Seven or eight years later, on a certain day, Zhao Di, who was sitting in the cave mansion of Lüjia Island to practice and refine the solid yuan pill, stood up with a light sigh.

  Two years ago, with the help of a large amount of Yuan Dan, he raised his cultivation to the peak of the mid-term foundation building, and then tried to break through to the late-term foundation building. As a result, he just tried it lightly and easily, without encountering any bottleneck troubles, directly entering the realm of late-term foundation building, not even using top-grade elixirs.

  This made Zhao Di, who was well-prepared for this, feel as if he had put in a lot of effort to punch but ended up hitting nothing.

  After careful consideration, Zhao Di felt that it was related to the extremely refined "Mind Clearing and Spirit Refreshing Energy" transmitted by Yun Meng Lian, and this energy brought him far more benefits than just these.

  He even faintly felt that his own dantian zhenyuan had undergone some inexplicable changes, and these changes were long-lasting effects. Under the name of these seven great refined spiritual energies, how many benefits would they bring to him, it was probably also something he couldn't imagine.

  After entering the late stage of foundation building, Zhao Di began to use fifth-grade demon dan to refine a batch of "Gu Yuan Dan", which is a very beneficial spiritual medicine for foundation-building cultivators in the late stage.

  It's not just a large amount of cultivation gain, but also rumored that this elixir has a hint of solidifying true yuan, and taking too much may have some help with forming the dan.

  But in Zhao Di's view, the effect of ordinary solid yuan dan was so weak that it could almost be ignored. However, the top-grade solid yuan dan had a faintly discernible thread of true yuan solidification effect, but it was also not very obvious.

  Maybe after taking it for years and months, you can improve the success rate of Huadan by one or two percent.

  Of course, if it's like this, he is already very satisfied!

  Apart from the Heart Purification Pill, there aren't many effective methods in this cultivation world that can increase the success rate of forming a Dan by 10% out of thin air!

  After taking and refining the top-grade Solid Yuan Pill for two years, Zhao Di's cultivation also gradually improved.

  He even has long-term closure and directly impacts the elixir's plan.

  Although there is a spiritual spring in his cave, it is extremely small and the spiritual energy provided is very limited. In order to further increase the success rate of forming the elixir, finding a place with exceptionally abundant spiritual energy is also necessary.

  So he decided to cultivate to the late stage of foundation building first and then find a suitable place to impact the formation of elixir.

  But today, he had to suspend his cultivation and leave the cave, coming to the outside of Lüjia Mountain.

  A middle-aged man and woman were supporting an elderly person with grey hair, the three of them knelt at the foot of the mountain, facing Lushan Mountain and continuously kowtowing.

  That old man Zhao Di was indeed familiar with him, and it turned out that he was Zhang Mo, the mayor of the common people on this island.

  Twenty or thirty years have passed, and Zhang Mo has transformed from a slightly chubby middle-aged man into an elderly man with white hair and unsteady steps.

  Years ago, this old man came here and asked Zhao Di for the next few years' worth of protective array spirit stones.

  Zhao sent out a humanoid puppet, wearing a Dou Peng and a Xiu Shi long gown, and sent out several mid-grade spirit stones, enough for the ordinary people on this island to use for decades.

  But after just a few years, this old man came to the foot of Laojun Mountain again, constantly kowtowing and asking the immortal master to help him find his grandson.

  Zhao Di naturally couldn't be bothered with this mortal's affairs, ignoring him and letting the old man kneel for a long time without getting up.

  But this old man actually had perseverance, and he knelt for seven or eight days. Every day, there were also other ordinary people who came to deliver food and clothes, or persuade him to give up.

  If it weren't for this old man occasionally exercising his numb and aching limbs, he might not be able to walk again after kneeling for these few days.

  Zhao Di saw that this person seemed to have the intention of kneeling all the way, and didn't know how long it would last, so he could only let out a light sigh, leave the cave, and come to the front of the old man.

  Before they arrived, a voice had already been heard: "You three are making noise here, disturbing the island owner's cultivation, what crime should you be guilty of!"

  If only it could scare these people away, that would be the best. Unfortunately, the old man seemed to be unaware of the danger, he looked around and didn't see any figures, his reverence for the Island Master increased again, and his kowtowing movements became faster, saying loudly: "I am willing to accept the Island Master's punishment! I only ask the Island Master to save my grandson, I will be a slave and servant for generations to repay the Island Master's great kindness!"

