After speaking, Joe Di extended his hand, sweeping out with his divine sense.
According to Joe Di's guess, the Azure Veil Blade would fall directly into his palm. But in the next moment, his expression turned a bit awkward—the Azure Veil Blade didn't move at all.
"Heh, this blade is indeed your treasure, but it's a pity you can't command it yourself," the Man in Black mocked.
Joe Di quickly understood—the Azure Veil Blade was not yet fully repaired. He couldn't be bothered with the Man in Black, so he stepped beside the Azure Veil Blade, reached out and grabbed it. His divine sense entered the blade, and the blood imprint on the Azure Veil Blade immediately fused with Joe Di's Dao intent, merging into one.
Then, the Azure Veil Blade burst forth with a dazzling blue blade light. The blue blade light fell into Joe Di's hand, transforming into a long blue blade over six feet in length. Joe Di understood that the Azure Veil Blade had not yet fully become a Creation Treasure.
Once the Azure Veil Blade is fully transformed into a Creation Treasure, its length will be three feet nine inches—this was also its length before it shattered.
Right now, this Azure Veil Blade was taller than Joe Di himself. As soon as he gripped it, Joe Di could sense the blade growing rapidly.
The Azure Veil Blade had accompanied Joe Di for too long. Without hesitation, he slung it over his back. Although the hilt extended more than two feet past his right shoulder, making it look rather odd, Joe Di didn't mind at all.
The Azure Veil Blade required no sheath; as long as it existed between heaven and earth, it would continue to grow.
"You..." The Man in Black started to speak but was cut off. He realized that this blade truly belonged to Joe Di. Otherwise, Joe Di couldn't have drawn it so easily, nor made it shrink to less than one ten-thousandth of its original size without even refining it.
After Joe Di slung the Azure Veil Blade over his back, he simply gazed calmly at the Man in Black before him. This Man in Black was clearly not from the Five Elements Universe; the Dao rhythm emanating from him had nothing to do with the rules of the Five Elements Universe.
"Fellow Daoist, my name is Victor Blade. I come from Genesis City. My father is Eugene Blade, the steward of Genesis City..." The Man in Black cupped his fists toward Joe Di, his tone softening.
"So?" Joe Di said indifferently. Both father and son have 'Blade' in their names—they truly have a passion for blades.
Victor Blade spoke even more sincerely, "My Fei family has always cultivated the Blade Dao. Before finding the blade most compatible with ourselves, we all use 'No Blade' as our name. Once we find our blade, our surname is followed by the blade's name..."
Joe Di looked at Victor Blade in surprise. "So, how many people in your Fei family are named 'No Blade'?"
It seemed that Victor Blade's father possessed a blade called the Yuehun Blade.
"Just me. My eldest and second brothers already have blades of their own," Victor Blade replied.
Joe Di didn't ask further—he had already understood the oddities of the Fei family. It must be that once the eldest gets his blade and changes his name, the second is born, and so on.
This was definitely not by design; clearly, the Fei family's Blade Dao was connected to this. Joe Di felt a bit speechless—the Fei family were clearly blade fanatics. Such a Blade Dao was hardly worth cultivating.
"Because I really like this blade, I hope you can let me have it. Any condition is negotiable—even if you wish to go to Genesis City, I can help you." Victor Blade's tone was extremely patient.
Joe Di replied indifferently, "Sorry, this blade is important to me as well. Since you weren't deliberately targeting my blade, I'll let you go this time. You may leave."
"Then I'm afraid I must apologize..." All expression vanished from Victor Blade's face. His domain surged forth, and a colossal blade thousands of meters long appeared out of thin air, chopping down. Beneath the blade was a massive vortex of blade energy, its terrifying force threatening to suck Joe Di into the swirling maelstrom.
To Victor Blade, Joe Di should have just reached Realm Genesis. Although he himself was also at Realm Genesis, cultivators like Joe Di—he could kill a dozen with his eyes closed.
Joe Di didn't even move, let alone summon the Azure Veil Blade. He simply extended a giant hand seal and grabbed downward.
To use a giant hand seal to grab a Realm Genesis cultivator at full power—even if Joe Di was stronger, it shouldn't be possible. Especially since Victor Blade wasn't an ordinary Realm Genesis cultivator.
This place was a Chaos Domain that Joe Di had once created. Even if he hadn't left this domain behind, every breath of its essence remained under Joe Di's control.
Victor Blade actually dared to attack him in his own world—if Joe Di didn't reach out to grab this kid, that would be odd.
Crack! Victor Blade's Blade Dao domain was shattered to pieces under Joe Di's hand seal. The next moment, Victor Blade found himself unable to move at all.
Not good! Victor Blade immediately understood what was happening. It wasn't that Joe Di's strength was truly overwhelming, but that Joe Di had said this domain was his creation—and it was true. This world belonged to him; Victor Blade's techniques were powerless under Joe Di's domain.
