Ninth in The World - Chapter 289

Chapter 289

Yan Xueyi and Shen Feng cupped their fists and expressed their gratitude towards Di Jiu before sitting down to recuperate .

Di Jiu walked to the shelves on the left, where six items were placed . Thanks to his level-eleven Spiritual Force, he broke open the restrictions on the first item in under half an hour . Within the restriction was a Dharma treasure that looked like a handkerchief . A brief scan of his Spiritual Force showed that this was an item that surpassed a supreme-grade Spirit Weapon and could possibly be an immortal weapon . He did not need this item, but he could give it to Di Di instead .

He spent another half hour breaking open the second restriction, which contained a scorching blue stone . The laws on this stone seemed to be higher than those of the Cultivation World . Di Jiu suspected that this was a material used in the Immortal World . He had yet to see anything from the Immortal World in the Book of the World . Hence, he placed this item inside a jade box and put it in the Quintessential World .

The third restriction was slightly more complicated, so Di Jiu spent an hour on it . When he broke open the restriction, he saw inside two talismans with Dao runes circulating on them .

Delighted, Di Jiu took out two jade boxes and put the two talismans inside . These two talismans were the Plane Split Talismans he desperately needed .

Plane Split Talismans were usually arranged in pairs, so it was normal to see two of them together .

“Young Master Red Embellishment, thank you for saving my life . I was at the True Form Realm back when you were still at the Essence Soul Realm . I believe that your current cultivation level is not any lower than mine . However, I’m currently still at the True Form Realm . I will never understand the realm of geniuses . ” Yan Xueyi was the first to stand up . His injuries had yet to completely recover, yet he could still move about .

Actually, he was also a genius . However, there was some distance between geniuses . He might be a genius of the Cultivation World, but someone like Di Jiu would most likely be a genius of the whole universe .

“Sect Master Yan, I would like to ask you about something . As the Sect Master of one of the five large sects of the Small Central World, why would you use your Spiritual Force to search a lady in front of so many people? Would you do it for a Five Continent Dao Disc?” asked Di Jiu directly . He did not want to beat around the bush with Yan Xueyi .

Yan Xueyi was stunned when he heard Di Jiu’s question . However, he understood what was going on immediately . He sighed and said, “I’m sure you must have heard that from someone, Young Master Red Embellishment . I might have coveted that treasure and even killed someone without hesitation in order to seize it . However, I would not stoop to using my Spiritual Force to search a younger lady’s body . I know that you’re referring to Di Feixue . When Di Feixue was brought in front of the Sect Masters of the five large sects, Shu Haolan wanted to use his Spiritual Force to search her body . I stopped Shu Haolan and suggested to have only Sect Master Shen Feng of the Moonlight Snow Mountain search her instead . ”

“However, Sect Master Shen Feng rejected my suggestion and left the place . She even said that she was giving up on the Five Continent Dao Disc, which was indeed what she did . Shu Haolan suggested that the four other Sect Masters use our Spiritual Force to search Di Feixue’s body together . I might not be a good man, but I would not stoop to doing such a thing . Hence, I gave up on searching for the Five Continent Dao Disc as well . It was also because of this matter that I immediately thought of Sect Master Shen when Sect Master Cheng Ji contacted me and invited me to explore the Desert River Forbidden Zone . The three of us arrived at the Desert River Forbidden Zone together and ended up getting trapped here . We would have met our doom sooner or later if you hadn’t come . ”

“Sect Master Yan is telling the truth . I would never use my Spiritual Force to search a Junior, even if that person was female,” said Shen Feng, who had also stabilized her injuries . It was extremely fortunate that she was still alive, although her lifespan had been shortened significantly .

“I see now . ” Di Jiu cupped his fists before Yan Xueyi . He was extremely displeased at Di Feixue for trying to make use of him . They might be from the same sect, but he did not wish to have any further interactions with her .

“Thank you for saving us . Have you found the items you needed?” Cheng Ji also stopped recuperating and walked over .

“Sect Master Cheng, according to the information I gleaned when I came in, this place is extremely dangerous . How did all of you cross over the Life-Extermination Coffin?” Di Jiu asked in confusion .

He had personally seen how scary the Life-Extermination Coffin could be . The coffin could easily corrode one’s life-force and lifespan . If it weren’t for the Rainbow Immortal Peach he possessed, he would have been left in the same state as the three of them .

Even if he had been able to cross over the Life-Extermination Coffin, he would have been killed by the two coffin nails . This was because, after crossing over the coffin, one’s Spiritual Force and Quintessential Essence would get completely used up . Thus, it would not be possible to evade the attacks of the two powerful coffin nails under the circumstances .

Cheng Ji sighed and said, “It was because I obtained a Blood Drop Jade Card that belonged to the Excellency Life-Exterminator . That Blood Drop Jade Card required the combined effort of three True Form Realm cultivators to open the Life-Extermination Coffin . Hence, I invited Sect Master Yan and Sect Master Shen to come along with me . We relied on the Blood Drop Jade Card to dash out of the Life-Extermination Coffin after opening the coffin . ”

“However, we underestimated the extent to which the Life-Extermination Coffin corroded one’s life-force . We were completely exhausted when we left the coffin . Therefore, we were unable to evade the coffin nails . That’s why we ended up being nailed inside this coffin chamber . ”

Di Jiu nodded his head . This explanation was believable . In any case, he had managed to obtain the Plane Split Talismans, so this trip was not for naught .

