Zhao Di also saw the other party's spiritual energy fluctuations at a glance, and he retreated a few steps with Liu Yuying, but did not take out any defensive artifacts. He only slapped two defensive talismans and stared at the black-clothed man's every move.

  The man in black stopped more than ten feet away from the two of them, wearing a night-traveling outfit, with a black face mask on his head, revealing only two holes, and two extremely sinister eyes shot out from within, staring at the young woman for a long time before turning to glare viciously at Zhao Di.

  Still holding a glimmer of hope in his heart, Zhao Di secretly let out a sigh, and his hands had already grasped two magical artifacts.

  "Leave the woman behind, and you can get out of here!" The man in black said to Zhao Di in a hoarse voice like a broken gong, and anyone could hear the threatening tone.

  Zhao Di responded indifferently, "Why don't you leave first? Let's just pretend we never met."

  "You little brat, you're looking for death!" The black-clad man bellowed, and a dark light shot out like a meteor.

  "Be careful!" Just as Liu Yinyin's words fell, she realized that Zhao Di had already made his move!

  A fierce surge of spiritual energy erupted from Zhao Di's body, and in this instant, he transformed from an ordinary cultivator at the 10th layer of Qi Refining to a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator!

  Liu Yingying and the black-clothed man couldn't believe the bizarre event unfolding before their eyes! However, before the black-clothed man could have any other thoughts, Zhao Di's hand emitted a silver light imbued with powerful spiritual energy to counter the black-clothed man's dark magic artifact.

  "What a superior magic artifact!" The man in black shouted loudly, with a tone of shock and a hint of fear.

  As if to prove the black-robed man's judgment, the silver light easily cut the black-robed man's long, rod-shaped magic tool that emitted a dark glow into two pieces, and then stabbed towards the black-robed man at an undiminished speed.

  "Spare my life, friend! It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" The black-robed man's voice suddenly changed and was no longer hoarse, constantly begging for mercy. Under the powerful might of the extreme treasure, he didn't even make any defensive moves.

  Zhaodi's silver small sword also didn't just slash down, but instead floated above his head less than three feet away, slightly trembling, as if it was about to slash down at any moment.

  Zhao said coldly: "What misunderstanding? Why don't you call out your friend too?" As he spoke the last half sentence, however, he turned his head towards another direction.

  The man in black hastily pulled down his hood, revealing a young man with a slanted eye and a crooked mouth. At the same time, he shouted towards the direction Zhao was facing: "Shifu brother, come out and explain quickly!"

  Among the trees, a flash of green light appeared, and a young monk wearing brocade robes with an extremely pale face walked out from the trunk. As he quickly approached the man in black, he suddenly drew out a wooden sword with a dripping green hue and stabbed it towards the man in black.

  This strike was extremely sudden. The black-clothed man, who had no defense to begin with, only managed to say the word "you" before Qingmu's sword reached his body!

  With a "slap", the silver small sword struck flatly on the wooden sword, causing it to deviate by a slight angle, sliding across the black-clad person's collar.

  The black-clad man let out a cry of fright and broke into a cold sweat. In his shock and anger, he pointed at the young man in brocade and shouted: "You! You want to kill someone and silence them!"

  "Big Brother Sito?" The sudden series of actions by Zhao Di, who had become a foundation-building period cultivator and released an extraordinary magical artifact, left Liu Yuying dazed and confused. Suddenly seeing this person again, her mind was momentarily muddled, but she faintly sensed a thread of intrigue and conspiracy.

  "Do you know this person?" Zhao Di asked, pointing at the brocade-robed monk and asking Liu Yinying.

  "Not bad, his name is Sutu Xin, he's my husband's junior fellow apprentice. After my husband passed away, I have to thank Big Brother Sutu for taking care of me. The condolence money given by the Bi Hai Men was also handed over to me by Big Brother Sutu." Liu Yuying introduced.

  "Pah!" Before others could speak up, the man in black interrupted, "He didn't have good intentions at all! Brother Li was framed and killed by him! He..."

  "Shut up, you hypocrite! You still dare to slander good people and spit blood at them!" The large man in the brocade robe was furious, wielding his green wooden sword to continue stabbing at the black-robed person, but was once again blocked by Zhao Di's silver sword. At the same time, the black-robed person also took out a high-quality defensive artifact and held it in front of him.

