Ninth In the World
chapter-134

Chapter 134: Familiar Faces

“Brother Zimo, Junior Sister Bing, let’s head to the sect garrison first.” Zheng Feisheng walked up to them along with Qi Qian to let them know the plan.

Di Jiu, who treated Zheng Feisheng more warmly than Jing Mobing’s Senior Brother Wan, cupped his fists hurriedly and said, “It has been a pleasure getting to know you, Brother Zheng. We will see each other again soon.”

Di Jiu’s words were genuine. It was because he had met Zheng Feisheng that he had obtained both the Pure Heaven Saber Gold and the Glass Nacre Herb. He had even attained the Spiritual Force escape technique thanks to Zheng Feisheng. The escape technique might have caused him a calamity, but it had indeed been very impressive.

“Alright, alright. See you again.” Zheng Feisheng felt overwhelmingly flattered by Di Jiu’s enthusiasm.

After sending off Zheng Feisheng, Di Jiu told Jing Mobing, “Mobing, I need to find my Junior Brother, so I will not be heading to watch the fighting match right now.”

Di Jiu was not in the mood to chit-chat with Jing Mobing. He was actually in a hurry to find Geng Ji. Although Geng Ji had become more quick-witted, he was still a wanted criminal, so Di Jiu was afraid that Geng Ji’s simple-mindedness would get him discovered by the Qi Family’s Commercial Building.

When he saw Di Jiu walk away after speaking casually, Senior Brother Wan grunted coldly, “He’s such a rude person. Who does he think he is?”

Jing Mobing did not chase after Di Jiu again. Instead, she looked at his disappearing figure and said, “This man is really arrogant, Senior Brother Wan. It is surprising that he has been able to survive so far. However, he really is quite formidable. He even scared a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. I suspect that he could also be at the late-stage Foundation Establishment Realm.”

Jing Mobing only cared about the Foundation Quintessential Elixirs and any other elixirs that Di Jiu possessed. In her opinion, Di Jiu should probably have some other elixirs besides the Foundation Quintessential Elixir. However, she did not tell Senior Brother Wan about this.

Unfortunately, this nouveau riche cultivator was not moved by her looks. He had to be blind not to notice her beauty.

Di Jiu walked alone to a remote, quiet place. Then, he immediately took out his communication pearl and sent Geng Ji more than 10 messages. After waiting for half a day for Geng Ji to reply, Di Jiu started to get slightly worried.

The Sky Screen Square was extremely crowded. Everyone was there, as the Sky Screen was about to open.

The loudest area was the fighting stage, where the battle to obtain a card to the Sky Screen Mystic Area would be held. This was already the last day of the battle, so almost every battle was over a Sky Screen card.

Di Jiu could not find Geng Ji. Thus, he eventually went to the Sky Screen stage to watch the competition.

He Tai? Di Jiu saw a familiar face on the stage. It was the student of Elite Class No. 6 that had been bitten by a seven-colored snake. In the end, He Tai had been saved by Di Jiu and joined Pang Fan for a long test trial.

Several years had passed and He Tai had attained the eighth-stage Qi Refinement Realm. He was currently fighting on stage no. 110 against a ninth-stage Qi Refinement Realm cultivator.

He Tai’s experience over the past few years had obviously been extraordinary. Thanks to the Nine Segmented Pearls he held in his hand and his eighth-stage Qi Refinement Realm cultivation, he was able to force his opponent to retreat.

Di Jiu, who had a rich fighting experience, could immediately tell that it would not be long before He Tai defeated his opponent.

Boom! Sure enough, after a while, He Tai’s Nine Segmented Pearls dispersed into nine rays of pearls, slammed into the ninth-stage Qi Refinement Realm cultivator and sent him flying.

The ninth-stage Qi Refinement Realm cultivator spat out some blood in the air before falling to the ground. His injuries were very serious.

A tall, skinny Foundation Establishment cultivator walked up to the stage and declared loudly, “Stage no. 110, the winner is Itinerant Cultivator He Tai. He has entered the top 20. Itinerant Cultivator He Tai could continue fighting for a higher rank on stage no. 110 or get a Sky Screen card by redeeming his competition card. Please leave the stage or wait for the next round if you wish to continue…”

He Tai evidently did not wish to partake in the next round, so he bowed and said, “Lord Deacon, my capabilities are limited. It is extremely fortunate that I got a chance to enter the Sky Screen. Therefore, I will not be participating in the next round.”

The deacon knew that He Tai would not participate in the next round, so he immediately took out a jade card and handed it to him. “You can redeem this card to enter the Sky Screen.”