  The thirty-year-old woman with a pretty face beside the old man also hastily bowed her head and said, "Please, Master Xian, save my child! My child is trapped in the cave and is in danger of dying at any moment! Please, Master Xian, have mercy!"

  The middle-aged man just kept kowtowing desperately, but didn't say a word.

  "What's going on? Speak up!" Before they knew it, a refined and elegant young man with no hint of worldly aura had appeared before the three of them, suspended in mid-air. His long robe fluttered in the wind. To these mortals, this young man was like a divine being.

  The old man recognized the young man at a glance as the master of Xianshi Island, whom he had been fortunate enough to see once twenty or thirty years ago. His face hadn't changed much. The old man said excitedly and anxiously: "Thank you for meeting me, Master of the island. My grandson, who is also my only descendant, was taken away by a strange bird over 10 feet long and thrown onto a cliff over 100 meters high, unable to come down. I beg Master Xianshi to rescue him."

  It's over a zhang long, and it's probably a flying bird-like demon beast. A mortal child was taken away by the demon beast, but he hasn't died yet, which is quite suspicious! Zhao Di thought to himself, although it would be easy for him to deal with this, he didn't want to go out of his way for mortals. Otherwise, every time they had trouble, they would come here crying and wailing, how could he cultivate in peace?

  People need to be saved, but these few people also need to be taught a lesson, otherwise it will only bring more trouble!

  He said in a low voice, "Just for a private matter, you dare to come here and disturb the master's cultivation. You three people, do you really think that the master of this island will not be ruthless enough to kill you directly? You should know that with my identity as the master of this island, killing you few is no different from pinching a few ants to death!"

  The three people heard the anger in the Island Master's words and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. But that old man continued to say: "As long as the Island Master is willing to lend a hand, save my grandson, I am willing to be put to death by the Island Master, and forever repay the Island Master's great kindness for generations to come."

  "Hmph!" Zhao Di coldly snorted and said, "As for that child's current whereabouts, I'll deal with you three later and leave some lessons to be learned. Only then will you know that the Island Master's cave is not a place where ordinary people like you can casually intrude!"

  "Thank you, Island Master!" Zhang Lao Tou was overjoyed and bowed several times, saying: "My humble grandson is currently on a cliff three hundred miles southwest of here on a deserted island. I can lead the way for the Island Master..."

  "It's unnecessary!" Zhao said as he disappeared before the three of them.

  The three of them saw that the young immortal master in mid-air suddenly disappeared, and they were all shocked by this astonishing divine power.

  "Father, do you think Master Island will save Shuo'er?" The young woman asked anxiously.

  "The island owner is generous and has a wide range of powers, saving Shuo'er is just a matter of lifting his hand. Since the island owner has taken action, Shuo'er's return is hopeful. But we have disturbed the island owner's peace, and it's inevitable that we'll get scolded! When the island owner blames us later, let this old man take the blame alone! I hope my humble life can appease the island owner's anger." The old man said with a bitter smile.

  "Father, how can you let yourself suffer alone! We should be punished together, the three of us. I think the young master of the island is not a cruel person, he won't kill all three of us, will he?" The woman said.

  A middle-aged man made a gesture, implying that he was young and strong, and if the island owner had any punishment, he should take it.

  The old man nodded, looking at his daughter and son-in-law's anxious and worried appearance, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was also a well-known figure on this island, serving as the mayor of Lugu Island for over 30 years, managing this small island to perfection! Especially in the past twenty or so years, ordinary people from nearby islands heard that Lugu Island had very low taxes and no pressure to pay spirit stones, so they moved here one after another. The population on Lugu Island also increased from 1.5 million people over 20 years ago to over 3 million now, more than doubling in number.

  As the head of the mortal affairs on Lingshan Island, he was also a person with great status and prestige in front of people and horses. He had long been used to being respected and honored. Especially when he reached old age, he liked to listen to people flatter him and praise his merits. Over time, he also felt that he was a great figure different from others. When doing things, although there was not much difference from before, he couldn't help but have a bit of arrogance.

  But now in front of the master of Xianshi Island, there is no identity to speak of, life and death, honor and humiliation are decided by a single word or thought from Xianshi, with no possibility of resistance.

  The huge disparity in this, made him can't help but feel a sense of melancholy. The difference between ordinary people and cultivators is actually so big?! The difference between ants and humans is probably not even as much!

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