Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 49: News of the Spiritual Artifact’s Emergence

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: News of the Spiritual Artifact’s Emergence

"You broke through?"

Lv Lan was about to say something, but after sensing something, she looked Ye Liuyun up and down in astonishment.

Because he’d just broken through, some lingering inner strength still clung to Ye Liuyun’s body.

Plus, Lv Lan herself was already a mid-stage Innate Martial Artist, so she could naturally sense something out of the ordinary.

Her gaze was filled with shock.

She remembered that the last time they met, Ye Liuyun was still just a Postnatal Martial Artist.

But how long had it been, and now he was already on par with her.

Following Yan Shuzhu around, Lv Lan had heard plenty about geniuses, but this was the first time she’d seen one with her own eyes.

"Just a stroke of luck!"

Ye Liuyun didn’t act overly proud or cocky.

He just smiled easily; his ambition was much more than just mid-stage Innate. If he was to celebrate, he’d rather wait until he broke through to Grandmaster to really treat himself.

"..."

But hearing Ye Liuyun say that,

Lv Lan looked at him speechlessly; there was no such thing as luck when it came to cultivation.

Didn’t everyone have to work step by step to get to where they were?

"It’s so late—did you come looking for me for something?"

Seeing that Lv Lan still wanted to ask about his cultivation level, Ye Liuyun changed the subject directly.

If there wasn’t something going on,

Lv Lan wouldn’t have chosen this time to approach him.

"Not me, it’s His Majesty!"

Now that they were talking business, Lv Lan could only put everything else aside for the moment and looked at Ye Liuyun solemnly.

"His Majesty wants me to tell you: there’s news that a Spiritual Artifact has appeared outside the Imperial City. Plenty of people have their eyes on it. The Embroidered Uniform Guard will be organizing a search for it soon, and His Majesty hopes you can join in and prevent other factions from getting their hands on it!"

"I see!"

Ye Liuyun nodded in understanding; no wonder she was looking for him at this hour.

So there really was something up.

But...

"I’ve got a question too."

"What is it?"

"What’s a Spiritual Artifact?"

"..."

Lv Lan had imagined all sorts of things, but she didn’t expect Ye Liuyun to ask this question.

Wasn’t this basic common knowledge?

But Ye Liuyun’s eyes were pure—it was obvious he wasn’t joking, just genuinely curious.

Oh well. Since he was someone His Majesty valued, Lv Lan explained patiently.

"A Spiritual Artifact is something formed by the condensation of the world’s Spiritual Qi. They have many mysterious properties. Whenever one appears, there will be manifestations of spiritual light."

"I see!"

Ye Liuyun nodded in understanding; put simply, they were weapons with special abilities.

Since Ye Liuyun really didn’t know what a Spiritual Artifact was...

Lv Lan thought for a moment and took the bright silver sword hanging from her waist.

"This Cold Jade Sword was bestowed upon me by His Majesty; it’s a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact."

After she spoke, Lv Lan drew her sword. As she did, Ye Liuyun could clearly feel the surrounding temperature drop significantly.

The blade of the Cold Jade Sword shimmered with a white light; under the moonlight, it became even sharper and more menacing.

"So this is a Spiritual Artifact?"

It truly was nothing like an ordinary weapon. At first, when Ye Liuyun saw Lv Lan’s sword at her waist, he just thought it looked nice—never thought it was actually a Spiritual Artifact.

Ye Liuyun reached out, wanting to touch the blade of the Cold Jade Sword.

"Careful!"

Seeing this, Lv Lan wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.

The instant Ye Liuyun touched the blade, a surge of cold Qi began seeping rapidly into his arm. Outwardly, it looked like his entire hand had been frozen into a chunk of ice.

"The Cold Jade Sword brings its own chill; an ordinary person just touching the blade would be frozen solid by this cold Qi."

She quickly re-sheathed the Cold Jade Sword and prepared to help Ye Liuyun dispel the cold using her inner force.

"No need for all that trouble!"

Ye Liuyun wasn’t some reckless fool. If he dared to touch it, he had a way to handle it.

With his inner strength circulating, the hand that had been frozen began to flush red and heat up.

The cold Qi that had covered his hand evaporated under this inner force, sending up wisps of white steam.

In a moment, Ye Liuyun’s hand had already recovered to normal.

"So this is the power of a Spiritual Artifact? Not bad at all!"

He’d personally experienced the might of a Spiritual Artifact now, and it was genuinely impressive.

But when Ye Liuyun turned to look at Lv Lan again, he saw her staring in a daze at his fully recovered hand, lost in thought.

"What’s wrong?"

"You cultivate the Cangyang Force...do you have the Pure Yang Physique?"

As Yan Shuzhu’s bodyguard, Lv Lan knew quite a bit.

She was well aware of the Cangyang Force.

She just hadn’t expected Ye Liuyun’s cultivation technique to be this.

Moreover, the way Ye Liuyun channeled his power was clearly extremely skilled. For an ordinary person, just getting started with the Cangyang Force would be very hard; to reach this level, one needed an extraordinary body constitution—otherwise it was impossible.

"Is there a problem?"

Ye Liuyun didn’t deny it, just found Lv Lan’s reaction odd.

If he recalled correctly, Lv Lan also had the "Pure Yin Physique" trait; there was no need to be surprised by his Pure Yang Physique. Didn’t everyone have a unique body?

"No...no, nothing." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, Lv Lan just shook her head.

Her master’s words flashed through her mind.

With the Pure Yin Physique, her cultivation speed would far surpass normal people; breaking through to Grandmaster would just be a matter of time.

But pure yin cannot last alone—only having the Pure Yin Physique would limit Lv Lan from breaking into Grandmaster Realm. If she wanted to breakthrough to Grandmaster in the future, she’d have to find someone with the Pure Yang Physique—mixing yin and yang, and there’d be no more bottlenecks.

Special physiques were already rare. Lv Lan never expected to find someone with the Pure Yang Physique in such a manner.

Still...

She wasn’t even a Grandmaster yet; breaking through to Grandmaster Realm felt like a distant dream.

And as a woman, telling Ye Liuyun all this directly would just feel...a bit embarrassing.

"Oh, right!"

Ye Liuyun couldn’t read minds and had no idea what Lv Lan was thinking.

He thought of something and just asked,

"Who keeps the Spiritual Artifact after it’s found?"

Ye Liuyun had no intention of working for free, not even for the Great Qian Dynasty’s emperor.

"Hmm?"

When she came back to her senses and realized what Ye Liuyun was thinking, Lv Lan immediately replied,

"Don’t worry about that. His Majesty just doesn’t want other factions to get this Spiritual Artifact. If you can find it, it’s yours."

"All right then!"

If that’s the case, not bad.

Ye Liuyun nodded in agreement.

Lv Lan’s main task had simply been to relay this information to Ye Liuyun. Once completed, she could leave.

But at that moment, Lv Lan hesitated for a moment, then spoke to Ye Liuyun,

"Judging by the spiritual light that appeared this time, many people believe it’s most likely a top-grade Spiritual Artifact."

Lv Lan’s Cold Jade Sword was still a mid-grade Spiritual Artifact; a top-grade one was clearly a whole level above that.

"There will surely be a lot of people fighting over it. You’d best know your limits—your safety is the most important thing."

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