Douluo Continent: Half-level Innate Realm, but a Sword Cultivator with a Heart-Only Mind

Spirit Hall!

When Qian Daoliu learned of Serpent Spear Douluo's purpose, his expression remained calm, but his eyes showed some heartache and distress.

What does it mean to secretly transport all the special metals in the Spirit Hall's inventory to Heaven Dou City?

The granddaughter seems to be paying more and more attention to that boy named Qi Dao!

Since its establishment, the Spirit Hall has not had the habit of deliberately collecting metals, yet countless high-grade metals have still been passed down.

Moreover, all the metals that were treasured and passed down by the Spirit Hall were rare treasures.

Some were even crafted into divine weapons.

Although handcrafted weapons are limited by materials and techniques, their quality is limited.

However, some top-tier weapons are of absolutely no less quality than the weapon spirits of Soul Emperors or even Soul Saints.

For example, the Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor, crafted by the master craftsman Lou Gao in the original work, is made of metal and is strong enough to withstand the sixth soul skill attack of a powerful attack-type soul master.

The Spirit Hall has stood on the continent for countless years, and naturally possesses many rare treasures made of metal, such as the Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor.

Qian Daoliu sighed.

Although he felt a pang of sympathy for his granddaughter's tireless efforts to help Qi Dao, Qi Dao was indeed worthy of investment.

Although both are biased towards outsiders, at least the granddaughter has better taste than Bibi Dong.

A soul skill that can devour metal-evolved martial souls—that's something to look forward to!

How far will his future lead?

Qian Daoliu seemed to see Tang Chen's shadow in Qi Dao.

Speaking of which, Tang Chen has been missing for over twenty years, and nobody knows where he went.

(Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu fought at the Haotian Sect approximately forty-four years ago, with Tang Chen gaining a slight advantage. He disappeared twenty-four years ago.)

Was he dead, or was he desperately searching for the way to become a god?

Thinking of Tang Chen, Qian Daoliu was momentarily lost in thought.

He and Tang Chen were both rivals and friends. If it weren't for Tang Chen's sake, Tang Hao would have died a hundred times over.

Otherwise, would he really think that a peerless Douluo like him couldn't kill Tang Hao, who had just entered level 90 and was seriously injured?

Is the injured Tang Hao even more difficult to deal with than Tang Chen?

Of course, there was another reason why Qian Daoliu showed mercy back then.

He knew that Bibi Dong was the real culprit who killed Qian Xunji. The reason he pursued Tang Hao was more to teach him a lesson and also to show the world.

After all, it is widely believed that Qian Xunji's death was caused by Tang Hao.

As the chief retainer of Chihiro's father, he naturally couldn't remain indifferent.

Seeing Qian Daoliu suddenly fall into deep thought, the Serpent Spear Douluo swallowed hard and didn't dare to breathe.

He thought to himself, "Could the High Priest be angry?"

"Indeed, how could the Grand Elder easily agree to the young master's demand for all the special metals in the Spirit Hall's inventory?"

However, only a moment later.

Qian Daoliu snapped out of his daze and calmly said, "Since Xue'er has spoken, let's do as she says!"

"Go to the treasury and bring all the special metals in it, including the weapons made from them, to Xue'er."

"I'll take care of it right away!" Serpent Spear Douluo replied in a deep voice.

Just as he was about to leave, Qian Daoliu's voice continued to ring out.

"Also, you and Ci Xue have been by Xue'er's side for so many years, and you have made great contributions. When you go to the treasure vault, choose a soul bone for yourselves. It can be under 50,000 years old. You can decide for yourself."

"Remember to pick out a piece for the bloodletting too!"

Upon hearing this, Serpent Spear Douluo's body trembled, his pupils shrank, and his expression froze for a moment.

A moment later, he revealed a look of ecstatic joy and bowed to Qian Daoliu with utmost respect.

"Thank you for the generous gift, Grand Elder. She Long will certainly become the young master and will go through fire and water for the Spirit Hall without hesitation."

Seeing the excited expression on Serpent Spear Douluo's face, Qian Daoliu nodded slightly, a look of satisfaction appearing in his eyes.

As the saying goes, it is not scarcity that is a concern, but inequality.

Qian Renxue spared no effort in helping Qi Dao, but ignored the two old men, Snake Spear and Porcupine, who were by her side.

Such differential treatment, if continued for a long time, will likely leave the two of them feeling disheartened, even if they don't say anything.

Qian Daoliu naturally couldn't stand by and watch such a thing happen.

Although a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone is precious, it's worth it if it can be exchanged for the unwavering loyalty of two Title Douluos.

...

half a month later.

Truckloads of metal were hauled into Tiandou Academy and brought to Qi Dao's independent dormitory.

Various kinds of metals were piled up together, forming a small mountain.

Xue Qinghe came to Qi Dao's side and said with a smile, "A Dao, this is the first batch of metal, and it took me quite a bit of effort."

"After a while, I will send you some more rare metals."

Eighty percent of these metals came from the Spirit Hall's inventory, while the remaining twenty percent came from the Heaven Dou Empire's national treasury and as a gift from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

The Heaven Dou Empire has also stood for countless years, and while its strange metals may not be as abundant as those of the Spirit Hall, they are still quite plentiful.

Unfortunately, Xue Qinghe is currently only the crown prince and cannot mobilize all the resources in the national treasury.

As for the portion gifted by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Xue Qinghe originally only intended to purchase it.

However, after learning that the metals were purchased for Qi Dao, Ning Fengzhi changed his mind and gave them away as a gift.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is wealthy and powerful, and it doesn't need Xue Qinghe's money.

Moreover, Ning Fengzhi believed that using some metal to deepen his friendship with Qi Dao was a win-win situation, and it might come in handy someday.

Qi Dao's eyes lit up as he looked at the pile of metal that resembled a small mountain.

He has a remarkable memory and recognizes most of the metals here.

It is either pure metal that has been continuously refined, or a special metal of extremely high quality.

Among the pile of metals in front of us, the most abundant high-grade metal is undoubtedly black-patterned iron.

Of course, Black-Veined Iron is the name used in Douluo Continent.

If we use the name Tang San used in his previous life, it is also called Xuan Tie, which is also a necessary material for forging the Peacock Feather, one of the hidden weapons of the Tang Clan.

In the original story, a piece of black iron weighing over 200 kilograms was inflated to 40,000 gold soul coins.

Here, there are no less than several tons of black iron alone.

Besides black iron, other high-grade rare metals such as iron concentrate, pure silver, tungsten steel, black gold, cold iron, and refined gold are all counted in tons.

At this moment, the Spirit Hall finally told Qi Dao what ten thousand years of accumulated knowledge meant.

Of all metals, the most valuable is undoubtedly the Cold Heart Iron Essence.

Qi Dao had seen this metal in a book; it was said to be the hardest metal on the continent, and its price was more than ten times that of Xuan Tie.

Even in Gengxin City, the metal capital, you can't find many pieces of Coldheart Iron Essence.

In the original story, Tang San and his companions were able to find the several hundred-pound Cold Heart Iron Essence and the Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother by chance thanks to Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's ability to appraise treasures.

The Cold Heart Iron Essence and Deep Sea Sinking Silver Mother are the most important materials for crafting the Buddha's Wrath Tang Lotus and the Rainstorm Pear Blossom Needle, respectively.

This kind of metal is not only scarce in Gengxin City, but even the Spirit Hall's inventory is not much, only a few hundred kilograms.