At this moment, Joe Di had truly calmed down. He realized he had been foolish. If brute force and the Blast Array alone could break open the Chaos Gate, why would Quinn Yan regard that Rift Dao Token with such importance?
Quinn Yan could gather as many powerful cultivators as he wanted. Wouldn’t a group of experts working together to break the Chaos Gate be far more effective than doing it alone?
Joe Di patted his forehead, feeling that his recent obsession with fusing the rules of the Five Elements Universe had clouded his basic judgment.
Brute force might indeed open the Chaos Gate, but his current strength was clearly insufficient. And relying on the Blast Array to bombard the Chaos Gate was even more absurd.
Perhaps when his Time's Third Loom could unleash the eighth strike, he might be able to tear open that gate. But for now, he could not.
Maybe, forcibly shattering the Chaos Gate was not necessarily a good thing.
If the Chaos Gate were shattered and he blocked the area with the Oath Platform, what if the gate’s rupture led to a complete fusion of the universes inside and outside? Others might not even need to pass through this spot to leave this universe.
Joe Di rubbed his chaotic mind, sensing that this possibility could very well become reality. Even if fusion was impossible for now, it might happen many years later. Since all these worlds belonged to the Five Elements Universe, there was no reason the boundaries couldn’t vanish completely.
Joe Di’s divine sense fell upon the World Tome. The tome only described how the Chaos Gate could be taken away, but it did not mention whether the inner and outer universes would fully merge, or if the boundaries would disappear, after the gate was destroyed.
Joe Di stepped out of the protective array. Seeing him emerge, Cyrus Xi—who had been waiting in the distance—hurried over and clasped his fists, saying, "Daoist Di, there was a violent explosion inside the array just now. Were you trying to break the Chaos Gate?"
"That's right, I really was trying to break the Chaos Gate. Wouldn't you be happy if I did? Once the Chaos Gate is shattered, anyone can come and go freely—no need for a Rift Dao Token." Joe Di replied calmly.
Cyrus Xi certainly didn’t believe Joe Di was doing it for the cultivators of this universe. Even if he hadn’t grasped the need for the fusion of inner and outer universe rules, he knew Joe Di wasn’t so altruistic.
"Daoist Di, if you want to break the Chaos Gate, there’s actually another way: imprint all the Rift Dao Tokens onto the gate, then detonate them. The fewer the tokens, the smaller the area of the gate that will be destroyed." Cyrus Xi truly didn’t want to stay here a moment longer—he just wished Joe Di would let him leave as soon as possible.
Is there really such a method? Joe Di looked at Cyrus Xi in confusion. "How do you know this?"
Cyrus Xi said, "Anyone who obtains the first Rift Dao Token when the universe is created will have this imprint of the Heavenly Dao."
Joe Di’s divine sense landed on the World Tome once more, and sure enough, the tome now displayed this information: the Rift Dao Token could indeed shatter the Chaos Gate.
Joe Di found himself speechless at his World Tome. Wasn’t it supposed to be a book of prophecy? If it only revealed information after someone else had said it, what kind of prophecy was that?
"Give me your Rift Dao Token, and I’ll let you leave," Joe Di said, already blocking Cyrus Xi’s escape route. If Cyrus Xi resisted, Joe Di would not hesitate to kill him.
Cyrus Xi clearly knew he had no choice. After only a brief hesitation, he tossed the Rift Dao Token to Joe Di. "Thank you, Daoist Di. I’ll wait here."
This time, Joe Di truly saw Cyrus Xi in a new light. The man could yield or assert himself as needed—he was no simple character.
Watching Joe Di re-enter the protective array, Cyrus Xi's face grew so dark it could drip water. As the first to obtain a Rift Dao Token, he naturally knew its value. But what could he do? He still had to hand it over to Joe Di.
He was certain that if he hesitated for even a moment, Joe Di would kill him. Though he wanted to escape, he was unwilling to give up. Joe Di could move the Chaos Gate, and Cyrus Xi couldn’t guarantee that Joe Di wouldn’t use some method to make the gate’s location impossible to find again.
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Joe Di returned to the side of the Chaos Gate and took out Cyrus Xi’s Rift Dao Token. Its appearance was similar to the two tokens he already possessed, but the flow of rules and Dao resonance within was quite different.
