Ninth In the World

As soon as Su You and Su Shufang left, Di Jiu stepped on Yuan Shou, who was lying on the ground. “So, tell me… How many people has that old bastard Jia Qian sent to deal with yours truly and where was he planning to take me?”

“I can’t say…” Yuan Shou said.

Di Jiu nodded his head. “Yeah, Jia Qian would definitely not let you live if you told me anything. Well, it looks like you have no reason to live anymore.”

Di Jiu grabbed his dagger and swiftly moved it close to Yuan Shou’s throat. Yuan Shou gulped in fear as the dagger moved a few inches away from him.

He felt helpless in the face of imminent death. “Wait! I’ll tell you…”

Di Jiu patted Yuan Shou’s cheeks with the dagger. “Why are you acting as if you are a loyal lackey, when you don’t even have a third of my skills? You are just making me despise you for no reason…”

Di Jiu slowly started to put the dagger down as he asked, “How many people did that Jia bastard send to deal with me? Where are they hiding out?”

“Lui Wan and Bi Zhengsheng have arrived in the Swallow Capital, but I don’t know where they are staying. Guo Yan and I were supposed to kidnap Su You while they went to deal with you. Master Jia lives in a villa in the Three Bridges at the Changhu District in Daicheng City. He plans on sending more men to capture all your family members after he has captured you…” Yuan Shou answered in one breath.

This fellow was as ruthless as Wu Bahu. Di Jiu gripped his dagger as he patted Yuan Shou’s forehead.

Before Yuan Shou could feel any relief, an endless stream of darkness enveloped him.

A few minutes later, Di Jiu loaded the two corpses into Qi Xiang’s car.

Although Qi Xiang was also part of this mission, he secretly felt a sense of admiration as he watched Di Jiu carry the corpses. He would never be as bold as Di Jiu, who had outright challenged Jia Qian.

“Qi Xiang, I am planning on taking a trip to Daicheng City to get rid of that old bastard. I don’t want to constantly worry about being backstabbed.” Di Jiu was determined to take out Jia Qian. As long as that man was alive, Di Jiu would always feel as if there was a poisonous snake behind him, just waiting for a chance to attack.

Qi Xiang breathed in deeply and took a minute to compose himself. “I would not go to Daicheng City yet if I were you, Brother Jiu. I know you plan on killing Jia Qian in secret, but you might not understand just how scary that man is. If you fail to kill him in one try, you might not get another chance,” he said emphatically.

Di Jiu had indeed been planning on killing Jia Qian in secret. He believed that he could just poison Jia Qian and get rid of him without anyone noticing. However, Qi Xiang’s words made him think twice about it. In the end, he decided it would be better not to go looking for Jia Qian at this point.

He wasn’t afraid of failing to kill him on his first try and getting killed instead. On the contrary, he had the sudden inspiration to kill Jia Qian openly as soon as he was done cultivating the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers.

“We’ll follow your plan. Let’s get rid of these fellows and head home to get some rest!” Di Jiu had decided to stay at Qi Xiang’s house and cultivate the Major Conduit Internal Records and the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers.

…

Di Jiu and Qi Xiang got rid of the corpses without leaving a trace. It was already daylight by the time they headed back to Qi Xiang’s house. Qi Xiang went to bed as soon as he got home, as he had decided to learn martial arts from Di Jiu at night.

While Qi Xiang slept, Di Jiu started cultivating the Major Conduit Internal Records. Time passed quickly as he was cultivating. Even though the cultivating process was a little stagnated, because he did not have enough Spirit Qi, he managed to sweep up all the rarefied Spirit Qi within the surrounding air.

Hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the sky turned dark once again. Di Jiu felt a sense of lightness all over his body, as if he had broken something within himself. He felt relaxed, more powerful and really light at the same time.

He stood up abruptly, filled with excitement and surprise. He had reached the first stage of Qi Refinement!

Even though he had not slept for days, he had been able to reach the first stage of Qi Refinement without feeling any form of fatigue or discomfort. Instead, he felt more relaxed than ever. Cultivating Dao was on a completely different level than cultivating martial arts. Martial arts cultivation was a child’s play compared to Dao cultivation.

“Did you make a breakthrough, Brother Jiu?” By the time Di Jiu stepped out of the room, Qi Xiang had already prepared dinner. Even though he had not been exposed to Dao cultivation, he could immediately tell that Di Jiu had made a breakthrough.

After attaining the first stage of the Qi Refinement realm, Di Jiu’s spirits and energy levels were completely different.

“Ha ha! You are very observant! Once I attain two more stages of Qi Refinement, we will go to Daicheng City and beat that old bastard!” Di Jiu laughed heartily. He was in an extremely good mood.

“Yes, brother! We’ll go get rid of that old bastard together! Ha ha! I never thought I would ever feel like eating dumplings.” Qi Xiang laughed just as happily. At that moment, the thought of getting rid of Jia Qian was actually more pleasant than eating dumplings. He would never have dared to have such a thought in the past.

“I am going to take a shower first. I will teach you the first saber move of the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers after dinner.” Di Jiu was determined to impart all the moves of the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers to Qi Xiang.

…

The Heaton Hotel was a six-star hotel in the Swallow Capital. The 88-story hotel was located at Zhudun Road, the most bustling area of the city.

Lui Wan had just gotten out of the shower of one of the presidential suites on the 58th floor. She was dressed in casual clothes, but she looked even more beautiful when she pulled her hair into a bun. She was no longer respectful and cautious, like she had been in front of Jia Qian. Instead, she gave off the vibe of a shy, quiet young girl.

Standing in front of her was Bi Zhengsheng, who could never have pictured Lui Wan as a shy, quiet young girl. He knew very well just how scary this woman could be. Even multiple clones of him would probably be unable to withstand one of her slaps.

Although he was not picky when it came to women, his ideal type were pure, innocent young girls. He would never ever develop feelings for the woman in front of him, no matter the circumstances. Although he shared the same master with her on the surface, her status was actually much higher than his.

“Tell me what you achieved today,” Lui Wan said as she sat down and poured herself a cup of tea.

Bi Zhengsheng remained standing on the same spot as he replied respectfully, “Yuan Shou and Guo Wei called me last night to inform me that they captured Su You and her aunt, Su Shufang. However, I spotted Su You at the Swallow Capital University today. I tried calling Yuan Shou and Guo Wei multiple times, but there was no answer. I suspect that something bad must have happened to them…”

Bi Zhengsheng’s suspicions were not baseless. Di Jiu had killed seven of his men in Luo Jin without him noticing a single thing after all. Di Jiu was currently in the Swallow Capital, so it would definitely be bad if he happened to witness Yuan Shou and Guo Wei kidnap Su You.

Lui Wan remained calm. She looked at Bi Zhengsheng as she said offhandedly, “Looks like you weren’t slacking off during the past few days. Send some people to keep watch at the Swallow Capital University and its surroundings right now. Unless I’m wrong, Di Jiu will be making a trip to the Swallow Capital University soon… You know what? I think I’ll just head over there myself.”

It was obvious that she knew what Bi Zhengsheng had been investigating. Her theory that Di Jiu would soon be visiting the Swallow Capital University was actually correct. Lui Wan assumed that he was either going to the Swallow Capital University to look for Su You or Tan Yueyue. However, Di Jiu was actually preparing to go there to meet Ji Xiaorong.

Lui Wan despised Bi Zhengsheng with all her heart. He had been practising with Master Jia for years, yet he was currently only at the middle stage of the Yellow Tier. He had been progressing as slowly as a dog.