Ninth In the World

Beside the flying shuttle lay a skeleton. Di Jiu knew immediately that it belonged to the blacksmith who had refined the flying shuttle.

He was curious to know what had happened to the Starry Flame Market that had caused everyone to die, leaving behind skeletons, rings, and stores.

Nonetheless, Di Jiu was elated. He did own a supreme-grade flying immortal weapon, but the defense of the Ultimate Cloud Auger was subpar. The Ultimate Cloud Auger was considered one of the lowest-level supreme-grade flying immortal weapons. Even at first glance, it was evident that the flying shuttle refined using the Divine Dawn Metal was at a much higher level.

Supreme-grade flying immortal weapons were classified into different levels as well.

Di Jiu was about to take the flying shuttle when he suddenly sensed that something was amiss.

This place was sealed by restrictions, and a blacksmith had also died here. Logically speaking, there should be a flame here. Blacksmithing was not possible without a flame.

This was not the strangest part, however. He was clearly the first person to enter the Starry Flame Market and blacksmith shop. How then had the people outside known that the Divine Dawn Metal was here?

In fact, he had come here only because he had heard that the Divine Dawn Metal had appeared on the Yin Flame Island.

Before Di Jiu could use his Spiritual Force to scan the area, he heard a voice that seemed to come from all sides. “Very good, young fella. You are very cautious.”

Di Jiu swiftly used his Spiritual Force to scan the area, yet despite his level-eight Immortal Force, he failed to discover where the voice was coming from.

He was not concerned about that, however, for the Ninth Dao Law resided in his Spiritual Sea. This meant that he could not be possessed. He opened the Dao eye again and the various basic nomological auras were revealed before him.

A faint shadow appeared where an underground array engraving was present, several meters away from the flying shuttle. It was a remnant soul. Di Jiu did some calculations in his head. If he took the flying shuttle, the remnant soul would get the opportunity to attempt to possess him.

“Eh? Is that the Dao eye?” Unexpectedly, the remnant soul discovered the Dao eye Di Jiu possessed.

Di Jiu lifted his hand and threw several hundred array flags out, trapping this remnant soul. He could set up a level-seven Immortal Confinement Array easily, and the remnant soul would not be capable of escaping from such an array no matter how formidable it was. Furthermore, the remnant soul was evidently not going to make it.

“Impressive. Your cultivation level is not much to look at, but you are a level-eight Immortal Array Supremacy who also possesses the Dao eye and a level-eight immortal flame… No, that’s incorrect. You must possess a Dao fire…” The remnant soul sounded increasingly surprised.

Di Jiu locked onto the remnant soul and inquired coolly, “You intend to possess me?”

The remnant soul sighed. “I have never thought of possessing other people. The reason I am still hanging onto my last breath is because I am waiting for people to come so I can ask them to help me out. I never expected that I would have to wait several hundred thousand years…”

Saying that he had never entertained the thought of possessing people was a lie. He would have done exactly that to Di Jiu without hesitation if this meeting had occurred 10,000 years ago. Now, even if Di Jiu served himself up on a platter, he would refuse. After all, he knew that he was about to dissipate.

Di Jiu had already walked over and taken the flying shuttle. With another wave of his hand, he put the pile of Divine Dawn Metal in his ring.

“Young man, these items belong to me. I might be on my deathbed, but I am currently still alive,” grumbled the remnant soul when he saw Di Jiu take those items unceremoniously.

Di Jiu awkwardly plucked out the array flag trapping the remnant soul on the ground. “These items might or might not belong to you. I don’t know for sure. However, regardless of whether they truly belong to you, I will offer you my help with one thing. You said just now that you have been waiting for someone to come by so you can ask for their help.”

“My name is Yu Qi, and I have a daughter called Yu Xiaoxiao,” said the remnant soul without hesitation after hearing Di Jiu’s words.

“Yu Xiaoxiao? The Hall Master of the Divine Weapon Hall?” exclaimed Di Jiu.

He had heard Xie Huang mention this woman before. She was a killing maniac who had exterminated dozens of sects that fateful year. All these sects had been completely wiped out. Furthermore, she had killed several Immortal Emperor experts before disappearing. Her present whereabouts were shrouded in mystery.

“You know my daughter? How is she now?” inquired Yu Qi excitedly upon hearing Di Jiu’s tone.

Di Jiu shook his head. “I heard that she was assassinated by the experts of the entire Illusionary Rainbow Immortal Continent. In the end, she exterminated more than a dozen sects and wiped them out completely. She disappeared without a trace after an intense battle with numerous Immortal Emperors. I heard all this from my friend. Therefore, I have absolutely no idea who Yu Xiaoxiao is. I am sorry I cannot help you find your daughter, Yu Xiaoxiao.”

He dared not help even though he possessed the capability to do so.

Yu Qi started to shake after hearing Di Jiu’s words and seemed about to dissipate at any moment. A long moment passed before Yu Qi sighed heavily and bemoaned. “My poor Xiaoxiao…”

Di Jiu silently commented, “How could she be poor if she killed an uncountable number of people? This is a very impressive feat even if she has died.”

“If there is nothing else, I will leave now.” Di Jiu was elated to see that his Dao fire had leveled up and become a level-nine immortal flame. He opened his palm and the Luminous Starry Sky landed on it before disappearing.

