Ninth In the World

After Di Jiu drank the cup of tea, Ning Buqi heaved a sigh of relief. He then said, “You should be at the ninth-stage True Form Realm, right?”

Di Jiu replied calmly, “I’m not at the True Form Realm.”

 “How is this possible?” Ning Buqi uttered in amazement. He’d believed that Di Jiu was definitely at the ninth-stage True Form Realm and was surely more powerful than Di Qiushui and Nong Xiuqi.

 Di Qiushui and Nong Xiuqi were both at the ninth-stage True Form Realm. How could Di Jiu not be at the ninth-stage True Form Realm?

 Di Jiu sat down. “I’m indeed not at the True Form Realm.”

 Ning Buqi was even more relaxed now. If he had known that Di Jiu was not at the True Form Realm, he would not have wasted the Tear-Bearing Quintessential Root. One Tear-Bearing Quintessential Root was worth a top-notch level-nine spirit herb, so it was very scarce.

 “I’m Ning Buqi. Ning Buqiao is my younger brother.” Ning Buqi did not immediately make a move, as he believed that there was nothing Di Jiu could do.

 Di Jiu remained silent while he was waiting for Ning Buqi to make a move. He had originally wanted to ask what had happened between Di Qiushui and Ning Buqiao, but Ning Buqi had poisoned him and activated the Confinement Killing Array. Thus, he had not bothered saying anything until now.

 “Were you the one who imparted cultivation techniques to Di Qiushui?” Ning Buqi’s tone grew somewhat stiff. It did not contain the same warmth as earlier.

 “What’s going on?” Ning Chengju, who came hurrying over, asked in shock.

 Ning Buqi reacted and hurriedly replied, “Uncle Chengju, did you activate the Confinement Killing Array?”

 Before Ning Chengju could answer, everyone sensed that the space they were in had started to cave in. It was clearly a void-like space, but it seemed to have layers at the moment.

 “The space is caving in! How is this possible…” Ning Buqi was then pressed into nothingness by the caving space.

 The remaining Ning Family instantly experienced a disorder that subsided quickly.

 After a few seconds, the place the Ning Family was in had completely turned into nothing. Nobody could even see that a clan used to exist here.

 …

 Di Jiu once again returned to the place where Xiangnu and the other two were in seclusion. He was not very happy because he did not like this but he’d had to do it.

 Half a year had passed and both Xiangnu and Ah Xi had broken through to the fifth-stage Foundation Establishment Realm, while Yan Yumo had broken through to the fourth-stage Foundation Establishment Realm. Di Jiu felt that it was time for him to leave.

 He called the three of them over and told Ah Xi and Yan Yumo about his decision to leave the Big Deep Planet with Xiangnu.

 Ah Jiu and Yan Yumo knew Di Jiu would leave sooner or later but they were still flustered. Their rapid improvement had happened thanks to Di Jiu’s cultivation techniques and cultivating resources as well as the Starry Sky meridian he had opened up for them. They had only broken through to the True Cultivation for a year.

 They had spent so much time at the edge of Harsh Spring Mountain Range because no experts had been there and they had not been under much pressure. Now that they had started cultivating, they naturally could not stay here any longer. They were bound to come across cultivators on Big Deep Planet. However, they had heard that these cultivators were seeking nothing but profit and were firm on killing people.

Xiangnu did not want to be separated from Ah Xi and Elder Sister Yumo either but she was aware that she had to make a decision. She naturally had to follow her grandfather.

 “Ah Xi, Yumo, both of you lived independently for so many years before cultivating, so I’m not worried about your survival. I’ve imparted the foundation, so you only need time for the rest. You have sufficient cultivating resources on you, but I still hope that the two of you can go out and put yourselves to the test after every seclusion for a period of time. If both of you succeed someday, go to the Immortal World and ask around for me in the Square Immortal Continent’s Starry Sky Immortal City or the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City’s Peace Hotel.” Di Jiu really cared about these two disciples of his. Most importantly, both of them had a kind personality.

 “Master, are you an immortal? Have you been to the Immortal World?” Ah Xi and Yan Yumo looked at Di Jiu in shock.

 They’d thought that Di Jiu was definitely a powerful being of the True Form Realm and had not expected him to have a place in the Immortal World. Di Xiangnu also looked at Di Jiu in shock, as she had never expected her grandfather to be an immortal.

 Di Jiu sighed. “An immortal is just a cultivator. Both of you will know when you reach that step. There are no immortals or mortals in my eyes. They are all beings seeking to survive in the vast universe. The road to Dao is endless and both of you are on your own. We’ll part ways here.”

After saying that, Di Jiu disappeared with Xiangnu with a wave of his hand.

 “Master, can I change my name to Di Ahxi?” By the time Ah Xi hurriedly asked this, Di Jiu had already disappeared.

 However, Di Jiu very quickly said by his ear, “Alright, you will now be called Di Ahxi.”