"The newborn calf is unafraid of the tiger, and you, kid, are probably intrigued. After all, the legendary Timeless Spring—who wouldn't want to see it, especially as an alchemist?"

Yang Shuzi shook his head and smiled, "Enough, that's all I have to say. Come with me, I plan to use the Refining Sky Divine Stone I agreed to exchange with you to refine an Eighth-grade Initial Stage elixir. It's quite challenging for me as well."

"Eighth-grade Initial Stage?"

Ling Feng squinted slightly. Yang Shuzi's alchemy accomplishments might even surpass Yun Danqing, the top alchemist of the Sky White Empire.

"If there's anything I can assist with, I will do my best."

Ling Feng nodded. Since Yang Shuzi helped him obtain the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Yan Fire Seed, he would wholeheartedly assist him this time.

...

Time flew by, and it was a whole night later, when dawn broke the next day, that Ling Feng finally left Yang Shuzi's residence.

And that Eighth-grade Initial Stage elixir was successfully refined with the joint effort of Ling Feng and Yang Shuzi.

Although it was of low quality, it was nonetheless completed.

In the surprised and bewildered gaze of Yang Shuzi, Ling Feng bid farewell and returned to the inn.

Martial Spirit Pavilion.

Because Yang Shuzi had intervened before, no one dared to cause trouble anymore. With the Despicable Donkey, a Demon Emperor, overseeing, no small fry would dare approach.

Otherwise, they would end up like Murong Han!

Upon seeing Ling Feng return, Tuoba Yan, who had been waiting in the courtyard, immediately stepped forward with a faint smile on her face, "Ling Feng, you're finally back!"

Ling Feng glanced at Tuoba Yan, touched, and said, "You waited for me all night?"

"No... I didn't!"

Tuoba Yan turned away, "I just happened to be up."

Ling Feng shook his head and smiled, already accustomed to Tuoba Yan's tsundere nature, and simply said with a light smile, "I'm fine. You didn't get into any trouble, right?"

"With the Despicable Donkey around, of course not," Tuoba Yan said softly.

"You bratty girl! You should call me Lord Divine Donkey!"

From afar, the Despicable Donkey's grumbling voice could be heard. While he accepted Ling Feng's nickname for him, if anyone else called him that, he would undoubtedly get angry.

Ling Feng shook his head and laughed as the group entered the pavilion, closed the doors, and began to tally the spoils from this adventure.

Not to mention the Xuanhai Ningshen Pill, Ling Feng had already successfully refined it with Yang Shuzi's help, advancing to the Ninth Layer of the Divine Origin Realm.

Moreover, the Nine Dragon Thunder Gang Yan Fire Seed should enhance the power of the Swallowing Flame significantly.

Besides that, Ling Feng remembered obtaining a teardrop-shaped gem from Murong Qianjun.

He hadn't thought much of it at the time. Now, taking it out and examining it with furrowed brows, he couldn't find anything peculiar about it.

Even the well-informed Despicable Donkey inspected the gem for a while but could only describe it as transparent and shiny, without any extraordinary attributes.

The only noticeable feature was its hardness!

When the Despicable Donkey bit into it with his robust teeth, he nearly chipped them.

Bear in mind, he was a Demon Emperor, possessing an astonishing bite force!

"I remember now!"

Suddenly, Yang Huanzhi jumped up, exclaiming, "This is the Heavenly God's Tear that once stirred the inner seas!"

"Heavenly God's Tear?"

Ling Feng's eyelid twitched slightly, "It does resemble a teardrop. Could it truly be a tear from the Divine Race?"

"No, no."

Yang Huanzhi snatched the 'Heavenly God's Tear' gem, grinning, "Now it's time to witness a miracle!"

Saying this, he took out his weapon, grinning widely, "Boss Ling, watch closely. This sword is a Top-grade Treasure. During one battle, I chipped it."

Yang Huanzhi gently placed the Goddess's Tear on the sword blade. Suddenly, a blinding light flashed, and the treasure sword miraculously repaired itself!

Not only was the chip mended, but even the sharp energy of the sword blade had become more intense!

"Hahaha, it really is the Goddess's Tear! This treasure can repair any divine weapon or sharp tool, regardless of grade! When it was auctioned before, it was said to have been bought by a mysterious stranger. Later, it vanished. Turns out, it was purchased by the Mu Family's steward!"

Yang Huanzhi reluctantly handed the gem back to Ling Feng.

Though greedy, he knew which treasures were safe to covet and which were not. Trying to steal under Ling Feng's watchful eye would be suicidal.

"How amazing!"

The Despicable Donkey snatched the gem, revealing his clean, white teeth and chuckling, "Ling Feng, I'll use this to file my nails from now on!"

"File... file your nails?"

Yang Huanzhi's mouth twitched. Using such a treasure for filing nails—why not ascend to the heavens? Aren't you afraid of heavenly punishment?

"Get out of here!"

Ling Feng rolled his eyes. Of course, he wouldn't waste such a valuable treasure.

After some thought, Ling Feng summoned the Universal Annihilation Sword. Since it repaired divine weapons regardless of grade, could it bring about some transformation in his Universal Annihilation Sword?

"Hand it over!"

Ling Feng extended his palm to the Despicable Donkey, "If it's useless for my sword, you can have it."

The Despicable Donkey reluctantly handed over the Heavenly God's Tear gem.

"The Heavenly God's Tear likely contains some special substance that can automatically transform into sword-forging material and repair it."

Grasping the gem, Ling Feng mimicked Yang Huanzhi's actions, gently pressing it against the sword blade.

Then, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The Heavenly God's Tear started heating up intensely, emitting white smoke. Then, like a water droplet, it spread rapidly across the sword blade's surface.

In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly God's Tear disappeared!

Vanished!

Ling Feng, the Despicable Donkey, Tuoba Yan, and Yang Huanzhi, three people and one donkey, stared at each other with wide eyes.

With so many eyes watching, the Heavenly God's Tear had just disappeared!

"What happened?"

The Despicable Donkey almost jumped, wailing, "My foot-grinding stone!"

Ling Feng was initially stunned but then suddenly grinned.

Because the sword soul slumbering within the Universal Annihilation Sword had absorbed that drop of Heavenly God's Tear and fully awakened!

Previously, after using the Spirit Lock on the Ancient Divine Soul hidden in the Ancient Demon Clan's ruins, the Universal Annihilation Sword had birthed a weak spiritual wisdom, akin to a newborn baby, which slept within the Universal Annihilation Sword.

(PS: See detailed explanation in "Chapter 1077: Universal Annihilation Sword Soul!")

However, now, with the power of the Heavenly God's Tear, it quickly matured into a fully-formed sword soul!

"Come forth, Sword Soul!"

With a thought, Ling Feng, who was intrinsically linked to the Universal Annihilation Sword, could vividly sense the sword soul's presence.

At the next moment, a white light flashed on the sword blade, and a wisp of smoke rose, forming into a young man who floated before the group. He finally turned to Ling Feng and respectfully greeted, "Master! Heavenly Weapon All Directions, at your command!"

With a magnetic voice, handsome beyond compare, and surrounded by a shimmering aura, the sword soul's appearance was perfectly composed, to the point of being strikingly handsome.

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