Chapter 193: Closed Door and Opening!

“What is this?”

For the first time, the mature and stunning face of Gu Yunyun showed genuine shock. She immediately closed the jade box, staring at Ye Chen in disbelief. She had always known Ye Chen had secrets. And she had suspected that since Ye Chen had taken the ancient jade from her, he must have been confident in obtaining a better spiritual object.

But she never expected Ye Chen had actually obtained something of this level. This was absolutely on par with Phoenix Blood, maybe even higher. What was most important was how perfectly it suited her.

Just feeling the terrifying aura of the Sword Dao made her cultivation tremble, as if she were on the verge of a breakthrough. It was impossible for Gu Yunyun not to be stunned.

Ye Chen smiled softly. “This is the Bone of the Sword Peng. If you refine it as the core for forming the Golden Core, you will get a Nine-Rank Golden Core and awaken the Golden Core’s Divine Ability. The most important thing is, if you’re lucky enough, Master, you may even inherit the Sword Peng’s Divine Ability.”

Gu Yunyun’s hands trembled as she held the jade box. The Sword Peng? This was an ancient vicious beast. Its rarity was beyond imagination. Ye Chen had actually obtained it and gave it to her?

Gu Yunyun was still in shock when Ye Chen continued, “To be honest, this Sword Peng doesn’t even make it into the Vicious Ten, it’s a bit underwhelming. I was actually hoping to find something even better.”

Ye Chen truly felt a bit disappointed. After all, the little demoness’s multiplier was only fifty times. Even though it could trigger critical strikes, the feedback still wasn’t enough. If it had been like his Master’s multiplier of two hundred times, plus the critical strikes, he could have definitely gotten a spiritual object even stronger than the Sword Peng’s bone.

At this point, Gu Yunyun’s lips twitched. The Sword Peng, as an ancient vicious beast, though it didn’t make the top ten of the vicious beasts, was still incredibly powerful.

For Ye Chen to be dissatisfied with such a spiritual object?

To be honest, Gu Yunyun, as the Grand Elder of Green Cloud Sect, had never experienced what it was like to be poor or to be unworldly. Yet, in front of Ye Chen, for the first time, Gu Yunyun felt the gap…

“I…”

Before such a treasure, Gu Yunyun was almost at a loss for words.

Ye Chen smiled, knowing that his Master, who appeared cold but was warm inside, must be feeling embarrassed. He immediately reassured her, “Master, there’s no need to overthink it. With Master becoming stronger, I’ll naturally benefit from it too. Besides, this Sword Peng’s bone isn’t suited for me. If you don’t want it, I have nowhere to return it to. So, please, Master, go ahead and use it!”

Hearing Ye Chen’s words, Gu Yunyun bit her lip with force. She owed Ye Chen more and more. Even if she broke through to the Golden Core, it would be impossible to repay him. Could it really be that only by accepting Ye Chen’s distorted filial piety could she ever repay him?

But Gu Yunyun hadn’t truly figured it out yet. She undeniably had feelings for this disciple of hers. But the issue was that the Master-disciple relationship itself was a limitation, and it made Gu Yunyun hesitant.

Moreover, Gu Yunyun had never considered sharing her Dao companion with another woman. Yet Ye Chen was affectionate with everyone. This made Gu Yunyun’s heart even more conflicted.

After a long silence, Gu Yunyun finally gave a serious bow to Ye Chen and thanked him. “Thank you!”

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Ye Chen immediately waved his hand. “No need to be so polite, Master!”

Gu Yunyun shook her head, silently sighing to herself. It was precisely because they were Master and disciple that she had to be polite. If Ye Chen weren’t her disciple, how much better would it be?

Gu Yunyun’s mind was in turmoil, and she decided not to dwell on it. Everything would be dealt with after her breakthrough. For now, she would go into closed-door meditation.

“Then I’ll congratulate Master on a successful closed-door meditation in advance!”

Ye Chen sincerely congratulated her. Breaking through to the Golden Core stage usually took about six months. Thinking about not seeing his Master for six months, Ye Chen felt a bit regretful.

After seeing Ye Chen off, Gu Yunyun used a sound transmission talisman to inform the Sect Master that she would be entering closed-door meditation.