Although it was only early summer, the sun was still burning at noon. On the Donghua Peak of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect, the 100-meter-tall mountain gate archway shone under the blazing sun. The nine Coiling Dragon White Jade Pillars cast a row of short shadows on the ground. The two groups of disciples of Tianhuang Sect stood at the entrance of the mountain as if facing a great enemy.

At this moment, the most eye-catching thing was not the majestic mountain gate platoon, but the mighty fire bird above the Heavenly Phoenix Palace.

A colorful bird was bathing in the blaze, emitting a strong aura. It flapped its wings from time to time, or stretched its neck and cried twice. It was as if there was a sun in the sky. Passing by, disciples of Tianhuang Sect would look at this Mountain Protection Spirit Beast with reverence. It was said that this Pillfeather Fire Phoenix was a sixth grade Spirit Beast that Sect Master had specially handed over to Incense Chief Li before entering the eighteenth floor.

Within the hall of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect, the upper echelons gathered together. Even the Shao Clan and the Half Spirit Race had arrived. The atmosphere was gloomy and tense. Vice Sect Master Shangguan Yu sat on the main seat with a gloomy expression. Everyone present also had solemn expressions. Li Xiangjun sat on Shangguan Yu's hand, frowning slightly, as if she was worried.

As soon as Li Xiangjun received the news that Nether Desolate Island was occupied by the demon army, she rushed back to the mountain gate. However, what she was worried about still happened.

It was today that the three top forces of Secluded Sun City, the Gong Clan, brazenly launched their attack, robbing the spirit mine that originally belonged to the Primordial Chaos Pavilion and seriously injuring Ning Zhongtian, who was in charge of guarding the spirit mine. Fortunately, he escaped quickly. Otherwise, his life would be in danger. For a moment, the entire Heavenly Phoenix Sect was in a state of panic. Li Xiangjun hurriedly let the Little Fire Phoenix transform into its true form and ascend to the skies above Donghua Peak . It had to be said that the disciples of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect couldn't help but feel much more at ease the moment the mid Nascent Soul stage Pill Feather Fire Phoenix appeared on the mountain peak.

However, this was clearly a matter of curing the symptoms rather than the root cause.

After all, the Heavenly Phoenix Sect had only been established for a short period of time, and its foundation was extremely shallow. Sect Master Chu Jun was like a divine needle that bound together the golden cores surrendered by the Shao Clan, the Immortal Cultivation Guild, the City Lord's Manor, and the Chaos Pavilion. Only then did the Heavenly Phoenix Sect become as stable as a rock. Now that there was a problem with Chu Jun's Sea Setting Needle, the clues of the Heavenly Phoenix Sect's instability were exposed. This was evident from the fact that the Gong Clan dared to steal the Heavenly Phoenix Sect's spirit ore without any hesitation.

Shangguan Yu said in a deep voice, "Let everyone come to the meeting. I believe everyone knows what's going on. The spirit mine in the east of Secluded Sun City was robbed by the Gong Clan and many people were killed and wounded. What do you think?"

"Needless to say, just snatch it back!" Qu Zhengfeng said angrily.

"However, the Gong Clan is a top-notch force. There are four Nascent Soul experts alone. We simply cannot do anything to them!" Yuen Long said.

Shao Gan nodded in agreement, "Elder Yuan is right. It is unwise to clash with the Gong Clan head-on!"

'"Then we will swallow our anger? The Gong Clan dares not even fart when they see us. They are not even able to advance an inch, and they are even more aggressive. In a few days, they will probably even snatch the spirit ore from Huashuang Peak Peak!" Qu Zhengfeng said in a deep voice.

Everyone present was speechless!

Looking at the helpless crowd, Li Xiangjun felt a strong sense of powerlessness. Once Chu Jun was gone, the entire Heavenly Phoenix Sect would lose its backbone. She was conceited and intelligent. She could handle everything properly on her own. However, facing such an important matter that concerned the life and death of the entire sect, she realized that she was just a vine. If she wanted to thrive, she had to rely on a towering tree.

"Our Heavenly Phoenix Sect does not have the ability to face the Gong Clan head-on. However, if we do nothing, it would be extremely inappropriate for us to let them take over our spirit mines!" Shangguan Yu nodded.

"Shangguan, maybe we can ask the Immortal Cultivator Guild for help!" Shao Min suggested.

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but shine. Earlier, Chu Jun had been able to invite Liu Suifeng and the others from the Immortal Destroyer Guild to assist him. He should have a very good relationship with them. If he could invite the Immortal Destroyer Guild to take action, he might be able to retrieve the spirit ore.

Shangguan Yu frowned and looked at Li Xiangjun. He knew that Chu Jun's Three Purities Token was in Li Xiangjun's hand.

