Ninth In the World

Pang Qian picked up a fragment of the flying boat. His face sunk when he saw that his Spiritual Force restriction was on the fragment. The cultivator who had the Tiny Tree Root with him had obviously found out about the Spiritual Force imprint and peeled it off.

He was sure that the flying boat belonged to Rong Hui, who had been killed by that Great Unity Immortal who had come from elsewhere. The Great Unity Immortal had then peeled off the Spiritual Force imprint and left it on Rong Hui’s flying boat. The flying boat had probably collided with some meteorites in the void and therefore broken into fragments.

However, the void was vast. Where would he be able to find the other party?

The Gigantic Tripod! The other party must have gone to the Gigantic Tripod. Pang Qian grasped the root of the problem fast. He hadn’t been to the Gigantic Tripod before. He had only heard of it.

The Gigantic Tripod Immortal City was really far. However, when Pang Qian recalled the aura of the Tiny Tree Root that seemed to be able to tear the void, his heart burned with enthusiasm again. The Tiny Tree Root had to be the most top-notch immortal beast in the entire universe if he really possessed the technique to do so. Wrong! This was no longer an immortal beast. He had to be, at the very least, a divine beast…

Pang Qian came to a decision in a split second. He had to go to the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City, no matter how far away it was. He would wait there for the fellow who had escaped from his clutches and leave once he caught him.

It was all for the Dao. This small distance was insignificant in comparison.

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Di Jiu hurriedly used the Spiritual Force escape technique for the whole five days before he took the flying boat out and asked Black Fire, Little Tree, and Mo Yuxuan to get out.

“Little Tree, are you hiding anything from me? Why is it that the Immortal King has taken a liking to someone like you?” asked Di Jiu as he stared at the Tiny Tree Root once the three of them came out.

The Tiny Tree Root felt hurt. What do you mean someone like me? I am, at the very least, a Tree Spirit turned demon. I am the best of the best amongst all the ancient trees . However, he didn’t dare say all this because he knew very well that he was the best of the best only amongst trees. He was still the weakest amongst the entities on the flying boat.

Black Fire then said without being asked, “Big Brother, I know! I am the reason why that Immortal King has set his eyes on the Tiny Tree Root. I have been staying on top of Little Tree’s head. Subsequently, I awakened a divine power and tried to transfer my Dao force divine power to Little Tree. However, I failed to do so and instead left my divine power aura on Little Tree…”

Black Fire realized this the moment the Tiny Tree Root told him. It was something silly that he had done in secret.

Di Jiu was speechless as he looked at Black Fire. That fellow was so unselfish that he had wanted to simply transfer the frightening divine power of tearing the void to Little Tree.

The Tiny Tree Root was only an ordinary old tree turned spirit. Even a demon beast with a top-notch aptitude wouldn’t have been able to pick up Black Fire’s divine power, let alone the Tiny Tree Root. This was a divine power passed down only to its bloodline. If it could be learned so easily, then any Tom, Dick or Harry would have had the ability to tear the Void Plane apart.

Di Jiu shook his head as he took out the jade slip that the Great Unity Immortal had given him during the deal. He could only resign to his fate if this jade slip didn’t show the location of the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City. He would never return to the Outer Tripod Void City again.

After he took the jade slip out, Di Jiu’s Spiritual Force immediately detected a simple void route map. The direction of the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City was clearly indicated on the route map.

This was a pictorial slip of locations in the void that was decked with array formations. Although it wasn’t high-level, it gave rough directions to the Gigantic Tripod.

Di Jiu handed the jade slip to Black Fire and said, “Black Fire, take turns with Little Tree to control the flying boat. Follow this route map. Inform me once the physical location of the Gigantic Tripod shows up.”

Di Jiu expected this to be a long journey. This locational jade slip didn’t even show the exact location of the Gigantic Tripod. Therefore, it had to be very far away.

Mo Yuxuan took the initiative to say, “Why not let me control the flying boat since I can’t cultivate anyway? This is going to be a long journey. It would be a waste of Little Tree and Black Fire’s time to control the flying boat when they should be spending their time cultivating.”

Black Fire had wanted very much to control the flying boat. However, ever since he had heard from Little Tree that Big Brother had been chased by a pretty boy over a very long distance and Little Tree had nearly been sold off, he’d realized that he urgently needed to improve his own strength.

He was extremely proud of his own existence. He was only a level-one immortal demon, yet he could already tear the Void Plane. In the future, once his strength improved, he would be the one chasing others instead of others chasing him.

However, he didn’t agree with what Mo Yuxuan had said. He thought that, given his current cultivation speed, he would be able to join the ranks of level-two immortal demons even if he cultivated while controlling the flying boat.

Even Black Fire had sensed that his cultivation was insufficient. Thus, Di Jiu realized that they would be useless if their cultivation was weak.

He began to cultivate the moment he entered the boat cabin.

