Regarding the Zhiyuan-grade staff, Lao Hu advised Lin Fei against fusing or modifying it. After all, staves and blade-style Dharmic Treasures belong to different categories; even if a fusion were successful, it would be difficult to retain the original mystical powers and potency. Furthermore, since offensive staves combine both spiritual power and soul power attacks, they do not rely on specific combat techniques, making the question of "suitability" or "familiarity" largely irrelevant.
Lin Fei accepted Lao Hu’s advice and kept the Dharmic Treasure, known as "God’s Punishment," as a supplementary means of attack. He decided to wait until he acquired more blade-style treasures before continuing with the upgrades for Zhantian, the Sky Demon Blade, and the Great Blade of Hong Jie. As for the shield-style treasure, Lin Fei had Lao Hu fuse and upgrade it with the Spirit-Devouring Shield.
Ultimately, luck was on Lin Fei's side: both the Nine Heavens Mysterious Mansion and the Spirit-Devouring Shield were successfully upgraded! The Nine Heavens Mysterious Mansion soared directly from a high-tier Guangyuan-grade to a high-tier Tianyuan-grade—an unimaginable stroke of fortune for any Dharmic Treasure. Moreover, following this upgrade, the mansion's original powers were vastly enhanced and expanded, with several new capabilities added. For instance, the "Nine Heavens" within the mansion were expanded to ten. The tenth heaven was incredibly mysterious; A-Jiu admitted that he did not …
Chapter 1983