For cultivators, the short span of two years was like a white horse passing through a gap, and it passed in the blink of an eye.

  In these two years, Zhao Di did not spend too much time practicing the Hunyuan Jue, but instead put his main energy into practicing some secret techniques and alchemy.

  There were many fifth-grade demon beast materials in his storage bag, among which was a foot-long crimson beast horn, the single horn on top of the head of a fire-attribute demon beast that had no records in any classics.

  This beast horn is not only exceptionally sturdy, but also contains extremely strong fire attribute spiritual energy, making it a very rare and precious material for crafting fire attribute equipment. If he were a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, he could even use this item to refine a formidable magical treasure.

  But with the help of a large number of high-grade fire spirit stones, Zhao Di finally refined this object together with his fire-attribute Sky Slashing Blade, creating an even more powerful superior spiritual artifact!

  This new Heaven's Blade, although it looks no different from before, still has a spirit stone slot on the hilt, near where the blade is connected, which can be inlaid with a high-grade fire spirit stone. However, due to the improved material, the amount of spiritual power consumed each time it is used has increased significantly, and the power released with each attack has also increased substantially.

  Apart from this, the material of the blade of Tianyan has also undergone a slight change. The current Tianyan, even without being inlaid with a spirit stone, its blade is no longer something that can be damaged by an extreme-grade artifact.

  Those two Blood Spirit Pills were finally refined, located right inside his Dantian. Zhao Di only needed to move his divine sense and he could easily cast "Residual Shadow Flash".

  As for the dozen or so refining puppet remaining in the storage bag, Zhao Di also equipped them with corresponding medium-grade spiritual tools.

  In terms of the use of Hunyuan Yiqi, he had already grasped many offensive and defensive techniques in his five years of hunting and killing demonic beasts. He believed that with this alone, he could rival same-level cultivators. However, the origins of the Hunyuan Jue were not ordinary, and it was also related to the young master of the Xueyi Sect whom he had killed. To be on the safe side, he did not dare to use it lightly.

  Only that set of Red Cloud Thirteen Needles was the most powerful among his "regular" combat techniques. After a period of practice, he became much more proficient, and now the time it took him to set up the "Cloud Piercing Array" was less than half of what it was when he first used it.

  With all these sufficient preparations, Zhao Di dared to take risks alone for that Xixin Dan.

  This day was exactly the day Zhao Di and Yun Mengli had agreed upon, he tidied up everything and quietly waited for the other party on a mountain peak outside the cave.

  His spiritual beast, the Ice Wind Snake, had finally shown signs of breaking through to the next level after consuming a considerable amount of Second-Grade Huo Jiao Dan. It had entered the molting phase. This phase could last anywhere from several months to several years. This was a critical period for the spiritual beast's advancement, and it would be best if its master accompanied it. Therefore, he did not want to leave it alone in the cave, so he carefully placed the beast into his spiritual beast pouch.

  Zhao Di waited for less than half a watch, when a pink glow appeared on the horizon, getting closer and closer.

  Zhao Di used his extraordinary eyesight to gaze into the distance and saw two women, one dressed in white and the other in green, flying towards him on a pink silk ribbon.

  Before long, two girls wearing white veils fluttered down and landed in front of Zhao Di.

  "Meng Li has seen Zhao Daoyou, and it's been a long time coming."

  "Xiao Ying has seen her seniors!"

  Two girls removed their veils and bowed to Zhao Di.

  "I've seen Yun Xianzi and Little Miss Ying!" Zhao Di also stood up early, bowed his head in return.

  "Zhao Daoyou is the benefactor who saved my life, so there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Mengli and I'll call you Brother Zhao." The girl in white clothes said with a charming smile, making her already stunning beauty even more dazzling and intimidating, making people dare not look directly at her.

  Zhao Di's gaze roughly swept over the two people's appearance, although he had been prepared in his heart, but after seeing Yun Mengli's true face, he still couldn't help but accelerate his heartbeat and his eyes were slightly dazed for a moment, which made him secretly shake his head at his own composure.

  "It's been twenty years since we last met, and the Dreamy Fairy is even more beautiful than before, making me feel like I've lost my manners! On the other hand, the fairy's cultivation has made great progress, and she's already in the late stage of foundation building!" Zhao said with an embarrassed smile, covering up his awkwardness.

