Ninth In the World

Panda Novel

When he reached Huan Mingzi’s cave abode, Di Jiu saw outside a long-bearded man who was a seventh-stage True Form cultivator. Just as he started to suspect that this was the man that had been sent by Cheng Ji to block Huan Mingzi, the seventh-stage True Form cultivator looked at Di Jiu in shock and asked, “How did you manage to turn up here?”

“Scram! You are not needed to guard the door anymore.” Di Jiu, who was sure that his guess was right, was naturally impolite to him.

If he didn’t have some capabilities himself, then letting this man block Huan Mingzi would be akin to letting Cheng Ji kill him.

“You…” Although the True Form cultivator flew into a rage, his anger dissipated after just that one word. Cheng Ji was a sect master, so there was no need to lie to him. This meant that Cheng Ji had seen Di Jiu. However, the fact that Di Jiu was still safe and sound meant that something had happened between them. Before he clarified this, he wouldn’t casually attack Di Jiu.

When he realized that this man had no intention to strike, Di Jiu ignored him and entered Huan Mingzi’s cave abode.

Huan Mingzi obviously knew that Di Jiu was coming and opened the restriction on the cave abode straightaway.

“You are indeed fine.” Huan Mingzi laughed when he saw that Di Jiu was safe and sound. His tone was extremely excited.

After listening to Geng Ji, he had immediately gone to look for Di Jiu. In the end, when Geng Ji had told him that Di Jiu had killed Huang Chuanlun from the Ax Overlord Palace with a single saber move, he had stopped thinking of looking for Di Jiu.

Firstly, he knew that there was an elder waiting for him outside the Prophecy Pavilion. Although he had parted ways with the Prophecy Pavilion, their entanglement hadn’t ended. Secondly, if Di Jiu could kill Huang Chuanlun with one saber move, he would have the ability to escape from Cheng Ji.

“Di Jiu, how could you still be fine? Cheng Ji is the unreasonable kind.” Xian Ze, who wasn’t as unworried about Di Jiu as Huan Mingzi, was anxious. If Huan Mingzi hadn’t told him that Di Jiu was capable of handling this and that it would be worse if he went, he would have rushed to help long ago.

“Sect Master Cheng was still sensible. I reasoned with him and he realized that he was in the wrong. He was even willing to give me a little help. I thought that all of us are ill-fated cultivators, so I wasn’t too calculative.”

Xian Ze looked at Di Jiu with his mouth wide open. He didn’t believe him in his heart. Cheng Ji was an unreasonable, merciless man. He had almost fallen into Cheng Ji’s hands when he had been in the Polar Night Continent in the past.

“Di Jiu, are you confident?” Huan Mingzi asked Di Jiu with no rhyme or reason.

Di Jiu, who knew what Huan Mingzi meant, nodded. “As long as there are no late-stage True Form experts or Domain Realm experts, I believe I can make the top three.”

“Good!” Huan Mingzi slammed his hand on the tea table. He was so excited that a golden light shone in his eyes.

“Senior Huan Mingzi, there are still a few years until the True Dominion Genius Tournament. I plan to visit the Reed Island after tonight’s auction ends. When I return from the Reed Island, I will help Junior Sister Moshuang rebuild the Galaxy Sect.” Di Jiu had been planning on going to the Five Continent Dao Pagoda after he returned from the Reed Island.

However, there were still a few more years until the Five Continent Dao Pagoda opened up. Thus, Di Jiu believed that he could make use of the Golden Dao Law in his Spiritual Sea to try to see if he could enter.

He had attained the True Form Realm and had a faint idea about the Law of Heaven-Earth Dao Runes. The Golden Dao Law had most likely stayed in his Spiritual Sea because he had the Small Gray Stone. Thus, the Golden Dao Law had chosen to stay on the Small Gray Stone. The Small Gray Stone wanted to stay by his side, which was what had caused this strange scenario.

