[Half a month later.]
[You retrieved the Eastern Pole Divine Stele from Bao Zhen. When Bao Zhen handed it over, he was quite reluctant—he felt that he might never encounter a treasure of such caliber again in this life.]
[You returned Bao Zhen's original body, that Treasure-Gathering Basin, to him.]
["My treasure!" He smiled at you. "For some reason, the years this thing spent in your hands were the most peaceful and joyful days of my life."]
[Bao Zhen added, "Back on Many-Treasure Mountain, I promised you that should you ever face danger, I would aid you whether in heaven or on earth."]
["Now, I have come to fulfill that promise."]
[You were delighted. You had gained another Supreme Realm Grandmaster.]
[And one who had seen and experienced much, whose cultivation was unfathomable, and who had attained the Supreme Realm through an immortal artifact and spiritual treasure.]
["Then I must thank you, sir."]
["Think nothing of it, think nothing of it."]
[Bao Zhen looked at you with a smile. "However, Fellow Daoist Zhou, I have one presumptuous request."]
["I must ask you to refine a body for me."]
["To be frank, there has yet to be a precedent in this world for a spirit artifact ascending. I too fear being constrained by the Heavenly Limit."]
["Refining a physical body would be the safer course."]
[Remembering that the Pure Yang Patriarch also required a body, you could not help asking, "Why are you so certain I can refine one?"]
[Bao Zhen smiled. "That fellow daoist just now—he is in the same situation, is he not?"]
["I trust you must have a way. I shall trouble you with this matter."]
["Even if you fail to survive this Third Nine Heavenly Tribulation—I will still ensure your sect remains unharmed."]
[You remembered the abilities