Bound by Joe Di's hand seal domain, Victor Blade had no time for anything else. He spat a mouthful of blood onto a talisman in his mouth, and the talisman turned into a ball of light. The light swept Victor Blade up and instantly carried him out of Joe Di's shattered domain.
Joe Di sighed. Having a good father truly made a difference. The power of that talisman was simply overwhelming. If his domain had been intact, he could have stopped the other from escaping with the talisman. But the Chaos Domain he'd created was soon to dissipate into the boundless chaos, so he couldn't block Victor Blade.
Having offended Victor Blade, Joe Di would have one more enemy if he ever visited Genesis City. It was a pity he hadn't caught him—if he had, he would have asked how Victor Blade managed to travel from Genesis City to the boundless chaos.
...
Though the boundless chaos was filled with chaotic energy, unfortunately, it couldn't be cultivated. The chaos here was true chaos, not yet formed into Dao rhythm.
It didn't matter that he couldn't cultivate—now that he was reunited with the Azure Veil Blade, Joe Di was in high spirits, no longer anxious as before. If the Ninth Dao truly took shape, that was destiny. He'd done all he could; if it couldn't be stopped, what more could he do?
Even if one didn't cultivate, being in the boundless chaos would make anyone feel time dragged on endlessly. No matter how good Joe Di's mood, he couldn't keep it up in such a place. After wandering in the chaos for another five years, feeling increasingly uncomfortable, Joe Di encountered someone else.
In the boundless chaos, Joe Di had only met Quinn Moten and Victor Blade. Both were Third Step cultivators, but the young man before him was definitely only at the Convergence Realm.
"Senior..." The young man clearly saw Joe Di. He wanted to speak, but with his cultivation, surviving so many days in the chaos was already a feat. Speaking in a place without Dao rhythm rules was simply impossible.
Joe Di casually swept up a rule space spanning dozens of meters. "I've met many cultivators from the Trinity Universe, but you're the weakest I've seen."
"Senior, you know I'm from the Trinity Universe? Are you an enemy of the Trinity Universe?" the young man asked in surprise.
Joe Di chuckled, "Previously, I killed over a hundred Convergence Realm experts from the Trinity Universe, and not long ago I nearly drove Henry Vaughn mad. What do you think?"
"Senior, if you wish to kill me, I will die without regret." The young man cupped his fists, his tone tinged with despair. Clearly, he knew that no matter what he said, this powerful cultivator might kill him.
"Why?" Joe Di asked in confusion. He hadn't intended to kill the young man.
"Junior Jace Neal. My father Jamie Neal once assisted Henry Vaughn, but because he accidentally let a powerful cultivator escape through the Universe Transmission Passage, Henry Vaughn killed my father. I did everything I could to come here, hoping to use the boundless chaos to break through to the Third Step, then return to avenge my father. So, our enemies are the same." Jace Neal's eyes brimmed with a desperate hope for survival.
"What does that have to do with me?" Joe Di said indifferently.
"Senior, if you spare me, I am willing to tell you—" Jace Neal had barely begun when, not far from where they stood, a terrifying Dao rhythm fluctuation erupted.
A gigantic Dao rhythm vortex formed out of nowhere, sweeping up countless pale yellow crystals and scattering them everywhere.
"Starshards..." Jace Neal murmured excitedly, and Joe Di was stunned as well. Back when the Destiny Sovereign obtained a single Starshard, it enraged Henry Vaughn so much that he chased her into the boundless chaos, determined to kill her.
But the number of Starshards erupting here today was in the billions.
"Senior, these are Starshards. Henry Vaughn from the Trinity Universe greatly increased his strength by obtaining countless Starshards from such a vortex. It's said that vortex even led to the Five Elements Universe..." Jace Neal hurriedly explained to Joe Di.
He hoped Joe Di would go seize the Starshards, so he could make his escape.
As for the Starshards, he knew he wasn't qualified to obtain any yet.
"You're saying this kind of vortex leads to another universe..." Joe Di calmed down.
He had only just managed to close a Universe Transmission Passage. If another passage led to the Five Elements Universe, it would be a disaster. Fortunately, this place was deep in the boundless chaos, so even if someone arrived, they wouldn't be able to find it. No matter what, Joe Di still hoped the vortex wasn't a gateway to the Five Elements Universe.
Jace Neal shook his head. "I don't know about that."
Joe Di ignored Jace Neal and stepped to the edge of the boundless universe. With a sweep of his hand, he collected over ten thousand Starshards.
But the Starshards here were scattered too widely; many had been shattered, and some were swept into the boundless chaos, never to be found again.
Seeing Joe Di ignore him and instead collect Starshards, Jace Neal didn't hesitate at all—he turned and rushed into the distant boundless chaos.
He dared to leave only because this was the boundless chaos. Even if Henry Vaughn came here, as long as he entered the chaos, he wouldn't be found.
(That's all for today's update. Good night, friends!)