The refined puppet required a demon soul, and Zhao Di had already bought enough in the market. This kind of refining period puppet only needed a first-level demon beast's soul to be sufficient. In the market, a first-level demon soul was sold for just a few pieces of low-grade spirit stone, and Zhao Di had bought over a hundred!

  As for the materials, although they are not very expensive, the large quantity still costs a lot. Zhao Di bought a total of about 100 or so puppet-making materials in several different places, enough to make around 100 Qi-refining puppets.

  Apart from the puppet materials, he also bought a considerable amount of auxiliary materials for various refining equipment, some of which were quite expensive. The total amount of spirit stones he spent in the market was a staggering sum, indeed too much for a cultivator at the initial stage of foundation building. This was also why he had to shoo away Old Man He and his grandson when making purchases.

  The total amount was a bit more, but they were all scattered and purchased separately. After he finished buying, they were transmitted to who-knows-how-many-ten-thousands-of-miles away on the same day, so it wouldn't attract attention.

  Although doing so still involves some risk, for Zhao Di who has big plans in mind, taking these risks is well worth it!

  Several days later, Zhao Di returned to Lugu Island, took out a white jade dharma plate and rushed straight to his own cave mansion.

  But as soon as he entered the range of Lushan Mountain, three small light spots suddenly flashed in the magic plate in his hand!

  This white jade law disk is the control disk of the Six Wheels Absolute Spirit Formation. The light spots on it indicate that three mysterious cultivators have broken into the formation despite its prohibition!

  Zhao Di hastily took out another green and red colored magic disk. Fortunately, this magic disk did not show any signs of damage, indicating that the Double Extreme Array was still intact and had not been forcibly broken.

  It seems that someone has discovered this very secretive Six-Wheel Absolute Spirit Formation and rushed in, but his cave should still be safe.

  Zhao took out a flowing, semi-transparent cloak with a dazzling aura, wrapped his body in it, and applied the Concealment Technique to its limits. Then he slowly stepped into the Six-Wheel Absolute Spirit Formation.

  The six-wheeled absolute spirit array controlled by him was originally based on concealment, and with the mysterious hiding technique and the cloak that could transfer divine consciousness, Zhao Di's actions became even harder to detect.

  He silently and stealthily approached for several miles, discovering two black-robed Foundation Building cultivators continuously attacking his Heaven Covering Two Extremes Formation. These two were both mid-stage Foundation Building cultivators, using black-energy-shrouded wooden staffs with three or four blood-red skulls embedded on top. The cyan and red light screen emitted by the Heaven Covering Two Extremes Formation already showed signs of weakening, clearly these two had been attacking for quite some time, grinding down a considerable amount of the formation's might.

  "It's another Mo Men cultivator, and their attire is exactly the same as those people from Xing Chen! Are they here to take revenge? Zhao Di thought to himself, but he also felt that this possibility was too small. He was just a nameless, low-ranking Qi Condensation beginner, how could he be worth the trouble of Mo Men cultivators making such a big deal out of it? Besides, their speed wouldn't have allowed them to investigate his background and arrive here ahead of time!"

  He didn't expose his identity and secrets in the foreign star, it's impossible for the Demon Gate disciples to be after him. There is only one possibility, it must be related to another cultivator who broke into the formation!

  Although the opponent's goal is not on oneself, they have reached the front of their own cave mansion. It seems that it cannot be avoided! Either abandon the cave mansion and leave, or immediately take action to eliminate these two people, there are only these two paths!

  The cave is still good, and at worst, he can find another place to practice, but the few dragon eggs in the cave are what he is most reluctant to part with.

  Zhao Di learned from the classics that among all the demon beasts, the Jiaolong's potential for evolution was the greatest, and it could be imagined how precious a Jiaolong egg would be.

  After a moment's thought, Zhao Di made a decisive decision to silence him!

  He approached the two black-robed monks under the cover of many hidden means, without being detected at all, only about 20-30 meters away. He clutched a few flying needles in his hand and continued to get closer.

  One of the monks seemed to sense something was amiss, turned his head and looked back, only to find a handsome young monk standing less than ten yards away. He was shocked and changed color, shouting loudly: "What do you want to do?"

  Before he had even finished speaking, eight red light dots rushed towards the two of them. Six of them stabbed at the monk who had already turned around, while the other two attacked the other person.

  The flying needle technique has always been known for its extreme speed, and under Zhao Di's sudden attack, it instantly pierced the two men in front of him.

