Ninth In the World

In just two months, Ding Chi realized that he had a deeper understanding of a Dao discussion with Di Jiu than after entering reclusive cultivation.

When any Dao force reached Di Jiu, success would flow naturally and they would have a perfect interpretation.

Di Jiu did not conceal anything. As long as Ding Chi had doubts about something, he would provide an explanation. There was nothing to conceal. Ding Chi had followed him and only understood in advance some Dao forces that he could have understood many years later.

One day, when the two of them were about to have a Dao discussion, spatial fluctuations erupted in the void and even spread to Di Jiu’s flying boat.

“There is a fight.” Ding Chi hurriedly stood up.

Di Jiu, who slowed down the flying boat, had seen the fight. Ever since he had exited the Dao World and entered this void, this was the second time he saw other cultivators.

The first time, two women had tried to rob him and ended up giving him the spatial locational jade slip. Nevertheless, Di Jiu had made them use a top-notch spatial escape talisman.

This time, he saw a man and a woman having a fight. When Di Jiu sensed the spatial fluctuation of this fight, he knew that the two of them were at the late-stage Dao Transformation or even at the perfected Dao Transformation.

When the two of them saw Di Jiu’s flying boat approach, they stopped fighting.

If they had not obtained the spatial location of the void, Di Jiu might have asked these two for directions. However, now that he knew the spatial location of the void, he did not have any intention of asking. He slowed down the flying boat simply because he did not wish to make a detour.

“Friend, are you going to the Void City?” Upon seeing Di Jiu’s flying boat slow down but not have any intention of stopping, the male cultivator asked him a question first.

Di Jiu found it strange that when the male cultivator asked this, the female cultivator did not think of leaving. Furthermore, the male cultivator did not guard himself against the female cultivator or extend his domain. Something was not right.

Di Jiu stopped the flying boat. Even if these two were perfected Primordial Dao cultivators, he did not need to escape in a panic.

“That’s right. I’m going to the Void City.” Di Jiu cupped his fists and did not conceal where he was heading.

The male cultivator then asked, “It should be your first time to the Void City, Daoist, right?”

Di Jiu was somewhat puzzled, as he was not close to this fellow. Why was he asking about this? He chuckled. “Yes, it’s indeed my first time to the Void City. What advice do you have, Daoist?”

The male cultivator sighed and replied, “I believe you definitely came from the Sacred Dao World. We came from the same place. Even though it’s much easier going to the Void City now than it was in the past, it’s exhausting for Itinerant Cultivators like us. It is rumored that one can advance easily in the Void City and there are countless Alchemy Saints there. If you go to the Void City, it’s best that you don’t take out your things casually or maybe find someone else to practice alchemy on your behalf. It was hard for us to accumulate some treasures…”

“Luan Wenxing, what do you mean by this? Isn’t it just a mere Heaven Essence Fruit? Aren’t you done?” When the woman heard the male cultivator, she immediately bellowed in rage. Her surrounding aura once again appeared, as though she wanted to make a move on the male cultivator again.

The female cultivator looked very heroic. However, she appeared very threatening when she flew into a rage.

The male cultivator called Luan Wenxing sighed. “Lingzhu, make a move if you want to. I really don’t wish to fight. I’m leaving.”

Upon saying that, the male cultivator turned to leave.

“Hold on…” Di Jiu hurriedly called out to Luan Wenxing, “Friend, I don’t understand the Void City at all. If you don’t mind, can we have a seat and talk over here?”

Di Jiu opened the restriction and revealed his cultivation level. He was also at the perfected Dao Transformation.

When that woman, who had wanted to deal with Luan Wenxing at first, heard Di Jiu, she immediately took precautions and hid him behind her. She then stared at Di Jiu and said, “What do you mean? He was helping you just now because he did not want you to be deceived.”

Di Jiu knew what she meant. It was obviously strange that he had abruptly called someone else up to his flying boat even though they were not close at all.

Di Jiu hurriedly explained, “Please don’t be suspicious. I really want to ask the two of you for guidance. If you’re willing, I can come to your flying boat.”

Nobody knew whether Luan Wenxing was not afraid of Di Jiu or the female cultivator was terribly angry, but he took a step forward into Di Jiu’s flying boat. “Ha ha… Thank you for inviting me, friend. I, Luan Wenxing, can talk on and on. This divine beast seems somewhat impressive…”

Once he got on the flying boat, Luan Wenxing saw Lightning.

