Ninth In the World

The first impression Di Jiu had was that this person was very powerful. This fella would definitely not be any weaker than Hall Master Zong, who had just left. Since Di Jiu could not see through this person’s cultivation level, the latter had most likely surpassed the Immortal King Realm.

“I could only tell that this is retribution. She set up a trap without reason, pinned my Junior Sister here and even cast a Life Suppressing restriction. If I hadn’t had some tricks up my sleeves, my Junior Sister would have died. I am only repaying your daughter in kind for what she has done,” said Di Jiu calmly.

He was certain that this person would not dare do anything. Hall Master Zong had said earlier that he was in the right.

“You’ve got some guts.” The killing intent surrounding the yellow-robed male cultivator almost materialized. “Let’s see if you will be able to live past this day.”

As he was speaking, he was about to pull out the spear piercing Huang Quan’s body.

Di Jiu was not afraid of his killing intent, as he had experienced various dangerous body-tempering environments. He was unafraid of killing intent, no matter how real it seemed. Upon seeing that the yellow-robed male cultivator was about to pluck out the spear, he sneered in disdain. “Don’t blame me for telling you that not everyone is capable of pulling out that spear…”

The yellow-robed laughed crazily, although there was no laughter in his eyes. “This is the first time I’m seeing such an arrogant Immortal Lord weakling…”

The spear Di Jiu had stabbed into his daughter’s body had been pulled out and the yellow-robed male cultivator had stopped talking.

Bam! A bloody mist suddenly exploded. A bloody hole the size of a bowl rushed over at Huang Quan’s chest, making her life-force disappear. Even her Principal Spirit disappeared.

Huang Yetian was stunned. He could see clearly with his Spiritual Force that the restriction pinning his daughter was a low-level Life Suppressing Array. Such a small array was nothing in his eyes. Why then had his daughter died when he had pulled the spear out?

His daughter was dead…

Huang Yetian finally reacted as killing intent instantly filled him. “Die!”

A violent hand seal was about to be executed in Di Jiu’s direction. Di Jiu felt cold all over and sensed his impending doom.

Suddenly, Di Jiu’s expression changed. He had not expected that Huang Yetian would be such a brash fellow. Didn’t Huang Yetian know that he would certainly die if he killed Di Jiu here?

“Sect Master Huang, this is the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City.” A clear voice called out to Huang Yetian as a lady rushed out.

Huang Yetian shuddered and instantly retreated frantically. He had finally calmed down. This was the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City. He would definitely die if he dared to kill anyone.

That was not right, for he had already killed someone. The person killed might have been his daughter, but this was a crime all the same.

“Sect Master Huang, you are the master of a sect. However, that is not a sufficient reason for you to be able to kill in the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City,” said a calm voice. Then, two men wearing deacon attire flanked Huang Yetian.

Huang Yetian had completely calmed down. He cupped his fists at the two men and said, “I was acting too rashly just now. I was very anxious and agitated because I suddenly lost my beloved daughter. That’s why I almost committed a sin.”

The deacon standing on the left nodded his head. “We can understand your feelings, Sect Master Huang. Since this has already happened, please follow us to the Law Enforcement Hall to provide an explanation.”

“Of course.” Huang Yetian did not even look at Di Jiu. He walked over and picked up his daughter’s corpse before leaving with the two deacons of the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City.

In his eyes, Di Jiu was already a dead man. His death was only a matter of time.

“Thank you, Deacon Huo.” Di Jiu cupped his fists towards the lady who had stopped Huang Yetian. He accepted this debt of gratitude, despite the fact that the two deacons would have stopped Huang Yetian’s attack even if Huo Jianqian had not prevented Huang Yetian’s actions.

Huo Jianqian nodded her head and told Di Jiu, “Alchemy Master Di, could we head to your lodgings together and have a chat?”

Di Jiu smiled. “Of course, Deacon Huo.”

Di Jiu was actually not very worried. Huang Yetian would not be able to do anything to him, so long as he did not leave his own store.

Killing him would be impossible, for the deacons of the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City would arrive before his Defense Array was opened. It was unfortunate that his Floating Flame Flag was not with him. Therefore, his Dharma Arrays were only at level seven, which was insufficient to kill Huang Yetian.

“Alchemy Master Di, you are truly very formidable. Huang Yetian is at the early-stage Immortal Supremacy Realm. No one else would have dared to say anything before their legs turned weak,” said a pale-faced, slightly plump young man who walked over while laughing and gave Di Jiu a thumbs-up.

The moment he heard this voice, Di Jiu knew that it was the queer voice that had helped him out earlier.

“You were very righteous. Thank you.” With a glance, Di Jiu realized immediately that the pale-faced man in front of him was a Grand Zenith Immortal who was more powerful than him.

The pale-faced young man waved his hand. “It’s not a big deal, don’t mention it. I like to make friends with people like you.”

“I intend to return to my store. If you don’t mind, you could follow me,” said Di Jiu.

The pale-faced young man laughed. “That was exactly my intention. I’m Xie Huang.”

Di Jiu nodded his head. “In that case, let’s go, Daoist Xie and Deacon Huo.”

Di Jiu threw out various array flags once again. While the spectating cultivators were still clueless about what was going on, Di Jiu, who had walked a long distance away, waved his hand.

