Chapter 14: Purple Meteorite Iron

"Keer, what kind of sword do you want?"

Stepping out of the Lee Family mansion, Wyatt Barnes asked the girl beside him with a smile.

The main purpose of this trip was to buy a sword for the young girl.

The girl practices the art of the 'Cold Ice Divine Sword Formula', a technique for swordsmen.

Although, this 'Cold Ice Divine Sword Formula' only has a matching sword technique when practiced to the realm of Condensed Pill Realm. But Wyatt still plans on letting the girl get used to and familiarize herself with swords as soon as possible.

A sword is the ancestor of all weapons. Only by understanding the sword, could a qualified sword cultivator bring out its maximum power.

"I'm not quite sure either, why don't you choose for me, Young Master?"

The girl shook her head gently.

Wyatt nodded.

Under the gazes of envy and jealousy in the Lee Family's market, he led the girl's delicate hand and entered the Lee family's weapon shop.

"Young Master Wyatt!"

As soon as he entered the Lee family's weapon shop, a young man came forward and ushered Wyatt and the girl inside, his tone interspersed with a touch of humility.

"You know me?"

Wyatt was a bit surprised.

"Young Master Wyatt, I am a collateral member of the Lee family. I took half a day's leave this morning especially to go home and watch your duel with Hamza Lee. You're really powerful, even Hamza Lee was no match for you."

The young man said with a smile.

"It was merely luck."

Wyatt shook his head and smiled.

"I want to buy a good sword, do you have any recommendations?"

Wyatt explained his purpose.

"Young Master Wyatt, is it for your own use?"

The young man asked with a smile.

"No, this sword is for my girl, Keer."

Wyatt shook his head.

Upon hearing Wyatt refer to her as his own, the girl's slender brows lifted marginally, her autumn eyes flickered, and a touch of rosy glow surfaced on her beautiful face, shining and delicate, seemingly fragile enough to be punctured by a touch.

"Young Master Wyatt, please, this way."

The young man only glanced at the girl before quickly withdrawing his gaze, cautious not to offend the young man beside her.

Next, he led the golden boy and jade girl towards the weapon rack.

The weapon rack was full of various kinds of swords.

Having merged with the memory of Martial Emperor, Wyatt, at one glance, could distinguish the quality of these swords.

In the end, his gaze settled on a sword forged with a purple material.

This was a petite short sword. The reason for his interest was not because of its ornate appearance, but its material...

Purple Meteorite Iron!

If refined by an Artifact Refiner, Purple Meteorite Iron could yield an extremely rare artifact material known as Violet Fall.

A mere two ounces of Violet Fall was worth a fortune. This short sword alone could be refined into seven or eight ounces of Violet Fall.

Wyatt's heartbeat sped up slightly.

"Young Master Wyatt, this is a sword forged from purple ore. It is extremely tough, only inferior to fine steel swords."

The young man introduced.

Inferior to fine steel swords?

Wyatt chuckled to himself, surprised to find that the Purple Meteorite Iron was mistaken for purple ore by the Lee family's weapon shop.

Although, the appearance of Purple Meteorite Iron does indeed resemble purple ore, the two have a drastic difference in value.

Moreover, this short sword forged from Purple Meteorite Iron, if infused with Origin Force, could slice through hundreds of fine steel swords without any damage.

It's a gem covered in dust!

Soon, Wyatt accepted the situation.

Artifact Refiners with some common knowledge might be able to identify the Violet Fall refined from Purple Meteorite Iron.

However, this Purple Meteorite Iron is hard to recognize even for high-ranked Artifact Refiners, let alone the blacksmiths of the Lee family's weapon shop.

"How much for this sword?"

Wyatt suppressed his excitement, pretending to be calm as he asked.

"Two hundred USD."

The young man said, before adding:

"Young Master Wyatt, you are no outsider. Let me be honest with you. This sword, apart from its good looks, is not as good as a fine steel sword. A fine steel sword is a standard three-footer with an incredible cutting edge and it's double the length of this sword, yet only costs a hundred and eighty USD."

"Keer, do you like it?"

Wyatt asked the girl beside him.

"Young Master, it's too expensive."

The girl's eyes had been attracted to this brilliant and exquisite purple short sword a long time ago but she was taken aback at hearing the young man's quoted price.

Wyatt laughed inwardly, knowing that this little girl would definitely think differently if she knew the value of the Violet Fall refined from the Purple Meteorite Iron.

"I'll take this short sword, but I only brought a hundred USD out with me... How about this, you bring a fine steel sword to me at the clan this afternoon. Then, I'll give you the remaining two hundred and eighty USD. How does that sound?"

Wyatt turned to the young man.

"Of course, that's acceptable."

The young man hurriedly nodded.

Wyatt Barnes is the son of the Ninth Elder of the Lee Family, thus he was not afraid Wyatt would default on his payment.

