Ninth In the World

Even Xiling Yuanyi was stunned when he realized that Di Jiu was sitting at the array door and waiting for everyone so arrogantly.

What was this supposed to mean? Was he fearless?

This was part of human nature. They would have forcibly opened the Dharma Array if Di Jiu had hastily closed it. Now that Di Jiu had opened the array to let them in, they dared not enter.

While everyone was hesitating, someone rushed in directly.

Everyone recognized that person: It was Peng He. Peng He was too desperate to obtain the Agama True Glazed Water so he would not let go of any opportunity.

Xiling Yuanyi laughed. “I would like to see just how formidable this Confinement Killing Array is.”

Laughing maniacally, Xiling Yuanyi walked into the array as well. He was not like Peng He, however. Peng He had dashed towards Di Jiu using his fastest speed upon entering, but Xiling Yuanyi took his time, evidently waiting for the others to come in as well.

He did not have to wait long. He had put only one foot inside the Confinement Killing Array when Xie Wanling and Yue Wuliang followed him closely.

When the three Major Immortal Emperors of the Demonic Clothing Immortal Continent entered before them, the rest of the Immortal Emperors and Immortal Supremacies followed.

The passageway suddenly disappeared and the array closed the moment everyone entered the Defense Array.

“Friend, I only want the Agama True Glazed Water. I will accept any conditions you propose.” Peng He pleaded without any preamble when he stopped in front of Di Jiu.

He would immediately leave if Di Jiu gave the Agama True Glazed Water to him.

Di Jiu would not give Peng He the Agama True Glazed Water, no matter what. He did not have it on him now. However, even if he did, he would not do so. He did not care what Peng He was like.

Back then, it was because of Peng He that he had almost died in the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City. If he had been half a second slower, he would have died. Would he have ended up in that hopeless situation if Peng He had not attacked him ahead of his plans?

“I’m impressed with your guts. Of course, courage is insufficient if one wishes to live for a long time,” said Xiling Yuanyi with a snort. He lifted his hand and made a grabbing movement in Di Jiu’s direction.

Xiling Yuanyi understood why Di Jiu had been waiting for everyone so openly. Therefore, he appeared to be very impatient. He was also the first person to attack Di Jiu. In truth, he had only exerted less than 10 percent of his strength.

He knew very well that Di Jiu’s possessions did not belong to him alone. If that was the case, considering that Di Jiu surely still had some trump cards, there was no reason for him to use his full strength.

Di Jiu slashed down with his saber without hesitation. His Surveillance Array revealed an expert who was stronger than anyone present. He did not think for even one second that he had friends of this caliber. Therefore, this expert had to be there to look for him. In that case, he would wait for this person to enter the array before launching any attacks.

Otherwise, he would have activated the Confinement Killing Immortal Array with a simple saber swing.

Boom! The Saber Qi of the Heavenly Aqua Saber and Xiling Yuanyi’s Immortal Essence Hand Seal collided, creating an explosion of Immortal Essence. Xiling Yuanyi’s hand seal disappeared without a trace. Upon tasting blood in his mouth, Di Jiu was silently shocked. An Immortal Emperor was indeed ridiculously strong. He was unable to hold his own even though his opponent had only used a very small portion of his strength.

Everyone could see that there was a very huge difference in strength between Di Jiu and Xiling Yuanyi. However, what astounded them was not Di Jiu’s cultivation level, but the Defense Array set up in the hall.

The surge of Immortal Essence caused by the collision was extremely violent, yet it did not affect the hall at all. This could only mean one thing: There was a top-notch Immortal Array here that none of them could see.

However, no one was concerned about that. They were certain that it would be a level-eight Confinement Killing Immortal Array at best. Such an Immortal Array would definitely be unable to hold itself against eight Immortal Emperor experts, despite the combined prowess of Di Jiu and a late-stage Immortal Emperor.

“Di Jiu…” started Xie Wanling. He was immediately cut off by Di Jiu, who waved his hand dismissively. “Shut up for now.”

Xie Wanling was enraged. Before he could continue speaking, however, a crisp voice was heard. “Is Alchemy Emperor Di in? I’m Yin Wushang from the Phantasmal Star Ocean.”

Yin Wushang?

The few Immortal Emperors who had been prepared to attack all halted. The name Yin Wushang held too much weight.

The strongest expert of the Illusionary Rainbow Immortal Continent was Ye Xi, but that was only because Yin Wushang had disappeared. Ye Xi had been a nobody when Yin Wushang had still been around.

In the Four Major Immortal Continents, the most mysterious family was the Yin Family. Yin Wushang was the family head and the number one expert of the Yin Family.

The Yin Family had suddenly disappeared that year for some unknown reason. Ye Xi had appeared right after that.

The few Immortal Emperors from the Demonic Clothing Immortal Continent got goosebumps when Yin Wushang suddenly appeared there to visit Di Jiu.

If everyone joined forces, they would definitely be able to deal with Yin Wushang. However, Yin Wushang and Di Jiu were different. An expert like Yin Wushang was not someone they could kill, which would cause a problem since everyone present had a reputation.

Besides, Yin Wushang had just called Di Jiu an Alchemy Emperor. Since when had that happened?

Crack! The major array opened again and the passageway made its appearance once more. At the other end stood a slightly slim, middle-aged man.

