32: Chapter 32 Please give me your guidance, Senior Sister.

"Elder Liu, please control the heat. Samadhi True Fire, gentle first, fierce later."

"Elder Bai, you are responsible for purifying the supplementary materials."

"Elder Lu and Elder Fu, the two of you act as my Protector, assisting in engraving the Formation patterns."

Zhao Ruoan was methodical and clear-headed.

The four of them loudly agreed and performed their respective duties.

Inside the Artifact Refining Room, the atmosphere grew heated once again.

Yun Qinghan sat quietly on a stone bench not far away, watching.

She looked at her little Disciple standing before the Artifact Refining furnace, his expression focused and composed.

His directives were issued clearly, and the four renowned artifact Grandmasters of the Great Xia Dynasty were actually coordinated by him in an orderly fashion without the slightest hitch.

That feeling was rather like a Great Grandmaster of Artifact Refining instructing a few good-for-nothing Disciples and descendants.

This scene was absurd yet incomparably harmonious.

In her heart, unprecedented ripples inevitably surged.

Pride.

Gratification.

This youth was her Disciple.

The Artifact Refining process was even smoother than the previous refinement of the ice phoenix divine hairpin.

With the integration from the previous day, the coordination among Hall Master Liu Xi and the other three became increasingly tacit.

Zhao Ruoan's core operations were even more flowing like moving clouds and flowing water, without a single flaw.

An hour later.

As Zhao Ruoan executed the final concluding technique.

The Artifact Refining furnace emitted a clear and resonant hum.

A dazzling white light soared into the sky, illuminating the entire Artifact Refining Room as bright as day.

The light dispersed.

A small sword, no longer than a thumb and carved entirely from translucent white jade, floated quietly in mid-air.

The small sword had a quaint shape, with profound patterns faintly visible on its blade, and an ice-blue silk ribbon tied at the hilt, radiating an oppressive Spiritual Qi.

"This... This is also a top-grade Spiritual Artifact!"

Hall Master Liu Xi was the first to let out a weird cry, his voice even changing tune.

"My goodness! This Spiritual Qi concentration and the flowing dao rhythm are even a fraction stronger than yesterday's hairpin!"

Bai Ming also wore a dazed expression.

"A pendant? No, this is a sword-shaped ornamental Spiritual Artifact!"

"Goodness gracious, Master Zhao has really pushed Artifact Refining to new heights!"

The four Grandmasters surrounded the small jade sword, clicking their tongues in wonder as if they had seen some rare and precious treasure.

Zhao Ruoan reached out with a beckoning motion, and the jade sword pendant fluttered lightly into his hand.

He was very satisfied with this finished product.

This pendant used sword spirit jade as its main body, and he had engraved dual Formations inside it: the "Sword Nurturing Formation" and the "Sharp Gold Formation".

Wearing it daily could constantly nurture the wearer's Sword Intent and enhance their comprehension of the Dao of the sword.

When facing an enemy, as long as spiritual power was injected, it could instantly amplify the power of sword moves by thirty percent.

For a Sword Cultivator at Luo Li's stage, this gadget was simply a Divine Artifact.

"Ruoan."

Yun Qinghan had stood up and come to his side at some point.

"This item is named 'Spirit-Nurturing Sword Jade'. Although it is only of top-grade Spiritual Artifact quality, its true value far exceeds ordinary Magic Treasures."

Her voice was somewhat solemn.

"If this item were to spread out, it would be enough to attract Sword Cultivator experts at the Soul Transformation Realm, or even the Integration Realm, to fight over it."

"With your Eldest Senior Sister obtaining this item, her path of the Dao of the sword can be thirty percent smoother."

Hearing this, Zhao Ruoan blossomed with joy in his heart.

High value?

That's even better!

Revered Master's mission progress bar was already full, leaving only the Senior Sisters.

Sending this generous gift this time, Eldest Senior Sister's mission progress should definitely be maxed out, right?

By then, once the System rewards were in hand, his cultivation would soar by leaps and bounds. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

"This Disciple understands. Such treasures will naturally only be bestowed upon one's own Senior Sister."

Politely declining the enthusiastic invitations from Hall Master Liu Xi and the others to have lunch together and exchange feelings, Zhao Ruoan and Yun Qinghan returned to Qinghan Peak together.

In front of the mountain gate.

"Revered Master, this Disciple will go look for Eldest Senior Sister first."

"Go."

Yun Qinghan nodded slightly, and after watching Zhao Ruoan's figure recede into the distance, she turned and returned to her own palace.

Zhao Ruoan familiarly arrived at Luo Li's residence.

That was a rather simple courtyard, with nothing else except a few stalks of green bamboo.

As soon as he approached, he heard the chi chi sound of sharp blades piercing through the air coming from the courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, a figure in martial attire was practicing the sword.

The sword light was like a white silk ribbon, sometimes as fast and fierce as thunder, sometimes as deft and light as wind.

It was precisely his Eldest Senior Sister, Luo Li.

Her posture was vigorous and dashing, and every single move was filled with strength and beauty. Fine beads of sweat oozing from her temples gleamed in the sunlight, adding a few points of moving charm to her heroic face.

Zhao Ruoan did not voice out to disturb her, just quietly watching outside the courtyard like this.

Until Luo Li put away her sword and stood upright, calming her slightly hurried breathing, did he smile and walk in.

"Eldest Senior Sister, good swordsmanship."

"Little Junior Brother?"

Seeing him, Luo Li was somewhat surprised, casually wiping away sweat with her sleeve and revealing a hearty smile.

"Why do you have time to come to my place? Didn't I hear that you and Revered Master went to Tianhuo Peak again?"

"Revered Master was just accompanying me to revisit an old place."

Zhao Ruoan smiled and stepped forward, spreading open his palm.

That exquisite jade sword pendant lay quietly in his palm.

"This is...?"

Luo Li leaned over curiously to look.

"A gift for you."

Zhao Ruoan handed the pendant over.

"Seeing that Senior Sister practices the sword hard every day, I specially refined this little gadget for you. It can help you comprehend Sword Intent faster."

He introduced it casually.

Luo Li took the pendant, which felt icy cold to the touch, and a pure aura of the Dao of the sword rushed towards her face.

As a Sword Cultivator, she instantly understood the preciousness of this thing.

How could this be any ordinary little gadget?

This was clearly a priceless treasure tailored specifically for a Sword Cultivator!

Luo Li's heart inexplicably missed a beat.

A strange, tingling sensation welled up from the bottom of her heart, making her feel somewhat itchy.

She raised her head and looked at the Junior Brother before her who was smiling with such gentleness.

He was always like this, quietly preparing everything for you without a word.

This sentiment, this exclusive favoritism, made her heart warmer than any precious treasure.

"Alright, consider you thoughtful."

Luo Li was not the coy type; she generously accepted the gift.

She lowered her head to look at her capable martial attire, then looked at the exquisite pendant in her hand, and casually said: "This outfit of mine doesn't quite match this. I'll put it away properly first."

As she spoke, she very naturally unbuttoned the collar of her outfit and tucked the jade sword pendant closely against her chest inside her robes.

"Alright, the gift has also been accepted."

Luo Li clapped her hands and looked at Zhao Ruoan with great interest.

From the weapon rack nearby, she took down another standard long sword and tossed it over.

"Come, Junior Brother, accompany Senior Sister through a few moves!"

"Let me just see how well you have practiced the Jingxian Sword Canon personally imparted by Revered Master!"

Zhao Ruoan steadily caught the long sword and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Alright."

He readily agreed, gripping the sword in his hand tightly.

"Then Senior Sister, please give me your guidance."