Ninety-ninth Chapter: The Nine Paths

Genres:Martial Arts and Xianxia Last update:25/03/23 21:01:59
    After destroying the God Seeking number, Ding Huan felt somewhat relieved in his heart.

    He was sure that this dung beetle was a top-notch suppressor, probably more suppressive than Shichangyi.

    This thing, if not killed off and left on Earth, will be a menace.

    The issue is, this fellow took away tens of thousands of God's Crystal Stones. Once it grows up, who can kill it?

    "Old Clock, now that the aircraft is gone, you'll have to go back on your own."

    By the way, when you get to Pu Hai, deliver a letter to Nian Jin Qing's residence at the Beast King Guild. Just throw the letter in front of the door.”

    Ding Huan said this, then picked up a wooden sliver and casually wrote a few lines on it before handing it to Zhong Chi.

    The paper inside the package is useless because it got wet, so we have to leave a message on the wooden sliver.

    Originally, he planned to return to Pu Hai, but now that there's no plane back and he knows Qu Yi should be safe, he's also too lazy to go back.

    Why not write a letter to Old Six, telling him to figure out how to go to the Kunlun Mountains on his own. If he can't make it, then he should return to Qianluo Mountain.

    With Old Six's cunning personality, there's no problem he wouldn't cause.

    "What about you?" Zhong Chi curiously took the wooden sliver.

    Ding Huan said, "Old Clock, you've seen it too. There's someone who escaped from this spaceship. Do you think he'll be content to stay put? Add the dragon and the giant gorilla into the mix, and the peace on Earth will be fleeting."

    So I need to find a place to improve my strength. We'll meet again later. After you return to Pu Hai, help take care of Qu Yi for me, she's my friend."

    "Alright then." Zhong Chi was in a hurry to return as well, and his first task upon getting back was to take revenge.

    Ding Huan noticed Zhong Chi's thoughts and warned, "Old Clock, you can take revenge, but be a bit strategic about it. Don't just charge in blindly; don't get ambushed and killed in their lair."

    Remember to gather some people and make a big show of it. It's best if the whole world knows. First, let people know what history Changyi and the Genetic Alliance are, then it will be easier to take action.

    History Changyi did try to harm you, and you have reason to suspect that he colluded with the fierce beasts. Some things don't require evidence.

    Without this guy's warning, he might get ambushed for the second time.

    Zhong Chi nodded: "Ding younger brother, don't worry. Being ambushed the first time was a mistake on my part, but if I get ambushed a second time, it's just due to my own incompetence. Let's go, we'll meet again some other time."

    "Big Brother Ding, where are we going?" After seeing Zhong Chi off, Qi Xinyue looked at Ding Huan with some concern.

    She was worried that Ding Huan would leave her too, and she felt dependent on him. Now that she had to part ways with Ding Huan, she feared it might even be difficult to survive.

    This is before encountering Earth humans. Once she does encounter Earth humans, she will die even faster.

    "We'll just stay here and cultivate. I'm sure that dung beetle will come back here." Ding Huan looked at the museum, thinking about how to leave some triggering marks.

    It's just a shame that I only know about the existence of such things as formations, but I don't know how to arrange them.

    Upon hearing that Ding Huan didn't let her leave, Qi Xinyue breathed a sigh of relief.

    Ding Huan walked around the museum and found that there was indeed nothing inside, so he took Qi Xinyue to a derelict hotel near the beach.

    According to Ding Huan's judgment, the dung beetle would never leave too far from Biok Island. This creature would definitely come back to deal with the God Seeking number in the future.

    As for whether the dung beetle will die in the animal tide? Haha, if such a person would die in the animal tide, then it's because he blinded himself.

    Qi Xinyue had no opinion about Ding Huan wanting to cultivate by the sea and wait for the dung beetle. She would do whatever Ding Huan said.

    "This is for you," Ding Huan handed an Embracing God Crystal Stone to Qi Xinyue.

    Qi Xinyue quickly waved her hand: "I don't need it."

    "Take it, if we catch the dung beetle, we can get as many Embracing God Crystal Stones as you want." Ding Huan pushed it over again.

    Qi Xinyue did not take it, and she looked at Ding Huan seriously and said, "The dung beetle has obtained so many Embracing God Crystal Stones, while you only have five. If you don't improve your strength, there will be no way for us to survive if the dung beetle comes."

    "If your strength improves, there will be plenty of Embracing God Crystal Stones if we catch the dung beetle."

    Ding Huan thought about it and realized that was true: "Alright then, let's do it this way. We'll cultivate in the top floor room. You'll share a room with me."

    This hotel is quite nice, with the top-floor suite consisting of seven or eight rooms. Ding Huan chose one of the suites.

    Ding Huan was worried that while he was cultivating, the dung beetle would come and kill Qiu Xinyue.

    This guy is deeply cunning, so one must be careful.

    Qi Xinyue had no extra thoughts, and it was better for her to cultivate in the same room as Ding Huan.

    The hotel was attacked by fierce beasts for a relatively short period. The food warehouse, however, was locked and thus not damaged. Ding Huan and Qi Xinyue first collected a pile of food before returning to the room and began their closed-door cultivation.

    With his cultivation level improving, Ding Huan's need for food diminished, while his thirst for celestial qi increased.

    In the room, Ding Huan took out a Embracing God Crystal Stone.

    Before Zhong Chi, he did not pay much attention to this Embracing God Crystal Stone. Now, after closely examining it, he found that the celestial qi contained in the Embracing God Crystal Stone was more than ten times that of an ordinary qi stone.

