Joe Di unleashed the Tiansuo Blade in a sweeping strike. The curtain of blade energy exploded, and the already damaged protective array completely dissipated. A faint gray aura enveloped everyone, and not only could divine sense not penetrate it, but even Joe Di’s blade had failed to stir the gray aura in the slightest.
"Such a formidable aura. This must be an extremely advanced protective Dao law," Wu Zhenyuan exclaimed, taking a deep breath.
"It should be. Inside this gray aura, there must be a cosmic Dao vein. Sterling Night could find a cosmic Dao vein, which shows that his strength truly surpasses ours," Ye Xingxian sighed.
Everyone fell silent. Even Miles Gray couldn’t take away this Dao vein, so it seemed they had come here just to have a look.
"Is that guy named Morgan Du lying?" Soulfall Sovereign asked. Earlier, Morgan Du not only claimed to have seen the cosmic Dao vein but described it as if it were real, saying half of it merged into the void outside and half fell into the Genesis Nest.
Joe Di hadn’t spoken all this time. He was pondering this very issue. If the cosmic Dao vein Morgan Du spoke of was also this one, things would be strange indeed. This Dao vein was locked by the gray aura, which even he couldn’t break open—how could Morgan Du possibly do it? How could Morgan Du have seen half of it outside the void and half inside the Genesis Nest?
Morgan Du had never seen a cosmic Dao vein either, and his tone didn’t seem to carry any trace of a lie. Could there really be two cosmic Dao veins? Was the location Morgan Du gave for another cosmic Dao vein?
If Joe Di could think of it, so could the others. Damon Tai took the initiative and said, "Why don’t we go to the place Morgan Du mentioned and check out the other cosmic Dao vein? If that Dao vein exists, it means Morgan Du was telling the truth, and the Genesis Nest has two Dao veins."
Joe Di replied slowly, "It’s not that simple. I think I might have misunderstood something. For now, we can’t go to the place Morgan Du mentioned…"
The others looked at Joe Di in confusion. Joe Di was the strongest among them—he’d even dared to confront Miles Gray before, so why wouldn’t he dare to go to this place?
Joe Di sighed and said, "I don’t know if my guess is correct, but Morgan Du is extremely cunning. I don’t believe he would knowingly lead us to a place where he couldn’t do anything to us. Since Morgan Du thinks he can trick us, that place must be anything but simple…"
The others fell into deep thought as Joe Di continued, "Let me make a hypothesis: the location sphere Morgan Du gave me isn’t fake. Morgan Du didn’t know we were going to look for Miles Gray, since that was my spur-of-the-moment idea. So the location crystal sphere Morgan Du gave me was originally meant for Miles Gray. But if Morgan Du saw such a Dao vein, why would he give it to Miles Gray?"
None of them were slow-witted. Joe Di hadn’t spelled it out, but everyone felt a chill run down their spines.
The only possibility was that someone had instructed Morgan Du to give the location sphere to Miles Gray. Whoever gave the order must be unimaginably powerful—so much so that Morgan Du believed even Joe Di would be doomed if he went there. Who could crush Miles Gray and also threaten Joe Di?
The five exchanged glances and fell silent. Each had a guess in mind, but no one voiced it.
Joe Di’s hypothesis was likely correct. That meant the one who ordered Morgan Du to meet Miles Gray could only be the person who forced Miles Gray to self-destruct. That powerhouse must have acted a little late—Morgan Du hadn’t met Miles Gray yet, and Miles Gray had already self-destructed.
If Morgan Du really had met Miles Gray, Miles Gray might not even have been able to self-destruct. That would truly be a case of ‘life remains but I do not.’
Thinking of this, Joe Di’s expression turned extremely grim.
He thought of the location sphere Morgan Du had given him. If a true powerhouse had instructed Morgan Du, then that sphere was bound to be problematic. Joe Di had tossed it into his own world, and it would be strange if his face wasn’t grim.
Joe Di scanned himself repeatedly with his divine sense, then focused his intent on the location sphere in his world. Instantly, the laws of his world began to stir, and the sphere was locked away. Now, even he didn’t dare touch it.
"Daoist Joe..." Damon Tai saw Joe Di’s grim expression and realized he must have thought of something.
