All along, whenever Lu Ye upgraded the Crag Mountain Saber, he had demanded only sufficient heft, making it convenient for him to hack and kill. He had never cared about sharpness, because he had Spiritual Patterns to enhance it.
In an environment like the Nine Provinces, after being upgraded time and again, the Crag Mountain Saber had always kept pace with his cultivation and met his needs in battle.
But things were different after entering the starry sky. Especially after encountering some powerful enemies, Lu Ye discovered that the Crag Mountain Saber was not sharp enough and struggled to inflict effective damage. This was particularly true against opponents with powerful physiques. Even when he enhanced the Crag Mountain Saber with Divine Edge, its performance remained less than satisfactory.
His battle against the Blood Race's Xue Hao was the finest example.
It was not that Lu Ye's standards were too high. Cultivators could not possibly face enemies forever at the same realm as themselves. While traveling the starry sky, they would inevitably encounter foes stronger than themselves. With Lu Ye's current foundation and strength, against opponents of the same realm, the old Crag Mountain Saber and Divine Edge had been entirely sufficient.
But Lu Ye's sights were not set on the Star Constellation Realm, but the Moon Jade Realm.
The Crag Mountain Saber had already reached the pinnacle of the Spiritual Treasure tier and had no room left to improve. Unless it was upgraded into a Magic Treasure—but if it became a Magic Treasure, Lu Ye's Spiritual Power alone would be unable to activate its might. That was an insoluble knot.
Fang's submission had come at precisely the right time.
Compared to before, the new Crag Mountain Saber seemed unchanged on the surface, but it was now incomparably sharp!
Even when