In the end, Zhao Tailai handed a storage bag and a book to Lin Xun.

The storage bag contained over a thousand types of rune materials that were required to craft the Nine Dragons Cauldron, of which over one hundred were considered precious treasure-level rune materials.

The book contained the design and instructions for crafting the Nine Dragons Cauldron. It was yellow and old with rusty spots and smudges, and it had seen better days.  

According to Zhao Tailai, the founding emperor had once owned a Nine Dragons Cauldron. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in a battle.

Since then, the imperial family had hoped to own another. Unfortunately, the crafting of the cauldron required many difficult conditions, and no one had been able to make one to this day.

Lin Xun skimmed through the book and was immediately captivated by the wonderful designs and ideas inside.

After a long moment, he finally returned to reality and exhaled a long breath. “The design of the cauldron is one of the most marvelous I have seen. It is simply a work...