"Old fellow, I may be stronger than you, but this has nothing to do with strength," Son Goku said.
"Oh? Let me hear it," Taishang Laojun said curiously.
Son Goku said, "I came to ask you to reforge my weapon."
With that, he took out the Godslaying Spearhead and the Sea-Calming Iron Staff. "Laojun, can you combine these into a single weapon?"
"So that's it. Monkey, you've come to the right person. In the art of forging, if I claim second place, no one dares claim first," Taishang Laojun said.
"Good, good! Sorry for the trouble, Laojun," Son Goku's clone said.
"Monkey, how do you intend to repay me for forging your weapon? Words alone won't do," Taishang Laojun said.
Son Goku's eyes darted about. "Lord Lao, name your terms. As long as they aren't excessive, I can agree."
At that, Taishang Laojun concealed their conversation from heavenly divination. "Monkey, my true self wishes to break free of the Heavenly Dao's restraints. Please lend him a hand."
"Oh, so that's it. He wants to attain the Hunyuan realm like my second brother?" Son Goku asked.
"Indeed. Please help him, Great Sage," Taishang Laojun said.
"Old fellow, I'll have to go back and discuss this with my second brother. You know about the grudge between him and your true self. Unless that's resolved, I can't help you," Son Goku said.
"Very well, Great Sage. I'll speak to my true self about this. I believe he knows which matters more: his pride or his life," Taishang Laojun said.
"All right, old fellow. I'll do what I can," Son Goku said.
"Thank you, Great Sage. I'll begin forging your weapon now. However, this Godslaying Spearhead is a fragment of a chaos spiritual treasure. Refining it will be extremely difficult and take at least