Ninth In the World

Di Jiu lifted the teacup filled with divine spirit tea offered to him by Xing Hong, silently impressed that it was made from apex divine spirit herbs. One cup of such tea would probably be worth several tens of thousands of high-grade divine crystals. Xing Hong was quite generous when it came to spending.

Di Jiu, who was reminded of his Starry Sky Tea, took out a teapot and passed it to Xing Hong. “Landlord Xing, this is a pot of tea I refined a long time ago. Please have it.”

He’d said that it was one pot of tea, but there were in fact only 10 tea leaves within.

Di Jiu still had more than 10,000 Starry Sky Tea Leaves with him but could not bear to give away so many. After all, these tea leaves had been refined using the Creation Cauldron, which had transformed into the Creation Wood growing within his Ninth World. The Creation Cauldron had already ceased to exist.

The Creation Wood was now spiritually linked to Di Jiu, so Di Jiu would definitely never use it to make tea leaves again. It was safe to say that the Starry Sky Tea Leaves he still owned were considered the last in the universe.

“Thank you, Brother Di.” Xing Hong was delighted when he saw that Di Jiu had gifted him a pot of tea leaves. He knew that this gift was not very valuable, but this act symbolized the friendship forged between the two men.

Di Jiu watched as Xing Hong put the tea leaves away. He then cupped his fists and said, “Brother Xing, I need your help finding a person called Dao Chuanxun. There are some matters I need to talk to him about.”

Upon hearing Di Jiu’s request, Xing Hong laughed and stated, “Brother Di, I know this person. He came to the Void City from elsewhere 100 years ago to participate in the Void City’s Dao Fruit Pagoda.”

Di Jiu was overjoyed. He hastily inquired, “Where is this person?”

Dao Chuanxun had come to the Void City from the Void Ocean. Di Jiu had to find Dao Chuanxun if he wanted to return to the Void Ocean. That was unless Dao Chuanxun did not intend to return after coming here. There should be some way to return.

“Dao Chuanxun is at the Shadow Void Castle. He is close to the Shadow Void Castle’s Castle Lord Lou Hun,” answered Xing Hong immediately.

He might have needed to send someone to investigate if this had been any other ordinary cultivator. However, he would investigate in great detail all half-step Primordial Chaos cultivators and Primordial Chaos Sacred Emperors who came to the Void City. Dao Chuanxun was one of these people.

Di Jiu hurriedly said, “Thank you, Landlord Xing.”

“You’re being too courteous, Brother Di. If you don’t mind, you can directly call me by my name. Tell me if there is anything else you need help with. After all, I do have information on some unique treasures.” Xing Hong intentionally wanted to befriend Di Jiu so he was trying his best to forge a bond with him.

Di Jiu smiled. “Okay, Brother Xing. In fact, I currently need some talismans. It would be best if they were Plane Rift Talismans above level seven…”

Xing Hong was stunned upon hearing Di Jiu’s words, for this request was made too casually. A Plane Rift Talisman of that level was considered a top-notch treasure, and no one would take out their possessions casually. Furthermore, Di Jiu wanted a few of those. The Void City’s Commercial Building could be considered the apex commercial building in this realm, yet it only owned a level-eight divine talisman, the Plane Split Talisman.

He had already made that claim, so for the sake of befriending Di Jiu, Xing Hong gritted his teeth and informed Di Jiu, “Such items are truly hard to obtain, Brother Di. However, there is a level-eight divine talisman, the Plane Split Talisman, in the Void City’s Commercial Building.”

Xing Hong took out a box and handed it over to Di Jiu. His heart was bleeding, but he knew that one had to be generous if they wished to befriend an expert like Di Jiu.

“A level-eight Plane Split Divine Talisman?” exclaimed Di Jiu as he excitedly grabbed hold of the jade box and opened it. He soon confirmed with his eyes that the divine talisman had definitely surpassed level seven.

The flowing Dao runes on the divine talisman, as well as the abstruse space restriction patterns, were incomprehensible despite Di Jiu’s capabilities.

Di Jiu had made that request thinking that it would be impossible for Xing Hong to really give him a Plane Rift Talisman or Plane Split Talisman. Contrary to his expectations, Xing Hong had given him a huge pleasant surprise.

