Ask Medicine Immortal Qu Wan'Er to intervene? She, like Flaming Blade Duan River, is a Late-stage Third Grade Earth Immortal. Unfortunately, Qu Wan'Er possesses no Immortal Artifact. While she could contend with him, her chances of victory are almost zero.

Lin Xuankong shook his head slightly. "While your master, Qu Wan'Er, can certainly mobilize the vast power of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, I've only recently learned that the Fire Spirit Sect might have infiltrated the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect with numerous spies. However, I'm still unsure of the exact number of spies, whether they are Immortal Sect Disciples or Earth Immortals of the sect, or even their identities."

Lii Xiaolan frowned. "That is indeed a problem. If we recklessly inform my master, Qu Wan'Er, that the Fire Spirit Sect has sent spies into the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, knowing her temperament, she'd likely cause a huge uproar immediately. The Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect couldn't possibly use the Soul Searching Technique, which damages the Divine Soul and Cultivation, on every disciple and Earth Immortal. If we inadvertently alert the enemy, it will become impossible to completely root out those spies hidden within the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. Furthermore, Flaming Blade Duan River possesses an Immortal Artifact of unknown Grade, and he has the backing of the Fire Spirit Sect, whose power rivals that of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. If we can't substantiate these claims, we absolutely mustn't act rashly; otherwise, it could very well trigger a massive war among the great Immortal Sects of the Western Region!"

Lin Xuankong nodded and said, "Let's wait a bit longer. During this period, I'll divide my attention and monitor the two of them. Since the Fire Spirit Sect has dispatched numerous spies to the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, it's impossible for them not to maintain contact with Flaming Blade Duan River. Moreover, it's possible that either Flaming Blade Duan River or Second Prince Chang Li of the Xianluo Dynasty possesses a list of spies and their contact codes. If we can uncover these, capturing all the Fire Spirit Sect spies in one fell swoop won't be a major issue. Crucially, we could then also leverage the power of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect to devise a way to eliminate Flaming Blade Duan River!"

Upon hearing this, Lii Xiaolan couldn't help but look at Lin Xuankong. "Hmm? Husband, a mere Ninth-Layer Perfection cultivator like you actually intends to eliminate a genuine Late-stage Third Grade Earth Immortal?"

Lin Xuankong laughed, a hint of bold confidence on his face. "When we first met, I was just an old man selling pancakes, on the verge of death. But the world is always changing; fortunes turn, you know! So what if he's a Late-stage Third Grade Earth Immortal? Give me a few years, and perhaps I'll be able to suppress him with a mere flip of my hand!"

Lii Xiaolan took his hand, her beautiful eyes filled with admiration. "Indeed, so much has changed in these past three-plus years! If I hadn't met you, I might still just be that young girl at the Late Stage of the Third Layer."

Lin Xuankong smiled and said, "Come on, let's go back to the Secret Realm and find Yu Fei?"

"No way! You rascal, you're definitely not thinking of anything good. We've already bought enough Demon Pearls, and all the Spirit Grass needed for the three types of Immortal Ascension Treasure Pills. I won't go with you. I have things to do; I need to work on my Alchemy, and I need to cultivate..."

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「Ba Mountain Secret Realm, Flying Dragon Slope.」

Xiao Xiuyi watched as Lin Xuankong poured out over a thousand Demon Pearls from the Ghost Frog Pouch. Raising her eyebrows, she said, "Brother Lin, you never fail to surprise me. I expected you to acquire some Demon Pearls quickly this time, but this huge pile... there must be over a thousand here!"

Lin Xuankong nodded. "More than one thousand four hundred in total!"

Xiao Xiuyi sighed. "With so many Demon Pearls, combined with sufficient Geng Metal Crystal and Thick Earth Crystal, we could probably refine another eighty Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts. Refining your Immortal Capturing Array shouldn't be a problem at all! However, if we refine all of them into Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts, it would likely take over ten days. You might not make it back in time for the disciple recruitment ceremony!"

Lin Xuankong shook his head slightly. "I never said that all these Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts had to be refined solely by Miss Xiao!"

Hearing this, Xiao Xiuyi looked surprised. "Could it be that Brother Lin has found another Artifact Refiner capable of refining Immortal Artifacts? From what I've gathered recently from chatting with Yu Fei and Sister Lan, even across the entire Central Divine Dynasty, there are very few Artifact Refiners who can easily refine Immortal Artifacts! Only the First Immortal Sect, which governs the Central Divine Dynasty, has three such Artifact Refiners. And the most powerful Immortal Artifacts they can produce are, like mine currently, only third-Grade! Has Brother Lin managed to invite one of those Immortal Tier Refiners? Which of the three could it be?"

Lin Xuankong smiled. "Far across the horizon, yet right before your eyes!"

Xiao Xiuyi gave him a peculiar look. "Brother Lin, you can't be joking, can you? Are you planning to personally refine Immortal Artifacts with me? Although you've watched me refine Immortal Artifacts every time, it's by no means an easy task. The slightest fluctuation or error in True Qi during the Refining process will immediately render all previous efforts void. If it weren't so difficult, how could there be only three Immortal Tier Refiners in the entire Central Divine Dynasty, despite the large number of Artifact Refiners?"

"I'll give it a try!" Lin Xuankong stated.

Xiao Xiuyi frowned. "Each failed attempt at Refining wastes a full eighteen Demon Pearls! And not only that, the Profound Iron, Geng Metal Crystal, and Thick Earth Crystal will also be completely wasted!"

Lin Xuankong, however, took out eighteen Demon Pearls and then laid out the Geng Metal Crystal, Thick Earth Crystal, Profound Iron, and other materials before him. "How about this: let's have a little competition. We'll see who can refine an Initial Tier Immortal Artifact first."

Upon hearing this, an undeniably proud expression appeared on Xiao Xiuyi's face. "Hmph. Fine. They're your Demon Pearls and your materials, after all. If you're not afraid of wasting them, I certainly won't lose any sleep over it on your behalf, Brother Lin. Besides, competing with me on the speed of refining Immortal Artifacts? You'll have to actually succeed in refining one in the first place!"

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「More than ten hours later...」

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