Chapter 686 - A Quick Repayment of the Debt
Everyone looked at Di Jiu. He could pinch Xiang Mu to death, but no matter how strong his true strength was, no one dared to say a word. In this world, having great strength was honored.
Di Jiu nodded and muttered slightly, “Since you and old bark want to snatch what my friend bought at the auction, I won’t make things difficult for you. Take out what you bought at the auction. Of course, if you didn’t buy anything, we’ll end this here.”
Ji Lie heaved a sigh of relief. He was about to speak, but Di Jiu added, “No matter how much you bought at the auction, I’ll only choose one thing, provided that you take out everything you bought for me to see.”
Ji Lie’s expression changed. He suspected that Di Jiu had come especially for his Luminous Core. Even the other cultivators were somewhat aware of that.
Tang Xitan looked at Di Jiu in doubt. Theoretically, Di Jiu did not know that Ji Lie had the Luminous Core and should not know anyone here. She had not told him that Ji Lie had the Luminous Core. How did Di Jiu know?
Ji Lie took a breath. He was ready to fight with Di Jiu. A treasure like the Luminous Core could not be sought after. He had finally managed to obtain one Luminous Core after so much difficulty, so it was impossible to give it to Di Jiu. Its value aside, he would be losing face if he gave it to Di Jiu.
“Daoist Di, I do suspect that you came for my Luminous Core. First, I’m not the one who asked your friend for the Nirvana Tree fragment. That was Xiang Mu, who was killed by you. Second, even though Xiang Mu asked your friend for it, he did not do so forcefully. He even took something out to exchange it for it. If you want to snatch my Luminous Core by force, even if the Devil Clan fights until the last man standing, I’ll definitely not give it to you.
What Daoist Ao Kui mentioned applies to me as well. Although the Devil Clan is weak, they will not be bullied. Plus, there are still third-step experts in my clan.”
Ji Lie’s words carried a powerful aura. It seemed that as long as Di Jiu snatched his Luminous Core, everyone would experience a life-and-death struggle. He had also mentioned that he was not alone. The entire Devil Clan was with him.
Many cultivators secretly thought deep down that this was indeed retribution. Not long ago, Ji Lie and Xiang Mu had still been suppressing Tang Beiwei of the Human Clan and asking her to hand over the Nirvana Tree fragment. Now, it was time for the experts of the Human Clan to suppress the Devil Clan’s Ji Lie and ask him to hand over the Luminous Core.
Di Jiu didn’t hesitate at all. He gave Ji Lie the Chaos Qi, not afraid that he would not give him the Luminous Core.
Ji Lie grabbed the jade bottle of Chaos Qi and scanned it with his Spiritual Force. Immediately, he put it away excitedly. At the same time, he threw the Luminous Core to Di Jiu.
No matter how bold he was, he did not dare snatch away Di Jiu’s Chaos Qi.
Di Jiu was ecstatic to possess the Luminous Core. This was different from other things. This Luminous Core was enough to allow his Dao fire to transcend to the sacred flame level. This was a qualitative change, so no other materials could replace it.
“Daoist Di, the two earth-element nomological fragments are useful to me. Will you…”
Without waiting for Ji Lie to finish speaking, Di Jiu interrupted him without hesitation. “If you take out another Luminous Core, yes. Otherwise, don’t talk nonsense.”
Then, Di Jiu cupped his fists before Ao Kui. “Clan Leader Ao, I was disrespectful today. I’ll apologize another day. I’ll take my leave now.”
It was a lie that he would be apologizing another day. He said this just for the sake of showing him respect. Today, he had gained great benefits and unexpectedly obtained a Luminous Core.
Ao Kui wanted to make Di Jiu stay and discuss the forthcoming external enemies of the Great Beginning Realm. However, at the thought of Di Jiu’s nature, he forcibly held his words back and cupped his fists. “Daoist Di, you speak too seriously.”
After saying this, he turned his gaze to Tang Xitan. “Daoist Tang, let Daoist Di know about our conference today. In the future, we might rely on his strength.”
He believed that Tang Xitan would tell Di Jiu about it and that Di Jiu would help. This matter involved the Human Clan as well. Furthermore, the Human Clan’s Sacred Dao World occupied the biggest chunk of the realm.