Ninth In the World

Fa changed his mind and decided to tell the truth. He certainly knew where Shang Huijue had gone. If he didn’t say, he would very likely infuriate Di Jiu, who might kill him right away.

If he told him, he would at most offend Shang Huijue. With so many witnesses to Di Jiu’s strength, he could not revolt.

“Before Daoist Di came here, another newcomer came. This time, it was a woman. When City Lord Shang heard of this, he went to look for her, probably to learn some news from her.” Fa cupped his fists before Di Jiu and didn’t help Shang Huijue conceal anything.

Di Jiu’s heart sank. A third-step expert had been chasing down Ling Xiaoshuang. Could that be any good?

“Where did Shang Huijue go?” Di Jiu’s tone had turned ice-cold. So what if he was a third-step expert?

Fa shook his head. “I don’t know.”

“Where is his cave abode?” While Di Jiu spoke, he no longer covered his domain, which swept over earth-shatteringly. At the same time, his killing intent scattered without him hiding it.

The cultivators with a lower cultivation level were assailed by this violent killing intent and hurriedly stepped back.

This time, Fa did not say anything and the surrounding area turned quiet. It didn’t matter that he had told Di Jiu where Shang Huijue had gone because it would have little impact on Shang Huijue. However, telling Di Jiu where Shang Huijue’s cave was was tantamount to offending Shang Huijue.

Di Jiu stared at Fa and said coldly, “It seems like you don’t intend to tell me.”

Fa looked at Di Jiu in embarrassment and said, “Daoist Di, you’re making things difficult for me. You are not from here, Brother Di, so you can leave whenever you want. However, I have to face City Lord Shang’s anger and suffer his punishment.”

He had lied by saying that Di Jiu could leave whenever he wanted. Regardless of how he had entered the Lost Dao World, he could only dream about getting out casually now that he was there. Even though everyone wanted to know how Di Jiu had come in, they were also aware deep down that it seemed impossible to get out of that place. Fa had only used a tactful method to tell Di Jiu that he didn’t want to say anything.

Di Jiu laughed. With a clear roar, his Heavenly Aqua Saber once again landed on his hand.

“Since you don’t want to say…”

Before Di Jiu could finish, a hoarse voice interrupted him. “I am willing to tell you, provided that you give me a million high-grade divine crystals… If you think it’s too much, then…”

Everyone focused on the talking cultivator, who was an old man with a crooked back and a cultivation level at the late-stage Dao Integration Realm. However, his cultivation level was not stabilized at all. Di Jiu suspected that this old man could fall to the mid-stage Dao Integration Realm at any time.

“No.” Without hesitation, Di Jiu grabbed a ring and threw it to the old hunchback. “This is a million high-grade divine crystals. Hurry up and tell me.”

The old man grabbed the ring, looking extremely excited. He had just been trying his luck, but he hadn’t expected to really get a million high-grade divine crystals. Although the Lost Dao World also had Divine Spirit Qi, this Divine Spirit Qi was very thin and carried an aura like stagnant water that lacked any efficacy.

The high-grade divine crystals that Di Jiu had brought from outside contained a thriving life-force. That Divine Spirit Qi was incomparable to the one in the Lost Dao World.

Getting a million high-grade divine crystals meant a lifespan of a string of numbers. His cultivation level might even stabilize in the late-stage Dao Integration Realm.

The cultivators next to him were all envious. Without Di Jiu there, someone might have rushed over to snatch it right away. In other words, if it wasn’t for Di Jiu, who had thrown a million divine crystals to this old man, someone would have been fighting over it now.

The old man quickly put away the ring before he pointed to a huge half-black, half-white cave abode in the distance and said, “That half-black, half-white cave abode belongs to City Lord Shang. It’s very easy to recognize.”

After he said that, the old man extended his figure and rushed out of the Lost Dao City.

He had a million divine crystals on him. By staying in the Lost Dao City, he would be courting death. Besides, he had betrayed Shang Huijue. When Shang Huijue returned, he would probably be slapped if he hadn’t left yet.

Naturally, Di Jiu didn’t care about this old man and rushed over to that black-and-white cave abode as quickly as possible.