“Young Master Red Embellishment, you saved my life . There’s no way I could take any of the items here . You can have them all,” Cheng Ji said hastily when he saw Di Jiu agree with his explanation . He had realized that Di Jiu was much stronger than him . He had gone there safely and saved them after all .

Yan Xueyi and Shen Feng cupped their fists as well and said, “We don’t want any of the items here either . ”

Di Jiu laughed . “I’m not a selfish person . I have already taken my share . The three of you can split the remaining items among yourselves . I will wait here for you guys . ”

There were still eight items left . The three of them were delighted when they heard that Di Jiu did not want them . They had contributed to Di Jiu’s ability to enter the Life-Extermination Coffin after all . Upon realizing that Di Jiu was telling the truth, the three of them thanked Di Jiu once again and broke the restrictions open .

They were not being impolite . It was just that their cultivation had reached a bottleneck . The items here would most likely aid them in improving their cultivation level . It would go against their Dao if they were courteous under the circumstances .

It was only after they started to break open the restrictions that they discovered just how powerful Di Jiu was . They had to spend several days to break open one restriction, yet Di Jiu had previously only spent one hour and a half to break open three .

Di Jiu did not help them break open the restrictions . Half a month later, the three of them finally broke open all the restrictions . Yan Xueyi and Cheng Ji both obtained three items, while Shen Feng only obtained two .

“Sect Master Cheng, do we exit from here later as well?” Di Jiu was still wary of the Life-Extermination Coffin .

“That’s not necessary . The Excellency Life-Exterminator’s Blood Drop Jade Card could activate the Teleportation Array here . ” As he said that, Cheng Ji had already walked behind the yellow jade shelf located at the right side of the coffin chamber .

It was only then that Di Jiu realized that there were some faint array engravings behind the yellow jade shelf on the right . He had failed to discover them when he had been anxiously searching for the Plane Split Talisman earlier .

Cheng Ji and company, who stood before the array engravings, activated the Blood Drop Jade Card they held in their hands .

As a level-nine Array King, Di Jiu was not seeing a level-ten Dharma Array for the first time . As he was standing where the array engraving was, he felt jumpy . Upon thinking of the way he had felt when he had been in the Life-Extermination Coffin previously, Di Jiu did not hesitate . He immediately stepped out of the array engraving and threw out the Floating Flame Flag .

There was something he simply could not comprehend . While he was bypassing the Life-Extermination Coffin, he ate some Rainbow Immortal Peach . His life-force was not being corroded . On the contrary, he felt even more vigorous . In the end, just as he rushed out of the coffin, he was nearly killed by the life-force corrosion within the coffin . This life-force corrosion was most likely related to the corpse lying within the Life-Extermination Coffin .

That body had to be the Excellency Life-Exterminator . Since the Excellency Life-Exterminator himself was inside the Life-Extermination Coffin, there was no way he would leave behind a Blood Drop Jade Card and let people take the items in his coffin chamber away . The fact that he had left behind a Teleportation Array to let people exit made even less sense . Was the Excellency Life-Exterminator a noble person who acted selflessly?

As expected, the instant the Blood Drop Jade Card activated the Teleportation Array, a deadly blood-red mist enveloped them and pulled them towards the Life-Extermination Coffin .

Meanwhile, a bloodcurdling sound traveled from within the Life-Extermination Coffin .

All three of their faces changed drastically . They were all Sect Masters and True Form Realm experts, so they realized immediately that the Blood Drop Jade Card had plotted against them .

However, they were all enveloped by the light coming from the Teleportation Array, so they could not escape .

Di Jiu threw out the Floating Flame Flag just in time, interrupting the teleportation Dao Laws the moment that the Teleportation Array was activated .

Di Jiu had already learned a little about the space law . Furthermore, this Teleportation Array was only able to teleport one across a short distance . Di Jiu had already stepped out of the Teleportation Array by the time the Teleportation Array was interrupted by the Floating Flame Flag .

The three of them fell from the air due to the interruption of the array . They all landed outside the entrance of the Life-Extermination Coffin . They were actually extremely close to entering it .

The three of them reacted swiftly, rushing away from the coffin immediately and landing beside Di Jiu .

Di Jiu, who had already put away the Floating Flame Flag, stared at the Life-Extermination Coffin with a frown .

“Young Master Red Embellishment, you saved our lives again . ” Yan Xueyi was the first to thank Di Jiu .

Cheng Ji and Shen Feng came over to express their gratitude as well . They both looked pale .

“Sect Master Cheng, since you were the one who obtained the Blood Drop Jade Card, you must be aware of the rumors about the Excellency Life-Exterminator . Who exactly is the Excellency Life-Exterminator?” asked Di Jiu out of the blue .

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