Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and the Dao Fruit Pagoda was about to close. Previously, when Ken Blaze, Joe Di, and Jaden Jiao fought fiercely in the plaza outside the Dao Fruit Pagoda, they nearly destroyed all the shops here, yet no one dared to cause trouble for Joe Di.
As for the members of the demon clans, ever since the Kunpeng Clan's powerhouse Ken Blaze arrived, Joe Di hadn't encountered any of them again. Joe Di guessed that Fan Yuan wouldn't dare to come back either. If Fan Yuan did, Joe Di wouldn't mind taking him out—he'd killed demon clan Hunyuan cultivators before.
As the Dao Fruit Pagoda closed, one figure after another landed in the plaza. Joe Di noticed that almost every cultivator emerging wore a look of joy, clearly having gained quite a bit.
Ding Chi, Luan Wenxing, Ji Lingzhu, and Kan Zitong all emerged from the Dao Fruit Pagoda unscathed. As soon as the four appeared in the plaza, they rushed eagerly to Joe Di's stall.
"Brother Di, I got a bunch of good stuff..." As he spoke, Ding Chi handed a ring to Joe Di. Joe Di swept it with his divine sense and saw all kinds of top-tier, precious Dao Fruits—Five Element Heaven Fruit, Immaculate Fruit, Glazed Light Fruit, and many more. Not only that, he also spotted a Qianyuan Fruit.
"Good, leave these with me. I'll refine pills for you in a bit. Here are two pills—take them, you'll need them soon." Joe Di happily put away the Dao Fruits and handed Ding Chi a jade bottle.
"I have some too..."
Following Ding Chi, Luan Wenxing, Ji Lingzhu, and Kan Zitong each handed a ring to Joe Di.
Joe Di swept his divine sense over the rings and immediately knew these people were trustworthy. None of the Dao Fruits inside were low-grade; everything was of the highest quality.
Joe Di took out four jade bottles, handing them to Luan Wenxing, Ji Lingzhu, and Kan Zitong, then gave another to Jaden Jiao's disciple. He called out to Jaden Jiao, who was about to leave, and said, "Jiao Daoist, you don't need to look for Qianyuan Fruit anymore—it's usually impossible to buy. I've already given it to your disciple."
At this moment, all five—including Ding Chi—hurriedly opened their jade bottles. When they saw that each bottle contained two Qianyuan Dao Fruits, their eyes filled with ecstatic joy. With enough accumulation, two Qianyuan Dao Pills would give them a ninety percent chance of breaking through to the Daoyuan Realm.
Before Jaden Jiao could reply, Joe Di said to Ding Chi, "You all help me attract business outside; I'm going in to refine pills."
Joe Di was already a Daoyuan Pill Saint, and with his Law Pill Formula combined with Rule Cycles, his pill-refining speed was extremely fast. In a short time, he finished refining all the Dao Pills for Ding Chi and the others.
Thanks to the promotion by Ding Chi and the others, a handful of cultivators had already come to inquire about the pill-refining process.
At Joe Di's stall, one Dao Fruit could be exchanged for four Dao Pills—and no auxiliary spirit herbs were required.
This price wasn't just unheard of in the Void Market—even in this entire realm, nothing was so cheap.
At first, some people were skeptical and brought a Willow-Brushing Fruit for Joe Di to refine into a Willow God Eye Pill. When Joe Di actually produced the pill, more and more cultivators started seeking him out for pill refinement.
Eventually, even Qianyuan Fruits were delivered to Joe Di. In just two hours, he'd collected a huge pile of Dao Fruits. What disappointed Joe Di was that the Dao Fruits from the Dao Fruit Pagoda were rather monotonous—he kept receiving the same kinds, and he still hadn't gotten a Unity Rainbow Fruit.
For a late-stage Daoyuan cultivator like Joe Di, most Dao Fruits were just average—only the Unity Rainbow Fruit had real value.
As Joe Di kept handing out various Dao Pills—even giving away Qianyuan Dao Pills—the entire plaza outside the Dao Fruit Pagoda went wild, with cultivators surging toward his stall.
Joe Di knew he had to leave. If he stayed any longer, the Kunpeng Clan's powerhouses would really surround him like wolves.
"Brother Di, it's time to go," Jaden Jiao urged, knowing that if they didn't leave now, they'd run out of time.
