Han Yu was also looking at the large crimson stone, secretly communicating with the Artifact Spirit in his mind.

He just felt that the stone was too small.

The Wood Spirit’s original form was a collection of several large mountains, and its later transformation into a sky-reaching giant tree was grand and magnificent.

The stone in front of him didn’t seem small if not compared to the Wood Spirit, but once compared, it did seem a bit petty.

"I suppose you’ve forgotten most of what I told you before?"

The Artifact Spirit said irritably. As a Five Elements Spirit, it naturally carries the innate attributes of the Five Elements.

Wood is good at defense, associated with life, naturally grand and magnificent.

While fire is good at offense, the ultimate in explosion, and may not necessarily have a large body.

"Whether it is or not, wouldn’t we know by calling out the Fire Spirit?"

A group of people circled around the stone repeatedly; surely, it was their first time seeing something so magical.

Especially those from the Nine Sects, who were clicking their tongues in wonder, constantly stroking the stone surface.

They knew about the Wood Spirit but had not personally gone to the East Sea to witness it.

Such Spirit Body beings had, until now, only been seen in passing mentions in books.

"Is anyone there?"

Elder Luo tapped the stone surface and leaned over to shout at it.

Thud thud!

Long without a response, Elder Luo was unwilling to give up and patted it a few more times, causing the stone to shake violently.

"Tsk, it didn’t respond to me, but the stone is pretty hard."

He winced, revealing his teeth; an ordinary stone would have been shattered by those few hits.

"Let me try."

The Great Elder of Galan Temple stepped forward a few steps, clasped his hands together, and while everyone was waiting for him to perform, unexpectedly, the old monk sat cross-legged by the stone and started chanting scriptures.

"You old geezer, are you trying to convert it or something? Let me have a go."

The Great Elder of Unparalleled Tower was the first to be unable to bear it, covering his ears and directly chasing the man away.

After chasing him away, he sat back in the old monk’s place and began chanting Taoist scriptures cross-legged.

As expected, before long, he too was chased away by another old man.

The Elder from Langya Mountain, holding a wine gourd, wanted to call out the Fire Spirit for a drink.

The Great Elder of Dragon and Phoenix Palace somehow managed to get a stone of almost the same size and ran up to say it was a female and asked it to come out and make a friend.

The Mo Family Elder was the most absurd, taking out a pile of parts to assemble a Magical Artifact on the spot to try and open a door in the stone.

Watching the nine taking turns, each showing their skills.

Yet the crimson stone didn’t make a sound, and in the end, it was Han Yu who stopped them.

In situations like this, either the other party doesn’t want to engage with them, or the Fire Spirit is not home.

The Wood Spirit could roam the mountains, so the Fire Spirit could naturally also go for a stroll at any time.

Either way, continuing further would be futile.

"Is there really no way?"

Elder Luo pouted and specifically said to Han Yu, "If there’s no Fire Spirit, but the main body is found by me, I should get the pills."

It would be even better if there weren’t, as he was the first to discover the Fire Spirit’s main body and should be the one to get the pills.

"Wishful thinking."

Han Yu didn’t even need to speak as the other old fellows wouldn’t agree for sure.

"What do you think, if we move its home, will it come looking for it?"

Ling Wuce suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

One must admit his mind is exceptionally imaginative; the main body is akin to the Fire Spirit’s home, and if someone moved its home, it would naturally come looking for it.

"The idea is viable; there’s a connection between the Spirit Body and the main body, and the Spirit Body can’t be too far from the main body, so moving it is indeed a good solution."

The Artifact Spirit’s eyes lit up, agreeing.

Where to move it?

...

At noon, Minzhou City was suddenly shrouded in shadow, and the people walking on the official road all looked up, then fled in fright.

In broad daylight, a figure carrying a colossal stone stood still above Minzhou City.

Who wouldn’t be scared?

If this fell, many people below would surely perish.

The lousy idea came from Ling Wuce, so it was only natural that he got to decide where it went.

When he chose Minzhou City, Han Yu immediately saw through his little scheme.

He intended to adopt the same approach used against the Wood Spirit, attempting to keep the Fire Spirit as a mascot.

