Trade, Thirty Thousand Gold Coins!

At first, Nalan Shu had thought Ye Ling's forging was nothing more than empty showmanship. But once Ye Ling began forging, he realized that was not the case.

Nalan Shu had encountered many Forging Masters and personally watched them forge. Yet the skill Ye Ling displayed was no inferior to theirs—in fact, it was even more exquisite.

With just three hammer blows, he could refine that rare metal until it was completely free of impurities. Even with Nalan Shu's discerning eye, he could not spot the slightest flaw.

"Ye Ling has been learning forging for quite a while, huh? I never expected him to have secretly learned it behind our backs. And in such a short time, he's already achieved this much."

Nalan Shu was somewhat astonished. Normally, forging an alloy required at least three to five years of study. But Ye Ling possessed spiritual energy, along with considerable talent, making him far more capable.

"No, Uncle Nalan." Li Xin looked at Nalan Shu and said calmly, "My little brother hasn't been studying for several years. It's only been a little over a month."

"And this isn't even his limit."

"Keep watching. Everything my little brother displays will surpass your imagination."

Hearing this, Nalan Shu froze for a moment. He did not say much, merely continued watching in silence.

Ye Ling's hammering was swift. His entire aura erupted, and a surging golden glow faintly flickered around his body. Golden Scales emerged across him one after another, rushing toward the sky.

It left Nalan Shu at a complete loss.

Soon, half an hour later, the radiance of Thousand Forging First Grade shone forth, followed immediately by shaping.

Another half hour passed.

An incomparably dazzling greatsword appeared atop the Forging Platform, completely forged by Ye Ling.

"Uncle Nalan, come over here," Ye Ling called.

Nalan Shu walked over.

He had originally thought Ye Ling wanted to do something.

But to his surprise, Ye Ling grabbed the sword, seized Nalan Shu's hand, and viciously stabbed it down. Blood splattered everywhere, leaving Nalan Shu utterly dumbfounded.

You just stabbed me with a sword without a word—what the hell are you trying to do?

However, Nalan Shu did not say much, because he sensed that after that drop of blood entered the blade, a connection had formed between him and the sword. He even gained a faint sense of understanding.

Once Ye Ling finished making the final adjustments, he handed the sword to Nalan Shu and asked, "Uncle Nalan, what do you think?"

Holding the sword and sensing the aura of Spirit Demon Peak within it, along with its perfectly engraved inscriptions, waves of astonishment flashed through Nalan Shu's eyes. He was somewhat at a loss.

He did not know what to say.

He merely stood there stupidly. Only after several minutes of stunned silence did he finally recover, looking at Ye Ling in astonishment. "Good. Very good, Ye Ling. You've truly brought me far too many surprises—both shock and delight!"

"Forget Magic grade—you've even forged Spirit Demon grade weapons. If this were outside, I reckon the Knight Temple Main Hall would come recruit you within two days and bring you straight in. Even the treatment given to their top geniuses might not compare to yours."

Yang Wenzhao sighed in amazement. This was a Spirit Demon grade weapon, and a top-tier Spirit Demon grade one at that. Ye Ling was only twelve years old and already possessed such ability. If, in the future, he could forge Glorious Grade Weapons, or even Legendary Grade Equipment, then...

Although most Glorious Grade Weapons had been passed down from the Glorious Era and possessed a certain glorious aura, making them impossible to forge in the present day, if one reached the same level as a Glorious Grade Weapon, it could still be called a Glorious Grade Weapon!

Legendary Grade Equipment was even more extraordinary.

Perhaps there might even be hope of reaching Epic Grade Equipment.

If Ye Ling truly could forge such equipment in the future, then even without considering his cultivation, his status would far surpass that of an ordinary Ninth Rank expert. And if he himself entered the Ninth Rank, his position and treatment could even approach that of a Holy Temple Master!

That was why Nalan Shu was now even more determined to keep him.

"Uncle Nalan, don't make this public. The time isn't right yet," Ye Ling instructed as he looked at Nalan Shu.

