"Have you broken through?"
Lü Lan had been about to say something, but after sensing something, she studied Ye Liuyun carefully with surprise in her eyes.
Because he had only just broken through, traces of inner force still lingered around Ye Liuyun.
Moreover, Lü Lan herself was an Innate Realm Middle Stage martial artist, so she naturally noticed something unusual.
Her gaze was filled with astonishment.
She remembered that when they had first met, Ye Liuyun had still been an Acquired Realm martial artist.
Yet how long had it been? He was already on par with her.
Having followed Yan Shuzhu, Lü Lan had heard of plenty of geniuses, but this was the first one she had seen with her own eyes.
"Just luck!"
Ye Liuyun did not appear overly pleased with himself.
He merely smiled lightly. His ambitions were far more than just the Innate Realm Middle Stage. If he was going to celebrate, he would wait until he broke through to Grandmaster.
"..."
But upon hearing Ye Liuyun say that,
Lü Lan looked at him speechlessly. What luck was there in cultivation?
Didn't everyone advance one step at a time, leaving footprints behind them?
"You came looking for me so late at night. Is something the matter?"
Seeing that Lü Lan still wanted to ask about his cultivation realm, Ye Liuyun directly changed the subject.
If there were no reason,
Lü Lan would not have come looking for him at this hour.
"Not me. Your Majesty!"
Since they were discussing proper business, Lü Lan could only set the other matters aside for now and look at Ye Liuyun solemnly.
"Your Majesty asked me to tell you that there is news of a Spirit Artifact emerging outside the imperial capital. Many people have set their sights on it. The Brocade Guard will soon organize a group to search for it. Your Majesty hopes you can participate and prevent this Spirit Artifact from falling into the hands of other factions!"
"So that was it!"
Ye Liuyun nodded in understanding. No wonder she had come to find him at this hour.
There really was something going on.
However,
"I have a question too."
"What is it?"
"What is a Spirit Artifact?"
"..."
Lü Lan had considered many possibilities, but she had never expected Ye Liuyun to ask such a question.
Wasn't this common knowledge?
Seeing the pure look in Ye Liuyun's eyes, she realized he was clearly not teasing her. He was genuinely curious.
Forget it. Remembering that the man before her was valued by Your Majesty, Lü Lan patiently explained.
"A Spirit Artifact is formed from the spiritual energy gathered between heaven and earth. It possesses many wondrous properties. Whenever a Spirit Artifact is born, it is accompanied by spiritual radiance appearing in the world."
"I see!"
Ye Liuyun nodded in understanding. Simply put, they were weapons with special abilities.
Seeing that Ye Liuyun truly knew nothing about Spirit Artifacts,
Lü Lan thought for a moment, then picked up the bright silver longsword hanging at her waist.
"This Frost Jade Sword is a Middle-Grade Spirit Artifact bestowed upon me by Your Majesty."
After saying that, Lü Lan drew her sword. As she moved, Ye Liuyun could clearly feel the temperature around them drop considerably.
The blade of the Frost Jade Sword glimmered with white light, appearing even sharper beneath the moonlight.
"So this is a Spirit Artifact?"
It truly was completely different from an ordinary weapon. When he had first seen the sword hanging at Lü Lan's waist, he had thought it merely looked good. He had never expected it to be a Spirit Artifact.
Ye Liuyun raised his hand, wanting to touch the blade of the Frost Jade Sword.
"Careful!"
By the time Lü Lan tried to stop him, it was already too late.
The instant he touched the blade, a stream of cold energy began to invade Ye Liuyun's arm. From the outside, his entire hand looked as though it had been frozen into a block of ice.
"The Frost Jade Sword carries its own cold energy. If an ordinary person merely touches its blade, they will be frozen by that cold energy."
Lü Lan hurriedly sheathed the Frost Jade Sword and prepared to circulate her cultivation to disperse the cold energy from Ye Liuyun's hand.
"There's no need to make it so troublesome!"
Ye Liuyun was not some fool who would charge headfirst into danger. Since he had dared to touch it, he naturally had a way to deal with it.
His inner force circulated, and his frozen palm gradually reddened and heated up.
The cold energy covering his hand was all evaporated by that inner force, sending up wisps of white steam.
In only a moment, Ye Liuyun's palm had returned to normal.
"So this is the power of a Spirit Artifact? Not bad at all!"
He had personally experienced the might of a Spirit Artifact. It was indeed unexpectedly impressive.
But when Ye Liuyun turned to look at Lü Lan again, he saw her staring blankly at his fully recovered palm, her expression distant.
"What's wrong?"
"The cultivation technique you practice is Azure Sun Force. Do you possess an Extreme Yang Body?"
As Yan Shuzhu's guard, Lü Lan knew quite a few things.
Naturally, she knew about Azure Sun Force.
She simply had not expected Ye Liuyun's cultivation technique to be this one.
Moreover, judging by the way Ye Liuyun circulated his inner force, he was clearly extremely proficient with it. With an ordinary person's Yang energy, it was difficult even to begin Azure Sun Force. To reach such a level without a special constitution was simply impossible.
"Is there a problem?"
Ye Liuyun did not deny it. He was simply puzzled by Lü Lan's reaction.
If he remembered correctly, Lü Lan also possessed a trait like an Extreme Yin Body. There was no need for her to be so surprised by his Extreme Yang Body, was there? Didn't they both have special constitutions?
"N-No, nothing!"
She opened her mouth, clearly wanting to say something, but Lü Lan ultimately shook her head.
The words her master had once spoken flashed through her mind.
With her Extreme Yin Body, her cultivation speed would inevitably far surpass that of ordinary people. Breaking through to Grandmaster was only a matter of time.
Yet a lone Yin could not flourish. The singular Extreme Yin Body limited Lü Lan's chances of breaking through to Great Grandmaster. If she wished to reach the Great Grandmaster realm in the future, she could only find someone with an Extreme Yang Body. Through Yin Yang Convergence, there would no longer be any bottlenecks.
Special constitutions were rare to begin with. Lü Lan had truly never expected to find someone with an Extreme Yang Body in such a manner.
However,
She was not even a Grandmaster yet. Breaking through to Great Grandmaster was far too distant.
What was more, as a woman, if Lü Lan truly had to speak of such matters, she felt somewhat embarrassed.
"Oh, right!"
Ye Liuyun could not read minds, so he naturally had no idea what Lü Lan was thinking.
Having thought of something, he directly asked,
"Who gets the Spirit Artifact once it's found?"
Ye Liuyun had no intention of working for someone else for nothing, even if that person was the emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty.
"Hm?"
Coming back to her senses and realizing what Ye Liuyun was thinking, Lü Lan immediately said,
"You can rest assured on that point. Your Majesty simply does not want people from other factions to obtain this Spirit Artifact. If you can find it, then it will be yours."
"Then that's fine!"
If that was the case, it was not bad at all.
Ye Liuyun nodded and agreed.
Lü Lan's original task had merely been to tell Ye Liuyun this information, after which she could return.
But at that moment, Lü Lan hesitated before still saying to Ye Liuyun,
"Based on the spiritual radiance that appeared this time, many people have concluded that this is very likely a High-Grade Spirit Artifact."
Lü Lan's Frost Jade Sword was only a Middle-Grade Spirit Artifact. This High-Grade Spirit Artifact was clearly a full tier above the Frost Jade Sword in quality.
"There will definitely be many people fighting over it when the time comes. You should know your limits. Protecting yourself is what matters most."
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