Compared to the Allclan Sanctuary, the bustling and lively Trirobe Sanctuary is nothing more than a remote outpost.
Even when still over a hundred thousand miles from the Allclan Sanctuary, the silhouettes of cultivators coming and going were everywhere. If flight weren't forbidden here, the sky would surely be filled with flying figures.
Joe Di swept his divine sense outward and immediately realized this place was similar to Genesis City, with both an outer and inner city. But the scale here was many times greater than Genesis City. Joe Di could already sense the vast and powerful defensive and deathtrap arrays surrounding the city. Although these arrays were concealed by hidden banners and various spatial law techniques, to Joe Di, there was no secrecy at all.
When it comes to arraycraft, Joe Di had truly never lost to anyone.
"Brother Di, there's a concealed deathtrap array here. If we go any further, it's like putting our heads on the chopping block." At the edge of the concealed deathtrap array, Saint Henry Yi still cautiously reminded Joe Di.
Joe Di nodded, his Dao intent already inscribing law array banners. At the same time, he said, "Since we're here, let's go in and take a look."
He wasn't inscribing law array banners because he intended to use them immediately, but so that if they encountered a truly ruthless opponent, he could escape with ease. For ordinary cultivators, his arraycraft methods weren't worth the effort.
The two entered the outer protective array and traveled another hundred thousand miles or so, eventually seeing the massive Allclan Plaza. The plaza spanned about a hundred miles, and its front faced the entrance to Allclan Sanctuary. Yet, there was no direct path through the plaza into the city. Every cultivator entering Allclan Sanctuary had to skirt around the sides of the plaza.
"There's a similarly large plaza inside Allclan Sanctuary as well." Saint Henry Yi had visited Allclan Sanctuary once before, and as they walked, he explained the situation inside to Joe Di.
When the two stepped through the entrance of Allclan Sanctuary, what puzzled Joe Di was that no one collected an entrance fee. He had paid an entrance fee at Trirobe Sanctuary, so why was there none here? Wasn't it said that human cultivators had even lower status in this place?
"We should quickly find a rest lodge to settle down. Otherwise, trouble will soon come looking for us." Having visited once before, Saint Henry Yi immediately lowered his voice as soon as they entered the city.
Joe Di asked in confusion, "There are so many human cultivators here, aren't they all walking around on the main street?"
Before Saint Henry Yi could reply, an extremely thin cultivator suddenly stopped in front of Joe Di and Henry Yi, staring blankly at Saint Henry Yi for a long moment before saying, "You, that..."
The thin cultivator had barely spoken two words before his expression changed. Without hesitation, he turned and left, quickly vanishing into the crowd.
As soon as the thin cultivator left, Saint Henry Yi's face also changed dramatically. He immediately said, "Brother Di, I know what's going on now. When the Redlin pursuers chased me out, this fellow must have noticed. Now that I've returned and the Redlin hasn't, he must have guessed something. We're definitely in for trouble soon..."
His words paused as Saint Henry Yi looked at Joe Di, clearly suggesting they should leave immediately. But Joe Di didn't move at all; instead, he watched as a woman covered in blood and with chaotic Dao aura rushed over from not far away.
A short male cultivator was chasing her, and the woman's cultivation had just reached the Third Step. The man was also Third Step, but had already perfected that realm.
With a glance, Joe Di could tell the woman was a human cultivator, while the short male... based on his experience fighting two Redlin Clan cultivators, this short man was also Redlin.
Although the woman was a human cultivator, she was clearly not one of the Saint Seat Holders who had arrived with him. Those who came with him were all Fourth Step cultivators.
A chase was happening right on the main street. Although the wide street was crowded with cultivators, no one found it strange—at most, they just stepped aside. The stronger ones didn't even bother to move.
"Brother Di, don't look. If you do, you'll immediately be blamed. Killing human cultivators here is all too common. See those humans who aren't being killed on the streets of Allclan Sanctuary? They're either servants or slaves of the strong..."
