At this moment, the Sandman Puppet under his control was no more than ten zhang from the Heaven and Earth Furnace.
Such a distance could be called within arm's reach.
With his true body currently inside the Heaven and Earth Furnace and the hazy azure glow not yet dispersed, he did not dare rashly retrieve his true body.
To take back the Heaven and Earth Furnace, he would have to rely on the small space within the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda.
How to ensure the Artifact Spirit Girl's safety was undoubtedly a problem.
However, Su Shi'er did not feel much attachment to this Artifact Spirit Girl. Back in the Hundred Thousand Mines, had he not intervened, she would likely have long since dissipated.
If he could truly reclaim the Heaven and Earth Furnace, even abandoning the artifact spirit would not weigh on his conscience in the slightest.
But the problem was that the Sandman Puppet had only reached this place with the Wangshu Sword Spirit's help.
Now that the Wangshu Sword Spirit could proceed no farther, it meant that once he left the range covered by the Wangshu Sword's sword intent—
The Sandman Puppet under his control would immediately be struck by the Half-Immortal Artifact, as well as the intertwined spiritual power in the area.
As for the influence of the Half-Immortal Artifact's power, even without relying on an artifact spirit, he still had methods to hold out briefly.
After all, the key object for collecting the Half-Immortal Artifact, the Nine Nether Blood Lotus, was in his possession as well.
The power contained within this object could not be absorbed by any spiritual object. It was not impossible for it to contend briefly against the Half-Immortal Artifact's power.
It was merely that this object differed from the Wangshu Sword.
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