After resolving today's misfortunes, Zhang Xuan sat cross-legged, with the Creation Jade Butterfly gently flapping its wings in his mind, converting powerful soul energy into fine threads that spread throughout his body.
In the blink of an eye, every problem appearing on his corpse was laid bare.
The Eternal Heart beat violently, quickly transporting waves of pure strength into his body.
Although the trip to the Law Heavenly Capital was fraught with attacks from so many masters and numerous dangers, it was also filled with rewarding experiences.
The corpses and artifacts, weapons, and armor of the three thousand Hu Ben Army, the possessions of two Royal Secretaries, a Bodhisattva, a Demon Monarch, and Ren Qiuyao.
While his body sat in place practicing to repair internal injuries, a single thought had already entered the Suspended Realm, looking at the various items before him.
Although the armor and weapons of the Hu Ben Army were fairly decent, they were of no use to Zhang Xuan at the moment. After a glance, he tossed them aside.
With a grasp into the void, a black-and-white instrument appeared in his palm — the Ministry of Justice's treasure, the Execution Lock!
"Though it's not on par with the Chengde Sword, it's also not much weaker..."
The Execution Lock's level far surpassed the previous Soul Summoning Banner, comparable to treasures like the Reincarnation Relic Tower and the Ten Directions Bodhi Demon Suppression Rope, though still slightly inferior to the Chengde Sword.
Again he grasped, revealing the Golden Armor Battle Puppet and the Golden Armor War Chariot.
Separately, the Golden Armor Battle Puppet or War Chariot were at most on the level of the Soul Summoning Banner, but combined, they were superior to the Execution Lock and on par with the Chengde Sword.
Then, an ancient zither appeared.
Musician's Heavenly Destiny Treasure: Nine Heavens Celestial Sound Zither.
This, too, was a treasure comparable to the Execution Lock.
Treasures of such level were few even within the Tianli Royal Family, yet he obtained several in one swoop.
As for the treasures of Great Wish Bright King Bodhisattva and Myriad Poison Demon Emperor, they were of similar level to the Nine Heavens Celestial Sound Zither. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novelFirｅ.net
"Having many treasures isn't necessarily useful; let's see if they can be refined into one..."
Zhang Xuan fell into contemplation.
Having many treasures might bewilder people, but a weak opponent could be defeated with a slap, while against a strong one, many treasures would be useless. In such circumstances, instead of using them haphazardly, focusing on one would be better.
"The Chengde Sword can only be considered an entry-level Heavenly Destiny Treasure, not very strong."
Having grasped his thoughts, the Frost Demon Lord approached with a face full of smiles.
Having witnessed the power of this master with his own eyes, he had no resistance left but was instead completely devoted.
"Heavenly Destiny Treasure?" Zhang Xuan looked on in confusion.
"A Heavenly Destiny Treasure is a weapon forged by Heavenly Destiny Power, immensely powerful, able to sever the Life River with a single strike if used well."
The Frost Demon Lord quickly explained.
Zhang Xuan was astonished.
The Heaven's River was an elusive current, normally unable to be grasped, yet these weapons could sever it — how incredible!
"Since the Chengde Sword is only an entry-level Heavenly Destiny Treasure, then... what level are the Nine Heavens Celestial Sound Zither and Execution Lock?"
Previously, he knew that Origin Warriors were classified into spirit pinnacle, high-tier, middle-tier, and daylight robbery categories, yet he was unaware of Heavenly Destiny distinctions.
The Frost Demon Lord: "All are likely at the ultimate Source Soldier Level, far surpassing spirit pinnacle Origin Warriors... While such weapons are not numerous, neither are they scarce, such as the Eight Heavenly Dragon Bell and the Great Sun Buddha Seal we saw earlier... The Golden Armor Battle Puppet and War Chariot separately are ultimate Source Soldiers, but combined, they should reach Heavenly Destiny Level."
Zhang Xuan realized, filled with curiosity: "Then... the Little Jade Seal and Mountain River Order previously used by the Crown Prince, what level are they?"
Both the Mountain River Order and the Little Jade Seal seemed comparable if not superior to the Chengde Sword.
The Frost Demon Lord: "You're right, they should be second-level Heavenly Destiny Treasures!"
Zhang Xuan: "Second-level?"
The Frost Demon Lord nodded, a voice both male and female continued: "Heavenly Destiny Treasures are divided into three levels, first being the highest, third the weakest, third being entry-level like the Chengde Sword. It sounds weak, but within the entire Source World, they're definitely notable!"
The Chengde Sword is the most powerful weapon he has encountered, and by forging this celestial treasure, he had vanquished two Royal Secretaries, a Bodhisattva, and a Demon Monarch.
Zhang Xuan then asked, "Given that... is Emperor Fusheng's jade seal and Taie Sword a first-level Heavenly Destiny Treasure?"
The Frost Demon Lord hesitated: "I'm not sure if they are, such treasures are rarely wielded, as once they are released, the heavens collapse... something beyond what a small character like me can fathom!"
Upon first encounter, the Frost Demon Lord seemed formidable, but really, only a peak of Life Sea 9-dan expert at best, whereas Emperor Fusheng could easily vanquish him with a strand of hair, not needing a jade seal or Taie Sword.
"Let's see if I can fuse all these treasures into one, if successful, perhaps it'll challenge... a grade-2 pinnacle pill level Heavenly Destiny Treasure!"
Upon understanding the classification, Zhang Xuan's eyes shone.
His current strength and combat ability were comparable to a Bodhisattva, but when encountering masters like the Buddha, he could only escape.
However, having a grade-2 pinnacle pill level Heavenly Destiny Treasure might permit a fight.
Back when Prince Yuanqing wielded the Mountain River Order, he exhibited less than one percent of its power, yet it could suppress mountains and rivers and seal space. If Zhang Xuan were to use it now, though not a Buddha's match, he could certainly resist, without needing to flee.
After becoming the Master of One Realm, his forging ability reached pinnacle status, and being in the Suspended Realm, following his words, even if the crafting failed, there wouldn't be significant loss.
With a finger snap, the celestial treasures instantly disassembled into their most primitive particles, beginning fusion.
Chengde Sword, Golden Armor Battle Puppet, Golden Armor War Chariot, Nine Heavens Celestial Sound Zither, Execution Lock...
Two entry-level Heavenly Destiny Treasures and four ultimate Source Soldiers quickly gathered together.
"Nope... can't form a single entity..."
Soon, Zhang Xuan realized something was amiss.
These weapons were like water and oil, both liquids but distinctly separate, and even as the Master of One Realm, he couldn't fully amalgamate them.
Even in the Suspended Realm, fusing such powerful weapons into one was challenging.
Fingers continuously danced, in the blink of an eye, quenching, forging, inscribing formations... in less than a day, hundreds of forging methods were applied, yet the weapons showed no sign of fusion, appearing more like a mess, a heap of weapons.
"If it can't be done, forget it..."
After an indefinite time, Zhang Xuan considered giving up.