In half a month's time, Hua Ci felt as if she was about to fall apart entirely. If this man didn't leave soon, it might really end in tragedy. "You're going too far!" Lu Ye looked down, torn between laughter and tears. He truly hadn't expected Hua Ci to resort to such underhanded tricks, completely disregarding martial virtue. The sight stunned Lu Ye; he saw Hua Ci covered in bruises, with an overwhelming corpse Qi emanating from her, even her eye shadow turning much darker. To someone unaware of the situation, she might even be mistaken for a member of the Corpse Race! She lay still with her eyes closed, in a posture suggesting she had died, clearly trying to discourage him from approaching. Unexpectedly, Lu Ye, whose desire had faded, found himself suddenly intrigued by her unique appearance. This kind of experience... is extremely rare and worth cherishing. With a wave of his hand, the lid of the coffin flew back up, shielding them from the view of the female members of the Corpse Race. In the dark space, Hua Ci weakly cursed, "Beast!" The next day, Lu Ye sat fully dressed on a chair as Hua Ci stood behind him carefully combing his hair. Lu Ye quietly gazed at the reflection of the beautiful woman's face in the mirror, an unusual rosiness amidst her fair complexion, exceptionally radiant, making his restraint waver. Hua Ci sensed this, giving a light knock on his head, making Lu Ye behave. Silence seemed more powerful than words at this moment. Once the hair was tidied, Hua Ci stepped back, assessed for any imperfections, and nodded contently once she found none. Lu Ye stood, turning to face her. It was truly time to go. However reluctant, the future for a cultivator ultimately lies among the stars and the vast universe. "Go on." Hua Ci said with a smile. Lu Ye nodded, stepping forward to embrace her tightly, with such force as if trying to merge her into him and take her along. Follow current novels on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽 Moments later, Lu Ye released her soft body, turned, and exited the wooden hut, soaring into the sky and through the clouds. Hua Ci's voice echoed in his ears: "Don't hold back outside; fight when you need to, kill if you must. If you die, I'll raise the child in my belly alone." Lu Ye almost stumbled in midair. This woman... Even as he's leaving, she doesn't forget to leave him with something to think about. Clearly, this seductive encounter wasn't an impulsive act by Hua Ci; it was premeditated. She knew that once Lu Ye left Nine Provinces, life and death would be uncontrollable. The stellar space wouldn't be as peaceful as Nine Provinces, and powerful enemies could be encountered at any moment outside. Her worry was that Lu Ye might never return. So she first tried persuasion, and when that failed, she resorted to confronting him personally, appeasing the tiger with her own body. At the very least, she wanted him to have attachments that would make him act cautiously when facing problems outside, helping him protect himself better. As for the child in her belly... Hua Ci had joked about that before, and Lu Ye naturally wouldn't take it seriously. Suppressing the urge to turn back and scold her again, Lu Ye continued to rise into the clouds. His expression crumbled as he rubbed his lower back. Though he had reached the Divine Sea Realm, his body stronger than ever, the half-month of unrestricted passion left some aftereffects. Lu Ye's complaints of weak legs and a sore back were no joke. It baffled him how Hua Ci, with her seemingly fragile body, always looked about to faint, yet seemed to recover faster than him. Perhaps this was the difference between men and women? Or perhaps he wasn't strong enough yet, and the thought provoked a silent resolve in Lu Ye to cultivate even harder! After returning to Nine Provinces through the array left by Yueh Xin, a message arrived shortly from the battlefield marking. A brief check revealed it to be a message from Feathered Master. Lu Ye exchanged a few words with him and arranged a meeting place, immediately using the Heaven's Augury Pillar to teleport over. Soon, both of them appeared in a private room within the Heaven's Augury Mercantile Union. Feathered Master had arrived early, placing the reforged Boulder Mountain Saber before Lu Ye once he got there. Lu Ye picked it up, first weighing it with satisfaction before drawing it to inspect. The previous tiny nicks on the long saber were completely gone. Although its appearance hadn't changed much compared to before, its quality undoubtedly improved. Lu Ye had provided some precious materials for the reforging. Feathered Master expressed some doubt: "This saber is now indeed heavy and hard enough, but it lacks any internal restrictions. Even with your strength, wielding it might not unleash powerful attacks!" This is also what she finds most confusing. The essence of an artifact lies in the restrictions engraved within it. The power an artifact can unleash entirely depends on the grade and number of these restrictions. Yet, when Lu Ye asked her to recast it, he didn't request any restrictions to be engraved in it. As a result, although it was simple for her to modify and the final product had excellent quality, strictly speaking, when classified according to the quality of artifacts, this long blade wouldn't even qualify as a Spiritual Artifact. Moreover, the blade itself wasn't sharp enough. What use could such a long blade have in combat? Surely, it couldn't just be used to smash people, could it? If that were the case, it would be better to forge it into a stick, which would be more convenient. Lu Ye smiled slightly, channeled his spirit force, and