Chapter 1115: An Lin’s Divine Tool

“Oh… This texture is exquisite…

“So hard! So thick! And so long!

“Is this a congealed droplet of water? How could it contain such a terrifying true intent of the ocean? Is this a teardrop? I can feel a sense of sorrow welling up in my heart…”

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Emperor Ziwei commented on each and every one of the divine-rank materials, and his cheeks were flushed with excitement.

That’s right, these divine-rank materials were valuable enough to make even a Dao Integration Stage super mighty figure exhilarated.

Emperor Ziwei held the Golden Yang Chaotic Stone. “This is a divine-rank material with metal and yang elements. It can be molded into any shapes and will be ideal as the main body of the divine tool.”

He then turned toward the Deceased Emperor Bone. “This is the essential dao bone of the Dao Integration Stage Deceased Emperor of the West Sea, right? It contains the extreme intent realm and the essential power of death. It is an extremely powerful yin-type divine-rank material that can act as the weapon’s dao realm.

“As for that tear, it is a water-type divine-rank material. It can be used as the core of the divine tool to elevate it to greater heights.

“The Sea Essence Vital Wood is a divine-rank material with wood, fire, and lightning elements. It can be used to guide and amplify power…”

Emperor Ziwei then turned to the huge cuboid stone. “This is an extremely renowned divine-rank material, the Sea Heart Stone. It is a manifestation of the power of the earth and ocean found at the bottom of the West Sea. It’s a super container for nurturing weapons and can be used to nurture the creation of the divine tool…”

An Lin was very impressed by Emperor Ziwei’s commentary. He really was worthy of the title of the number one tool refinement master in the Heavenly Court. He could quickly and accurately identify the properties of all of the divine-rank materials here before assigning uses for them.

“Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, yin, yang, lightning…” Emperor Ziwei turned to An Lin with a peculiar expression. “I’m not sure if this is a false impression, but I feel like these items are all very suitable for you. Is it just a coincidence?”

An Lin faltered upon hearing this.

He had never carefully thought about this before.

Now that he did think about it, were these divine-rank materials tailor-made for him?!

An Lin responded half-heartedly, “Perhaps it’s the will of the heavens.”

Emperor Ziwei then held a black-and-white jade pendant in his hand as a confused expression appeared on his face.

“This is an extremely mysterious item, which I am unable to identify…”

An Lin’s expression shifted upon hearing this.

The jade pendant Emperor Ziwei was holding was the Jade Pendant of Heaven and Earth, which An Lin had obtained after slaying the residual power left behind by the Ancient Heavenly Fiendcelestial. Who would have thought that even the number one tool refinement master of the Heavenly Court would be unable to identify it?

An Lin recalled back to the information the Divine Inspection Technique had bestowed upon him, and he gave an explanation.

“White represents heaven; black represents earth; this pendant is boundlessly profound and exceptionally exquisite. One can activate the Myriad Change Technique and instill their dao into this pendant…”

Emperor Ziwei’s hands trembled upon hearing this.

“This… this is a dao vessel divine-rank materials?”

His expression finally shifted as he stared at the jade pendant in his hand with astonishment.

“What’s a dao vessel divine-rank material?” An Lin was perplexed.

He had only been cultivating for a few years. Technically, he was still a cultivation noob, so he had never come into contact with such a term before.

Emperor Ziwei provided an explanation. “Dao vessel divine-rank materials are very rare even among divine-rank materials. It is said that they can fuse perfectly with the user’s divine dao and unleash the true power of dao! Not only that, but a divine tool with such an item as one of its constituent components would have an infinite potential for growth…”

An Lin and his fellow classmates were all astonished.

That sounded really bad*ss!

An Lin felt like his trip to the tomb was more than just fruitful. Treasures, a battleship, an inheritance… He felt as if he had instantly reached the pinnacle of his life!

Emperor Ziwei was very excited. “An Lin, you’ve made an extremely wise decision by asking me to craft this divine tool for you. In the entire Heavenly Court, I am the only one who has the ability to not let these materials go to waste!”

