Ninth In the World

“In the Vast Ruins, there are five levels and all sorts of nomological ores that are extremely valuable materials. As you go deeper, the value increases. However, it gets more dangerous with every level that you enter. It is rumored that ever since the Vast Ruins were discovered, nobody has entered the fourth level and made it out. It is also rare for anyone to enter the third level.

The nomological ores in the Vast Ruins are very valuable, with the most valuable being the nomological fragments. Once the law in the Vast Ruins is condensed into fragments, its value will be inestimable. The nomological fragments are the fewest on the first level, as there are almost none. The absolute majority of them are found on the second level…”

After Di Jiu read the introduction jade slip of the Vast Ruins, he walked out of the hall. He had not come here to cultivate his divine power or find the nomological fragments and the nomological ores. He only had one goal: to undergo Dao Modeling.

Di Jiu set off from the hall and, after walking for half an hour, he saw a huge array entrance. He approached it and sensed the boundless aura of the Heaven Earth Law fragments. This was not the true entrance to the first floor, but the Vast Ruins indeed lived up to their name.

Four cultivators who had teamed up followed Di Jiu. They were stunned when they saw Di Jiu enter the array entrance to the Vast Ruins alone.

“He can’t have gone into the Vast Ruins alone, right?” a cultivator who finally understood asked in amazement.

“He should be a newcomer since his nomological fluctuation is not obvious and his killing intent is not rich,” answered his partner.

The four of them shook their heads and stopped caring about him. If a newcomer like Di Jiu went into the Vast Ruins alone, he would lose his life without exception. Maybe days later, they would once again see Di Jiu. However, when that time came, he would be a Five-Element Beast that had lost his wisdom.

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Once Di Jiu entered the Vast Ruins, the frantic aura of Heaven Earth Law swept over. Even a cultivator who cultivated the nomological cultivation technique like Di Jiu could not adapt to it temporarily.

Di Jiu very soon adjusted his Nomological Qi Circulation and realized that the law here was not lost but shattered. There were all sorts of laws in the world but they were incomplete. No other cultivator could cultivate in such a place apart from him.

As Di Jiu went deep into the Vast Ruins, he could sense all kinds of shattered nomological fragments that were revising his Nomological Qi Circulation constantly.

The roars of beasts could be heard in the distance. However, Di Jiu pretended he did not hear them and only minded his own business while deducing his Nomological Dao.

A killing intent swept over and Di Jiu opened his hands. His Heavenly Aqua Saber turned into a saber flare and slashed out.

“Pfft!” Large chunks of a grayish-yellow bloody mist spurted out, followed by a demon beast carcass landing on the ground.

Di Jiu stopped. This demon beast looked like a rural dog without any distinct features. When it was killed, a broken aura of the Heaven Earth Law filled the air.

This should be a Five-Element Beast. Di Jiu did not care about its carcass, as it was not valuable to him.

After he strapped the Heavenly Aqua Saber on his back, Di Jiu continued deducing his Nomological Dao.

Screech, screech, screech! Chaotic footsteps could be heard, so Di Jiu once again stopped. A moment later, at least hundreds of Five-Element Beasts appeared in his Spiritual Force.

These Five-Element Beasts came in all different forms that were more or less like the one he had killed earlier. They were similar to rural dogs, one-horned panthers, and three-legged crows.

Di Jiu managed to see them clearly this time. The nomological auras that the Five-Element Beasts carried were each different, but they included the water element, wood element, earth element, and so on.

Di Jiu drew his Heavenly Aqua Saber and set up nomological array flags in his surroundings at the same time. With so many Five-Element Beasts around, he could only escape if he did not use the Confinement Killing Array.

In a place filled with fragments of the Heaven Earth Law, Di Jiu was swift about setting up nomological array flags. He managed to set up a big piece of a nomological array flag in a short time and turn it into a Defense Array.

Before Di Jiu could set up a Strangulation Array, hundreds of Five-Element Beasts pounced forward.

Before Di Jiu’s Heavenly Aqua Saber could form its divine power, he could sense the surrounding Heaven Earth Law becoming more chaotic. Without his Nomological Qi Circulation, Di Jiu was afraid that it would be hard for his Saber Dao divine power to form.

