"Back then, the special material enough to forge ten longswords was diminishing further as I refined it. True, I thought of giving up countless times and worried about wasting this unique material. However, I clenched my teeth and persevered because I did not want to give up!"

"Finally, one day, it took shape. Although it was condensed to just a tiny bit today, I can affirm that what’s left is truly the essence!"

"Then, I spent another three months forging it into a weapon, not hesitating to delve deep into the vast mountain to acquire the soul of a Demon Beast as its Instrument Soul!"

"I admit, after it took shape, continuing to imprint Formation marks on it was utterly impossible, as no Array Master could imprint Formations onto its surface; even my old friend failed despite using his own lifeblood as a catalyst!"

"Perhaps, it really is a scrap of metal, but in my eyes, it could never be a scrap, nor should it ever be one; it is the masterpiece I am most proud of. Perhaps no one has yet discovered how to use it right now! But I believe, it definitely isn’t a scrap!"

The elder was unusually agitated, not knowing whether he was trying to redeem this failed creation or he just couldn’t accept that the Divine Weapon he worked so hard on turned out to be useless!

However, Ye Luo understood that the materials used for this dagger were tremendous and the forging process was extremely difficult. Yet, from what he could tell, it seemed more about the elder’s unwillingness to let go, rather than any secret he could reveal about the dagger!

It seems, happiness came too soon before.

But, deep inside, Ye Luo had a feeling, perhaps this Shadowless Phantom Blade really holds an unknown aspect, maybe the Shadowless Phantom Blade just hasn’t had its special characteristics discovered yet!

Once again picking up the Shadowless Phantom Blade to examine it, Ye Luo still didn’t find much, except for his intuition telling him that keeping this dagger might be very useful, although he found no actual evidence of this!

"Boy, promise me, take good care of the Shadowless Phantom Blade, can you do that?"

Suddenly, the elder turned to Ye Luo and asked.

Ye Luo smiled slightly: "I will certainly treat it well!"

"Good, that’s fine. As long as the Shadowless Phantom Blade finds a good owner, I’d be satisfied. Take this token, if there’s anything, you can come to Tianxing Sect and look for me. I hope, if one day you can uncover the secrets of the Shadowless Phantom Blade, you can tell me! That’s my wish!"

Indeed, he must be that quirky elder from the Tianxing Sect!

Ye Luo casually took the token, not refusing. This old man was probably bewitched by the Shadowless Phantom Blade!

After all, he spent a huge effort trying to forge an unparalleled Divine Weapon, but unfortunately ended up creating something even he didn’t understand, how could he accept that?

The old man was probably just not willing to accept it.

But this has nothing to do with Ye Luo, as long as he likes the Shadowless Phantom Blade, that was enough.

"Alright, I promise you, if one day I discover the secrets of the Shadowless Phantom Blade, I will surely inform you!"

Ye Luo answered with a smile, then started to walk away.

Ye Luo didn’t want to linger there, because he had keenly sensed the hostility of a few other people there!

Especially from the young man next to the elder, that gaze had always been focused on the Shadowless Phantom Blade. Ye Luo had no doubt that if not for the elder being there, that young man would probably have already made a move to snatch it!

Therefore, Ye Luo had to leave quickly!

For the sake of a Shadowless Phantom Blade whose purpose he didn’t even know, was it worth offending one, or even a group of powerhouses?

Worth it?

What about worth it or not, does Ye Luo need to consider whether something is worth doing?

What special abilities the Shadowless Phantom Blade possessed, Ye Luo indeed did not know, but if Ye Luo acted as cautiously as others, then he would only become an ordinary person!

To choose a path others dare not tread is the only way to achieve extraordinary accomplishments!

...

"Manager Chen, let’s leave this place quickly!"

Upon arriving outside, Ye Luo immediately spoke to Nalan Chen.

Ye Luo knew in his heart that he might have offended someone, or perhaps, because of the Shadowless Phantom Blade in his hand, he had attracted envy.

However, Ye Luo did not care about these, because he was also aware of another point, that is, no one dared to directly trouble him excessively, as long as the Elder of the Tianxing Sect was still around, it was impossible for anyone to blatantly target him, to target the Nalan Family!

Because the Shadowless Phantom Blade in Ye Luo’s hand was personally gifted by the Elder of the Tianxing Sect, anyone daring to blatantly snatch it would undoubtedly be offending the Elder!

People are selfish, Ye Luo believed, those who wanted to move against him could only be those people in the room earlier; they would not share this information with others, as they also feared others might act to snatch upon hearing the news.

Therefore, they would only act covertly!

And as long as Ye Luo was in the Nalan Family, as long as he was in Nan Zhou City, it might still be considered safe.

After all, those people were not fools; once Ye Luo was killed abruptly, it would immediately attract the investigation of the Elder from the Tianxing Sect.

Based on the fact that the Shadowless Phantom Blade was crafted by him, he would likely easily find out where the Shadowless Phantom Blade was!

Therefore, even if these people wanted to deal with Ye Luo, the best method would be to arrange a seemingly reasonable death for Ye Luo!

Of course, all these matters were for later; at this time, after Ye Luo and Nalan Chen returned to the Nalan Family, the Nalan Family’s trade caravan had also been assembled, so the two directly led the caravan out.

Speaking of Ye Luo’s luck, even Nalan Chen could not help but admire; first was the Mount Sumeru Honor, and then the Shadowless Phantom Blade; Ye Luo did not spend a penny!

Moreover, he made quite a few acquaintances through this!

If it were someone else, at least, if it were Nalan Chen himself, it would definitely not be possible.

This was not just a matter of luck, but more so, it was a matter of strength!

The journey was safe, after all, Nan Zhou City is within the inland of the Great Tang Empire, and it was unlikely for there to be any bandits around.

Soon, the caravan reached its destination.

"How about it, youngster, interested in visiting the stone garden?"

Nalan Chen had just settled the caravan and then spoke to Ye Luo.

Visiting the stone garden was an essential part of this trip for Ye Luo and Nalan Chen, as they needed to find suitable stones in the stone garden!

Ye Luo smiled slightly, then turned to Nalan Chen and said: "After you, Manager Chen!"

"Haha, let’s go, kid, why so much courtesy? However, going to this stone garden, I need to tell you some taboos about it, otherwise, don’t find yourself offending someone and not even knowing why you did!"