“Do you know why the Starry Flame Market is in this state?” Yu Qi suddenly asked after a long moment of silence.

Di Jiu shook his head. “I don’t know, nor do I wish to know. That has nothing to do with me.”

Why should he know something that had happened several hundred thousand years ago and was not beneficial to his cultivation?

Yu Qi stared at Di Jiu calmly. “I will tell you the location of the most valuable item in the Starry Flame Island if you help me with this matter.”

The Starry Flame Island? Wasn’t this island called the Yin Flame Island?

He mentioned nothing about his doubts as he answered, “It is not that I don’t wish to help you, but you are aware that there is nothing I could do to help. How can I possibly help when your daughter has disappeared for so many years?”

Yu Qi did not get agitated this time. He tried his best to soften his tone as he commented, “You are evidently an intelligent person if you are the first person that was able to find this place. Based on your Array Dao and flame, I can see that you will definitely become an apex expert so long as you don’t die prematurely…”

Di Jiu did not have the patience or time to listen to all this. After all, he needed to quickly find more treasures before he lost the opportunity to do so. There were currently not many people in the Starry Flame Market. As for the most valuable item, his Dao fire could be upgraded into a level-nine immortal flame, and he had obtained a lot of Divine Dawn Metal. This was enough for him.

Yu Qi then said, “I know that you’re getting a little impatient, but did you know that there is a Sacred Yin Pearl on this island? Perhaps you do not know what a Sacred Yin Pearl is…”

“A Sacred Yin Pearl?” shouted Di Jiu in surprise. He knew what it was, as there was an explanation in the Book of the World. However, the Book of the World only mentioned the Divine Yin Pearl. In his opinion, the Sacred Yin Pearl and the Divine Yin Pearl should be quite similar.

According to the legend, the Yin Qi from Chaos had merged with the laws of the universe to form a pearl that contained boundless Chaos aura. According to the introduction of the Book of the World, the Divine Yin Pearl could transform into an illusionary world. If a cultivator cultivated using the Yin element, it could even transform into an individual world on par with a world from Chaos. The level of the world would be even higher than that of the Immortal World, which was something the Quintessential World could not compare with.

If the Sacred Yin Pearl was truly the Divine Yin Pearl, the Sacred Yin Pearl would certainly be a priceless treasure.

“You know about the Sacred Yin Pearl?” Yu Qi felt puzzled upon hearing Di Jiu’s exclamation. By right, there should not be many people who knew about the Sacred Yin Pearl.

Di Jiu nodded. “I’ve heard of it. Is there really a Sacred Yin Pearl on the Yin Flame Island?”

In fact, Di Jiu had already started to believe this claim. He did sense an exceedingly chilling aura after entering the Yin Flame Island.

“It is true. This island was originally called the Starry Flame Market, not the Yin Flame Island. It’s because of the Sacred Yin Pearl that the Starry Flame Market ended up in this state. I will not go into details – I will tell you where the Sacred Yin Pearl is if you help me with one thing. You should know that one Sacred Yin Pearl was worth more than 100 million in the Starry Flame Market of the past during its former glory.”

Di Jiu believed that he could take a risk if there was really a Sacred Yin Pearl. “Tell me then, what can I help you with?”

Upon hearing Di Jiu’s tone soften slightly, Yu Qi hastily replied, “I have a flame called the Firewood’s Embrace, which is also a Dao fire. Pass this Dao fire to my daughter Yu Xiaoxiao after I die. If you cannot find my daughter, you could also pass it to her descendants. Of course, if the Yu Family lacks posterity, you may deal with the Dao fire as you please.”

Di Jiu had not expected that Yu Qi would have condensed a Dao fire as well. This made him respect the man, as he knew firsthand just how difficult it was to condense a Dao fire.

The level of Yu Qi’s Dao fire would drop by one level at most if it was handed off to a direct descendant of the Yu Family. Its level could then be upgraded when the strength of the original Dao fire was completely retained. If other people gained possession of the Dao fire, however, it would transform into an ordinary flame and would no longer be upgraded. Even so, the Dao fire was still extremely valuable.

He suddenly understood why there was a Starry Sky Fire Pith here. It was something Yu Qi had left behind for his descendant, although it had unexpectedly been consumed by his Luminous Starry Sky for upgrading purposes.

Di Jiu felt embarrassed as a result. “Alright, I agree. I will give your descendants a good flame-upgrading material if I find one in the future. If I cannot find one, so be it. This is something I won’t promise.”

Yu Qi was satisfied with Di Jiu’s words. “I am not unlucky. You must be someone who keeps the promises they make. I also hold the title of the Blacksmithing God. You might not know this, but I do have some blacksmithing insights that I would like to share with you. I hope that you will help my descendant should they encounter any trouble in the future…”

Then, Yu Qi’s remnant soul rippled and, while observed by Di Jiu’s Dao eye, disappeared. A flame the size of a longan floated in the air as two jade slips floated underneath.

Di Jiu was silently impressed by the fact that he had transformed into a flame without waiting for a reply. Yu Qi evidently knew his temperament.

Boom! Di Jiu was about to put the flame away when the ground quaked vigorously. He realized instantly that the others had discovered this place.