instantly a faint glow appeared along the edge of the Boulder Mountain Saber. The previously plain and unassuming long blade suddenly exuded an extremely sharp sensation. "This is..." Feathered Master was moved at once, "Divine Sharp Edge?" The blessing of the Sharpness spirit runes couldn't have such an effect, so she immediately recalled the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes that Lu Ye had deduced before. Only the Divine Sharp Edge could make even someone at the Divine Sea Realm feel an unstoppable sharpness. Feathered Master was astonished, looking at Lu Ye with an expression of disbelief, as if gazing at a monster! When Lu Ye was deducing the Divine Sharp Edge, she had been observing from beginning to end. It took a total of two thousand and forty-six basic elements to construct such a spirit rune. In many spirit runes masters' evaluations, such a spirit rune was deemed as superficial because it was too complex and couldn't be widely applied, at most serving as a research spirit rune. But it wasn't until this moment that Feathered Master realized the spirit rune wasn't superficial; it was that all other Artifact Refiners lacked sufficient skill. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Feathered Master would find it hard to believe that someone in this world could construct such a complex Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Rune in an instant and bless it upon their weapon. She finally understood what those strange requests made by Lu Ye during the recasting of the Boulder Mountain Saber were about. If one could construct the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes at will, what other spirit runes would need to be engraved? The Boulder Mountain Saber indeed wasn't sharp enough, but with such spirit runes' blessing, coupled with Lu Yiye's own great strength, not to mention stellar space, but just within the Nine Provinces, he feared nothing could withstand a single cut from it! "Surely, there is always someone better, and there's always a sky beyond a sky. I am enlightened!" Feathered Master acknowledged wholeheartedly. When Lu Ye deduced the Divine Sharp Edge Spirit Runes, she knew his attainment in the Path of Spirit Runes surpassed her by several streets, but now it seemed her estimation of Lu Yiye's attainment on the Path of Spirit Runes was still low. "Each profession has its specialty." Lu Ye smiled faintly, sheathing the Boulder Mountain Saber, "How do we calculate the remuneration?" This was something Feathered Master never mentioned before, and Lu Ye didn't ask much either. They had cooperated several times, and Feathered Master's pricing was always fair. Feathered Master shook her head, "It's not necessary. Just being able to see this today is already a great gain. How dare I speak of remuneration? Besides, the spirit runes that Fellow Daoist previously left in the Sacred Land are enough to benefit me for a lifetime." Hearing her say this, Lu Ye didn't insist, and he thanked her immediately. Feathered Master then shifted the topic, smiling mischievously, "Fellow Daoist seems to have been living quite leisurely lately?" "What do you mean?" Lu Ye was puzzled. Feathered Master just smiled without saying a word, gracefully stepped out of the room, and left elegantly. Leaving Lu Ye in a fog of confusion. The recasting of the Boulder Mountain Saber was completed ahead of schedule, and now it was time to advance to the Constellation. In fact, Lu Ye could sense that the opportunity to advance to Constellation was right in front of him because of the benefits received from the Reincarnation Tree, which had been subtly nurturing his body over the past six months. This nurturing didn't significantly affect his strength, but it seemed to endow his flesh with a more vibrant vitality and a more mystical power. Now, this nurturing had reached its peak, and the moment of breakthrough was at hand. He turned and left the room. Half a tea later, he was back at Righteous Blood Sect headquarters. Exiting the Heaven's Augury Hall, he was about to head to Emerald Bamboo Peak when he happened to meet Shui Yuan approaching. Lu Ye paused to converse with her for a few moments; however, Shui Yuan came close and kept sniffing Lu Ye continually. "Wh…what's wrong?" Lu Ye suddenly felt a little guilty. Shui Yuan drew back, smiling meaningfully, "Nothing, congratulations, junior brother. No matter what, cherish it!" She turned and entered the Heaven's Augury Hall. Lu Ye was bewildered, but recalling Feathered Master's earlier words, he quickly realized something, raising his arm to sniff carefully at his own nose, but smelled nothing. It must be that due to spending so much time together, he had become accustomed to Hua Ci's scent, hence couldn't smell it, but Feathered Master and Senior Sister Shui Yuan must have smelled it clearly. The noses of cultivators are indeed keen. Lu Ye felt slightly embarrassed, a baseless feeling of having been caught in wrongdoing by Second Senior Sister welled up, despite being unable to explain elaborately. Covering his face, he left promptly, heading straight for Emerald Bamboo Peak! Returning to his bamboo lodge, he sat cross-legged, calmed his mind, and quietly awaited the final opportunity to arrive. Silently sensing, he could still perceive the mystical force surging inside his body. This force had been acting since he advanced to Divine Sea Level 9, until today. Lu Ye wasn't quite sure what the essence of such a force was, but he knew that due to this nourishing force, he possessed the ability to step into stellar space. Without this force, he wouldn't be able to break through the shackles of the Divine Sea Realm.