Two Supreme-Grade Law Artifacts

[Tycoon's Confidence (Level 7): Gain 64 Low-Grade Spirit Stones every two hours (Money is the foundation of a tycoon's confidence. Spend 2 million Low-Grade Spirit Stones to level up.)]

Lu Yang let out a faint breath of turbid air, an irrepressible glimmer of joy appearing in his eyes.

Sixty-four every two hours, over twenty-three thousand a month, and more than two hundred and seventy thousand over a full year!

For a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, that was an astronomical figure they would only dare imagine in their dreams.

Still, the threshold for leveling up was indeed starting to become frightening.

The next level required him to spend a full two million Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

He still had seven hundred thousand on hand. If he relied solely on his passive income, it would take him several years to save enough, even if he didn't spend a single coin.

But if he could get his hands on a few more Rebate Cards, that would be a different story.

Lu Yang silently ran through the numbers in his head, then put the panel away.

He looked up and smiled at Qin Nanyue, who was waiting beside him. "Let's go."

Qin Nanyue put away her sect token and nodded slightly.

The hall was still unnaturally quiet.

The surrounding cultivators had yet to fully recover from the shock of the waterfall of Spirit Stones. Gaze after gaze clung to the two of them—some shocked, some awed, some envious. Female cultivators' eyes swept back and forth over Lu Yang's face, and their gazes practically glowed green when they looked at Qin Nanyue.

Lu Yang remained completely oblivious. He walked shoulder to shoulder with Qin Nanyue through the crowd, pushed open the door, and left the exchange office.

The air outside was considerably cooler than it had been in the hall.

The morning light had fully crested the eastern mountain, illuminating the entire square in front of the Affairs Hall.

Qin Nanyue turned to Lu Yang and asked, "What should we exchange for first?"

Lu Yang thought for a moment and quickly made up his mind. "Let's exchange for Law Treasures first."

He was still at Mid-stage Qi Refining. Even if his Spirit Root quality broke through to supreme grade later, he wouldn't be able to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm without several years of work.

In the meantime, he still needed supreme-grade Law Artifacts.

In particular, the sect assessment was coming up next year, and he hoped to get a good result.

Qin Nanyue nodded in understanding and tipped her chin toward the distance. "Law Treasures are exchanged at Artifact Peak. We can head straight there."

With her leading the way, the two passed along several mountain paths and soon arrived at the foot of a shorter companion peak on the outskirts of Artifact Peak.

Unlike the companion peaks where the outer disciples lived, this one had hardly any disciple residences halfway up its slopes. There was only a massive, palace-like building sprawled across a platform carved into the mountainside.

The Law Treasure Hall.

The Law Treasure Hall stood seven or eight stories tall and was built entirely from dark red volcanic rock. Its outer walls had been tempered by a special formation and gleamed with a metallic chill in the sunlight.

On either side of the main entrance stood a bronze pillar so thick that it took three people to encircle it. The pillars were densely carved with Law Artifact designs, from sabers and swords to bells and cauldrons, from flying boats to formation diagrams—a dazzling variety.

Two spirit lamps that never went out hung atop the bronze pillars. Even in broad daylight, a pale golden halo could still be faintly seen flowing slowly around their wicks.

Qin Nanyue stepped inside first, with Lu Yang following behind.

As they entered, a complex smell rushed toward them: a mixture of spirit iron, spirit wood, quenching oils, and all sorts of artifact-refining materials they couldn't name.

It wasn't exactly pleasant, but it wasn't unpleasant either.

There were even more people here than in the previous exchange hall, with disciples coming and going between the counter windows on all four sides.

But since the Law Treasure Hall was several times larger, it didn't feel crowded once they were inside. If anything, it seemed somewhat spacious.

The sounds of footsteps and conversation dispersed beneath the lofty dome, turning into a low hum.

The counters in the hall were arranged in more than a hundred rows, with an outer sect steward in steward's robes seated behind each one.

Qin Nanyue glanced around, quickly spotted an empty counter, and strode over.

The outer sect steward behind the counter was a delicate-looking female cultivator. Her gaze first fell on Qin Nanyue's face, and she was just about to put on a professional smile when her eyes drifted uncontrollably toward Lu Yang, who stood beside Qin Nanyue.

Her expression froze for an instant.

That senior brother stood in the light, his handsome features as though someone had carved them stroke by stroke with a sword, his bearing as ethereal as an immortal's.

He simply stood there in silence, yet his whole body seemed shrouded in an indescribable halo. One look made people unable to resist taking a second, then a third.

Lu Yang's looks were simply too devastating to female cultivators.

The outer sect steward pinched her own thigh hard before she managed to tear her gaze away from Lu Yang's face.

She forced a warm smile and looked at Qin Nanyue. "Senior Sister, what Law Treasure would you like to exchange for?"

Qin Nanyue casually handed over her sect token and turned to Lu Yang. "Lu Yang, what do you want to exchange for?"

The outer sect steward's hand paused slightly as she took the token.

She blinked in surprise, her gaze lingering on Qin Nanyue's face before moving over to Lu Yang's.

So this senior sister wasn't buying something for herself, but for the senior brother beside her?

A scene immediately assembled itself in the steward's mind.

A wealthy, generous senior sister, pursuing a junior brother who looked like an immortal banished to the mortal world, spared no expense to exchange for a Law Treasure for him.

Giving gifts to win his heart, making no secret of her attentions.

A surge of envy welled up in her.

She didn't envy Lu Yang for having someone give him a Law Treasure. She envied this senior sister for having enough Spirit Stones to be so generous and dote on this ridiculously handsome senior brother.

If only she had that many Spirit Stones.

With a senior brother this good-looking, she would certainly be willing to give him gifts too!

