Joe Di held a worn, battered jade slip—not a formation manual, but rather a travel journal from the Immortal Realm.
The cultivator who left this journal noted that he once saw a Celestial Fire Spirit at the Skyveil Pit.
Joe Di immediately thought of the Skyveil. He had visited it before—it was a ruined cultivation world, later turned into a secret realm. The Skyveil Pit mentioned in this journal likely isn’t the same Skyveil he visited.
What Joe Di couldn’t ignore wasn’t the words “Skyveil,” but rather the Celestial Fire Spirit.
According to the World Book, the Celestial Fire Spirit is a fire spirit formed from the purest fire element in the universe, capable of transforming any flame into immortal fire.
His Dao Fire hadn’t yet become immortal fire—not for lack of materials. In fact, Joe Di already had several items for upgrading to immortal fire. He even had two Starcore Flame Stones: one he’d used to help the Azure Nirvana Flame evolve, and the other he still carried.
The reason his Dao Fire hadn’t advanced was because Joe Di wanted it to undergo nirvana before upgrading.
He had to visit the Skyveil Pit. Joe Di raised his hand and sent a message to Ian Shaw.
Ian Shaw’s original cultivation was at the peak of the Immortal Lord stage. After the Twilight of the Immortal Realm, his cultivation hadn’t increased. In the Twilight Immortal Realm, he couldn’t sense immortal spirit energy, and before arriving at Starhaven City, his cultivation had dropped to late Immortal Lord.
Over the past few years, he hadn’t focused on cultivation in Starhaven City, but his strength slowly recovered. Although he hadn’t returned to peak Immortal Lord, he was close after one or two years.
The person he admired and was most grateful to was Joe Di, whom he truly served as the City Lord.
In Ian Shaw’s mind, Joe Di’s mastery of arrays surpassed his own, but his own strength was still far greater than Joe Di’s. If he wanted to kill Joe Di and become City Lord of Starhaven City, it would be easy. However, he had no desire to be City Lord—he believed Joe Di was more suited to the role and was willing to support him wholeheartedly.
When Joe Di messaged him, he immediately rushed to the City Lord’s Manor.
“City Lord, did you need something?” Although his cultivation was much higher than Joe Di’s, Ian Shaw still bowed respectfully upon seeing him—this was his way of showing respect and gratitude.
Joe Di nodded, appreciating Ian Shaw’s character. He was certain Ian Shaw didn’t know that, within Starhaven City, Joe Di could instantly defeat him. This ignorance only highlighted Ian Shaw’s integrity.
“Yes, I’m planning to leave for a while, so I wanted to ask you a few questions.” Joe Di gestured for Ian Shaw to sit, poured him some spirit tea, and then spoke.
Ian Shaw replied without hesitation, “City Lord, whatever you need, just say the word. I’ll be sure to protect Starhaven City. But now that the Immortal Realm is in twilight, there’s nowhere worth visiting. Leaving Starhaven City will only weaken your cultivation.”
Ian Shaw wished for Joe Di’s cultivation to grow ever stronger. However, Joe Di’s concealment technique was so powerful that, to Ian Shaw, he was like an unfathomable starry sky—he couldn’t sense Joe Di’s cultivation at all.
Joe Di knew Ian Shaw was sincere. He took out the Azure Nirvana Flame and handed it to Ian Shaw. “I’ve borrowed this flame for a long time—now I’ll return it to you.”
“Ah, the flame has advanced to fifth-grade immortal fire?” Ian Shaw stared in astonishment at the flame in Joe Di’s hand. He possessed a fourth-grade immortal flame, which was already exceptionally rare in the Immortal Realm. To help the Azure Nirvana Flame reach fourth grade, he’d spent immense effort—yet the flame Joe Di returned was now fifth-grade.
Joe Di smiled. "Yes, consider this my way of thanking you for lending me your flame."
Ian Shaw immediately thought of the countless cultivators who had submitted all sorts of Immortal Realm materials for Starhaven City's merit points. The City Lord must have used treasures from these materials to advance the Azure Nirvana Flame to a fifth-grade immortal flame.
He stood up, cupped his fists at Joe Di, and said, "City Lord, it is thanks to you that I, Ian Shaw, can once again feel the vitality of the Immortal Realm and witness its rebirth. This Azure Nirvana Flame is my gift to you. Although it cannot express the true depth of my gratitude, it is the only thing I have to offer."
Joe Di laughed heartily, forcibly returning the flame to Ian Shaw. "Shaw, a flame represents a cultivator's future achievements. Friends are friends, but I, Joe Di, do not take what others cherish. I have my own flame, though its grade is a bit lower. I asked you here today to inquire about something."
