Several people looked in the direction she indicated, only to see Wu Shanshan and the others, who had just been discussing an alliance here, now hurriedly moving towards the Extreme Fire Sect's forces.

This style of leaving without a care truly left those on this side somewhat stunned; some even felt somewhat annoyed.

Pang Hou asked, "Are they trying to blackmail us or intimidate us?"

Gu Lianni scoffed, "Them? The mere Forget Love Valley? The Extreme Fire Sect doesn't even regard them highly. Even if they join forces with them, what can they do?"

At the same time, she glanced at Wu Jinliang, who was smirking, not understanding why he was smiling foolishly. If they want to target us, how can you still manage to smile?

Useless to talk about standing up for ourselves, Yuan Yao pondered and then said, "Elder Uncle, whether they will join forces to target us is one thing; we've just disgraced Forget Love Valley. Now that they're running to the Extreme Fire Sect, it's hard to guarantee they won't cause trouble over there. In any case, surely they won't speak well of us. It's better to avoid further complications; it's not advisable for us to stay here long."

He then turned back to Shi Chun and asked, "Can we go now?"

Relatively speaking, he still respected Shi Chun's opinion more.

The reason was simple; after having interacted for so long, he found that the winner of the Sky Rain Meteor Conference indeed had some interesting points. It wouldn't hurt to listen more to his opinions.

Shi Chun was also happy, looking towards the Extreme Fire Sect and saying, "The lady is right. The mere Extreme Fire Sect, even if they join forces, so what?"

His smile concealed a hint of mockery, not in a hurry to leave, preferring to see what was going to happen.

The issue was, the Extreme Fire Sect had already arrived; if they really meant harm to this side, they wouldn't just let them get away.

If Forget Love Valley could collaborate, or even form a closer alliance with the Extreme Fire Sect, that would be interesting. The Extreme Fire Sect actually mingling with the Demon Path? Then it would be their call to deal with them as they wished.

Actually, that's the same implication behind Wu Jinliang's sinister smile. He also knew the true background of Forget Love Valley.

Unknown to him, Gu Lianni turned back and berated Shi Chun, "It's all because of you. If it weren't for your dawdling here, would the Extreme Fire Sect have caught up with us?"

She said this while also glancing at Zhener who was not participating in the conversation but listening intently.

Zhener appeared a bit unaccustomed to suddenly having so many people around, clinging close to Shi Chun and treating him as her only support, seemingly trying hard to understand everyone's conversation.

Shi Chun naturally was speechless, really wanting to ask Gu Lianni—if the Extreme Fire Sect had indeed chased them down, there must have been someone leaving trail markers. Given we do not dare to roam around in the Forbidden Land and we're carefully moving forward within the safe boundaries, how could we outpace the Extreme Fire Sect's pursuit?

Of course, arguing about this now was pointless, and he was too lazy to argue, but he felt Gu Lianni seemed to have become somewhat unreasonable.

Elsewhere, Wu Shanshan and her two companions were stopped by the outer guards of the Extreme Fire Sect. Core personnel wouldn't allow outsiders with unclear intentions to approach so casually.

The major members of the Extreme Fire Sect were all on the ground.

Having received the notification, Yin Tianlu murmured to himself in confusion, "Forget Love Valley?"

Standing nearby, a fellow sect Brother Wu, named Wu Xiao, added, "It's that sect full of women, where entrance requires self-mutilation, and their founder is said to have been a peerless beauty who started it after being heartbroken, claiming notions like gender shouldn't obstruct their cultivation progress – frankly, it sounds absurd. And since its creation, there hasn't really been any notable disciples from that sect."

With that, Yin Tianlu remembered; the sect wasn't famous within the Artifact Refining World per se, but rather because of their female self-mutilation rule.

What could Forget Love Valley want with them? After brief thought, Yin Tianlu bowed slightly to the other sect disciple who had provided the information, showing gratitude before dismissing the informer and gesturing for Wu Shanshan and others to be allowed over, curious about Forget Love Valley's intentions.

He wanted to gather more information; a basic action for any decision-maker.

Once Wu Shanshan and her companions arrived, the Extreme Fire Sect members couldn't help but scrutinize the appearance of these self-mutilators, secretly amazed.

Both sides introduced themselves, and Yin Tianlu asked plainly, "What instructions might you have for us?"

Wu Shanshan said, "I dare not give instructions. We have long admired the Extreme Fire Sect, and our visit naturally aims to ingratiate ourselves."

Yin Tianlu, with his imposing stature and looks, could give off a profound sense of pressure. He raised his hand to stop her, saying, "Speak straightforwardly."

Wu Shanshan replied, "Everyone here understands why they have come; Forget Love Valley wants to ally with the Extreme Fire Sect to jointly seek the Secret Technique of finding the Divine Fire."

Yin Tianlu's eyes flickered, neither agreeing nor rejecting, as he turned his head to look at his junior brother.

Thus, Wu Xiao smiled and asked, "And what makes you think you can ally with us?"

Wu Shanshan shared, "Shi Chun holds an Earth Immortal-level Magical Treasure, the 'Spirit Master's' fifth-grade magic treasure; its Artifact Spirit is a person."

This revelation took the Extreme Fire Sect group by surprise.

Being experts in Artifact Refining, they naturally understood what the other party meant.

Magical Treasures with an Artifact Spirit are divided into "Artifact Venerate" and "Spirit Venerate" treasures, the latter being of a higher grade, which many Artifact Refiners aspire to achieve.

The so-called "Artifact Venerate" treasures regard the treasure and the Magic Artifact itself as supreme, with the Artifact Spirit playing a supporting role.

