"Zhao Shidi... you......" On the Zhaoyin Peak, a slightly plump middle-aged cultivator saw Zhao Di walking out of the artifact refinement chamber from afar and was about to call out to him. However, he suddenly discovered that the spiritual energy fluctuations on Zhao Di's body were extremely powerful, and he hesitated for a moment before swallowing back the second half of his sentence.

  "Master Kuang!" Zhao Di bowed with his fists clasped together and paid his respects.

  "Haha, Junior Brother Zhao has successfully built his foundation. If you don't mind, call me Senior Brother from now on and we can dispense with the 'Senior Uncle' title! Senior Brother should congratulate Junior Brother Zhao on his successful foundation building!" The middle-aged cultivator chuckled and said with a smile.

  "That's settled then, thank you, Brother Kuang!" Zhao Di said: "I was thinking of going to the World Hall to find Xiong Men and report my foundation-building situation to him."

  The middle-aged cultivator heard this and said, "That's right! As long as we report this matter to the sect leader, junior brother can rest assured and freely search for a separate cave in the Kuangdu Mountains to cultivate. Our sect treats us foundation-building period cultivators well, not only do we not have to do any chores, but every year the sect will also distribute two pieces of middle-grade spirit stones as a token of respect from the lower-ranking disciples."

  "But before you go to Hanyang Peak, it's best if you return to Baiyuan Hall with me first. After all, you were an outer disciple here in the past, and there are some simple formalities that need to be taken care of. However, don't worry, these formalities are very simple and won't take up much time." The middle-aged man said very politely, even slightly lowering his voice, as if afraid that the other party would not agree.

  "In that case, I'll have my junior brother follow me then. After all, the Hundred Refinement Hall isn't far from here." Zhao nodded and said, a faint, almost imperceptible sly smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

  A middle-aged man, seeing Zhao's straightforward answer, showed a delighted expression on his face and smiled: "Junior brother has just built the foundation not long ago, senior brother is still in the early stage of building the foundation, hasn't been able to further advance. But after all, it can be said that he has been building the foundation for many years, and also has some experience in cultivation after building the foundation. Let's exchange ideas on this path together."

  Zhaodi was taken aback by the words, and then suddenly became overjoyed. If someone could point out some things to him, it would be much more convenient than his own blind exploration. Even if this middle-aged cultivator couldn't give many valuable suggestions, at least he could introduce some common sense and experience about foundation-building period cultivation, which was not an easy opportunity to come by.

  As the two of them walked towards Bai Zhen Tang, along the way, this middle-aged cultivator indeed spoke endlessly about some of his insights on cultivation. Some were things that Zhao Di had never heard before, while others made him suddenly enlightened and gain a new understanding. This journey of listening was truly beneficial for him!

  The two of them chatted all the way, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

  As soon as the two of them stepped into the Baizhuan Hall, the tone of the Kuang surname cultivator suddenly changed, and he said in a gloomy voice: "Zhao brother, you can actually enter the foundation period, it's really beyond my expectation! Although you have three foundation pills, with your five spiritual roots qualifications, it's indeed too difficult. I suppose brother still has other treasures to help him!"

  "What does that mean, Big Brother? Little Brother doesn't understand. Maybe it's because Little Brother is extremely lucky and managed to successfully build his foundation by fluke!" Zhao thought to himself, but still pretended to be puzzled.

  A middle-aged man chuckled a few times and said, "Haha! Not bad, my junior brother's luck is indeed particularly good. Otherwise, how would he have obtained such a treasure as the High-Grade Spirit Stone?"

  Zhao Di heard this and instead of being shocked, he burst out laughing: "So it's actually Brother Kuang! I've been wondering why as soon as I returned to the sect, that guy Lu Wen immediately targeted me, and even set up a trap in advance on this Hidden Peak. I suppose all these things were arranged by Brother Kuang himself?"

  "Not entirely right, but not entirely wrong either!" Master Kuang said with a smile: "I didn't know beforehand that Lu Wen wanted to deal with you. All I did was lend him the flags, disks, and ritual pearls for setting up the Golden Blade Subduing Tiger Formation, as well as an extraordinary artifact - the Ink Yuan Shield. The Ink Yuan Shield is now in your junior brother's storage bag, isn't it?"

  Zhao nodded, furrowing his brow in puzzlement and asked: "Not bad. But I have two things that I don't understand, please enlighten me, Brother Kuang. Firstly, what benefits did this Lu Wen give you to make you lend him the entire set of formations and top-grade artifacts? Secondly, when I was battling Lu Wen, there was no one else present, how did you know I had high-grade spirit stones?"

