Chapter 730 - Di Jiu’s Guess
“That woman is definitely at Dao Integration. She sneaked an attack on me and I fought back in a haste. As a result, a counterattack was caused. My Dao runes stagnated and my Dao foundation degenerated. However, I instantly struck back and inflicted serious injuries on her. Despite that, she still had the ability to kill me. Just when I thought I was definitely going to die and was prepared to plead for reincarnation, the Winter Valley’s Grand Elder Jiu You suddenly passed by and saved me.” After saying all this, Ling Xiaoshuang sighed.
She was too unlucky. If she had been given another chance, she would at least have been a top-notch Dao Integration expert. Would she have ended up like this?
Di Jiu asked, “Afterward, you followed Jiu You to the Great Ultimate Realm’s Winter Valley?”
Ling Xiaoshuang nodded. “Yes. At the time, Elder Jiu You had also suffered injuries after saving me. He said that my Dao foundation had collapsed, so it would be better for me to recuperate with him in the Winter Valley. Although the Winter Valley might not necessarily allow my injuries to fully recover, it wouldn’t allow them to worsen.”
“After that woman got injured, she still had very powerful techniques?” Di Jiu asked.
Ling Xiaoshuang shook her head. “I believe that woman’s strength was so-so. In fact, if she had not sneaked an attack on me the instant I’d reached Dao Integration, I definitely could have killed her. Even so, she still suffered serious injuries due to my counterattack.”
“What about Elder Jiu You’s battle with her?” Di Jiu asked.
Evidently, Ling Xiaoshuang remembered that scene extremely clearly. She immediately answered, “As soon as Jiu You stepped forward, he made a move on her. Due to her injuries, her movements were slower so she suffered injuries again. However, the woman’s technique was very terrifying. She unexpectedly rushed toward Elder Jiu You and used her domain to lock him while self-exploding at the same time. Therefore, Elder Jiu You suffered serious injuries.”
Di Jiu immediately grasped the problem. “Xiaoshuang, I’ll now ask you a few questions. According to what you said, the woman who sneaked an attack on you was already seriously injured and Jiu You suffered serious injuries due to her self-explosion. Does that mean that she didn’t have a chance to escape at the time? Otherwise, why would she have blown herself up?”
Di Jiu calmly responded, “I can’t be sure now, but after I meet Elder Jiu You, I will confirm right away whether that woman was Jiu You.”
“What?” Ling Xiaoshuang, who was startled, immediately calmed down. What Di Jiu had said was credible. However, Jiu You was a male cultivator. Even if a male cultivator cloned himself, how could he cultivate into a woman?
Upon seeing Ling Xiaoshuang’s expression, Di Jiu knew that she had guessed what he meant. Thus, he said, “I suspect that Elder Jiu You cultivates a cloning divine power and that woman might be his clone. I’ll say a few things and you’ll confirm it. First, was he especially fast while saving you? Cloning is most proficient in this kind of mutual shifting divine power.
“Second, that woman got seriously injured and self-exploded. After self-exploding, did she leave nothing behind? If that’s the case, that’s right. A self-exploding clone would harm the user. I suspect that Jiu You absorbed all the essence Qi and blood of the Dao runes after his clone self-exploded. Even though he got injured, he would recover after entering seclusion for 10,000 years. If my guess is right, Jiu You should have quickly recovered. If his clone had not self-exploded and been wrapped by the self-explosion of a true Dao Integration cultivator, it would have been fine even if he had not recovered one-fifth, let alone fully.”
Ling Xiaoshuang took a deep breath. All of a sudden, she somewhat understood why Valley Master Su had hesitated a little when she had asked Valley Master Su to let her leave. Previously, she had not thought of leaving, as she could not have done so even if she’d wanted to.