If he had just arrived in the Immortal Realm, Joe Di would still have no idea which direction Starhaven City lay.
But since he founded Starhaven City, the moment he appeared in the Immortal Realm, he could clearly sense its location. Everything he left behind was imprinted there.
With his immortal sense reaching the third level, Joe Di’s movement technique had sped up several times over. In just half a day, Starhaven City’s auxiliary city appeared within his spiritual perception.
As Joe Di landed outside Starhaven City’s auxiliary city, his expression grew dark.
The air outside the auxiliary city was thick with the lingering aura of slaughter. It was clear that a massacre had occurred here not long ago. Where once the outskirts of the auxiliary city bustled with life, now not a single soul could be seen.
Starhaven City itself is difficult to enter, but its auxiliary city is accessible—provided one has enough contribution points. With sufficient points, you can settle in the auxiliary city and become a resident.
Even without enough contribution points, the auxiliary city is still open for visitors. Here, you can trade, rent a cave residence, or stay at a rest lodge...
His spiritual sense immediately swept outward...
A massive pit filled with corpses appeared within Joe Di’s perception—there were at least several thousand bodies. Some of the cultivators were even familiar to him; he had seen them outside the auxiliary city before.
Joe Di took a deep breath. He had established Starhaven City and its auxiliary city precisely to prevent such slaughter from happening again. Yet now, upon his return, he was greeted by a field of corpses—a cruel irony.
"City Lord..."
"The City Lord has returned..."
Before Joe Di reached the auxiliary city’s gate, Ian Shaw, Quinn Tong, Ben Taylor, Yvonne Liu, and others hurried out to greet him.
After the attack on the auxiliary city by cultivators from the Newborn Immortal Domain, no one could focus on cultivation until Joe Di returned.
Joe Di nodded and immediately asked, "Was the auxiliary city attacked?"
Both the protective and defensive arrays of the auxiliary city had been activated. Since these formations were set up by Joe Di himself, he could tell immediately upon approaching.
Ian Shaw quickly replied, "Yes, thirty-six cultivators attacked the auxiliary city. Right now, their cultivation is trapped within the Deathtrap Array."
"Just thirty-six people dared to attack the auxiliary city?" Joe Di asked in disbelief, then continued, "Why keep them trapped?"
He was puzzled. If they attacked the auxiliary city, why not just kill them? Isn’t trapping them a waste of immortal spirit energy?
Ian Shaw explained again, "Because these people are quite extraordinary—they come from the Fatespire Sect."
"What do you mean?" Joe Di frowned. No matter how influential their background, anyone who dared attack Starhaven City’s auxiliary city and slaughter cultivators outside its gates had only one fate—death.
Ian Shaw sighed and explained, "The Fatespire Sect is a trendsetting sect in the Immortal Realm, deeply respected and admired by cultivators. If anything happens to its disciples, it could provoke a realm-wide retaliation. That’s the first reason. The second is that Fatespire Sect has already entered the Newborn Immortal Domain. Their sudden appearance to besiege Starhaven City is no coincidence."
My guess is something has happened in the Newborn Immortal Domain. These disciples were sent by Fatespire Sect to scout. Once they confirm Starhaven City is truly the new city, they’ll send word back. At that point, Fatespire Sect may mobilize in full force. No matter how strong our city’s protective array is, it may not withstand their top experts—after all, they have Immortal Kings. Moreover, many sects follow Fatespire Sect’s lead. If they come, cultivators from the entire Newborn Immortal Domain could swarm here..."
Upon hearing that the attackers were cultivators from the Newborn Immortal Domain, Joe Di’s expression grew serious.
If it were the Dusk Immortal Domain, even if all the city lords joined forces, it wouldn’t be enough to stop him. But if cultivators from the Newborn Immortal Domain came, the situation would be much more grave.
The Newborn Immortal Domain has Immortal Kings. Joe Di didn’t know if a seventh-grade immortal array could stop an Immortal King, but he was certain a sixth-grade array couldn’t.
"How strong are the intruders?" Joe Di knew time was of the essence.
"There are two Grand Ether Immortals, several Immortal Lords, and the rest are Golden Immortals," Ian Shaw replied.
Such formidable strength! Joe Di thought of his own city—Yan Xiaosha was the strongest, and even he was only an Immortal Lord. The enemy had two Greater Yi Immortals, plus more Immortal Lords and Golden Immortals. Without the killing array, Starhaven City would be powerless to resist.
According to Ian Shaw, the Fatespire Sect’s disciples were merely scouts. Once the path was clear, Immortal Kings would come. When that happened, Starhaven City would be like the moon reflected in water, a flower in the mirror—beautiful, but unattainable...
According to Ian Shaw, the Fatespire Sect’s disciples were merely scouts. Once the path was clear, Immortal Kings would come. When that happened, Starhaven City would be like the moon reflected in water, a flower in the mirror—beautiful, but unattainable...
"Yes." Ian Shaw sighed in relief. He had worried that Joe Di might kill those people indiscriminately and plunge Starhaven City into crisis.