Joe Di nodded, raised his hand to pack up his stall, and said, "That's all for pill refinement today. Farewell, everyone."
When they heard Joe Di was leaving, some cultivators who hadn't yet had their pills refined panicked. A Daoyuan Pill Saint showing up here was like a heavenly blessing—this might be a once-in-a-lifetime chance.
Joe Di didn't care what those cultivators thought. He and Jaden Jiao led the five others away from the Void Market without hesitation.
No one dared to stop Joe Di as he left the Void Market. Those cultivators who missed out on his pill refinement could only regret it deeply.
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"Brother Di, what's your plan?" As soon as they left the Void Market, Jaden Jiao asked eagerly.
Joe Di felt Jaden Jiao was a genuine person, worth befriending, so he didn't hide his intentions. "I'm planning to find a place for secluded cultivation, then make a trip back home."
"Brother Di, let's go to Xuanhuang Heaven Beyond Heaven. Only there do we have a chance to reach Unity, a chance to take the Third Step." Jaden Jiao's gaze grew more and more fervent as he looked at Joe Di.
Back then, he hadn't gone to Xuanhuang Heaven Beyond Heaven and missed out on so much. This time, he was determined to follow Joe Di. Joe Di was the only person he'd ever met who could rival Ye Mo in strength. Only by traveling with such a powerhouse could he hope to become one himself.
Joe Di patted Jaden Jiao on the shoulder. "Jiao, I plan to go to Heaven Beyond Heaven too, but not just yet. When the time comes, I'll definitely bring you along."
"Alright, alright, Brother, don't forget me—Jaden Jiao!" Jaden Jiao quickly took out a massive communication pearl and handed it to Joe Di.
Joe Di grabbed the communication pearl—almost the size of a watermelon—and looked at Jaden Jiao speechlessly. "Jiao, your communication pearl is really unique."
Jaden Jiao said a bit sheepishly, "I was worried a small one would get lost, so I made a big one on purpose. I'll head off now..."
With that, Jaden Jiao pulled his disciple along and vanished in an instant.
Joe Di understood Jaden Jiao's thinking—he was afraid Joe Di wouldn't accept the communication pearl and would want to exchange it for a smaller one, so he hurried off.
"Brother Di, my wife and I owe you so much this time. We're heading back to enter seclusion and attempt a breakthrough to the Daoyuan Realm." After Jaden Jiao left, Luan Wenxing stepped forward and bowed respectfully.
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Kan Zitong also said, "Thank you, Brother Di, for giving me the Qianyuan Dao Pill. I plan to return to the Sacred Dao Realm for secluded cultivation and attempt a breakthrough to the Daoyuan Realm."
Joe Di nodded. "Alright, I'm just about to find a place to attempt a breakthrough to the Hunyuan Realm. Let's meet again in the future. Ding Chi, what about you?"
"I plan to go to the Sacred Dao Realm with Luan Wenxing and the others, and try for a breakthrough to the Daoyuan Realm." Ding Chi knew Joe Di was seeking a place to break through to Hunyuan and wouldn't be bringing him along this time.
"Alright, then let's meet again in the future." Joe Di took out his communication pearl and exchanged it with the four before parting ways.
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Less than an hour after Joe Di and the others left, Ken Blaze appeared in the plaza outside the Dao Fruit Pagoda. Two equally imposing men followed him, and from their cultivation auras, they were definitely not weaker than Ken Blaze.
"Where are they?" asked one of the tall cultivators behind Ken Blaze.
Ken Blaze had already swept the plaza with his divine sense. He frowned and said, "We're too late. Those people have already left."
"Those human cultivators must be from the Sacred Dao Realm. Let's go there!" another one said sharply.
Ken Blaze shook his head. "Joe Di isn't from the Sacred Dao Realm, and we can't go there either. The Sacred Dao Realm belongs to Dao Lord Ye. If we offend him, the Kunpeng Clan might never survive. Let's go back and report to the clan chief."
Just after Ken Blaze and his companions left, the black-veiled woman who had previously advised Joe Di not to set up a stall appeared outside his shop.
Seeing Joe Di's stall empty, she sighed, knowing she might have missed something important yet again.
She hadn't expected that in a small place like the Void Market, someone could actually refine Qianyuan Dao Pills. It was utterly defiant of the heavens. Even that Ning fellow couldn't refine Qianyuan Dao Pills in a broken realm back then.
(That's all for today's update. Good night, friends!)