Chapter 10

"Master Liang, this is Zhao Lingshan, the daughter of Zhao Jing. This is a letter from my father to you." Zhao Lingshan carefully took out a letter and handed it to Liang Yu, all her previous arrogance now gone.

"Ah, it's Princess Lingshan." Liang Yu opened the letter and read it carefully, then looked at Zhao Lingshan a couple of times and said, "I have some connections with Prince Kang. In the letter, Prince Kang mentioned that you want to become my disciple?"

"Yes, I very much want to become a weapon crafter."

"I don't ask about one's background when I take on disciples; I only look at their talent and potential. If you don't qualify, even if you are Prince Kang's daughter, I won't take you in."

"I understand."

Zhao Lingshan said nervously. A second-rank weapon crafter indeed had the capital to be arrogant.

"Very well, follow me then."

Liang Yu nodded, and Zhao Lingshan hurriedly followed behind him, with Qin Fen also trailing along.

Qin Chen thought for a moment and then slowly walked over.

Chen Yufei said to the other guests, "Master Liang just said that those who need him to craft treasures can write down what they need and the price they are willing to pay. Master Liang will choose the orders he wants to take."

As soon as Chen Yufei finished speaking, countless guests gathered around, making the scene as lively as a market.

In a quiet room on the side of the Hall of Artifacts, Liang Yu brought Zhao Lingshan inside.

"What are you following for?" Qin Fen saw Qin Chen behind him and couldn't help but frown and shout.

"Be quiet!" Liang Yu gave him an unhappy look, scaring Qin Fen into shivering and immediately shutting his mouth, glaring fiercely at Qin Chen.

Liang Yu said, "To become a weapon crafter, the most important thing is spiritual power. Only with strong spiritual power can one engrave various inscriptions, talismans, and array patterns on treasures, turning ordinary weapons into precious treasures. In other words, strong spiritual power is the foundation of becoming a weapon crafter."

"Prince Kang mentioned in the letter that you have been practicing martial arts for a long time. At sixteen, you are already a late-stage Human Rank expert, and you have awakened a third-grade bloodline. Therefore, I won't test your talent in this area. You only need to pass the spiritual power test, and I will agree to take you as my disciple."

Qin Chen looked at Zhao Lingshan in surprise, his eyes narrowing slightly: "This girl not only has a face like a celestial being and a stunning appearance, but her cultivation is also astonishing. A late-stage Human Rank expert at sixteen, and she has even awakened a third-grade bloodline."

Qin Chen is fifteen and is only an early-stage Human Rank martial artist, yet he is already called a genius. Zhao Lingshan is only one year older than him but is two ranks stronger and has even higher talent.

Moreover, she has awakened a third-grade bloodline.

Bloodlines vary in strength and origin, so to make it easier to categorize, bloodline masters divided all bloodlines into nine grades, with the first grade being the lowest and the ninth grade being the highest.

A third-grade bloodline is already extremely rare in a small place like the Great Qi Kingdom, with one in ten thousand possessing it.

Hearing Liang Yu affirm her talent, Zhao Lingshan's face showed a hint of pride.

In fact, the reason she is known as one of the top ten beauties in the capital is because of her extraordinary beauty and astonishing martial talent.

In the Heavenly Martial Continent, martial arts are revered. No matter how beautiful a woman is, if she doesn't have strong martial talent, she won't attract attention.

Liang Yu frowned and said, "Go and test your spiritual power quickly."

Only then did Zhao Lingshan realize her situation and hurriedly composed herself, following Liang Yu to a gray stone pillar in the room.

"Input your spiritual power into this stone pillar."

"Yes."

Zhao Lingshan's delicate, white hands gently placed on the stone pillar, continuously injecting spiritual power into the gray stone.

"Whoosh..."

The surface of the gray stone pillar quickly lit up with a milky white light, slowly rising.

As Zhao Lingshan continued to input spiritual power, the white light slowly rose and finally stopped just below the first mark.

"Less than first-grade spiritual power, let go," Liang Yu said calmly.

Zhao Lingshan released her right hand and looked at Liang Yu nervously.

"Late-stage Human Rank cultivation, less than first-grade spiritual power, that's still acceptable." Liang Yu nodded. "Next, we will test your spiritual power talent, which is the most important."

Liang Yu led Zhao Lingshan to a transparent crystal and said, "Merge your perception into this spiritual crystal and activate the spiritual power inside. Let me see your spiritual power talent."

Zhao Lingshan took a deep breath, slightly nervous, and then approached the transparent crystal, placing both hands on it.

Then, she closed her eyes and began to activate the spiritual power inside.

"Buzz!"

A ripple suddenly spread across the transparent spiritual crystal, and a red glow suddenly rose, turning the entire room a brilliant red.

Then, the red slowly changed to orange, and the orange gradually turned to yellow.

But it ultimately did not turn yellow and stopped at orange.

The soft orange light made Zhao Lingshan look radiant, like a deity.

"Orange talent." Liang Yu's expression changed, his eyes flashing with a sharp light, showing a look of joy.

Qin Chen's eyes also narrowed slightly. The spiritual crystal tests not the strength of one's spiritual power but their spiritual power talent.

Spiritual power talent is divided into seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The later the color, the higher the spiritual power talent.

A weapon crafting genius, as long as they have high spiritual power talent, can even if they start with zero spiritual power, through cultivation and improvement, reach a very high level of spiritual power and become a powerful weapon crafter.

Conversely, even if one's current spiritual power is strong, without sufficient spiritual power talent, they can only remain at their current level and cannot continue to improve.

Zhao Lingshan's orange spiritual power talent is considered excellent. As long as she works hard, becoming a second-rank weapon crafter is not a problem, and even a third-rank weapon crafter is not out of the question.

"Master Liang, did I pass?" Zhao Lingshan looked at Liang Yu, anxious.

Liang Yu smiled and said, "You passed. From today on, you are my ninth disciple."

Zhao Lingshan's heart filled with joy, and she quickly bowed, saying, "Disciple greets Master."

"Congratulations, Princess Lingshan, you have successfully become a disciple."

Qin Fen clenched his hands and excitedly shouted, his expression agitated as if he had succeeded himself.

"Thank you, Young Master Qin Fen, for accompanying me to the Hall of Artifacts." Zhao Lingshan smiled slightly.

Qin Fen felt as sweet as honey in his heart and laughed, "Princess Lingshan, you are too kind. It is my honor to accompany you."

Liang Yu watched the two chat for a moment and then said indifferently, "Alright, enough talk. You two can leave now. Lingshan, follow me."

Saying that, he led Zhao Lingshan into the hall.

"You are called Liang Yu." At this moment, Qin Chen touched his nose and suddenly spoke.

Liang Yu stopped, frowned, and a look of anger flashed across his face. Since becoming a weapon crafter, he rarely heard such a direct address, even the nobles in the capital did not dare to call him this way.