On the desert sands, Shi Feng and Jiangg Ning were laughing and chatting with each other, but at this moment:

"Hehehehe!"

Suddenly, a series of sinister and eerie chuckles abruptly reached Shi Feng's ears.

Hearing this eerie laughter, Shi Feng furrowed his brows tightly. This sinister laughter was familiar; he had heard it not long ago in Sand Wasteland Ancient City.

Subsequently, Shi Feng turned his head and, sure enough, not far away was a sinister old man in a black robe, with messy gray-white hair, skeletal and gaunt.

But at this moment, the sinister old man suddenly vanished into the air, disappearing from Shi Feng's sight.

As before in Sand Wasteland Ancient City, even Shi Feng's keen Soul Power couldn't sense the presence of that old man at all.

With the old man gone, Shi Feng slowly turned his head to look at Jiangg Ning, saying, "That peculiar old man seems to be targeting you; you'd better be careful."

"I know!" Jiangg Ning nodded and said. Then she added, "Ever since I arrived at Sand Wasteland Ancient City, he has been tailing me all the way. This person is definitely not simple! I initially wanted to use the Four Symbols Great Formation against him, but he disappeared just like that, as he did momentarily."

After he vanished, I couldn't sense his presence even with my Soul Power."

"Soul Power at the Power of Four-star Half God level can't perceive his presence! He is indeed extraordinary! Could that movement technique be derived from the assassin force known as Hell? Is someone paying to have you assassinated?" Shi Feng said with a grave expression.

He recalled the assassins he had previously encountered in the Demon God Fallen Land, who came from Hell. Their movement techniques were traceless, and even with his Nine-star Emperor-level Soul Power at the time, he could not sense them, showing their sophistication.

"Perhaps so!" Hearing Shi Feng say this, Jiangg Ning nodded and said, "But if someone is indeed hiring assassins from Hell to kill me, the price would certainly not be small."

"Naturally!" Shi Feng responded.

Jiangg Ning, one of the Eight Great Divine Refiners, the Bright Pearl of the Jiangg Family, and accompanied by the Four Great Fierce Beasts, can activate the powerful Four Symbols Great Formation.

To hire assassins to kill such a figure, ordinary treasures likely wouldn't suffice.

Shi Feng's Soul Power once again spread out in all directions, carefully sensing everything.

At this time, Jiangg Ning spoke again to Shi Feng, "No need to keep searching. Once that person vanishes, we won't be able to sense him."

"Mm!" Upon hearing Jiangg Ning's words, Shi Feng responded and withdrew his Soul Power.

"By the way!" Recalling Jiangg Ning's identity as a Divine Refiner, Shi Feng suddenly thought of something. With a slight movement of his left hand, the Blood Stone Stele transformed to the size of a brick and appeared in Shi Feng's hand.

"What is this?" Jiangg Ning casually glanced over and then spoke, "Is this a Mysterious Artifact containing a Space World? But what a pity, the materials are all top-grade, yet the grade is only at Three-star Emperor Level."

Jiangg Ning, truly worthy as a Divine Refiner, instantly discerned the attributes and grade of this Blood Stone Stele with just a glance.

Hearing Jiangg Ning's words, Shi Feng nodded and said, "This object originally had a grade at the Demigod level, but it suffered severe damage, and after being repaired by an Emperor-level Alchemy Master, it degraded to its current Three-star Emperor level. Could it possibly be repaired?"

Shi Feng was referring to the Emperor-level Technique Refining Master, who naturally was his genius refining disciple, Xiao Tianyi.

Though Xiao Tianyi had now become Tianheng Continent's number one Alchemy Master, he still couldn't compare to the Divine Refiner Jiangg Ning before him.

"Let me take a look." Jiangg Ning said to Shi Feng.

"Mm!" Shi Feng nodded and handed the brick-sized Blood Stone Stele to Jiangg Ning, who reached out to take it and began to sense it.

Then, Jiangg Ning said, "The materials of this Mysterious Artifact are indeed top-grade, but if it continues in its current state, it might completely collapse in just a few years!" After saying this, Jiangg Ning continued sensing and then said:

"If there's a powerful Divine Refiner, it could be refined to the Seven-star Demigod level, which would be its limit. But with my abilities, I can only elevate it to the Five-star Demigod level."

However, if I undertake the refinement, I'm one hundred percent confident that I can successfully refine it without failure."

Although Jiangg Ning's Soul Power was only at the Four-star Half God level, logically, her refining level should also be at Four-star Half God.

Yet she claimed she could elevate the Blood Stone Stele to the Five-star Demigod level. It seemed she possessed some special secret techniques and methods in her refining art.

Moreover, Jiangg Ning audaciously declared a one hundred percent success rate!

This... It was the first time Shi Feng had heard an Alchemy Master make such a bold claim! It represented absolute confidence in one's abilities!

"If its grade can truly be raised to the Five-star Demigod level, that would be quite good! If Master Jiangg isn't in a hurry, I hope to witness your refining prowess myself! Broaden my horizons!" Shi Feng said with a smile.

This Blood Stone Stele was increasingly important to him now. It contained space, even allowing for planting Earth Treasures like the Flame Tree within.

Friends like Zi Ya and Youu Chen, as well as his Dark Corpse Army and Four-headed Giant Snake, could live inside it.

He genuinely feared that if the Blood Stone Stele were to collapse one day, it would result in many unnecessary troubles.

Now, Jiangg Ning's words made it clear she could help him refine it again, ensuring it wouldn't collapse once refined.

"Very well! Since you agree, I'll do the refining!" said Jiangg Ning as she flipped her right hand. With a "thud," a blue cauldron, seemingly like a small hill, was suddenly taken out by Jiangg Ning and placed on the ground beside her.

"Boom!" As the enormous blue cauldron landed, the sandy earth shook once more.

The cauldron was sky blue in color, with nine legs, seemingly having sky-blue water ripples flowing and undulating over it. Dense and ancient runes covered the entire cauldron.

This cauldron was clearly no ordinary item at first glance.

"Four Symbols Divine Beasts, come forth as protectors!" At this moment, Jiangg Ning issued a clear shout.

"Roar! Howl! Chirp! Roar!" Nearby, a series of fierce beast howls immediately sounded. Making these sounds were the four great fierce beasts under Jiangg Ning's command: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu.

Following this, the massive four-headed fierce beasts, pulling a bronze chariot, galloped through the void, rushing towards Jiangg Ning.

As the Four Symbols Fierce Beasts approached, Jiangg Ning ignored everything else, a thought in her mind prompted her to utter a low shout towards the blue cauldron: "Open!"

In an instant, the massive cauldron's lid shot skywards, as if a small volcano had erupted, and a sky-blue flame burst forth from the blue cauldron, surging towards Jiangg Ning below.

With an unchanged expression, Jiangg Ning's right hand slightly pushed upward, sending the Blood Stone Stele in her hand flying upward, heading towards the oncoming sky-blue flames.

When the brick-sized Blood-colored Stone Stele arrived, the sky-blue flames, like a giant sky-blue tongue, wrapped it up with a flick and drew it back into the cauldron!