Before long.
Outside the Heaven and Earth Furnace formation, the quicksand heaved. Under Su Shi'er's control, the Sandman Puppet rose from the ground, returning to its puppet form.
The puppet held the Nine Heavens Exquisite Pagoda aloft. The instant it appeared, the precious pagoda trembled slightly, and the Artifact Spirit Girl's figure emerged within it, her face twisted in pain.
The azure light inside the Heaven and Earth Furnace had yet to disperse, exerting an inexplicable suppression over the surrounding Divine Weapon artifact spirits.
In that brief interval, the Artifact Spirit Girl within the pagoda suffered another impact.
Having gone to great lengths to find this artifact spirit and merge her into the pagoda, Su Shi'er naturally could not stand by and watch her spirit body dissipate.
At the same time, he had the puppet pour an immense amount of spiritual power into the pagoda.
Without hesitation, he activated the pagoda and stored the Heaven and Earth Furnace from within the formation once more.
The Artifact Spirit Girl immediately felt the pressure lessen drastically. Before she could speak, Su Shi'er's Immortal Body gave a light beckoning gesture, and the pagoda turned into a streak of light before being absorbed into his body.
As Su Shi'er's divine sense withdrew, the light faded from the Sandman Puppet's eyes, and it returned to being a lifeless object.
"I truly didn't expect that, in successfully rescuing both the Heaven and Earth Furnace and my physical body this time, this Sandman Puppet would play the greatest role."
"Relying on this thing also spared me a conflict with a Spirit Severing stage cultivator from the Immortal Cultivation Holy Land."
"Otherwise, relying on the Divine Thunder Source alone, trying to snatch chestnuts from the fire under the watchful eyes of so many Spirit Severing stage cultivators would