"Splat!" Saint Henry Yi hadn't finished speaking when a burst of blood erupted nearby—a human cultivator who retreated just a moment too late was instantly slain by the short Redlin Clan pursuer. Clearly, even being a servant of the strong doesn't guarantee safety here.
The next moment, a chilling murderous intent slashed toward Joe Di. Among the human cultivators, only Joe Di and Henry Yi had not retreated quickly enough. Henry Yi instinctively stepped back, but Joe Di didn't move at all. Instead, he stepped forward—if he didn't kill Joe Di, one might think the Redlin Clan had grown soft.
Joe Di didn't even summon his Tiansuo Blade; he met that chilling murderous intent with a single punch.
Bang! That terrifying murderous intent, under Joe Di's punch, vanished instantly like snow meeting an erupting volcano. A cloud of blood exploded, and the short cultivator was smashed to pieces before he could even beg for mercy.
The reason Joe Di didn't open the opponent's world was because this was Allclan Sanctuary, and he knew he'd be facing plenty more opponents soon. Revealing his strength by opening the opponent's world would expose too much. Besides, a Third Step cultivator's world didn't matter much to Joe Di anymore.
"Brother Di, you killed him..." Saint Henry Yi said, then calmed down instead.
Since the killing was done, there was no choice but to face the consequences. If they couldn't win, they'd die—nothing to fear. After all, he was a Saint Seat Holder who had ruled countless eras. He'd seen it all.
Joe Di chuckled, "If I didn't kill him, should I have invited him to dinner instead?"
The blood-soaked woman was stunned to see Joe Di kill a perfected Third Step Redlin Clan cultivator with a single punch. She was shocked both by Joe Di's strength and by the fact that a human cultivator dared to kill someone from the Redlin Clan.
She didn't keep running. Instead, she swallowed a pill, stepped up to Joe Di, and performed the Immortal Salute. "Rowena Meng thanks Senior for your rescue, though I fear I have brought trouble upon you."
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Although she knew that even with Joe Di's help, death was only delayed—at best, she'd live an hour longer.
Joe Di smiled, completely unconcerned. "It's nothing. With my temperament, even if you hadn't gotten me involved, I'd still have offended these people here."
The woman said nothing. She knew Joe Di was right. There had never been a human cultivator so brazen in Allclan Sanctuary. Even without her, Joe Di would have gotten into trouble sooner or later.
The surroundings grew quiet. Several Redlin Clan cultivators immediately sent out messages, while those who weren't Redlin watched from the sidelines, ready to see the spectacle of a human cultivator daring to strike at the Redlin.
To be able to kill a Redlin Clan member with a single punch, he was clearly an Edict Saint of the Fourth Step. Human Edict Saints rarely come to Allclan Sanctuary, just to avoid trouble. Even when human experts did come, leaving unscathed was nearly impossible.
Today, a human Edict Saint had arrived and even killed a Redlin Clan cultivator. Everyone wanted to see what would happen next.
Not even an hour passed—barely half a stick of incense—before four figures descended from the void.
Joe Di couldn't help but marvel: flight in the void was forbidden in Allclan Sanctuary, yet the Redlin Clan could do it. That showed just how powerful their influence was here.
"Four Edict Saints—the Redlin Clan is truly furious this time..." someone among the onlookers whispered.
Rowena Meng heard the whispers and her already pale face turned even whiter. She'd been hunted by a Third Step cultivator with nowhere to escape—now there were four Edict Saints.
"You've got guts, killing a Redlin Clan member in Allclan Sanctuary, ha..." The first to approach Joe Di was an extremely tall male cultivator. From the surging Dao aura around him, it was clear he was a Fourth Step Edict Saint.
Joe Di ignored the mocking man, instead focusing on another, a fair-skinned, handsome cultivator. He said coolly, "Rubu, you run fast and heal quickly. I waited for you in Trirobe Sanctuary for years and thought you were dead. Never expected to see you here. Debts must be paid—no matter how far you run, you can't escape."
(That's all for today's update. Good night, friends!)