The Zhurong bird snorted, "Ignorant fool! You don't even know about the Heavenly Forging Technique. This forging technique comes from the Heavenly Realm, gathering the Heavenly Spiritual Energy of the Heavenly Realm to forge divine weapons!"

Lan Hua nodded, thinking to herself that the Yueque Bow was indeed crafted in the Heavenly Realm, truly extraordinary.

"Great bird, you now have two choices: become the spirit of this bow, or be sealed in this furnace!"

The Zhurong bird snorted, "But I'd rather be a free ghost cultivator!"

Lan Hua laughed and said, "What's so good about being a ghost? You can only live in darkness. Becoming a weapon spirit means you can fight alongside me on the battlefield, and eventually you can become the weapon spirit of a celestial artifact!"

Zhu Rong Bird sighed, "Well, being able to become the spirit of a growing weapon is not a bad choice, much better than falling into the hands of others!"

Upon hearing this, Lan Hua was overjoyed and asked, "How can you become a spirit of a weapon?"

"Watch me!"

Zhu Rong Bird emerged from the Transformation Furnace and solemnly declared to Yue Que Bow, "Today, I, Zhu Rong Bird, am willing to use my divine soul as a medium to become the spirit of Yue Que Bow!"

After he finished speaking, the Yueque Bow emitted a dazzling light, illuminating the alchemy room.

Within the radiance, a vortex suddenly appeared, resembling a passageway, which was the entrance into the Spirit Bow.

The Zhurong bird looked at the vortex, hesitated for a moment, and a hint of unwillingness appeared in its eyes.

But being at the mercy of others, I was like a fish on a chopping board; the Zhurong bird ultimately charged into that whirlpool.

As it entered the vortex, the Zhurong Bird's body grew smaller and smaller.

Once the Zhurong bird had fully entered the spirit bow, its brilliant light vanished abruptly, and the spirit bow emitted a soft glow, hovering in mid-air.

Inside the Spirit Bow Space.

The Zhurong bird looked around and saw a fiery red scene filled with boundless spiritual energy.

"Hmm? I didn't expect the inside of this spirit bow to be so spacious and the spiritual energy so abundant. It's quite suitable for my cultivation!"

The Zhurong Bird thought to itself, "Although I've lost my freedom, this spirit bow is a weapon that grows with age. Once it becomes a celestial bow, my strength will increase greatly!"

Lan Hua looked at Yue Que Bow. The spirit bow seemed to have more charm than before, and looked more spiritual.

As I gripped the bow handle, I felt a surge of powerful spiritual energy flowing through my hands.

"The Yueque Bow, blessed by a spirit, is indeed extraordinary!"

Lan Hua asked curiously, "Big bird, how's it doing inside?"

The Zhurong bird snorted, "It's quite nice inside, kid. Although I've become your artifact spirit, you have to promise me two things!"

"Tell me about it!"

The Zhurong bird said, "First, whenever you have the chance, you must summon me out so I can see the world. Second, you must regularly nourish the spirit bow with your primordial energy!"

Lan Hua smiled and said, "No problem!"

After saying that, Lan Hua pointed a finger to her heart, condensed a drop of her heart's blood, and dripped it onto Yue Que's bow.

The moment the blood was extracted, Lan Hua frowned slightly, enduring a trace of pain.

The Moonless Spirit Bow once again burst forth with a dazzling light before finally returning to calm.

What he just did completely enabled the spirit bow to recognize its master, thus achieving unity between man and bow and unleashing the full power of the Yueque Bow.

Stroking the Yueque Bow, Lan Hua said, "Yueque, Yueque, whether we can establish ourselves in the Half-Heaven Realm, or even the Heavenly Domain, depends on you!"

"You're kidding me. Someone like you wants to enter the Heavenly Realm? No way!"

A sarcastic remark came from the spirit bow, which also twitched slightly, becoming somewhat restless in Lan Hua's hands.

"So noisy!"

Lan Hua flicked her finger on the bow, calming Yue Que Bow down.

"What a troublemaker!"

The news of Lan Hua's return to the Xuan Yu Alliance quickly reached Su Mu's ears, and the latter still chose to visit the alchemy room late at night.

Su Mu was astonished when he saw the spirit bow in Lan Hua's hand. "Kid, you really succeeded?"

Lan Hua nodded slightly, "The journey was dangerous, but I still managed to succeed!"

"What a fine bow!"

Su Mu sighed, "You're really lucky. Many weapons, although they reach the level of spiritual weapons, are just tools without spirit, and can't be considered true spiritual weapons!"

Lan Hua asked in surprise, "So, senior, you mean that the three spirit swords Duan Yu wielded when he fought me back then couldn't be considered true spirit weapons?"

