Ninth In the World

Ji Hang said immediately, “Correct. The Ax Overlord Palace does indeed owe you a big favor with regards to this matter, Young Master Red Embellishment. Second Younger Brother…”

Mi Helong quickly took out a ring and handed it over to Di Jiu. “Young Master Red Embellishment, these 100 million Spirit Stones had been lent to Xu Bai and were only returned today. This was indeed…”

Di Jiu put away the ring unceremoniously and said, “There are more things to discuss. Firstly, if word of what happened today is leaked, you should know that I do remember everyone who is here right now. Secondly, my Junior Sister’s arm was severed by Ji Rui. If the Ax Overlord Palace could provide me with any news related to the Embodiment of Truth Fern Fruit in the shortest time possible, I would forget all my grievances against the Ax Overlord Palace.”

When Ji Hang heard Di Jiu’s words, his heart twitched. The grievances between Di Jiu and the Ax Overlord Palace hadn’t ended after Huang Chuanlun and Ji Rui’s death.

“Young Master Red Embellishment, I know that an Embodiment of Truth Fern Fruit will appear during this auction…” Mi Helong said hurriedly. He had to hurry up. If the Ax Overlord Palace was being watched by an expert like Di Jiu, every corner they turned would be full of danger.

Even though the Ax Overlord Palace was an Eight-Star Sect, it wasn’t qualified to bid for the Embodiment of Truth Fern Fruit, so they might as well let Di Jiu know about it.

Di Jiu’s gaze landed on Mi Helong before he sighed. “You should have been a powerful minister in the mundane world. Choosing the cultivation path was not the right choice for you.”

Upon finishing his sentence, Di Jiu led Geng Ji and Ceng Beizi away.

What did that mean? Mi Helong didn’t understand as he watched Di Jiu’s retreating back. However, before long, he recalled what he should be doing instead. His gaze swept over the numerous elders as he said in a low voice, “We shall tell no one that Young Master Red Embellishment has the Ice Vine. Otherwise, a calamity will befall the Ax Overlord Palace.”

“Di Jiu, the Small World Planet is already closed. The Skygold Protectorate Lord has stopped managing the place. I’d very much like to know what excuse you will use now.” Di Jiu and his two companions had just left the encampment of the Ax Overlord Palace when they were stopped by Cheng Ji.

When Cheng Ji had first tried to kill Di Jiu, he had been chased away by the Skygold Protectorate Lord, as the Small World Planet had been about to open. Now that the Small World Planet had closed, the Skygold Protectorate Lord would not show up or interfere.

“Geng Ji, please leave with Junior Sister Beizi first. Seek guidance from Senior Huan if you come across anything you don’t understand while cultivating,” Di Jiu told Geng Ji.

“Okay.” Geng Ji always obeyed Di Jiu’s orders. Brother Jiu had killed the Third Hall Master of the Ax Overlord Palace with ease. Why would he be afraid of that pretty boy?

Although Cheng Ji was a sixth-stage True Form cultivator, he looked like he was just a pretty boy.

“Thank you for standing up for me, Big Brother Di.” Ceng Beizi had only just gotten the chance to thank Di Jiu.

“You are welcome. We all come from the same place. I will buy back that thing at the auction tonight.”

After Geng Ji and Ceng Beizi left, Cheng Ji said coldly, “Did you think that I would be afraid that you’d drag Huan Mingzi into the picture? There is no need to wait for Huan Mingzi to come to save you. Even if he got your message, he would not come. I’m afraid you will not get the chance to attend the auction tonight.”

What Cheng Ji said was true. Before he’d searched for Di Jiu, he had already asked another expert from the Prophecy Pavilion to keep an eye on Huan Mingzi. After killing Di Jiu, he would have fewer reasons to be afraid of Huan Mingzi. Huan Mingzi didn’t pose a threat to the Prophecy Pavilion now. The Enduring Immortal Sect was a top-notch Nine-Star Sect after all. Why would they be afraid of Huan Mingzi?

“Are you going to strike here?” Di Jiu said when he regained his composure. The fact that he had told Geng Ji to ask Huan Mingzi for guidance had made the other party think that he was seeking help from Huan Mingzi. However, he had truly wanted Geng Ji to seek guidance from Huan Mingzi. Di Jiu believed that if he could not win this fight, seeking help from Huan Mingzi wouldn’t make much of a difference.

“If you don’t dare leave with me, then striking here will be fine,” said Cheng Ji indifferently as all his aura was locked on this space.

Di Jiu laughed. “So why are you standing there? Please hurry up and lead the way. Don’t make me late for the auction tonight.”

Although Cheng Ji was surprised by Di Jiu’s words, he quickly remembered that there was nothing for him to worry about.

“Good, you have some guts. Come with me. Do not even think of using the escape talisman to escape. The space you and I occupy has been locked by my Quintessential Essence. Your escape talisman won’t work.” Cheng Ji then turned and left. He was not afraid that Di Jiu would escape.

Even though they were locked by his aura, the entire surroundings of the Small Central Planet didn’t allow any escape techniques or flying anyway.

More than one person saw Di Jiu being led away by Cheng Ji. Even Ju Qi, who was about to stop Di Jiu, stopped walking. The Enduring Immortal Sect from the Commonality Planet was no weaker than the Genesis Sect. Cheng Ji, who was leading Di Jiu away, was the Sect Master of the Enduring Immortal Sect. He was also a sixth-stage True Form cultivator and one of the 36 True Form Kings.