  "You! Fellow Taoist, where are you from and why are you interfering in other people's business!" The young man in the brocade robe asked Zhao Di after his attacks were blocked twice.

  "I met Liu Xianzi many years ago, I suppose we can be considered old acquaintances. But as for you, Situ brother, why not let this person finish speaking? If the matter has nothing to do with you, then why are you in such a hurry to kill him and silence him?" Zhao Di's tone was still icy and piercing, and he emphasized the words "kill him and silence him".

  At this time, Liu Yingying finally reacted and asked the black-clothed man in a trembling voice: "Are you saying that my husband was killed by Situ? Is there any evidence?"

  "Miss Liu, don't listen to this scoundrel's nonsense. He just wants to find an excuse to escape." The young man in the brocade robe spoke up before the black-clad man could respond.

  The man in black spoke rapidly, but clearly: "Two years ago, we two and Li Shixiong, Tan Shidi and other seven or eight Qi-refining disciples of our sect went to Huang Ya Island to pick up a batch of goods for the sect. On the way back, that scoundrel Sutu Xin secretly applied a colorless and odorless liquid called fishy grass extract on Li Shixiong's clothes. This liquid is very difficult to detect and harmless, but it can attract level 5 demonic beasts like bloodthirsty sharks within a hundred miles. And indeed, such a shark appeared during the journey, causing Li Shixiong and others to encounter difficulties."

  "Haha, that's all nonsense!" The young man in the brocade robe sneered: "How could I have known that there would be a bloodthirsty shark exactly within a hundred miles? Besides, why would I do such a thing? If the task isn't completed, I won't gain anything! And another thing, why weren't you swallowed by the bloodthirsty shark either?"

  "Because..." The black-clothed man hesitated for a moment, but when he saw the silver sword hovering above his head, he spilled everything out: "Spare my life, Master Liu! I was also deceived by this person back then and conspired with him. It was me who leaked the information about the bloodthirsty shark to him. As for why he wanted to harm Master Li, it's simple - he had been eyeing Master Liu's beauty for a long time and had always been jealous of Master Li, planning to replace him!"

  "What!" Liu Yingying exclaimed softly, muttering: "I didn't expect that I would be the one to cause my husband's death..."

  "Don't listen to this scoundrel's nonsense, Liu Xianzi! This little thief had once committed the crime of forcibly molesting a low-ranking female cultivator, and was caught red-handed by Li Shixiong. He was afraid that Li Shixiong would report the matter to the sect, so he decided to silence him permanently. That's why he wants to harm Li Shixiong!" The young man in the brocade robe argued, his face flushed with anger. He also said to Zhao Di, "This little thief still dared to make a move on Xianzi today, and if it weren't for the presence of fellow cultivators, who knows what would have happened? We should execute this scoundrel on the spot to eliminate future troubles, and I can also help the sect clean up its ranks!" As he spoke, he turned his green wooden sword around and attacked the black-clad man again, but Zhao Di continued to silently parry with his silver sword.

  The man in black saw Zhao Di's three times of rescue, and was overjoyed. He said: "Thank you for your help! Today I am also being manipulated by this guy Sītú Xìn, intentionally pretending to make a move on Liǔ Xiānzi, forcing her to take the aphrodisiac pill, and then he will appear at the right time, pretending to be a hero saving the beauty and chasing me away.

  Liu Xianzi was grateful and took the Huanhuan Dan, she would definitely promise herself to him! The two of us are acting out this scene just to let him enjoy a beautiful woman! Throughout this whole thing, I was only forced by Situ Xin's coercion to cooperate with him, please spare my life! If I hadn't fallen into his hands, I wouldn't have done such a despicable thing!"

  Although they are both in the early stages of their cultivation, the black-robed man considers that Zhao has a top-grade artifact in his hand, while he only has a few high-grade artifacts, which is not enough to be an opponent. The black-robed man does not have the lucky idea of fighting and escaping, but instead puts his hope on the other party being able to show great mercy and spare him.

  (Fourth update, seeking collection and recommendation! As a new author with no popularity, the number of collections is very small. Today's achievement is all thanks to everyone's help in promoting it, thank you for your support!)