Ultimate Weapon

Ultimate Weapon

"We're out!"

Ye Fan cheered. "Daoist, you really do have the skills!"

Duan De ultimately chose to leave the Emperor's Daoist Arena with them. There was no helping it—one of them had each of his arms pinned, so he could not shake them off.

Qin Sheng turned back. Behind them was a vortex rippling with waves, but it vanished after several breaths. He asked:

"Can this place only be exited, not entered?"

"No." Duan De looked deeply annoyed.

"This Emperor's Daoist Arena drifts through the rifts of time and space. It only intersects with the Eastern Wilderness after a very long time, and only then can one enter."

"At any other time, unless an ancient Great Emperor personally descended, no one could do anything about it."

Duan De was terribly depressed. He had gone through who knew how much trouble to find this place, only for...

It hurt just to think about it.

"Daoist, will we encounter the dangers you mentioned on our way back?"

Ye Fan concerned himself with another matter. "What do you think? Are you confident we can leave safely?"

"No." Duan De shook his head.

"This Sacred Land Ruins itself is very safe. Only when the Daoist Arena's space appears do countless dangers arise on the path leading to the Emperor's Daoist Arena."

"At other times, it is just as peaceful as usual."

At this point, Duan De said indignantly, "You two really stepped in dog shit. You actually fell into the Daoist Arena that way!"

It made him seem rather ridiculous by comparison.

"Fellow Daoist, when living in this world, don't fuss over so much," Qin Sheng said earnestly.

"You should live happily."

"That's right. I'm very happy right now." Ye Fan nodded.

"Let's go, let's go." Duan De was furious and did not want to speak with these two black-hearted bastards.

Qin Sheng caught up to Duan De and asked, "Fellow Daoist, what exactly is this Chaotic Ruin Dust you mentioned?"

Duan De stared at Qin Sheng, his eyes narrowing.

"After a chaotic world is destroyed, it leaves behind certain substances representing death and extinction. Chaotic Ruin Dust is among the most representative. It looks like black soil on the surface."

"So it is an immortal material?" Qin Sheng asked excitedly.

"It is not an immortal material, but it is better than one." Duan De continued:

"It cannot be refined on its own. It needs to be used together with other materials as an auxiliary material."

"If the main material is a treasure on the level of Nine Heavens Divine Jade, then after the two are fused, the Chaotic Ruin Dust will likewise become a sacred material of the same grade. In the end, one can obtain a vessel forged from the perfect union of two sacred materials."

"If the main material is Immortal Metal... Chaotic Ruin Dust can match it as well."

"A vessel refined from one kind of Immortal Metal already possesses heaven-shaking might, much less two kinds. At that point, it truly would be invincible beneath the heavens."

Qin Sheng was shaken. This was truly terrifying!

One had to know that even the Emperor Weapons of ancient Great Emperors were forged from only one kind of Immortal Metal.

The first reason was that Immortal Metal was rare, and finding a second kind was difficult.

The second was that every kind of Immortal Metal was supreme, and their profound principles could hardly coexist. Even if one obtained a second kind of Immortal Metal, it would be difficult to perfectly merge the two.

In the original story, Ye Fan obtained a Godscar Purple Gold Pagoda on Earth, yet he had never considered refining the Godscar Purple Gold into his own cauldron.

It was only later, after Ye Fan had become Ye Tiandi, that he began gathering other Immortal Metals to strengthen the Mother Qi of All Things Cauldron.

By then, Ye Fan's cultivation had reached the peak of creation itself, with no rival in all ages. Naturally, conflicts between Immortal Metals were no longer a problem.

"However!" Duan De suddenly changed the subject.

"Though Chaotic Ruin Dust is miraculous, it also has a tremendous drawback."

"It is a supreme treasure representing death and extinction. If you use it to forge a vessel, your vessel will also evolve in that direction, becoming a Netherworld Treasure—a weapon of death."

"And the vast majority of cultivators in the world are incompatible with vessels of this path. Using Chaotic Ruin Dust would do more harm than good!"

Duan De's final words carried deep meaning.

"It would make the vessel shift toward death and extinction..."

Qin Sheng fell into thought. He suspected Duan De had obtained Chaotic Ruin Dust in one of his previous lives. After all, this stuff suited him perfectly.

Was it meant for refining that Heaven-Piercing Netherworld Treasure?

At the same time, Qin Sheng understood why Ruthless had not given Ye Fan the Chaotic Ruin Dust.

The supremely yang Sacred Physique and a Netherworld Treasure...

They were naturally opposed. If Ye Fan refined a Netherworld Treasure as his life-bound weapon, he would practically be cutting off his own future.

"So, you understand now," Duan De said.

"Some things are useless even if you obtain them."

At that moment, Qin Sheng silently took out the coffin he had refined and gently stroked it. Everything went without saying.

Duan De froze, his gaze shifting constantly between the coffin and Qin Sheng.

"You... this... it..."

"Why did you refine a coffin?!"

Qin Sheng calmly nodded. "Does any law in Beidou state that cultivators are forbidden from using coffins as vessels?"

