Ninth In the World

Since his plans to approach the Ji Family had failed, all Di Jiu could do was return to his residence.

Even though he was just a student’s relative, he had been given his own room. There was also a large martial arts training field nearby.

The Institute of Martial Arts met Di Jiu’s needs better than any other place.

Di Jiu kept practising his saber moves the entire day. After killing Sang Sha, he had taken Sang Sha’s saber with him to the Institute of Martial Arts. Di Jiu was able to make rapid progress by using this iron saber to practise the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers.

Di Jiu’s only regret was that he was unable to show his true potential while cultivating the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers. Not only did he have to prevent himself from destroying the site, but he also had to be cautious about the amount of strength he exerted. If he used too much strength, he could hurt someone or call too much attention to himself.

During the first two days, Di Jiu cultivated the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers by day and the Major Conduit Internal Records by night. In the next few days, he started cultivating the Major Conduit Internal Records for almost 24 hours a day. Those days, he did not spend much time practising saber techniques on the martial arts training field.

As his cultivation of the Major Conduit Internal Records progressed, Di Jiu realized how difficult this cultivation technique was. However, at the same time, Di Jiu could sense that he would need more Spirit Qi than the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts was able to offer him.

After spending 31 days at the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts, Di Jiu experienced the same sensation he had when he had conquered the first stage of Qi Refinement. A soft mist gathered around the Baihui Meridian as the short period of time that had lapsed transformed into a heavenly cycle. This caused the bones in Di Jiu’s heavenly body to crack, which made him feel more relaxed than ever.

Di Jiu was excited about conquering the second stage of Qi Refinement.

He had mastered the third saber move of the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers 10 days ago, but he had spent more than a month mastering the second stage of Qi Refinement. The Major Conduit Internal Records was evidently harder to cultivate than the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers.

According to the Major Conduit Internal Records, a talented individual could master the first stage of Qi Refinement in 10 days and the second stage of Qi Refinement in three months. However, Di Jiu had only spent slightly more than a month on the second stage of Qi Refinement, even though he was staying at a place that lacked Spirit Qi. This showed that he was really talented.

Di Jiu was going through another heavenly cycle, when he suddenly realized that his real element was much denser than before. The speed at which he absorbed the Spirit Qi was also faster than before. However, the amount of Spirit Qi in the surrounding area was excruciatingly scarce.

Di Jiu’s ability to absorb the Spirit Qi through his spiritual roots could be compared to a drain that had just been repaired. The incoming Spirit Qi flowed slowly into his spiritual roots in the same way that water dripped into a drain. At this rate, it would take him at least a decade to conquer the third stage of Qi Refinement, so there would be no hope of him reaching the fourth-stage Qi Refinement realm in this lifetime.

If he reached the second-stage Qi Refinement realm, together with the Di Clan’s third saber move, he had no reason to fear Trustworthy anymore.

Although Di Jiu was reluctant to wait any longer, he needed to repair his aircraft, which was on the Wang Chuan Mountain, first. He would forcibly enter the Fairy Planet when an opportunity presented itself.

Di Jiu was not bothered by the risk. He was suddenly reminded of the white-haired man, whose skill was a few grades higher than his. Lui Wan, who was his enemy, had also been training for a certain period of time. Di Jiu had not made much progress in comparison to her.

Di Jiu was just about to leave the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts temporarily, when Qi Xiang ran over in a hurry.

Ever since the day Qi Xiang and Di Jiu had entered the Institute of Martial Arts, Qi Xiang had been absent, as he was restricted by several rules.

“Brother Jiu…” Qi Xiang seemed a little agitated as he said, “I have some good news.”

“What are you referring to?”

“Did you manage to find Ji Xiaorong?” Qi Xiang remembered the purpose of Di Jiu’s visit.

Di Jiu looked slightly troubled as he said, “I did find her, but she was unapproachable. She rejected me right away. She did not believe that I would be able to heal her brother.”

Qi Xiang’s jaw dropped. It took him a while before he was able to speak again. “You are able to heal people, Brother Jiu?”