Meng Qianqian, who was a person of few words, suddenly understood why Fang Feilou had been unwilling to come with them. She was certain that Fang Feilou had gotten some information on Di Jiu beforehand.

She took a deep breath. All would have proceeded as intended if Yin Wushang had gone there with the same intention as them in mind. However, if Yin Wushang was there to help Di Jiu, then it would be best to put the matter to rest for today.

Upon seeing the open array door, although he was surprised, Yin Wushang entered the array without hesitation. He quickly landed in the hall on the first floor of the Peace Hotel.

“Greetings, Family Head Yin,” chorused the rest as they cupped their fists while Yin Wushang entered the hall.

Yin Wushang was stunned. He had gone there immediately after hearing that Di Jiu was in the Gigantic Tripod Liberal Immortal City. Upon reaching the Immortal City, he had then been informed that several experts had come to cause Di Jiu trouble. Naturally, he had delightedly rushed over to help Di Jiu out.

In Yin Wushang’s opinion, this was a heaven-sent opportunity. After all, he had been searching for Di Jiu for a few years. His life would be easier if he helped him the moment they met.

He only discovered just how many experts had come to find Di Jiu upon arriving.

It was safe to say that, other than the two early-stage Immortal Emperors, the rest were all Great Immortal Emperor experts at the fifth-stage or seventh-stage Immortal Emperor Realm.

Xie Wanling, Xiling Yuanyi, and Yue Wuliang were also apex experts and three of the five Immortal Emperors of the Demonic Clothing Immortal Continent. Even ninth-stage Immortal Emperors might not be a match for any of them.

“Congratulations, your cultivation has improved significantly. Di Jiu is extremely vile and bloodthirsty. It is great that you’re here now. You can help us deliver justice.” Xiling Yuanyi was well-aware of how powerful Yin Wushang was. Right after the greetings, he did not wait for Yin Wushang to inquire about what had happened before establishing the purpose of this mission. Yin Wushang was only one person, no matter how strong he was.

Yin Wushang suddenly felt unlucky. If he sat back and did nothing while so many experts attacked together, he would be committing suicide instead of helping Di Jiu.

He had experienced many things but he had never expected that Di Jiu would still have Old Zhong with him. If he had known this beforehand, he would have tried harder.

As it was, he cupped his fists at Xiling Yuanyi before turning to Di Jiu and declaring, “Alchemy Emperor Di, thank you so much for helping me refine the elixir pills previously. Without you, I would have died.”

Di Jiu had already realized that he was the owner of the dead-faced fellow. With a wave of his hand, he said, “It was nothing. It was just a transaction. I would have helped anyone who approached me.”

Yin Wushang nodded his head after Di Jiu finished talking. Then, he turned and cupped his fists at the other Immortal Emperor expert as he inquired, “Fellow Daoists, could this matter be settled amicably on my behalf?”

Yue Wuliang replied coolly, “Di Jiu killed Brother Yuanyi’s son, Xiling Zai, and the elder of the New Moon Commercial Building, Gou Yue. I’m afraid that would be impossible.”

After saying that, he moved to the side and the aura surrounding him expanded swiftly.

Almost the instant Yue Wuliang did that, Xie Wanling and Xiling Yuanyi’s domain aura melded with his.

They had worked together many times before, so their teamwork was flawless.

When the three Great Immortal Emperors took action, Bai Ye and Peng He extended their Domains as well without hesitation and took out their Dharma treasures at the same time.

Yin Wushang’s face changed. He would not be able to leave if he dared to do anything, not when he was faced with such a violent, oppressive, superimposing Domain.

He knew that this Domain aura was meant to scare him off and it succeeded.

Yin Wushang sighed. Just as he was about to speak, Meng Qianqian suddenly appeared before him and announced, “I will retreat since Family Head Yin said so.”

Upon saying that, she turned to leave. She looked back at Di Jiu when she reached the door, in hopes that Di Jiu would open the Defense Array.

Di Jiu stood up and asked coldly, “Are the Peace Hotel and I commodities? Do you think that a group of ants could come and go as they wish?”

Yin Wushang’s face turned green. If Di Jiu intended to rely on the Confinement Killing Immortal Array to kill so many Immortal Emperor experts, then Di Jiu only possessed aptitude in alchemy and had no experience with survival skills. Yin Wushang took a step back subconsciously. While he did want to forge a bond with Di Jiu, he would not sacrifice his life to do so.

Di Jiu could not be bothered to take heed of Yin Wushang, The Heavenly Aqua Saber, which was unsheathed, was producing countless saber flares. The entire space of the hall changed along with the descending saber flares.

A surging killing aura filled the entire hall. Even Yin Wushang, who was approaching the ranks of a level-nine Immortal Array Emperor, was affected by the killing intent. He was astounded, certain that the Confinement Killing Immortal Array here was a top-notch level-nine Confinement Killing Immortal Array.

Suddenly, several blood mists exploded. There was no need for Di Jiu to do anything, for some Immortal Supremacy experts were enveloped by the surging killing aura. Their bodies exploded as a result.

Di Jiu was completely unafraid. The Heavenly Aqua Saber transformed into an extremely distinct saber flare that shot towards Peng He.

Logically, out of everyone here, Xiling Yuanyi should be the one who had the deepest enmity with Di Jiu. However, in fact, Di Jiu hated Peng He the most.