A "Spirit Venerate" treasure is no small matter, as it is not simply about crafting a Magic Artifact and finding any Artifact Spirit to match; it is centered around the Artifact Spirit, aiming to perfectly match the full form of the Artifact Spirit in crafting the Magic Artifact.

The principle is actually quite simple, creating a "physical body" by imitating the appearance of the Artifact Spirit during its lifetime and substituting its flesh and blood with a metallic Magic Artifact.

The human body is marvelously sophisticated, and crafting such a Magic Artifact is not easy; most Artifact Refiners will not reach this realm in their lifetime.

But once crafted, the performance of the Magic Artifact is also extraordinary.

An Artifact Spirit with a matching "physical body" possesses its own pre-death Cultivation Method, knows the combat techniques it used before, and can perform skills, move agilely, and attack and defend, which is not much different from its previous life.

This strength is not something any ordinary fifth-grade magic treasure could compare with; it is practically like having an Earth Immortal Level expert as a personal bodyguard and enforcer.

If not for the "physical body" limitations, this type of Spirit Master's Magical Treasure could even enhance its own cultivation during the Cultivation process.

Under limitations, what can be done is to restore the lost energy, similar to how monks recover through meditation.

Of course, there are legendary Artifact Refiners who can craft an Artifact Spirit's "physical body" that can rival its real body, allow it to advance in cultivation, and even craft new bodies of flesh and blood for living beings.

But that, after all, is legend.

Just hearing about this type of Spirit Venerate Magical Treasure from Wu Shanshan, Yin Tianlu and the others clearly understood that this was not something that could be crafted by one person in their Extreme Fire Sect, but would require several powerhouses working together and who knows how long to possibly craft.

Moreover, this so-called "Spirit Venerate" Magical Treasure's Artifact Spirit was undoubtedly a high-level practitioner who had reached the Earth Immortal Realm during its lifetime.

For the Demon Realm Artifact Refiners of the Extreme Fire Sect, converting a person into an Artifact Spirit carries no psychological burden; what truly shocks them is that Shi Chun actually possesses such high-grade Magical Treasure, which is hard to believe.

Wu Xiao couldn't help but wonder, "How could Shi Chun possibly have a Spirit Venerate Magical Treasure of Earth Immortal Level?"

How could Wu Shanshan respond to that? Should she say she was foolish enough to give away the Magical Treasure to someone else?

One thing was clear and comforting to her; she could tell that Shi Chun, being a layman, had not yet figured out the value of that Magical Treasure.

Of course, having dared to give such a precious item, she naturally had her reasons, confident that what she gave away, she could also retrieve.

Therefore, she casually said, "That's not important."

Wu Xiao chuckled, "The other party has precious treasure; what does that have to do with your alliance with us?"

Wu Shanshan calmly replied, "I know the flaw of that Magical Treasure. I can restrain it!"

Wu Xiao and the others exchanged glances, now finally understanding where the confidence of Forget Love Valley to negotiate an alliance came from.

They were also curious; a flaw in such a precious treasure should be top secret. How could this woman know about it?

Whether to cooperate or not wasn't for Wu Xiao to decide; he looked towards the team leader, Yin Tianlu.

Yin Tianlu pondered for a moment, then glanced back at Black Tiger behind him, weighed his options a bit, then neither agreed nor declined, nodding slightly, "This matter is of great importance. Please go back first, let us consider and discuss further how to proceed?"

Indeed, Wu Shanshan could understand the hesitation in making a hasty decision, and nodded, "Fair enough, but I caution you all, Shudao Mountain isn't just idling around. They won't wait for us to make a move; hesitation could lead to missed opportunities."

Yin Tianlu didn't beat around the bush, gesturing for them to leave.

Wu Shanshan bowed her hands and turned, leading her group back. On the way, she disdainfully glanced at Shi Chun's group, with a look that said, 'That's what you get for not honoring the toast, you must drink the penalty wine.'

Of course, she also wondered, with the situation as it was, what did Shi Chun's group mean by not fleeing?

Once alone, Yin Tianlu turned to his Junior Brothers, scoffing, "This woman is thinking too much. We have our own approach to finding Divine Fire; we are here just to confirm whether Shi Chun's group has really found so much Divine Fire."

Wu Xiao followed up, "And if it's true? Should our Extreme Fire Sect's treasured 'Desolate Blade' simply be handed over for nothing?"

This silenced everyone, as they wouldn't have traveled all this way if they could sit by and watch.

After a long while, Yin Tianlu slowly said, "We have more options than other sects, but let's first confirm whether the situation is as reported."

All eyes on him, Black Tiger, who had been silent, faced Shi Chun's group, and after his nostrils twitched a couple times, he said, "Their side indeed has various types of Divine Fire, more varieties than we have."

Yin and Wu immediately turned their gazes towards Shi Chun's group, their expressions grave.

After a moment's consideration, Yin Tianlu slowly said, "This matter is no trivial issue. Starting a conflict with Shudao Mountain is not advisable. Junior Brother Wu, stay back and hold down the fort. Black Junior Brother, come with me to meet Gu Lianni and smell carefully when we get close."

Black Tiger didn't say anything, but nodded slightly.

After making arrangements, Yin Tianlu led his group directly over.

Seeing this, members of Forget Love Valley, including Wu Shanshan, were taken aback and couldn't help but worry.

After being allowed to pass, Black Tiger followed Yin Tianlu, landing near Gu Lianni and her group, his slightly twitching nostrils now locking onto Zhener, who looked at them curiously.

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