian to wait for her and assured them she would be back soon.

Huang Kai grew anxious, "Madam, Jialan... Jialan doesn’t have that many spirit stones left!"

Every sect had its own Spirit Boat, a symbol of their prestige. However, over the past few centuries, resources had dwindled, and unless absolutely necessary, major sects and families refrained from using their Spirit Boats due to the high consumption of spirit stones!

The large Spirit Boat of Jialan was even more costly.

Huang Kai urged her, "I advise against it, Madam. You don’t know how expensive it is to run the boat."

Nanli waved him off, "I don’t need your advice, go do something else."

After saying this, she dragged Siheng and left.

The large Spirit Boat was parked in a vast cavern beneath the mountain. The cave was sealed.

Siheng raised his hand and unlocked the seal.

Spirit Boats were crafted from the towering trees of the North Wilderness, making them incredibly sturdy and durable. Even after a thousand years, the boat remained intact, though it had accumulated quite a bit of dust.

When Nanli saw the huge Spirit Boat, her eyes widened.

It resembled a grand boat from the mortal world, complete with several rooms.

For something called a Spirit Boat, it seemed somewhat underwhelming. When compared to the Asura Palace and the Bai family’s Spirit Boats, this one lacked the same grandeur.

She summoned several Puppet Talismans and instructed the paper figures to quickly clean the Spirit Boat.

Afterward, she went to the control panel to inspect and test it out.

Siheng followed her, intrigued. "Didn’t you already obtain the memories of two Glassy Bottles? Why are you still so interested in operating the Spirit Boat?"

Nanli grinned, "Even with my full memories restored, I still find it interesting."

"Are you coming along, or will you wait for me here?" she asked.

"Of course I’ll come with you," Siheng replied without hesitation.

He thought, if Nanli couldn’t control the boat properly, he would have to step in to save the day.

Operating the large Spirit Boat was no easy task. A small mistake could easily lead to a collision with the mountain.

"Well, it’ll give Huang Kai a chance to prove himself," Nanli added with a smile.

She then took out a bag of spirit stones and poured them generously into the furnace.

Siheng furrowed his brow. "You don’t need to use so many. These are top-quality spirit stones!"

"We’re in a hurry," Nanli replied as she started operating the Spirit Boat.

With a few loud rumbles, the Spirit Boat began to slowly rise, heading toward the cave entrance.

Siheng saw her movements were careful and precise, so he relaxed. She appeared to be a competent pilot.

But just as they left Jialan Celestial Mountain, the Spirit Boat suddenly shot upwards!

Siheng was taken aback and quickly grabbed the edge of the boat, his posture awkward and his voice trembling. "A’Li, are you sure you’re familiar with this? Should I take over?"

"No need!" Nanli didn’t look at him once. "I told you we’re in a hurry. Hold on tight!"

"Wait..." Siheng tried to stop her, but before he could finish his sentence, the huge Spirit Boat shot out with a loud boom.

At Jialan Celestial Mountain

Qiao Nanyi, watching the Spirit Boat disappear in an instant, was startled.

"It’s going so fast," he muttered, narrowing his eyes. "I wonder if Venerable Master has enough spirit stones... Huang Kai, how many spirit stones are left in Jialan? Bring them all here."

Huang Kai, barely catching his breath, almost had a heart attack when he heard Qiao Nanyi’s command.

He sighed helplessly, "There aren’t many left... most of them are with Qingwu. He’s carrying them on his person."

"Bring whatever you have left," Qiao Nanyi ordered. "I need to send some to Venerable Master. If the Spirit Boat runs out of spirit stones halfway, we’ll be in trouble."

Huang Kai, resigned, pressed his pressure points and said, "Elder Qiao, Jialan doesn’t have much left. If you don’t persuade Celestial Sovereign to hold back, taking all the spirit stones might be a problem."

Qiao Nanyi glared coldly at him. "Do as I say. Venerable Master’s affairs are none of your concern."

Huang Kai, intimidated, could only go and gather the remaining spirit stones.

Qiao Nanyi quickly took the spirit stones and left.

Huang Kai spat angrily once the man was gone.

He hurriedly gathered the disciples in the mountain and said, "The Spirit Tree of Jialan has withered, and there’s no more resources. Celestial Sovereign is only focused on playing with Nanli, and he’s no longer worth following!"

"Moreover, Qingwu Venerable Master has a great destiny. He has ascended and will return to take vengeance!"

"Who is willing to follow me and swear allegiance to Qingwu Venerable Master?! If we help him defeat Celestial Sovereign and his wife, we’ll earn great merit, and Qingwu Venerable Master will reward us handsomely!"

Most of the new disciples were recruited by Qingwu. Upon hearing that Qingwu had ascended, they were excited and immediately rallied to follow Huang Kai and leave Jialan Celestial Mountain.

However, some of the older disciples, loyal to Jialan and Celestial Sovereign, refused to leave.

They had endured humiliation in the past only to stay at Jialan, waiting for Celestial Sovereign’s return. Now, they were finally going to see that day!

No matter what happened to Jialan, they would not leave!

Seeing this, Huang Kai was ready to take action.

The older disciples immediately released their spiritual energy, warning, "Huang Kai, are we your opponents? We don’t want to fight, but if you want to leave, then leave quickly!"

Other older disciples echoed, "Don’t take anything from Jialan Celestial Mountain, not even a single needle or thread, not even a handful of dirt or a leaf!"

Huang Kai hadn’t expected them to be so loyal to Celestial Sovereign. Now that things had escalated, he knew he couldn’t take anything from Jialan.

However, he still sneered, "One day, we’ll return with Qingwu Venerable Master, and when that happens, don’t beg for mercy."

The older disciples’ faces were cold. "We’ll stand with Celestial Sovereign to the end. When the time comes, we won’t show any mercy!"

Huang Kai couldn’t be bothered to argue further. He immediately led his followers out of Jialan Celestial Mountain.

At that moment, Jialan Celestial Mountain became much quieter and more desolate.

Soon after, most of the older disciples could no longer hold on, collapsing to the ground.