While the scene in her head was still brewing, her hand had already turned Qin Nanyue's sect token over.

The next second, the special mark representing a place among the outer sect's top ten leaped into view. She jolted, and the pink bubbles in her head burst completely.

The outer sect's top ten!

Someone like that was bound to enter the inner sect in the future, and it wasn't even impossible for her to become a sect elder.

She was far beyond the reach of an insignificant outer sect steward's idle fantasies.

She hurriedly collected herself and straightened her back. Her voice took on a note of genuine respect. "Senior Sister Qin has the highest level of exchange privileges in the outer sect. You may purchase Law Artifacts of any grade."

Lu Yang asked directly, "Show me the supreme-grade Law Artifacts. Hmm, do you have any heavy swords?"

"Please wait a moment. I'll check right away!"

The outer sect steward hurriedly took a palm-sized Jade Slip from under the counter and gently pressed it against a formation plate.

A thin layer of spiritual light appeared on the Jade Slip's surface, and she quickly searched through it.

A moment later, she looked up and reported, "There are currently two Supreme-Grade Law Artifact heavy swords left in stock. One is called the Metal Origin Heavy Sword. It focuses on increasing the power of Metal Dao Law Techniques and the Metal Origin Sword Technique. The other is called the Obsidian Sword. It can increase the power of both Metal Dao and Sword Dao Law Techniques. Both swords are made from first-rate materials, their edges are exceptionally sharp, and they're extremely heavy."

Lu Yang listened quietly to the end and, with hardly any further thought, made his decision. "I'll take the Obsidian Sword."

The Heavy Sword Technique was itself a Law Technique combining Metal Dao and Sword Dao. The Obsidian Sword could enhance both paths at once; it was practically tailor-made for him.

As for the Metal Origin Heavy Sword, he hadn't even learned the Metal Origin Sword Technique. No matter how great its enhancement was, it would be wasted on him.

The outer sect steward nodded respectfully. "That sword costs four thousand one hundred contribution points."

As she recorded the purchase, she couldn't resist stealing another glance at Qin Nanyue.

She kept a respectful smile on her face, but inwardly sucked in a cold breath.

That was four thousand one hundred contribution points!

Converted from contribution points to Spirit Stones at a ratio of ten to one, that came to more than forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!

And if Spirit Stones were exchanged for contribution points, it would be a full hundred and twenty thousand and more!

All right, she no longer envied Senior Sister Qin.

Now she envied this senior brother instead.

To pursue this senior brother, Senior Sister Qin had thrown down four thousand one hundred contribution points without blinking. It was such an extravagant gesture that just watching made the steward's heart ache for her.

If only someone were willing to do the same for her...

Of course, she only dared think that to herself.

"All right, I've recorded it." The outer sect steward collected herself and continued, "Besides the Obsidian Sword, does this senior brother need to exchange for anything else?"

Lu Yang nodded. "Do you have any supreme-grade robes?"

The outer sect steward immediately replied, "We do! Our sect received three supreme-grade robes just two days ago, newly refined by the inner sect's senior brothers and sisters. The robes are the same style as outer disciple uniforms, but the materials are completely different, and their functions are stronger."

Lu Yang grew somewhat interested. "What are the specific differences?"

The outer sect steward looked through the Jade Slip and quickly answered, "One of them can improve the efficiency of Spiritual Qi circulation in Metal Dao Cultivation Methods and reduce Spiritual Qi consumption in battle. The other two form a Spiritual Qi shield around the wearer. Of those two shield robes, one is particularly outstanding. The shield it forms can just barely withstand a strike from an Early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Almost without thinking, Lu Yang asked directly, "How many contribution points for the best-quality shield robe?"

The outer sect steward took a deep breath, then quietly let her gaze drift toward Qin Nanyue again.

Qin Nanyue stood there expressionlessly, saying nothing, with no sign of any opinion.

To the outer sect steward, that utterly unruffled appearance seemed to say silently, "If he wants it, buy it. I have no objection."

She sighed inwardly. Senior Sister Qin really was too good to this senior brother.

She bought something this expensive on a whim, without so much as furrowing her brow.

She cleared her throat and explained seriously, "This robe is among the very best even among supreme-grade robes, so it's considerably more expensive than an ordinary supreme-grade Law Artifact. It costs five thousand five hundred contribution points."

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow.

Five thousand five hundred.

That was quite a bit more expensive than the Obsidian Sword just now.

And the Obsidian Sword was a weapon!

Weapon-type Law Treasures were expensive to begin with.

Added together, the two would instantly consume nine thousand six hundred of the ten thousand contribution points he had just obtained, leaving him with a mere four hundred.

But Lu Yang didn't hesitate. He nodded directly. "I'll buy it."

Hiss...!

The outer sect steward sucked in a cold breath inwardly. Seeing that Qin Nanyue still showed no sign of objecting, she swallowed hard and recorded the purchase on the Jade Slip.

"...All right! Does this senior brother need anything else?"

Lu Yang thought for a moment. These two supreme-grade Law Artifacts, together with the Gold-and-White Sword-Scar Waistband, made a full three supreme-grade Law Artifacts on him. Among outer disciples, that was already quite a lavish set of equipment.

For now, it was more or less enough.

Once he had more Spirit Stones later, he could decide whether to stock up again.

"That'll be all," he said.

The outer sect steward nodded and lowered her head to record it.

Qin Nanyue stood to the side, saying little from beginning to end.

Only when Lu Yang nodded and bought that last robe did the corner of her mouth twitch slightly, and she silently tallied his spending:

He had exchanged three hundred thousand Spirit Stones and received ten thousand contribution points.

Then, in less than a quarter of an hour, he had spent nine thousand six hundred contribution points.

The way this guy spent money, he looked just like a Golden Core Realm True Person...