This was precisely the golden principle that Joe Di had first obtained. Now, because Joe Di had absorbed the fragment of the Cosmic Membrane, the golden principle had drifted away.
Not only was Joe Di completely unaware that the golden principle had departed, even if he knew, he would not stop using the Cosmic Membrane fragment to undergo nirvana for his physical body.
He had indeed relied on many of the conveniences brought by the golden principle in his cultivation up to now, but that principle had always resided in his spiritual sea, never intending to recognize him as its master. If they were compatible, they remained together; if not, they parted ways. There was nothing to be sentimental about.
The Cosmic Membrane fragment began to undergo nirvana for his physical body. After Joe Di's body was damaged by the Celestial Fire Spirit, it rapidly reformed, only to be destroyed again, and then reformed once more...
Unfortunately, Joe Di's cultivation was still too weak, and the Celestial Fire Spirit was simply too powerful. Even with Joe Di and the Cosmic Flame working together, and now using the Cosmic Membrane fragment for nirvana, his body was still gradually collapsing, unable to keep up with the process.
The red Celestial Fire Spirit enveloped Joe Di, while the aura of the Cosmic Flame grew increasingly feeble. A trace of despair crept into Joe Di's heart.
Unless someone dragged him out from the embrace of the Celestial Fire Spirit, before he could complete nirvana for his physical body, Joe Di would be burned to ashes by the Celestial Fire Spirit.
Moria Lane had been watching Joe Di all along. When Joe Di was engulfed by the Celestial Fire Spirit, she instinctively took a few steps forward. She kept Joe Di's words in mind: as long as she could see him, she must not come closer.
But when Joe Di's body was slowly torn apart by the Celestial Fire Spirit, and his form began to blur and melt, a wave of sorrow surged in Moria Lane's heart.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, she charged madly toward the terrifying flames of the Celestial Fire Spirit.
If Joe Di could still speak at this moment, he would have surely stopped Moria Lane from rushing over. With Moria Lane's meager cultivation, trying to save him here was like an egg striking a rock.
Bang! As soon as Moria Lane reached the Celestial Fire Spirit, it instantly engulfed her.
In the span of a single breath, Moria Lane was swallowed up by the terrifying flames of the Celestial Fire Spirit.
In that instant, Moria Lane regained her senses and, in a frenzy, grabbed Joe Di and hurled him out. Joe Di also snapped awake at that moment, and his divine sense quickly swept Moria Lane out of the Celestial Fire Spirit as well.
When the Celestial Fire Spirit tried to rush forward and envelop Joe Di again, his Cosmic Flame surged wildly, blocking the erupting Celestial Fire Spirit.
Yet the surge of the Cosmic Flame lasted only a brief moment. After Joe Di was rescued, the Cosmic Flame quickly began to falter. The Cosmic Flame was a fire condensed from Joe Di's Dao and life force, and at this moment, it clearly understood what Joe Di needed. What he needed now was time for his physical body to undergo nirvana. Only after his flesh was reborn would he have a chance to survive. Even as it was constantly being devoured by the Celestial Fire Spirit, the Cosmic Flame continued to burn all its sources, blocking the Celestial Fire Spirit.
Moria Lane, carried out by Joe Di, had already been burned beyond recognition by the Celestial Fire Spirit, with only a faint breath still lingering.
The moment he escaped the Celestial Fire Spirit, Joe Di frantically activated the Titan Body Technique. Without the threat of the Celestial Fire Spirit, his physical body recovered with astonishing speed.
The Celestial Nightfire could no longer withstand the Celestial Fire Spirit. If the Celestial Fire Spirit were not still fixated on Joe Di, the Cosmic Flame would have been devoured entirely.
After suppressing the Cosmic Flame, the Celestial Fire Spirit charged at Joe Di again, wrapping him up once more. Even with only a trace of its aura left, the Cosmic Flame followed, striving to entangle the Celestial Fire Spirit.
In the instant the Celestial Fire Spirit wrapped Joe Di up again, his entire skeleton erupted with cracking sounds, and at that moment, his physical body underwent a kind of sublimation.
A brand-new sensation surged into his heart. Joe Di let out a long howl, frantically activating the Titan Body Technique while also unleashing the Starstream Technique to refine the Celestial Fire Spirit.
The terrifying flames surged once more into Joe Di's Star River Meridian. This time, they were no longer the deadly Celestial Fire, but rather the final push he needed to step into the Nirvanic Body.
Boom! Even Joe Di's spiritual sea resonated with a rumbling sound, expanding and solidifying at an incredible rate...
As Joe Di's physical body achieved Nirvana and stepped into the Nirvanic Body, his spiritual sea also advanced to the Third Rank Immortal Sense.