Ye Fan grinned craftily from the side. He was delighted to see this fat bastard suffer.

"Limitless... Celestial Venerable!"

Duan De suddenly raised his voice, furious beyond measure.

"What decent person would refine such a vessel!"

Qin Sheng smiled. "Fellow Daoist, you are mistaken. What could have a more beautiful meaning than a coffin?"

"Don't worry. When your lifespan is exhausted in the future, I'll lend you this coffin."

The thought of burying an ancient Celestial Venerable who had reincarnated through many lives was rather exciting.

"How could this happen..."

Duan De was as helpless as a two-hundred-pound child. How could it be such a coincidence?

Suddenly, Duan De's gaze changed, and the way he looked at Qin Sheng became somewhat different.

"Immortal Qin, could you be the reincarnation of some ancient Great Emperor? Was everything happening now arranged by you?"

That had to be it. Whether it was their bizarre way of entering the Emperor's Daoist Arena or this coffin refined in advance, it was all too strange.

But if this man were the reincarnation of an ancient Great Emperor, then it all made sense!

Qin Sheng was taken aback, then assumed an unfathomable expression.

"I never expected you to discover it." He clasped his hands behind his back.

"Before one who has seen an Emperor, one should bow with every step. Upon the Road of Rebirth, half one's sins shall be erased, and one's true spirit may be protected."

"Now that I have reincarnated, I seek to prove the Emperor Dao once more. Everything is only beginning. Hand over the treasures on you, and when I ascend to the Immortal Domain in the future, I will grant you the seat of immortality."

Duan De rolled his eyes, now certain that Qin Sheng could not be the reincarnation of an ancient Great Emperor.

What kind of Great Emperor reincarnation would be this shameless!

"Who are you trying to fool?" Duan De said.

"I know you must have obtained Chaotic Ruin Dust, but there must be quite a lot of it in the Emperor's Daoist Arena. You cannot use it all by yourself."

"Let's discuss this. How about giving me some?"

"We really don't have any." Qin Sheng abruptly changed the subject.

"But we know where there is Chaotic Ruin Dust. If you can bring out something that interests us, we can give you a few pointers."

"What do you want?" Duan De asked eagerly.

"Start with three to five Emperor Weapons."

"I'll blast you two to death with three to five Emperor Weapons!" Duan De exploded in rage.

"Then give us some Immortal Metal. One share for each of us, enough to refine two vessels."

Qin Sheng spoke as if it were only natural. "Immortal material for immortal material. That's fair, right?"

"Fair my ass!"

Duan De said, "Chaotic Ruin Dust only reaches that level when paired with immortal material. Immortal material is impossible to find in this world. At most, you can only have obtained Nine Heavens Divine Jade."

"How do you know we cannot obtain immortal material?" Qin Sheng smiled meaningfully.

Duan De could no longer be certain.

These two brats were too strange. They kept getting tangled up with things on the level of Great Emperors. Obtaining Immortal Metal... perhaps it was not impossible?

Duan De's expression flickered uncertainly. He truly needed Chaotic Ruin Dust, not to refine a weapon, but for another purpose.

After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Dao-Life Mother Stone. It is not inferior to any of the nine great Immortal Metals, and it is the most suitable for refining together with Chaotic Ruin Dust."

Qin Sheng's eyes lit up.

"Tell me more!"

"There is a supreme treasure in this world called Primal Chaos Stone. Within it, immortal materials no weaker than Immortal Metal can be nurtured. Dao-Life Mother Stone is born from within it."

Qin Sheng nodded. He knew this.

Wushi the Great Emperor's Wushi Bell had been refined from an immortal treasure nurtured within Primal Chaos Stone, though it should not have been the Dao-Life Mother Stone Duan De spoke of.

Duan De emphasized, "Though you use a coffin as your vessel, a Netherworld Treasure does not suit you."

Qin Sheng said nothing, but he truly could not deny it. His coffin would not be a pure treasure of death.

"Dao-Life Mother Stone symbolizes and originates life. It is the Source and mother body of the Great Dao, representing eternal life even more than Phoenix Blood Crimson Gold."

"Refine these two immortal materials together, and your coffin can form a cycle of life and death, a cycle of beginning and end. It will no longer be a Netherworld Treasure and will possess infinite possibilities."

Qin Sheng was tempted. The cycle of life and death, Source and extinction—it perfectly matched his own circumstances.

He glanced at Ye Fan. After a brief silent exchange and reaching an agreement, the two smiled at each other.

Duan De felt a chill down his back and had a bad feeling.

"Dao-Life Mother Stone is certainly very good, but Fellow Daoist, Yezi and I are two people. One portion of immortal material is a little insufficient to divide."

Qin Sheng said with a smile, "Of course, we are very understanding and will not demand that Fellow Daoist give us another share of immortal material."

"Just add ten or eight Emperor Scriptures, or some Great Emperor Forbidden Realm secret arts."

"I'll fight you two bastards to the death!"

Duan De went mad and charged over to kill them.

Duan De fell!

(End of chapter)