Di Jiu couldn’t find any information on what the Small Gray Stone was in the Book of the World.

Since the Golden Dao Law was only staying in his Spiritual Sea temporarily, he had better make use of it fast. If the Golden Dao Law left him suddenly one of these days, he would regret not having used it more.

Huan Mingzi nodded. “That is okay too. Anyway, I have left the Prophecy Pavilion, so I can stay in the Galaxy Sect that you will be rebuilding for the time being. I don’t have anything great, but I do have a high-grade spirit meridian.”

“Me too! I will also be staying in the Galaxy Sect,” said Xian Ze.

Di Jiu was exhilarated. Just as he was about to say that he didn’t need the spirit meridian, he saw Huan Mingzi’s face change. The restriction on the cave abode was immediately torn up.

Bam! Bam! Two shadows were thrown in. Behind the shadows was a plump man.

Huan Mingzi stood up suddenly. He stared coldly at the plump man and said, “Who are you? Although I am no expert, nobody can tear up my cave abode restriction at will!”

On the Small Central Planet’s square, most sect restrictions were just symbolic. Nobody would set up a top-notch Defense Array and restriction there. After all, nobody would fight there, and most people would leave after at most one night. The simpler the restriction, the better the tolerance. Even the Ax Overlord Palace that Di Jiu had visited had only had a noise isolation restriction.

Di Jiu didn’t speak. He just rushed over and helped up the two cultivators who had been thrown in by the plump man. These two men were his friends Fu Che and Bei Shitao. After staying 10 years on the Small World Planet, Fu Che and Bei Shitao had attained the Void Spirit Realm. It looked like they had gained quite a lot on the Small World Planet.

“We will speak later.” After Di Jiu signaled at Fu Che, his gaze landed on the fatso who had thrown Fu Che and Bei Shitao in.

This man was a fifth-stage True Form expert. Di Jiu could feel that he wasn’t any weaker than Cheng Ji, who was a sixth-stage True Form expert. He couldn’t understand. How could a mere fifth-stage True Form expert dare tear up the restriction on Huan Mingzi’s cave abode?

Soon, Di Jiu’s expression changed slightly—he had realized who the man was. This fatso, who definitely came from the True Dominion, had been sent by the Interstellar Protectorate Lord. He hadn’t come looking for trouble. Instead, he was looking for Geng Ji.

Huan Mingzi would definitely know this fatso if he was a True Form expert from the Small Central World or the Five Big Worlds. He would only not know him if he was a True Form expert from the True Dominion.

“Ha ha ha ha…” The plump cultivator laughed boisterously. As he laughed, the fat on his chin rippled.

The anger Huan Mingzi was feeling gradually disappeared. He had vaguely guessed where this fatso came from. He knew all the fifth-stage True Form experts from the Five Continents, except the True Form cultivators from the True Dominion.

The plump cultivator toned down his laughter. There was killing intent on his face as he asked, “Who is Geng Ji?”

He obviously already knew who Geng Ji was. As he asked this question, his killing aura loomed over Geng Ji.

“That’s me.” Geng Ji stepped forward. Although he felt uneasy, he wasn’t too afraid. When Brother Jiu and he had still been Foundation Establishment cultivators, they had already provoked Golden Core experts. What did he have to be afraid of now?

“Not bad, you are already at the fourth-stage Life Tribulation Realm. No wonder you could kill Bai Wufang. Although Bai Wufang was a bastard, he was still the son of the Interstellar Protectorate Lord. I have never seen someone as bold as you that dared kill the son of a Protectorate Lord. Your guts must be way bigger than a bear’s…”

Huan Mingzi’s heart skipped a beat. He hadn’t expected that Geng Ji would have done something so wrong. Initially, when he hadn’t been aware of Di Jiu’s strength, he had planned on focusing on training Geng Ji. Now that Geng Ji had killed the son of a Protectorate Lord, even a bastard son, he definitely wouldn’t be able to bear the consequences. Even Huan Mingzi would not have been able to bear the consequences, much less Geng Ji.