  The green skirted girl saw Zhao Di's appearance, although she didn't dare to say anything, but stretched out her hand to cover her mouth and smiled, with a "I expected it would be like this" mocking expression in her eyes.

  The white-clothed girl smiled faintly and said, "Brother Zhao has also made progress to the middle stage of foundation building. Moreover, Meng Li has discovered that your cultivation method seems to be quite different from before. The spiritual light you emit is vague and restrained, making it impossible for people to discern what kind of attribute your cultivation method belongs to. It's really profound and unfathomable. I'm afraid that even now, Meng Li is still not a match for Brother Zhao!"

  "Moonlit Fairy is too modest! I don't know what little power I have that can be of service to the fairy, but with the fairy's current strength, my meager abilities are probably not enough to be of any use!" Zhao Di asked seriously, shaking off his earlier bewildered expression.

  "Meng Li indeed needs Brother Zhao to lend a hand, and this matter can be discussed while walking along the way. Brother Zhao, rest assured that this task is merely a trivial effort for you, and the benefits promised by Meng Li will absolutely not be reneged upon!" The white-clothed young girl said with a gentle voice.

  Zhao nodded and said: "Please lead the way, both fairy ladies."

  Two girls put on their veils again and stepped onto a pink satin ribbon about one zhang long, floating away.

  Zhao tiptoed on the wind serpent, following closely but at a distance of several zhang from the two people.

  This Wind Chasing Sword has been added with a lot of wind attribute materials and has been re-refined at great cost, its current speed is far beyond what ordinary flying swords can match!

  More than two years ago, near the planet of Xingchen 5, it was because his speed wasn't fast enough that he kept getting caught up in some unnecessary trouble. So, he specially spent a lot of effort to greatly increase the speed of Treading Wind Chui.

  Therefore, although Yunxianzi's flying speed was also extremely fast in the later stage of Jikai, Zhao Di could still easily follow him without falling behind by even a single bit, even when he hadn't fully activated Tōfūjin.

  The white-clothed girl said with a slightly surprised tone, "Brother Zhao's flying technique is quite impressive, it seems like you're still not using your full strength. I wonder how fast you can go when you're at full power?"

  "Moon Lian Xianzi has made a mistake! Full force flight, can't last long even if I go down!" Zhao Di replied indifferently.

  Then he transmitted his voice and said: "What is the fairy's entrustment? Can it be clearly stated now?"

  The girl also transmitted her voice and said: "Brother Zhao is indeed impatient. This matter will be explained to you sooner or later, so Meng Li will tell Brother Zhao now."

  "Years ago, Meng Li accidentally discovered an ancient hermit's cave. After entering, she found that the original owner of the cave was a female cultivator who had achieved great success in her time. The cave left behind a special cultivation method for women, which was exceptionally mysterious. However, the subsequent cultivation method after forming the elixir was sealed by a restriction, mentioned in the jade slip left behind by the original owner of the cave. This restriction actually only allowed male cultivators to pass through!"

  "The ancient female cultivator's cave dwelling actually has a restriction set up for male cultivators, this is quite puzzling!" Zhao Di furrowed his brow and said.

  "Not bad! Meng Li is also at a loss, but Meng Li has tried every means and still can't break this seal, so she can only ask for Brother Zhao's help!" The white-clothed girl explained, with a hint of helplessness in her tone.

  "Zhao was surprised and delighted, thinking that as a male cultivator who was willing to help the Cloud House's fairy, he shouldn't be in the minority. So why would Mengli Fairy look for him?" Zhao rubbed his chin thoughtfully and said.

  "Alas! Brother Zhao has been deceived. The Meng family has undergone a great change, and in recent years, we have only dared to live in hiding, how could we dare to show our faces publicly? Moreover, Meng Lian originally didn't get to know many male cultivators, most of whom were just acquaintances, let alone friends, and certainly wouldn't entrust such an important matter to them." The white-clothed girl said with a gloomy expression, then suddenly changed the subject and said: "However, Brother Zhao, please rest assured that this matter has nothing to do with our Yun family's change of fortune, and we absolutely won't let you get involved."

  Zhao nodded, he didn't want to get entangled in this family feud for no reason. He said: "Since it's just about helping the Dream Lian fairy enter the restricted area to retrieve the treasure, and there's no need to face other cultivators, I'll do my best. However, Zhao is also curious, why does the fairy trust me so much? Even the secrets of the ancient cultivator's cave are shared with me."

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