Chapter Sixty: Narrow Road of Enemies

  The exit of the Dragon Valley is still open for half a month, but Zhao Di has no intention of going to other places to take risks. It's calculated that in the valley, it's just the time of blood rain and strong wind, and Zhao Di, who has already completed two reward tasks, naturally doesn't want to take risks again. If he encounters real elite disciples, he can't avoid another big battle.

  Bihuan Pool is far from the exit of "Peace Valley", with a straight-line distance of nearly a thousand miles. If he flies all the way, he may be able to arrive in one day. But he doesn't plan to do so. Moreover, in order to avoid some dangerous forbidden areas, he has to take a detour, which will take at least four or five days.

  And by the last few days of the month, the monks in the valley would go crazy and start killing each other. At that time, the roads leading to Peace Valley would be ambushed by some elite disciples. So Zhao Di started heading towards Peace Valley half a month ago. According to his plan, he would naturally find a hidden hiding place in the valley, wait quietly for half a month, and then rush out of the valley as soon as the exit opened.

  As Zhao Di walked up a mountain slope with strange rocks standing everywhere, his divine sense suddenly detected that a cultivator was flying towards this place on his sword, so he hid among the strange rocks.

  However, when he further discovered that the other party was just one person and it was someone he knew, he cancelled his stealth technique and jumped out voluntarily, standing in front of the opponent's advancing path, intercepting him.

  "In this vast place of Jiulong Valley, I actually met you. I don't know if it's fate or a narrow path for enemies!" Zhao said calmly, looking at the 13th layer Refining Qi cultivator in front of him.

  "It's you, Zhao Di! Hehe, I don't know if it's your good luck or my bad luck today. As it happens, there is a group of Tianyou Sect cultivators right behind me, and they will probably arrive here in less than an hour. Otherwise, I might have taken care of your little life along the way!" This 13th-level cultivator had been extending his divine sense to detect any surrounding situations while flying, but hadn't detected any other cultivators. Yet, he suddenly saw a cultivator blocking his path and was startled. However, when he took a closer look and saw that it was only Zhao Di, who was at the 12th level of Qi Refining, he felt much more at ease.

  "Oh, just one hour, that's enough! White Shixiong, why do you want to kill me?" Zhao Di asked with a expressionless face nodding. The cultivator of the 13th layer was none other than his fellow disciple and brother, White Chuli, who had a past encounter with him over Jian Xiner.

  "This is a no-brainer! Hmph, if I hadn't killed him, how would Jian Yutou have followed me, Bai Mouren, so devotedly?" Bai Chuli said with great relish.

  "Alright! You're so direct and refreshing, I won't beat around the bush either! Since time is limited, let's just give you a thrilling conclusion!" Zhao Di swung both hands simultaneously, and from his sleeves emerged a silver glow and over ten red glows.

  A silver small sword over a foot long, carrying an astonishing spiritual pressure, shot up into the sky. More than ten red lights converged together, transforming into a fire python as thick as a bucket, pouncing towards the white-robed cultivator.

  Long before entering the valley, Zhao Di had already moved to kill the person in front of him. Now that he has encountered his opponent in the valley, he immediately decided to take drastic measures! With the aim of quick victory, he didn't hold back at all and used his most commonly used killer move from the start!

  "Top-grade artifact!" The white-robed cultivator's eyes widened as he judged the quality of the silver sword from its terrifying spiritual pressure, his face turning pale and bloodless in shock.

  He hastily held up the purple copper mirror-like artifact in his hand, which had been prepared long ago, towards the silver small sword that was flying through the air, and at the same time, he sacrificed a golden light flashing long sword to slash the fire dragon.

  "Dragon Spring Sword!" Zhao Di saw the golden long sword emitted by his opponent and let out a low cry of extreme surprise, his face, which usually didn't show any emotions, also involuntarily revealed an extremely shocked expression.

  This golden long sword was clearly a superior artifact that he had personally forged and given to Jian Xiner, but now it was being used by the other party, and he recognized the sword at first glance.

  He immediately controlled the fire python to self-destruct, lest it would end up in a mutual destruction with the Dragon Spring Sword. Just as the fire python and the golden sword were about to make contact, the fire python suddenly turned around and flew upwards, then exploded with a loud bang, turning into tiny red lights that disappeared without a trace.

  At this time, a purple light column as thick as a bowl mouth was emitted from the copper mirror sacrificed by the white surname cultivator, shining on the silver small sword, and actually fixed the silver small sword in mid-air without moving. However, just one breath later, the small sword broke out of the restraint of the purple light column and continued to slash towards the white surname cultivator.

