Chapter 224: Water Under The Bridge
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The news that the Young Master Red Embellishment had entered the 89th position on the Sea Roll spread everywhere in a short period of time. The Young Master Red Embellishment was not famous for his powerful strength, but for reaching the top 10 of the Five Continent Dao Pillar.
Most people a.s.sumed that the Young Master Red Embellishment wanted to be famous. Everything he did was to get attention with the intention of spreading his name.
Actually, this had indeed been Di Jiu’s previous intention. Before he attained the Pioneer Sea Realm, he had to become well-known and enter the Potential Roll. Only when he entered the Potential Roll would he get the chance to challenge Sea Roll Experts and enter the Sea Roll. However, he had not challenged Jin Xun on the Dao Roll fighting arena for the sake of becoming famous. Di Jiu wanted to enter the Sea Roll.
Despite what everyone was saying about him, he had already reached the Teleportation Array groups in the outskirts of the Sky Route City. Back when he had first come to the Small Central World, his motive had not been to cultivate, but to return to the Ji Nation and seek revenge.
“I want to head to the Yalun Continent. How many Spirit Stones are required?” Di Jiu was filled with emotion as he arrived at the teleportation toll counter for the second time. He had traveled several years around the Small Central World before meeting the qualifications to teleport.
“It’s you again!” The female cultivator sitting behind the window actually recognized Di Jiu. She slapped the table and stood up as soon as she saw him.
It was excusable to be ignorant once. However, Di Jiu had obviously gone there a second time to cause trouble. Anyone who caused trouble at the Small Central World’s Teleportation Array group would be killed without exception.
Di Jiu’s expression turned frosty. “That’s right. It’s me again.”
The female cultivator shuddered when she sensed Di Jiu’s killing intent. Her gaze suddenly landed on the Sea Roll. It currently showed Di Jiu’s image and name and stated clearly, “Di Jiu, 89th on the Sea Roll.”
“Sir…” The female cultivator selling the tickets turned a frightening pale color.
Dying would serve her right considering how abominable her att.i.tude had been toward a Sea Roll Expert. The other party did not even need to kill her personally. She would die even if her behavior was reported to her higher-ups.
“I want to go to the Yalun Continent.” Di Jiu was not in the mood to fuss over past matters with this female cultivator.
“100 million high-grade Spirit Stones…” The female cultivator’s voice was shaking slightly.
Di Jiu took a deep breath. That was really expensive. Although he qualified to teleport, he still needed 100 million high-grade Spirit Stones. Luckily, he possessed more than 200 high-grade Spirit Stones. Otherwise, he would not have been able to teleport, even if he met the qualifications to do so.
“Help me complete the procedure and teleport to the Yalun Continent.” Di Jiu threw a storage bag at the female cultivator.
“Yes, yes. I’ll help you do so immediately, sir.” The female cultivator, who had not expected that Di Jiu would have no intention of teaching her a lesson, dared not delay. She used her fastest speed to help Di Jiu complete the teleportation procedure.
Not many people teleported between continents, and even fewer were headed to the Everlasting Domain Planet. Di Jiu arrived at the teleportation zone and handed his teleportation jade card over. The cultivator in charge exclaimed in surprise when he saw Di Jiu’s teleportation jade card. Evidently, no one would usually teleport to the Everlasting Domain Planet.
Di Jiu had experienced a teleportation between continents before. Given his current level-ten Spiritual Sea, he could capture the s.p.a.ce conversion even more distinctly this time during the teleportation process. However, he did not have the help of the small gray stone. Even though he was able to capture the s.p.a.ce conversion more clearly, unlike last time, he was unable to gain a deeper insight into the spatial order.
Bam! Di Jiu’s feet landed on solid ground after an unknown period of time. He immediately scanned the area with his Spiritual Force. It seemed like the teleportation was over and he had arrived at an unfamiliar hall.