He had an abundance of nine-patterned Golden Elixirs. Di Jiu would totally ignore the dangers of an elixir poison as long as his cultivation level could improve. Even if there were side effects to consuming too many elixirs, he would deal with them in the future.

Although it would be better for his Dao’s future if he didn’t consume any elixirs, Di Jiu knew very well that he didn’t have a lot of time to waste.

Black Fire and Little Tree began to cultivate at the same time as Di Jiu, who also began to cultivate like crazy.

However, they cultivated in a different manner from Di Jiu. Di Jiu could immerse himself entirely in reclusive cultivation, yet it was hard for Black Fire and Little Tree to cultivate for long in one shot. Most of the time, they had to come out onto the deck to control the flying boat for a while after cultivating for a period of time.

Mo Yuxuan had said that she would control the flying boat. However, Black Fire and Little Tree actually took turns controlling the flying boat most of the time.

After five months, Di Jiu attained the fifth-stage Golden Immortal Realm. A year later, he broke through to the sixth stage.

Logically speaking, Di Jiu’s cultivation speed was considered fast. However, Di Jiu lamented silently that his cultivation speed had slowed down a great deal ever since the Golden Dao Law had left.

He only had this speed because he possessed the Golden Elixir. If he hadn’t, his speed would have been much slower.

Two years later, Di Jiu attained the seventh-stage Golden Immortal Realm.

By that point in time, Black Fire had become a level-two immortal demon while cultivating and playing at the same time. Little Tree, however, was still very slow. He would have possessed the lowest cultivation level if Mo Yuxuan had been able to cultivate.

Time passed quickly while they wandered in the void. In the blink of an eye, five years had passed.

In five years’ time, Di Jiu had perfected the Golden Immortal Realm. Black Fire had also transcended the Thunder Tribulation and joined the ranks of level-three immortal demons. Black Fire had actually surpassed Di Jiu in terms of cultivation.

Little Tree was the only one who had made no improvement. Five years had passed, yet Little Tree was still far from becoming a level-one immortal demon, even though he had used immortal crystals to cultivate.

Just as Di Jiu was planning to attempt to break through to the Immortal Lord Realm, he received a message from Black Fire.

Di Jiu’s flying boat had been traveling in the void for many years now. Black Fire and Little Tree had gained a lot of experience while controlling the flying boat in the void. They had managed to avoid several dangerous Meteor Storms so that the flying boat hadn’t been hit. Even Mo Yuxuan had become well-versed in controlling the flying boat in the void.

Black Fire wouldn’t call him unless something special happened, such as when Tribulation Transcendence had occurred on two occasions.

Therefore, Di Jiu dashed out the moment he received Black Fire’s message. The first thing he saw was Mo Yuxuan, who was lying on the deck. However, he couldn’t tell if she was dead or alive.

“Big Brother, Elder Sister Mo suddenly fainted,” said Black Fire in a panic when he saw Di Jiu come out.

Black Fire and Little Tree had had a secret discussion while Di Jiu had been cultivating. They believed that Mo Yuxuan was the cultivation partner that Di Jiu had chosen for himself. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have taken the huge risk of bringing Mo Yuxuan along with him when he didn’t even know which direction the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City was in. Therefore, most of the time, either Black Fire or Little Tree would stand guard outside while Mo Yuxuan was controlling the flying boat.

Di Jiu knew what had happened the moment he picked Mo Yuxuan up. The area between her eyebrows was jet-black, and the skin on her entire body was also turning dark. It was obvious that the effects of the Rainbow Immortal Peach that Mo Yuxuan had consumed had worn off.

Di Jiu immediately shoved another Rainbow Immortal Peach into Mo Yuxuan’s mouth. The peach turned into immortal fruit liquid that permeated Mo Yuxuan’s body.

After about a dozen breaths, the black color between Mo Yuxuan’s eyebrows began to dissipate. Her skin, which had been turning dark, started gradually recovering as well.

However, Di Jiu started to feel anxious. He had only two Rainbow Immortal Peaches left. If Mo Yuxuan used up these two as well before he reached the Gigantic Tripod, then she would have to die.

Moreover, he might not be able to obtain the Agama True Glazed Water immediately, even if he found the Gigantic Tripod. In any case, Mo Yuxuan was in grave danger.

He hadn’t even caught a glimpse of the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City in the five years that they had spent in the void. Thus, it was obviously extremely far from them.

Di Jiu was sure that he would feel uneasy if Mo Yuxuan died. Mo Yuxuan had gotten into this state because she had been trying to save him. He would have fallen in the hands of the Heavenly Fire Spirit if it had not been for her. If Mo Yuxuan died while he lived, he would definitely feel guilty.

Di Jiu asked Black Fire to return the route map to the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City to him before he said, “Black Fire, please keep Junior Sister Mo company in the Quintessential World along with Little Tree. I’ll find a spot to attempt to break through to the Immortal Lord Realm. Once I succeed, I will hurry along with the Spiritual Force escape technique. Our current speed is just too slow.”