“Thank you, Lord Deacon.” He Tai accepted the jade card happily.

As he watched, Di Jiu realized that the rumors that Itinerant Cultivators could not obtain a Sky Screen card were untrue. He was aware of He Tai’s insufficient background, as both of them had come from Earth. Had He Tai not relied on his strength to obtain a jade card?

Di Jiu quickly reject this thought. Many people crowded around He Tai as he walked off the stage.

Di Jiu saw He Tai wave his hands a few times, hold onto his jade card and hurriedly squeeze himself out of the crowd. However, even more people followed after him now, including some Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Di Jiu’s Spiritual Force was very powerful, so he quickly noticed a pattern. When this group of people followed He Tai, everyone else stopped following him. He even heard a cultivator near him sigh. “The Sea Union beat us to it again. They have seized at least seven slots today.”

Di Jiu soon understood that if an ignorant Itinerant Cultivator won a slot by relying on their own strength, they were targeted by other powers. These powers had a tacit agreement not to target the same person.

Di Jiu followed He Tai. Sure enough, just as He Tai walked out of the spectators’ area, he was stopped once again. This time, the man was pretty straightforward.

“You injured your opponent mercilessly, punk. The person who fought against you was my friend. I will let this go if you hand over your jade card and some Spirit Stones. Otherwise, your soul will rest here forever,” a first-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator said as he blocked He Tai’s path.

He Tai was no fool. He was still a fair distance away from the place where one could redeem a Sky Screen card. Under the circumstances, he was not able to walk over there. Even if he succeeded, the Sky Screen card might not belong to him anymore.

“Cripple him and take the card.” When He Tai did not speak for some time, the Foundation Establishment cultivator waved his hand impatiently.

The three late-stage Qi Refinement Realm cultivators beside him instantly lunged at He Tai.

“Hold on a minute!” shouted He Tai hurriedly. His shout was evidently a little too late. The three Qi Refinement Realm cultivators had no intention of waiting anymore.

Bam! Bam! Bam! The three cultivators who had rushed up to He Tai slammed against the ground as if they had tripped on some stray stones.

Of course, there were no stones. Their faces were severely injured, so they were unable to climb back up again.

“Who are you? Are you trying to oppose the Sea Union?” asked the Foundation Establishment cultivator furiously as he lifted his head and stared at Di Jiu. He knew very well that Di Jiu was the person who had attacked his men.

Di Jiu walked up to him, reached out with his hand and grasped the Foundation Establishment cultivator’s neck. Then, he lifted his hand and slapped the cultivator a few times.

The man’s skin split and his flesh gaped open. Meanwhile, all his teeth flew out along with some fresh blood.

Di Jiu threw the cultivator down to the ground, stepped on his head and said, “What will you do if I try to oppose the Sea Union?”

When he sensed the deadly aura coming from Di Jiu’s feet, the cultivator quickly apologized, “I’m sorry, sir. I was wrong…”

However, all his teeth were already gone, so his words were not clear.

Di Jiu lifted his feet and said lightly, “The Sea Union better not provoke me. Otherwise, I will uproot it.”

“Sir, this is my jade card.” Without waiting for Di Jiu to say anything, He Tai had taken out his jade card.

Di Jiu took the card, nodded at He Tai and said, “You know your place, so you can leave.”

“Yes, sir.” Although He Tai felt aggrieved, he knew that ending things this way was in his best interest. Actually, he regretted not listening to Ceng Beizi, who had told him not to participate in the Itinerant Cultivator battle. However, he had thought that there would be some rules and regulations during the stage battles.

Evidently, these regulations only applied to experts. People would naturally not take heed of them when it came to an Itinerant Cultivator with no background like him.

He Tai was walking out of the crowd, when he heard a clear voice by his ear. “I took your jade card, but I put a Sky Screen card in your storage bag. Don’t take it out to see it. You will only take it out when it’s time to enter the Sky Screen.”

He Tai instinctively wanted to look back. However, his many years of experience made him repress this thought. Instead, he quickened his pace. Meanwhile, his Spiritual Force entered his storage bag and saw a Sky Screen card.

Who had done this? Who had been so respectful and considerate?

Wait a minute! That voice sounded familiar…

It was Di Jiu. It was definitely Big Brother Di Jiu. He Tai finally realized that the person who had spoken was Di Jiu. Only Di Jiu would save him.

He did not doubt Di Jiu’s ability to do so. Big Brother Di Jiu was not even afraid of the Qi Family, let alone the Sea Union.

Excited, He Tai quickened his pace once more. He had to tell this news to Ceng Beizi as soon as possible. He knew that Ceng Beizi had been searching for Di Jiu all this time.