Joe Di handed control of the spaceship to Frank Fields and entered the cabin to refine the True Spirit World.
Because of the existence of that golden Dao law in his sea of consciousness, Joe was certain that even the Domain Lord of the True Domain could not match his current spiritual sense.
When his spiritual sense once again penetrated the True Spirit World, Joe understood what was going on. Liam Oak had never truly refined the True Spirit World—he had only refined a corner of it, where all his belongings were piled up.
Now Joe's standards were much higher. Although Liam Oak had a lot of items—various spirit pills, herbs, techniques, and treasures—Joe paid them no mind.
As an eighth-grade Pill King and a top-tier Artifact King himself, how could he care about these things? For Joe, the True Spirit World itself was the most valuable thing.
The reason Liam Oak still hadn't refined the True Spirit World was not only due to insufficient spiritual sense, but also because his injuries had not healed. Joe was different—he was uninjured, and his spiritual sense far surpassed Liam Oak's. Even the female cultivator who originally owned the True Spirit World, now reduced to just her primordial spirit, couldn't compare to Joe's spiritual sense.
Under Joe's spiritual sense, the restrictions of the True Spirit World were like dry tinder meeting a raging fire, continuously being burned away...
In just three months, the True Spirit World was completely unveiled before Joe. Even he couldn't help but marvel—this was a fully formed True Spirit World. Although it was still much smaller than the Five Continents, if Earth were placed inside his True Spirit World, it would probably be impossible to even see its shadow.
The True Spirit World was not managed very well; there were only a few scattered spirit herbs and some ordinary mountains, rivers, and seas, with average spiritual energy. Yet in Joe's perception, this True Spirit World was extremely stable.
Joe transferred everything from his Pocket World into the True Spirit World, especially the Rainbow Immortal Peach. Even with several supreme spirit veins placed beside it, the Rainbow Immortal Peach in the Pocket World only barely remained alive.
Obviously, as a Pocket World without the laws of heaven and earth, it was not suitable for a spiritual item like the Rainbow Immortal Peach.
Once Joe transplanted the Rainbow Immortal Peach into the True Spirit World, it immediately showed a hint of vitality. When Joe planted a supreme spirit vein beside it, the Rainbow Immortal Peach grew even more vigorous.
Joe breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed the Rainbow Immortal Peach could continue to grow in the True Spirit World.
Already at the Fourth Level Soul Ancestor? Joe was truly stunned when he saw Debbie Di's cultivation. Her progress was much faster than his own, which made Joe a bit worried.
"Joe, I've reached the Fourth Level Soul Ancestor!" Debbie Di said proudly after Joe called her out.
Joe shook his head and said, "Debbie, your talent is too high. With enough resources, you're advancing a bit too quickly."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Debbie asked, puzzled. After all, higher cultivation was naturally better.
"Cultivation includes many factors: foundation, realm, mental state, and more. How many years have you been cultivating? If your mental state is unstable, it's easy for your foundation to collapse and for you to fall into deviation." Joe said seriously.
Debbie disagreed, "But I don't feel my foundation is unstable, and my mental state is just fine."
Joe hesitated for a moment, then took out a ring and handed it to Debbie. "Debbie, refine this ring—it's a Pocket World. Inside are my insights on alchemy, artifact crafting, and arrays. After each period of secluded cultivation, spend some time studying these fields; it will help you stabilize your mind."
"Alright." Debbie took Joe's ring, then added, "Joe, from now on you have to call me 'Big Sister.'"
"I know, Debbie." Joe pointed at the Pocket World. "Once you've refined this ring, it will completely disappear, and only you will be able to see it. There are also a few of my Blade Intent talismans inside."
Debbie, who was about to protest, immediately forgot what she was going to say when she heard the Pocket World would disappear after refinement. She quickly picked up the Pocket World and let her spiritual sense seep into it.
"Wait to refine the Pocket World for a moment. I have Spiritual Sense Escape and Spiritual Sense Tempering to teach you and Uncle Frank..." Joe stopped Debbie from refining the Pocket World right away and took out several jade slips.
Spiritual Sense Escape was a top-level escape technique, so naturally he wanted to teach it to those close to him.
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Three days later, Joe appeared on the outskirts of Fivefold City. Both Debbie and Frank Fields were cultivating in the True Spirit World; it was difficult to cultivate inside the Pocket World, but although the laws of his True Spirit World weren't as complete as those of the Central Realm, it was more than enough for Debbie and Frank to train.