  Kuang surname repair scholar Ha ha a smile, said: "Well, at least let you do a clear ghost! The first question is very simple, Lu Wen has a childhood sweetheart, is a famous and handsome little girl. Lu Wen this kid is also clever, see that I have some meaning for this little girl, actually took the initiative to package down this matter, persuaded the girl to become my concubine, so I also owe him a great favor, will lend two things to him. The second question is a bit interesting. When I lent things to Lu Wen, he always refused to explain the true purpose, using some uncoordinated language to deceive me. I was curious, so in the array of law beads mixed in a bead of spirit, as long as within the range of numbers, I can feel the position of this spirit bead and recall the attached spiritual thoughts, and from the spiritual thoughts roughly know what he did."

  "This is the technique of spiritual attachment that foundation-building cultivators can cultivate, indeed profound. Neither Lu Wen nor I had noticed it." Zhao nodded his head, understanding many things he had previously been puzzled about.

  "Even if the ordinary soul-calling technique is powerful, it's still hard to achieve complete unawareness. However, this Soul-Calling Pearl happens to be a good place to hide one's divine thoughts, so the divine thoughts planted in this pearl are just hard to detect." The cultivator with the surname Kuang added.

  "Thanks to Brother Kuang for clearing up the confusion, Brother Kuang will bring him here next time, I suppose he's well-prepared!" Zhao Di said with a solemn expression.

  "Not bad, since I found out you had a high-grade spirit stone, I wanted to find you immediately. Unfortunately, you've been in closed-door cultivation in the alchemy room all this time. I could only wait day and night at the entrance of the alchemy room, and that's how I ended up waiting for a year and a half! Who would have thought that as soon as my junior brother came out, he was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator!" The surname Kuang cultivator didn't hide anything, directly explaining his stakeout.

  Zhao Di slowly raised his head and looked around, saying: "I've troubled Brother Kuang for a long time, it's really hard on you, brother. You chose to reveal your cards in the Great Furnace Hall, I suppose there must be an extremely powerful prohibition set up here! However, I'm not blind, from the moment I stepped into the hall, I began to carefully explore with my divine sense, and apart from a ordinary protective array, there doesn't seem to be any other restrictions."

  "My junior brother is not mistaken, there are indeed no other restrictions or taboos in this place. If I had done so, it would have easily aroused your suspicion and you wouldn't have taken a step into the Hundred Refining Hall." The surname Kuang cultivator said with approval. "I chose this place simply because there was no one else in the hall. This was originally my territory, and since I had already instructed other disciples not to approach here, I could quietly take away the high-grade spirit stone from Zhao junior brother's hands!" The surname Kuang cultivator spoke in a calm and flat tone, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

  Zhao Di also said lightly: "Brother Shifu is right, if there's any change in this hall, Brother Shidi would never dare to enter. Hasn't he suffered enough from the last time with Lu Wen? But does Brother Shifu really believe that killing Brother Shidi here won't bring trouble and suspicion? After all, the sect strictly forbids internal strife!"

  Kuang Xiu Shi smiled and said, "This is not worth worrying about, junior brother. Without solid evidence, who would care about this matter? So many disciples died in the Dragon Descending Valley, but who asked about it? As cultivators, we are inherently heartless people; without sufficient benefits, no one will interfere with others' business."

  "So that's how it is. In that case, if I were to kill Guan Shixiong here, would I also be safe?" Zhao Di still had an inquiring tone.

  Upon hearing Zhao Di's words, Kuang Xiu finally showed a hint of anger. He said coldly: "That's not necessarily true. After all, I'm the one in charge here and have never left Zhaoyin Peak. If someone were to disappear without cause, the sect would certainly investigate the people who entered this peak. At that time, my junior brother might also be suspected. However, don't worry, junior brother. I absolutely won't let things come to that."

  Kuang said with a cruel smile, "Zhao, from the beginning to now, you've always looked so confident, it makes me very uncomfortable! Do you think that with just one top-grade artifact and one talisman, you can take on me? Let me tell you, although I'm only a Qi Condensation initial-stage cultivator, but after all, I have been cultivating for many years, my powers are much deeper than yours. And I am a master of the Alchemy Sect, my artifact skills are not something that ordinary Qi Condensation cultivators can compare to! Are you really not afraid?"

  Zhao Di smiled and said, "Elder Brother Kuang is indeed not an ordinary foundation-building cultivator at the initial stage, but he's also not just anyone!" As he spoke these last words, a fierce killing intent flashed in Zhao Di's eyes!

  (Second update! The third update will be after 9 pm tonight. Thank you for your support! Continued collection and recommendation are appreciated!)