9: Dao artifact

"A Dao Artifact?!"

Hearing the two words that escaped Lin Chen's lips, Lin Zhan was completely stunned!

He had lived for most of his life, and had only heard of 'Treasure Artifacts' in legends. Now, his own son had actually dug out a... Dao Artifact from a piece of scrap metal used to prop up a table?!

This was no longer just good fortune; this was the treatment reserved for a Son of Heaven's Dao!

"Chener, you..." Lin Zhan's voice trembled, too excited to speak.

Lin Chen ignored his father's shock and poured the power of his Chaos Dao Body bloodline unreservedly into the black dragon bracelet.

"Ang—!"

The ancient Black Dragon Spirit, dormant within, seemed to sense the supreme aura of the Chaos Dao Body, letting out a dragon's roar of submission!

Subsequently, the black dragon bracelet glowed intensely, transforming into a streak of light that automatically fastened itself onto Lin Chen's wrist, fitting perfectly. The terrifying gravity field instantly retracted and vanished without a trace.

Mastering successful!

With a thought, Lin Chen released an invisible gravity field again, precisely enveloping a nearby weapon rack.

"Creak... bang!"

The weapon rack, made of century-old Ironwood and capable of withstanding ten thousand catties of force, couldn't even last a single breath. Under this ten-fold gravity, it was crushed into a pile of sawdust!

Seeing this scene, Lin Zhan and Lin Ziyan both gasped.

Too overbearing!

If this were applied to a person, who among those of the same cultivation level could resist? Before even fighting, being suppressed by gravity would mean being lucky to exert fifty percent of one's strength!

"What a treasure!" Lin Chen nodded in satisfaction.

This black dragon bracelet was not only a weapon for killing enemies but also a supreme treasure for cultivating the Archaic Dragon-Elephant Art!

He could completely activate the gravity field around himself at all times, and cultivating under such pressure would definitely yield twice the results with half the effort!

"Father, Ziyan, let's go." With the black dragon bracelet secured, Lin Chen's purpose for this trip had been achieved.

"Chener, this... this Dao Artifact..." Lin Zhan hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back. If news of such a supreme treasure leaked, it would likely bring catastrophic disaster upon the Lin family.

"It's fine." Lin Chen saw through his worry and said calmly, "It's just a broken Dao Artifact, it doesn't catch my eye. Besides, if anyone dares to steal it, I'll just kill them."

His calm tone, however, contained a supreme domineering aura that looked down upon the world!

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhan's worries immediately dissipated, replaced by boundless pride. Yes, with Chener, this true dragon, what was there to fear from mere jackals and wolves!

The three walked out of the Treasure Vault.

At the entrance, Great Elder Lin Cangyuan and the others were already gone; they probably didn't have the face to stay any longer.

Returning to his courtyard, Lin Zhan gave a few more instructions, then excitedly went into seclusion—stimulated repeatedly by his son, he felt that the bottleneck that had troubled him for years seemed to show signs of loosening.

In the small courtyard, only Lin Chen and Lin Ziyan remained.

The atmosphere, for a moment, was subtle.

Lin Ziyan looked at the man before her, who was like a god or a demon, her heart pounding. Her usually cool and pretty face was now, at some unknown point, tinged with a captivating blush.

She mustered her courage, stepped forward, took out a Jade Slip from her storage ring, and offered it with both hands: "Cousin... this is the cultivation technique I practice, the Purple Haze Sword Art. It's only a high-grade Profound Rank technique, and the subsequent methods have been lost. I want to... ask cousin for some guidance."

This was her second purpose for coming today.

After witnessing Lin Chen's various divine abilities, she believed that this man would surely be able to see the flaws in her cultivation technique.

Lin Chen took the Jade Slip but did not examine it. Instead, he activated his Moonlight Divine Pupils and looked directly at Lin Ziyan's body.

In his vision, the circulation route of the spiritual energy within Lin Ziyan's body was clearly visible.

He immediately saw several fatal flaws in the Purple Haze Sword Art—the spiritual energy circulation was sluggish, and several meridians took detours, which not only limited the power output but also, with long-term cultivation, would even cause hidden injuries to the body.

"The technique is good, but unfortunately, it's too incomplete and not entirely suitable for your physique." Lin Chen hit the nail on the head.

Lin Ziyan's delicate body trembled, her beautiful eyes filled with horror.

Her biggest secret, seen through by him with just one glance?

"I will impart a complete cultivation technique to you, called the Grand Clarity Starry Sky Art." Lin Chen said, extending his finger and gently tapping her smooth forehead before Lin Ziyan could react.

"Ding! Do you want to consume 10 points of Heavenly Secret Points to deduce and impart the most suitable cultivation technique for Lin Ziyan's physique?"

"Yes!"

Boom!

A vast and boundless, supreme cultivation technique, as if containing the profound principles of the myriad stars in the sky, instantly surged into Lin Ziyan's mind!

"Ah..."

Lin Ziyan let out a soft moan, feeling as if her soul trembled under this massive torrent of information!

Grand Clarity Starry Sky Art, high-grade Earth Rank!

And it perfectly matched her physique, a supreme divine art seemingly tailor-made for her!

This... what kind of divine ability was this?!

Imparting cultivation!

According to legends, only those mighty experts with cultivation that reached the heavens and earth could possess such a method!

"Calm your mind and focus, I will help you get started!"

Lin Chen's voice, like the evening drum and morning bell, resounded in her sea of consciousness.

He held Lin Ziyan's soft, boneless small hand and transferred a pure stream of Chaos power into her body, guiding her to circulate the first grand cycle according to the path of the Grand Clarity Starry Sky Art!

Lin Ziyan dared not be negligent, quickly composed herself, and immersed herself in this profound state.

Time passed, minute by minute.

When the last grand cycle was completed, Lin Ziyan suddenly opened her eyes, and two brilliant starlights flashed across her beautiful eyes!

Her aura was several times stronger than before!

Her cultivation had actually broken through from the eighth level of Qi Refining directly to—the peak of the ninth level of Qi Refining!

Ascending to heaven in one step!

"I... I broke through?" Lin Ziyan murmured to herself, feeling the surging starlight spiritual energy within her body like a river, as if she were dreaming.

The bottleneck that had troubled her for several months was broken through so easily, just by him holding her hand?

She looked up, gazing infatuatedly at the man who had changed her destiny. Her heart, long frozen, completely melted at this moment.

Admiration, gratitude, curiosity... all kinds of emotions intertwined, finally converging into a warm current named "love."

She suddenly took a step forward, opened her arms, and tightly embraced Lin Chen from behind.

The girl's soft, delicate body pressed tightly against his back, with a hint of trembling and endless reliance.

"Lin Chen..."

For the first time, she no longer called him "cousin."

"Thank you."

"From now on, Ziyan's life is yours."