Zhao Di couldn't help but be slightly stunned, the girl in front of him was exactly his beloved wife Yun Meng Li, whom he had missed countless times at night. Her expression and appearance at this moment were exactly the same as they were before she passed away.

  "Master, this is just an illusion created by your emotions in the array, it's not the mistress's soul!" Youlan hastily said as she saw Zhao Di stop in his tracks.

  "I wouldn't know, I just wanted to hear her voice again." Zhao Di lowered his head and looked down, and indeed, the light spots on the Tongtian Order in his hand were moving outward at a speed visible to the naked eye.

  He let out a long sigh and took a step forward, simultaneously drawing out the Dream Crystal Sword.

  Looking at the purple treasure sword, a hint of fear appeared in Yun Mengli's eyes.

  "You are not the one I love, if it were her, she would never have felt fear towards this Dream Crystal Sword." Zhao Di muttered to himself, holding the precious sword in front of him, and walked away from the girl without looking back.

  After walking for hundreds of feet, a magnificent golden palace appeared before Zhao's eyes.

  Zhao Di burst in without any courtesy, and what entered his eyes were two rows of exquisitely carved wooden tables. On each table, there were dozens of wooden boxes and jade boxes of various sizes, all open, containing all sorts of treasures.

  "Ten Thousand Years of Coral!"

  "One of the Ten Ancient Divine Artifacts, the Void Mirror!"

  "Isn't this the Three Treasures of Infant Transformation - the Infancy Transformation Pill, the Coagulation of Infant Pill and the Nourishment of Infant Pill?"

  "This is a six-foot-long clear bamboo! It's actually this long!"

  "Heavens! The spiritual energy of this spirit stone is actually far higher than that of a high-grade spirit stone. Could it be the legendary top-quality spirit stone?"

  Zhao Di merely swept his eyes over them, and was shocked in his heart. The treasures stored in these boxes were all the best of the best that he had ever thought about day and night. Some he had seen before, some he had only read about in books, and he couldn't believe that they were all here.

  Apart from these treasures whose names he could call out, there were also over a hundred boxes containing unknown treasures, but apparently of the same value.

  Any of the treasures here, if put up for auction on Island No. 1, would fetch a sky-high price and might even spark a scramble among the Yuan Ying old monsters, causing a stir in the Starry Sea.

  Zhao Di suppressed the shock in his heart, and with a straight face, he quickly walked out of the golden house that was only tens of meters long.

  Wealth and status, or beautiful women's charm, are not the greatest temptations for many cultivators who focus on their spiritual journey. Instead, it is these treasures such as mineral pellets and elixirs that are completely incomprehensible to ordinary people that are most valued by cultivators. Zhao Di believes that there must be cultivators who have gone through countless hardships to reach this place, only to unknowingly waste time admiring one or two extraordinary treasures, and unfortunately fail to pass this test.

  If it weren't for Zhao Di having the Qian Kun Bao Ding, this most heaven-defying treasure in hand, and already possessing many precious treasures including the Wan Nian Huo Shan Hu inside, perhaps he wouldn't have such a high resistance to these treasures.

  Zhao Di quickened his pace after leaving the treasure house and soon saw the staircase leading to the fourth floor.

  Zhao Di let out a gentle sigh, the Tian Tong Lüe in his hand indicated that he didn't have much time left either. If there were one or two more layers of illusions behind, he was afraid he wouldn't have enough time to pass this level.

  Arriving at the fourth floor's grand hall, Zhao Di let out a gentle breath and swept his gaze over the jade-quality shelves in the center of the hall. He revealed a hint of a delighted smile.

  As expected, rumors are true. Among hundreds of grids here, there are dozens of restrictions, and it's likely that one of them is a treasure.

  In other words, from ancient times to the present, there have only been a few hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators who have managed to reach this fourth layer!

  The treasures of the third layer's grand hall have been taken away, leaving only a little bit remaining here, which shows that in the trial of the third layer of the illusionary realm, there are still quite a few cultivators who cannot pass.

  Whether it's a heart too heavy with power, or a lustful mind, or an unforgettable past memory, or an overly strong desire for treasure, anyone with the above mental loopholes doesn't need much, just staying in the corresponding illusion for a moment will unknowingly fall into the trap and be unable to reach this place.

  Counting them up, there were only two or three hundred cultivators who entered the Tongtian Tower with Zhao Di in the same batch. At most, a dozen or so people could reach this level.

  These dozen or so people are not only excellent in both attack and defense, surpassing the ordinary late-stage Golden Elixir cultivators, but also have no obvious flaws in their mental state.

