Within Cloud Perch Courtyard, Liu Yunche was loosening his muscles and bones. Since stepping into Silver Skin yesterday, his body had been slowly transforming.
"Now that I've reached Silver Skin, it's time to consider how to attain Jade Skin." Liu Yunche looked at the faint silver gleam on his palm and murmured.
Just as he was about to ponder it further, a servant outside the courtyard suddenly requested an audience.
"Young Master, Young Master Shi has arrived and is waiting in the hall," the servant said with a respectful bow.
"Alright, I'll go at once." Liu Yunche nodded.
When Liu Yunche arrived at the hall, he found Shi Qingyue sprawled back in a chair without a shred of decorum.
Seeing Shi Qingyue like this, Liu Yunche said irritably, "Qingyue, what kind of posture is that?"
"Yunche, you're here." Shi Qingyue rose and walked toward Liu Yunche, casually clapping a hand onto his shoulder.
In the instant their hands crossed, Shi Qingyue caught sight of the faint silvery-gray patterns on Liu Yunche's palm, flashing beneath the sunlight streaming through the hall.
He froze at once, his eyes widening round as saucers. He scrutinized Liu Yunche from head to toe twice, and only after confirming he had not seen wrong did he slap his thigh hard.
"Holy shit!"
"You... you suddenly reached Silver Skin!"
Shi Qingyue stared at the fine silver patterns on Liu Yunche's palm. Under the sunlight, they were almost no different from those of an ordinary person.
Yet the threads of silver light flickering in his eyes told Shi Qingyue—this was real.
The youth before him had truly broken through to Silver Skin.
"Y-Yunche, you've only practiced martial arts for three months, haven't you?"
Liu Yunche nodded. "More or less. Around three months."
The hall fell silent for a