"Crack..." Quinn Windflower stared in astonishment as the chains binding him snapped apart inch by inch. This...
Quinn Windflower knew exactly who had locked him up—it was Vivian Ho. Vivian had clearly betrayed him, locking him here and ensuring he had no chance to escape, even though he’d never thought of running away. Now, with the chains shattering piece by piece, it was simply terrifying.
Before Quinn could figure out what was happening, a gentle force swept him up.
In the next moment, he landed on solid ground.
"Joe Di, it really is you. At least I, Quinn Windflower, am not completely useless—the people I know aren’t all..." Quinn wanted to say something harsh, but at the thought of Vivian Ho’s face, he swallowed the words.
"Master, I said long ago I would come to help you. Thankfully, I’ve arrived just in time." Joe Di bowed respectfully, his tone sincere.
Quinn Windflower sighed. "Joe Di, I am not qualified to be your master. I haven’t taught you anything. Hearing you call me ‘Master’ makes me feel deeply ashamed."
"Let’s go. I’ve completely restored Nightfall Starland, so you don’t need to stay here any longer, Master." Joe Di didn’t dwell on the issue. Back then, Quinn Windflower had guided him in the way of arrays—even a little guidance had helped him avoid many detours. Joe Di was truly grateful to Quinn Windflower.
It was like the Ninth World Law—though Joe Di had refined it, he remained grateful for its existence.
"Just what level have you reached in your cultivation? You erased that person’s chain artifact so easily!" Quinn Windflower couldn’t gauge Joe Di’s true strength at all.
Joe Di took out a pill and handed it to Quinn Windflower, then produced a ring and passed it over before saying, "As for my exact strength, I’m honestly not too sure myself. I only know I’ve passed the Immortal Emperor tribulation, so I should be an Immortal Emperor now…"
Joe Di did feel that he’d stepped into the realm of Immortal Emperor, but he hadn’t sensed the true aura of an Immortal Emperor, nor the surge in power that should come with the breakthrough.
Quinn Windflower stared blankly at Joe Di. Back when they first met, what cultivation stage had Joe Di been at? How much time had passed—and now he was already an Immortal Emperor? Quinn had seen a lot in his life, but never someone as defiant of the heavens as Joe Di.
"By the way, did you find the Foundation Soil?" Quinn Windflower suddenly remembered and asked urgently.
Foundation Soil was priceless. For Joe Di to use it to repair a lower realm’s cultivation world showed incredible generosity. As for Joe Di not using Foundation Soil to restore Nightfall Starland, Quinn simply couldn’t believe it. Like Joe Di had just said—even as an Immortal Emperor, it should be impossible to repair Nightfall Starland without Foundation Soil.
Joe Di shook his head. "I didn’t find Foundation Soil, but my cultivation technique is related to rules…"
Joe Di wasn’t sure how to explain. He truly hadn’t used Foundation Soil; instead, he’d relied on his own Rule Cycle and understanding of cosmic principles to repair the broken rules of Nightfall Starland.
Still, just in case, Joe Di had taken a bit of soil from his Ninth World and merged it into Nightfall Starland.
The soil from his Ninth World certainly wasn’t Foundation Soil, but in Joe Di’s opinion, it was no less effective. After all, his Ninth World was formed by the Ninth Prime Law, the Sacred Yin Pearl, and the collapse and rebirth of his own spiritual sea.
"Your cultivation technique is related to rules?" Quinn Windflower muttered, so absorbed he barely noticed the changes in his body after swallowing the pill.
After more than ten breaths, Quinn Windflower finally reacted, looking at his palm in delight. "Joe Di, did you just give me a Ninth-Grade Healing Immortal Pill? No, it must be a Nine-Veined Ninth-Grade Immortal Pill... Where did you get such a heaven-defying pill?"
Joe Di understood why Quinn asked. He could tell Quinn was at the late Immortal Lord stage; even for a late Immortal Lord, acquiring a Ninth-Grade Healing Immortal Pill was difficult, let alone a Nine-Veined Ninth-Grade Immortal Pill. Such pills couldn’t be refined by ordinary Ninth-Grade Grandmaster Alchemists.
Joe Di didn’t hide anything. He smiled, "Not long ago, I became a Ninth-Grade Grandmaster Alchemist. With some ninth-grade immortal herbs, I was able to refine a batch of Ninth-Grade Immortal Pills. By the way, I left some in your ring…"
Quinn Windflower didn’t care about Joe Di’s explanation. Instead, he began circulating his energy, muttering, "How can there be no suppression from the cosmic rules?"