  The cultivator from the Zhao Territory only managed to raise a defensive light shield and turn his skull-tipped staff forward, attempting to deflect the sneak attack of the flying needle artifact. However, only two flying needles were deflected, while the remaining four pierced through the protective light shield one after another, creating four fist-sized blood holes in him, killing him instantly.

  Another person was pierced through the chest and abdomen by a flying needle device after hearing his companion's call, before he could turn around and mobilize his device, also bleeding profusely and dying instantly.

  From the moment Zhao Di was discovered to when he killed the two of them, it was only a matter of a breath's time. After the entire process ended, someone in the Tian Fu Two Extremes Formation let out an astonished and shocked "Ah!"

  This voice made Zhao Di feel quite familiar, and he quickly linked it to a certain person.

  "Fellow Taoist, why did you barge into the Lower Cavern Mansion? Why must you hide and sneak around?" Zhao Di skillfully put away the two corpses' storage bags and magical instruments, after which he shot out two fireballs. He then turned his head to face the cultivator in the Tian Fu Duo Ji array and also shut down the array's spell through the formation plate.

  After the red and blue light screen disappeared, a girl with outstanding talent appeared in front of Zhao Di more than 100 meters away. The girl was only sixteen or seventeen years old, with crimson lips and white teeth, delicate eyebrows and a face as smooth as jade, with two rosy cheeks that seemed to be reflected by the morning dew on the snow. Especially her eyes were clear like water, seeming to have an innate ability to attract people's hearts, making Zhao Di attracted by her unparalleled beauty at first sight, staring blankly for a long time.

  Since Zhao Di entered the immortal cultivation world, he had seen countless beautiful female cultivators, but it was clear that in terms of appearance and temperament, none could be compared to the girl in front of him.

  Even his intense murderous intent was almost completely melted away by this woman's breathtaking beauty!

  Zhao couldn't help but mock himself secretly, thinking that he had become so enchanted by the beautiful girl that he couldn't even move forward on his path; if this continued, how could he possibly achieve great things in his cultivation of immortality?

  Thinking of the great cause of cultivating immortality, Zhao Di's heart was like a sudden awakening, and his expression changed instantly. He coldly said: "Fellow Taoist, you came uninvited and intruded into my cave mansion without permission. I'm afraid it's not reasonable! Even if I were to kill you now, it wouldn't violate the rules of Xixing Island!"

  The girl saw the young man in front of her suddenly and swiftly kill two foundation-building middle-stage cultivators, and she was already shocked, with her mouth slightly open and her heart tense. When she saw him look at her with a dazed and confused gaze, she felt a bit relieved, but also felt a little angry at his impolite behavior. And when she saw him suddenly turn cold as frost and speak in an icy tone, threatening her, her heart skipped a beat again!

  She slightly bent her knees and bowed to Zhao, saying softly: "So this is Fellow Zhao's abode. I, too, was being pursued by those two evil cultivators from the Demonic Sect and had no choice but to borrow Fellow Zhao's array to hide in distress. My name is Yun Mengli, thank you for saving my life, Fellow Zhao. Please forgive me for my intrusion. I am willing to make amends to show gratitude and apology!"

  Upon hearing the girl's heavenly voice, Zhao Di's killing intent was reduced by a considerable amount. Seeing that his opponent had recognized him, he became even more certain of the girl's identity. His heart calmed down somewhat, but his face still wore an icy expression with a hint of anger as he said: "So it's Yunxianzi from the Xuanyi Pavilion. No wonder you could ignore these two arrays and enter my domain. I do have a past encounter with you, and it's rare that you still remember me. However, I must ask myself what kind of relationship we have, and if you can't give me some reasonable compensation, I'm afraid that in my anger, I might just destroy this beautiful flower!"

  "This..." The girl heard this and became very nervous. The cultivator in front of her, although also at the initial stage of foundation building like herself, had the advantage of terrain and formation, and his previous move of killing two mid-stage foundation building demonic cultivators showed that his power was unfathomable and far beyond that of an ordinary initial stage foundation building cultivator! With this, she immediately gave up on the idea of making a desperate attack. She thought to herself, what kind of precious treasure could she use to tempt him, yet not provoke him to kill?

  (Fourth update! It's not easy for a new book to get started without strong recommendations, and having today's data is already quite good! This is all thanks to the enthusiastic support of all book friends, thank you very much! PS: I've updated 99 chapters in just one month!)