There were more than a dozen Starry Sky Supreme Treasures, and any one of them was better suited than the Heavenly Pivot Sword for repairing the Star Abyss Gate.
So Old Tree did not know why Yun Shiwang had remained fixated on the Heavenly Pivot Sword.
He had only vaguely sensed that Yun Shiwang had his own plans. That was why he had not exposed them before Lu Ye, waiting until now to ask.
Yun Shiwang slowly said, "Old Tree, what do you think my chances are of refining a Supreme Treasure?"
Those words brought Old Tree back to the sight of the many Merging Dao Peak cultivators of the Starry Sky sacrificing themselves to merge with the Dao. Even after countless tens of thousands of years, that tragic and heroic scene remained vivid in his mind. Describing it as moths flying into a flame would not have been an exaggeration.
Old Tree's heart tightened. "Yun Sheng, you..."
Yun Shiwang said, "Those who have merged with the Dao indeed possess the qualifications to refine a Supreme Treasure, but not everyone with those qualifications can do it. Leaving aside the need for a sufficiently strong foundation, the most important thing is compatibility with the Supreme Treasure! Old Tree, though there are many Starry Sky Supreme Treasures, not one is compatible with me."
"Then why are you still going to refine the Heavenly Pivot Sword?" Old Tree vaguely realized Yun Shiwang's intentions. Precisely because of that, unease rose within him.
Yun Shiwang smiled. "Precisely because there is none, I must choose one best suited for killing enemies!"
"But..."
"Old Tree, there is no need to worry. All my life, Yun Shiwang has always prepared for the worst and done my utmost. Perhaps this time, fortune will truly befall me, and I will