Ninth In the World

Di Jiu was currently busy setting up numerous Confinement Killing Arrays at the Great Fortune Inn.

Zhong Ao was indeed powerful, but their opponent had strength in numbers. Too many people were coveting the Starry Sky Tea. Even Ye Xi seemed to have set his sights on him.

“You might as well not set any arrays up if you are creating a level-seven Confinement Killing Immortal Array,” commented Zhong Ao quietly when he saw the Confinement Killing Immortal Arrays Di Jiu was setting p.

Di Jiu had originally intended to set up a level-seven Confinement Killing Immortal Array outside the inn before setting up a level-eight confinement array inside. Although he was not incapable of setting up a level-nine confinement array, the time needed to set such an array up would be too long and he was certain that his opponents would not give him so much time to prepare.

Zhong Ao’s words prompted him to suddenly remember that Zhong Ao was good at what he was not. Moreover, Zhong Ao seemed to be able to set up arrays of a higher level than a level-nine Confinement Killing Immortal Array. Why had he not thought of it earlier? He basically had free labor with him, yet he had chosen to tire himself out.

Di Jiu threw a ring at Zhong Ao. “Old Zhong, I will set up a level-seven Confinement Killing Immortal Array outside. Help me set up a higher-level Confinement Killing Immortal Array inside to the best of your abilities. If that is not possible, you can set up a level-eight Immortal Array.”

Zhong Ao was not concerned, as setting up a level-nine Confinement Killing Immortal Array was a piece of cake for him, even if the materials used were extremely poor in terms of quality.

…

At the moment, 10 Immortal Emperors were seated in the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City’s City Lord Manor. Among them were the three Major Immortal Emperors of the Demonic Clothing Immortal Continent: Palatial Lord Xie Wanling of the Starry Demon Palace, Sect Master Xiling Yuanyi of the Buzhou Immortal Sect, and Dao Master Yue Wuliang of the Heavenly Cloud Dao. Immortal Emperor Fang Feilou, the Guild Master of the Illusionary Rainbow Immortal Continent’s Vitrail Chamber of Commerce, Bai Ye, the Guild Master of the New Moon Commercial Building, and Itinerant Cultivator Peng He were also present. They were all fifth-stage Immortal Emperors.

Third-stage Immortal Emperor Fu Jue, the Guild Master of the Tripod-Existing Elixir Dispensary, fifth-stage Immortal Emperor Meng Qianqian, the Guild Master of the Eternal Moon Building, fourth-stage Immortal Emperor Chen Zishun, the Deputy Guild Master of the Gigantic Tripod Elixir Association, and first-stage Immortal Emperor Mi Ji, the City Lord of the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City, were present as well. Out of them all, Mi Ji possessed the weakest cultivation.

He saw the situation very clearly. There was indeed strength in numbers here, but they were not united. Furthermore, Chen Zishun had left before they had started heading over. Besides, Peng He only wanted the Agama True Glazed Water, while Fu Jue and Meng Qianqian had come here only for the Starry Sky Tea.

This would be nothing if Di Jiu was an ordinary weakling. However, was that the case here? Di Jiu had already gained some understanding of the spatial laws, and the man called Old Zhong was not an easy target.

In other words, this would only lead to an internecine outcome with a high fatality rate. Considering the escape technique Di Jiu possessed, there was more than a 90 percent possibility that Di Jiu would successfully escape.

Not killing Di Jiu and letting him escape was an outcome that Fang Feilou could only laugh in response to, especially given his understanding of Di Jiu.

“No wonder your business is growing. Let’s go,” said Bai Ye mockingly before leaving.

…

After everyone had left, Chen Zishun approached Fang Feilou, cupped his fists and said, “Thank you, Guild Master Fang.”

He appreciated the fact that Fang Feilou had given up on this opportunity that would definitely eliminate Di Jiu, even though everyone else was going to attack Elixir Association Alchemy Master Di Jiu together.

Fang Feilou hastily cupped his fists and responded, “You’re being too courteous, Guild Master Chen. Unfortunately, the Guild Master of the Elixir Association is not here. Otherwise, no one would dare to do such a thing.”

There was nothing bad about becoming acquaintances with the Deputy Guild Master of the Elixir Association, regardless of whether Di Jiu was killed or not.

“If you don’t mind, we could head over to the Elixir Association for a chat,” suggested Chen Zishun.

This invitation fit Fang Feilou’s plans nicely. After all, he had intended to strengthen his relationship with Di Jiu through his association with the Elixir Association.

…

“Deputy City Lord Jie, your inn seems to have changed name,” commented Bai Ye with a chuckle as he stood outside where the Great Fortune Inn had originally been.

Everyone who went there saw that Di Jiu had destroyed the words “Great Fortune Inn”. Now, floating above the Defense Array were two distinct words constructed from Dao runes: Peace Hotel.

There was something called the Peace Hotel in Di Jiu’s memories. Anyone who had nowhere to go could head to the Peace Hotel. Reaching the Peace Hotel symbolized that there was nothing more to do in the cultivation word. No one could enter the hotel to capture anyone or engage in a battle.

Di Jiu remembered incurring the wrath of the experts of the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City after coming to the city for the very first time. Back then, he’d had nowhere to go.

If a Peace Hotel had existed then, even if he hadn’t been able to escape, he could have stayed in the hotel forever by relying on the several billions of Liberal Points he possessed.

Unfortunately, this hotel did not exist in the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City. Since that was the case, he would open one himself. At least, in the future, cultivators like him, who came to the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City, would have a place to go.

Jie Guangmao was calm. After all, the hotel would belong to him once again, no matter what it was called.

“My guess was indeed correct. He should still be a level-seven Array King,” lamented Mi Ji.

Everyone had expected that Di Jiu could tear the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City’s Defense Array apart with a slash of his saber. Firstly, the Defense Array had not been fully activated. Secondly, Di Jiu was an Immortal Array King.

Yue Wuliang grunted. “He is most likely not a level-seven Array King. He has to be at least a level-eight Array Supremacy if he was able to set up a level-seven Immortal Defense Array in such a short time. Perhaps, one of his people is a level-eight Immortal Array Supremacy. If my guess is correct, there should be a higher-level Confinement Killing Immortal Array behind this level-seven Defense Array.”

Crack! Just as Xiling Yuanyi was about to attack, the Defense Array suddenly opened and a broad passageway leading to the main building of the Peace Hotel appeared. Everyone could see that on the first story of the hall sat Di Jiu, who was waiting for them while drinking tea.