Moreover, it's said that Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect has invited all the Immortal Sects in the Central Divine Dynasty Western Region to witness the ceremony and celebrate Mu Shiba joining their sect!

If we act now, I fear that even if our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect mobilizes all our sleeper agents and Earth Immortals, we might not be able to capture Mu Shiba. It might even provoke a war between the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect!

If we indeed pay such a price... for just one Mu Shiba, is it really worth it?"

Flaming Blade Duan River gazed out of the hall with a gloomy expression. He silently retrieved a black Communication Jade Token from his robes and then said in a deep voice,

"A cultivator who can refine Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts at the Ninth Layer Realm is extremely rare, even within the entire Central Divine Dynasty. In my more than two thousand years of cultivation, I've never heard of such a person!

The value of such an Artifact Refining Master is simply unimaginable. Compared to him, even Xiaoo Ying'Er's Profound Phoenix Strange Vein and Lii Xiaolan's Alchemy Talent pale significantly!

If we could control such an Artifact Refining Master, it would be worth triggering a war between the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect. Indeed, even a larger-scale War of Immortal Sects would be absolutely worthwhile—one hundred percent worth it!

Moreover, do you really think that Sect Leader Li of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect invited those three old relics, the Supreme Elders, at this critical juncture just to celebrate Mu Shiba joining the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect?

Hmph! Those three old relics, the Supreme Elders of the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, reached the Fifth Layer Perfection Realm thousands of years ago. Since they haven't perished, they might have already advanced to the Sixth Grade by now. He invited these three ancient figures hardly just to celebrate Mu Shiba joining the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect. His most important reason is to intimidate the other major and minor Immortal Sects in the Central Divine Dynasty Western Region, preventing them from targeting Mu Shiba!"

Second Prince Chang Li frowned upon hearing this. "Master Uncle, are you saying that other Immortal Sects might also have designs on Mu Shiba's artifact refining techniques?"

Flaming Blade Duan River nodded, his expression somber.

"That Mu Shiba dared to display his ability to refine Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts before countless cultivators; it was far too ostentatious! Does he really think the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect alone can protect him?

Hmph, the Central Divine Dynasty Western Region has very few Artifact Refining Masters capable of refining Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts. Even the handful that exist have only managed to refine a few dozen such artifacts over thousands of years!

This Mu Shiba, with a cultivation of only Ninth-Layer Perfection and having lived at most a few hundred years, showcased dozens of Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts before countless cultivators. This alone proves his artifact refining skills are ten to even dozens of times stronger than those of any Artifact Refining Master in the Central Divine Dynasty Western Region!

If such artifact refining techniques were controlled by just one Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, how could other Immortal Sects sit idly by? They would never allow the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect to grow stronger and become a terrifying behemoth that could dominate any other Immortal Sect in the Western Region!

The Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect has good relations with the Western Nether Immortal Sect, West Star Immortal Sect, and Beimang Immortal Sect. However, among the Twelve Great Immortal Sects of the Western Region, the other Immortal Sects—including the Five Elements Immortal Sect and our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect—have never seen eye-to-eye with them. As for the smaller Immortal Sects, they certainly wouldn't just watch and allow the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect to become increasingly formidable!

Mu Shiba has just joined the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and hasn't yet refined any Immortal Artifacts for them. This is the perfect time for our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect to unite with other Immortal Sects and challenge the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect!"

Second Prince Chang Li frowned. "Master Uncle, you mean to say we should unite with other Immortal Sects to deal with the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, and then find a way to bring this Mu Shiba under our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect's control?"

Flaming Blade Duan River shook his head. "This Mu Shiba possesses such terrifying artifact refining skills at only the Ninth Layer; he's an Artifact Refining Genius that even our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect cannot monopolize! However, if our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect contacts other Immortal Sects to form an Immortal Sect Alliance and jointly challenges the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, we can at least coerce them into not monopolizing Mu Shiba. We must ensure that when Mu Shiba refines Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts, every Immortal Sect gets a share! This way, we can control the future distribution of Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts refined by Mu Shiba, preventing the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect from achieving sole dominance!"

Second Prince Chang Li's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly.

"Master Uncle, this method of yours is indeed ingenious! It absolutely aligns with the interests of the seventy to eighty major and minor Immortal Sects in the Central Divine Dynasty Western Region and can rally the collective strength of these dozens of Immortal Sects!

In that case, even if the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect brings out those three Supreme Elders, they would likely be unable to withstand the collective demands of seventy to eighty Immortal Sects! No matter how strong the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect is, can they possibly withstand the combined power of seventy to eighty Immortal Sects?

If they agree, Mu Shiba will become nothing more than an artifact refining machine for numerous sects, forced to frantically refine Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts for our Fire Spirit Immortal Sect and the others!

If the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect refuses, this alliance of seventy to eighty Immortal Sects could likely flatten their thirty-six Spirit Peaks, and there's even a chance the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect could be annihilated! Hahaha, this strategy is truly brilliant, Master Uncle! Your nephew is thoroughly impressed, utterly impressed!"

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