450: Chapter 450 Lu Youyou's Martial Arts Heart!

Lu Zhen flipped his palm, and the creation divine iron immediately appeared in his hand.

That dark metal shimmered with a strange luster, the patterns on its surface seeming to come alive, flowing with profound light.

"Youyou, you are also about to break through to the Fourth Rank."

Lu Zhen spoke slowly.

Lu Youyou nodded.

"With our Family's foundation and a massive pile of resources, you will quickly cross the Fourth Rank Realm. Within a few months, you will surely reach the Fourth Rank Peak."

Lu Youyou continued to nod.

This was a plan the Family had set long ago; she naturally knew about it.

As an Artifact Refining Family, the Lu Family possessed abundant resources. As the direct descendant with the highest talent in this generation, she would naturally receive the best nurturing.

"After you reach the Fourth Rank Peak, you will also need to break through to the Fifth Rank, and you will face the issue of forging your natal spirit weapon."

Lu Zhen continued, his voice carrying a hint of emotion, "A natal spirit weapon concerns a Martial Artist's future path of Cultivation. The quality of the Materials directly determines the starting point and potential of the spirit weapon.

Good Materials can allow a spirit weapon to progress smoothly; poor Materials, even with continuous nurturing and improvement later on, will result in half the result for twice the effort."

"Originally, I had already prepared the Materials for your spirit weapon."

As Lu Zhen spoke, he flipped his other hand, and a fist-sized piece of silver metal appeared in his palm.

The metal block was entirely silver-white, emitting a faint cold light, with a faint aura of frost seeping out from it.

"Ten-thousand-year cold iron, a High Grade Artifact Refining material. Although it cannot compare to the creation divine iron, it is still considered a treasure.

With it as a base to forge a natal spirit weapon, it can reach at least the thousand-pattern level in the future."

Lu Zhen's gaze moved away from the Ten-thousand-year cold iron and fell back onto the piece of creation divine iron.

"But now... I think you have a better choice, Youyou."

Lu Youyou's pupils contracted slightly.

Grandfather—

He actually wants to embezzle Junior Brother's creation divine iron!

"Grandfather, you can't!"

She blurted out, her voice carrying a determination she had never shown before.

"I do not agree to this!"

Lu Youyou immediately retorted, her lively eyes now wide open, staring intently at her grandfather, her gaze full of disbelief.

That was her Junior Brother's item; it was because Junior Brother trusted her that he came to the Lu Family and brought out the creation divine iron.

She couldn't do this! Absolutely not!

Looking at his granddaughter's intense reaction, Lu Zhen felt both gratified and helpless.

He was gratified that his granddaughter was pure-hearted and knew to protect her friends; this was a good thing.

He was helpless because, as her grandfather, he had to consider her long-term future.

"Youyou, listen to me finish." Lu Zhen softened his voice, trying to make his tone sound peaceful, "With the creation divine iron, your future path of Martial Dao will be much easier to walk."

He paused and continued, "To say the least, if you use the creation divine iron to forge your natal spirit weapon, with our Lu Family's foundation, in just a few years, we can completely elevate your natal spirit weapon to the ten thousand-patterned level!"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Lu Youyou's heart.

She knew what this meant.

A ten thousand-patterned spiritual weapon, even if it had just entered that level, its weapon spirit's combat power would be enough to rival an average Great Grandmaster!

If it could continue to be nurtured to the level of tens of thousands of patterns, the weapon spirit's combat power could completely rival a Martial Dao Venerable!

A Ninth-Grade Venerable!

That was an existence standing at the Peak of Martial Dao!

Lu Youyou's heart skipped a beat.

But she quickly snapped out of it and shook her head vigorously.

"Grandfather, this is Junior Brother's item..."

"That boy Qin Yan."

Lu Zhen turned around and interrupted her, "He has no resources and no background. With the creation divine iron following him, who knows when it will ever birth a weapon spirit, let alone reach ten thousand patterns.

Even if his Opportunity is Heaven-Defying and he luckily nurtures a weapon spirit, the resources needed to elevate it to ten thousand patterns would be an astronomical figure.

As a single person, what will he use to fill that void?"

Lu Zhen looked directly at Lu Youyou and asked word by word:

"Youyou, do you understand what I mean?"

Lu Youyou fell silent.

Of course she understood.

What her grandfather said was the truth.

The path of Martial Dao was never just about one person.

Talent was certainly important, but resources, background, and connections were equally indispensable.

Although Qin Yan had extraordinary talent, he came from a common background, with no powerful Family to support him and no abundant supply of resources.

With a divine material like the creation divine iron in his hands, it might indeed be like a pearl cast before swine.

But she was different.

She was the Young Miss of the Lu Family, the granddaughter of an Grandmaster of Artifact Refining.

She had the support of her Family, the guidance of her grandfather, and a continuous supply of resources.

In her hands, the creation divine iron could truly unleash its proper value.

However—

"I understand."

Lu Youyou raised her head and looked at Lu Zhen, her gaze clear and firm.

"But I cannot do this."

Her voice was soft, yet it carried an unshakeable determination.

"Grandfather, if I do this, my future Martial Dao heart will inevitably be impure."

"If I obtain the creation divine iron in this way, what will I think in my heart?

Every time I see it, I will remember this scene today—remembering how I snatched away what belonged to my Junior Brother, who trusted me."

"If I am like that, how can I even talk about Martial Dao? How can I talk about the heart of a powerhouse?"

She took a step forward, coming before Lu Zhen, and looked up at this grandfather who had taught her since childhood.

"Also, Grandfather, you have taught me since I was young that practicing martial arts must be worthy of one's original heart."

Her voice trembled slightly, yet it remained clear and powerful.

"But what are you doing now?"

She stared into Lu Zhen's eyes and asked word by word.

The room fell into silence.

...

After Qin Yan left the Lu Family, he did not return to Modu University of Martial Arts, but went straight to the high-speed rail station.

The station was bustling with people and brightly lit.

Train information scrolled across a giant electronic screen, and a gentle female voice occasionally came over the broadcast, announcing the arrival and departure times of trains.

Following the flow of people, Qin Yan passed through security, walked through the waiting hall, and finally boarded the high-speed train bound for Linhai City.

The lighting in the carriage was soft, and there weren't many passengers; most people were already leaning back in their seats with their eyes closed to rest.

Qin Yan found his seat and sat down.

Outside the window, the station lights gradually receded as the train started smoothly.

He watched the city lights flashing past the window, and his thoughts couldn't help but drift away.