“Sir!” The cultivator in charge of the place walked over and greeted him respectfully the moment that Di Jiu walked out of the Teleportation Array.
Di Jiu regretted silently that the cultivator was only at the Golden Core Realm. When he had first teleported to the Small Central World, there had been no one there to welcome him. It was only because he had comprehended the Jumbo Footprint that he had laughed aloud in joy. As a result, he had been warned by a fella who had most likely been a Life Tribulation Realm expert.
The cultivator in charge there was a mere Golden Core Realm Cultivator. This demonstrated that the cultivation standards of the Everlasting Domain Planet were inferior compared to those of the Small Central World.
The Golden Core Realm Cultivator in charge of the teleportation was extremely excited. His luck was simply too good, He had actually been able to meet an expert who had teleported from the Small Central World! After all, the Teleportation Array there would sometimes remain unused for several years at a time. The instant the Teleportation Array lit up, he had already sent this information out.
“Where am I?” asked Di Jiu casually.
The Golden Core Realm Cultivator bowed respectfully before answering, “This is the Star Everlasting Teleportation Tower.”
Di Jiu took out a middle-grade Spirit Weapon and gave it to the Golden Core Realm Cultivator. “This is for you. Give me a map of the Yalun Continent.”
The Spirit Weapon Di Jiu gave the Golden Core Realm Cultivator was not made from geocentric pattern gold. However, on the Everlasting Domain Planet, a middle-grade Spirit Elixir was definitely a quality item for a Golden Core Realm Cultivator. To be honest, the Heavenly Aqua Saber Di Jiu possessed was currently only a low-grade Spirit Weapon.
“Thank you for your generosity, sir.” The Golden Core Realm Cultivator put away the Spirit Weapon excitedly before taking out the jade slip of a map carefully and handing it to Di Jiu.
When Di Jiu’s Spiritual Force landed on the jade slip, he frowned. The Ji Nation was not recorded in this jade slip, let alone the Pearl City.
“Do you have another more detailed map? For example, one that lists some martial arts cultivation countries?” asked Di Jiu as he put away the jade slip.
“He doesn’t, but I have a more detailed map here. I will give it to you later. May I know how to address you, Daoist?” said a bright voice. A slightly skinny man walked over.
The Golden Core Realm Cultivator walked up to him hurriedly, bowed and said, “Greetings, Guild Master.”
The skinny man nodded his head and said, “Not bad. You should go on your way first.”
“Yes.” The Golden Core Realm Cultivator bowed again before Di Jiu and the Guild Master before retreating.
The skinny man cupped his fists before Di Jiu and said in a slightly excited tone, “I’m Hai Hong, the Guild Master of the Star Everlasting Guild. You must have come over from the Small Central World.”
Di Jiu cupped his fist and bowed back. “That’s right. I am Di Jiu, and I left my homeland many years ago. I have used the Small Central World’s Teleportation Array to return to my homeland after many difficulties.”
Thanks to his sweeping Spiritual Force, Di Jiu discovered that Hai Hong’s cultivation level was at the Life Tribulation Realm. Hai Hong’s aura was not weak, yet his strength was inferior compared to a Life Tribulation Realm cultivator of the Small Central World.
Hai Hong became even more enthusiastic after hearing that Di Jiu came originally from the Everlasting Domain Planet. He immediately took out a jade slip and pa.s.sed it to him. “I would never have expected that you were also a cultivator from the Yalun Continent. This jade slip records the various provinces of the Yalun Continent, as well as some non-cultivating countries. Every empire, kingdom and colony is recorded as well.”
Di Jiu accepted the jade slip and scanned it briefly. He soon spotted the Ji Nation. The map clearly indicated that the Ji Nation had been colonized by the Lu Yuan Empire.
“Why don’t we head to the guild and have a chat, Daoist Di?” Hai Hong, who intended to become friends with Di Jiu, was desperate to chat with him and get some news on the Small Central World through their conversation.