Suddenly he understood. "Joe Di, could it be that your cultivation technique lets you control the rules of this space, so you’re unaffected by cosmic suppression? Ah… and you’re a Ninth-Grade Grandmaster Alchemist too?"
Quinn Windflower finally processed it all. How old was Joe Di, really? Quinn knew Joe Di’s array skills were formidable. But now, Joe Di was not only an Immortal Emperor but also a Grandmaster Alchemist—and he could even block the suppression of cosmic rules.
Other than Joe Di’s ability to block cosmic rules, what else could explain why he hadn’t been suppressed at all?
Genius—there truly was no ordinary way to explain it. Today, at last, Quinn had seen one for himself.
Joe Di nodded. "Yes, it’s definitely related to my cultivation technique. So, we’ll be leaving here soon and heading to the Immortal Realm."
So powerful—truly, unbelievably powerful…
Quinn Windflower truly didn’t know what else to say—Joe Di’s heaven-defying abilities were simply beyond his comprehension. Cultivating for centuries to reach Immortal Emperor, and also becoming a Grandmaster Alchemist, was shocking but still within the realm of possibility. But to block the crushing force of cosmic rules—what kind of strength was that? What kind of cultivation technique?
At the very least, he knew that no ordinary Immortal Emperor could do this.
After a long time, Quinn Windflower finally calmed down and asked urgently, "Joe Di, you’ve been to the Quadrant Immortal Continent, right? Have you ever visited Cauldron Haven… And that woman…"
Quinn Windflower had wanted to remind Joe Di to be careful in Cauldron Haven, since so many powerful cultivators gathered there, and nearly every major sect had a base in the city. Halfway through, he remembered Vivian Ho and let out a long sigh, losing the will to continue.
Joe Di couldn’t help but feel sorry for Quinn Windflower—meeting someone like Vivian Ho, even becoming her Dao partner, was a tragedy. After a brief hesitation, Joe Di said bluntly, "Master, I killed Vivian Ho and her lover. Back then, they tried to kill me, and with my cultivation so low, I had no choice but to end it quickly."
When Quinn Windflower heard that Joe Di had killed Vivian Ho, he was stunned. Then he sighed and said, "Let’s go, Joe Di. Let’s head to the Immortal Realm."
Joe Di didn’t waste any more words. He raised his hand and tore open the void.
Watching Joe Di so easily tear open the void, Quinn Windflower understood even more—Joe Di’s cultivation technique was truly peerless.
Joe Di felt the same surge of pride. Although he certainly couldn’t tear open the boundary between the Immortal Realm and the cultivation world yet, being able to so effortlessly breach the barrier from the cultivation world to the Immortal Realm proved that his rules-based technique was far beyond any other.
The moment he stepped into the void of the Immortal Realm, an overwhelming aura of cosmic rules swept over him. Enveloped by this energy, Joe Di instantly sensed his cultivation surging wildly, and his spiritual sea expanding once again.
At Joe Di’s level, his spiritual sea had become a Starspace Spiritual Sea—there was no longer any concept of rank. No matter how far his spiritual sea stretched, it remained a Starspace Spiritual Sea. The only difference was, as it expanded, his spiritual sense grew stronger.
Without hesitation, Joe Di threw out all his Superior Immortal Spirit Veins, and even his few Supreme Immortal Spirit Veins—including a Supreme Lightning Immortal Vein and a Supreme Wood Immortal Vein. In moments, Joe Di set up a Spirit Gathering Array.
His foundation was deep, and now, having just arrived in the Immortal Realm, his cultivation began to soar.
Quinn Windflower watched Joe Di in excitement, sensing his cultivation rising at a frenzied pace.
He soon sensed the clear aura of cosmic rules. Quinn’s heart raced—he was at the ninth layer of Immortal Lord, and with this clarity of cosmic rules and the dense energy surging from Joe Di, if he had a Taiwei Emperor Rebirth Pill, he was certain he could break through to Immortal Emperor…
Almost without thinking, Quinn swept his ring with spiritual sense. His hand trembled—he actually saw a jade bottle labeled Taiwei Emperor Rebirth Pill inside.
Looking at Joe Di, whose power was still surging, Quinn Windflower felt deeply ashamed. Joe Di called him ‘Master,’ but it was Joe Di who had given him both the ring and the Taiwei Emperor Rebirth Pill.
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