  At the sight of this, even a white-robed cultivator with multiple defensive spells on his body would instantly lose heart and close his eyes to wait for the sword to cut him in two.

  "How did you get this sword?" Zhao Di controlled the silver small sword, which didn't directly slash down, but floated about four or five feet above the head of the white-robed cultivator, slightly trembling. Then he pointed at the golden long sword and asked the white-robed cultivator.

  "Hmph, if you're going to kill me, then just do it! Don't spout so much nonsense! I didn't think you actually had a top-grade artifact, and Jian Yutou still underestimated you!" The white-robed cultivator opened his eyes, looked up at the silver sword hovering above him, and revealed a terrified expression on his face. However, his tone was extremely resolute, without any hint of pleading for mercy.

  "What are you looking at? Didn't you steal this sword from Jian Xiang'er?" Zhao Di said coldly.

  "Pfft! What nonsense! This sword was personally given to me by Jian Xin'er, so I could have an extra top-grade artifact in the Dragon Subduing Valley!" The white-robed cultivator's face, originally as pale as paper, suddenly flushed red with rage upon hearing "stolen sword".

  "Oh, giving it to you? Why would she give the sword to you? Didn't she always ignore you?" Zhao Di sneered, revealing a skeptical expression that said "your words are ridiculous".

  Zhao Di's sarcastic cold smile made the white-robed cultivator extremely angry, and he loudly shouted: "How do I know why she wants to give it to me! I'm participating in this Dragon Subduing Valley just because of her!"

  "What's wrong with her?" Zhao Di furrowed his brow.

  "Not bad! Before the foundation-building trial, she found me herself and told me that although we are both three-spirit-root cultivators, to be worthy of Jian Xiner, I must at least have a foundation-building cultivation. Only then can I protect her in the world of immortals where the weak are preyed upon by the strong, and assist her with all my might. So after failing the foundation-building trial, for the sake of the foundation-building pill, I signed up for this task in Dragon-Subduing Gorge. This sword was also given to me personally by her after she knew I had signed up." The white-robed cultivator explained, unable to bear being wronged.

  "What she means is that if you succeed in building a foundation, she'll marry you, right?" Zhao Di asked coldly.

  "Not bad, although it wasn't explicitly stated, that's the implication. Hmph! Although I don't know how you obtained this top-grade artifact, with your Five Spirit Root talent, even if you managed to get one or two Foundation Establishment Pills, succeeding in establishing a foundation is simply a pipe dream! And who knows, Jian Xiang'er might have already come out of seclusion and become a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator by now. You think you, a Five Spirit Root guy, can match up to her? Haha! What a joke, a huge joke! Hahahaha...!" The white-robed cultivator seemed to be getting more and more pleased with himself, finally bursting into maniacal laughter that wouldn't stop.

  "Alright! If you hadn't seen my ultimate treasure, I might have let you off the hook. After all, you're just a genuine little scoundrel, and compared to many hypocrites, you're still somewhat lovable." Zhao Di said calmly, as if he was talking to Bai-surnamed cultivator, yet also seemed to be muttering to himself. At the same time, his finger pointed at the silver small sword, and with a flash of silver light, the several layers of protective shields around Bai-surnamed cultivator were shattered like they were illusory, and Bai-surnamed cultivator's head was easily chopped off, with fresh blood spraying out over three feet high.

  Zhao Di put away the purple copper mirror, golden long sword and silver small sword into his storage bag. He then skillfully removed the white-robed cultivator's corpse's storage bag from its waist. Next, he flicked his finger, shooting out a small fireball that incinerated the corpse into ashes.

  After doing all this, Zhao Di slightly tidied up the marks of the fight and quickly cast the Concealment Technique, hiding in a distant stone crevice.

  Half an hour later, Zhao Di, who had fully opened his spiritual awareness, sensed that a group of cultivators had entered the strange stone slope, with more than twenty people!

  Such a large team shouldn't appear in the Dragon's Descent Valley. With over 20 people searching for treasure together, the efficiency is too low! Even if they find one or two treasures, it's not enough to divide among them!

  Zhao Di was shocked and uncertain, his Hidden Spirit Technique had reached its peak, not only did he not reveal any spiritual energy, but even his own breathing and heartbeat were hidden without a trace.

  (Third update! Thanks for everyone's support, there will be another update around 10 pm tonight!)