"The Old Matriarch was delighted to hear that you broke through to the Primordial Unity Realm so quickly. She specially sent me to pay you a visit."
The elderly woman looked at Zhao Er, admiration showing in her eyes.
Breaking through in the Dian Family's Nine-Turn Golden Body Art involved not only painful training but also an enormous expenditure of resources. Zhao Er's rapid breakthrough without receiving the Dian Family's resources was ample proof of his resolve and comprehension.
A genius like him was well worth investing in, and the Old Matriarch had sent her here to demonstrate their sincerity.
After speaking, the elderly woman turned toward a corner, picked up a large box, and set it before Zhao Er.
Zhao Er had been so drawn to the jade-colored token bearing the character "Martial" at her waist that he had failed to notice the wooden box. Only when she brought it over did he spot it.
Before Zhao Er could ask, the elderly woman opened the wooden box, which stood half a person's height, and explained:
"You broke through so quickly that you probably haven't had time to prepare suitable weapons. Our Dian Family may lack other things, but paired halberds are certainly not among them..."
As she spoke, she opened the wooden box.
Inside lay two short halberds resting on silk.
Neither short halberd had any dazzling colors. Black and archaic, they were forged entirely of metal. As the box opened, a cold gleam emerged along their tips and crescent blades. Zhao Er could distinctly feel the keen edge unique to fine-gold energy radiating from them.
Faint scratches on their shafts showed that this pair was not newly forged. Yet those scratches did nothing to diminish their value; instead, they lent the short halberds an even stronger air of