  No wonder when Qiu Yi Hong and Zhang Bei Chen said they wanted to reach this level, they were ridiculed by Wei Zi Yu of the Tian Shi Sect for their ignorant boasts. It seems that Wei Zi Yu already knew how terrifyingly difficult the first three levels of Tong Tian Tower are.

  Zhao Di struck a spell on the Tongtian Order, and it shot out a white light that accurately hit a grid with restrictions. After a moment, the restrictions disappeared, revealing a square jade box over a foot long and wide.

  It seems that this treasure is not small after all. Zhao Di opened the jade box with full expectation, and saw a pair of dull gray short boots.

  Zhao Di carefully stroked the unassuming short boots, which felt both soft and tough to the touch, and were extremely light in weight, as if made from a combination of spiritual silk and feathers of avian demon beasts.

  "Huh!" Zhao Di discovered that on the surface of this boot, there were a few short feathers with a faint layer of electric arcs flashing, instantly reminding him of the shape-shifting Thunder Phoenix he had seen before.

  He flipped over the sole of his boot and saw the two ancient characters "Surprise Thunder".

  "Thunder boots! It's indeed made from the materials of a Thunder-attribute demon bird, but unfortunately it seems to be made from low-grade demon bird materials or leftover feathers. Otherwise, the Thunder-attribute spiritual energy wouldn't be so weak!" Zhao sighed in disappointment. However, if this boot was made from top-notch materials like the transformed feathers of a Thunder Phoenix, it wouldn't have appeared in the fourth layer of the grand hall. At the very least, it would have been one of the most prized treasures.

  Under Zhao's itching feet, seeing no one around, he changed into these shocking boots.

  "Really great!" Zhao Di had only walked a few steps before he felt as light as a swallow, his footsteps swift and effortless.

  In the Tongtian Tower, there has always been a powerful ban on flying. Even these Nascent Soul stage experts cannot fly for long periods of time. Now that he wore the shocking Thunder Boots, his walking and running speed had increased significantly.

  "I heard that the next test is physical endurance. Now with these Thunder Boots, our master has truly gained an added advantage!" You Ruo exclaimed in admiration.

  Zhao Di was also very satisfied, with his family background, ordinary attack and defense treasures were naturally looked down upon, this rare auxiliary surname treasure was quite suitable for him.

  In the fourth layer of the Grand Hall, there were only a few dozen large doors in total. With a flash of his body, Zhao Di entered one of the arched doors and prepared to charge through the extremely difficult fourth pass.

  At the same time, it had been two days and nights since Zhao Di and others entered the Tongtian Tower. The vast majority of the Jiedan period cultivators had been forced or voluntarily left the Tongtian Tower, only the third and fourth floors, each with a small number of cultivators, continued on.

  As soon as Zhao entered the fourth layer's archway, he felt a wave of scorching hot air rushing towards him. Out of instinct, he wanted to raise his spiritual power to protect himself, but suddenly discovered that most of his spiritual power couldn't be raised at all, and he could only slightly exert a tiny bit of magical power, less than one ten-thousandth, which was essentially negligible!

  "What a freak!" Zhao Di was shocked! At this time, he couldn't even use a large amount of spiritual power, and he couldn't even take out a single talisman, no better than a first-level Qi Refining cultivator!

  For those who are used to having a strong Zhao Di, it is very awkward and painful.

  "Could it be the rumored Spirit Sealing Grand Array! It can seal a cultivator's spiritual energy, rendering it unable to be used, and judging from Master's current situation, this Spirit Sealing Grand Array must be an extremely powerful one! Otherwise, how could it make even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator like him so helpless?" You Ruo thought to herself.

  "Do you have a way to break the shackles of this formation, or let my magical powers increase slightly? In its current state, I can only barely open the storage ring and activate the Heaven-Connecting Order in my hand. Other methods are really impossible to use!" Zhao Di frowned and asked. Fortunately, he could activate the Heaven-Connecting Order at any time; otherwise, if he encountered danger here, he would die due to his spiritual power being sealed, which would be too unjust!

  "Unless the array eye is found, this large array must be arranged with the legendary absolute spirit jade. As long as the master finds this object and takes it out, he can destroy the formation method. However, at this time, the master cannot even release his divine consciousness a few meters away. Wanting to find the object of the array eye that is buried tens of meters underground is more difficult than finding a needle in the ocean!" You Ruo's words made Zhao give up on this plan.

  "Haha! As expected, it's a test of physical strength and endurance. Without the protection of spiritual energy, it's really not an easy task to cross this desert!" Zhao gazed out at the suddenly vast and open scenery before him - a boundless expanse of yellow sand dunes stretching out as far as the eye could see. The sky above was devoid of sun, but the temperature was extremely high, and the hot wind blowing from who-knew-where was also unusually dry.

