After locking the private suite door, Joe Di immediately began inspecting the room. Now, his spiritual sense could extend up to a hundred meters. As long as he closed his eyes, he could quickly and thoroughly scan the entire space.
The room was perfectly ordinary, with no surveillance devices anywhere.
With no spirit stones left, Joe Di was unable to cultivate and could only continue researching spiritual sense attacks.
Compared to cultivation, attacking with spiritual sense was far more difficult and complex. He could extend his spiritual sense outward, and even move objects with it, but he still couldn't use it to attack.
Nearly twenty hours later, Joe Di stopped searching for ways to use his spiritual sense as an attack. He was certain that spiritual sense attacks were possible; the reason he couldn't do it wasn't that his spiritual sense was incapable, but rather that he knew too little about cultivation and spiritual sense itself. If he could deepen his understanding of spiritual sense or the sea of consciousness, perhaps one day he could attempt a true spiritual sense attack.
The purpose of spiritual sense was certainly not just to serve as an extra pair of eyes...
Thinking about the uses of spiritual sense, Joe Di immediately recalled the three Jade Slips. Weren't the contents of those Jade Slips inscribed with spiritual sense? If others could do it, he could try as well.
Taking out one of the Jade Slips, Joe Di placed his spiritual sense on it. This time, instead of trying to read its contents, he attempted to inscribe a mark onto it using his spiritual sense.
To Joe Di's delight, he was able to easily inscribe a character onto the blank area of the Jade Slip. Just as easily, he could erase the character.
This method was countless times faster than writing by hand—not to mention by hand, even a computer couldn't compare. Anything he wanted to express on the Jade Slip could be formed in his mind and then inscribed using his spiritual sense. Even the most complex diagrams were possible, provided his spiritual sense was strong enough.
Spiritual sense truly was a wonderful thing. Delighted, Joe Di put down the Jade Slip and began considering what he should do first upon arriving at Celestia.
The first thing, naturally, was to visit his own shop, and then figure out how to leave Celestia Plaza. According to Hu Qianli, arriving at Celestia Plaza on Celestia didn’t mean you could enter Celestia itself. The plaza was surrounded by laser walls, and the Earth Federation strictly controlled the quota for entering Celestia from the plaza.
The problem now was: how could he get from Earth Plaza into Celestia?
He didn’t know anyone in the Earth Federation—or even if he did, it was unlikely anyone had enough influence to get him into Celestia.
If possible, he’d be willing to trade his strengthening elixir for a chance to enter Celestia. But who should he approach?
As he pondered who to look for, Joe Di suddenly shivered, realizing that someone might come looking for him first.
He’d gotten his ticket to Celestia through the auction, which was jointly hosted by the Earth Federation and Celestia One. As soon as he used that ticket, the Earth Federation would know he was on Celestia.
Back when he won the auction for the three Jade Slips, someone had started tailing him afterward. If that person was connected to the Earth Federation, weren’t they already watching his three Jade Slips? Those slips had sold for billions—even if the Earth Federation hadn’t cared before, how could they ignore them now after such a staggering price?
It was just like that storage ring—he hadn’t cared about it before, but once the bidding reached billions, how could he not start thinking about it?
Regardless of whether someone was watching him, Joe Di felt he should make some preparations in advance.
The contents of the Jade Slip that recorded cultivation knowledge and language absolutely could not be seen by anyone else.
He had already memorized everything in that Jade Slip, so Joe Di took it out and, without hesitation, erased all its contents.
After thinking for a moment, he began inscribing cultivation script onto the Jade Slip, essentially reviewing what he had learned.
Half an hour later, after nearly filling the Jade Slip with inscriptions, he finally put it down.
As for the other two Jade Slips, which only contained information about joining sects, they were worthless to him, so Joe Di left them untouched.
As long as the first Jade Slip with language and cultivation knowledge was erased, even if the other two Jade Slips were taken out, no one would be able to understand them.
...
Dozens of hours passed quickly. After studying the formation disc once more, an announcement sounded in the suite—Celestia had arrived.
Joe Di decided to remove his simple disguise, tidied up his belongings, slung his large bag over his shoulder, and opened the suite door. The attendant who had been delivering his meals was already waiting at the entrance.
"Sir, please follow me." The attendant bowed respectfully to Joe Di, his tone extremely polite.
"I can walk on my own," Joe Di said, having already sensed with his spiritual sense that over a thousand people were leaving through the main passage. All he needed to do was pass through that corridor.
The attendant hurriedly replied, "Sir, you are a distinguished guest and have a dedicated passage. The other path is for Martial Academy students."
"Then lead the way," Joe Di said, unconcerned. Celestia was full of experts, some even stronger than him. With his current strength, even if he couldn't win a fight, he could at least escape.
