Miles Silent, the City Lord, had been anxious ever since last time. Of all those who went to Peace Inn to challenge Joe Di, he was the only one who came out unscathed. Now that Joe Di hadn't come knocking, Miles Silent couldn't relax for a moment.
Fortunately, today he finally heard news that Joe Di had arrived at the City Lord's mansion. As soon as he received the message, Miles Silent rushed out without delay.
"Brother Di, I've been looking forward to your visit for a long time." Miles Silent greeted, lowering himself immediately.
Last time, Joe Di had left a rule imprint on Miles Silent. The reason he spared Miles Silent was because the man knew when to yield and, within certain bounds, behaved properly.
"City Lord Miles, just call me by my name from now on. Although you've done some unpleasant things before, that's all in the past. In the future, I'll need your help with many matters." Joe Di smiled as he spoke.
When dealing with someone like Miles Silent, you had to show enough respect; otherwise, it would be better to kill him outright.
"Thank you, Daoist Di." Miles Silent was not pretentious. Though Joe Di had spared him once, he was still a City Lord. His cultivation wasn't high, but becoming the City Lord of Great Cauldron City wasn't just luck. He wasn't a mere puppet, and while he couldn't handle top experts, even those had to give him some respect when acting in Great Cauldron City.
Joe Di nodded. "City Lord Miles, could you take me to see the teleportation array to Quadrant Immortal Continent? I also want to know why the array broke down."
Hearing Joe Di's words, Miles Silent sighed inwardly. He knew this matter wasn't over yet. Now that Joe Di wanted to investigate the teleportation array to Quadrant Immortal Continent, things were bound to escalate.
Miles Silent knew his own position well. Without a moment's hesitation, he said, "Daoist Di, please follow me."
The teleportation arrays to the Four Immortal Continents were set up in the Portal Hall behind the City Lord's Mansion. This Portal Hall housed a cluster of arrays.
Not only did it include arrays to Quadrant Immortal Continent, but those to the other Immortal Continents were also established here.
The Portal Hall was protected by array formations. Only select cultivators could use these arrays to travel to the Immortal Continents—ordinary cultivators usually had to teleport from elsewhere or fly there themselves. These arrays existed to serve a privileged few.
As soon as Joe Di entered the Portal Hall, his expression darkened.
The teleportation arrays to the other three Immortal Continents were all guarded, protected by defensive formations, and meticulously maintained.
But at the site of the Quadrant Immortal Continent array, aside from the words 'Quadrant Immortal Continent Teleportation Array,' almost everything else had already been stripped away.
"What happened here?" Joe Di's tone turned cold.
Miles Silent clasped his hands and, without any concealment, said, "Daoist Di, this matter really doesn't have much to do with Cauldron Haven. When Quadrant Immortal Continent entered its Twilight Era, a large group of powerful cultivators from there teleported over..."
Joe Di asked in confusion, "City Lord Miles, are you saying that when Quadrant Immortal Continent entered its Twilight Era, Cauldron Haven already knew about it?"
Miles Silent nodded. "Yes. The experts from Quadrant Immortal Continent were quite selfish. Since they thought their continent was doomed, they quickly left after arriving in Great Cauldron City. The reason this teleportation array was destroyed is that an Immortal Emperor dismantled its main components and gave them to Nate Shee, the Night Shee Immortal Emperor..."
Nate Shee was not someone to be trifled with—he was nominally the strongest among the Four Immortal Continents. If he were easy to deal with, he wouldn’t have reached such a position. Miles Silent also knew that Joe Di wasn’t one to suffer losses. Now that Joe Di was investigating the Quadrant Immortal Continent array, it was obvious he had ties to that continent.
Nate Shee had taken the Voidcore Earth from the Quadrant Immortal Continent array. If Joe Di didn’t go to demand it back, that would be strange. If Joe Di did seek out Nate Shee, a top-tier battle was inevitable.
Miles Silent suspected that even if Joe Di didn’t seek out Nate Shee, Nate Shee would eventually come here to cause trouble for Joe Di. Others might not know that the master behind the Cauldron Pill Pavilion was Nate Shee, but Miles Silent knew it all too well. Joe Di had slain the pavilion master, Fu Jue—did Nate Shee really intend to let that go? Miles Silent didn’t believe it for a second.
"Was it Voidcore Earth?" Joe Di asked coldly.
As a ninth-rank Immortal Array Emperor, Joe Di knew well that ultra-long-distance teleportation arrays required Voidcore Earth as their primary material. The Voidcore Earth would be wrapped by the array’s core; even if the array was dismantled, the Voidcore Earth could still be used.