  Zhao Di, without spiritual power to protect his body, had only been here for a moment when he felt sweat dripping down his back.

  "Let's go!" Zhao Di muttered to himself. Because he didn't know which direction the exit to the fifth floor was in, Zhao Di chose to head towards a nearby slightly higher sand dune, planning to use the better view from this location to determine his next direction.

  He took out a wooden staff from his storage bag, which was obtained from some unlucky monk, and walked towards the sand dunes with the staff in hand.

  "These Thunder Boots are truly a treasure!" Zhao Di exclaimed, drenched in sweat after just a few steps.

  The temperature in this environment is extremely high, and the gravel under his feet, although he didn't touch it with his hands, must also be very hot. However, thanks to the magical protection of these boots, his feet don't feel very hot at all. Moreover, walking on this soft gravel, he feels as light as a swallow, and his footprints are very shallow, saving him a lot of energy.

  After a tortuous journey of an hour, Zhao Di finally reached the top of this hill. Looking far away, due to the high temperature, the heat flow made everything hazy. However, relying on his superior eyesight as a cultivator, he vaguely identified the direction.

  However, after walking nearly a hundred miles in this scorching desert, Zhao Di was really exhausted. He lightly patted his waist and the Ice Wind Python jumped out of the spiritual beast bag into mid-air before heavily smashing onto the scorching hot sand.

  Bingfeng Jiao immediately used its claws to prop up its body, apparently it was also unaccustomed to the environment here.

  "I'm sorry!" Zhao Di rode on Bingfeng Jiao without any politeness and immediately felt a chill.

  The pale green scales of this ice wind python felt refreshingly cool to Zhao Di's touch.

  Bingfeng Jiao carried Zhao Di on his back, retracted his claws and slid across the sandy surface, apparently this was the most energy-saving way to travel.

  With the powerful body of Bingfeng Jiao, after sliding out for dozens of miles, it finally stopped and looked extremely exhausted and parched. It twisted its head to transmit a thirsty message to Zhao Di.

  "This is easy!" Zhao Di had a large amount of Lingquan water stored in his storage ring, which was enough for him and Bingfeng Jiao to drink.

  At this moment, he took out two small jade bottles about the size of a foot, opened one himself and drank it in one gulp, and threw the other to Bingfeng Jiao.

  The latter shook his head and passed more detailed information to Zhao Di.

  "You must have the sweet rain! That's right, this thing is very useful for you!" Zhao understood the spiritual beast's intention and took out another small jade bottle from his storage ring and threw it to Bingfeng Jiao.

  The latter happily swallowed the jade bottle whole, and a moment later spat out the empty jade bottle. However, the Ice Wind Python's spirit and physical strength had clearly recovered a lot, and it showed an expression of "let's have another bottle".

  "This elixir is indeed extraordinary, greatly supplementing one's physical strength." Zhao Di exclaimed in surprise, and he threw another jade bottle to Bing Feng Jiao.

  Accompanying Bingfeng Jiao through the tribulation of shedding its skin and becoming a Jiao, Zhao Di had also been sprinkled with the heavenly dew of this tribulation, without any adverse effects. After some thought, Zhao Di decided to try drinking a drop of this heavenly dew. As soon as it entered his mouth, he clearly felt a refreshing sensation, and his physical strength recovered slightly in an instant.

  Zhao Di used his divine consciousness to examine his own body and found nothing wrong with it.

  Zhao was overjoyed and drank a small mouthful of sweet dew, immediately recovering his robust physical strength.

  "Haha, with this treasure, Master's physical strength can be said to be infinite! This level's physical endurance test is a piece of cake for Master!" You Ruo exclaimed happily in Zhao Di's mind.

  "Not bad! It seems that this Ganlin is indeed a rare treasure, unfortunately it will be difficult to get in the future, so we should cherish it. Ice Wind Jiao needs two large bottles to recover his strength, while I only need a small mouthful. For the next half of the journey, I'll complete it myself, which can save a lot of Ganlin!" Zhao Di was also very excited and calculated carefully.

  Then Zhao Di put Ice Wind Python back into the Spirit Beast Bag and continued on his way with his wooden staff.

  Whenever he was exhausted, he would drink a small mouthful of sweet dew, and his energy would be immediately replenished, then continue on his journey.

  Because he inadvertently discovered the use of Tian Jie Gan Lin, Zhao Di thought that this pass would become very easy, but after walking out for more than 20 miles, he encountered trouble again.

  A pack of wolves with scarlet fur surrounded Zhao Di, numbering fifty or sixty!

  These ferocious wolves had their eyes fixed on Zhao Di, staring at him with an unblinking gaze, and some of them even drooled with greed, making Zhao Di feel a chill run down his spine.

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