Ninth In the World

“So far, yet so near,” Cao Xi said.

Di Jiu looked at Cao Xi, feeling even more puzzled. She breathed in and said slowly, “If my guess is right, the Heavenly Witch River is the Escapee. Both of us cultivate the Dao runes of the Five-Element Universe’s Dao, and Du Bu was born from the Dao runes of the Five-Element Universe. Therefore, it’s normal that we can’t see the Escapee.”

Di Jiu vaguely understood. “Cao Xi, you mean that after I understand the Dao runes of the Heavenly Witch Realm’s Dao, I will be able to see the Escapee and my Dao won’t be weaker than Du Bu’s?”

Cao Xi nodded with certainty. “That’s right. However, even if most people found the Escapee, they probably wouldn’t be able to do anything to Du Bu. Gaining insight into the Escapee is only a theoretical hope when it comes to fighting against Du Bu. It doesn’t mean that you will be able to suppress him. I believe that if you gain insight into the Escapee, you will definitely have a chance of dealing with Du Bu and even prevailing over him face to face.”

Di Jiu cupped his fists before Cao Xi and said sincerely, “Thank you, Senior Sister Cao. If you hadn’t chased after me, I would probably have died in Du Bu’s hands in the future without knowing what is happening. At least, we now understand how big the gap between Du Bu and me is.”

Upon hearing that, Cao Xi smiled slightly. “You’re still constantly thinking that I chased after you. However, you’re right. Although I don’t have that capability, I did something that exceeded my capabilities. Although I never thought of killing you, this is undeniably unfair to you. You should be calling me Senior Sister. If my guess is right, you have also obtained a Primordial Dao Law. It’s an extraordinary one, right?”

“There are extraordinary Primordial Dao Laws?” Di Jiu suddenly thought of the arrogance of the Ninth Dao Law. It seemed to have been abandoned by Du Bu and it felt very unsatisfied.

Cao Xi nodded. “Yes. Rumor has it that Du Bu had an extraordinary Primordial Dao Law. This Dao law was golden and it was the one he cared about the most…”

Di Jiu asked with a frown, “Senior Sister Cao, are there eight purples ones and one golden one among the nine Primordial Dao Laws?”

“Yes.” Cao Xi didn’t find it strange that Di Jiu would ask this, as many people knew that Du Bu had a Golden Dao Law.

Di Jiu decided not to keep this from Cao Xi anymore and said sincerely, “Senior Sister Cao, just as you said, I indeed have a Primordial Dao Law. The Primordial Dao Law that I obtained is golden. Based on the information I’ve obtained, Du Bu didn’t throw the Golden Dao Law into the Qi-Converting Sea of the Universe and planned to turn it into part of the Chaos Dao Law Aura of the Universe before making it dissipate into the universe. This is because he was disgusted by the Golden Dao Law and he considered it trash. Why did you say that the Golden Dao Law was extraordinary?”

Cao Xi chuckled like Di Jiu and shook her head. “Do you think a person like Du Bu would throw a Primordial Dao Law into the Qi-Converting Sea of the Universe to let it turn into nothing? Even if that Golden Dao Law was trash, he wouldn’t have done so, let alone when it was extraordinary. No matter how trashy the Dao Law of the Universe was, it was still a heaven-opening Dao law. How could it be trash?”

“Then what did Du Bu want to do?” Di Jiu didn’t understand. He believed this, so he hadn’t spoken blindly.

Cao Xi replied, “Du Bu knew very well that the Golden Dao Law was derived from wisdom, so he planned to integrate the Golden Dao Law into his Purple Palace. Although he didn’t plan to refine the Five-Element Universe, he planned to turn the Five-Element Universe into his backyard. He had lofty ambitions, so he wanted to integrate the Qi-Converting Sea of the Five-Element Universe into his Spiritual Sea. He thus allowed the Golden Dao Law to escape. Did you think that a Dao law could have escaped from him if he hadn’t allowed it to do so?

“No matter how far the Golden Dao Law escaped or how much it experienced, it would eventually turn into a Dao rune in Du Bu’s Spiritual Sea. Therefore, the experience and toughening process after the Golden Dao Law escaped were for the sake of laying Du Bu’s foundation. However, Du Bu and the Golden Dao Law hadn’t expected that Du Mo would plot against him. The Golden Dao Law’s fake escape became real. WIthout Du Bu, the Golden Dao Law was naturally free. Since you obtained the Golden Dao Law, this is also a huge opportunity. You definitely couldn’t have obtained the Golden Dao Law if it hadn’t allowed you to do so…”

Cao Xi was suddenly in a daze as she mumbled, “I understand. This is actually the case.”

