Ninth In the World

Since his plans to approach the Ji Family had failed, all Di Jiu could do was return to his residence.

Even though he was just a student’s relative, he had been given his own room. There was also a large martial arts training field nearby.

The Institute of Martial Arts met Di Jiu’s needs better than any other place.

Di Jiu kept practising his saber moves the entire day. After killing Sang Sha, he had taken Sang Sha’s saber with him to the Institute of Martial Arts. Di Jiu was able to make rapid progress by using this iron saber to practise the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers.

Di Jiu’s only regret was that he was unable to show his true potential while cultivating the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers. Not only did he have to prevent himself from destroying the site, but he also had to be cautious about the amount of strength he exerted. If he used too much strength, he could hurt someone or call too much attention to himself.

During the first two days, Di Jiu cultivated the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers by day and the Major Conduit Internal Records by night. In the next few days, he started cultivating the Major Conduit Internal Records for almost 24 hours a day. Those days, he did not spend much time practising saber techniques on the martial arts training field.

As his cultivation of the Major Conduit Internal Records progressed, Di Jiu realized how difficult this cultivation technique was. However, at the same time, Di Jiu could sense that he would need more Spirit Qi than the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts was able to offer him.

After spending 31 days at the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts, Di Jiu experienced the same sensation he had when he had conquered the first stage of Qi Refinement. A soft mist gathered around the Baihui Meridian as the short period of time that had lapsed transformed into a heavenly cycle. This caused the bones in Di Jiu’s heavenly body to crack, which made him feel more relaxed than ever.

Di Jiu was excited about conquering the second stage of Qi Refinement.

“Why do I have to know?” Di Jiu had never heard of Ceng Beizi before.

Qi Xiang laughed and said, “Ceng Beizi is very impressive. Her presence is unchallenged, not only at the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts, but at every institute of martial arts on Earth. Sister Ceng only entered the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts a year ago, yet she is already a Yellow Tier Martial Arts Warrior. Her talent is unrivalled.”

Di Jiu was not impressed. Yellow Tier Martial Arts Warriors were merely considered Martial Knights back in the Yalun Continent. He could overpower Ceng Beizi just by cultivating the third saber move of the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers.

So what if Ceng Beizi had been able to become a Yellow Tier Martial Arts Warrior in less than a year? Di Jiu was certain that his current potential exceeded hers. He had cultivated three of the Di Clan’s Seven Saber Moves in a couple of months after all.

The only thing Di Jiu was dissatisfied with was that, even though he had cultivated the Di Clan’s third saber move, he still felt that something was missing.

“Don’t you want to get the tickets to that auction, Brother Jiu? You could get one from Ceng Beizi too,” Qi Xiang said in a low voice.

“Why would she give it to me?” Di Jiu asked curiously, “We don’t know each other that well. Are you acquainted with her?”

“I am not worthy enough to be acquainted with her, but she saw me cultivating a saber technique once and thought that it was very impressive,” Qi Xiang answered quickly. “She wanted me to teach her the Di Clan’s saber technique, but I told her that the technique was not mine to pass on. That’s why I came to ask your permission.”

Di Jiu nodded his head. “You may teach it to her. I just want a ticket to the auction…”

Di Jiu suddenly paused. He had felt someone approach.

A crisp voice was heard abruptly from the entrance. “I need you to teach me personally. I could give you extra money along with the auction ticket. It would be a wasted trip if you could not afford to buy anything.”

A lady with long hair had appeared at the entrance.

“Senior Sister Ceng!” Qi Xiang said immediately. Even though Qi Xiang was a lot older than Ceng Beizi, he still felt a little nervous as he called her Senior Sister.

“Are you Ceng Beizi?” Di Jiu asked as he looked at her.

Ceng Beizi was the exact opposite of Ji Xiaorong. Her skin was fair and smooth, and her arms were like untainted white lotuses.

She was as beautiful as Shen Ziyu. She had an oval face with bright eyes and long eyelashes, and her long hair was tied up casually with a purple hairband. She gave off a way gentler vibe than Shen Ziyu.

Her long, steady breathing reflected her strong abilities.