Ninth In the World

Chapter 537: Xu Baishang

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Di Jiu’s heart sank and he immediately took dozens of steps back. At the same time, he was prepared to use his Spiritual Force escape technique at any time.

However, Di Jiu very soon realized that after he retreated, that terrifying suppressive aura immediately weakened. The other party did not make a move on him either.

Di Jiu’s Spiritual Force landed on the young man and locked him to the ground with faint chains.

The Dao runes that circulated on the chains did not take form at all.

These Dao chains were made from the condensation of the Heaven Earth Dao rune Law, so Di Jiu instantly understood. It was not surprising that the young man had not left yet and probably could not leave at all.

Di Jiu also understood at the same time why there were no skeletal remains on the Void Mountain. It looked like his guess had been correct. All the skeletons on the Void Mountain were corroded by the Dao runes.

This young man had been locked by the Dao rune chains for a long time but was still alive. This was simply impressive.

After realizing that the young man was locked by the Dao rune chains, Di Jiu was relieved. He once again took a few steps forward and eyed the young man up and down.

Although this young man was all skin and bones, he was the only living person Di Jiu had seen ever since he’d entered the Void Mountain. His ring was also still in his hands.

As for Qi Jun, Di Jiu did not treat this fellow as someone who was alive. He had come here afterward so he was not considered someone who was originally from the Void Mountain.

“You’re not afraid I will kill you?” the young man asked Di Jiu in shock as he looked at him. He had not escaped. Instead, he had even taken a few steps forward.

Di Jiu faintly said, “There are many people who want me dead, but I’m still alive. As for those who want to kill me, they are mostly dead already.”

The thin young man, who was all skin and bones, suddenly thought of the possibility that Di Jiu could clearly see the Dao rune chains that bound him.

However, this was not realistic. According to Qi Jun, Di Jiu was at most a perfected Immortal Emperor. He could also sense that Di Jiu had not surpassed the level of an Immortal Emperor. An Immortal Emperor who could see the Dao rune chains that locked him? This was definitely impossible!

“You’re familiar with all kinds of Heaven Earth Laws and you came into contact with the time law...” Before the thin young man could finish his sentence, he completely understood what was going on.

Di Jiu could clearly see the Dao rune chains that locked him for sure. Qi Jun had mentioned earlier that Di Jiu was familiar with all kinds of Heaven Earth Laws of the universe, but he only came to his senses completely now.

The Heavenly Aqua Saber in Di Jiu’s hands emitted a buzzing tremble all of a sudden and a frantic saber intent encircled the surrounding area as if it was going to rip apart this entire space in a few moments.

“Hold on...” The thin young man held Di Jiu back. “I have been on the Void Mountain for many years. Maybe we can talk about what you need. Oh, that’s right, I’m called Xu Baishang.”

Di Jiu replied softly, “I came here to chase after this person. Wait until I’m done before trying to discuss anything with me.”

Xu Baishang nodded. “You’re right.”

Then, Xu Baishang closed his eyes as though he had once again entered meditation.

Qi Jun’s heart sank when he saw this situation. He had been abandoned, so before waiting for Di Jiu to make a move, he stretched his body and immediately escaped.

His injuries seemed to have recovered on the surface but had not, in fact, recovered much. When he had just escaped and was in the air, a saber flare like the Sky Screen Saber Move approached. Two mists of blood soared and Qi Jun fell from the air, his face a deathly gray color.

Di Jiu walked to Qi Jun’s side and lifted his hand to throw some array flags, setting up an isolation restriction. With his technique, he actually did not need any array flags.

However, he still had some things to discuss with Xu Baishang now and he did not want him to know all about his trump card.

“You can kill me in any way you want, but I’ve been cultivating for nothing all these years.” Qi Jun, who was restrained by Di Jiu, closed his eyes before giving him an arbitrary look.

Di Jiu replied slowly, “I will only ask you a few questions. If you’re unwilling to answer them, I’ll burn your soul for 999 years and annihilate it without a chance of you getting reincarnated. If you’re willing to answer my questions, I can allow you to be reincarnated.”

