He may be the master of Voidmount, but the Voidmount he currently resides in is a fake—the real Voidmount is with Joe Di. Not only that, Joe Di possesses a trove of valuable treasures.
Originally, he intended to restore his strength before seeking out Joe Di. He never expected Joe Di to come to the Dao Domain, nor for him to be as arrogant as ever, even daring to destroy Jaden Dai's lair.
But how did Joe Di arrive in the Dao Domain? Crossing between realms is nearly impossible—how did Joe Di, with his limited cultivation, manage it?
The woman in black respectfully replied, "Yes, he has only been in the Dao Domain for a little over a hundred years. As soon as he entered, he offended a Huedao cultivator, then a Daoyuan cultivator. Somehow, he joined the Yanyi Dao Sect as an outer disciple, helping them place in the top fifty of the Dagen Danhe Tournament, and personally ranked in the top twenty. Later, he provoked Jaden Dai and was hunted by him for over a century..."
"You mean Jaden Dai chased Joe Di for over a hundred years but failed, and in the end, Joe Di destroyed Jaden Dai’s Daihe Hall?" Xavier White asked, then realized this was exactly Joe Di’s style.
It seemed Joe Di had already fallen into Jaden Dai’s hands. Back then, he was trapped between the realms for Voidmount’s sake. He knew better than anyone how terrifying Jaden Dai was. Although he had ranked fourth among the Top Ten Geniuses and Jaden Dai sixth, he was well aware that he might not be able to control Jaden Dai.
He had been trapped in Voidmount for years, his cultivation stagnant, while Jaden Dai had reportedly reached the Hunyuan Realm and was likely stronger now. Yet, even if Jaden Dai was more powerful, he would never give up Voidmount. He had to venture out—he could forsake everything else, but not Voidmount.
At the same time, he held onto a sliver of hope that Joe Di hadn’t refined Voidmount and that it still remained between the realms. Since he hadn’t sensed his own blood essence, Voidmount hadn’t been refined by Joe Di.
The woman in black answered, "Yes. Jaden Dai provoked the Purelight Sect, not expecting a Huedao powerhouse to be present; Jaden Dai was gravely injured and fled. That was when Joe Di destroyed Daihe Hall. Now, Jaden Dai is wounded and still pursuing Joe Di."
Purelight Sect has another Huedao expert? Xavier White was shocked, but quickly realized these matters were not his concern for now. He immediately said, "Check on the Voidmount situation. I need to head out..."
By the time Xavier White finished his sentence, he had already left Voidmount.
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Joe Di’s situation grew increasingly dire. He could clearly sense Jaden Dai’s presence now, and realized Jaden Dai must be gravely wounded—otherwise, he would have caught up long ago.
At this moment, all Joe Di could do was frantically employ his rule-escape technique, striving to avoid any spatial ripples as he fled through space.
It sounded simple, but in such a rapid escape, avoiding spatial fluctuations was incredibly difficult.
A month passed—Joe Di was still fleeing, Jaden Dai still pursuing. After a month of desperate escape, Joe Di’s understanding of the rule-escape technique deepened further.
At first, he only sought speed. Later, not only did his speed increase, but the spatial ripples he caused grew smaller and smaller.
After a month, when Joe Di fled, there was almost no fluctuation in the spatial rules. Jaden Dai was able to keep pursuing him purely by instinct.
Joe Di’s speed kept increasing, and the spatial ripples he left behind grew weaker, even vanishing completely. Meanwhile, Jaden Dai’s injuries gradually healed over the month. He had too many treasures, and to reclaim his Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram, Jaden Dai spared no expense in healing himself.
As his wounds faded, Jaden Dai’s speed too increased.
Joe Di swallowed another drop of Origin Dew, cursing inwardly—Jaden Dai, that bastard, destroying Daihe Hall was far too lenient. If he ever returned from the Void Sea and Jaden Dai rebuilt Daihe Hall, he’d destroy it again.
"Joe Di, leave my Taiji Diagram behind and I’ll spare you once." To Joe Di’s shock, he actually heard Jaden Dai’s voice.
Yet Jaden Dai hadn’t entered his divine sense range, which meant it was only a matter of time before Jaden Dai caught up.
Something’s off—if Jaden Dai was so close, why did he bother warning him aloud?