Moreover, the True Spirit World was much more stable than the Pocket World and would not easily shatter. There were over a hundred spirit veins inside.
Joe came to Fivefold City for one reason: the Fivefold Dao Tower. If he could enter it, he wanted to comprehend all the foundational laws within.
There wasn't much time left until the next opening of the Fivefold Dao Tower. After Little Central Star closed, Joe hadn't seen Faye Dee. But he knew Faye was no pushover—she possessed the Fivefold Dao Mark, and when the tower opened again, she would surely take it away. If he didn't come early, he might never get another chance.
Although both inherited the Di family legacy, Faye Dee was also a victim, and Joe felt little affection for her. This woman played the fool while hiding her true strength—she was far stronger than others at her level. She could have easily taken first place on the Sea List, but instead forced herself to rank twenty-third.
Joe didn't even bother to disguise himself; his eleventh-level spiritual sense concealed his presence so well that unless a top-tier Transforming True cultivator was watching him, no one could possibly notice his entry into Fivefold City.
As soon as he entered Fivefold City, Joe sensed that something was off about the atmosphere.
Months had passed, yet everywhere people were still talking about the Swordcloud Sect's encampment on Little Central Star being destroyed. After the Kun Sect incident, Swordcloud Sect's master Xavier Shaw was publicly slain in the plaza on Little Central Star. Not only that, but Guy Shu—the Swordcloud Sect's Transforming True fourth-level elder—and dozens of the sect's genius disciples also perished there.
No one saw who did it, but there was a rumor: the culprit was a bearded youth, already at the fifth level of Transforming True. He destroyed the Swordcloud Sect's base on the Pocket World Star because their sect master Xavier Shaw had offended him in two ways: first, by winning a spot in the True Domain Prodigy Trials at auction, and second, by taking the Truefern Berry.
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Hearing these discussions, Joe was a bit surprised. He had no fondness for the Swordcloud Sect or for that bearded youth. Though he wasn't afraid of being sought out, it was better to distance himself from the matter if possible.
The outer area of the Fivefold Dao Tower was blocked by layers of Dao rhythm, like an invisible, colorless mist that couldn't be touched or seen.
If an ordinary person stood here, not only would they be unable to find the entrance to the Fivefold Dao Tower, they probably couldn't even locate the tower itself.
Joe, on the other hand, was delighted. As soon as he approached the edge of the Dao rhythm, he sensed the foundational laws he had comprehended within the Fivefold Dao Tower. These laws now formed a distinct layer in his mind, and a faintly discernible path appeared before him.
Joe took a single step and vanished into the colorless mist-like laws.
With each step, Joe could clearly sense where his next footfall should be. After ninety steps, he stopped, facing a hazy, indistinct aura of Dao rhythm. He couldn't figure out where to place his ninety-first step.
Sure enough, it was related to his ascent to the ninetieth floor of the Fivefold Dao Tower. Joe didn't act rashly. If entering the Fivefold Dao Tower were this easy when it wasn't open, there would be no need to wait for today.
Joe sat down where he was, letting his spiritual sense sink to the deepest part of his sea of consciousness. He directly activated the golden Dao law inside the small stone. That golden Dao law wasn't truly his yet; if he didn't use it now, it might expire and become useless.
To Joe's annoyance, this time the golden Dao law didn't budge, as if it hadn't sensed his request at all.
After dozens of attempts, Joe grew frustrated. Even though he was in his own sea of consciousness and only needed a little help from the golden Dao law, it refused to move. It seemed to have no intention of accommodating him at all.
His spiritual sense surged wildly, and Joe simply expelled the small gray stone from his sea of consciousness, letting it fall into his hand.
The golden Dao law wasn't his, but the small gray stone was something he'd found. After reaching the first level of Transforming True and encountering various laws earlier than most cultivators, Joe vaguely sensed that the golden Dao law wouldn't take the gray stone and run away. Because the gray stone belonged to him, if the golden Dao law did take it, there would be a karmic bond.
As soon as the gray stone landed in his hand, Joe vaguely sensed the World Tome stir.
The World Tome was so vast that Joe hadn't even skimmed its surface.
When the World Tome stirred, Joe's spiritual sense fell upon it, and to his amazement, a new page had appeared. This page was even before the World Tree page, and it depicted a hazy, gigantic disc.
Even as just an illustration, the disc's aura was vast and boundless, as if it contained the entire chaotic cosmos...
Just as Joe thought of the chaotic cosmos, he saw a line of annotation below: "Cosmic Membrane—originating from chaos, splitting into countless universes, giving rise to all living beings..."