Ninth In the World

Chapter 705: Meeting Old Friends

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When Di Jiu saw that the woman before him had great changes in her appearance, he immediately remembered who it was. Heng Shuangqi! This should be the woman rescued by him from the Wormhole. However, he had not expected her to still be here.

“Brother Di...” Shen Changshui went over with cupped fists.

Even though he was more qualified than Di Jiu, Di Jiu had left the Wormhole Defense District first. He had heard that he had escaped the pursuit of Ni Xiren and Sha Wushang. He knew better than anyone at the moment that Di Jiu was not just a little bit more formidable than him. What he could not understand was why Di Jiu had come out of the Wormhole again.

What he wanted to know was how Di Jiu had gotten away from Ni Xiren and Sha Wushang this time, as he was sure that as long as Di Jiu appeared in the Wormhole Defense District, Ni Xiren and Sha Wushang would know immediately.

“Leader Shen, why haven’t you left the Wormhole yet?” Puzzled, Di Jiu looked at Shen Changshui.

In fact, it was not uncommon for a cultivator to be trapped in the Wormhole Defense District for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years. However, Shen Changshui was the leader of the North District. A leader should have accumulated enough contribution points over the years to leave this place. Even if he could not go to the Leaping Dao Door Divine City, he should have left this place.

From Di Jiu’s perspective, Shen Changshui had a very serious internal injury and his Essence Energy was as dispirited as though it was constantly declining. This puzzled Di Jiu even more. Generally speaking, cultivators who stepped into the Dao World did not experience a constant increase in their essence, Qi, or spirit.

That was not right. This had happened to both Shen Changshui and Heng Shuangqi.

A hint of sadness flashed in Shen Changshui’s eyes while he shook his head without saying anything. The other cultivators had heard of Di Jiu’s power so they remained silent.

Di Jiu looked at Heng Shuangqi, who hesitated before she gritted his teeth and said, “Big Brother Di, when you left, Ni Xiren made Leader Shen guard the Wormhole all year round. For many years, he did not get much rest...”

Despite being afraid of Ni Xiren, Heng Shuangqi still mentioned his name directly.

“You mean that, all these years, Leader Shen has been guarding the Wormhole without a break?” Di Jiu asked in surprise.

If he guarded this place for thousands of years, even if he was replaced by Di Jiu, it would be difficult to persist.

Shen Changshui said quickly, “Although I’ve always been here, I’m on good terms with many cultivators who have come. I can still cultivate here and I don’t need to resist the Worm Tide most of the time.”

Di Jiu finally understood why Shen Changshui looked like this. It would have been strange if he could get better after fighting against the worms at the entrance of the Wormhole all year round. It seemed that Heng Shuangqi was in the same situation.

“Have you been here all this time?” Di Jiu looked at Heng Shuangqi.

Heng Shuangqi nodded. “Yes. Fortunately, since Leader Shen is here, I can often rest. Ni Xiren has not been here recently, so maybe he forgot about us.”

“I’m sorry I’ve implicated the two of you.” Di Jiu knew why Shen Changshui and Heng Shuangqi were always thrown here. Ni Xiren and Sha Wushang must have nowhere to vent their anger, so they’d simply vent it on them.

“Big Brother Di, if you hadn’t saved me, I would have died in the Wormhole long ago,” Heng Shuangqi responded quickly.

She really did not blame Di Jiu. If Di Jiu hadn’t rescued her, she would have died in the Wormhole. However, even though she had not died in the Wormhole, the days there were an ordeal.

“No, this has nothing to do with you. As long as something happens to a person when I’m guarding the North District, the anger will be vented on me,” Shen Changshui said quickly.

Di Jiu waved his hand, as he knew what Shen Changshui meant. In fact, Di Jiu had killed Ni Luan.

“Let’s go. I plan to leave this place, and the two of you will come with me.” After saying that, Di Jiu approached the closed Defense Array, planning to tear it.

