The power unleashed by the array banners swept Joe Di down to the ground. He barely had time to marvel at Quinn Windflower's formidable mastery of arrays before a series of violent roars echoed all around.
Suddenly, a stretch of land appeared beneath his feet. Beyond the reach of his spiritual sense, the edges of two vast continents emerged and gradually drew closer to him.
The roaring grew more intense, each wave louder than the last.
Joe Di was deeply shaken. What kind of technique was this? Quinn Windflower had been trapped at the bottom of the Nightfall Ruins for countless years, yet still possessed such power. It was clear that before his imprisonment, his master had been unimaginably strong.
Amid the thunderous rumbling, Joe Di sensed faint fluctuations in the laws of the world. He knew these ripples weren't caused by Quinn Windflower, but were the natural result of the two continents merging.
According to his master, every time he repaired Nightfall Starland, the next restoration would take hundreds or even thousands of years—the shortest interval was still decades. This time, less than ten years had passed before the restoration began again for the first time. It was a sudden event, so most cultivators would not notice immediately, greatly reducing the pressure on Joe Di.
Joe Di immediately pulled out two array disks. Without these, he could never complete the task Quinn Windflower had entrusted to him.
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The Veil Continent and Nightfall Starland on both sides of the Nightfall Ruins had merged once again!
News of this spread across Nightfall Starland in an instant. Whether cultivators from Veil Continent or Aurora Continent, all rushed over in a frenzy.
Everyone understood that whenever the two continents merged at the Nightfall Ruins, it meant the appearance of countless cultivation resources.
How far one could progress on the path of Dao depended entirely on what they gained in the Ruins this time.
At this moment, whether it was the teleportation array at Ruins City on the Veil Continent side or the one on Nightfall Starland, the teleportation light never dimmed. Waves of cultivators arrived one after another.
Every cultivator who emerged from the teleportation array rushed in a single direction—toward the Nightfall Ruins. Veil Continent and Nightfall Starland drew ever closer. Before Joe Di could even set the array disks, hundreds of cultivators appeared within his spiritual sense.
Whether from Veil Continent or Aurora Continent, these cultivators surged forward in a frenzy.
Joe Di took a deep breath, channeled his true essence, and shouted sternly, "All who have arrived, halt! Nightfall Starland is currently being restored, and all spirit veins are resources for the restoration. Any cultivator who refuses to stop will be killed without mercy!"
Even though every cultivator heard Joe Di's words, none stopped. With the merging of the Nightfall Ruins, even a small share of spirit stones and veins could advance one's cultivation by leaps and bounds. As for restoring the continent—whoever cared about that could do it; no one cared whether it was true or not.
Joe Di knew words were useless now. With a flick of his hand, he grabbed Tian Sa, and two streaks of azure blade light swept forth.
One streak swept toward Veil Continent, the other toward Aurora Continent.
The fierce blade intent surged outward with the two azure streaks. Unlike before, these two blade intents were no longer chaotic, but instead formed two swirling vortexes of blade force.
Boom! The azure blade light sweeping toward Veil Continent finally struck the oncoming cultivators. The blade radiance exploded, transforming into swirling vortexes of blade light that swept out once more.
Everything that stood in the way of the azure blade light and its swirling vortexes was torn apart, shredded into fragments by the flowing blade energy. Where the vortexes swept past, it was as if a giant plow had carved through—leaving only blood and emptiness behind.
It was the same on the Aurora Continent side—the azure blade light tore through, and no cultivator caught in its path survived.
The terrifying slaughter made everyone instinctively halt in their tracks. Such a dreadful blade radiance.
That single stroke alone killed hundreds, some of whom were already at the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm.
The increasingly violent rumbling snapped the shocked cultivators out of their daze. Spirit veins and piles of spirit stones were swept up, landing in the middle of the Ruins between Veil Continent and Aurora Continent.
The desire for these precious cultivation resources finally overcame their fear of death. A gray-robed cultivator shouted, "He wants to monopolize all the spirit veins, spirit stones, and treasures! Let's attack together—his killing move can only be used once!"
"That's right, let's attack together! Everyone, unleash your defensive treasures!" someone immediately echoed.
However, after calling for everyone to attack, the gray-robed cultivator did not join the charge—instead, his pace slowed considerably.
After unleashing the Wind Xiao Blade twice, Joe Di was truly exhausted. This was not a strike aimed at a single opponent—he was attacking hundreds, even thousands of cultivators at such a distance, and the true essence consumed was far greater than what a single target would require.
Seeing that he had only managed to stall the cultivators on both sides for a few breaths, Joe Di watched as they surged forward once more—even more cultivators flooded in from afar.