Xian Ze didn’t look good either. He was also aware of what a big mistake Geng Ji had made.

“I will answer for what I did. I will leave with you.” Geng Ji was not a scheming person, neither was he someone who couldn’t tell how serious a matter was. When he saw the look on Huan Mingzi and Xian Ze’s faces, he realized that killing Bai Wufang was indeed no joke.

The plump cultivator giggled. “Can you shoulder the consequences? I heard that you have a Big Brother. Since he is your Big Brother, he should come along with me. I am the deacon.”

Geng Ji knew that Di Jiu would definitely not allow him to bear the consequences by himself.

Di Jiu naturally wouldn’t let Geng Ji leave with this plump cultivator. Thus, he stepped out, cupped his fists and said, “Do you mean that, although I had nothing to do with this, the Interstellar Protectorate still wants to get me in trouble?”

“Ha ha! Yes, we want to blame you. What can you do?” As the plump cultivator spoke, he opened his hands and slapped Di Jiu. However, his focus was not on Di Jiu. Instead, he stared at Huan Mingzi and said, “If you dare interfere, the Prophecy Pavilion will sever all ties with you.”

Huan Mingzi, who had been feeling concerned, sighed silently when he heard this. It looked like they could no longer take part in the True Dominion Tournament. He could only try to save Di Jiu and leave this place with him.

Luckily, Geng Ji had killed the bastard son of the Interstellar Protectorate. If he had killed his legitimate son, there would have been no place for him to hide in the Five Continents.

Di Jiu didn’t even move as he blasted a fist forward. “You are shameless, old man!”

Boom! As Di Jiu’s fist and the plump cultivator’s hand clashed, ferocious Quintessential Essence exploded.

Huan Mingzi watched with admiration. Di Jiu was so powerful! He quickly extended his domain and helped the others block off the scary ripples of the Quintessential Essence.

Bam! The weak slap of the plump cultivator was broken by Di Jiu’s fist. Then, his domain was crushed easily and the fist blasted against his chest.

Blood shot out like an arrow from the plump cultivator, while his entire body was flung through the torn portion of the restriction.

Di Jiu took a step out and landed in front of the plump cultivator. “I only used 30 percent of my force. If you dare strike again, don’t blame me for killing you. Scram! Go back and tell your Protectorate Lord that my brother Geng Ji will be exactly 200 years old when the True Dominion Genius Tournament starts. I will be bringing Geng Ji to take part in the True Dominion Genius Tournament. If he wishes to prevent my brother from taking part in the tournament by using such means, don’t blame me for spreading the news.”

Although killing this plump cultivator wouldn’t have required much effort from Di Jiu, he didn’t dare to. If he didn’t kill this plump cultivator, the Interstellar Protectorate Lord would most likely not tackle him himself. However, if he killed this cultivator, he would have to face the Protectorate Lord next.

Di Jiu had convinced himself that the Interstellar Protectorate Lord had attacked him because he didn’t want Geng Ji to take part in the True Dominion Genius Tournament. A Protectorate Lord had to have some dignity. If people heard that he had sneaked an attack on a genius who was going to join the True Dominion Genius Tournament, his reputation would take a hit.

Di Jiu didn’t dare say that he was going to join the True Dominion Genius Tournament. Although he was younger than Geng Ji, the others didn’t know. Geng Ji would be exactly 200 years old when the True Dominion Genius Tournament started. He was Geng Ji’s Big Brother, which meant that he would be more than 200 years old. There was no need to worry about him participating in the True Dominion Genius Tournament.

Even though it would be easy to check his age, Di Jiu gambled on the notion that the Protectorate Lord would be too confident to check. If this Protectorate Lord had not been overconfident, he wouldn’t have sent a fifth-stage True Form fatso to handle this matter.