Zhao firmly remembered the location of the deserted island and the entrance to the secret cave, then left the island and started a new round of hunting and killing monsters.

  In this sea area, almost every uninhabited island has left footprints of Zhao Di.

  Five years later, Zhao Di returned to Wuhu Island with a bountiful harvest.

  In these five years, he has killed thousands of third to fifth grade demon beasts, among which dozens of demon beasts were not even recorded in the classics, causing Zhao Di to be busy for a while before finally finding their weaknesses and killing them one by one.

  But the process was not always smooth, some of the demon beasts were extremely violent and would immediately self-destruct when attacked fiercely. Not only did Zhao Di fail to obtain any demon dan or materials, but he also lost some of his magic arrays and puppets due to the massive power released during their self-destruction.

  Fortunately, he rarely faced the monster himself, otherwise under this exposure, it would be hard to avoid being severely injured.

  And he had encountered two sixth-level demon beasts, at which time he could only rely on the puppets and the law arrays to buy time, quickly withdrawing the Tianxiang Huanqing Array, and then abandoning some of the law arrays and puppets to delay the sixth-level demon beast, while he himself fled in a hurry.

  So five years later, Zhao Di's harvest was enormous, but the law array and puppet had also lost seven or eight. Fortunately, the Tianxiang Huanqing Array remained intact! The rest of the losses can be purchased or refined slowly.

  Over a thousand elixirs of demon dan were packed into more than a hundred wooden boxes, and the number of demon beast materials was uncountable.

  Because the storage bag's capacity was limited, later on, ordinary third and fourth grade demon beast materials were not even worth Zhao Di's attention and were directly destroyed. Only some rare or extremely useful demon beast materials were left behind by him in the end. And the number of these remaining materials was still astonishing!

  As Zhao Di was approaching Wuhao Island, he inevitably encountered some monks along the way and got into some trouble.

  It was probably because of the two bulging pouches at his waist that two groups of monks had taken a liking to him.

  The first one was an old man in the late stage of foundation building, who saw that Zhao Di was in the middle stage of foundation building and had a mind to kill him and steal his treasure.

  Zhao Di was too lazy to bother with it and rode the Wind Chaser at full speed to escape, but that old man's flying law device wasn't slow either, closely chasing after him.

  Zhao Di flew out for thousands of miles but still couldn't shake off the person. In a fit of rage, he landed on an uninhabited island and waited for the old man to catch up. As soon as he arrived, Zhao Di took out his Heaven's Blade and killed him instantly with a lightning-fast move. He then took away the old man's storage bag.

  Another group was a trio of foundation-building cultivators who also took a strong interest in Zhao Di. These three could jointly control an iron wing-shaped flying artifact, with a flight speed that surpassed Zhao Di's Treading Wind Dragon.

  Zhao Di saw that the other side had many people and he couldn't shake them off, instead they were getting closer and closer. So he also chose a small island to stay on.

  But this time, his troubles will be much greater. If he uses the Heaven's Blade and is unable to simultaneously kill all three of them, then the news that he possesses a high-grade spirit stone and top-quality spirit tool will spread like wildfire. At that time, many Nascent Soul stage old monsters will take great interest in him!

  In a situation where there is no guarantee of killing all three people, only some "not too scary" and more conventional weapons can be used.

  He took a deep breath and shot out all thirteen flying needles in one go, arranging them into a set of flying needle formations, with an intimidating presence.

  This was after he broke through to the mid-stage of foundation building, his divine sense had a huge increase, and finally could simultaneously manipulate these thirteen Red Cloud Flying Needles!

  And when thirteen flying needles are launched at the same time, they can also set up a "Piercing Cloud Array", making the flying needles attack in waves, left and right, making it impossible to defend against.

  At this time, Zhao Di's power with the flying needles was several times higher than when he first started building his foundation!

  Even in the early stages of his foundation, he was able to rival Zhong San's mid-foundation stage with just a few flying needles. At this moment, he took out a complete set of Cloud Piercing Stab Arrays and faced off against two mid-foundation stage cultivators and one late-foundation stage cultivator without falling behind.

  The three of them saw that each other's strength was formidable, and the three joined forces but couldn't gain any advantage. On the contrary, one of them was injured by the flying needles' continuous attack and felt a sense of fear. In the end, the three gave up on Zhao Di and left with hatred.

