Ninth In the World

Ji Xiaorong was so full of regret that she wished she were dead. As she stood outside Di Jiu’s house, it dawned on her that Di Jiu had already left the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts.

She could no longer stand this. The sound of two slaps was heard as she slapped herself hard on the face. If her brother died because of her, she would not forgive herself for the rest of her life.

Why had she enrolled at the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts? Wasn’t it because she had hoped that her brother would be cured one day? However, when a miracle doctor had actually appeared before her, she had offended him and asked him to leave.

“Please don’t be anxious, Senior Sister Ji…” Qi Xiang said. In an effort to stop her from harming herself any further, he had accompanied her in her search for Di Jiu.

“Where can I find Miracle Doctor Di?” Ji Xiaorong was so anxious that she actually started crying.

Although she had been born into the Ji Family, she had always been strong and independent. This was actually the first time she was crying in front of a stranger.

Qi Xiang was feeling just as helpless. Di Jiu had informed him that he was leaving, and he didn’t know when he would return.

“Oh, you can call him! Call him, quick!” Ji Xiaorong called out excitedly the moment she realized that there was a way to contact Di Jiu.

Behind them, Ji Baishan and her mother, Li Xuehua, remained silent. They would not have been at such a loss if they’d known that Di Jiu was just a phone call away.

“I am not sure how long Brother Jiu will be gone, but I know that he has arranged to meet Senior Sister Ceng Beizi here before the Fairy Planet Treasure Auction, so that they can go together. Why don’t you wait for him here?” Qi Xiang asked.

He was actually shocked deep down. He had always assumed that Di Jiu just wanted to get money from the Ji Family. However, judging by their actions, it was obvious that he would definitely be able to treat Ji Xiaoting. It seemed like what Qi Xiang knew about Di Jiu was only the tip of the iceberg.

Ji Baishan sighed. “We have no other choice. Xiaorong, you should stay at the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts for now. You shouldn’t practise martial arts anymore, though. Just inform us as soon as you hear anything about Miracle Doctor Di.”

…

Di Jiu had gone to the Wang Chuan Mountain Range again, so he was completely uncontactable. Compared to the extreme fatigue he had felt the previous time, he was able to reach the aircraft’s hiding place easier this time.

The aircraft was well-hidden, so no rainwater or sediments had managed to penetrate it. When Di Jiu stepped into the aircraft, he realized that it would cost at least a few million dollars to repair it.

He did not even have a few thousand dollars, let alone a few million. Plus, he had to attend the auction. It looked like he had no choice but to leave the aircraft there for now.

He had already obtained a ticket to the auction, but he didn’t know how he could get more money. He did have five bottles of a drug that could supplement one’s martial arts practice, but he couldn’t put all his hopes on that drug. Besides, he did not know how much he could sell it for. He had tested the drug on some disciples of the Di Clan and found out that it made them more accurate when wielding their sabers and allowed them to master new saber moves faster. In other words, it was mainly used for increasing one’s strength.

Di Jiu had no need for this sort of drug, as he possessed both extraordinary talent and the Major Conduit Internal Records. Learning the first three saber moves of the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers had been a breeze for him.

However, he could not ask the Ji Family for money, and although Ceng Beizi was very pretty, she was so stingy and petty that she’d had to resort to using tricks to learn the Di Clan’s saber moves from him. No, he definitely could not ask her for money.

Qi Xiang’s assets would probably not be enough to buy anything at the auction either.

Di Jiu racked his brains as he sat in his aircraft. Finally, he thought of someone.

Trustworthy. He would only have enough money to attend the auction if he robbed Trustworthy.

Di Jiu opened the door of his aircraft. He had been able to enter the Institute of Martial Arts with the entry token Lui Wan, Trustworthy’s disciple, had given him. As her master, Trustworthy would naturally not fall behind his disciple. He would come up with the funds Di Jiu would spend at the auction.