Nalan Shu nodded. "Naturally. Before you join a Demon Hunting Group, I won't let much news about you spread. During this period, you can stay properly at the Haoyue Branch Temple."

Then, he looked to the side and said, "Still, staying at the Haoyue Branch Temple is one thing. How do you plan to trade these swords?"

"What's the market price?" Ye Ling asked.

Nalan Shu said, "The base price for Magic grade is one hundred gold coins. Yours are all Excellent Magic grade, so at least three hundred each. Spirit Demon grade starts at one thousand. Your four excellent ones start at two thousand each, and the two top-tier Spirit Demon ones are worth at least three thousand each."

Very soon, Ye Ling finished calculating the account with Nalan Shu.

Three thousand gold coins for the Magic grade weapons.

Twelve thousand gold coins for the Spirit Demon grade weapons. It should have been fifteen thousand, but Ye Ling gave Nalan Shu the sword he had bound to.

That made a total of fifteen thousand gold coins.

Earlier, Nalan Shu had loaned Ye Ling five thousand gold coins from the Haoyue Branch Temple's funds. In other words, Ye Ling could receive a total of Ten Thousand Gold Coins.

"Ten Thousand Gold Coins. I'll go count everything, then transfer it directly to your Demon Crystal Card."

Nalan Shu looked at Ye Ling, then took the swords and left.

Damn, this felt great!

To be honest, that was the market price, but it would have been easy for Ye Ling to raise it. The market price was the market price, but with so much equipment of such quality, Ye Ling could easily have raised the price by another twenty percent. Yet he sold them to the Haoyue Branch Temple at market price, which meant he regarded the Haoyue Branch Temple as his own home.

Naturally, he would not take advantage of them.

In fact, Ye Ling had initially considered lowering the price a little, but Nalan Shu firmly refused and insisted on paying market price.

"Just look at how happy Uncle Nalan is. The Haoyue Branch Temple has happened to be short on equipment lately, and you've solved his urgent problem!"

Li Xin said with a smile.

"Not bad. Sister Xin'er, you directly took Twenty Thousand Gold Coins' worth of equipment from me. This time, your family's business is going to snatch all of Lin Jialu's family's business." Ye Ling glanced sideways at Li Xin, speechless. Unlike Nalan Shu, who had purchased in the name of the Haoyue Branch Temple, Li Xin had purchased in her own name.

And it had even been discounted to nearly seventy percent off!

Don't ask. The answer was coercion and bribery.

"Can't be helped. My little brother is just that capable!" Li Xin laughed heartily and patted Ye Ling on the shoulder.

"You win." Ye Ling said with a smile.

Then he continued, "Sister Xin'er, you don't need to give me this money. Help me gather as much Rare Metal as possible—the rarer, the better. And also some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that can help increase External Spiritual Power."

The Rare Metal in Ye Ling's hands had already been used up; only the finished products remained.

As for the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, they were for the upcoming Golden Dragon King seal.

In the original work, although the Golden Dragon King seal was an immense opportunity for Tang Wulin, it also came with danger.

That was because of his martial soul. Blue Silver Grass—even the later Blue Silver Emperor—could not suppress the Golden Dragon King bloodline, not even in the slightest.

But for Ye Ling now, as long as he did not court death, the Golden Dragon King bloodline was practically a stable opportunity for him.

After all, he possessed two martial souls that were no weaker than it: the Six-Winged Angel and the Space-Time Dragon!

Just how terrifying were they?

Everything was self-evident!

"Alright, I'll start gathering them. I should be able to finish collecting everything in about three days."

Li Xin said so.

Afterward, she left. Normally, she could fool around when it was time to fool around, but when it came to serious business—especially Ye Ling's business—she naturally had to get serious. No laughing and messing about.

Watching Li Xin leave, Ye Ling put away his Forging Platform as well. Well, that spot was about to collapse.

But Ye Ling did not bother with it. Nalan Shu could deal with that later.

He headed straight for the testing hall. Two Golden Dragon King seals had already been unlocked, so he wanted to see just how much External Spiritual Power he possessed now.