Elder Mu set down his teacup and considered for a moment.
"According to ancient legends, the Nine Cauldrons were divine treasures forged to anchor the nation when Great Yu, the Ancient Divine Emperor, tamed the floods. They were cast from the metals of all Nine Provinces, each cauldron corresponding to one province."
"After Great Yu passed away, the Nine Cauldrons were scattered across the land. They changed hands for thousands of years before finally falling into the Wei Family's possession."
"I suspect that the Nine Cauldrons are themselves an Innate Divine Weapon, and an exceptionally high-ranking one at that."
"After obtaining the Nine Cauldrons, the Wei Family used their bloodline to establish ownership and the strength of their nation to sustain them, refining them completely for their own use. Only then did Great Yin gain its five-hundred-year reign."
Elder Mu paused, then changed tack. "And I once came across an account in a tattered ancient journal."
"Weapons in this world are divided into five grades."
Everyone in the hall pricked up their ears.
"The first grade is mortal weapons."
"They are merely forged from ordinary refined iron, without spirit or sentience, used only for slaughter on the battlefield."
"The second grade is spirit weapons."
"Forged from spiritual materials, they possess a trace of spirituality and can amplify a martial artist's true essence. Cutting through iron like mud is nothing to them."
"Most of the damaged ancient weapons in the secret vaults of the Six Great Powers belong to this grade."
"The third grade is Demon Armaments, also known as Acquired Demon Blades."
Elder Mu looked at Wang Yuan.
"Xiao Jin's Nine Nether Baleful Suppression Demon Blade belongs to this grade. Awakened through the power of an Innate Divine Weapon, guided by bloodline, and fed on the killing aura of the