Li Xiangjun couldn't help but sigh. The Gong Clan was a member of the Eldest Prince's faction. Now that Du Wu and Chu Jun were both on the 18th floor, and Nether Desolate Island was occupied by the demons, even if Liu Suifeng could be invited, it wouldn't pose a threat to the Gong Clan unless the Immortal Cultivator Guild was willing to exert great effort to pressure on the Gong Clan. However, apart from the Gong Clan, there were also the Ice Mysterious Sect and the Illusory Thousand Pavilions. It wasn't that they didn't have any ideas about the Spirit Mine. It was just that the Gong Clan was the strongest first. How many times could the Immortal Cultivator Guild help the Heavenly Phoenix Sect?

Of course, these words couldn't be said. Li Xiangjun said calmly on the surface, "Yes, I will ask Commander Liu to negotiate with the Gong Clan. In addition, Young City Lord Wei An's friendship with the Sect Master is not bad. City Lord should also exert pressure on the Gong Clan. Everyone should take precautions during this period of time and try not to cause any trouble!"

Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when they heard this, but the gloom in their hearts still lingered. Everyone knew that Chu Jun was trapped on the eighteenth floor, and the worst thing was that Nether Desolate Island was also occupied by demon soldiers.

"The only one occupying Nether Desolate Island is a lone army of the demons. They won't last long. As long as the Serene Plume Continent and Ice Accumulation Continent send troops to surround them, if we add in the troops from the Eight Desolate Continents, they will soon be wiped out. The Sect Master has entered the eighteenth floor for almost a year, and I believe he will return soon!" Li Xiangjun said.

"Motherf*cker, when the boss comes back, he'll definitely fuck all those bastards from the Gong Clan!" The big club glared at a pair of mung bean eyes with murderous intent.

Shao Wen laughed, "There are only four Nascent Souls in the Gong Clan. No matter what, there are fifty to sixty Gold Cores. It's not that easy to deal with!"

"So what? Back then, the Chaos Pavilion was also awesome. Didn't the boss bring everyone to destroy him? Isn't the Primordial Chaos Demon enough to drag him away? Isn't he dead too! Old Ghost Gong dares to touch us? He really doesn't know whether to die or not!" The hammer slapped his chest and said angrily.

Yuan Long and the others who had surrendered from the Chaos Pavilion couldn't help but tug at their Golden Core eyelids.

Shangguan Yu coughed softly, "Alright, everyone go back. Remember to be more vigilant and strengthen the defense of the Huashuang Peak Spirit Mine!"

In the end, a meeting failed to arrive at a proper solution, and everyone quietly dispersed!

Only Shangguan Yu, Li Xiangjun, Shi Tai, Wu Yanshou and the others were left in the hall!

"Shi Tai, how powerful is our Mountain Protection Formation?" Li Xiangjun asked.

Once these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone in the hall changed slightly. Everyone understood what these words meant!

Shi Tai rubbed his bald forehead and said, "The defensive power of the Primordial Chaos Pavilion's Mountain Protection Formation is not bad either. The eight outer peaks are connected together, and the East Radiance Main Peak also has a defensive formation. Even Nascent Soul experts can withstand attacks for half a day. Unfortunately, my Myriad Formation has not been completed yet. Otherwise, 100,000 people will be defeated if they attack!"

"En, let's not talk about anything else. From today onwards, you should try your best to strengthen the defensive formation on the main peak!"

Shangguan Yu said in a deep voice, "Incense Chief Li, there shouldn't be any need for this, right?"

"The hundreds of billions of spirit ores on Hua Shuang Peak are undoubtedly fatal. It is inevitable that they will attract the coveting of other powers. Now that the Gong Clan has taken over one of our spirit ores, if the other powers discover that there is nothing we can do, they will inevitably have other thoughts!"

Shangguan Yu couldn't help but be silent.

Li Xiangjun turned her gaze to Wu Yanshou and asked with a calm expression, "Old Wu, is the Soul Transformation Guide you gave them in Yuen Long reliable?"

Wu Yanshou's eyes lit up and he nodded, "Absolutely reliable!"

"Very, if something is wrong with them!" Li Xiangjun raised her right hand.

Everyone's hearts couldn't help but tremble, and their gazes at Li Xiangjun couldn't help but change.

Late at night, moonless stars were rare.

In a valley outside Great Sun City, Ding Qing put on her phantom robe and her phantom boots. She looked at herself up and down and giggled, "Kid Chu, looks like you really have a lot of treasures on you!"

For the sake of a sixth-grade magic treasure, Chu Jun had risked his life to lend the Suicide Drift Set to Ding Qing.

"Wear this!" Chu Jun handed the Heart Connecting Ring to Ding Qing. Ding Qing took the Heart Connecting Ring and put it on her finger. Her beautiful face blushed slightly, but her face was already flushed red.

Chu Jun covered his head with his robe and greeted, "Let's go!"

The two of them took advantage of the darkness and rushed towards Great Sun City like two clumps of smoke.

With their cultivation and the Suicide Drift Set, they easily dodged the demon soldiers guarding the city gates and sneaked into the city.

Ding Qing's goal was clearly to head straight for the City Lord's Mansion.