"A Nether Stone… one piece of this… and I could forge a weapon that defies the heavens themselves…" he whispered, his voice quivering. "A Demigod Rank weapon… one with its own wisdom, its own soul… something people have searched for across millennia and never found…"
For the first time in decades, the big-bellied monk felt the raw thrill of adventure, of standing on the precipice of something truly monumental.
Even if he could not be certain of its authenticity, even if the possibility of success was only one in ten thousand, the big-bellied monk still resolved to try. Opportunities like this came once in a lifetime, and no expert worth his salt would let such a chance slip by.
Moreover, the Nether Stone was not just famous for forging Demigod Rank weapons. Ancient texts spoke of another, even more mysterious function—it was said to serve as a gateway to the legendary underworld itself.
