"Weapons are part of one's strength, too." Ancestor Yanyu nodded, agreeing with Qin Hao. "Qin Hao, with your current cultivation, the Heavenly Abyss Sword really does struggle to bring out your full strength."
Wu Yin and Gu Xiu nodded slightly as well.
They knew a little about how Ancestor Xu had forged the Heavenly Abyss Sword for Qin Hao back then.
At the time, Qin Hao had only been a Sovereign. Now, he was already a half-step Ancestral God.
Those were entirely different realms.
The Heavenly Abyss Sword was merely a low-grade divine artifact. If Qin Hao had not modified it himself, it would probably have been even less suited to him.
"Ancestor Xu." Ancestor Yanyu, Wu Yin, and Gu Xiu looked toward Ancestor Xu.
Qin Hao and Yun Chang looked at Ancestor Xu as well.
Hearing what Qin Hao, Ancestor Yanyu, and the others said, Ancestor Xu gave a bitter smile. How could he fail to understand what Ancestor Yanyu meant? He, too, wanted to forge a more powerful divine artifact for Qin Hao.
The problem was...
"Qin Hao, your Heavenly Abyss Sword is already as powerful as a high-grade divine artifact. To take its power a step further would mean making it a Half-Step Chaos Spirit Treasure."
Ancestor Xu said helplessly, "Although I'm skilled at forging artifacts, my cultivation is too low right now. If I were also a half-step Ancestral God—no, if I could just reach the eternal true god level, I could use more forging techniques and might have a chance of creating a Half-Step Chaos Spirit Treasure. But right now..."
At this point, Ancestor Xu sighed softly, willing but unable to help. "I'm confident I could forge a high-grade divine artifact, but bringing your Heavenly Abyss Sword up to the level of a Half-Step Chaos