“Go ahead and ask. As long as I can answer, I will.” As Di Jiu had predicted, Qi Jun stopped resisting.

Having their soul annihilated was the cruelest thing for a cultivator.

Di Jiu nodded. “First question: Did Jiang Dai send you to the Four Major Immortal Continents, and why did he?”

Qi Jun laughed miserably. “He he... Jiang Dai... I’m only a dog he put outside to guard the door. No, that’s not right. I’m not even a dog. An owner would often give his dog some food, but for the sake of one Supreme Chasm Dao Fruit... He he...”

Di Jiu understood why he was chuckling.

It looked like he had overestimated Qi Jun. If Qi Jun was already in the Dao Validation, he definitely would not need the Supreme Chasm Dao Fruit.

It seemed like Qi Jun had not gone to the Upper Realm either.

Nevertheless, Di Jiu still asked, “Then, do you know about the light from providence in the Immortal World? Have you been to the Upper Realm? What is it like?”

Qi Jun sighed. “I was only called by Jiang Dai to monitor a few people. Even though I had some doubts, I only found out when you mentioned it. The few people I monitored should be those who were instructed by Jiang Dai to rob the light from providence in the Immortal World. As for the Upper Realm, I have never been there, so I don’t know about it.”

“Did you escape here to search for the weak node to the Upper Realm?” Di Jiu knew that he would probably not be able to get anything out of Qi Jun, as he was completely useless.

Qi Jun shook his head. “There is definitely no way to the Upper Realm from here. The void between the two realms is also called the death zone. The Heaven Earth Essence Energy is deficient and the law is shattered. You can’t cultivate or leave, so you can only await death. I didn’t have anywhere to escape to, so I came here.”

“Were you related to the Thunder Court Immortal Continent’s Beast Tide?”

“I helped with that indeed.” Qi Jun admitted boldly.

“How did you contact Jiang Dai?”

“It has always been him contacting me. We don’t contact him at all.” Qi Jun said what he knew without hiding anything at all.

Di Jiu, who was also completely helpless, lifted his hand to throw a blade flare out. “You’re too useless, so I’ll allow you to reincarnate.”

Qi Jun did not resist. He just allowed Di Jiu to kill him.

“You should not have killed him. He could still have been exploited. You only did not realize that. Of course, if you want to ask about the Upper Realm, I can answer some of your questions,” Xu Baishang faintly told Di Jiu after he killed Qi Jun and walked past him.

“You are far stronger than me, but I can still kill you if I want to. You can try if you don’t believe me.” Di Jiu was not surprised that Xu Baishang knew what he had questioned Qi Jun about. He probably could see from Qi Jun’s lips.

COMMENT

Xu Baishang, who was not threatened by Di Jiu, replied calmly, “You only think that you can kill me. The information I can actually provide is far more precious than my death. Moreover, I still think you can’t kill me. If you don’t believe me, you can try as well.”

When Di Jiu’s Spiritual Force landed on that chain, he was very confused. What right did Xu Baishang have to be confident enough to say that he could not kill him?

Before Di Jiu could ask again, Xu Baishang spoke first. “If I’ve guessed correctly, you certainly found the refined stone tablet of the Void Mountain on your way.”

Di Jiu silently mumbled to himself. He had guessed that the stone tablet he had obtained was the Void Mountain’s refined stone tablet.

Xu Baishang knew he had guessed correctly based on Di Jiu’s gaze. Thus, he said, “If you want to refine the Void Mountain, you’ll need my help. If I’m on the Void Mountain, you can’t refine it even if I’m locked by the Dao rune chains. It might seem to you that since the Dao rune chains bind me, I have no resistance at all, but you’re wrong. The reason I’m still trapped here is because I can’t bear to leave this body...”

Di Jiu was a Tempered Body cultivator, so he felt that Xu Baishang’s words were somewhat credible. Since he was a Tempered Body cultivator, he attached more importance to his body rather than his soul.