The aura outside the cave abode was majestic. A level-nine Defense Divine Array was nothing to Di Jiu. After he broke through the cave abode’s restriction and entered it, Di Jiu found out that there was a divine spirit meridian buried below this cave abode. A divine spirit meridian in the Lost Dao City was definitely a big deal.

It was simply inside the cave abode, but the coffee table and seats inside were refined from top-notch divine materials.

Even the City Lord of the Lost Dao City didn’t have any good stuff. Di Jiu didn’t go in to make a fortune. As soon as he went in, he closed his eyes and performed the Nomological Qi Circulation to sense the nomological fluctuation.

In the Lost Dao World, the Heaven Earth Law was so clear that any fluctuation of the Dao laws would be caught. Plus, Di Jiu cultivated the Nomological Dao and was very sensitive to this kind of nomological fluctuation.

Di Jiu felt a difference after performing one round of Qi Circulation. There was a kind of unique aura, just like the Dao rune aura he had encountered when he had refined the Yin-Yang Taijitu. The boundary between Yin and Yang was very obvious, and the remnant nomological fluctuations in that space carried this kind of extreme Yin and extreme Yang.

After roughly learning about Shang Huijue’s cultivation technique, Di Jiu quickly exited the Lost Dao City. Almost nobody knew when he had used the nomological escape technique to get out of the city.

The nomological escape technique was nearly invincible when escaping from a space with such a clear Heaven Earth Law.

After escaping out of the Lost Dao City, Di Jiu extended his Spiritual Force to the maximum. As long as Shang Huijue appeared at the edge of his Spiritual Force, he was confident about recognizing him.

However, Di Jiu also knew that this method fully relied on luck. If he happened to go in the opposite direction or Shang Huijue returned to the Lost Dao City, he would still be looking for the other party outside.

Thanks to his pretty good luck, a spatial nomological fluctuation appeared at the edge of Di Jiu’s Spiritual Force on the fourth day. There were two types of spatial nomological fluctuation of Dao runes, which were entirely different.

Upon sensing the spatial fluctuation of the Dao runes, Di Jiu went over without hesitation. The fluctuation of this guy’s Dao runes was divided into two types and very likely belonged to Shang Huijue.

Once Di Jiu activated his nomological escape technique, Shang Huijue immediately sensed that. Thus, he stopped. There were some fluctuations in that space that were approaching him quickly. How could he not know that?

After just a dozen seconds, Di Jiu stopped in front of Shang Huijue.

A vast, surging aura came over. It was as if Di Jiu was facing an endless, vast body of ocean. For the first time, he couldn’t sense any details about the other party. The only thing that calmed his mind was that the vast aura of the other party also carried an aura of decay and vicissitudes.

This was definitely a third-step expert. Di Jiu was already certain before even fighting with him. Shang Huijue had been in the Lost Dao World for many years. However, at that moment, he still looked like a middle-aged man. His long black hair was tied up into a bun with immortal aura, and his black-and-white cultivator robe was the same as his cave abode and cultivation technique. The clarity and darkness were clearly distinguished.

The aura of decay and vicissitudes still couldn’t stop the handsome face of Shang Huijue. Despite being in the Lost Dao World for many years, he looked like a handsome guy.

Di Jiu and Shang Huijue were sizing each other up. After a few seconds, Shang Huijue said slowly, “If my guess is right, you’re Di Jiu, right? You’ve killed hundreds of Dao Integration cultivators in the Lost Dao City and even broken my cave abode. That’s formidable… Simply so formidable. Based on the remnant Dao runes I cultivate, you could find my trace. You’re not any worse than Du Bu was back then.”

“City Lord Shang, I heard you went after my friend. May I know if you managed to?” Di Jiu opened his palm and the Heavenly Aqua Saber landed in his hand. He didn’t dare go easy on him given Shang Huijue’s power.

Shang Huijue smiled slightly. “If you hadn’t appeared in the Lost Dao City, I would have caught her. You saved her with your appearance. However, don’t worry. After I kill you, I’ll catch her again. This isn’t too much trouble. Come on, let me see what divine power a foreign expert like you has that makes him so arrogant.”