Ninth In the World

“Ha ha! I also know the City Lord,” said someone mockingly.

It was far too bizarre, as anyone who came could say that they knew the City Lord.

Deacon Mi’s tone turned frosty as he said, “Do you know the consequences of pretending to know the City Lord? There was a Golden Immortal who pretended to be the City Lord six years ago. In the end, City Lord Yan killed him personally. A cultivator called Huan Changzhu came here five years ago. He said that he knew the Starry Sky Immortal City Lord and even dared to directly call the City Lord by his name. I personally pinned and killed him outside the auxiliary city…”

By the end of his speech, Deacon Mi’s voice sounded menacing. It was impossible for a True Dominion cultivator and a mid-stage Domain Realm cultivator to also claim to be acquaintances of the City Lord.

So what if they knew the City Lord? He had also encountered Di Jiu back in the Three-Element Immortal City, so he knew Di Jiu as well. In the end, he’d had to rely on his relations with Qin Fujian to be able to enter the city.

“You killed Protectorate Lord Huan…” murmured Zhuo Wenshu in fear.

She understood her predicament and realized that Deacon Mi would definitely not report up to Di Jiu. Now that they had said that they knew the City Lord, they would most likely have to stay here forever if she did not go with him.

Xian Ze was just as panicked. How could they leave this place alive when Huan Changzhu had been killed by this deacon?

Zhuo Wenshu suddenly dashed out from the side and attacked the auxiliary city’s Defense Array with her sword.

“You must have a death wish….” Deacon Mi punched at Zhuo Wenshu when he saw that she had attacked the Defense Array. Their cultivation levels were too great, so the punch made Zhuo Wenshu fly and spit out a mouthful of blood in mid-air.

Zhuo Wenshu would have been punched to death if Deacon Mi had wished to kill her.

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Di Jiu looked at the red array flag in his hand with satisfaction. He had become a level-six Immortal Array Great-Master three years ago and had invested everything into researching the Array Dao for these three years. Theoretically, he should have been able to set up level-seven Immortal Arrays, but his skill was hindered by the inferior quality of the array flags.

Today was the day he managed to refine a level-seven Immortal Array flag.

The refinement of array flags and Dharma treasures differed. Being able to refine level-seven Immortal Array flags did not mean that one could refine high-grade immortal weapons. However, following this success, the foundation of refining high-grade immortal weapons had been set. Di Jiu would be able to refine high-grade immortal weapons in time.

In his opinion, it was necessary to become a blacksmithing grandmaster. He needed high-grade immortal weapons before his saber array could be upgraded. It was impractical for him to solely rely on purchasing these immortal weapons. He could search for materials and start the refining process once he upgraded all the Defense Arrays of the Starry Sky Immortal City.

Before Di Jiu could head to the Sky Bamboo River, he felt the Defense Array he had built shake.

Had someone come to attack the Starry Sky Immortal City’s auxiliary city again? Di Jiu got angry and left the City Lord Manor in a flash.

He had yet to land outside the auxiliary city when he saw Deacon Mi attack Zhuo Wenshu and grabbing at her with a hand made of Essence Energy.

Bam! Deacon Mi’s Essence Energy hand seemed to have encountered an invisible wall, for its onslaught was blocked.

“Who?” hollered Deacon Mi.

“It’s me.” Di Jiu wrapped himself around Zhuo Wenshu and placed an elixir into her mouth.

“Thank you, Senior Brother Di.” Zhuo Wenshu was relieved when she saw Di Jiu. She and Xian Ze had guessed right. Di Jiu was the founder of the Starry Sky Immortal City.

“Junior Sister Zhuo, what’s going on?” asked Di Jiu as he spotted Xian Ze.

“Big Brother Xian, we came to the Immortal World together. We finally meet again after so many years.” Di Jiu was happier about seeing Xian Ze than he had been about seeing Zhuo Wenshu.

“Brother Di Jiu, I never expected that the Starry Sky Immortal City would truly be built by you.” Xian Ze was similarly very excited.

Several figures landed beside Di Jiu.

Yan Xiaosha, Qu Tong, Liu Yuxin, Qin Fujian and company had all come. Someone attacking the auxiliary city again was a big deal after all.

“City Lord…” After they arrived outside the auxiliary city, they immediately saw Di Jiu, who had arrived first. Di Jiu had been in seclusion in the City Lord Manor all these years. Hence, this was the first time they were seeing him after so long.

“Mi Chenghe greets the City Lord, the Deputy City Lords, and all the fellow deacons…” Mi Chenghe frowned silently when he saw that Di Jiu had personally come over and seemed to truly know Zhuo Wenshu.

Deacon Mi had intended to take Zhuo Wenshu away. However, Zhuo Wenshu had consumed an immortal pill, so her injuries had healed swiftly.

Before Di Jiu could continue questioning him, Deacon Mi said first, “I thought that these two were pretending to be the City Lord’s friends. Hence, I wanted to capture them before interrogating them.”

Di Jiu said coldly, “The first thing you should do is report to your higher-ups if you think they are pretending to be my friends. Who gave you the authority to enforce the law as a deacon of the Starry Sky Immortal City’s auxiliary city?”

Deacon Mi hurriedly bowed and said, “It is my fault. I will definitely mend my ways.”

Although he was feeling a little anxious, he was not panicked. Everyone knew that City Lord Di disliked killing and would most likely only reprimand him. Qin Fujian was still in charge of the auxiliary city, so he would only be switching positions after a while, even if he was detained.