"Keer, this is your first sword, you must take good care of it... As a sword cultivator, the most important thing is to cherish your sword as your own life, as for the crooked principle of 'person lives if the sword lives, person dies if the sword dies', you do not need to pay any attention to it."

Accepting the purple short sword from the young man, Wyatt handed it to the girl right away.

"Yes, Young Master."

The girl accepted the short sword from Wyatt's hand, holding it dearly.

Her beautiful face was filled with a smile of happiness.

After leaving the Lee Family weapon shop, Wyatt spent a while walking around the market with the girl.

After buying some small accessories for the girl, only then did he head back to the Lee Family mansion.

Upon reaching the entrance of the Lee Family mansion, he halted his steps and took a glance behind.

From afar, a figure, as if a thief, turned and ran.

"Young Master, what happened?"

The girl asked.

"Nothing, let us go in."

Wyatt shook his head.

He had long discovered this person who had been trailing him the whole way, right from the outskirts of the Garcia Clan's market.

With a faint smile on his face, Wyatt, hand in hand with the girl, stepped into the Lee Family mansion.

At this time, Mother should be attending a family meeting...

The spacious main hall of the Lee Family.

Below the Family Head Jeremy Lee and Grand Elder Kayson Lee, all the elders of the Lee Family had gathered.

Even Mark Lee, whose son had been crippled, had come.

Mark's ferocious gaze was fixed on a beautiful young woman, the Ninth Elder, Christina Lee.

"All elders, today's emergency meeting is to discuss the matter of Wyatt Barnes crippling Hamza Lee this morning. What is your opinion on this matter?"

The family head Jeremy Lee asked directly.

All the elders' gaze fell on Grand Elder Kayson Lee.

As long as the Grand Elder did not speak, they did not dare to give their opinions.

"I believe we should punish that young man Wyatt Barnes. At such a young age, his methods are extremely ruthless. If he is not guided properly, who knows what kind of trouble he will cause in the future."

Kayson Lee spoke up.

"Grand Elder is truly impartial!"

Sixth Elder Bellamy Lee hurriedly flattered the Grand Elder, not forgetting to flash a smug look at Fifth Elder Moshe Lee.

"This morning, after Wyatt Barnes crippled one of Hamza's arms, he did not stop but rather intensified his attacks, shattering Hamza's spine, rendering him completely disabled... Hamza is a genius martial artist that our Lee Family has been nurturing intensely. Wyatt's actions have caused a tremendous loss for our Lee Family. I also feel that we should severely punish him!"

Bellamy Lee added.

"Sixth Elder, I've already made it crystal clear this morning. Wyatt Barnes is only at the third level of the Body Tempering Realm, while Hamza is at the fourth level. An unyielding Hamza after having his arm crippled still posed a great threat to Wyatt. So, I believe what Wyatt did at that time was not wrong, nor did it violate the clan rules!"

Fifth Elder Moshe Lee said sternly, arguing for Wyatt.

"Fifth Elder, according to you, in the duels between members of the family, as long as one does not kill the opponent, they can trample on them at will, even disabling them completely and making their lives worse than death?"

Sventh Elder Mark Lee finally spoke up, his face filled with resentment.

A martial artist who had their spine shattered would mean they are completely disabled, without any future prospects.

Just as everyone thought that Wyatt's mother, Ninth Elder Christina Lee would refute, Christina sat there calmly like an outsider.

Moshe Lee frowned, thinking that the Ninth Elder had given up on arguing for Wyatt.

"Are there any other opinions from the Elders?"

Jeremy Lee asked the other elders.

"I believe the Seventh Elder makes a good point, Wyatt's methods are too cruel, and he has destroyed the future pillar of our family, he should be severely punished!"

Some elders voiced their agreement.

They had no close ties with Christina or Mark and declared their stance from a neutral standpoint.

Of course, it could not be said that they held no self-serving interests.

In their eyes, even if Wyatt showed formidable talent, even if he was stronger than Hamza, he was still an outsider, not a member of the Lee Family.

"Very well, now let's have everyone vote..."

After the family head Jeremy Lee spoke, Fifth Elder Moshe Lee shook his head and let out a sigh.

The current situation was severely detrimental for Wyatt.

"Family head!"

However, just then Christina Lee, who hadn't spoken at all, interrupted Jeremy Lee.

This made all eyes focus on her.

"Ninth Elder, do you have something to say?"

Jeremy Lee asked with a slightly furrowed brow, seemingly displeased.

"I'm sure the family head and all the elders have seen the changes in my son this past month... There are also quite a few elders who feel that my son has had some serendipitous encounter, and indeed that is the case."

Christina Lee spoke calmly.

Upon hearing Christina's words, even the Sixth Elder Bellamy Lee and the Seventh Elder Mark Lee fell silent.

They too were curious.