Voidbreaker also guessed that Jane Yan must have been reborn in the Mountainview Forbidden Zone. His original plan was to capture Jane Yan and then force Joe Di to hand over his belongings.
Later, he realized that Joe Di's strength was on an entirely different level, which left him feeling disappointed and he no longer dwelled on the matter. Once he learned that his belongings weren't taken by Joe Di, his interest in Jane Yan faded completely.
Although there were still many cultivators gathered in the plaza, none dared to set their sights on Joe Di anymore, even knowing he possessed the Cosmic Essence.
Joe Di suddenly clasped his fists and said, "Fellow Daoists, if anyone knows Jane Yan's whereabouts, I can take them with me when I leave this place. In addition, I will gift them a supreme-grade spirit vein and any type of law fragment."
Although the cultivators here were all wealthy, a supreme-grade spirit vein was still a significant prize. Moreover, for these cultivators, the most valuable reward was not the spirit vein Joe Di offered, but rather the five-element law fragments. As for following Joe Di out, very few truly cared. Not everyone was as perceptive as Leonard Brown or Eugene Yi, who had long sensed something amiss and were desperate to leave.
Most importantly, Joe Di's request was simple—just state whether or not you knew about Jane Yan.
After Joe Di asked, Mandy Chu even drew Jane Yan's likeness in the void, but after waiting for a long time, none stepped forward claiming to know anything about Jane Yan.
Joe Di looked to Mandy Chu and said, "Senior Sister Mandy, it seems Jane Yan isn't here. If she were, surely someone would know."
"Could something have happened to her?" Mandy Chu asked worriedly.
Leonard Brown, standing to the side, said, "No, I've always been in the Grandway Abyss. If there were a person named Jane Yan here, I would have heard of her. In fact, I've never heard of Jane Yan at all."
"There's also Mercury," Joe Di replied.
A hint of disdain appeared at the corner of the thin cultivator's mouth, but he didn't answer Joe Di.
Joe Di didn't mind and said calmly, "Leonard Brown is leaving with me because he helped me and is willing to stand against Zefron Ye. Eugene Yi is leaving with me because his cultivation technique is decent, and I accepted what he offered. As for the others, they are all my friends. So tell me, among those leaving with us, why should you be included?"
The gray-robed thin cultivator smiled slightly and replied unhurriedly, "I can't offer a fortuitous cultivation technique like Eugene Yi, nor have I helped you greatly as Leonard Brown did. However, if you are willing to take me out with you, you will gain my friendship."
Before Joe Di could speak, Leonard Brown burst out laughing, "Is your friendship really that valuable? Even Du Zi Hen is Joe Di's friend—do you think your friendship is more precious than his?"
The thin cultivator paid no attention to Leonard Brown's words and continued to smile at Joe Di.
Joe Di didn't hesitate at all and said directly, "Alright, you can follow me out. Whether I can find a way out of the Grandway Abyss, that's not certain."
"Thank you, Daoist Joe. My name is Ci." The thin cultivator clasped his fists and took the initiative to stand by Joe Di's side, saying nothing more. As for whether Joe Di could find a way out, he completely ignored it.
Joe Di looked at Emily Ye and Mandy Chu and said, "Daoist Emily, Senior Sister Mandy, you two are still at the early Hunyuan stage, your cultivation is a bit low. Why not enter my True Spirit World first? Once we leave the Grandway Abyss, you can come out again."
"Thank you, Brother Joe," Emily Ye said without hesitation. She knew well that even if she reached the Dao Integration stage, she wouldn't be of much help in the Grandway Abyss.
For Mandy Chu, it was even less of a problem—she had already been staying in Joe Di's True Spirit World before.
After letting Emily Ye and Mandy Chu enter the True Spirit World, Joe Di turned to Voidbreaker, Leonard Brown, Eugene Yi, and Ci and said, "None of us know the way out of the Grandway Abyss. I'll lead the way, and you all follow behind me. If anything happens, I'll let everyone know right away."
Eugene Yi said awkwardly, "I'm still badly injured, so I might move a bit slowly."
Joe Di understood what Eugene Yi meant. He raised his hand and sent strands of Dao resonance into Eugene Yi's brow.
Eugene Yi's brow had been wounded by Joe Di's blade. If Joe Di didn't help, it would be hard for Eugene Yi to dispel the corrosive intent and Dao resonance of the Heavenly Sable Blade.
Seeing Joe Di take action, Eugene Yi was overjoyed. Just as he expected, after Joe Di's Dao resonance struck his brow wound, the corrosive blade intent that had been eroding his flesh and Dao instantly vanished, and the wound quickly healed completely.
"Thank you, Daoist Joe," Eugene Yi said gratefully, bowing deeply. For Eugene Yi, bowing like this was once unimaginable, but now, after so many setbacks, he had grown used to it.
Joe Di waved his hand, and Eugene Yi obediently fell in line behind Ci. He knew very well that here, his status was the lowest—even Ci, who had gained Joe Di's friendship, was someone whose origins no one knew.
Though Joe Di's group was small, at that moment, everyone in the plaza was watching them. Everyone knew that only one person had ever left the Grandway Abyss—Mercury. Now Mercury belonged to Zefron Ye and wasn't willing to cooperate with Joe Di's group. No matter how strong they were, they couldn't capture Mercury. The cultivators on the plaza just wanted to see how Joe Di's group would get out.
Joe Di closed his eyes. He knew very well that choosing any starting point to leave the Grandway Abyss was the same. So he didn't leave the plaza, but instead focused his entire being on comprehending the void laws of the Grandway Abyss. The reason he was confident he could get out was because he had climbed Mountainview. Mountainview definitely led out of the Grandway Abyss, so he had already left once before.
However, Joe Di was wary of the summit of Mountainview, so he chose to comprehend Dao resonance from the plaza of the Grandway Abyss's Trading Hall. He believed that as long as he understood it, he could find a path like Mountainview's and leave the Grandway Abyss.
As for brute force—simply escaping—Joe Di wasn't that foolish. This place couldn't be escaped from directly; if it could, why would powerhouses like Yi Ji and Ci choose to follow him out?
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