When she saw Luan Wenxing get on Di Jiu’s flying boat, the female cultivator’s face changed. She hurriedly followed him on his flying boat.

Di Jiu did not put up any restrictions. He took out a pot of spirit wine and poured two cups for the man and woman before pouring a full cup for Ding Chi and saying, “I’m Di Jiu. This is a wine I made. I think it’s still alright. Taste it.”

Di Jiu had noticed that the two of them were not on good terms. As for why they were fighting, it was probably due to conflicting views that existed between them.

“Thank you.” Luan Wenxing held up the wine cup. “I’m Luan Wenxing, and this is my cultivation partner, Ji Lingzhu. It’s not been very long since we left the Void City.”

After a simple introduction, they held their wine cups up and drained the contents in one gulp as though wanting to drink away the sadness in them with one shot.

Ding Chi had drunk Di Jiu’s wine more than once. After Luan Wenxing drained the wine, he was immediately stunned.

Upon seeing Luan Wenxing, Ji Lingzhu stood up all of a sudden. Before she could say anything, Luan Wenxing shouted excitedly, “This is good wine! Brother Di, is this the divine spirit wine made by Dao fruit?”

At that moment, he could sense the circulation of his Dao runes become more perfected.

Di Jiu replied, “Yes. Not too long ago, I obtained a few Dao fruits and used them to make this wine.”

When Ji Lingzhu heard Luan Wenxing’s words, she sat down awkwardly. She had thought that there was something wrong with the wine Di Jiu had given them. After hearing Luan Wenxing, she flushed a little. Not everyone could bear to part with their Dao fruit wine to receive their guests.

Luan Wenxing looked at Ji Lingzhu with some reproach before telling Di Jiu, “Brother Di, thank you for taking out such a good wine.”

Even though this was the first time they’d met, he had taken out the Dao fruit wine to receive them. Luan Wenxing had never met such a person.

Di Jiu once again poured wine for Luan Wenxing and said, “Brother Luan, you are really warm-hearted. You took the initiative to remind me what I should take note of in the Void City. My wine is nothing.”

Luan Wenxing laughed. “Brother Di, you are really earnest. We are both from the Sacred Dao World. Back then, Senior Sacred Emperor Ye restored the Sacred Dao World and the people unprecedentedly gathered. I only reminded you of a couple of things, Brother Di. That simply is nothing.”

Di Jiu replied awkwardly, “Brother Luan, I’m not from the Sacred Dao World. I’m from somewhere else.”

Luan Wenxing looked at Di Jiu in surprise. “Brother Di, you’re from the Human Clan, right?”

Luan Wenxing did not wait for Di Jiu to answer. He instead patted his head. “Look at me. Could the Human Clan be in the Sacred Dao World? Brother Di, many cultivators who go to the Sacred Dao World for the first time want to seek the Dao pills just like us. We managed to obtain a Heaven Essence Fruit in the Divine Tomb Mystic Area. When we came to the Sacred Dao World, we were deceived…”

Di Jiu asked in surprise, “Deceived by the Heaven Essence Fruit?”

Although Luan Wenxing was honest, wasn’t it ridiculous to be deceived by a Heaven Essence Fruit?

Luan Wenxing sighed and said, “There are indeed a few Alchemy Saints in the Void City. However, there are very few true Primordial Dao Alchemy Saints or even none. Lingzhu made friends with someone in the Void City who knew a top-notch Primordial Dao Alchemy Saint. Lingzhu insisted on handing the Heaven Essence Fruit to someone else to refine it into a Heaven Essence Dao Pill. I could not stop her…”

Di Jiu saw Ji Lingzhu lower her head as she sat aside. He wondered how this woman could have cultivated the perfected Dao Transformation. When someone else had said they could refine the Primordial Dao Pills, she had handed the only Heaven Essence Fruit over?

As he thought about it, he could somewhat understand why Ji Lingzhu had done so. As an Alchemy Saint, he could not understand the ordeal of being unable to turn the Dao fruit into the Dao pill. It was like when he’d opened the Alchemy and Weapon Pavilion but nobody had come to find him for alchemy purposes. That Dao Modeling cultivator had probably accepted Ji Lu’s recommendation and come to find him for his alchemy.

At the same time, Di Jiu understood what was going on. He was sure that Luan Wenxing had told Ji Lingzhu off and she’d felt somewhat regretful and sad. As a result, she had ended up in a fight with Luan Wenxing.