"Is that not the 'Li Huo Jue' that Old Man Mo specializes in? I've heard that Old Man Mo is one of the most talented individuals in Qian Ji Men, even surpassing Elder Tian's natural gifts!" The plump young man said.

  "Not bad! I once heard the Seventh Master say that Old Mo has a talent for dual spiritual roots, and he also possesses some kind of spiritual body, which is helpful for cultivation!" The 27- or 28-year-old young man said.

  "It's really the 'Departing from Fire Scripture'! What a pity, none of us can cultivate it!" Ah Chi handed the jade slip back to the plump young man beside him.

  Several people took turns looking at it, and when the jade slip finally returned to Zhao Di's hand, several people showed a disappointed expression.

  "Hey, even if it's not the 'Li Huo Jue', but other top-tier cultivation methods, we still can't cultivate them. Any top-tier cultivation method has extremely strict requirements for spiritual roots and talent, where can we find a top-tier cultivation method suitable for us four-spirit-rooted or five-spirit-rooted people?" A 27-28 year old youth sighed and said.

  "It's exactly this principle. Although the power of our current cultivation method is ordinary, it progresses relatively quickly and is actually the most suitable for us to cultivate!" Zhao Di said in agreement.

  After chatting for a while, they saw that it was already late and dispersed, each returning to their own quarters.

  The second is still here, Zhao Di is alone, lighting a bonfire and savoring fine wine.

  At midnight, that extremely slovenly old man Mo appeared, and without saying a word, he stretched out his hand to Zhao for wine.

  Zhao handed over a gourd that was about one foot long, which was more than twice as big as the one in his hand.

  Old Mo didn't say a word, removed the stopper and tilted his head back for a wild drink, downing nearly half of the calabash's fine wine in one gulp!

  "Delightful, delightful! Unfortunately, this is the Drunken Immortal's daughter's wine - it's got plenty of charm but lacks a strong kick!" The middle-aged man's eyes shone brightly as he looked extremely pleased with himself. Although he expressed regret, he quickly downed the entire gourd, finishing every last drop.

  Without waiting for the other party's gesture, Zhao Di took the initiative to hand over a cyan jade jug.

  "Hmm, it's actually made from the leaves of the Lingzhu plant - Drunken Immortal Bamboo Wine. Not bad, not bad at all! This wine has a rich flavor and a strong aftertaste!" The middle-aged man, seemingly impervious to intoxication, continued to drink with gusto, finishing off the beautiful wine in the celadon vase.

  Zhao Di immediately handed over another bright red calabash.

  "Red Fire Brew! Haha, this wine is strong and fierce, I love it the most! Youngster, you have a rich collection, must have spent a lot of spirit stones!" The middle-aged man held the bright red gourd in his hand, extremely delighted.

  "Going back to Master's words, the disciple is like this cup of wine, almost all of his savings have been spent on it!" Zhao replied respectfully.

  "Don't give me that nonsense, in wine there's no seniority, come on, let's have a drink!" The middle-aged man waved his hand and clinked the gourd in Zhao Di's hand, then gulped down the bright red liquor with big mouthfuls.

  Zhao Di, however, remained subdued and reserved, seemingly not daring to let loose in front of his elders. The middle-aged man didn't force the issue either, and continued drinking his fine wine on his own.

  This Chi Huo wine is a very strong and aged wine, ordinary people drink it into their mouths like wildfire burning, hence the name. But the middle-aged man in front of Zhao Di drank half a calabash, all big mouthfuls, this wine power, is really beyond ordinary people.

  "Wow, this wine may not be made with the finest ingredients, but it requires extremely high craftsmanship, which is quite rare!" The middle-aged man seemed to be very familiar with wine, and could identify the name and characteristics of each fine wine just by smelling or tasting a small amount.

  "Good wine! This vintage of Floating White is probably over a hundred years old! The flavor is rich and heavy, not inferior to Red Fire Brew! Haha, it's been a long time since I've had such good wine!

  The middle-aged man laughed loudly and said to Zhao Di beside him: "Why don't you drink more? Such good wine, it must have cost at least 200 spirit stones! With your cultivation, being so generous is rare! Rare indeed! Haha, good wine!"

  The middle-aged man poured the last drop of fine wine into his mouth, feeling extremely pleased, and shouted several times: "Refreshing! Refreshing!" Then he got up, swaying back and forth, and walked towards a distant place, but only took a few dozen steps before falling to the ground with a thud.

  "Congratulations, master! The medicinal properties of the hidden wine have taken effect. This person will probably not wake up within half a day!" Youlan exclaimed excitedly.

  "This guy is too easy to deal with, the formation and other methods we set up beforehand are completely useless!" You Ruo was slightly displeased, those formations were her masterpiece, she had spent a lot of time studying them, they were not only powerful but also very secretive, and could hardly be detected when not activated.

  "This demonic fairy is indeed formidable, even a cultivator in the Concoction period can be temporarily stunned, this ten thousand spirit stone was worth it!" Zhao Di was also very delighted.

