Ninth In the World

When he saw Di Jiu’s expressionless face, You Huli took a deep breath. Then, he looked at Di Jiu and said, “Ah Jiu, did you know what happened after the Fairy Planet left? Demon beasts came to Earth. The first two years were kind of alright. Later on, however, demon beasts started to assault and massacre human cities, starting with Austria. The demon beasts have now overrun the entire Earth.”

As soon as he said that, You Huli stood up and pointed outside the conference room. “North of the Honor Parade City is a boundless snow plain. There are countless powerful demon beasts congregated there. One day, these demon beasts will come here and annihilate us all. That’s right, I did kill Fei Qi and seize the Di Clan’s Six Sabers. I know that you were friends with Fei Qi and that you saved his life. However, I had no other choice. In this day and age, I would die if I didn’t get stronger.”

“Fei Qi was unwilling to hand over the Di Clan’s Six Sabers. He claimed that they did not belong to him. I had to kill him to survive. Plus, Xun Yu had saved my life. That year, I offended someone who chased me and tried to kill me. It was Xun Yu who saved me. I have stood up for her ever since Qi Xiang imprisoned Yu’er’s elder brother. Ah Jiu, I am not trying to explain myself to you by telling you all this. I’m only saying this because we were once friends. I hope that you can understand my intentions and help me. Nowadays, one cannot survive without any strength.”

Di Jiu calmly waited for You Huli to finish speaking. He felt hopeless as he looked at his former friend. You Huli could not be considered his friend anymore. As Di Jiu looked at him, he said coolly, “In that case, why did you kill Teng Ling’er? To my knowledge, back then, Teng Ling’er’s financial state was much better than yours. Her family objected to the two of you being together and she left home to be with you. Even if you’d no longer liked her, you could just have let her go. Why kill her?”

You Huli bowed his head. He still regretted killing Teng Ling’er. After living in bloodshed for a long period of time, he had forgotten what he owed Di Jiu. However, if he had not killed Teng Ling’er, he would not have been able to be with Xun Yu.

Di Jiu took an ancient book out of his ring and threw it onto the table. “You Huli, the Di Clan’s Six Sabers that you wanted so badly had been given to Brother Fei Qi by me. Actually, they are called the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers, not Six Sabers. I have the original copy of the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers…”

Di Jiu suddenly stopped speaking. His Spiritual Force seemed to sense a gray flare flashing on the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers. The flare disappeared quickly. When his Spiritual Force landed on the book again, nothing seemed to be out of place.

This book was the copy taken away by the Abstruse Fire Sect back when the sect had exterminated the Di Family in Pearl City. It was the same copy he had seized from Liang Jueren. Could this book really hold a secret of the Di Family?

You Huli’s eyes lit up. The Di Clan’s Six Sabers had been tailored for him. He had already learned the sixth saber move. With every saber move he learned, he could feel his strength increase significantly. Now that all seven saber moves were here…

“Where is Monk Red Dust then?” asked Di Jiu anxiously. One of the main reasons he had come back was to find Monk Red Dust.

“I’m afraid Monk Red Dust went to the Fairy Planet.” Qi Xiang slapped his own head, looking vexed. If he had not assumed that Di Jiu had gone to the Fairy Planet, he would not have misled Monk Red Dust.

Qi Xiang knew Monk Red Dust. It was said that the monk never lied, so anything he said would definitely be true. This was why Qi Xiang had dared not disregard Monk Red Dust’s words.

Di Jiu felt helpless. He had missed Monk Red Dust… He immediately decided to head to the Polar Night Continent and search for the monk in the future. Many cultivators who went to the Fairy Planet appeared in the Polar Night Continent for no reason. Since Monk Red Dust had also gone to the Fairy Planet, it was possible that he would appear in the Polar Night Continent as well.

“Qi Xiang, I will be leaving Earth soon…”

“Ah…” Qi Xiang was stunned by Di Jiu’s words. Leaving Earth?

Di Jiu stopped Qi Xiang from asking any questions. He recounted what he had experienced in the last few years before saying, “I need to transcend space. That’s why I cannot bring you along. I will teach you the cultivation technique and leave you some cultivating resources. How far you go will depend on you. If you’re still alive when I come back to Earth again, I will bring you along. We’ll leave Earth together.”

“I want to learn, Brother Jiu. I have to learn. The demon beasts on Earth are growing increasingly powerful. If there is no formidable person around, the Earth will most likely get dominated by the demon beasts soon,” said Qi Xiang anxiously.

Di Jiu smiled. “You don’t have to worry. Before I leave, I will kill all the demon beasts at or above level-two on Earth. When you attain the Golden Core Realm, level-three demon beasts will be a piece of cake for you.”

Di Jiu could help Qi Xiang open a galaxy meridian and give him some cultivating resources. He believed that Qi Xiang was capable of attaining the Essence Soul Realm.

…

Luo Jin City was near the Forgetful River Mountain Range. Its location, in combination with the presence of an Institute of Martial Arts, had helped it become the nation’s strongest defense.

Outside the city were rings of laser walls and laser cannons. The defense there was tighter than on the Fairy Planet.

At the moment, at least eight Connate Experts were gathered in a massive conference room. This was Luo Jin City’s demon beast defense command room. There was even a Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator present.

However, the attendants’ strength meant nothing. Everyone in the conference room looked gloomy. The level-four red tiger residing in the deep recesses of the Forgetful River Mountain Range had started migrating towards the outer region of the mountain range. It was certain that this tiger would eventually reach Luo Jin City.

A white-haired elder sighed and said, “I’m afraid that the past calamity the Fairy Planet suffered will occur again. To my knowledge, the red tiger is even more powerful than the violent ape that attacked the Fairy Planet.”

No one spoke. Everyone had seen a video of what had happened on the Fairy Planet. It had made people uneasy to watch the terrifying Beast Tide assault the Fairy Square, even though they had not really witnessed this event personally.

As everyone was frowning worriedly, a middle-aged man rushed into the conference room and said excitedly, “The level-three fox demon king of the Limitless 1,000-Mile Mountain was killed by someone with a saber move…”