"The junior wouldn't mind informing the senior, if this time the senior is unwilling to cooperate,
then by the time the junior visits again, there will no longer be room for negotiation.
The junior will forcibly refine the Leaving Fire Tripod and enslave the senior's Divine Soul.
Perhaps the senior could gamble whether you recover faster and can take control of the Leaving Fire Tripod to break space and leave before me,
or if the junior's cultivation progresses more swiftly, reaching the realm where I can forcibly refine you.
Facing Lu Qing's undisguised threat, the middle-aged man's expression changed.
He stared steadily at Lu Qing's calm demeanor, knowing that his words were indeed true.
As an Artifact Spirit, his cultivation was extremely slow by nature.
The Leaving Fire Tripod had been severely damaged in the previous Cultivation Era, and to fully recover on its own was immensely difficult.
It certainly couldn't outpace the extraordinary Lu Qing.
