Ninth In the World

Fei Qi did not leave the Apricot Lake Hall. He knew that leaving in broad daylight would increase the risk of getting caught, but most importantly, if he were to leave now, he could get caught by Bi Zhengsheng’s men and get Di Jiu in trouble.

As soon as Di Jiu arranged for Fei Qi and Shi Jinshan to stay in another room, he took out the Major Conduit Internal Records.

“As a major conduit to the Heavenly Cycle, you can sense the entry of Spirit Qi into the Baihui Meridian. This could take you from one night up to an entire month. Channeling for 108 breaths is also known as half a Minor Heavenly Cycle…”

Suddenly, a crisp, clear feeling permeated Di Jiu’s Baihui Meridian and revolved around him for one cycle. It took him no more than 30 breaths to complete one cycle, so he certainly did not need 108 breaths to complete half a cycle. Feeling the Spirit Qi only took him a few breaths. Why would he need one night?

After just one cycle, his whole body already felt very different. It was as if something had been cleansed out of him, and something unexplainable had happened to his body.

It turned out that immortal cultivation absorbed Spirit Qi, so this cultivation technique was really good indeed. Di Jiu stirred up, clutching the Major Conduit Internal Records tightly in his hands. He had originally wanted to memorize the entire cultivation technique, but he decided to wait until he came back from the club and saw Shi Jinshan and Fei Qi off before he deliberated over this matter again.

When he started cultivating, he forgot about everything else, so he went on to train until 7pm before he finally stopped. He packed up his things hurriedly to go to Su You’s birthday party, as he had promised Tan Yueyue. It was an event that he had to attend.

The dance party started at 8pm, but when Di Jiu arrived at the Rising River Building, it was already past 8pm. He did not mind, as his mission was to just hand over the gift and leave. It would not matter, even if he were late.

Security was tight at the Rising River Building. The moment Di Jiu took out his invitation, someone escorted him straight to the club at the top of the building.

Despite the scar on her face, she was still very beautiful. One could imagine how pretty she would be if she did not have that scar.

Bi Zhengsheng waved his hand around as he said bitterly, “Looks like I’ve underestimated Fei Qi and the woman who carried him away. If I had not guessed wrong, He Shan would have been dead by now…”

“I’ve got some news, Master Sheng!” an impatient voice said from the door as a long-haired young man walked in hurriedly.

Zhengsheng’s face darkened as he stared coldly at the young man and said, “Get out.”

The young man, who was trembling in fear, stumbled back and knocked on the door carefully.

“Come in.” Zhengsheng’s face returned to its original calm expression, as if he had not just asked the young man to get out of the room.

The long-haired young man entered the room carefully and bowed before him with utmost respect. “Master Sheng, we’ve found He Shan. This morning at almost 6am, we captured on one of the surveillance cameras at the Wan Ba District a young man throwing He Shan’s body into a trashcan. He Shan’s body is being brought back as we speak.”

“Good, good… Someone actually dared to kill one of my men. The man must have some guts!” As Bi Zhengsheng said the word “good” twice in a row, his tone seemed to harden into a block of ice.

“This is his picture from the surveillance camera.” The long-haired young man handed Zhengsheng a picture.

The camera’s resolution was not very high, so only the person’s profile was visible in the photo.

“This is not Fei Qi or Shi Jinshan. Actually, this person seems quite young,” the woman said in astonishment after she looked at the picture.

“Hey!” an old man exclaimed in surprise. Then, he added before Zhengsheng could ask him anything, “I think I saw this man today. That’s right! This young man went up to the club at the top floor. He did not look very old. In fact, he looked just like the man in the photo.”

Zhengsheng took a deep breath before he said slowly, “I’d rather be safe than sorry. Let’s see what’s happening at the Bi An Club.”

“Yes!” one of the men standing on the sidelines replied before quickly retreating to the corner and pulling a wooden table back. Several rows of intricate control buttons were revealed.

The words “Bi An Club” were written clearly on the side of one of the buttons. The man opened the projector and then pressed the button, causing a clear projection to appear on the wall right across Bi Zhengsheng.

The projection was showing exactly what was happening at the club. One could even see the wine glasses as clearly as the people attending the party.

As Zhengsheng monitored the club, Di Jiu stood up. He suddenly felt a wave of discomfort hit him, as if somebody was watching him in secret.

“I can see him, Brother Sheng. That’s him! The man who just stood up in the corner. He looks very similar to the guy in the picture Hairy brought back.” The woman with the scar immediately pointed to Di Jiu, who was holding a glass of juice.

Bi Zhengsheng’s gaze landed on a lady instead. “Who is this girl?” he asked.

“She is the birthday girl. Her name is Su You. She is Su Minyu’s daughter. She has a small company in Luo Jin that mainly produces clothing,” the man on Bi Zhengsheng’s left told him.

“This girl looks like she belongs on a picture scroll. Bring her here, along with the man who looks like the one in the picture!” Bi Zhengsheng said with a nod.

Although that girl was not the prettiest one on the planet, she looked like the ladies painted on picture scroll. She had a clean vibe about her that made Bi Zhengsheng’s heart rumble with a wave of ruthlessness.