For a moment, the pavilion fell silent!
"Ahem!"
Xuan Zhantian's eyes flickered. He cleared his throat, breaking the strange atmosphere, then looked at Chen An with a serious expression. "Brother Chen, a Life-Bound Treasure is a divine weapon refined with a martial artist's blood essence and soul!"
"Below the Martial Emperor Realm, even the so-called divine weapons used by those in the Martial King Realm are, in truth, ordinary objects."
"Only after reaching the Martial Emperor Realm and developing spiritual sense can a martial artist truly begin refining a Life-Bound Treasure!"
"Ordinary weapons are driven by brute force alone. They cannot draw upon your own fundamental power, so their might has a limit."
"A Life-Bound Treasure is different. From the moment it is born, it is bound to your soul, bloodline, and martial foundation. At a thought, the divine weapon comes to you, requiring almost no effort to wield."
Cang Wanli added, "And once forged, a Life-Bound Treasure grows alongside your cultivation!"
"As your realm advances and your techniques transform, its grade and power rise like a boat with the tide."
"Once an ordinary Heaven Rank weapon is damaged, it is ruined for good. But as long as its soul origin remains intact, a Life-Bound Treasure can be melted down and restored someday, even if it shatters into fragments."
He pointed to the dark, lightning-streaked piece of Heavenly Star Meteoric Iron in Chen An's hand, his tone growing graver. "You cultivate an imperial lightning technique, and your body is being tempered into the Thunder Emperor Battle Physique. This lightning-aspected Heavenly Star Meteoric Iron is a match made in heaven for you."
"Forge it into a Life-Bound Treasure, and it will not only perfectly contain all your lightning power but also draw in stray lightning energy from the world to nourish