If the Fire Spirit also had special abilities, the Fifth Tower would definitely benefit greatly.

By the time Han Yu was done with the Fire Spirit, it would completely belong to the Fifth Tower.

This guy cursed Quan Xiaotong and Che Dapao as old foxes daily, but Han Yu thought he was no different.

No wonder he was so eager to carry the stone; profits don’t come without an early rise.

The cultivators of the Cultivator Institute below had already flown up; they naturally came chasing the sight of Ling Wuce under the stone.

"To the north of the city, clear an area, it needs to be big enough."

With just a few words, he urged the people below to arrange it.

Before long, they were rushing to the north of the city again.

In the Government Office, the Palace Guards had already run to report to the Guardian what had just happened.

The Guardian found it hard to believe and asked repeatedly.

"You say they carried a giant stone into the city?"

This naturally couldn’t be false, not only had the Palace Guards seen it with their own eyes, but half the people of Minzhou City had probably seen it.

"Should we go check it out? It’s said that the stone is quite peculiar."

The Palace Guard said with a face full of excitement and joy.

"How peculiar?"

The Guardian was also piqued by curiosity.

The Palace Guard thought of the discussions among the people and spoke, "Many people said that when the big stone was above them, they felt warm all over. It’s quite magical."

They were all cultivators from the Fifth Tower; just greeting them wouldn’t harm anything, and it wouldn’t be a problem to watch the excitement.

"Go take a look, and tell me in detail when you return."

The Guardian nodded and simply waved him away to go on his own.

After he left, the Guardian had a strange expression on his face.

Not much later, he also got up and left the Government Office.

...

"You again?"

The steward of Xiao Mansion didn’t show any pleasant expression upon seeing the Guardian; this was both because Xiao Shui looked down on him and because the steward himself despised him.

In Xiao Shui’s eyes, both the steward and the Guardian were pigs.

In the steward’s eyes, the Guardian was dumb as a pig.

In the Guardian’s eyes, a pig-like stupid steward following Xiao Shui could easily lead Xiao Shui to make wrong judgments.

"I have urgent business."

The Guardian hastily spoke.

The steward couldn’t help a toothache-like expression; this guy always claimed urgent business, but would there ever be a time when it wasn’t some minor issue?

If he didn’t always use this excuse, he wouldn’t even get to the door.

"The Patriarch said not to come here unless there’s something important."

This time, the steward didn’t plan to let him in.

The Guardian became anxious, glaring at him before speaking, "The main body of that thing might have appeared."

Then he directly pushed past him, striding towards the pavilion.

From afar, Xiao Shui saw two figures chasing one another, and when they got closer, he couldn’t help but frown.

"Patriarch, the Fire Spirit’s main body has appeared."

The steward failed to catch up with the Guardian but quickly shouted from behind.

The Guardian scowled; he had rushed over excitedly to claim credit!

But hadn’t expected the dog behind him to snatch the credit by blurting it out first.

Fearing that his hard work would amount to nothing, the Guardian hurriedly spilled out his own piece of information enthusiastically.

"Are you sure it’s the main body of the Fire Spirit?"

Xiao Shui looked at him doubtfully; it wasn’t that he was overly cautious, but that this person in front didn’t count as particularly smart.

However, this not-so-smart person suddenly spoke with strong logic.

"A big bunch of Realm of Transcendence cultivators! What could be valuable enough in this world for them to gather here?"

The Guardian hadn’t thought of this at first, but with the increasing number of Realm of Transcendence cultivators, Minzhou City, a small place in the Southern Border, simply didn’t hold anything worth their presence.

Moreover, the stone’s oddities mentioned by the Palace Guards left him with no choice but to think this way.

Besides, Han Yu’s most famous technique is the Fire Divine Power; gathering a bunch of transcendent cultivators here would naturally be linked to the Fire Spirit.

Xiao Shui frowned. It’s indeed true that Minzhou City really didn’t have anything worthy of attracting transcendental cultivators, especially Han Yu.

If there were, it would likely be to do with the Fire Spirit.

How could he be so sure?

Because he knew very well what really existed in Minzhou Prefecture.

"This makes it difficult."

Xiao Shui shook his head and sighed.