"What is this?"

Ye Luo picked up the dagger and asked the attendant.

"This, young master, I advise you not to purchase this weapon. To tell you the truth, it can’t even be considered a simple Spiritual Artifact; it is a failed creation made by an elder in our Martial Alliance Business Consortium!"

Ye Luo was slightly startled! The reason Ye Luo took interest in such an inconspicuous dagger was because he felt an unusual aura from it, a sense of pride!

Oddly enough, most of the weapons from the Martial Alliance Business Consortium have intelligent computers as their Instrument Souls. Logically speaking, they shouldn’t possess individual attributes or personalities.

Yet this dagger was extremely special!

Suddenly, Xiao Ling and Xiao Ba, who had been silent for a long time, spoke simultaneously: "Master, we feel a powerful aura from this weapon. It seems its Instrument Soul is much stronger than even ours!"

It has a powerful Instrument Soul?

Ye Luo was slightly taken aback; if it had a powerful Instrument Soul, according to reason, it shouldn’t be so unspectacular!

It is known that due to the extensive use of microcomputers, a true Instrument Soul has become very precious. It can be said that Spiritual Energy is not even qualified to be infused into an Instrument Soul.

So, why does this unremarkable dagger possess a powerful Instrument Soul?

Seeing Ye Luo pick up the dagger, the attendant felt responsible enough to start explaining.

"Young master, you may not know this, but all the weapons of our Martial Alliance Business Consortium are forged by the Tianxing Sect. However, within the Tianxing Sect, there is an elder who is quite unconventional. This elder does not believe in the strength of technology but feels that Heavenly Earth Power is the most pure and refined strength."

"This sword was pinned with high hopes by that elder, but when it was successfully forged, it turned out to be a useless piece of junk!"

"A piece of junk? What do you mean?"

Ye Luo asked with some confusion.

"To answer the young master, a ’piece of junk’ refers to a weapon that has failed in its forging. This weapon is not only incapable of being engraved with Formations, but it can’t even gather nature’s spiritual energy. Frankly speaking, if it were not for the elder’s status, this weapon would not have the right to be displayed here! The reason it is placed in the most secluded corner is so that customers don’t see it and assume we manufacture junk to swindle money!"

Ye Luo nodded; the actions of the Martial Alliance Business Consortium seemed quite correct. However, Ye Luo didn’t understand why a weapon with such a powerful Instrument Soul would be considered junk!

Unable to be engraved with Formations? Unable to condense nature’s spiritual energy?

Indeed, compared to other weapons, it is greatly lacking. But what exactly is the deal with that Instrument Soul?

"Is the young master puzzled about the Instrument Soul?"

The attendant asked Ye Luo!

Ye Luo nodded, scrutinizing the dagger closely.

"Young master may not be aware, but that elder is actually a formidable Martial Artist. He had high hopes for this weapon, but when it was forged, it was a piece of junk. Such an outcome was unacceptable to the elder, so he went to the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, captured a powerful Demon Beast, refined it into the Instrument Soul, and sealed it inside this weapon. Nevertheless, a piece of junk will always be a piece of junk. Even though a Demon Beast’s Instrument Soul was infused, it remains unfortunately useless!"

So, this was how the weapon came to possess such a powerful Instrument Soul.

"How much is this weapon?"

Ye Luo directly inquired.

The attendant was slightly taken aback; he had made it very clear that this weapon was essentially useless, yet this fellow still wanted to purchase it?

"This, young master, is indeed a piece of junk. We only put it on display due to the face of the Elder, not to cheat our customers. Perhaps the young master would consider choosing another weapon instead!"

Ye Luo smiled slightly. The attendant had done a good job, but Ye Luo simply felt a connection with the weapon, which is why he wanted to buy it.

"I understand, I just like this weapon, that’s all. Tell me, how much is it?"

"Well, young master, how about this: let me go and ask for instructions. After all, we weren’t prepared to sell this weapon, so there’s no price tag on it!"

Ye Luo nodded: "Alright!"

The attendant left, but returned very quickly.

"Young master, if it is convenient for you, would you accompany me? Someone wishes to meet you!"

Someone wanted to see him? Ye Luo was a bit astonished. He was just trying to buy a useless piece of junk, yet there seemed to be so much fuss about it.

However, Ye Luo knew that the Weapon Alliance wouldn’t harm him, and he had nothing they would want to harm him for.

So he nodded in agreement.

"Manager Chen, I’ll go with him and take a look." 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Manager Chen smiled and nodded. It seemed that wherever Ye Luo went, he always stirred up some commotion.

In fact, this useless item had been on display for some time with no one taking any interest in it, but surprisingly, Ye Luo took a liking to it!

It was just a useless item, after all; even Elder Chen hadn’t noticed anything special about it.

Following the attendant through twists and turns, Ye Luo was led into a room.

And at this moment, there were already several people in the room waiting for Ye Luo.

"Kid, are you the one who wants to buy that piece of junk?"

An old man saw Ye Luo enter and asked unceremoniously, his tone even somewhat arrogant and overbearing.

Ye Luo was taken aback for a moment but did not get angry. He simply replied with a somewhat indifferent tone: "So what if I do? Your Weapon Alliance is quite strange. If an item is on display, it means it is for sale. Now that I want to buy it, you’re asking all these questions. Could it be that you don’t wish to sell it? If you don’t wish to sell, just say so directly. Why beat around the bush?"

The elder’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, as no one had ever dared to speak to him in such a manner.

Someone beside the elder picked up on the displeasure in Ye Luo’s words and said with a smile: "Please, young master, do not be upset. Our Weapon Alliance is still open for business, so there’s no logic in refusing to sell. However, since this is a useless piece, we fear that cheating a customer would tarnish the reputation of the Weapon Alliance. After all, a weapon is a martial artist’s second life; we cannot be careless!"

Hearing this person’s words, Ye Luo felt a bit more at ease. His words were not wrong; a weapon is indeed like a martial artist’s second life.

In a battle between equals, perhaps a good weapon could secure victory.

If this was their purpose, then Ye Luo had nothing to complain about. Their earnestness and responsibility were commendable, and why would Ye Luo refuse their good intentions?

With a more peaceful frame of mind, Ye Luo said: "You don’t need to worry about that for me. I just feel a certain fate with this weapon."

Upon Ye Luo’s remark, the old man burst into laughter: "Haha, lad, I’ve never heard such a reason before! Others buy weapons for their power, versatility, and the help they can provide in battle, but you? You’re solely motivated by fate?"