Ninth In the World

Di Jiu had originally intended to search for the beetle before looking for the flame. However, although the Spiritual Force imprint on his body might not cause him any problems in the near future, it still made him uncomfortable.

Di Jiu discovered quickly that the beetle was in the area where he wanted to search for the flame. Although he did not know how that little insect had managed to get over there, he increased his speed and headed over.

After attaining the seventh-stage Golden Core Realm, he could move nearly 20 miles at a time. This was because he did not continue to condense his Spiritual Force. Otherwise, considering the increased condensation of his Spiritual Force, Di Jiu believed that he would have moved an even bigger distance away.

The further Di Jiu walked, the hotter it became. After several days, a flaming mountain appeared in his Spiritual Force.

In Di Jiu’s opinion, this flaming mountain was not a volcano. A volcano would sprout lava and soot from a close distance. Although the flaming mountain in front of him was covered in flames, there was no soot in sight. It seemed like this was a pure flame.

What shocked Di Jiu more was the light blue flame floating on the flaming mountain peak.

At first, Di Jiu was elated. This was definitely a treasure. This flame was at a much higher level than the one he and the hunchback had found in the Qi Family’s Commercial Building.

Wait…

Di Jiu quickly sensed that something was amiss. Wasn’t this the location Zhong Xun and the sixth-stage Golden Core Realm Cultivator had given him?

However, Di Jiu had to obtain this flame. He would feel extremely uncomfortable if he did not obtain it and had to carry this Spiritual Force imprint around.

“Enter the herb garden, Little Tree.” Although the herb garden had become a Small World, Di Jiu still called it herb garden out of habit.

When Little Tree entered it, Di Jiu landed at the foot of the flaming mountain, where there were about 34 Cultivators. The majority of them were late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivators and Golden Core Realm Cultivators, so obtaining the flame would be a great help to their immortal cultivation. They were hoping that this flaming mountain would suddenly be extinguished or the flames would grow weaker.

The value of this flame could no longer be measured using average Spirit Stones.

When they saw Di Jiu land on the ground, two early-stage Golden Core Realm Cultivators who had been observing the flame grew pale. They both retreated subconsciously.

Before they could fully retreat though, Di Jiu’s saber had slashed at them.

“Please stop, Daoist. I have something to say…” One of the third-stage Golden Core Realm Cultivators took out his Dharma treasure while anxiously asking Di Jiu to stop.

Di Jiu had no intention of stopping, so a saber flash kept slashing at them.

Boom! The Dharma treasure of the third-stage Golden Core Realm Cultivator was immediately thrown away by the saber flash. Suddenly, a stream of blood spurted out. This Golden Core Realm Cultivator could not even block one of Di Jiu’s saber moves.

As soon as the third-stage Golden Core Realm Cultivator was killed, the first-stage Golden Core Realm Cultivator was killed as well. This cultivator did not even get a chance to take out his Dharma treasure.

Di Jiu walked over and took the storage bags of the two cultivators. When they saw that, the remaining cultivators retreated subconsciously, looking at Di Jiu with caution.

“These two sneaked an attack on me in the past. That’s why I killed them,” Di Jiu said calmly. “This had nothing to do with the rest of you.”

The two men had been the Golden Core Realm Cultivators who had attacked him in the blue cave abode. The third-stage Golden Core Realm Cultivator had actually inflicted an extremely serious wound on his back.

If it was not for the Spiritual Force escape technique, he would have died in that cave abode. Therefore, Di Jiu had no intention of showing mercy on these people. After all, taking revenge and showing gratitude were natural instincts.

After killing the two Golden Core Realm Cultivators, Di Jiu was about to leave. Suddenly, his Spiritual Force sensed that a man and a woman were approaching him swiftly. In the blink of an eye, they arrived right before him.

“You are really malicious, pal. You intend to walk off casually after killing the cultivators of the Constant Heaven Continent?” said the handsome man, who was wearing a golden shirt, as he blocked Di Jiu’s path.

“Senior Brother Min, there is a blue flame on the mountain peak…” said the beautiful lady who followed the man excitedly as she pointed at the mountain peak.

They had gone there to capture Di Jiu and obtain the Small World he had, so they had not expected to see a flame even more precious than a Small World when they got there.

Given their current cultivation stage, the Small World was perhaps more useful than a flame. However, all cultivators knew that the value of a flame surpassed that of a Small World.

A Small World could not be upgraded, while this flame could be upgraded repeatedly. A flame was the most useful item, regardless of how high one’s cultivation was.

“I know, Junior Sister Bijun. We will revisit the topic of the flame later.” The handsome male cultivator cupped his fists at the rest of the cultivators before he said, “Everyone, this flame is most likely unobtainable. We have a private matter to settle here, so please leave.”

They would all have left even if this handsome man had not said anything.

Even if they had obtained the flame first, after Di Jiu’s arrival, they would no longer be able to keep it. Plus, they were unable to obtain the flame because they were unable to scale the mountain.

If these factors were insufficient to suppress their greed, they would simply be committing suicide by waiting there after the arrival of those two cultivators, who seemed to be no weaker than Di Jiu.

Soon, all the remaining cultivators had left. Even though a few of them had not wanted to, they dared not stay. Instead, they chose to hide at a faraway place and observe the area from a distance.

Di Jiu did not speak this whole time. He could sense that this man and woman were very strong. The man blocking his path was most likely a perfected Golden Core cultivator halfway to attaining the Essence Soul Realm. The aura surrounding the beautiful lady was also powerful, so Di Jiu believed that she must have recently attained the first-stage Essence Soul Realm.

There were indeed many geniuses in this vast universe.

Although he had not seen it with his own eyes, Di Jiu had heard that a Pioneer Sea Realm cultivator less than 100 years old had entered the Sky Screen. Now, he saw an Essence Soul Realm cultivator under 100 years old firsthand.

Di Jiu calmed back down immediately. So what if one attained the Essence Soul Realm in less than 100 years of age? He had cultivated for less than 10 years himself and had already attained the seventh-stage Golden Core Realm. He also believed that he would reach the Essence Soul Realm when he left the Sky Screen.

“Nice going, pal! You must be a perfected Golden Core Realm Cultivator. I’m truly impressed that you killed two Golden Core cultivators from the Constant Heaven Continent without a reason. I am Zong Min, a disciple of the Constant Heaven Continent’s Enduring Immortal Sect. I am here to check out your skills as well.” The man in the golden shirt stared at Di Jiu mockingly as the spear on his back swayed slightly.

He and Junior Sister Bijun had clearly seen Di Jiu kill the two Golden Core cultivators without saying a word.

“Yes?” Di Jiu said lightly. “Does this matter affect you?”

The beautiful lady stared at Di Jiu coldly. “That’s right, it does affect me. Today, I will avenge my elder brother and enlighten you.”

Di Jiu sensed that the killing intent coming towards him was extremely intense. It seemed as if the lady wanted to swallow him whole immediately.