Wasn't This Exactly Where It Came in Handy? Cultivation Breakthrough

"So that was it. No wonder the Master had changed so much—it was because of this!"

This news left Shi Sheng with a face full of sudden realization.

It seemed that everything he had failed to understand before now made sense.

Si Nan was somewhat speechless as he looked at Shi Sheng like this.

No, you were only figuring it out now? Did you take what happened that night as nothing but a fart?

Si Nan had long grown accustomed to Shi Sheng's ability to react. He merely rolled his eyes at him and said nothing more.

Ye Liuyun's identity

did not cause much of a stir among the other Brocade Guards.

Many were surprised when they first learned of it, but soon returned to their own business. Hardly anyone took it too seriously.

It was as if they had already seen too many absurd things. Something like this was nothing worth making a fuss over.

At most, a few thoughtful people realized

that although Sheng Li was gone, Ye Liuyun must have found another patron behind him.

Otherwise, there was no way Ye Liuyun could have remained secure in his position as a Brocade Guard Centurion.

When he returned home that evening,

he saw Sheng Lanzhi greet him with a beaming smile.

"Master, you're back!"

Xing'er quietly followed at Sheng Lanzhi's side.

Ye Liuyun glanced at Xing'er before turning his gaze to Sheng Lanzhi, whose face was full of smiles.

Wasn't it true that fortune turned like a wheel? Xing'er had always been the one to welcome him before; this was the first time he had seen Sheng Lanzhi do so.

Ye Liuyun did not pay it much mind and handed his outer robe to Xing'er.

"I spent some time reading case files today, so I came back a little late."

"Even if Master is diligent, you must still take care to rest."

Sheng Lanzhi's smile was utterly natural. As expected, women were born actresses—there was not the slightest flaw to be seen.

"I had someone prepare dinner in the back courtyard. Master, please eat first!"

"Sure."

Ye Liuyun did not refuse.

At the dinner table, Sheng Lanzhi took the initiative to pour wine for Ye Liuyun. After he had drunk several cups,

she finally took a booklet from her bosom and handed it to him.

"What is this?"

Seeing the words "Overlord Saber" written on the booklet's cover, Ye Liuyun raised an eyebrow. There was no need to think about it—it had to be a saber technique.

"I saw that Master enjoyed saber techniques, so I made a point of looking into them."

"This Overlord Saber is the secret art of the Overlord Saber Sect. But I have a brother-in-law who has a good relationship with the sect, so I spent some money to make arrangements. It was not cheap, but as long as Master likes it, that is all that matters!"

The way she said it made acquiring this saber technique sound as easy as turning over one's hand.

Yet Sheng Lanzhi laid out every detail of how she had obtained it.

It seemed casual, but every word was calculated.

"Thank you for the trouble."

Ye Liuyun did not refuse. Nor did he intend to expose Sheng Lanzhi's little schemes.

See? Wasn't this the benefit of keeping Sheng Lanzhi alive?

"As long as Master likes it."

Hearing Ye Liuyun say that, the smile on Sheng Lanzhi's face deepened considerably.

She poured him another cup of wine.

After three rounds of wine, Ye Liuyun had the maids help the "overwhelmed by drink" Sheng Lanzhi back to her room.

As for Ye Liuyun himself,

he carefully studied the saber technique. With Ye Liuyun's Extraordinary Comprehension and Blade Talent, he could tell after reading it once that this technique was on par with the Flame Blaze Saber Technique.

Ye Liuyun was already quite satisfied that Sheng Lanzhi had managed to acquire such a technique.

"Not bad!"

When he returned to the courtyard,

Ye Liuyun found that the courtyard, which had once seemed somewhat empty, was now filled with all manner of training equipment. The eighteen weapons were arranged in neat order.

There was no need to think about it—Sheng Lanzhi had clearly arranged this deliberately.

Though she had some little schemes, she did have a brain to accomplish all this.

He casually picked up a Hundred Refined Steel Saber from the rack. After swinging it twice, he found that its quality was indeed quite good.

He then began cultivating according to the records of the Overlord Saber.

Just as its name implied, the Overlord Saber was an incomparably fierce saber technique. It attacked without defending, broad and open in every movement.

Its core was to break ten thousand techniques with a single force.

"Phew!"

Only after roughly half an hour of continuous saber swings did Ye Liuyun stop.

With each breath, he adjusted the circulation of his inner force.

"It took this long just to get started. As expected, this isn't some roadside trinket!"

The more profound the technique, the harder it was to cultivate.

Even with his comprehension talent and Blade Talent, it took him half an hour to gain entry into the Overlord Saber. That alone showed how precious this saber technique was.

Of course,

if others learned that Ye Liuyun needed only half an hour to gain entry into the Overlord Saber, they would probably be so envious they would cry.

Many people trained through the bitter cold of winter and the scorching heat of summer, spending years at it.

Forget gaining entry—even catching the slightest hint of the path was beyond them.

Talent Trait System!

Host: Ye Liuyun!

Realm: Innate Realm Middle Stage!

Martial Arts: Wind Severing Saber Technique, Azure Sun Force, Pine Wood Saber Technique, Jade Shattering Hand, Flame Blaze Saber Technique, Phantom Ninefold Body, Overlord Saber,

Talent Traits: Lucky (Purple), Steel Bones (Purple), Blade and Man as One (Purple), Extraordinary Comprehension (Purple), Sword Talent (Green), Extreme Yang Body (Purple), Scent Recognition (Blue), Snow Treading Without a Trace (Purple),

Taking advantage of the brief rest, Ye Liuyun glanced at his character panel.

Sure enough, his cultivation had broken through.

When he had first gained entry into the Phantom Ninefold Body, he had already felt on the verge of breaking through.

Now that he had also gained entry into the Overlord Saber, Ye Liuyun's cultivation had finally stepped into the Innate Realm Middle Stage.

"From now on, I should focus on cultivating the Phantom Ninefold Body and the Overlord Saber."

With a Purple Quality Lightness Skill Talent like Snow Treading Without a Trace, cultivating the Phantom Ninefold Body was relatively easy.

Most of his other techniques had already reached great mastery. Only these two newly learned techniques were still at the entry level.

Ye Liuyun understood very well that techniques lay in refinement, not quantity.

Just like some people who learned the strengths of a hundred schools—it sounded impressive, but they were scattered and unfocused.

At most, they could bully ordinary people. Once they encountered a true expert, they would shatter at the first touch. If they had at least cultivated one or two techniques to great mastery first, they would not be so disgraceful.

Just as Ye Liuyun rested for a while

and prepared to continue cultivating,

"Hm?"

As if he had sensed something, Ye Liuyun lifted his head and looked beyond the courtyard wall.

Under the moonlight, a figure in white gauze drifted over the wall like a fairy.

"It's you?"

The visitor was none other than Lü Lan, the guard at Yan Shuzhu's side.

The Lü Lan he had seen before, like Yan Shuzhu, had always dressed as a man. He had never expected that she would be so beautiful in women's clothing.