His Sky Screen Saber Move instantly formed, sweeping out Sky Screens that were tens of thousand of feet. Di Jiu’s Sky Screen Saber Move filled the space under the Sky Screen.

The introduction jade slip had mentioned before that the Five-Element Beasts on the first level of the Vast Ruins basically lacked wisdom. Di Jiu believed that, by using his Defense Array and Sky Screen Saber Move, he could definitely wipe them all away.

However, as soon as his Sky Screen Saber Move was formed, it started to collapse.

Di Jiu cultivated the Nomological Dao and the Order Severance Saber Move was within his Saber Dao divine power. At that moment, his Sky Screen disintegrated, which left Di Jiu in shock.

These Five-Element Beasts could actually tear the law of his Sky Screen Saber Move divine power, which made his Sky Screen Saber Move divine power disintegrate. This was almost the same as his Order Severance Saber Move divine power.

It was no wonder that many cultivators perished here. Di Jiu was sure that if he had not been cultivating the Nomological Dao, he could only have escaped at this point.

If his Spiritual Force escape technique was not perfect or he was surrounded by the Five-Element Beasts, he would not even be able to escape. He would only give it his all before dying.

Fortunately, Di Jiu cultivated the Nomological Dao. The Sky Screen Saber Move that was about to slacken only trembled for a while before condensing again. His Sky Screen swept out and a huge patch of different-colored bloody mists sprayed out.

With only one saber move, Di Jiu had managed to take the lives of dozens of Five-Element Beasts.

As if they could sense how strong Di Jiu was, the other Five-Element Beasts frantically shouted before madly pouncing toward Di Jiu.

Di Jiu, who had been hiding in the Defense Array, was also held down by this aura. He did his best to break free from this suppression, and his Heavenly Aqua Saber once again turned into twisted saber patterns and slashed out.

This was his second saber move, the Split-Wave Saber Move. Ever since his Saber Dao had formed and he had mastered the Order Severance Saber Move and the Crevice Traverse Saber Move, Di Jiu had rarely used his Split-Wave Saber Move. However, he put his Split-Wave Saber Move to use without hesitation this time.

When the twisted saber patterns of the Split-Wave Saber Move were condensed, it once again tended to collapse. Di Jiu could clearly sense the law of his Split-Wave Saber Move divine power starting to get damaged and disintegrate.

After his first experience, Di Jiu’s Heavenly Aqua Saber once again trembled and the Split-Wave Saber Move that was about to disintegrate condensed again. It swept towards the group of the Five-Element Beasts in an earth-shattering manner.

Dozens of Five-Element Beast carcasses were hacked apart by his Split-Wave Saber Move while the Heaven Earth Law started to get chaotic. However, this group of Five-Element Beasts was simply too strong. Despite his two saber moves, Di Jiu could sense that his Essence Energy was somewhat insufficient. He swallowed two elixir pills and before he made his third saber move, a cracking sound was heard from his Nomological Defense Array.

A moment later, seven to eight Five-Element Beasts pounced toward Di Jiu.

At the moment, there was no more defense before him so he did not have the time to think about anything else. He slashed out with his Heavenly Aqua Saber frantically and sent out a fist move at the same time.

“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!” The Five-Element Beasts were ripped apart by Di Jiu. Two Five-Element Beasts also ended up becoming a connected bloody hole due to his Peak Gathering.

Without the Defense Array, a Five-Element Beast grabbed a big patch of Di Jiu’s shoulder while another Five-Element Beast spurted out water arrows that went through his chest.

Di Jiu flew out and fell on the ground. Then, he spurted out a trail of fresh blood.

Very soon, Di Jiu could sense that something was wrong. An unknown nomological aura wreaked havoc in his body and unexpectedly mixed with his Nomological Qi Circulation before being integrated rapidly into his meridians and permeating his Spiritual Sea.

When Di Jiu grew somewhat unconscious, he was shocked. However, he immediately understood what was going on. This was definitely the Five-Element Beast Poison. If he could not remove this poison, he would turn into a new Five-Element Beast.