Qin Fujian hastily said, “Sect Master, the deacon before Deacon Mi is Deacon Huang. There was once a Golden Immortal expert who came to the auxiliary city and pretended to be the City Lord’s friend. Deacon Huang treated him as a VIP, but that cultivator suddenly revolted just as Deacon Huang was about to report to his higher-ups. Deacon Huang and several deacons of the auxiliary city were killed as a result. The auxiliary city could have fallen if City Lord Yan had not taken any action back then…”

Yan Xiaosha hurriedly said, “This did indeed happen. Later, Deputy City Lord Qin, who is governing the auxiliary city, promoted Deacon Mi.”

“City Lord Di, isn’t there a rule that one needs to collect materials to be able to exchange them for contribution points? Deacon Mi said that one could also obtain contribution points if they worked under him…” said a cultivator outside the auxiliary city, who had been bullied by Deacon Mi for a long time. He would have left a long time ago if he’d had anywhere to go.

Di Jiu, the Starry Sky Immortal City Lord, was present as well. The cultivator would not let go of this opportunity now that Deacon Mi seemed to have incurred the City Lord’s wrath.

Di Jiu looked at Deacon Mi coldly. “I am the Starry Sky Immortal City Lord, yet nobody obtains contribution points by working under me. How could a mere deacon of the auxiliary city like yourself possess such great authority that the people working under you could obtain contribution points?”

Di Jiu’s Spiritual Force landed inside the administrative hall of the auxiliary city and within the spacious cave abode of Deacon Mi. He immediately saw two female cultivators who had been inhumanely tortured.

Frigid killing intent instantly surrounded Di Jiu. This scum was actually in charge of his auxiliary city. It was an insult to him that such a thing could happen, even in the auxiliary city.

He had founded the Starry Sky Immortal City with the intention of constructing an excellent living environment where no bullying would occur. Looking back now, he realized that his way of thinking had been way too idealistic.

Di Jiu opened his palm and the cave abode belonging to Deacon Mi was ripped apart. The two female cultivators landed by Deacon Mi’s side.

“Mi Chenghe, you sure have guts.” Di Jiu’s voice had lost its killing intent, for Deacon Mi was a dead man in his eyes.

“Wu Ming and Ceng Yushan… Weren’t they chosen by Deacon Mi to work under him in the Deacon Manor?” exclaimed someone from the crowd.

Everyone immediately understood what had happened. That explained why Deacon Mi had wanted that female cultivator to work under him.

“Senior Brother Di, Protectorate Lord Huan Changzhu was also killed by this deacon,” said Zhuo Wenshu.

Upon hearing that even Huan Changzhu had been killed, Di Jiu understood how and why the killing had occurred. It had definitely happened the same way as what he had just witnessed. Zhuo Wenshu had been clever enough to attack the auxiliary city’s Defense Array. Otherwise, Xian Ze’s and Zhuo Wenshu’s fate would have been dismal.

Enraged, Di Jiu grabbed Deacon Mi and threw him into the air. Several dozen array flags trapped Deacon Mi within them as Di Jiu threw a flame.

Deacon Mi let out terrified screams. Di Jiu’s confinement array did not allow Deacon Mi to die instantly. The surrounding cultivators all felt goosebumps when they heard the prolonged blood-curdling screams.

Suddenly, everyone in the auxiliary city understood that although the Starry Sky Immortal City Lord disliked killing, that did not mean that he would not kill. The killing method he had chosen was much crueler than death by beheading.

Terrified, Qin Fujian stepped forward, bowed and said, “City Lord, I have misplaced my trust.”

Di Jiu said frostily, “You have indeed. I would definitely not believe you if you said that you were completely in the dark about a piece of scum like Mi Chenghe. Speak. Why did you let Mi Chenghe be in charge of the auxiliary city’s right of occupancy and provide him with such a big cave abode?”

Qin Fujian had followed Di Jiu from the Three-Element Immortal City and helped out with many matters of the Immortal City when Di Jiu had been constructing it.

Qin Fujian’s position among Di Jiu’s subordinates in the Starry Sky Immortal City was not low. Otherwise, he would not have been assigned by Di Jiu to go to the auxiliary city.

Qin Fujian hastily said, “Mi Chenghe also came from the Three-Element Immortal City, so I knew him. That’s why I foolishly believed his words when he begged me to come here. I promise that I won’t make the same mistake in the future and I will definitely govern the Starry Sky Immortal City’s auxiliary city well.”

Di Jiu looked at Qin Fujian and said softly, “You’re overthinking things. From now on, you’re no longer a cultivator of the Starry Sky Immortal City and you’re not qualified to come to the auxiliary city anymore. I won’t kill you this time, as you followed me here from the Three-Element Immortal City. Now scam!”

“Ah…” Qin Fujian was stunned. He had been exiled from the Starry Sky Immortal City.

At the moment, his mind was in a state of chaos. His only thought was that he had been exiled from the Starry Sky Immortal City.

Di Jiu paid no attention to Qin Fujian, as his gaze shifted to Liu Yuxin. “Deacon Liu, the Starry Sky Immortal City’s auxiliary city will temporarily be governed by you. You have been bullied by others in the past, so I don’t wish such things to happen again.”

Liu Yuxin said without hesitation, “City Lord, I promise to govern the auxiliary city well so that it is as uncorrupted as the Starry Sky Immortal City.”