Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal? Chapter 678: It’s your honor
Previously on Wait, How Did My Digital Girlfriend Become a Sword Immortal?...
Chapter 678: It’s your honor
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Zhang Yibai felt a wave of hesitation wash over him as he listened to Lin Fan's bold demand.
As the young man's immediate superior, Zhang Yibai found the situation rather awkward. Did this brat truly believe that top-tier spiritual artifact swords were as common as street-side vegetables, ready to be plucked at a whim?
Even considering Chen Huaian's miraculous capabilities, there was a limit to how many high-grade blades he could produce on such short notice.
A heavy silence filled the space within the earth veins.
Noticing Chen Huaian’s lack of response, Zhang Yibai assumed the Ancestor was put on the spot. He quickly stroked his beard, attempting to diffuse the tension: "Little Lin, oh Little Lin, your Explosive Sword Style is the absolute pinnacle of burning through wealth! Have you forgotten? Back during the expansion of the True Martial Holy Land, the number of artifacts you detonated was enough to fully arm an entire minor Sect!"
Gu Changsheng chimed in, a nostalgic sigh escaping him as memories resurfaced: "It was more than that! Think of that 'Frost Moon' sword I spent so much effort to get—didn't you just ask to 'borrow' it before it went 'BOOM' and vanished forever? That demon immortal avatar looks incredibly durable. I’d wager you'll need to sacrifice at least ten top-tier spiritual artifact flying swords to even make a dent this time!"
Lin Fan’s face flushed with slight embarrassment at their teasing. He stiffened his neck, firing back a retort: "Gu Changsheng, stop bringing up the past! That 'Frost Moon' explosion was completely justified! If I hadn't detonated it, would we have ever secured that spirit stone mine? Ancestor, am I right? This time we are after premium Celestial Jade Marrow! What’s the loss of a few swords compared to that? This is a guaranteed win for us!"
Lin Fan wasn't exaggerating.
Zhang Yibai could only nod in quiet agreement.
During the old days when they fought other Sects for control of the spirit vein, they would have certainly lost if not for this kid. His explosive sword tactics had tricked their enemies into believing a powerful master had arrived to reinforce them. That very spirit vein became the bedrock upon which the True Martial Holy Land was built; without it, the Sect wouldn't exist today.
Turning back to Chen Huaian, Lin Fan’s eyes shimmered with desperate anticipation. "Ancestor! Please, I need them!" he pleaded firmly. "I promise not a single one will be wasted! I’ll blow everything to kingdom come and secure every drop of that premium Celestial Jade Marrow for you!"
Hiss...
Chen Huaian studied Lin Fan’s intense, almost crazed expression.
He secretly suspected that Lin Fan practiced the Explosive Sword Style simply for the thrill of the destruction. However, seeing the respect Zhang Yibai and Gu Changsheng had for the technique, it was clear the boy possessed genuine skill. It wasn't just a matter of shoving Qi into a blade and making it pop.
If that was the case...
Chen Huaian immediately spent 10 top-grade spirit jades to purchase 10 top-tier spiritual artifact flying swords from the system. This was the maximum number he could exchange for at the moment.
Once the transaction was finalized, the digital girlfriend shop’s inventory for the swords shifted to—Restocking.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!
Radiant treasure light erupted as ten exquisite spiritual artifact longswords manifested in front of the three men. Lin Fan, Zhang Yibai, and Gu Changsheng stared at the floating blades, their eyes wide with shock.
"Good heavens!" Zhang Yibai gasped, completely stunned. "Brother Chen, where on earth did you find so many top-tier spiritual artifact longswords?"
While such items weren't exactly rare for those at the Great Ascension Stage, the circumstance was bizarre. Over centuries of Cultivation, most experts would have seen such mid-level artifacts shattered in combat or consumed to upgrade their life-bound weapons. No Great Ascension Stage cultivator kept a stockpile of these—they usually carried spiritual tools or higher-grade spiritual treasures.
A faint, mysterious smile played on Chen Huaian’s lips.
"This Venerable One has a bit of a hobby for collecting. I enjoy gathering swords and various curiosities. I still have quite a few top-tier artifacts like these in my possession."
He still has more?!
Lin Fan’s eyes practically turned into stars. He looked at Chen Huaian as if the man were a walking, talking Sect treasury.
"The Celestial Jade Marrow is still forming. This Venerable One will see if I can find more for you."
Chen Huaian casually handed the ten swords over to Lin Fan while pretending to dig through his storage pouch. In reality, he was staring at the electronic girlfriend shop, waiting for the cooldown to end.
"Why is the refresh rate so damn slow?!" Chen Huaian grumbled internally, watching the loading bar spin endlessly.
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Meanwhile, far away in the Immortal Realm of the Cangyun Realm.
"What is that brat doing with so many top-tier spiritual artifact longswords all of a sudden?"
White Sword muttered, feeling perplexed by the constant stream of requests. Since Chen Huaian had returned to Earth Star, and the eye of the Heavenly Dao was still recovering from its last scan, White Sword couldn't easily check on him. He had no idea what was happening on the other side, though he knew Chen Huaian was hunting for Celestial Jade Marrow.
He could already feel the presence of two pieces of premium Celestial Jade Marrow entering the Cangyun Realm.
With that in mind...
"Jade Compassion!" he called out to the empty air. "Go to my vault and bring all the meteorite iron. I have artifacts to forge."
Real Person Jade Compassion appeared instantly behind him, her face etched with confusion. "You’re crafting artifacts?"
The request was nonsensical. First, meteorite iron was mediocre material; in the Sword Bearer’s treasury, it was barely fit to be used as floor scrapings. Second, this man’s Cultivation was so high that no one—not even himself—knew his true limits. Why would such a supreme being personally forge weapons using materials that weren't even at the level of immortal artifacts?
Despite her confusion, Jade Compassion didn't dare question him. She quickly returned with a massive pile of the requested iron.
White Sword noticed her lingering with a look of hesitation and snapped, "Why are you still standing there? Don't you have work to do?"
Scolded, Jade Compassion had no choice but to bow and retreat, missing the chance to witness his craft.
"Kid, to have me personally forge blades for you... this is the greatest honor of your life!" White Sword huffed. Feeling Chen Huaian’s nagging urgency through the connection, his face darkened. "Stop rushing me!"
Even as he complained, his hands began to move. He held the meteorite iron in his left hand while a pale, ghostly flame flickered in his right palm. As the metal touched the flame, it was instantly refined into a top-tier spiritual artifact.
But this was too slow for his liking.
He stopped holding back. The pale flame in his hand surged, thinning into a needle-like thread of fire that possessed the power to incinerate stars. The pile of meteorite iron rose into the air, suspended by an invisible force.
"Go!" White Sword flicked his wrist.
The thread of fire shattered into tens of thousands of tiny sparks, each one no larger than a grain of dust, and shot toward the floating iron.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle—!
The refinement happened in the blink of an eye. The thousands of pieces of iron melted like snow under a summer sun, dissolving and purifying until they became droplets of liquid dark silver metal hovering in the void.
"Condense!"
White Sword’s word became law. The metal droplets instantly stretched and solidified. The very air seemed to act as a mold, imprinting the blades with complex law patterns.
Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
Ten thousand swords rang out in perfect harmony, their chime echoing through the silent reaches of the void.