Su Mu nodded, "That's right, those three swords are also weapons without spirit!"

“Spiritual objects are rare; ordinary spirits are practically useless as spiritual objects.”

"Items like the Sun Moon Sect's Azure Sky Mirror and the Moon Palace's Ice Soul Pearl are true spiritual artifacts!"

The next day.

Lan Hua arrived at the alchemy room early in the morning, put away the Great Rejuvenation Pill, and began to continue refining pills.

Based on the elixirs that the Xuan Yu Alliance usually needed, Lan Hua used both furnaces simultaneously.

This time, he will refine a lot of pills.

Replenishing Yuan Pills, Gathering Qi Pills, Great Rejuvenation Pills, and even Detoxification Pills have all become objects of refining.

Because Lan Hua plans to go into seclusion.

He wants to break through to the Dan Shen realm to further improve his strength.

Since her trip to the Dead Spirit Mountain, Lan Hua has discovered that the small Danxia Realm is simply not enough to establish a foothold in the Half-Heaven Realm.

Even a powerful cultivator at the Pill God Realm could perish at any moment.

Lan Hua stayed in the alchemy room for five consecutive days, refining as many pills as she could and storing them all in the pill box in the room.

Just as he was preparing to go into seclusion, a deep voice came from the front of Zhengyang Mountain.

"Bring out the person in charge of your Xuanyu Alliance. I have something to say to him!"

The sound was deafening, and it was at least emitted by a Refining Spirit Realm expert. The powerful sound waves caused the entire Xuan Yu Alliance to wail in pain.

Those who were not strong enough covered their ears and showed expressions of pain.

Even someone as strong as Lan Hua felt a slight headache.

Tong Fei had just embarked on the path of cultivation when he was in so much pain that he rolled on the ground.

Lan Hua quickly summoned a soundproof talisman, and a soundproof barrier appeared around Tong Fei, making him feel much better immediately.

"Old Zhao, let's talk this out. Why make such a fuss? It's not good if someone gets hurt!"

Another deep, resonant voice rang out, one that was extremely soothing to the ear. The voice belonged to Sun Hongwei, the vice leader of the Xuan Yu Alliance.

"Hmm? Something's up in the main hall. I have a feeling someone's come to challenge us?"

Lan Hua left the alchemy room and headed straight for the main hall on the front mountain.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the main hall, they saw three people standing in the distance. Their hair and beards were all white, and they were old men who had lived for over a hundred years.

One of the elderly men was rather unusual; he always kept his head down and eyes lowered, as if he could fall asleep standing up.

Sun Hongwei stood in front of the main hall and snorted, "Zhao Xiliang, Wu Fangwen, Wang Wenjie, as the commanders of the Federation, what brings you here today in such a menacing manner?"

"What is it?"

Zhao Xiliang snorted, "Naturally, I'm here to protect those who illegally cross the border from your Xuanyu Alliance!"

Wu Fangwen took a step forward, and the blue bricks on the ground could not withstand the step and turned into dust.

He shouted, "Your Xuanyu Alliance has really gone too far this time, actually picking up people at the exit of the teleportation array, only to be caught by our Federation's enforcement team, and the two sides even started fighting over it!"

"Today, you must give us an explanation!"

Sun Hongwei snorted, "What explanation do you want? What wrong has my Xuanyu Alliance done in protecting the people of Xuanyu?"

"Please, everyone, leave now!"

Wang Wenjie, who had been keeping his eyes down, suddenly opened them, revealing a fierce glint in his eyes.

Then, a figure flashed by, as fast as lightning, and struck Sun Hongwei with a palm, the wind from which thunder roared.

Seeing this, Sun Hongwei struck out with his palm.

The two palms clashed, producing a loud bang and stirring up a powerful gust of air that made the people in front of the hall sway.

Wang Wenjie stood firmly on the ground, but Sun Hongwei staggered back several steps, his blood surging.

After taking a few steps back, the ground was pressed into several cracks, forming a spider web.

In that palm strike just now, Sun Hongwei was clearly at a disadvantage, his cultivation level was actually lower than Wang Wenjie's.

"Peak of the Refining Spirit Realm, Wang Zhiling's cultivation is truly impressive!" Sun Hongwei exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn, he's a ruthless guy who doesn't talk much!" Lan Hua thought to himself.

Wang Wenjie said calmly, "The enforcement team members were injured, so you'll have to pay them back!"

Just as he was about to strike again, a thunderous sound suddenly came from the sky, accompanied by a change in the color of the wind and clouds.

"Who dares to trespass on the headquarters of my Xuanyu Alliance!"