Upon hearing that, Di Jiu didn’t notice what Cao Xi was mumbling about, nor did he understand it. He realized that he had been ridiculously naive. He had actually believed what the Ninth Dao Law had said. If he was the Dao Master of the Universe, would he abandon a heaven-opening Dao law?

Di Jiu rubbed his hair, feeling defeated by his stupidity.

After some time, he suddenly recalled something. “Senior Sister Cao, I saw the Golden Dao Law being sealed by the Five-Element Dao-Sealing Array once. Who has that kind of capability? At the time, I was only an Immortal Lord. I broke the Five-Element Dao-Sealing Array and saved the Ninth Dao Law.”

“Someone used the Five-Element Dao-Sealing Array to seal the Golden Dao Law?” Cao Xi talked to herself with a frown. Then, she said, “If my guess is right, only a few disciples of Du Bu probably have such strength. If you obtained something from the Five-Element Dao-Sealing Array, you have to be careful in the future. The Five-Element Dao-Sealing Array needs to be short of a priceless treasure for its array core to be suppressed. Otherwise, given your Dao Lord strength, you couldn’t have broken it…”

At this point, Cao Xi also felt puzzled. “That’s still not right. Without a true priceless treasure to suppress the array core, the Five-Element Dao-Sealing Array shouldn’t have been able to be set up unless someone took something away…”

At this thought, Cao Xi didn’t understand. If someone had taken away something to suppress the array core, why not take away the Golden Dao Law or any other things?

Cao Xi didn’t think any further. “Di Jiu, your opportunity was extraordinary, and you obtained the Golden Dao Law. This Dao law has been exiled by Du Bu, so this is also one of your advantages. It’s no wonder that you were able to use your consciousness to understand the language law here. If you obtain the Escapee…”

She got excited while saying that. Previously, she had said that if Di Jiu understood and obtained the Escapee, he would have a chance to defeat Du Bu, which had actually been meant more to comfort him. Now, she really somewhat believed it.

Di Jiu breathed in and said, “No matter what, I wouldn’t let Du Bu do anything to me. Even if I didn’t obtain the Escapee, who could predict the future?”

He had understood the Nomological Dao that belonged to him and used his consciousness to connect with the Heaven Earth Law, which Cao Xi couldn’t achieve. Du Bu was much more formidable than Cao Xi, but that didn’t mean that Du Bu could do it like him.

“Yes. An expert has to have the attitude of an expert. Otherwise, no matter how many opportunities one has, they will be in vain.” Cao Xi admired Di Jiu’s attitude very much.

Di Jiu said, “Senior Sister Cao, you must be right. After the Five-Element Universe was created, there might really have been a tenth Primordial Dao Law. I’ve obtained the Golden Dao Law, while the other eight Purple Dao Laws were distributed to people in the Chaotic Inner Realm. Along with the Escapee, aren’t there ten of them in total?”

Cao Xi shook her head. “Di Jiu, this way of thinking is wrong. When the Chaotic Inner Realm was opened, there weren’t eight Dao laws but seven and a half.”

“But based on what I’ve heard, aren’t there eight of them now?” Di Jiu asked in confusion.

Cao Xi smiled slightly. “The rumors you have heard are not true. There should actually be nine of them.”

Before Di Jiu could ask her, Cao Xi took the initiative to explain, “Nine of them were seen because eight of the Primordial Dao Laws existed when the Five-Element Universe was created. The ninth Primordial Dao Law was fake. It was the Dao Law that Du Mo integrated. Du Mo had loftier ambitions than Du Bu. He wanted to integrate the eight Primordial Dao Laws of the heaven-opening universe into his own Dao laws.

“It looks the same on the surface because Du Mo has yet to truly integrate the eight Primordial Dao Laws. Hence, this Primordial Dao Law cannot be taken away by anybody. We are saying that there are seven and a half of them because there is a half that has a form but no spirituality.”

“Is that the one you have?” Di Jiu now understood.

“Yes.” Cao Xi nodded.