Chapter 262 - Rushing Towards The Planted Cultivators’ Mountain
The death rate on the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain was as high as 90 percent. The news that Di Jiu, a newcomer on the mountain, was meeting his doom did not cause any sensation.
Everything at the foot of the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain went on as usual.
Chu Ju had not come to the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain with the intention to increase his lifespan. He was well aware of his own capabilities, and this mountain was not one he could climb. Given his current strength, climbing this mountain would only lead to his death. The reason he had come was to gain some insight into the order at the foot of the mountain. A lot of people said that the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain possessed some kind of time order that could allow one to leapfrog and win battles after gaining even the slightest insight into the order.
Chu Ju had come here to try his luck. After all, he would regret it if he did not get to the foot of the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain when he had made a trip to the planet.
However, he was completely dumbfounded when he stood at the foot of the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain and saw Di Jiu, who stood erect on the mountain. “Why would Young Master Red Embellishment Di Jiu meet his doom on the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain?”
He immediately became excited. Others might not know that Di Jiu possessed many quality items, but he knew. Di Jiu had obtained 200 spirit meridians at the spirit vein canyon. These spirit meridians were either high-grade or supreme-grade.
Should he head up to the mountain?
Chu Ju started to hesitate. The spirit meridians might be good, but his life was important as well. Could he do this when even Young Master Red Embellishment had met his doom on the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain?
After hesitating for the span of several breaths, Chu Ju made a decision. If opportunities could be obtained so easily, they would be called something else. He had to head up and try his luck, for there was a possibility that he would obtain the spirit meridians.
Everyone who had been to the Five Continent Square knew who Han Qingyi was. She was a top-notch genius of the True Dominion. Even the five large sects of the Small Central World had to be cautious around her.
There was, in fact, a rule on the Small Central Planet that forbade True Dominion Geniuses from entering it. However, it was a rule people never obeyed. Everyone just remained silent and turned a blind eye to the situation.
“Greetings, Han Qingyi.” This cultivator was only at the first-stage Pioneer Sea Realm. Hence, he dared not be disrespectful to Han Qingyi.
Han Qingyi nodded her head. “I noticed that many people are heading to the north, and so are you. What happened?”
“It is said that Young Master Red Embellishment, Di Jiu, died on the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain. In his possession are nearly 1,000 supreme-grade spirit meridians…” the cultivator said hastily.
Moshuang’s body swayed as she stood beside Han Qingyi. Then, she rushed frantically towards the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain.
Han Qingyi knew that Jing Moshuang was anxious because Di Jiu was her cultivation partner. It would be strange if Jing Moshuang was not anxious. Di Jiu had met his doom on the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain after all.
She was just as anxious. Di Jiu possessed a Plane Split Talisman. Her motive for having Jing Moshuang by her side was to pressure Di Jiu into giving her the talisman. How could she possibly allow anyone else to seize Di Jiu’s ring now that he had died on the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain?
Han Qingyi’s body flashed as she headed towards the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain. Thanks to her ninth-stage Ekayāna Tripod Realm strength, she reached Jing Moshuang’s side shortly and carried her with a wave of her hand.
The foot of the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain was crowded by the time Han Qingyi and Jing Moshuang arrived. Jing Moshuang spotted Di Jiu immediately. At the moment, there were more than 100 cultivators behind him, almost all of them planted on the mountain. However, there was still a steady stream of cultivators rushing up the mountain.
Han Qingyi remained very calm. What attracted her to Di Jiu was not his spirit meridians but the Plane Split Talisman in his possession.
“Thank you for your care all this while, Sister Qingyi. Without your help, I would not have attained the sixth-stage Void Spirit Realm in such a short time. My debt to you is perhaps something I will never be able to repay.” Jing Moshuang bowed in front of Han Qingyi before turning and rushing towards the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain.
The surrounding cultivators were all alarmed by Jing Moshuang’s demeanor. Although the number of people gathered there kept increasing, only a scant minority would climb the mountain. The majority was hoping that someone would obtain Di Jiu’s ring. The real battle would begin the moment the ring left the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain.
Han Qingyi sighed when she saw Jing Moshuang rushing up the mountain. She chose to remain at the foot of the mountain instead. The Planted Cultivators’ Mountain was extremely infamous for its high death rate. She might be a True Dominion Genius, but even she dared not climb the mountain without making several preparations. She shared the same thought as the majority of the cultivators there. She would just wait for someone to bring Di Jiu’s ring down the mountain.
At the very least, Jing Moshuang was her cultivation companion. Although her motive for choosing Jing Moshuang had not been pure, she still wished that Jing Moshuang would be the one to obtain the ring. She knew very well that it would be nearly impossible, and the probability of her being planted on the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain was more than 95 percent.
Han Qingyi couldn’t believe Di Jiu’s luck. Being liked by an impassioned lady like Jing Moshuang was extremely rare. Jing Moshuang did not want a man to obtain cultivating resources for her, which happened seldom in the Cultivation World those days.
She suspected that among all the cultivators rushing towards Di Jiu, only Jing Moshuang was doing so without any intention of seizing the ring. She only wanted to carry Di Jiu down the mountain.
At the moment, Jing Moshuang thought of nothing else except carrying Di Jiu down the Planted Cultivators’ Mountain. Everything else did not matter.
Di Jiu was the only person she knew who had saved people without any motive. He had saved her a few times and had even saved Shanshan, He Tai and Yu Jie. Was there anyone else who saved people without any motive like Di Jiu?
She had only taken several steps when she felt deep sorrow. Jing Moshuang lifted her head in despair and looked at Di Jiu, who was a few steps away from her. Then, she stopped moving.
These few steps felt like an insurmountable chasm. Jing Moshuang looked at Di Jiu’s back in a daze, thinking how great it would be to be able to take Di Jiu away from this place. She despised cultivating and hated dealing with human politics even more.