After hearing the Flame Emperor's astonishing idea, Lin Yi felt a surge of genuine admiration that took a long time to subside.
A Dao Artifact!
An embodiment of its wielder's life and Great Dao, cultivated as one!
The very idea broke free of traditional artifact forging. It defied heaven itself.
No matter how powerful an ordinary Emperor Artifact was, it remained a tool for fighting enemies or aiding cultivation. The Dao Artifact the Flame Emperor sought to forge, however, would be bound to his Dao Foundation and everything he had learned in his lifetime. The artifact would be his Dao, and his Dao would be the artifact.
If he succeeded, it might not necessarily help him break through the bottleneck of the Seven Stars of the Great Dao, but it would at least make his foundation on that path unshakable. Even if he never broke through, his combat strength would far surpass others at the peak Emperor Realm, making him one of the foremost experts in Starfall City and even the entire Source Realm!
Lin Yi's eyes flickered. He asked directly, "Lord Flame Emperor, does that mean you want me to help design the Dao Artifact?"
The Flame Emperor nodded, his approval plain to see. "Naturally. You may only be at the early Emperor Realm, but creating the Innate Restriction Method alone makes you a grandmaster of artifact forging."
He paused, then added, "I want you to help me perfect the forging process. More importantly, I want to know how to integrate the Innate Restriction Method into the Dao Artifact Forging Method so it strengthens the artifact without upsetting the balance required to forge it."
Lin Yi understood, but asked, "How far have you progressed in working out the method, Lord Flame Emperor?"
A faint smile crossed the Flame Emperor's