Everyone fell silent. After a long moment, Joe Di patted Ian Shaw on the shoulder. "City Lord Ian, you did the right thing this time. I’ll go check on them in a bit. After I leave, keep those trapped cultivators confined—don’t kill them for now. If anything unusual happens, notify me immediately."
"Yes." Ian Shaw sighed in relief. He had worried that Joe Di might kill those people indiscriminately and plunge Starhaven City into crisis.
"City Lord Ian, my friend has been afflicted by fire poison. Is there any way to save her?" Joe Di recalled that Ian Shaw was once a cultivator from the Dusk Immortal Realm—perhaps he knew a solution.
Ian Shaw had already noticed Moria Lane, who had been burned beyond recognition. He shook his head with a sigh. "Even if there is a way, in the Dusk of the Immortal Realm, many top secret realms and immortal lands have closed off, and there are no true immortal treasures to save her. Junior Sister Moria’s cultivation is still low; she hasn’t reached the True Immortal Realm. If you had a Rainbow Immortal Peach from the cultivation world, it could at least prolong her life for a while..."
Moria Lane had always followed Joe Di. Now, even though she was burned beyond recognition and carried on Joe Di’s back, Ian Shaw still recognized her.
When Joe Di heard Ian Shaw’s words, he slapped his forehead. How had he not thought of the Rainbow Immortal Peach? Moria Lane’s cultivation was still only at the Domain Realm, not yet at the True Immortal Realm. Giving her the Rainbow Immortal Peach would be ideal.
As long as Moria Lane could hold on with the Rainbow Immortal Peach, Joe Di could search for treasures to heal her after resolving the crisis in Starhaven City.
As they discussed when someone might arrive, the Deathtrap Array was opened. A young cultivator, carrying a gravely injured woman on his back, walked in.
Inside the trapping array, the thirty-six Fatespire Sect disciples remained confined. Because of Kai Jerr’s words, everyone gave up trying to break the array. Kai Jerr was right—once they were identified as Fatespire Sect disciples, no one dared touch them.
But after only a few steps, two blade lines pierced through his clavicles, pinning him to the array. The next moment, his wrist went limp—his ring was swept away by Joe Di as his hand fell.
The other cultivators who wanted to move all fell silent, staring at Joe Di in shock.
The Deathtrap Array had been formidable before, but at best it only trapped them and left them with minor injuries. Yet this young man had entered and, without moving a muscle, destroyed an Immortal Lord’s cultivation and severed his hand with ease.
Even a fool could tell that this Deathtrap Array was set up by the young man before them. How powerful must a cultivator be to create a sixth-grade Deathtrap Immortal Array?
"Fellow Daoist, you slaughter our Fatespire Sect disciples at will. Are you not afraid that our sect will issue an extermination order against you in the Immortal Realm?" Kai Jerr, realizing how terrifying Joe Di was, spoke with grave seriousness.
Joe Di nodded, "Of course I’m afraid. Just now, someone tried to break out of the array, so I pinned him down. I didn’t kill him, as you saw yourself."
Kai Jerr seemed to accept Joe Di’s explanation and nodded. "If that’s the case, open the Deathtrap Array. With your talent, joining our Fatespire Sect as an official wouldn’t be impossible."
"Are you insulting my intelligence or your own? If you don’t hand over your rings, why would I let you out? At the very least, I need to control your rings so you won’t dare act rashly once released. Remember, not a single ring should be left behind." Joe Di chuckled.
"Wait..." Kai Jerr called out to Joe Di. "If we give you our rings, can you guarantee our release?"
"Thud, thud!" Under the Deathtrap Array, two more Golden Immortals were quickly pinned down. Just as Joe Di had said, they weren’t killed—only immobilized.
"Fine, I’ll give them to you." Kai Jerr took out his ring and said to the other Fatespire Sect disciples, "Everyone, hand your rings to me. I’ll give them to this sixth-grade immortal array master."
"Senior Brother Kai..." The other disciples looked at Kai Jerr in shock. If they handed over their rings, would they survive?
"Give them all to Senior Brother Kai," another Grand Ether Immortal said coldly.
"Senior Brother Kai..." The other disciples looked at Kai Jerr in shock. If they handed over their rings, would they survive?
"Give them all to Senior Brother Kai," another Grand Ether Immortal said coldly.
Both he and Hai Jie’er knew that even if they didn’t hand over their rings, Joe Di could still trap and kill them all within the Deathtrap Array. Joe Di’s control over this array was simply too strong.
Thirty-six rings were tossed into Joe Di’s hands. Kai Jerr took a deep breath and said, "Now can you let us go?"
Joe Di shook his head. "You’re not honest—two of you still kept an extra ring, so I have no choice but to act."
Blade lines tore through the Deathtrap Array, and in the blink of an eye, all thirty-six were pinned inside.
Joe Di let out a sigh of relief. It wasn’t that he didn’t dare kill them, but if he did, Fatespire Sect would surely find out. He had to keep them trapped for now—once he upgraded the grand array to seventh-grade, then he could kill them.
So what if it’s the Fatespire Sect? If they dare threaten his Starhaven Sect, Fatespire Sect will have to bow down before him.