Zhao Di killed the bookworm in just two or three breaths, and only after the bookworm was completely dead did the inkstone he spat out reach Zhao Di's body.

  Zhao Di used the half of the Heaven's Blade in his hand to lightly block, and resolved the attack from the masterless magic treasure. He then turned around with an angry gaze towards the old man.

  At this moment, Zhao Di's body was filled with a fierce and intimidating aura, his eyes were full of crazy killing intent. Anyone who met his gaze couldn't help but feel a sense of fear.

  The painting that was flying and spinning, resisting the girl's attack, suddenly shrunk back, wrapping up the old man's entire body, and he was about to use this to escape!

  Zhao Di took out a pink bead slightly larger than his fist and threw it at the old man.

  This was exactly what Zhao Di had refined, a Consuming Treasure, the Illusory Fire Pearl. As soon as the pearl left Zhao Di's hand, it immediately split into two, then four, and continued to transform into identical round spheres of light that shot out in all directions at an extremely fast speed towards the old man.

  The illusory clone of the Fantastical Fire Pearl was not something an ordinary Gathering Dan stage cultivator could see through, let alone in such a short period of time! The old man had no choice but to rely on the painting to protect himself.

  A loud "boom" sound came from where the old man was, and a strong dazzling white light flashed, after which everything disappeared except for countless sparkling lights produced by the explosion!

  However, at the same time, more than a dozen feet away in mid-air, a spatial fluctuation occurred, and the old man holding the scroll appeared. At this moment, his face was extremely pale, obviously suffering from severe blood loss. The Confucian scholar holding a sword that he had painted on the scroll also disappeared, and after a brief moment, the entire scroll shattered into countless spiritual light ashes.

  Zhao thought to himself that it was a pity, this old man had actually cultivated a secret technique similar to the Great Nirvana Scripture, and had resolved his powerful blow!

  The so-called Great Nirvana Technique is to use a special technique to refine one's limbs and other parts of the body, and when encountering an unavoidable attack, sacrifice this part of the body to withstand the full attack and preserve one's own life.

  This painting of a sword-wielding Confucian scholar was likely created by the old man using a large amount of his own blood and essence, repeatedly refined to serve as a talisman to ward off disasters. It had played a crucial role in saving the old man's life at a critical moment. However, such secretly refined objects can only be effective when connected to the cultivator's mind and spirit. Therefore, after the painting was destroyed, the old man's mind and essence were also severely depleted.

  The seriously injured old man turned into a green light and flew away quickly towards the direction of Moon Pillar Peak. With his full force exertion of the escape light speed after forming the elixir, in just one breath, he was already over a hundred feet away and soon disappeared among the peaks of Xing Star Island.

  "This place is not suitable for staying, let's go quickly!" Zhao was about to drive the Escape Light Array to fly away, but saw the girl's figure flicker and almost fall from mid-air.

  He stretched out his hand and swept the girl's slender waist into his arm, then transformed into a blue light like a meteor rushing into the city.

  Zhao Di directly flew into the grand hall where the transmission array was located, and using the divine ability of Hunyuan Yiqi, he knocked out all the foundation-building cultivators inside.

  These foundation-building monks only saw a blue light flying into the main hall, and then quickly attacking each person. Under the pressure of its strong spiritual power and extremely fast speed, these monks were unable to make effective defensive moves before being knocked unconscious one by one. Although they woke up after a moment, the blue light had already disappeared without a trace, and there were obvious signs of recent use on the transmission array in the main hall.

  Zhao brought Yun Mengli to Penglai Fairy Island, but didn't stay. After a slight disguise, they went through the transmission array again and arrived at Fangzhang Fairy Island, then flew away in the distance immediately.

  In a certain deserted island in the Fangzhang Xian Island sea area, there is an inconspicuous small hill. Occasionally, several seabirds common to the Star Sea would perch on it and wander about at will.

  Such a scene is really ordinary for an uninhabited island.

  In fact, all of this was just an illusion created by a highly skilled formation. Inside the formation was a valley of scattered rocks, and in the valley there was a hidden cave. Deep within the cave, Zhao Di and Yun Mengli were sitting cross-legged facing each other. The two had their palms facing each other, eyes closed in meditation.

  At the entrance of the cave, two women, Youlan and You'rufu, were in charge of the formation method, replacing Zhao Di and others to guard the law.

  The two women had different thoughts.

  He was carefully distinguishing the subtleties of this hidden formation, his eyes gleaming with a hint of excitement. The array in front of him seemed to be subtly aligned with a certain ancient grand array, and although it was only activated by mid-grade spirit stones, it contained no less powerful divine abilities than an ancient grand array. Even a Foundation Establishment cultivator standing right next to it might not necessarily discover the flaws within.

  It's clear that this formation should be a modified version of the ancient grand formation, and the skill displayed in this formation is something that You Ruo can't help but admire!

  In the ancient grand array, not one is not extremely complex. To understand its subtleties, setting up an identical ancient grand array is already a very difficult task. Even with detailed instructions in hand, a master of the array often needs to study for over ten years or even several decades to achieve it.