His hands were beginning to itch.

“I feel like this divine tool will be an intermediate-rank divine tool as soon as it is created, or perhaps an even higher rank…”

Emperor Ziwei was clearly very excited, as indicated by the flush on his normally cold and collected features.

“Er… Emperor Ziwei, you’re agreeing to refine this divine tool for me?” An Lin asked.

“I am!”

Emperor Ziwei agreed in a resolute voice.

An Lin: “Then the price…”

“Free!”

Emperor Ziwei waved a hand.

An Lin was ecstatic, and he clapped his hands together. “Done!”

He was finally going to get a divine tool!

If a normal immortal wanted to ask Emperor Ziwei to refine a spirit tool for them, Emperor Ziwei would probably just ignore them. However, opportunities to craft divine tools were exceedingly rare, and each and every one of them was extremely valuable.

This was a rare opportunity for Emperor Ziwei as well, so he was more than happy to help.

“Then… Senior Ziwei, you won’t accidentally break the divine-rank materials and sabotage the divine-tool refinement, right?” An Lin was suddenly a little concerned at the sight of Ziwei’s elated expression.

Emperor Ziwei’s face fell. “Are you doubting my skill as the number one tool refinement master of the Heavenly Court?”

“No no, not at all!” An Lin immediately replied.

Emperor Ziwei was probably the only one in the entire Heavenly Court who could help him craft a divine tool.

Apparently, all of the divine tools in the possession of the other emperors of the Heavenly Court had also been crafted by him. Hence, his reputation, skill, and experience were definitely all impeccable.

This could be attributed to how rich the Heavenly Court was as well. Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures like the Divine Bat Emperor were too poor to even afford a divine tool. However, the Heavenly Court emperors already had one each…

“I have carefully looked at all of your divine-rank materials, and I can offer you three options, the first of which is a divine cauldron with the power of the five elements, as well as yin and yang. The second option would be a divine sword of slaughter, and your third and final option is a sure-kill divine dagger. What type of divine tool would you like?” Emperor Ziwei asked.

An Lin pondered this question for a long time.

“I am a bad*ss sword immortal, so I should go for a divine sword… But I already have Little Xie, and I’m a very faithful man, so I’ll leave the divine sword…”

The Evil-Slaying Sword trembled lightly in his storage ring.

“A divine cauldron doesn’t look that cool. I’ll go with the dagger!” An Lin finally decided.

Thus, everything was set into motion.

Emperor Ziwei and An Lin established a commission contract.

This was basically a contract to keep a refinement master honest. If they violated the contract by doing things like using inferior materials or cutting corners, their dao heart would suffer backlash as a result.

As an emperor, Ziwei normally couldn’t be bothered with contracts like this.

However, divine tools were on a completely different level. Those were treasures that were extremely sought-after even by Dao Integration Stage super mighty figures. As such, it was best to take every possible precaution, and the commission contract was one of those precautions.

Everything drew to a conclusion.

Emperor Ziwei bade farewell to everyone and carried the divine-rank materials back to the Heavenly Court with an elated expression.

Xu Xiaolan and the others carried An Lin’s coffin and continued toward Xiao Chou’s wedding.

“Who would have thought that while we’re still worrying over immortal tools, Classmate An Lin is already close to obtaining a divine tool!” Xuanyuan Cheng sighed with envy and amazement.

“Please stop, Class Captain. I’m still worrying about spirit tools!” Miao Tian clasped a hand over her glass heart that was about to shatter, clearly unable to take much more of this.

“Big Brother An really is invincible. He’s so young, but he’s already going to have a divine tool soon. Who is going to be able to stop him?!” Luo Ziping also sighed with admiration and reverence.

An Lin’s heart was as still as water as he listened to the envious or reverent words being exchanged around him.

Having a divine tool guaranteed invincibility?

No, it was only one of the conditions required for him to progress to the Return to Void Stage…