Just like Ji Xiaorong, he found it hard to believe Di Jiu’s words. He used to think that Di Jiu just knew a famous doctor that he wanted to recommend to the Ji Family.

When Qi Xiang recovered from the shock, he took a deep breath and said, “This is a good thing, Brother Jiu. The Ji Family is charitable and Ji Baishan is very approachable, but no one would dare offend the Ji Family. Even though they are approachable, that does not mean that they are fooled easily.”

“Never mind. I won’t bother explaining. I have to leave the Swallow Capital for a short time. I will need to purchase some things when I return.” Di Jiu was too lazy to explain more to Qi Xiang. He would just go and see what spare parts he would need to repair his aircraft. He would also have to think of a way to provide energy for the aircraft.

“This time, I do have some good news, Brother Jiu,” Qi Xiang replied hurriedly. “All the institutes of martial arts around the Earth will soon select a group of people to enter the Fairy Planet. I have just mastered the first saber move and I can throw a punch with a strength of about 210 kilos. I was one of the students who entered the advanced class faster. Some people have already started to invest in me…”

“Don’t forget to consume various medicinal herbs. You have saved some money over the years, right?” When he heard that Qi Xiang had been able to master the first saber move within such a short period of time, Di Jiu realized that Qi Xiang’s martial roots were actually good.

“That’s not the good news I wanted to share with you, Brother Jiu. The good news is that I met a legendary figure of the Institute of Martial Arts called Ceng Beizi…” Qi Xiang paused before he asked, “Do you know who Ceng Beizi is, Brother Jiu?”

“Why do I have to know?” Di Jiu had never heard of Ceng Beizi before.

Qi Xiang laughed and said, “Ceng Beizi is very impressive. Her presence is unchallenged, not only at the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts, but at every institute of martial arts on Earth. Sister Ceng only entered the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts a year ago, yet she is already a Yellow Tier Martial Arts Warrior. Her talent is unrivalled.”

Di Jiu was not impressed. Yellow Tier Martial Arts Warriors were merely considered Martial Knights back in the Yalun Continent. He could overpower Ceng Beizi just by cultivating the third saber move of the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers.

So what if Ceng Beizi had been able to become a Yellow Tier Martial Arts Warrior in less than a year? Di Jiu was certain that his current potential exceeded hers. He had cultivated three of the Di Clan’s Seven Saber Moves in a couple of months after all.

The only thing Di Jiu was dissatisfied with was that, even though he had cultivated the Di Clan’s third saber move, he still felt that something was missing.

“Don’t you want to get the tickets to that auction, Brother Jiu? You could get one from Ceng Beizi too,” Qi Xiang said in a low voice.

“Why would she give it to me?” Di Jiu asked curiously, “We don’t know each other that well. Are you acquainted with her?”

“I am not worthy enough to be acquainted with her, but she saw me cultivating a saber technique once and thought that it was very impressive,” Qi Xiang answered quickly. “She wanted me to teach her the Di Clan’s saber technique, but I told her that the technique was not mine to pass on. That’s why I came to ask your permission.”

Di Jiu nodded his head. “You may teach it to her. I just want a ticket to the auction…”

Di Jiu suddenly paused. He had felt someone approach.

A crisp voice was heard abruptly from the entrance. “I need you to teach me personally. I could give you extra money along with the auction ticket. It would be a wasted trip if you could not afford to buy anything.”

A lady with long hair had appeared at the entrance.

“Senior Sister Ceng!” Qi Xiang said immediately. Even though Qi Xiang was a lot older than Ceng Beizi, he still felt a little nervous as he called her Senior Sister.

“Are you Ceng Beizi?” Di Jiu asked as he looked at her.

Ceng Beizi was the exact opposite of Ji Xiaorong. Her skin was fair and smooth, and her arms were like untainted white lotuses.

She was as beautiful as Shen Ziyu. She had an oval face with bright eyes and long eyelashes, and her long hair was tied up casually with a purple hairband. She gave off a way gentler vibe than Shen Ziyu.

Her long, steady breathing reflected her strong abilities.