This passage seemed unusually long; they walked at least one or two kilometers. When the attendant finally stopped and pointed to an open doorway, Joe Di realized he wasn't on Celestia Plaza, but in a rather enclosed room.
At that moment, two men appeared behind Joe Di.
Joe Di's heart sank. He didn’t make any rash moves—he could sense that at least one of the men behind him was ten times stronger than an Earth-level cultivator, likely a true Innate expert.
After reaching the Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement, Joe Di thought he could handle a few Innate experts. Now, seeing them in person, he realized he'd been too optimistic.
He might be able to deal with one Innate expert, but if several attacked him at once, he’d struggle to cope—especially in a place like this. He’d definitely overestimated himself.
Taking a deep breath, Joe Di stepped into the room. His opponents hadn’t started a fight yet, but if it came down to it, he was prepared to take a few of them down with him—even if he lost.
"Haha, hello my friend, I've been waiting for you a long time. Let me introduce myself: I'm Eddie, one of the security chiefs of Celestia." As soon as Joe Di entered, a voice speaking imperfect Mandarin greeted him, and he saw a tall, bearded blond man.
Seeing the other man extend his hand, Joe Di reached out and shook it. "I'm Joe Di. What brings you to meet me here, my friend?"
Eddie didn’t answer directly. Instead, he held out his hand, and a fireball floated above his palm. He then said, "I am both a Dao cultivator and a martial cultivator—Innate stage in martial arts, Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement in Dao cultivation. May I ask what path you cultivate, my friend?"
Joe Di was startled. So he wasn’t the only one at the Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement—there could be people even stronger than him on Celestia.
If possible, it would be best to avoid a fight today.
With that thought, Joe Di raised his hand and made a chopping gesture. The shadow of his palm transformed into blade aura midair, slicing a chair cleanly in two.
After displaying his skill, Joe Di smiled and said, "I'm a martial cultivator. I practice the Palm Blade, and my realm is late Innate stage. I came to Celestia seeking ways to surpass the Innate stage."
Joe Di knew full well that even with his Fourth Layer of Qi Refinement, his strength was far from the late Innate stage. Since this blond, bearded man was trying to intimidate him, he figured he might as well return the favor.
Eddie wasn’t impressed by Joe Di’s Palm Blade; he considered Wind Blade to be far more elusive and powerful. What did surprise him, though, was Joe Di’s claim. He knew Chinese cultivators tended to be modest, so if Joe Di said he was at late Innate stage, he was likely at the very peak. No wonder he’d come to Celestia—there was nowhere left to advance on Earth for someone at the pinnacle of Innate.
Seeing Eddie’s expression, Joe Di realized the man hadn’t taken his Palm Blade seriously. He sneered inwardly—if this guy thought Wind Blade was superior to his Palm Blade, he was simply blind.
Regardless, Joe Di’s words had subtly shifted Eddie’s attitude. After gesturing for Joe Di to sit, Eddie continued, "Mr. Di, here’s the situation. Not long ago, at the Celestia One auction, the Earth Federation accidentally auctioned off three valuable Jade Slips..."
"Mr. Eddie, are you referring to the three Jade Slips I bought?" Joe Di asked in surprise, silently thinking that caution was indeed necessary—these three Jade Slips had truly attracted covetous eyes.
Eddie rubbed his hands together. "Yes, yes, Mr. Di, we hope you can return those three Jade Slips to us."
Despite Eddie’s seemingly embarrassed demeanor, if Joe Di refused, he would not hesitate to use force. With so many experts on Celestia, even someone at the peak of Innate like Joe Di wouldn’t be able to escape.
Joe Di’s expression darkened. "Mr. Eddie, I don’t know what those three Jade Slips really are—I came to Celestia seeking answers. You know exactly how much I paid for them. Afterward, someone even offered me seventeen billion, but I’m not short on money, so of course I didn’t sell."
Joe Di’s wealth was obvious—Eddie knew this well. He’d already investigated Joe Di’s bidding frenzy at the auction; someone desperate for money would never have bought so recklessly.
Eddie’s expression grew grim. He wasn’t much of a negotiator; in fact, he was already prepared to use force to take the Jade Slips.
"Mr. Di, the Earth Federation must reclaim those three Jade Slips," Eddie repeated.
Joe Di laughed. "Mr. Eddie, those three Jade Slips might well be the most valuable items at that auction, and I paid for my ticket to get here. You expect me to hand over billions’ worth of treasures just because you ask? Isn’t that a bit much? If you want to fight, I’m ready."
With that, Joe Di suddenly stood up, his true essence surging as a wave of killing intent filled the room. The Di Family Seven Blades emphasized charging forward and sweeping aside all obstacles. Joe Di had mastered its essence, and as he deliberately unleashed his killing intent, it surged fiercely throughout the space.