"What do you take me, Chen Tiangan, for? Am I the sort of person who steals his disciple's treasure?"
Seeing their reactions, Chen Tiangan could neither laugh nor cry. "Although this sword embryo is an exceedingly precious treasure to me as well, at my level, what treasure have I not seen? Besides, swordsmanship is not my primary path... This thing does not mean that much to me. I was just thinking about how to fuse this sword embryo into the Flying Shadow Sword in order to raise its grade as much as possible..."
Chen Fan greatly relaxed upon hearing this, and his regard for Chen Tiangan rose another notch.
As expected of the sect master who commanded such a vast Sword Sect. His breadth of mind was truly extraordinary!
As he spoke, Chen Tiangan cleared his throat. "I have some initial ideas. Once your apprenticeship ceremony is over, I will begin reforging this sword. With this sword embryo, I am confident I can forge the Flying Shadow Sword into a Dao Artifact of at least mid grade. Whether it can reach five stars or six stars, however, remains to be seen... If you trust me, leave the sword embryo here with me. If not, take it back for now and bring it over when I begin forging."
Chen Fan smiled. "Of course I trust you."
That was the truth.
He had offered it up of his own accord, yet Chen Tiangan had refused it.
If Chen Tiangan truly harbored ill intentions toward the sword embryo, there would have been no need for such a performance.
Chen Tiangan nodded and put away the sword embryo Chen Fan handed over.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Chen Tiangan's expression turned solemn. "A master can only lead one through the door; cultivation depends