  But to modify and adjust the ancient grand formation, it's not just about understanding the ancient grand formation, but also requires mastering its essence and thoroughly grasping it with one's fingertips in order to improve and adjust without messing it up. This is something that even a once-in-a-century master of formations may find difficult to achieve!

  Could it be that this celestial maiden, who has a deep relationship with the master, is also a rare and powerful array grandmaster? Yu Rou plans to ask her about the way of arrays after she recovers from her injuries. Recently, she has been contemplating the Mysterious Origin Five Elements Great Array, but there are still many details that she doesn't fully understand.

  Youlan was also thinking about this girl with astonishing beauty at this time, and she obviously had a very deep relationship with Zhao Di. Otherwise, Zhao Di wouldn't have rushed over so hastily after learning that she had encountered danger, and he wouldn't have revealed the top-grade spiritual artifact, Zhu Tian Jian, without being absolutely sure of annihilating all the enemies.

  However, the Soul Incineration Technique this person has mastered is truly a double-edged sword. Judging from her condition, it doesn't even seem like she's using this extremely costly technique for the first time. If her guess is correct, then perhaps this woman won't have much longer to live!

  At this point, she couldn't help but feel a little melancholy for Zhao Di.

  Half a month later, Zhao Di and Yun Meng Li walked out of the stone cave together.

  Yōran and Yōjaku, who had already sensed this matter, were waiting respectfully at the entrance of the cave to welcome the two.

  "Your humble servants, Youlan and Rou, pay their respects to the mistress!" The two girls bowed in unison as Yun Mengli appeared.

  "You two sisters don't have to be so polite!" Yun Mengli's cheeks flushed with a hint of red, adding three points of beauty to her already stunning face. She felt slightly shy when she heard the title "hostess".

  The origin of the two ghostly girls, Zhao Di had already told her that they were people from thousands of years ago, so she called them "sisters". In fact, the two girls looked like they still had a hint of childishness, appearing one or two years younger than Yun Mengli.

  "I've discussed it with Meng Li, we're going to go to a remote sea area and find a small island at random, blend in with the ordinary people and live for a while. During this time, I'll also need to trouble you two to help me deal with some matters." Zhao Di said with a smile.

  "Blend in with ordinary people? Is the master going to use this to evade Tian He Lao Zei's pursuit and temporarily avoid trouble?" You Ruo asked.

  Zhao nodded and said, "That's right. That old man barely escaped with his life, so he'll definitely tell Tian He about this. As a Yuanying period cultivator, he's not someone we can deal with at our current level. Moreover, Meng Li said that the Xueyi Gate of the Yingzhou Immortal Island is also involved in this matter. Therefore, it's likely that we've already been targeted by both forces simultaneously. Especially since I used the Hunyuan Divine Light divine ability, I don't know if someone will guess its origin. If so, I'm afraid the Xueyi Gate won't let us off!"

  "But that's only one of the reasons. My kung fu has also reached a bottleneck, and I need to use my time in the mortal world to temper my mental state, otherwise it will be difficult for me to make progress in my kung fu. Especially after the last big battle, for some reason, I accidentally triggered a violent surge of killing energy, and even had a thread of killing energy invade my heart. For this period of time, I won't be able to use my powerful strength to fight with others again, and will need to focus on cultivating my body and mind, driving out this thread of killing energy from my body. Therefore, no matter what, entering the mortal world is now the best choice."

  "Since Master has considered it thoroughly, Yu Lan will naturally assist with all her might! It's just that I don't know what Master wants us slaves to do?" Yu Lan asked softly.

  "This can wait, let's decide on a place to descend first and discuss later." Zhao Di said, then furrowed his brow and asked in return: "Youlan, you were the first to recognize the Burning Soul Secret Method, how much do you remember about this secret technique? Is there really no room for recovery?"

  "Alas, I only subconsciously thought of this technique at the time, and I really don't know much about its specific content! As for the rescue method, it seems that there is no relevant information." Youlan sighed softly in response, her eyes not even daring to glance towards Cloud Dream璃 beside Zhao Di.

  Yun Mengli smiled slightly and said in a gentle voice, "This heaven-defying secret technique naturally has no way to save oneself, otherwise it wouldn't have almost been lost and few cultivators would use it. Since Mengli used this technique, she had already made preparations in her heart, Brother Zhao doesn't need to worry about Mengli."

  Zhao Di lovingly gazed at Yun Mengli's stunning beauty, speechless.

  "By the way, You Ruo, Zhao Ge said you have a talent for array techniques. Hehe, Meng Li is also from an array family and has been studying arrays since childhood." Yun Mengli changed the subject and took out two or three jade slips of different colors, handing them to You Ruo, saying: "These are some ancient array technique classics that have been passed down through generations in the Yun family, as well as the experiences and insights of the Yun family's array masters, including my father, and some of Meng Li's own thoughts, which are also recorded. I hope they can be helpful to You Ruo."

  "Thank you, madam!" Yu Rou's face lit up with great joy as she accepted the few jade slips, her eyes shining with excited radiance.

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