“I have some private matters to settle first, Daoist Hai Hong,” Di Jiu said apologetically, “After I’m done with these matters, I will head back to the Small Central World through this venue. We will have a chat then. What do you think?”
“Alright, alright. I will wait here for you, Daoist Di.” Hai Hong agreed without hesitation. He sensed that Di Jiu had to be quite young, yet he was unable to sense Di Jiu’s cultivation level.
It was said that the Small Central World was filled with experts and resources. Unfortunately, although he was the Guild Master of the Star Everlasting Guild, he did not possess the qualifications to teleport to the Small Central World.
The Star Everlasting Teleportation Tower was located in the Star Everlasting Cultivation City. Di Jiu fully comprehended the low cultivation standards of the Yalun Continent when he walked out of the teleportation tower and the Star Everlasting Cultivation City.
Other than Hai Hong, who was a Life Tribulation Realm Warrior, Di Jiu did not see another Life Tribulation Realm cultivator as he was walking out of the Star Everlasting Cultivation City.
The cultivation standards of the Yalun Continent were not high, and there were few Teleportation Arrays. However, Di Jiu did not intend to use the Teleportation Arrays. Thanks to his level-ten Spiritual Force, it was much more comfortable to use the Spiritual Force escape technique instead of teleporting.
Di Jiu stopped outside the Pearl City four hours later. His Spiritual Force had long since scanned the Ji Nation Palace. Wu Bahu did not look as glorious as Di Jiu had expected. Although he was still alive, time had left marks on his face.
Di Jiu unexpectedly felt an unprecedented calmness when he saw his enemy. He did not find Wu Bahu immediately, for he knew that the Wu Family of the Ji Nation would cease to exist after that day. After traveling in the Cultivation World for several years, Di Jiu would definitely not show mercy to Wu Bahu.
Di Jiu arrived at the restaurant where he and Qu Xiaoshu had used to drink alcohol. He would not come back to this place again after that day. This was because he did not want to come back here again to reminiscence Qu Xiaoshu after committing a ma.s.sacre in the area.
If there was still someone that Di Jiu missed, that would be Qu Xiaoshu. He had just used his Spiritual Force to scan the city, yet he had not spotted Qu Xiaoshu. This upset Di Jiu, who saw neither Qu Xiaoshu nor anyone from the Qu Family. Considering that so many years had pa.s.sed, their fate was fraught with grim possibilities.
Di Jiu and Qu Xiaoshu had usually reserved the window seat on the second floor. This place had already been renovated, so the seats no longer looked the same. Di Jiu sat down in a state of confusion.
“What would you like to order?” a waiter asked Di Jiu respectfully as he came over. He had just arrived there three years ago, so he did not realize that the person sitting in front of him was Di Jiu, who had reigned over the Pearl City in the past.
“A flask of Drunk Jade Mulberry…” Di Jiu had only said these few words when his gaze landed on the streets outside.
He once again saw that familiar figure. A woman in light-yellow robes who was carrying a sword crossed the street below. Di Jiu was no longer the person he used to be, and the man by Zhen Man’s side was no longer the white-robed young man of the past.
Di Jiu was in a daze. He remembered his feelings when he had watched Zhen Man cross the street below the last time he and Qu Xiaoshu had drunk themselves into a stupor. He had smashed the cup against the wall and sworn to find a way to cultivate. Now, he was the genius with the best qualifications in the entire Small Central World according to Huan Mingzi. Where had Qu Xiaoshu, who had sacrificed his own life for Di Jiu, gone to?
Di Jiu grabbed the wine flask the waiter delivered and drank half of it in one shot. The wine tasted like water. It had obviously lost the taste it used to have.
Zhen Man stopped and lifted her head. When she saw Di Jiu, who was sitting beside the window on the second floor, she frowned. She did not quite understand why Di Jiu would return. This was suicide. Why would he sit on the second floor of the restaurant so openly?