    But that wasn't the most important thing. The most important thing was that Ding Huan could clearly feel that the celestial qi on this Embracing God Crystal Stone seemed more suitable for absorption and cultivation.

    It's as if the celestial qi within is more complete in composition. He could only intuitively understand this, but couldn't put it into clear words.

    With the Nodus Cognition operating, the pure celestial qi was instantly circulating through his body as if performing a complete orbit.

    Ding Huan opened his eyes in surprise. This cultivation method was almost unbeatable.

    This orbit wasn't just about strengthening his inner true essence; more importantly, it seemed to be able to purify the impurities in his meridians.

    After another operation of the Nodus Cognition, Ding Huan immersed himself in this pleasant cultivation.

    Previously, Ding Huan was just short of Level 6 Genetic Cultivator. After this cultivation, it took only one day for him to break through and reach the realm of Level 6 Genetic Cultivator.

    At this moment, Ding Huan was even more aware of why his advancement felt less painful than before.

    Before, when he cultivated, he purely absorbed celestial qi from the surroundings.

    The Earth environment has undergone mutations, and the celestial qi from the environment is denser than it was decades ago. This is far from sufficient for Ding Huan to cultivate with the Nodus Cognition.

    Therefore, each time he leveled up, there wasn't enough celestial qi, causing each advancement to feel like an insurmountable challenge.

    Later, he used qi stones for cultivation, which contained much more celestial qi.

    So when he advanced to Level 5 Genetic Cultivator using qi stones, he didn't encounter the painful process that he had before.

    Now, using the Embracing God Crystal Stone, which contains even more celestial qi than qi stones, cultivating is like water flowing down a river. It's as natural as can be without a single bit of effort.

    So it's not that his talent is lacking, but because he doesn't have the resources.

    After reaching Level 6 Genetic Cultivator, Ding Huan did not stop. He continued to strive for Level 7 Genetic Cultivator.

    As time passed in Ding Huan's closed-door cultivation, Qiu Xinyue would check on him every day, seeing him always in closed-door cultivation. Only when she saw him doing so did she feel at ease and continue her own practice.

    Before, one qi stone was quickly consumed by Ding Huan. Now, with the Embracing God Crystal Stone, it takes him several days to complete a single cultivation.

    A week passed, and Ding Huan emerged from his closed-door cultivation, took some casual food to wash it down, and then continued with his cultivation in seclusion.

    ……

    After nearly a month of Ding Huan's closed-door cultivation, four flying objects appeared at the outer layer of the Earth's atmosphere.

    Among them, two were disk-shaped, and the other two were exactly the same as what Ding Huan had seen earlier - the God Seeking Number.

    "Is this the planet?" A pale-skinned man in a disk-shaped flying vehicle looked at the Earth outline on the large screen in front of him and asked.

    "According to the location, it is here," said a young woman standing beside the man.

    The pale-skinned man turned to the others inside the room and asked, "What do you all think?"

    This was clearly a temporary meeting, with seven people sitting in the meeting room.

    "I suggest we wait. This place doesn't really seem to be a planet of the divine race; the celestial and earth qi here is extremely scarce," said a slightly chubby, short middle-aged man.

    Although he looked slightly overweight, he had a lot of flesh around his chin. Every time he spoke, his chin shook back and forth.

    A confident young man said in a casual tone, "What's there to wait for? The civilization of this planet is extremely low-level. We've only slightly masked our presence here, and they have no clue. So we just crush them down."

    The pale-skinned man, who should be the captain, slowed his tone and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, first of all, we can confirm that this planet is not a place of the divine race."

    Second, our God Seeking Number is definitely on this planet. All of our signals have not received any response, indicating that the God Seeking Number may be experiencing some problems.

    Of course, the most important thing is that this is a living planet, and within this living planet may be hidden treasures beyond our wildest dreams.

    My thought is to first figure out a way to control the life on this planet, and then control the planet itself. As for the good things inside, we can distribute them later."

    No one objected to the captain's words. Conquering a low-level civilization's life planet is a necessary step for advanced civilizations to further their development.

    "Ting Cai, Ji Yuan, and An Qinger, you three first explore the best landing point."

    "Peng Tong, Gai Lin, and Zhang Yu Dinghui, you three prepare for defense and offense. Once we land on Earth, establish a defense and counterattack system..."

    The captain issued orders one by one, making Earth one of their enslaved planets.

    ……

    "Crack... crack..." Ding Huan could even feel the sound of his bones cracking, but instead of being startled, he felt joy.

    The violent celestial qi surged wildly into his body, and Ding Huan's aura soared skyward.

    In mere actual minutes, Ding Huan felt the powerful force of the Level 7 Genetic Cultivator.

    Ding Huan opened his eyes, feeling very satisfied. If he had to face a giant gorilla right now, he wouldn't need to waste much energy.

    But the pity is that the small arts like wind blade skill and fireball skill are not up to scratch. If he had a killer move……

    Just as Ding Huan was wishing for a top-level killing skill, a sudden segment of memory popped into his mind.

    "Nine, a gun is nine, one a level of the heavens, nine to tear through nine levels of the heavens..."

    It's so arrogant, Ding Huan thought in awe. He knew that the information was left by Pi Juan, and the owner of this Pi Juan, no matter which past life he is from, is undoubtedly a powerhouse.

    The owner of the Pi Juan knows for a hundred percent what the nine heavens mean. That is where the Sages reside, and it is also where the extreme of the Taoist path lies.

    This guy is so arrogant, with one move being one level of the heavens and nine moves being able to tear through nine levels of the heavens. How arrogant can he be?