Regarding the old professor named Star Soul, Lu Yang only sampled the waters and did not press further. After all, anyone with eyes could see Haoyuan Upper True's misgivings.
So he was in no hurry.
When matters were handled slowly, they came out round. He had plenty of time.
Besides, he had something more important to do right now. With that thought, he immediately turned to Haoyuan Upper True's Divine Thought and said:
"Senior, I would like to observe the forging process of Dao weapons."
"...Observe?" Haoyuan Upper True froze.
Lu Yang nodded. "That's right. I'm very interested in strategic-level Dao weapons and the forging of star charts, so I wanted to see whether I could learn something from it."
Haoyuan Upper True was instantly stunned.
Only after a moment did he chuckle. "There is no need for such evasiveness, Fellow Daoist. If you want the forging techniques for strategic-level Dao weapons, just say so directly. Why beat around the bush?"
"However, I'm sorry. Unlike star-chart forging techniques, I won't hide this from you: star-chart forging remains a rather unreliable project to this day. Ming Feng's Seven-Treasure Glazed Wondrous Tree has far too many dubious quirks and cannot be considered a finished product, so the related techniques are not particularly important. If Fellow Daoist wants them, then you may have them."
"Strategic-level Dao weapons, however, are different."
"Because this is already a mature system. Even if it were only the techniques, they would be difficult to hand over to Fellow Daoist. At the very least, ten thousand years of lifespan is far from enough."
Lu Yang shook his head at this.
"Senior has misunderstood. I do not intend to directly ask for the techniques. I merely wish to observe the forging process and see whether I can learn anything useful."