To be fair, Li Xiao found the idea of refining treasures with someone else's kidney stones a little revolting.
The problem was that emperor kidney stone really was good stuff. Incorporating it into the banner would instantly send its power soaring. After all, Sima Qianli had no idea he possessed an entire Bitter Sea.
The waters of the sea of bitterness had an extremely powerful suppressive effect on souls. If he truly poured an entire Bitter Sea into the banner, its power would be terrifying.
"It's still not enough."
Li Xiao knew perfectly well how precious these two materials were, but he still wasn't satisfied.
Compared with Fengdu Academy's compensation, after all, this little offering amounted to tossing scraps to a beggar.
An ordinary person might have flown into a rage upon seeing that Li Xiao still wasn't satisfied, but Sima Qianli did the opposite. His smiling face bloomed like a chrysanthemum.
He immediately clapped his hands. Several maids carried in a long tray together and set it on the table. They were all ghost cultivators of considerable strength, yet even working together, they visibly struggled to carry it. That alone showed how heavy its contents were.
"This is cloth woven from emperor-fallen gold. It can likewise be incorporated into your artifact, young friend. This material is exceedingly rare. Even I went to great lengths to obtain this little bit." Sima Qianli lifted the red covering, revealing a bolt of golden cloth.
Li Xiao couldn't resist reaching out to pinch the fabric. He discovered that it was actually woven from countless gold threads. Those threads felt both soft and hard, with a faint cutting sensation to them.
If he used this cloth to edge the banner, its edges would probably be no less sharp than the Copper-Lung Qi-Nourishing Godslayer Blade.