On the afternoon of the day Xu Jingwu and the other three sparred.
Xu Mingxuan, Ye Fan, and Xu Mingqing all returned to their own territories.
Less than two days later.
Xu Deling arrived in Yunxi.
"Well done, lad. I heard you fought your father, Chongfei, and Chongjian all by yourself. Quite remarkable."
"You flatter me, great-grandaunt. None of them used their magic treasures. Otherwise, I would have struggled to hold off even two."
"At least you haven't grown arrogant."
Xu Deling smiled slightly. "I custom-made all their lifebound magic treasures.
"Chongfei's is a high-grade magic treasure, while Chongjian's is a mid-grade sword formation set.
"Your father's is a little inferior, only a mid-grade magic treasure.
"But it's a heavy hammer. Only someone who practices dual cultivation of magic and body, as he does, can bring out its full power.
"With those magic treasures, fighting above their level against golden core late stage cultivators is child's play."
"Grandfather asked me to help forge you a high-grade magic treasure. Tell me what weapon suits your hand."
"A long staff, I think. Martial artists attack with broad, sweeping movements. A long staff suits that perfectly."
Xu Deling nodded. "I'll make it a heavy weapon while I'm at it. There's still some dragon-elephant ingot left.
"There aren't many natural treasures suited to forging heavy weapons like this.
"For any we forge afterward, we'll have to make up for it with sheer quantities of material."
After a pause, she asked, "What kind of defensive magic treasure would you like?
"Shields, armor, mirrors, pearls—I can forge any of those forms."
Xu Jingwu pondered for a moment. "I'd like a suit of full-body armor. As for its appearance, great-grandaunt, please design it however you like.
"But I want it to cover my entire body, with a