Soon, Nie Tian and Dong Li caught up to Pei Qiqi and Li Ye.

By the time they caught up, Pei Qiqi started marching forward again with an expressionless face.

She didn’t try to ask Nie Tian about Dong Li’s identity again, but rather walked in silence, as if she didn’t even know him.

Seeing her indifferent attitude, Dong Li, who originally wanted to have some fun, felt bored and thus let go of Nie Tian’s arm.

Li Ye didn’t seem bothered by any of this. Face full of smiles, he bragged on and on about his breakthrough in cultivation and becoming a Premium grade equipment forger.

While listening to him, Nie Tian snuck glances at Pei Qiqi from time to time, and discovered that she didn’t seem to want to talk at all.

Nie Tian didn’t want to bother her while she was in such a state. Thus, he just chatted randomly with Li Ye, with Dong Li joining the conversation occasionally.

A few days later, the four of them came to a stop by the foot of an enormous volcano where the Tool Sect was located.

When Dong Li had first lead Nie Tian to find suitable volcanoes for his Flame Dragon Armor, Dong Li had intentionally steered clear of the Tool Sect. Therefore, this was the first time he had been to this ancient sect.

Looking up, Nie...