  Zhao Di didn't want any more trouble either, so he let these few people escape right in front of him.

  Of course, he remembered the appearance and voice of these three people. Later, if they met in a suitable situation, they would inevitably be eliminated!

  It was unclear whether he was lucky or if it was because the beast tide had not arrived early, but he did not encounter a single Dan-stage cultivator along the way.

  Otherwise, if he were to face Hei Dan in a fair fight during the peak of his powers, being able to keep his life intact would be fortunate enough, let alone killing the opponent, and it would inevitably expose his secrets.

  But as long as it's not too high-profile, why would a high-ranking cultivator in the Golden Core stage take notice of him, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator?

  After a nervous and cautious journey, Zhao Di finally arrived at Island No. 5 and let out a sigh of relief.

  Arriving on this island, due to the enormous power of the Foreign Sea Merchant Alliance, even a Dan-stage cultivator did not dare kill people and seize treasures.

  He followed the convention and exchanged some demon pellets on the island. The so-called exchange was to exchange a certain type of demon pellet that he had more of for another type of demon pellet needed for alchemy, and then make up the difference in price.

  Using Zhao Di's Ling Stone reserves, it can also be purchased directly, but this would require a large amount of Ling Stones at once, which is a bit too attention-grabbing. In comparison, exchanging for Yao Dan is much more low-key.

  Even so, he didn't dare exchange a large amount of demon dan all at once!

  Then he went to the material store and exchanged some of the materials he needed for the demon beast.

  After he inquired, he indeed learned from the owner of the material shop that in recent years, the density of sea monsters near Wuhao Island has not changed significantly. The rumored beast tide is unknown why it was delayed, anyway, there will be no explosion in the next few decades. The seas around other islands in Xingchen are also the same.

  Therefore, the Jiedan cultivators rarely appeared on the fifth island and went to the sixth island to hunt and kill demonic beasts. For initial Jiedan cultivators, only demonic beasts above level five had some use value, while level three or four demonic beasts were of little use.

  Zhao Di, who was strolling through the streets of the city, suddenly saw a familiar girl's slender figure and exclaimed in extreme shock: "Red Dust Immortal!"

  "Little brother! You're really still alive, that's great!" The girl looked at Zhao Di and showed an overjoyed expression.

  It was probably due to the practice of Qigong or taking beauty pills that, although it had been over a decade since they last met, the girl's appearance hadn't changed at all and still looked like she was eighteen or nineteen years old. However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that there was a hint of weariness in her eyes. Even when the girl smiled and laughed, Zhao Di felt an inexplicable sense of melancholy that lingered on.

  This feeling is far removed from the vibrant and beautiful girl image of over a decade ago. It seems that in these years, there must have been many stories that took place on this girl!

  "Little brother, have you seen Big Brother Xi? Is he okay?" The girl's face was filled with a surprised smile as she asked anxiously. Her expectant eyes also revealed a hint of worry that she couldn't hide, fearing the other person would give her an answer she least wanted to hear.

  Seeing the girl's expression, Zhao Di secretly sighed in his heart. He understood the girl's thoughts all too well. Twenty years ago, he had already seen that the girl's feelings for Xi Feng ran deep. Although she tried her best to hide it, after a few years of interaction, even someone not very perceptive could see through her thoughts. But at that time, Xi Feng seemed to have his heart set on the great plan of forming a dan, and paid no attention to romantic feelings, treating the girl like a younger sister.

  Unexpectedly, after nearly twenty years, the girl's infatuation has not changed in the slightest. Talking about Xi Feng brings out a tense expression from deep within her heart, making Zhao Di, who knows Xi Feng's whereabouts, feel extremely unbearable.

  "Is Xi Ge okay? I didn't see him, his strength is far above ours, he definitely won't have any problems!" Zhao said evasively.

  He immediately shifted the topic and asked: "Hongchen Xianzi, why are you alone on Island No. 5? Are you also here to hunt down demonic beasts?"

  "Alas!" The girl let out a long sigh, her brow furrowed in concentration as she said slowly: "Actually, since I escaped from the Demon Gate cultivator eighteen years ago, I've never returned to Inner Starry Skies!"

  "You've never left! Are you waiting for Xi Ge here all the time?" Zhao Di was shocked, and the other's infatuation was beyond his imagination.

  (Second update! Please collect and recommend!)