Di Jiu was in a very good mood as he thought about this. However, he knew that it would be extremely dangerous to seek out Trustworthy at this point, as his skills were still lacking a little compared to his. He had to cultivate the Di Clan’s fourth and fifth saber moves now that he was on the Wang Chuan Mountain Range. He could release his Saber Qi freely over there because, unlike how he felt at the Swallow Capital University’s Institute of Martial Arts, he would not have to worry about causing damage to the items around him.

The moment he mastered the fifth saber move, he would take Trustworthy’s worthless life.

Di Jiu did not start cultivating the fourth saber move right away. Instead, he practised the third saber move again. Ever since he had started practicing it, he’d had the nagging feeling that this move was not as strong as he had imagined.

In fact, the Di Clan’s fourth saber move was over 100 times more difficult than the third saber move. The easiest ones were the first and second saber moves.

The Di Clan’s first saber move, which was called Aura, would take effect as soon as one wielded the saber. The Aura would then lock onto the opponent and kill them easily, provided that they had a low cultivation level.

Di Jiu had previously used The Derelict to cultivate the first saber move and transform the saber’s aura into Saber Qi.

The Di Clan’s second saber move, which was called Saber Flash, was activated when the saber was swung downwards. The Saber Flash would reach far and wide and kill or injure multiple people within a large perimeter.

This was why the Di Clan’s saber moves were the most suitable to use on a battlefield. The combination of the Saber Flash and the Aura was practically invincible.

Since Di Jiu did not have an actual saber, the first and second saber moves he had practised had been based on transforming Saber Qi into deadly aura. This would not have been a problem if Di Jiu had been really talented. However, Di Jiu was not, so transforming Saber Qi into deadly aura would not aid him in a fight with someone who possessed a high cultivation level.

Di Jiu had almost been killed by Sang Sha for this very reason.

When Di Jiu mastered the third saber move, he was able to wield his knife and produce a whirlpool of deadly aura and Saber Qi. This was the true way to fight an enemy one-to-one. During the duel, the whirlpool of Saber Qi would rip the opponent’s killing intent almost immediately and bind the opponent, making it impossible for them to shield themselves or hide.

This was why disciples who mastered the third saber move also caught a first glimpse of the Di Clan’s Dharmic Formulation Method.

Although Di Jiu had cultivated the third saber move on the training grounds of the Institute of Martial Arts, there were still some restrictions when he executed it. He did not wield his knife with big sweeping strikes, so he basically looked like a child frolicking with a knife. Di Jiu found this habit of his completely unacceptable.

The Di Clan’s saber moves were perfect for the battlefield, so they required one to move forward with determined, imposing strides. It was unheard of to intentionally restrain one’s strikes and Saber Qi.

Di Jiu had not received guidance from more experienced members of the Di Clan. He had just cultivated the Di Clan’s Seven Sabers by reading the manual. Therefore, his third saber move had some very serious flaws.

If Di Jiu had not practised the first three saber moves again in the canyon, he may only have been able to notice all the underlying problems during an actual fight, which may have been too late.

As Di Jiu performed the third saber move unabashedly, he immediately realized that he had been wrong in thinking that the third saber move was not as strong as he had thought. The truth was that he had not fully cultivated it.

He had performed the third saber move with caution and prudence, which went completely against the essence of the Di Clan’s Saber Moves, which was to move forward with determined, imposing strides.

“That was close!” Di Jiu reprimanded himself silently as he started practising the third saber move once again.

He was currently holding on to an actual saber in the canyon. The surrounding air was immediately bound by a whirlpool of Saber Qi as he wielded the saber unabashedly once. Di Jiu could even hear the sound of the air ripping apart.

Bang! It only took one strike for a gully of over 100 feet to appear before him. The rocks surrounding the gully were all fragmented. In the middle of the gully was an even bigger whirlpool that contained all the air swept up by the whirlpool of Saber Qi.

“This is the true third saber move. No hesitation. One just needs to stride forward with determination,” Di Jiu muttered to himself as he looked at the gully he had created with his saber. He believed that there was still room for improvement in his execution of the third move.

This was the best place to cultivate the Di Clan’s Saber Moves!