Although the Nirvanic Body was still being burned by the Celestial Fire Spirit, Joe Di was no longer powerless to resist. The Celestial Fire Spirit was constantly weakened by his refining. Remembering how close he had come to death, Joe Di refined even more fiercely.
The Cosmic Flame, which had been on the verge of extinction, gradually grew stronger again with Joe Di's support.
Time passed slowly. From the moment Joe Di and the Cosmic Flame were at a complete disadvantage, to when they could hold their own against the Celestial Fire Spirit together, and finally to when they suppressed it, the Cosmic Flame began to devour the Celestial Fire Spirit and undergo nirvana.
Finally, a trace of panic emerged from the Celestial Fire Spirit. It began to beg for mercy, hoping Joe Di would spare it, at least not refine it.
As long as Joe Di did not refine it, it was even willing to recognize him as its master.
Joe Di sensed these emotions, but he felt no mercy. Instead of slowing down, he sped up the refining process.
The Celestial Fire Spirit wanted to resist, but now lacked the strength to do so. It could only watch as its Celestial Fire Heart was refined by the Cosmic Flame, and its fire spirit source was gradually devoured.
No one knew how much time had passed. The black Cosmic Flame erupted with streaks of golden light. The Celestial Fire Spirit vanished without a trace, but the black Cosmic Flame now possessed four golden fire threads.
At the same time, Joe Di's cultivation broke through from True Immortal Stage Four to True Immortal Stage Five.
A message came from the Cosmic Flame, letting Joe Di know that it was about to give birth to a fire spirit. He should have been happy, for his Cosmic Flame had achieved nirvana and reached the Fourth Rank Immortal Flame. His body had undergone nirvana and become the Nirvanic Body, and his cultivation had advanced to True Immortal Stage Five.
Yet Joe Di could not bring himself to rejoice. He rushed to Moria Lane's side in a single stride.
Moria Lane had been burned beyond recognition by the Celestial Fire Spirit. Joe Di placed several pills into her mouth.
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Even as a Ninth Grade Pill King, without immortal pills to help, Joe Di could only keep Moria Lane's breath from dissipating further.
"Moria, thank you for saving me. No matter what, I will save you," Joe Di murmured as he cradled Moria Lane in his arms.
As if moved by Joe Di's words, Moria Lane's skeletal hand twitched slightly. "Joe... you saved me first... I don't think I have long left... Please, bury me beneath the ruins of the Puregate Sect... I was unworthy, disobeying Master and failing to remain in the cultivation world to guard... And thank you for never abandoning me, always keeping me by your side..."
If not for Joe Di's powerful divine sense, he would not even have been able to hear Moria Lane's words. After speaking, her breath fell completely silent. Joe Di knew she still had a thread of life and had not perished.
Joe Di carefully picked up Moria Lane, his voice firm: "I will save you, no matter what."
Even though Joe Di knew this was an incredibly difficult task, he would not give up. Without Moria Lane, both he and the Cosmic Flame would have been devoured by the Celestial Fire Spirit.
Moria Lane had her essence and soul burned by the Celestial Fire Spirit—saving her would not be easy. Yet Joe Di resolved that even if Starhaven City were lost, he would bring her back.
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By the Celestial Bamboo River in Starhaven City, Ian Shaw bent over, watching a newly sprouted celestial bamboo. His heart felt the same indescribable satisfaction as the bamboo's first sprout.
It was as if he had just begun cultivating, or as if he had just arrived in the Immortal Realm from the cultivation world.
Dao rhythm swirled around him, and Ian Shaw felt something inside him break free. His cultivation loosened, then rapidly soared.
In just half a stick of incense, Ian Shaw recovered to the peak of Immortal Lord. But it did not stop there—his cultivation continued to surge until he reached Immortal Lord Perfection.
Ian Shaw straightened up and looked toward the direction of Skyveil Pit. He wanted to tell City Lord Joe Di that from this moment, he had a chance to break through to Grand Yi Immortal. If he could reach Grand Yi Immortal, Starhaven City would truly gain a measure of security.
He had not dared to cultivate before, fearing his need for immortal energy would affect Starhaven City's defensive formation. Though Joe Di said it was fine, he still worried about the city's defenses.
Starhaven City's defensive array relied entirely on the Gathering Array and celestial bamboo for spiritual energy—there were no immortal veins beneath the city.
Buzz! A formation flag on Ian Shaw's wrist suddenly trembled. He spun around without hesitation and rushed toward the city gate of Starhaven City.
The formation flag in his hand was left for him by Joe Di before leaving. It controlled Starhaven City's defensive array, and only trembled when the city was under attack.
Who could be so bold as to attack Starhaven City?
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