Lin Xuankong carefully recalled the conversation between Flaming Blade Duan River and Second Prince Chang Li. He then meticulously remembered the scene when Flaming Blade Duan River used the jade token. After that, he recounted Flaming Blade Duan River's plan and the names of the numerous Immortal Sects he had contacted.

After Lin Xuankong finished speaking, the expressions of Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, who initially wore a cold look, and Wine Immortal Chi Liuxia both changed.

After a moment of silence, Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect couldn't help but ask, "Tributor Mu, are you sure that Flaming Blade Duan River contacted so many Immortal Sects when he used the Communication Jade Token?"

Lin Xuankong nodded. He had used the Seventh Celestial Eye technique of the Eight Gates Celestial Eye, meaning whatever Flaming Blade Duan River had seen and heard, he too had seen and heard. How could information obtained this way be wrong?

Seeing Lin Xuankong so certain, Wine Immortal Chi Liuxia couldn't help but frown and said, "Led by the Fire Spirit Immortal Sect and the Five Elements Immortal Sect, a total of seventy-six Immortal Sects, both large and small! This time, Flaming Blade Duan River is truly planning something earth-shattering!"

Lin Xuankong frowned as well. "Flaming Blade Duan River did indeed send messages to all seventy-six Immortal Sects using the Communication Jade Token. But could these Immortal Sects, large and small, truly be so easily incited by him to jointly confront the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and me?"

Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect stared at Lin Xuankong, sighed, and said:

"Tributor Mu, you possess the means to refine Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts and perhaps don't take them too seriously! But do you have any idea how intense the desire for Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts is among the Earth Immortals of the various Immortal Sects in the Western Region of the Central Divine Dynasty!

Even an Initial Tier Immortal Artifact can nearly double an Earth Immortal's combat power, almost granting them a second Golden Core and immortal techniques with might far surpassing Earth Immortals of the same tier! This is something High-Tier Spiritual Artifacts can never achieve!

With the allure of Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts, perhaps not all seventy-six of those Immortal Sects can be incited by Flaming Blade Duan River, but inciting the majority of them shouldn't be a problem! Furthermore, even if some smaller Immortal Sects are unwilling to collude with the Fire Spirit Immortal Sect, they would likely be coerced into standing with them due to fear of their tyrannical behavior!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuankong fell silent, his frown deepening.

Merely revealing a small 'trump card' in my artifact refining ability has already drawn so much envy and jealousy. If all my many trump cards and unique qualities were revealed one by one, who knows how much envy and hatred it would attract! It seems that, whether one is a mortal or an immortal, it's best to remain low-key! However, things have already escalated to this point, and a solution must be found. At the very least, this time, Flaming Blade Duan River of the Fire Spirit Immortal Sect must be dealt with. Otherwise, letting such a treacherous person live will only bring more trouble in the future!

But even Sect Leader Li, a Fifth-Grade Earth Immortal, and Wine Immortal Chi Liuxia say they can only kill Flaming Blade Duan River, who is a Late-Stage Third Grade Earth Immortal. How can I possibly slay this scoundrel? He is a genuine Late-Stage Third Grade Earth Immortal!

Unless... I entrust my set of forty-nine Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts, which form the Immortal Capturing Array, to Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect or Wine Immortal Chi Liuxia. In their hands, the power they could unleash would be vastly greater than if I were to use the Immortal Capturing Array myself. Then there would indeed be a chance to slay Flaming Blade Duan River!

Unfortunately, doing so would expose another of my trump cards!

After all, merely revealing the ability to refine dozens of Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts is already world-shocking and would immediately draw the covetous gazes of numerous Immortal Sects. If I were to then reveal I can also refine an Immortal Capturing Array... tsk, tsk, who knows what sort of entities that would attract!

Or should I simply hide?

A trace of unwillingness flickered in Lin Xuankong's eyes.

Although the Ba Mountain Secret Realm, nurtured by the Tier Nine Celestial Demon Bone, is vast, it is ultimately a newly formed world. It contains no Immortal Yuan, nor does it have Spirit Mountains or Spirit Peaks... Besides, if I were to hide in the Ba Mountain Secret Realm, how long would I have to stay cooped up in there? When would it ever end?

Or perhaps I should find a way to rapidly increase my strength?

But even with the [Vigorous in Old Age] Life Plate and the formidable [Old and Wise] talent granting me a sixty-fold cultivation speed bonus, it's still impossible to fully nurture the Sixth Celestial Vein in such a short time. Reaching Tenth-Level Perfection would likely take at least several months, possibly even a year!

After much deliberation, he still couldn't conceive of any solution other than hiding in the Celestial Demon Bone Secret Realm.

A chill gradually crept onto Lin Xuankong's face, his disgust for Flaming Blade Duan River and Second Prince Chang Li, who were plotting against him from the shadows, growing ever stronger.

Wine Immortal Chi Liuxia clutched his wine gourd and took several hearty swigs.

"What a grand spectacle! Trying to gather more than seventy Immortal Sects, large and small, to descend upon the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. Old Li, Old Li, if the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect doesn't yield this time, I'm afraid you're in for a major disaster!"

Hearing this, a flash of anger appeared on Sect Leader Li's face. "Hmph! So his Fire Spirit Immortal Sect can rally some allies to cause trouble for us at the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect? Does he think my Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect has no allies of its own?!"

He glared at Wine Immortal Chi Liuxia. "What's the matter, you old drunkard? Scared now that you hear Flaming Blade Duan River is rallying more than seventy Immortal Sects? If you're afraid, then scurry on back to your Wine Immortal Sect! I won't mock you!"

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