Seeing Joe Di's resolute expression, Ian Shaw knew he would never accept the flame and could only put it away. "What is it?"
"Do you know of the Skyveil Pit?" Joe Di asked.
"Skyveil Pit?" Ian Shaw repeated in surprise, then nodded. "I know it. When there was no twilight in the Immortal Realm, Skyveil Pit was very famous. Many cultivators liked to go there to temper themselves, and it was a place where one could often find extraordinary treasures. But it is also extremely dangerous. I've never been there myself, but it's said that the deeper you go, the less your spiritual sense can extend. That's not all—there are billions of branching paths inside, and many cultivators never return."
Joe Di was delighted and continued to ask, "Shaw, do you know of any treasures rumored to exist in the Skyveil Pit?"
"Of course," Ian Shaw replied without hesitation. "The most famous treasures in Skyveil Pit are the various cosmic flames. Many cultivators are said to have obtained celestial and terrestrial flames within its depths..."
Joe Di grew more certain that the notes he had read were true; only places with a Celestial Fire Spirit would continually produce all sorts of cosmic flames.
"Shaw, give me the location of the Skyveil Pit. I intend to go and have a look." Joe Di was now determined to visit the Skyveil Pit.
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Xian Ze braced himself and stopped a few cultivators. Over the past few years, he had noticed many cultivators heading in the same direction, which made him curious.
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In the past, he would go years without seeing a single cultivator, but now so many had appeared, all heading in the same direction.
To find out why these cultivators were all heading the same way, he could only muster his courage and ask around.
The three cultivators Xian Ze stopped were two men and one woman. Judging by their aura, Xian Ze guessed all three were Domain Stage powerhouses. None of them would be weaker than May Eightfan, whom Joe Di had killed.
"What do you want?" one of the men, rough and imposing, stared coldly at Xian Ze.
Xian Ze quickly bowed. "Seniors, I have noticed many of you heading in the same direction. May I ask why?"
The female cultivator beside him chuckled. "There's no harm in telling you. A Starhaven City has appeared in the Twilight Domain. You can cultivate there and even transcend to become a True Immortal."
So that's it. Xian Ze felt little joy. There were too many immortal cities in the Immortal Realm, and many allowed cultivation. Even if he went, he wouldn't qualify to enter. He knew those cities always required immortal crystals or ten billion top-grade spirit stones.
"You should be grateful. I hear that City Lord Di of Starhaven City doesn't like excessive killing among cultivators, which is why Brother Wan didn't bother to kill you." The tall, thin cultivator on the side said indifferently.
Xian Ze's heart skipped a beat. City Lord Di? Suddenly, he thought of Joe Di. Could City Lord Di be Joe Di?
No wonder he thought so. Back when everyone believed Joe Di was still weak, he had killed two Domain Stage experts from major sects at the Star River Sect.
He thought that once he and Joe Di reached the True Domain, they would need to keep a low profile. Yet Joe Di killed the strongest expert in the True Domain, May Eightfan. No one in the True Domain dared utter a word against Joe Di, and they even followed his rules for the next True Domain Prodigy Trials.
With Joe Di's astonishing talent, was it any wonder he had founded an immortal city in the Immortal Realm? Besides, they said City Lord Di disliked wanton killing. Joe Di only struck when provoked.
"Seniors..." Xian Ze wanted to ask the City Lord's exact name, but the three had already walked far away.
Xian Ze finally found a new goal: he had to visit Starhaven City to see if its City Lord was truly Joe Di.
Just as Xian Ze thought this, a disheveled figure darted over from the distance.
"Zhuo Wenshu..." As soon as Xian Ze saw the approaching cultivator, he recognized her. It was Zhuo Wenshu, but she was now utterly bedraggled, a far cry from her former elegance during the True Domain Prodigy Trials.
"Senior Xian..." Zhuo Wenshu also saw Xian Ze and stopped, her voice tinged with surprise and delight.
Back when she met Xian Ze, he was at the fifth level of the Transforming True Stage. Years had passed, and she was now at the fourth level of the Domain Stage, while Xian Ze remained at the fifth level of the Transforming True Stage.
She called Xian Ze 'Senior' because she felt Joe Di had always regarded Xian Ze as an elder.
"I'm sorry, Zhuo Wenshu. It was I who stopped you." Xian Ze looked at the red-haired cultivator chasing after her, feeling a bit guilty.
After so many years in the Immortal Realm, he had long since put life and death aside. But Zhuo Wenshu was still in her prime; even in the desolate Twilight Domain, her future shouldn't be as bleak as his. If his actions led to Zhuo Wenshu's demise here, that would be a true sin.
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