Little Nannan left.
Li Yu began tying up loose ends and preparing to return.
The first thing to deal with was Zhou Yi's so-called "Imperial weapon."
Having taken the Profound Yellow Energy, and with the credit for collecting the Bronze Immortal Hall as well, Li Yu could not treat Zhou Yi too shabbily. If he ate meat himself, he had to at least let Zhou Yi have a sip of the soup.
"Heavenly Book Spirit, prepare to forge a weapon embryo for Zhou Yi."
After Li Yu gave the order, the Heavenly Book Spirit immediately began communicating with Zhou Yi.
"Your Majesty, you have obtained the Profound Yellow Energy and have the energy of the Bronze Immortal Hall to assist you. A supreme treasure can be forged for you. Please design a weapon that suits your wishes."
"Excellent!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yi was overjoyed and began considering what his weapon should look like.
"In our traditions, the objects representing a Great Emperor's status are the Nine Cauldrons, the Xuanyuan Sword, and the jade seal. Which should I choose?"
"The jade seal is ruled out first. It belonged to Qin Shi Huang, and its foundation is simply too weak."
"The Nine Cauldrons are nine massive cauldrons—too many. Successfully forging even one Imperial weapon would already be an incredible stroke of luck. Nine are simply unimaginable. Yet choosing only one would lose the meaning of the Nine Cauldrons."
"What about the Xuanyuan Sword? The sword of the sacred path, the sword of the imperial path. Besides... the name Xuanyuan fits my origins perfectly. It seems the Xuanyuan Sword would be most suitable?"
By then, Zhou Yi had already made his decision.
"Heavenly Book Spirit, I choose the Xuanyuan Sword for my Imperial weapon."
He imagined the appearance of the Xuanyuan Sword and