"What is this?"
Bing Han'er narrowed her eyes. On the ancient character, the Daoist rhythm of the Innate Ice Dao flowed.
It merely hung there, yet everything around it instantly froze into ice crystals. Vast, boundless innate cold qi radiated from within the crystal, yet was perfectly confined to a space no larger than a few inches, without the slightest leak.
Clearly, this was an innate treasure.
What had appeared before Yu Qingjue, meanwhile, was a silvery-white Sword Shadow.
The phantom was no longer than a palm, yet it radiated sword qi of the utmost sharpness. Dense sword-path runes were engraved across the Sword Shadow.
Every rune contained the essence of Jiang Yan's understanding of the Sword Dao.
Buzz!
The Sword Shadow trembled, letting out a clear, ringing sword cry. It shook the soul, and even the surrounding void was carved with countless fine cracks by its invisible sword qi.
This sharpness was enough to make even Dao Lord-level sword cultivators shrink back in awe.
"This is an innate ancient character, containing the source of the Innate Ice Dao. It resonates with your Ice Dao."
"Fuse it into the source of your divine soul and study it day and night. I believe it won't be long before your Dao advances another level."
Jiang Yan nodded to Bing Han'er, then turned to Yu Qingjue and said:
"This Sword Shadow is a strand of my own natal sword qi, condensed from my source."
"You are a born sword cultivator, with a pure Dao heart. Fuse this strand of sword qi into your natal sword, and not only will your cultivation in the Sword Dao advance by leaps and bounds, you'll also be able to borrow my insights into the Sword Dao to break through your bottleneck."
"I've given you your treasures. Now,