However, under Joe Di’s Rule Cycle technique, it took only half a day to refine the token.
Joe Di pressed the refined Rift Dao Token onto the Chaos Gate, then spat out a mouthful of essence blood and unleashed hundreds of Prime Laws.
Boom! A dull explosion sounded as fractured rules crisscrossed the air—Joe Di had detonated the Rift Dao Token.
Crack! The Rift Dao Token blasted open a section about a yard wide on the Chaos Gate. In the next instant, Joe Di sensed the familiar aura of the outer Five Elements Universe. Standing at the gate, he could distinctly feel the rules at his location rapidly merging with those of the outer universe.
Did it work?
Soon, Joe Di realized it had truly worked. Even without cultivating the Five Elements Universe’s techniques, the powerful, fused world rules made his understanding of this universe even clearer.
Joe Di raised his hand and summoned the Oath Platform. In the next moment, the platform transformed into a giant gate, perfectly sealing the gap he had just blasted open.
To Joe Di’s delight, he could allow the universe rules within the Chaos Gate to dissipate and merge with those of the outer Five Elements Universe, making its world rules even more complete. At the same time, he could also prevent the outer universe’s rules from merging with those inside the Chaos Gate.
This was exactly what Joe Di needed. The cultivators of this universe were already far too powerful; if they could comprehend the complete rules of the Five Elements Universe, perhaps many could truly step into the Creation Realm.
Breaking the Chaos Gate instantly alerted Cyrus Xi—not only him, but nearly every cultivator in this universe sensed it. Without needing any reminder, countless cultivators surged toward Joe Di’s location.
"Daoist Di..." Cyrus Xi called out anxiously from outside.
Joe Di swept away all his protective arrays, revealing the void gate now blocked by the Oath Platform.
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"Thank you, Daoist Di. May I leave now?" Cyrus Xi asked, clasping his fists as he looked at Joe Di by the gate.
Joe Di replied with a cheerful smile, "Feel free, Daoist Cyrus. Leave whenever you wish."
"Much appreciated!" Cyrus Xi thanked him, then his body flashed like lightning as he rushed toward the Oath Platform gate. He was certain it wouldn’t be long before Bai Qi'erzhen and the others arrived, and he had no desire to meet them.
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Boom! As Cyrus Xi rushed through the gate, he was immediately suppressed and forced down. Instantly, he sensed countless obstacles ahead—moving even a fraction was a luxury.
Cyrus Xi’s heart sank. Was Joe Di setting him up?
But he quickly realized it wasn’t Joe Di’s trick. A terrifying force crashed into the depths of his soul, and then he heard a voice echoing from the edge of the universe: "To enter the Five Elements Universe, you must swear never to harm, by any means or excuse, any person or thing of the Five Elements Universe, whether directly or indirectly. Violators will have their sea of consciousness shattered, their bodies destroyed, and their souls burned to ashes! Each person has only one chance."
Cyrus Xi shuddered. What a ruthless oath! Once he entered the Five Elements Universe, unless someone provoked him first, he could not lay a hand on anyone. Otherwise, he would die with no hope of reincarnation. If even his soul burned, what hope would there be for reincarnation?
Cyrus Xi knew this was Joe Di’s doing—the soul pressure grew heavier and heavier. If he didn’t swear or leave, he’d be killed by this terrifying soul force.
As for that 'each person has only one chance,' Cyrus Xi understood perfectly: if he left now, he would never get another chance to enter the Five Elements Universe, unless Joe Di destroyed the Chaos Gate entirely. If he tried to come again, he wouldn’t even have the chance to swear—the gate would destroy him instantly.
No one understood the true nature of this gate better than Cyrus Xi—it was the Oath Platform, without a doubt. Even Bai Qi'erzhen couldn’t refine it, yet Joe Di had. Clearly, Joe Di’s mastery of the Grand Dao rules had surpassed the world rules of the Five Elements Universe.
"I swear..." Cyrus Xi declared his oath without hesitation, now fully aware of the consequences.
He had never intended to take revenge on Joe Di, so the oath meant little to him. In fact, Joe Di was being rather fair—the oath at least left some room for maneuver. If anyone provoked him first, he was free to strike back.
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