"These five Void Sky Sub-Cauldrons hold many mysteries. You can study them to your heart's content. If you want to forge a cauldron yourself, just tell me what materials you need. As long as they can be gathered, I'll do my best to get them for you," Lu Xiaotian said.
"Eastern Dan Saint, you certainly have a generous spirit." Lu Xiaotian had treated his treasured cauldron as a discarded pawn, and Ming Shang still harbored considerable resentment over it.
Still, staying with Lu Xiaotian wasn't without its benefits. His mastery of spatial laws was indeed inferior to Lu Xiaotian's, but the five Void Sky Sub-Cauldrons he possessed—and the insights into their refinement and fusion—were of considerable value to Ming Shang's studies.
As for the materials needed to forge the Void Sky Sub-Cauldrons, gathering them would be difficult even for an Immortal Lord like him. But for Lu Xiaotian, a Heavenly Dragon, the task would undoubtedly be much easier. Thinking of it that way, Ming Shang's resentment eased considerably.
"Of course, I'm offering you these conveniences for a reason. Gathering all seven Void Sky Sub-Cauldrons will be extremely difficult, and right now, I can't sense the location of the other two at all.
"If we can recover the remaining two someday, that would be ideal. If not, your skill at crafting artifacts might well offer us another shortcut."
Lu Xiaotian spoke frankly. He had high hopes for Ming Shang and saw no reason to hide that from him.
"You know a lot about me. Letting you leave isn't realistic for now. Why don't we work together on this? If one day I can no longer withstand the Immortal Realm's methods, I'll set you free. What do you say?"
"How can I trust the Dragon Lord?" Ming Shang said after hesitating for