Ninth In the World

That day, while Shang Huijue was thinking about how he would snatch away the Reincarnation Bridge and the Yin-Yang Taijitu from Di Jiu after leaving the Lost Dao World, Huang Peng hurriedly knocked on the restriction of the Defense Array.

Without hesitation, Shang Huijue opened the restriction. As soon as Huang Peng came in, he said excitedly, “City Lord, Di Jiu is here. He has entered the city.”

Then, Di Jiu’s voice could be heard from outside the restriction. “City Lord Shang, Di Jiu has come to visit you. I want to ask you about some matters.”

Shang Huijue nodded at Huang Peng and took the initiative to open the cave abode’s restriction. He then answered passionately, “Daoist Di, please come in. I also have some things to talk over with you.”

“Great.” After he said that, Di Jiu walked into Shang Huijue’s cave abode without apprehension.

If Shang Huijue hadn’t known that his cave abode couldn’t confine Di Jiu, he would have activated the Confinement Array.

Huang Peng quickly said, “In that case, I’ll pay a visit another day. I’ll take my leave, Brother Di.”

Upon saying that, Huang Peng hurriedly left Shang Huijue’s cave abode. He could not afford to provoke either of them. If Di Jiu and Shang Huijue started fighting, he would not be able to help at all.

After Huang Peng left, Shang Huijue imposed a restriction. He took the initiative to invite Di Jiu to the guest hall and poured him a cup full of divine spirit tea before he said, “May I know if Daoist Di came here to think of a way to leave the Lost Dao World with us?”

Di Jiu smiled and looked at Shang Huijue. “City Lord Shang, I’m afraid this is not very appropriate.”

Shang Huijue said immediately, “Daoist Di, I naturally will not take your Yin-Yang Taijitu and leave you with empty hands. I plan to exchange the Book of Life and Death for it. You know that I don’t want your Yin-Yang Taijitu. I only want to study it for a while before returning it to you.”

Shang Huijue knew very well that he could not fool Di Jiu into thinking that he wanted his Yin-Yang Taijitu for cultivating. Since he couldn’t fool him, he would rather tell the truth.

If Di Jiu still didn’t agree, he was ready to take out a Heaven-Opening Iron for Di Jiu. He was sure that a person like Di Jiu definitely couldn’t reject that.

If Di Jiu had known that Shang Huijue had also prepared the Heaven-Opening Iron, he would surely have been restrained. Unfortunately, he was unaware of that. It seemed as if Shang Huijue didn’t know that Di Jiu had also planned to exchange either the Void Mountain or the Yin-Yang Taijitu for the Heaven-Opening Writing Brush.

Di Jiu hesitated for a long time before he said, “City Lord Shang, you can cultivate and get enlightened using my Yin-Yang Taijitu. How much use do I have for your Book of Life and Death?”

Shang Huijue was immediately put in a difficult position. If Di Jiu wouldn’t trade with him, he couldn’t force him. Only if Di Jiu traded with him could he be fully confident about having Di Jiu’s Yin-Yang Taijitu and getting back his Book of Life and Death in the end.

While Shang Huijue was in a dilemma, Di Jiu suddenly said, “City Lord Shang, I am really interested in your Heaven-Opening Mantra. Why don’t we trade for that instead? Of course, you have to lend me your Heaven-Opening Writing Brush for a few days. Otherwise, your Heaven-Opening Mantra would be useless to me.”