Di Jiu stood up, cupped his fists, and said, “Thank you so much, Brother Xing. Your divine talisman will be of tremendous help to me.”

Xing Hong laughed, his face glowing with delight. “Brother Di, I felt a connection to you when we first met. A mere talisman is nothing.”

Di Jiu nodded. “Brother Xing, tell me how much this talisman costs. I will pay you. You can ask for divine spirit meridians and Dao pills as well.”

Xing Hong became stern. “Brother Di, you are not treating me as a friend by saying something like this. I am giving this talisman to you. It would be insulting if I demanded payment from you.”

Di Jiu had not expected Xing Hong to be so generous, as a level-eight divine talisman was something very valuable. Its worth was even calculable in divine spirit meridians. However, Xing Hong had given it to him for free. Then, Di Jiu thought about the ten Starry Sky Tea Leaves, whose value would be much greater than the value of the talisman if they were used appropriately.

Di Jiu said, “Thank you, Brother Xing. I owe you a favor. I shall take my leave first.”

Because he was in a hurry to search for Dao Chuanxun, Di Jiu expressed his desire to leave after putting the talisman away.

Xing Hong sighed after he saw Di Jiu off at the Void City’s gate and returned to the commercial building. One had to be willing to sacrifice some things to befriend genius experts with high potential.

However, this sacrifice seemed to be quite big. Level-eight Plane Split Talismans could be considered to be extinct, so they could sell for an astronomical price.

Xing Hong felt some heartache but did not regret his choice. In the past, he had not really helped Dao Monarch Ye much, yet he had still received a Primordial Chaos Rainbow Glow Pill in return. Treasures like a Primordial Chaos Rainbow Glow Pill could not be purchased using divine crystals and divine spirit meridians. Nevertheless, Dao Monarch Ye had gifted him one such pill, thus allowing him to break through to the Primordial Chaos Realm.

Xing Hong, who had regained his composure, opened the teapot Di Jiu had given him. He almost cursed Di Jiu out loud when he saw that there were only 10 tea leaves inside. Compared to Dao Monarch Ye, Di Jiu was really stingy.

After all, even though the teapot was so big, he had only given him 10 tea leaves.

Xing Hong felt that he had made the wrong investment this time.

With a sigh, he took out one tea leaf, placed it inside the crystal cup in front of him, and poured boiled divine spring water into the cup.

The tea leaf in the cup unfurled, releasing a faint fragrance. Xing Hong immediately sensed an obscure aura that made him feel as though he was in a boundless universe. This universe was indistinct, however, so he could not see it clearly.

Xing Hong got excited, realizing that he had misjudged Di Jiu. The value of this cup of tea might just be greater than the value of the talisman.

Xing Hong could not control himself anymore. He did not wait for the tea to cool down to an ideal temperature. Instead, he directly lifted the crystal cup and drank a mouthful.

A faint flavor of the universe exploded in Xing Hong’s intent the instant he drank the tea. He subconsciously closed his eyes and the previously indistinct universe unfolded before him in his Starry Sky Spiritual Sea like a vast painting…

The space supernormal abilities he had not fully comprehended previously became distinct. Furthermore, he sensed tranquility coming from the tea leaf. An elixir poison was expelled from his body, making him feel like his body had become lighter.

An hour passed before Xing Hong opened his eyes. He looked at the teacup in his hand excitedly.

“Great tea!” Xing Hong murmured, certain that this was top-notch tea. This tea could not help one increase their cultivation but could increase one’s comprehension. Additionally, he sensed an epoch-making life-force aura in the tea itself. If what he sensed was right, Di Jiu was not being stingy. On the contrary, he was being far too generous.

It was important to note that Xing Hong had yet to give the talisman to Di Jiu when Di Jiu had gifted him the tea. While clutching the teapot containing the nine tea leaves, Xing Hong lamented genius experts like Di Jiu, who were truly magnanimous people.

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As Xing Hong was still lamenting Di Jiu’s generosity, Di Jiu was already standing outside the Shadow Void Castle. He had gone there in search of Dao Chuanxun.