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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nDi Jiu’s gaze landed outside the restriction. A big man with red hair who should be at the mid-stage Dao Birth was there.

nSince he was only at the Dao Birth, Di Jiu did not take him seriously. He immediately opened the restriction.

nThe big man with the red hair was not polite at all. He entered Di Jiu’s room directly and told him with cupped fists, “Alchemy Deity Di, I have wanted to be friends with you for a long time. I am simply lucky to be able to meet you at the Dao Ridge.”

nDi Jiu cupped his fists. He did not like the big, red-haired man’s behavior. After knocking on the restriction, he should at least have waited until Di Jiu invited him in before entering. This was basic courtesy, so this fellow had no manners whatsoever. He even had an arrogant attitude based on his tone.

nSince Di Jiu had experienced all sorts of things, he did not think that the other party’s attitude was based on familiarity.

nUpon looking at Di Jiu with cupped fists, the big red-haired man once again spoke with a smile. “Let me introduce myself. I’m Tie Chengfeng from the Fire Towering Divine Corner. I’m also an Alchemy Master.”

nWhen Di Jiu heard that Tie Chengfeng was an Alchemy Master, he recalled that he seemed to have met this fellow. Oh, that’s right. This fellow had also participated in the Elixir Competition. He had not seen him in the top 20, however. In that case, how had he made the Dao Ridge name list?

nAs if sensing Di Jiu’s thoughts, Tie Chengfeng took the initiative to explain. “Alchemy Deity Di, I didn’t come here to enter the Dao Ridge but to become friends with you. Could you put up the restriction, Daoist Di? I have a few very important things to share with you.”

nDi Jiu casually put up the restriction, pointed to a seat, and said, “In that case, Daoist Tie, please take a seat.”

nTie Chengfeng sat down without the slightest hesitation. He then said with a faint smile, “Daoist Di, when we participated in the Elixir Competition, we were not very far from each other…”

nDeep down, he admired Di Jiu very much. He was a mid-stage Dao Birth cultivator, but Di Jiu had still dared to put up the restriction and let him sit down. Even if Di Jiu had not put up the restriction, he would still have taken the initiative to help him. However, he admired Di Jiu’s actions. It was no wonder that he had dared to cheat at the Elixir River Competition.

nWhen Di Jiu heard this, his heart sank.

nTie Chengfeng glanced at Di Jiu nonchalantly before he added, “Since my Alchemy Dao is ordinary, I have to rest for some time after condensing a few days of Divine Essence Pills. When I am resting, my Spiritual Force loves to casually scan the area around me. By chance, I discovered that your surrounding Spiritual Force could not be permeated…”

nDi Jiu remained calm, but his eyes revealed his impatience. Tie Chengfeng pretended not to have seen that and said, “Theoretically, during the Elixir Competition, no Defense Arrays are allowed. Plus, there are no array flags to set them up. I love to get to the bottom of things. Plus, I have a prying restriction talisman. I used this talisman and found out that when you were cultivating with your eyes closed, the Divine Spirit Qi whirlpool above your cauldron did not decrease at all…”

nWhen Tie Chengfeng was done, he stopped and looked at Di Jiu with a smile.

nDi Jiu faintly replied, “What are you trying to say? Just tell me directly. Otherwise, I’m going to enter reclusive cultivation.”

nNevertheless, Di Jiu knew that the strength of his Array Dao was still too low. If it rose a bit, no matter what talisman the other party used to pry on him, he would immediately discover it even if he was in seclusion.

nWhen he saw that Di Jiu did not seem to be threatened, Tie Chengfeng got straight to the point. “Alchemy Deity Di, I mean that you used your array disc to condense the Divine Essence Pills. Once this leaks out, I’m afraid…”

nDi Jiu, who was not surprised, would be entering the Dao Ridge in a few days. If he had been discovered at the Elixir River Competition, he would have been a bit worried. So what if it happened now? He did not fear the man at all. Since he was not an Alchemy Master or disciple of the First Evolution Dao Sect anymore, there was no need for him to be scared.

n“Alchemy Master Di, I will be straightforward. I can act as if nothing has happened as long as you give me 10,000 Divine Essence Pills and bring me into the Dao Ridge with your Dao Ridge jade card. Apart from that, you also have to lend me your cauldron for some time.” Tie Chengfeng clearly did not know much about them. However, as an Alchemy Master, he knew that Di Jiu’s cauldron was not insignificant.

n“Are you done?” Di Jiu stood up. “If you’re done, get lost. I’m entering seclusion.”