Boom! An explosion took place. The store that had just scammed Little Tree exploded into bits. Several shop assistants flew out of the store. Although all of them were still alive, they had lost their clothes so they looked like half-baked pigs.

The spectating cultivators were stunned by how merciless Di Jiu was. He refused to suffer even the smallest of grievances. Any other cultivator would have considered themselves lucky to still be alive. However, Di Jiu was not willing to let things go. Before he left, he had even blown up the store. Di Jiu would have to go to the Law Enforcement Hall for blowing up the store if it was not for Hall Master Zong’s words.

Some of the cultivators thought that Di Jiu was truly brave and wondered what kind of store such a brave alchemist would open.

…

“Little Tree, accompany Big Brother Xie for a while. I need to speak with Deacon Huo.” After instructing Little Tree, Di Jiu told Xie Huang, “Brother Xie, I’ll come back down shortly.”

Di Jiu knew why Deacon Huo had been looking for him. He had just offended a powerful figure. As the Honorary Alchemy Master of the Star Elixir Dispensary, he would still be of some help to the organization. Deacon Huo should be there to help him.

Xie Huang waved his hand. “Go ahead, Brother Di. The only problem I face every day is that I have too much time. Therefore, I’m always available. You don’t have to worry about me.”

Di Jiu was actually very curious about Xie Huang, for helping Di Jiu speak under the circumstances was akin to having a death wish. No one would do so unless they were a fool.

Therefore, he believed that Xie Huang had not helped him simply because she liked him. It might be because of some other matter, which would have to wait until he had finished speaking with Huo Jianqian.

“Junior Sister Mo, you just sustained an injury. Head back to the room first and rest.” Mo Yuxuan’s cultivation level was too low, and she was also injured. Moreover, she possessed the Nirmala Spirit Body. Therefore, Di Jiu did not want to let her continue staying outside.

“Okay.” Mo Yuxuan stood up and headed up the building. Her cultivation level might be low, but she knew very well that Di Jiu was facing a very big problem.

…

“Please speak, Deacon Huo.” Di Jiu led Huo Jianqian to the guest room on the second floor and poured her a cup of ordinary Immortal Spirit Tea.

He intended to take out the Starry Sky Tea and serve it to Huo Jianqian after this discussion ended. He wanted to prevent Huo Jianqian’s attention from being diverted to the Starry Sky Tea.

“Alchemy Master Di, I have actually accepted a mission from the headquarters, My mission is to come and convince you to join the Star Elixir Dispensary. The next step I’m supposed to take is to hand you over to the Star Elixir Dispensary…”

Di Jiu had experienced too many situations, so he instantly felt that something was amiss when he heard what Huo Jianqian had to say. Why had she said that she had accepted a mission? The clash between him and Sect Master Huang had happened at short notice, yet Huo Jianqian had been assigned a mission by the headquarters?

There was only one possibility: The Star Elixir Dispensary had known about this matter. Upon thinking of this, Di Jiu’s expression turned gloomy.

Huo Jianqian took one look at his expression and realized that Di Jiu understood the whole situation. Thus, she sighed and said, “I have tried my best to convince the headquarters, but I’m far too weak. No one took heed of what I said. In the end, I was sent here to play the good guy and help you out when you got in danger.”

Di Jiu said calmly, “This means that Sect Master Huang had an agreement with the Star Elixir Dispensary as well. He was supposed to act as the bad guy while the Star Elixir Dispensary took on the role of the good guy. Afterward, the Star Elixir Dispensary intended to take me away and make me work under them, right?”

Huo Jianqian, who was silently impressed by Di Jiu’s quick and thorough thinking, nodded her head. “That’s right. However, you unexpectedly acted really decisively and resolved the matter first without needing the Star Elixir Dispensary’s help. Although there will be some consequences, I believe that you must have a plan.”

Di Jiu looked at Huo Jianqian. “Why did you tell me this?”

Huo Jianqian smiled lightly. “I never once thought of harming you when I accepted this mission. It’s a good thing that you resolved the first wave of danger. At least, this means that I don’t need to warn you to be careful. I originally intended to tell you to quickly leave the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City, but it seems that this idea will no longer work. I understand Huang Yetian somewhat. You would still have had a chance of escaping if you had not killed his daughter. Now, he will definitely not let you go.”

“Huang Yetian has already been taken away by the Gigantic Tripod Immortal City’s Law Enforcement Hall,” said Di Jiu calmly.

Huo Jianqian sneered. “The Gigantic Tripod Immortal City’s Law Enforcement Hall? You have overestimated the Law Enforcement Hall. The reason they did this is because this happened on the streets. As a Sect Master, Huang Yetian will immediately be let go and target you. As for you, you have become a thorn in the Law Enforcement Hall’s side. Soon, you will definitely experience many troubles that will only stop when you are brought to the Law Enforcement Hall.”

Di Jiu had already thought of these consequences. Thus, he took a deep breath and asked, “Deacon Huo, we could only be considered acquaintances. Why did you help me?”

Huo Jianqian shook her head. “You gave me a Seven-Orifice Soul Condensing Elixir. My friend begged me to help you after she discovered this. I wanted to help you as well. I believe that you will definitely not be an ordinary alchemist in the future.”