Without hesitation, Joe Di unleashed two more strikes of the Wind Xiao Blade. To be honest, he wasn't particularly passionate about restoring Nightfall Starland; whether it was repaired or not had little to do with him. But this was Quinn Windflower's wish. After countless years spent here, burdened by guilt, Quinn Windflower's sole desire was to restore Sheye Starland.
If Nightfall Starland couldn't be restored this time, Joe Di wasn't sure his master Quinn Windflower would ever get another chance. In his master's current state, every layer of restoration to Sheye Starland came at the cost of his own life force. This was something Joe Di absolutely could not allow.
No matter if he could return in the future to save his master, in Joe Di's heart, this was Quinn Windflower's final attempt to restore Nightfall Starland.
Whoosh! The unstoppable Wind Xiao Blade swept up swirling blade radiance once again. On both Veil Continent and Aurora Continent, blood mist exploded as every cultivator caught in the vortexes was torn apart. Even an early Soul Ancestor Realm cultivator lost an arm to the vortex and retreated in terror.
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Crack! Veil Continent and Aurora Continent finally merged together. Joe Di knew this was only the beginning.
He quickly tossed out the two array disks Quinn Windflower had given him, then cast out array banners. The two array disks activated instantly.
Joe Di was a seventh-rank Grand Arraymaster. As soon as the two array disks activated, he saw they surpassed even ninth-rank. Unfortunately, both disks were defensive types, lacking any offensive power.
Joe Di secretly sighed—his master was far too soft-hearted. If it were him, he would never settle for just two defensive array disks. If you're going to greedily snatch even the resources meant for restoring the starland, you'd better be ready to risk your life for it.
The cultivators from both sides finally reached the edge of the defensive array disks and began unleashing their treasures in a barrage of attacks. Both disks trembled violently. Array disks were never as effective as true formations—even at the same rank, their power was several levels lower.
Joe Di's heart sank. At this rate, the two defensive array disks would be destroyed sooner or later. If that happened, he wouldn't be able to withstand the siege of so many people.
Realizing this, Joe Di could no longer afford to hold back. Array banners flew from his hand as he began deploying a seventh-rank killing array.
No top-tier experts had arrived yet. If they did, the defensive array disks would be destroyed even faster, and he might not even have a chance to set up a seventh-rank killing array.
"He's setting up a killing array—attack faster!" Cultivators who noticed Joe Di's actions shouted frantically.
If Joe Di had used array banners he crafted himself, setting up a seventh-rank killing array would have taken longer. But these banners were made by Quinn Windflower, making the process much easier. If he were willing to spend the time, he could even construct an eighth-rank killing array.
Once Joe Di set up two seventh-rank killing arrays, the pressure on the defensive array disks lessened considerably. The power of the killing arrays became evident—any cultivator who dared to charge forward was instantly shredded, without mercy.
Seeing that he had finally stopped the frenzied cultivators on both sides, Joe Di took the array banners Quinn Windflower had given him and began casting them in all directions according to their positions.
At the bottom of the Ruins, Quinn Windflower was also casting array banners without pause. Working together, Veil Continent and Aurora Continent fused more and more, the rift between them gradually disappearing. Spirit veins and piles of spirit stones sank into the earth, vanishing from sight.
Breathing a sigh of relief, Joe Di saw that some people were still attacking the array disks. He shouted angrily, "You selfish trash! If you hadn't kept snatching the spirit veins and spirit stones from the Nightfall Ruins every time, Nightfall Starland would have been restored long ago!"
Joe Di was truly furious. He was leaving Aurora Continent soon, and before his departure, he was restoring Nightfall Starland. Yet these bastards not only refused to help, but frantically fought over the spirit stones and spirit veins.
"He's restoring the continent!" someone finally shouted.
More and more cultivators gathered, but fewer attacked. Many now realized that Joe Di was restoring the continent.
Spirit veins were precious, of course. But if Aurora Continent and Veil Continent could be restored, perhaps the laws of heaven and earth would improve, making cultivation and advancement much easier. More importantly, all the spirit veins and stones here were gone.
If Joe Di knew what they were thinking, he would have told them they were overthinking it. This restoration was only superficial—the laws of Nightfall Starland were still broken. Perhaps, after countless years, the starland would slowly recover its laws on its own, but that day was far off.
"That's right, he is restoring the continent. But he killed members of my Flowing Mist Sect—he must die." A cold voice sounded from within the crowd.
No one responded. As the spirit veins and stones gradually vanished, the cultivators who had been attacking the array disks began to withdraw. Joe Di's restoration of Nightfall Starland was, after all, a good thing. Though he had stopped everyone from seizing cultivation resources, it seemed he hadn't taken any for himself.
Besides, a cultivator capable of restoring Nightfall Starland could hardly be simple. Flowing Mist Sect was barely a first-rate sect—their most powerful elder was only at the early Void God Realm. How could they possibly challenge someone capable of restoring the continent?
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