n“How dare you!” Tie Chengfeng had not expected that Di Jiu would not feel threatened by him. He suddenly stood up and his surrounding aura crushed toward Di Jiu mightily.

nHe had fully prepared before coming. If Di Jiu was threatened by him, Di Jiu would be lucky. If he dared not listen to his threats, he couldn’t blame him for making a move.

nHe thought that as long as he made a move, Di Jiu would definitely submit. He was at the mid-stage Dao Birth, while Di Jiu was only a Dao Modeling cultivator at most. There was a huge gap between the Dao Modeling and the Dao Birth.

nHowever, he had not expected that when he had just extended his domain aura, Di Jiu would strike him with his Heavenly Aqua Saber.

nThe first time that Di Jiu had attacked Xun Qi, he had still been afraid that a Dao Birth cultivator would be far more powerful than him. Since he had not suffered any injuries after killing Xun Qi, he knew that he had overestimated Dao Birth cultivators.

nCrack! Tie Chengfeng’s domain was torn apart by Di Jiu’s Heavenly Aqua Saber immediately and his expression changed dramatically. Before he could even draw his Dharma treasure, Di Jiu’s Jumbo Footprint had trampled over.

nDue to Di Jiu’s domain and the Confinement Killing Array in his room, Tie Chengfeng had nowhere to hide. When he drew his Dharma treasure, Di Jiu’s footprint trampled on his dantian.

nThis was the spatial divine power…

nTie Chengfeng’s thoughts and body were sent flying at the same time, breaking the Defense Array restriction in the room of the inn and knocking against the hall on the first floor.

n“Who dares fight in the Great Corral Inn?” A bellow was heard. Then, a deacon in gray landed at the entrance of Di Jiu’s room.

nDi Jiu replied with cupped fists, “This Dao Birth cultivator wanted to snatch my ring from my room. I sent him flying out with my Defense Array.”

nTie Chengfeng opened his mouth to spray out a trail of blood arrows, and his dantian started to disintegrate. He was sure that he had underestimated Di Jiu’s cultivation level. Di Jiu’s strength was at least at the late-stage Dao Birth. If he had known that, he definitely would not have come here.

nNow that he had been injured in Di Jiu’s room, no matter how many excuses he came up with, he would be the unreasonable party.

n“Di Jiu, the Fire Towering Divine Corner is a sect under the Void Mountain. The Mountain Master of the Void Mountain has returned. Since you dared to attack me, the Mountain Master will not let you off…” Tie Chengfeng took out a few elixir pills and swallowed them before stumbling out.

nThe deacon in gray, who had originally wanted to capture Tie Chengfeng, subconsciously stopped in his tracks when he heard about the Void Mountain. He just stared blankly as Tie Chengfeng left the inn.

nThe inn could definitely kill a cultivator who had entered a guest room of the inn to steal. However, after hearing the words ‘Void Mountain’, the deacon of the inn dared not casually make a move. The deacon knew very well that the other party had mentioned the Void Mountain on purpose so that he would not dare to make a move on him.

nThe deacon in gray scanned Di Jiu coldly and turned to quickly leave. He could not do anything to Di Jiu. Otherwise, his inn would no longer stay open for business.

nDi Jiu’s heart sank. What he had been scared of had come true. If he did not take Tie Chengfeng’s words to heart, the Void Mountain would indeed put a huge pressure on him.

nOnce the Void Mountain’s Xu Baishang knew he had come here, he would definitely rush over immediately to deal with him. He might even disregard his recuperation in seclusion. Fortunately, Tie Chengfeng was still unaware that Xu Baishang wanted to capture Di Jiu the most. If he found out, Di Jiu would be doomed.

nAfter restoring the Defense Array, Di Jiu returned to his room. However, he was not in the mood for cultivation or alchemy. He was still thinking about this matter.

nBecause of Tie Chengfeng, Xu Baishang would certainly discover in advance that he had arrived in the Dao World. Should he still enter the Dao Ridge now?

nIf he was trapped in the Dao Ridge by Xu Baishang, he would really be doomed.

nAfter thinking for a bit, he decided that he had to go to the Dao Ridge. If he did not work hard to raise his cultivation level, he could only constantly flee for his life. He had also made a prompt decision to go to the Vast Ruins and successfully achieved the Dao Modeling. Therefore, he had to attain the Dao Birth this time.

nOnly when he attained the Dao Birth would he have a certain opportunity to escape from a second-step Dao Validation expert.

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