If the Genesis Sect wanted to cause Di Jiu trouble, they would have to wait until he returned. If Di Jiu didn’t return, they would just have to let the matter go. If he didn’t return, it would mean that he had been killed by Cheng Ji.

“Elder Ju, Elder Qin wants you to wait and not look for the Young Master Red Embellishment for the time being…” Ju Qi was still feeling frustrated when an inner sect disciple of the Genesis Sect came hastily to pass on this message.

“Why?” Di Jiu asked subconsciously.

“Elder Qin wants you to go and see him.” The inner sect disciple didn’t give a reason. He only expressed Elder Qin’s words.

Elder Qin, who was the inner sect elder of the Genesis Sect, was as strong as a fourth-stage True Form cultivator. His status was way higher than Ju Qi’s. Thus, if Qin Ku was looking for him, Ju Qi naturally wouldn’t dare give him the cold shoulder.

By the time Ju Qi rushed to the encampment of the Genesis Sect, he found out that its meeting hall was already filled with both inner and outer sect elders of the Genesis Sect. The two True Form experts of the Genesis Sect were also there.

“Elder Ju, please find a seat and sit down,” Qin Ku told Ju Qi with a nod of his head.

After Ju Qi was seated too, Qin Ku said slowly, “Previously, I had told all of you that the Sect Master of the Genesis Sect had gone missing. I suspect that many of you had some doubts about this. Now, I have to tell everyone the truth. Our Sect Master did not go missing. Instead, he has already fallen…”

There was a sea of silence in the meeting hall. Almost everybody had already guessed that Shu Haolan, the Genesis Sect Master, had fallen. However, articulating this was a huge blow to the Genesis Sect.

Qin Ku’s voice became even lower. “Grand Elder Peng Yun and I have chosen to reveal the truth because our opponent is too formidable and can no longer be killed by a single person.”

The people in the hall roared upon hearing this. Did Elder Qin Ku mean that they knew who the murderer was? Who had dared kill the Sect Master of the Genesis Sect?

Qin Ku signaled for everybody to calm down. Then, he said with a voice full of killing intent, “Now, we can almost be sure that our Sect Master was killed by Di Jiu…”

“Elder Qin, this doesn’t seem possible given Di Jiu’s cultivation level,” said an elder doubtfully.

The other elders didn’t believe this was possible either. However big the improvement of Di Jiu’s cultivation level was, could it be enough to kill the Sect Master of the Genesis Sect? Besides, the Sect Master had gone missing a few years ago, so Di Jiu’s cultivation level should have been even lower at the time.

Qin Ku took out a crystal ball and activated it before he said, “Look at this crystal ball and you shall know.”

In the crystal ball, Di Jiu was standing dominantly over inner sect elder Yue Henghe as they fought. Even though Yue Henghe activated the Domain Spirit Sword Intent, he was still killed by Di Jiu.

After looking at the pictorial records in the crystal ball, the elders couldn’t believe their eyes.

Although Yue Henghe had not yet attained the Life Tribulation Realm, he had been the pride of the Genesis Sect and the second person on the Tripod Roll. Even regular Life Tribulation Realm cultivators would not have dared take on Yue Henghe. Moreover, Yue Henghe had owned a big killer weapon called Domain Spirit Sword Intent Talisman. True Form cultivators wouldn’t dare face this Domain Spirit Sword Intent this casually. However, Di Jiu had actually managed to dodge it and kill Yue Henghe with a blast of his fist.

As everyone was stunned by Di Jiu’s strength, Qin Ku added, “I believe that everyone has seen Di Jiu’s combat power. He is definitely an unusual Life Tribulation Realm expert. After killing Genesis Sect Elder Yue Henghe, he also seriously injured Ran Bushang from the Mirage Sword Sect.”

Upon hearing this, Ju Qi finally understood why Elder Qin Ku hadn’t let him find Di Jiu by himself. Ran Bushang was a Life Roll Expert at the seventh-stage Life Tribulation Realm, yet he had still been seriously injured by Di Jiu. If he had tried to find Di Jiu, he would have been basically committing suicide.

An elder with white hair and a beard stood up. “Elders, I think that Di Jiu is a somewhat unorthodox man. Since he injured Ran Bushang seriously, I think we could team up with the Mirage Sword Sect and fight him together.”

Di Jiu also had Huan Mingzi’s support. Teaming up with the Mirage Sword Sect to take on Di Jiu had been Qin Ku and Peng Yun’s original intent.

This news didn’t stay in the Genesis Sect. They also spread within all the sects on the square of the Small World Planet.

Besides the Genesis Sect and the Mirage Sword Sect, the seven-star sect Star Mesh Mountain and the eight-star sect Heaven Medicine Valley also took the initiative to bring 100 million Spirit Stones and look for Di Jiu. The top 10 people who had climbed the Five Continent Dao Pagoda with Di Jiu didn’t only include Xu Bai from the Ax Overlord Palace, but also Xin Qilun from the Heaven Medicine Valley and Yue Qiongyu from the Star Mesh Mountain.

Di Jiu’s greatness had spread all over the Small World Planet by now. Although the Ax Overlord Palace hadn’t breathed a word about Di Jiu, the Star Mesh Mountain and the Heaven Medicine Valley knew that Di Jiu had visited the Ax Overlord Palace.

Di Jiu had left Ran Bushang seriously injured and killed Yue Henghe. How could the disciples of the Star Mesh Mountain and the Heaven Medicine Valley dare owe Di Jiu 100 million Spirit Stones?