Ever since Di Jiu had met the guy with the human head and worm’s body in the Wormhole, he had suspected that the worms in the Wormhole could rush to the Dao World from anywhere at any time. As for why these worms had yet to come over, Di Jiu did not quite understand.

“Big Brother Di, I’ll go with you.” Without hesitation, Heng Shuangqi followed Di Jiu. Even if she perished, it would be better than this hopeless place.

Shen Changshui gritted his teeth. “I will go with you.”

He knew very well that even though he still had time to rest, he would die from exhaustion even if he was not killed by the worms if he went on like this.

Just as Di Jiu was about to tear the entrance of the Defense Array, it automatically opened.

What puzzled Di Jiu was that six people, three men and three women, entered. He knew at least three of them. He naturally knew Ni Xiren, but there were two men Di Jiu did not know. Ni Xiren now had the strength of the late-stage Dao Transformation. One of the two men was already a half-step Primordial Dao, and the other one should also be at the late-stage Dao Transformation.

What surprised Di Jiu the most was the three women. One of them was Zhen Man, who had captivated him when he had been young. However, after going through a family upheaval and finding out Zhen Man’s nature, Di Jiu had long forgotten this woman. He had not expected that she would actually appear in the Dao World.

No matter how good Zhen Man’s qualifications were, she should have had to at least cultivate for hundreds of thousands of years to come to the Dao World. However, she had come here less than 10,000 years ago. What was going on? Furthermore, Zhen Man’s cultivation level was not low. She was at the mid-stage Dao Modeling.

Di Jiu did not believe that everyone would get the Ninth Dao Law like him. There was only one Ninth Dao Law in the entire vast universe.

What Di Jiu found even more unexpected was another woman, who was wearing a pale cyan dress and was more beautiful than Zhen Man.

When Di Jiu had met the woman, she had still been in a coffin. She was the woman who had been fast asleep on the Fairy Planet.

Back then, he had seen the woman not long after she’d woken up in the jade coffin. She had been slashed into a coma at the stone pillar of the hall.

By the time she’d woken up, she had already been in the Polar Night Continent. Di Jiu had always suspected that this woman was related to the fact that he had landed in the Polar Night Continent, but he’d never met her.

When Ni Xiren saw Di Jiu, he felt ecstatic. It really took extreme effort for his enemy to actually appear before him.

Ni Xiren did not immediately step forward to make a move, as there were many important top-notch people he could not even mess with.

At the moment, Di Jiu had disheveled hair and filth all over him. He exuded the smell of blood and also had a dispirited aura. Anyone could see he was in dire straits.

Zhen Man did not recognize Di Jiu at first. However, Lan Ru, who stood beside Zhen Man, recognized him. She looked at Di Jiu in astonishment. “It’s you?”

Di Jiu replied with cupped fists, “Thank you, Senior Sister, for saving my life. It is indeed me.”

Upon seeing Lan Ru here, Di Jiu could guess that he had indeed been rescued by the woman in the light cyan dress, as the woman before him almost had the same cultivation level as him, the perfected Primordial Dao and half-step Primordial Chaos.

“I didn’t expect that you would ascend to the Dao World given your qualifications.” Lan Ru came back to her senses and spoke with a sigh. She knew his qualifications, but she really could not figure out how Di Jiu had ascended to the Dao World.

Zhen Man finally recognized Di Jiu and stared at him in shock before asking, “You’re Di Jiu?”

Di Jiu smiled. “Congratulations, Zhen Man.”

He did not congratulate Zhen Man only because she had reached the Dao World, but also because she had a solid foundation after reaching the mid-stage Dao Modeling.

There was a flash of inexplicable emotion in the corners of Zhen Man’s eyes. She also admired Di Jiu, as he had come to the Dao World within 10,000 years. She was also aware that from this day onward, Di Jiu would never be able to keep up with her. Now, she stood before Di Jiu like a fairy who had succeeded in her Dao Modeling. Since Di Jiu was so filthy and sloppy, he should be feeling inferior, right?