Ninth In the World

A night passed quickly. By the time Di Jiu put away his cave abode, Fu Che and the other two were already waiting for him.

“Brother Di Jiu, let’s go to the Herald Night Lake!” Fu Che laughed when he saw Di Jiu. It seemed like he had not taken the Spirit Blaze Team’s threats to heart.

Di Jiu now knew about the purpose of the Roast Divine Herb. Thus, he would not retreat, no matter how difficult things got.

“I have a question to ask, Brother Fu.” Di Jiu believed that the True Form Realm Cultivator was not aware of the purpose of the Roast Divine Herb. Otherwise, the Sea Roll’s Five Young Masters would not be purchasing and collecting Roast Divine Herbs.

“Since we’re teammates, we’re also brothers. There’s no need to be so diplomatic. I will tell you everything I know,” said Fu Che with a wave of his hand.

As he looked at the foggy Herald Night Lake, Di Jiu said, “Brother Fu, I would like to know if the Sea Roll’s Five Young Masters head out to trials together frequently. Was this mission to find the Roast Divine Herb created after a particular trial?”

“That’s right. The Sea Roll’s Five Young Masters get along quite well on the surface. They do often head out to trials together. However, I don’t know if this mission was created after a particular trial.” When he heard Di Jiu’s question, Fu Che had some theories of his own.

Di Jiu, who had already understood, did not continue along this line of questioning. Instead, he said, “Let’s head to the Herald Night Lake.”

“Did you just want to ask this simple question, Big Brother Di?” Liang Guqing looked at Di Jiu inquiringly. This question was not really a question.

The Spiritual Force Training Art was indeed a good resource. Di Jiu, who had now gained confidence, circulated the Spiritual Force Training Art as he approached the Herald Night Lake.

He found the first Roast Divine Herb when he was a few hundred feet away from the lake.

Just like the Book of the World had stated, the Roast Divine Herb was blue, three inches tall and had no leaves to speak of.

When Di Jiu placed the Roast Divine Herb in his mouth, he felt a bitter taste. Before he could react, his Spiritual Sea burst into flames like a ball of fire with a loud sound.

His entire Spiritual Sea seemed to ignite as its aura soared frantically.

Di Jiu was shocked. His Spiritual Sea would explode if this went on, yet he did nothing about it. Even if an explosion did not occur, the abuse of this frightening aura would still make him look stupid. This incident could only be blamed on his carelessness. He should not have consumed a Roast Divine Herb in one go. This was obviously not the proper way to eat the herb.

The Forging Spiritual Art circulated frantically. Meanwhile, the frightening aura in Di Jiu’s Spiritual Sea seemed to encounter a grinding disc. With every Qi Circulation that was completed, the grinding disc would take away a bit of this aura and the aura would weaken a little. Di Jiu slowly felt his Spiritual Force strengthen a little.

This was good stuff. Di Jiu was extremely excited as he circulated the Forging Spiritual Art even more swiftly.

He stood up only after six hours had passed. He had expended the Roast Divine Herb completely. When Di Jiu checked his Spiritual Force and Spiritual Sea, he realized that his Spiritual Sea had expanded a little and his Spiritual Force had gotten stronger.

That was why this herb was called the Roast Divine Herb. It required burning one’s Spiritual Sea.

Di Jiu, who was aware of the benefits of the Roast Divine Herb, circulated the Forging Spiritual Art and continued to search for Roast Divine Herbs nearby. The Spiritual Force Training Art he had obtained was a match made in heaven for the Roast Divine Herb when the two of them were used together.

The effects of the blue Roast Divine Herb were so obvious that it was hard to imagine how powerful the red and black Roast Divine Herbs would be.

Di Jiu could extend his Spiritual Force now. This, in combination with the fact that he was very close to the Herald Night Lake, made it easier for him than the other cultivators to find herbs.

In half a day, Di Jiu found nearly 200 Roast Divine Herbs.

However, he had to sit down and refine the herbs upon consuming them. Otherwise, he would have kept searching while consuming the herbs.

When Di Jiu arrived at the edge of the Herald Night Lake, he looked at the lake from afar. The entire Herald Night Lake seemed to be erected vertically on the ground. Now that he was beside it, he discovered that it was no different from any other lake. At first, he’d thought that he was seeing things.

Di Jiu attempted to control his Spiritual Force so he could permeate the Herald Night Lake. The moment his Spiritual Force came into contact with the lake water, he felt a terrifying burning aura again. There was a stab of pain in his Spiritual Sea that almost made him faint.

Di Jiu hurriedly pulled back his Spiritual Force. After sitting beside the Herald Night Lake and recuperating for a long time, he stood up once again.

The sky had gotten dark, and the surface of the lake seemed to be covered by a layer of starlight. The lake looked extremely beautiful. Unlike during the day, when night came, the aura surging into the Spiritual Sea became even more violent. Di Jiu would have had to retreat a long distance away if he had not had the Forging Spiritual Art.

He looked at the Herald Night Lake in front of him with a sigh. It seemed like it would be slightly difficult for him to find red Roast Divine Herbs in the lake.

When Di Jiu’s gaze landed on the shore of the lake, he was pleasantly surprised to see a few dozens of red and half-red Roast Divine Herbs. All the red Roast Divine Herbs had one leaf.

Half of the half-red Roast Divine Herbs were submerged in water, while the red Roast Divine Herbs were submerged completely.

Di Jiu was very happy. Apparently, one could see the red Roast Divine Herbs by the lake only at night.

Di Jiu did not entertain any thoughts about finding black Roast Divine Herbs. The Herald Night Lake was so scary that his current Spiritual Force level would definitely be unable to permeate it. He only wanted to obtain the red and half-red Roast Divine Herbs by the lake. He would come back and search for the black Roast Divine Herbs in the future, when his Spiritual Force became more powerful.

Since he could not use his Spiritual Force, he would have to use his hands to pick the herbs.

Di Jiu walked over to a completely submerged red Roast Divine Herb and carefully dipped his hand into the water.

A sizzling sound was heard, as if a piece of quicklime had dropped into the water. Meanwhile, an intense pain traveled from Di Jiu’s hand to the rest of his body. Di Jiu could even feel his bones corroding. This corrosion quickly spread inside his Spiritual Sea. Di Jiu, who no longer dared hold onto the Roast Divine Herb, hurriedly withdrew his hand from the water.

The part of his hand that had been submerged was missing some flesh. Only the bones remained.

Di Jiu took a deep breath. He was a Three-Monarch Void Realm Tempered Body Cultivator. However, despite the power of his body, even the back of his hand had been corroded. Who could possibly obtain the Roast Divine Herbs inside the lake?

Fortunately, Di Jiu was a Three-Monarch Realm Tempered Body Cultivator who possessed the Colossal Kun Art Schema. Therefore, after one night, his body had recovered completely and his corroded hand had returned to its original healthy state.

The next day, when Di Jiu looked again, he could no longer see any Roast Divine Herbs by the lake. It seemed like the red Roast Divine Herbs could indeed only be found at night.

It was impossible to enter the lake. Thus, Di Jiu could only try his luck again when night fell.

During the day, he found nearly 200 more blue Roast Divine Herbs. He dug up almost all the blue Roast Divine Herbs beside the lake.

Di Jiu, who now possessed more than 300 blue Roast Divine Herbs, was too lazy to keep searching for blue Roast Divine Herbs. He wanted to obtain half-red and red Roast Divine Herbs instead.