  He spent a lot of effort on this seemingly simple move of adding medicine, and he studied many classics related to Ling wine. He poured the Misen into the Futaibai because the brewing method of this wine is very complicated and changeable, and it can be said that every barrel of Futaibai has a slightly different taste! Although the Misen was known for being colorless and flavorless, and even gods couldn't tell, Zhao was cautious and didn't add it to other wines, lest he cause subtle changes in the wine quality and let Mo Zhanglao discover his plan.

  Not only that, the order of his toast was also very deliberate, placing Fu Taibai after the most intense Red Fire Wine, even with subtle differences, it's likely that the other party would find it extremely difficult to detect!

  These details were all done perfectly, and since Old Mo didn't seem to be on guard either, Zhao Di succeeded with extreme ease!

  "Zhao Di instructed Yu Lan through telepathy: 'The little guy hiding behind a rock one mile west, sneaking a peek, Yu Lan, go and quietly knock him out. This person has no malicious intentions, so don't hurt his life!'"

  Zhao Di had discovered the young man named A Chi sneaking around and hiding behind a giant rock, constantly peeking out to steal glances at him and Mo Shizu drinking together.

  At that time, Zhao Di had already set everything up and naturally didn't fear that this Refining Qi Period youngster could see any flaws. He let Ren Youzi secretly take a look, thinking that Mo Changlao would also discover this matter, which would instead make him even more likely to underestimate Zhao Di.

  "Yes, master!" Yulan silently and quietly floated to the west. She was originally a ghostly body, most skilled in hiding her figure, and it was midnight, so the Qi Refining stage Ah Chi youth behind the stone could not detect anything, only feeling a sudden drowsiness coming on, his eyelids extremely heavy, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he fell into a deep sleep.

  "Set up the soul-searching formation, we'll start right away to avoid any unexpected events. There's still an elder in the late stages of foundation establishment at Songzhu Peak!" Zhao Ji instructed the two women seriously as he walked over to the middle-aged man and gently infused a stream of spiritual energy into his body to prevent him from suddenly waking up.

  Zhao sat on the ground with his knees bent, his right palm placed on the forehead of the middle-aged man who was in a coma, and he muttered incantations that were profound, mysterious, and terrifying.

  The two women were not idle either, sitting on both sides of Zhao Di's body, with their hands pinching the tactics, and a gray-black yin energy was released one by one, quickly forming a circle with a diameter of about ten feet, wrapped in gray-black air, covering several people including the unconscious middle-aged man.

  Within this circle, a gloomy wind blows in waves, occasionally accompanied by the sound of wailing ghosts, creating an eerie atmosphere to the extreme, exactly like the deployment of the "[***] Curse Array".

  With the help of the two women, Zhao Di's Soul Searching Technique became even more effective. In a short while, he entered the middle-aged man's mind and carefully searched... Half an incense stick later, Zhao Di suddenly let out a long sigh and removed his palm from the person's forehead.

  "What's wrong, Master? Still no information?" Youlan saw Zhao Di's extremely disappointed expression and guessed most of it, but still asked with concern.

  "Not bad! There is a part of this person's memory that has been sealed by a very rare secret technique. If an outsider tries to search his soul, it will only lead to his soul flying away and scattering, and no information can be obtained from it." Zhao said helplessly, although he had thought of such a situation beforehand, but when the fact was in front of him, he still felt very disappointed.

  "It seems that this part of the memory is related to the method of refining puppets in the foundation period!" You Ruo said with a sigh: "This person is really a poor ghost, except for a thousand machine door token and a red sword treasure in his storage bag, there's nothing! Not even a low-grade spirit stone! Hmm, I don't know how this Dan-stage cultivator managed to survive!"

  "What should we do now, Master?" asked Youlan.

  "It's come to this, it seems I have no fate with the foundation period puppet! Let's first settle these two people properly, and then quietly leave Qianji Gate." Zhao Di let out a light sigh, his mood slightly heavy. Whoever had painstakingly planned for over a year would not feel good about having their efforts go down the drain like this.

  According to the information he had gathered over the past year, apart from the middle-aged man in front of him, only the Great Elder who was currently breaking through to the Yuan Infant stage knew the method of refining the Foundation Establishment puppet. He didn't dare to have designs on a late-stage cultivator whose cultivation far surpassed his own on the other's turf!

  "This middle-aged man is just nearby, hiding in a secluded place, don't bother with him, after seven days he will wake up on his own, by then we would have already left Qianji Gate! This person's movements are unpredictable and has been missing for several days, it's not unusual!" Zhao ordered, then pointed at the sleeping young man saying: "As for this kid, usually very active, if he doesn't appear for a day or two it will easily attract attention, so here's what we'll do, You Rou you secretly send him back to his dormitory and use the soul-changing technique to slightly alter his memories of tonight, let him think he just had a dream and didn't take a single step out of his dormitory."

  "Yes, master!" You Ruo responded, and she blew a gentle breath towards the young man, who then stood up on his own. Just as You Ruo was about to attach herself to him and manipulate his body, she suddenly heard Zhao Di's low call: "Wait, someone is coming! Judging from their speed, it's none other than Feng Qingyun, the great elder of Qianji Gate!"

  "Feng Qingyun!" Yu Lan and Yu Ruo exclaimed in unison, stunned on the side.

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