The value of Voidcore Earth was simply incalculable—and it was extremely rare.
"Yes, it was the Voidcore Earth that was dismantled by an Immortal Emperor from Quadrant Immortal Continent and given to Nate Shee," Miles Silent answered honestly.
"Who was the Immortal Emperor who dismantled the Voidcore Earth?" Joe Di’s tone grew calm. These bastards—and the one who stole the treasure that suppressed the Immortal Realm’s fate—he wouldn’t rest until he killed them.
"It was Gavin Archer, Sect Master of Skyblade Sect. He’s a bit like you, Daoist Di—always carrying a long blade on his back." Miles Silent sighed. Gavin Archer had left a deep impression on him; he was truly a top-tier powerhouse.
Joe Di was taken aback. He’d thought it would be Emperor Fate of the Fatespire Sect, since the legendary treasure that suppressed the fate of Quadrant Immortal Continent—the Fourfold Divine Cauldron—was very likely taken by Emperor Fate.
Only such selfish people would dismantle the Quadrant Immortal Continent array and give its materials to someone else.
Even if it wasn’t Emperor Fate, Joe Di wouldn’t be surprised if it was any Immortal Emperor from Quadrant Immortal Continent. But the one who dismantled the array and gave the Voidcore Earth to Nate Shee turned out to be the Skyblade Sect Master—this truly astonished Joe Di.
Joe Di had always held Skyblade Sect in high regard—his Genesis Body Codex even originated from there. After Skyblade Sect was destroyed in the cultivation world, its ruins still brimmed with a righteous blade intent. Only a sect with true justice in its heart could possess such a grand and upright energy; for that alone, Joe Di respected the sect.
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He even still had the Skyblade in his ring—the supreme blade of Skyblade Sect. He had never used it, always hoping to find a chance to return it to the sect.
Now, hearing that the Voidcore Earth was dismantled by Gavin Archer and given to Nate Shee, Joe Di found it hard to accept.
He sighed, knowing that no matter how righteous a sect, there would always be such people within it.
"Do you know where Gavin Archer went?" Joe Di still wanted to ask him—did he not realize that after dismantling the array, the cultivators of Quadrant Immortal Continent could only wait to die in the Twilight Immortal Era?
Not every cultivator could leave Quadrant Immortal Continent from Stormhaven Island like he did.
Miles Silent shook his head. "After Gavin Archer dismantled the array and gave away the Voidcore Earth, he left this part of the void. No one knows where he went." After a pause, he added, "Maybe Nate Shee knows."
"During the dusk of the Four Immortal Continents, didn't Yan Hui of the Tianjing Sect know anything?" Joe Di recalled the Daoist nun who had taken Mo Yuxuan away. He felt that Yan Hui was extremely powerful; with her present, Yi Mang Immortal Emperor shouldn't have had the qualifications to seize the Four Directions Divine Cauldron.
"Yan Hui went to the Illusory Immortal Continent once. She obtained a treasure there and was besieged by several Immortal Emperors. In the end, she slew all those who attacked her and left Illusory Immortal Continent without incident. She rarely makes friends and seldom wastes words with others, so she probably doesn't know about the dusk of the Four Immortal Continents," Miles Silent explained.
Only then did Joe Di understand why, when Yan Hui came to Great Cauldron City, everyone here treated her with such respect and didn't dare lay a hand on him. So this Daoist nun had quite the reputation herself.
"I understand now. I need to set up the protective array for Great Cauldron City. When the time comes, I'd like your help," Joe Di said, not pressing for more details. He was going to search for Ye Xi next month, and could ask her directly then.
"Of course, I have plenty of array materials here," Miles Silent replied, quickly taking out a ring.
Joe Di waved his hand, "I've got more than enough materials. Just lend me your help."
Joe Di had collected so many rings from powerful cultivators that the materials inside for setting up protective arrays were more than abundant. Not to mention setting up one protective array for Great Cauldron City—he could set up ten and still have plenty left over.
The arrangement of Great Cauldron City's protective array went smoothly. Now, in Great Cauldron City, when Joe Di spoke, no one dared to contradict him.
With the help of Zhong Ao, Miles Silent, Shen Zishun, and Meng Qianqian, Joe Di finished setting up all the Immortal protective arrays in Great Cauldron City in just four days.
These arrays included a top-tier ninth-grade defensive Immortal array, a top-tier ninth-grade trapping and killing array, a spirit-gathering array, and a strangulation array.
There were four control flags for Great Cauldron City's protective arrays: one main flag, which Joe Di kept for himself, and three auxiliary flags, which he handed over to Shen Zishun, Miles Silent, and Meng Qianqian respectively.