Once he realized Xu Chunniang's strength, the clerk's smile became much more genuine.
"This stone table was never worth much to begin with. It's been sitting here for too many years and can no longer bear the strain; it should have been replaced long ago. What would you like to forge with this heavy stone, honored guest?"
"Forge a sword."
Ever since her ascension, her old magic artifacts had become unusable. She had always lacked a weapon that suited her hand.
Over the past few years, aside from gathering top-grade demon crystals, she had also asked Yan Guang to collect quite a few heavy stones for her—enough to forge a longsword.
"A sword?"
The clerk looked over the several pieces of heavy stone on the table and nodded objectively.
"With heavy stone as the main material and other materials added in, forging a Heavenly Demon-grade sword would be no problem at all. If the materials you provide are good enough, we might even be able to forge a mid-stage Heavenly Demon artifact, or something of an even higher grade."
"I haven't prepared any other materials. I only prepared heavy stone."
The clerk smiled and waved his hand. "That's no trouble. Our shop has all kinds of ordinary artifact-refining materials. Just tell me which ones you have your eye on, honored guest. The price is negotiable."
"You may not have understood. I want a sword forged from heavy stone, without mixing in any other artifact-refining materials."
The clerk froze, then spoke hesitantly after a long pause.
"Are you sure? Weapons forged purely from heavy stone are not only extremely costly, but also incomparably cumbersome. They take immense effort to wield. Honored guest, please think it over carefully.
"Someone once commissioned a pair of stone hammers made from heavy stone. After our