Douluo Continent: The True Body and Blood Soul, Starting from Blacksmithing

Chapter 100 Objective: Forging Weapons

As Lin Yu took the herbs, she raised an eyebrow at Xue Qinghe.

As he stored the dark green herbs into his storage soul tool, he met Xue Qinghe's gaze: Where did you find such a generous person?

However, Qian Daoliu still refers to him as "the eldest prince".

Lin Yu chuckled inwardly. Even now, Qian Renxue still wasn't planning to reveal her identity? This family was really putting on a convincing act.

However, Lin Yu didn't expose him. If the other party was willing to act, he would play along. His hands moved slowly and steadily, and the second herb was also carefully put away.

Xue Qinghe stood in the corner, his expression not changing much, but his fingers were twisting several times inside his sleeve.

My grandfather's recklessness was indeed a bit wrong, and I also failed to fulfill my responsibility to protect the law.

But she still felt a pang of regret at sending away two herbs of that grade all at once.

So far, she knows of two methods for cultivating the Spirit Hall's ten-thousand-year-old quality herbs.

The first, and most common, method involves raising ancient plant-type spirit beasts that can be used in medicine and have regenerative abilities, and then periodically harvesting the parts that can be used in medicine.

The second method is a method used exclusively by the Hall of Offerings: plant-type Soul Masters with the ability to accelerate growth ripen the herbs. Although most herbs can be harvested even after being accelerated for ten thousand years, these herbs are non-renewable.

The herb her grandfather offered was a non-renewable medicinal herb.

Qian Daoliu ignored his granddaughter's little thoughts and simply focused his gaze on Lin Yu, scrutinizing him from head to toe with a look that was both appraising and admiring.

"Young man, please don't mind," Qian Daoliu explained, his tone unhurried, as if chatting with an old friend.

"One of the purposes of my visit today is to ask you to forge a weapon for my granddaughter, but I happened to see that something unexpected happened during your absorption of the soul bone."

"Out of concern, I revealed myself to investigate. I didn't expect it to be my overthinking, and I've even delayed your cultivation, young brother. I hope you can forgive me."

Lin Yu believed Qian Daoliu's words, since according to Jin Lei, he had arrived by her side the moment she absorbed the soul bone.

At that time, he probably meant to help those in need, but he didn't expect that he had made preparations in advance, which led to his good intentions backfiring.

A top expert from the mainland was willing to explain and compensate him. Having shown both attitude and sincerity, Lin Yu had no way to find fault and went straight to the point.

"This senior asked me to forge a weapon for your granddaughter, of course I can."

Lin Yu's voice was still a little dry because he had just undergone soul bone tempering. His Adam's apple bobbed up and down as he spoke, and his voice was slightly hoarse.

"However, my current strength is too weak; I can only forge weapons for Soul Masters above Soul Sect and below Soul Saint. If your granddaughter meets the requirements, you can have her come over within five days to test the waters. If it works, then we can choose the materials and weapon blueprints."

He paused, deliberately glancing at Xue Qinghe: "Please trouble this Crown Prince of Tiandou to arrange the specific procedures. I only have some talent in blacksmithing; I'm not good at these social niceties."

Xue Qinghe was quite taken aback by the gaze directed at him, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Qian Daoliu simply smiled. There was a hint of helplessness in that smile.

With a flick of his sleeve, two pieces of metal of completely different colors were taken from his storage soul tool and piled on one side of the training room.

When metal strikes the ground, it produces two distinct muffled sounds: one heavy and solid, the other crisp and bright.

The two pieces of metal are pale yellow and orange-red respectively. The two colors of light reflect off the ground, making the surrounding stone slabs reflect the two colors.

"There's no rush for her weapon. Aren't you trying to forge metals right now? Once you can forge metals with spiritual power, you can use those two metals to create a weapon for her."

The other party's first words, "forging," immediately drew Lin Yu's attention away from the metal and onto Xue Qinghe, who remained silent to the side.

He stared at Xue Qinghe for a full three seconds, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back. He tried to speak again, but in the end, he could only let out a helpless sigh.

Xue Qinghe would reveal his secrets, which should have made him furious, but there were outsiders present, and besides, the other party's recent move clearly indicated that he was a major client.

"Please rest assured, senior, once I master smelting and forging, I will definitely forge a weapon for your granddaughter."

Lin Yu gently slammed the bone-crushing club onto the ground, signifying his formal agreement. "I'm just not sure how I should contact you then?"

Qian Daoliu turned to look at his granddaughter. She was still standing in the corner, her chin slightly tucked in, her lips pressed into a thin line, showing no intention of taking the initiative to acknowledge her as a relative.

Qian Daoliu didn't press the matter. After withdrawing his gaze, he said to Lin Yu, "Once you can refine the metal spirit forging technique, the Crown Prince will naturally contact me. As for the reward..."

He paused, as if recalling something. "Initially, I planned to give you a soul bone, but after watching you absorb it, I felt that giving you a soul bone was too much of a stretch."

"No, senior!" Lin Yu's voice came in a fraction of a second after Qian Daoliu finished speaking, so fast that even Xue Qinghe, who was leaning against the wall, turned his head slightly.

"Soul bones are not forced. My martial soul is special, so this is how it is when I absorb soul bones."

If the herbs were given away so generously, the quality of the soul bone that the other party offered was undoubtedly exceptional.

The starting point is probably fifty or sixty thousand years or more, and it certainly won't be a soul beast bone of ordinary quality.

Although absorbing the soul bone was excruciating, like walking through the gates of hell, the improvement afterward was real and tangible.

Now that his heart has been strengthened by the Three-Headed Flame Lion, he can pump 30% more blood with each heartbeat than before, and this increase will only become stronger as his strength grows.

Besides the visible increase in blood volume, Lin Yu also noticed that his perception of fire elements had become more acute.

This kind of permanent physical enhancement is something that elixirs and herbs can never provide.

Meeting Lin Yu's expectant eyes, which were almost glowing, Qian Daoliu smiled and shook his head.

When he smiled, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes deepened, but the smile didn't reach his eyes; those deep, unfathomable eyes remained.

"We'll talk about it when you're able to forge the molten metal. There are still people waiting behind us tonight, so I won't disturb them."

After leaving those words, Qian Daoliu nodded slightly in the direction of Xue Qinghe as a greeting, then turned and walked away.

His steps were small, but each step landed very steadily, and the hem of his robes did not flutter as it passed above the ground.

He gently pushed open the heavy stone door of the training room, and it slid open silently. The cold wind from the corridor outside rushed in, causing his sleeves to flutter slightly.

The person had already left the house, and the stone door slammed shut with another heavy thud. The last sliver of light from the corridor lamp that had seeped in through the crack flickered on the ground before going out.

Lin Yu stood there, staring at the closed stone door, and made a very soft "tsk" sound.

They were quite generous when giving out herbs, without even blinking. But when it came to soul bones, they were definitely not so easy to obtain.

He was even thinking of striking while the iron was hot, having the other party protect him so he could absorb another soul bone on the spot. With the other party's strength, having him watching over him would at least reduce the pain of bone tempering by more than half.

Before I could even bring it up, the other person cut me off. In the end, I was left disappointed.