Joe Di immediately said, "I’ll seal this place and return to Genesis City at once. I need some time."
Everyone’s mood soured. After Joe Di sealed the area again, they immediately followed him to the Ruined Dao Wheel Rift.
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Boom! The protective array of Celestial Beyond trembled violently, and a tiny crack appeared at its edge.
Destiny Sovereign hurried outside. Joe Di had reconfigured this protective array before leaving, and with her guarding it, someone was still able to blast a crack in it?
"Mo Zhizhi, I didn’t expect you to escape from the Genesis Universe and hide here." A melodious voice sounded. The speaker was a Daoist nun in yellow robes, staring at Destiny Sovereign. Clearly, she was the one who had attacked the protective array of Celestial Beyond.
"You? The Immeasura Palace Lord?" Destiny Sovereign could hardly believe her eyes.
Destiny Sovereign was shocked. She had witnessed Joe Di’s strength firsthand, and Joe Di’s arraycraft was no weaker than his cultivation. For the Immeasura Palace Lord to shatter such a formation, it was clear she had fully perfected her Dao. No longer was she hindered by the broken laws of the Five Elements Universe.
Destiny Sovereign sighed inwardly. Joe Di had perfected the Five Elements Universe, and her own strength had been rising rapidly. But she knew her progress couldn’t compare to the Immeasura Palace Lord’s. Clearly, the Palace Lord had acquired some special fortune.
The Immeasura Palace Lord said sharply, "That’s right, it’s me. Where is Joe Di? Tell him to come out—I have some scores to settle with him."
Destiny Sovereign tried to steady her voice. "Immeasura Palace Lord, aren’t you afraid Daoist Joe will come and ensure you never reincarnate again?"
"Hahahaha..." The Immeasura Palace Lord laughed wildly. "Back then, I fled in disgrace from Joe Di and swore: if I couldn’t capture him, strip his skin, burn his soul, and refine him into a puppet, I, Faye Immeasura, would never show my face again. Thankfully, Heaven has not abandoned me, and now I have my chance for revenge. If Joe Di isn’t in Celestial Beyond, don’t blame me for shattering this place and refining all his companions into puppets first..."
As she spoke, the Immeasura Palace Lord didn’t even summon her treasures. Her Buddhist duster swept up waves of violent Nirvana Dao rhythm and blasted them out. She was certain Joe Di wasn’t here—if he were, he would have appeared already.
Crack! Joe Di’s protective array finally had its flags torn apart. The violent Dao rhythm struck Destiny Sovereign’s chest—even though she fought back, she was still hit, her chest tightened, and she spat out a spray of blood.
Destiny Sovereign’s heart sank in sorrow. Back in the day, she was one of the Ten Great Dao Lords of the Five Elements Universe, and the Immeasura Palace Lord ranked behind her. In terms of strength, she had never been weaker. But now, despite her own massive increase in power, she was still no match for the Immeasura Palace Lord. This blow shook her Dao heart.
In the Genesis Universe, she hadn’t been a match for those of the same rank because the laws of the Five Elements Universe were incomplete. But the Immeasura Palace Lord was born in the same Five Elements Universe as she was.
No matter what, she couldn’t let the Immeasura Palace Lord kill Joe Di’s wife and friends.
Just as Destiny Sovereign was about to desperately send Nong Xiuqi away, a terrifying domain pressed down. She felt as if space itself had turned to steel.
"Die for me..." The Immeasura Palace Lord’s Buddhist duster swept down again.
"Sister Mo, it’s been a long time. I’m truly happy to see you here." A gentle, joyful voice rang out, and Destiny Sovereign felt the domain binding her melt away like ice. Then she saw a familiar young face.
"Nick Ning, is that you?" Destiny Sovereign cried out in delight, momentarily forgetting how Nick Ning had appeared.
The Immeasura Palace Lord’s face turned pale—her Buddhist duster was caught between Nick Ning’s fingers, unable to break free.
Run! The Immeasura Palace Lord didn’t understand why Nick Ning had become so terrifying, but she knew she had to escape.
Nick Ning smiled at Destiny Sovereign, then looked coldly at the Immeasura Palace Lord. "If you dare to move, I guarantee you won’t even leave a trace behind."
(That’s all for today’s update. Good night, friends!)