Just as Joe Di had this thought, a vast, boundless expanse of water appeared within his divine sense.
Lostlake! No wonder Jaden Dai warned him—he was worried Joe Di would charge straight into Lostlake.
Joe Di didn’t spare Jaden Dai a glance. His Lawstride technique surged again, and he rushed into Lostlake.
Joe Di stepped into Lostlake—and Jaden Dai followed close behind.
Jaden Dai was truly anxious now. He couldn’t understand why Joe Di hadn’t used his Elemental Veil. By his reckoning, Joe Di was the one who obtained the treasures from his Immortal Realm Daihe Hall, and anyone who entered would have acquired the Elemental Veil.
To have the Elemental Veil and not use it—Jaden Dai thought only a madman would do that. In fact, Joe Di hadn’t used the Elemental Veil at all during his escape.
Jaden Dai simply couldn’t understand—what escape technique could possibly be stronger than the Elemental Veil? Yet Joe Di’s technique was indeed superior.
It was only because of Joe Di’s cultivation level that Jaden Dai was able to close in; otherwise, his Elemental Veil would never have caught up to Joe Di.
What Jaden Dai didn’t know was that besides Lawstride, Joe Di had another technique no weaker—perhaps even stronger—than the Elemental Veil: the Divine Sense Escape.
Lostlake earned its name because it was so easy to lose one’s way inside. Even Jaden Dai, at the Hunyuan Realm, dared not enter it lightly.
If Joe Di hadn’t taken his Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram, he might have let it go. But now that Joe Di had it, Jaden Dai could only grit his teeth and chase him into Lostlake.
Joe Di was equally anxious. Once inside Lostlake, he frantically unleashed Lawstride. Within just one day, Joe Di was elated—he could no longer sense Jaden Dai’s threat.
Lostlake really was a remarkable place.
Jaden Dai did stop. When he first entered Lostlake, he still had traces of Joe Di’s presence; half a day later, he completely lost track of him.
Jaden Dai stood atop Lostlake, furious—he was nearly driven mad. Entering Lostlake had made him lose all trace of Joe Di, which was disastrous. Even now, returning was impossible.
Now, there was only one path: to seek a chance at Dao Fusion within Lostlake, and then slowly search for Joe Di. The Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram—he would never give it up.
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Though Jaden Dai’s threat was gone, Joe Di still sped onward. If not for a wild funnel vortex erupting from the lake’s surface, he likely wouldn’t have stopped.
The violent funnel vortex nearly swept Joe Di into its depths during his escape, snapping him back to awareness—he was in Lostlake.
Lostlake truly was a lake of the lost. If he kept fleeing recklessly here, he wouldn’t need Jaden Dai to catch up—he’d be doomed on his own.
Although the wild vortex kept spewing intensely concentrated world pill energy, Joe Di dared not approach. He suspected a treasure trove lay beneath, much like the Dagen Danhe, but to get close was suicide.
Joe Di summoned a flying vessel, slowed his pace, and expanded his divine sense to the maximum.
Only now did Joe Di understand why Jaden Dai had lost track of him. Lostlake was truly bizarre—his divine sense felt no suppression, yet some spaces were simply unreachable.
Joe Di had no intention of probing those spaces, and secretly felt lucky he hadn’t stumbled into one during his days fleeing across Lostlake.
Fortunately, Joe Di possessed the Dao Eye—here, it proved even more invaluable.
With the Dao Eye, Joe Di finally saw a space his divine sense couldn’t touch—a spatial misalignment that could only exist within a domain.
Spatial misalignments atop Lostlake—Joe Di was stunned. Was this truly just a lake?
A clear cry rang out. At the edge of Joe Di’s divine sense, a flying artifact’s shadow appeared, seemingly in pursuit of something.
Joe Di hesitated only briefly before stowing his vessel and giving chase.
He was utterly lost within Lostlake, with no sense of direction at all. Though he’d planned to enter Lostlake, he hadn’t been ready—he’d been forced in by Jaden Dai’s pursuit.
Even in Lostlake, Joe Di’s Lawstride technique was so swift that he caught up in less than half a stick of incense. The flying vessel became clear.
The cultivator aboard the vessel clearly noticed Joe Di’s rapid approach and simply stopped.
(That’s all for today’s update. Good night, friends!)