Chapter 406: Chapter 110: Tear Down Purgatory to Build a Temple? I’ll Tear You Down First_3

This is also the truth.

Even dressed in men’s clothes all the time, Lv Lan’s heroic aura was impossible to conceal. There was a distinctive charm between her brows that ordinary women just didn’t have. Anyway, Ye Liuyun didn’t find it off-putting at all.

"That’s good!"

Seeing that Ye Liuyun’s expression didn’t seem fake,

Lv Lan actually felt a bit relieved.

If Ye Liuyun really disliked her, then Lv Lan honestly wouldn’t know how to even start explaining the relationship between the Pure Yang Physique and the Pure Yin Physique.

"Is something the matter?"

Ye Liuyun tilted his head, looking over at this version of Lv Lan.

This guy... could she be into me?

Otherwise, why would she look so relieved just because I said I didn’t dislike her?

"Ahem! It’s nothing!"

Lv Lan clearly had no intention of saying more.

Hearing Ye Liuyun’s question, she first cleared her throat, then decisively shook her head.

Time to change the topic.

"By the way, how much longer until you reach the peak of the Grandmaster Realm?"

Lv Lan had known for a while that Ye Liuyun wasn’t just a fresh Grandmaster, but already late-stage Grandmaster—just a step away from perfection.

This question was pretty much just to steer the conversation away.

It was only after she asked that she realized—Ye Liuyun had barely broken through to late-stage Grandmaster. For anyone at this level, each stage was harder than the last.

The further you go, the slower the progress.

No matter how talented Ye Liuyun was, it should still take him at least ten years or so to break through, right?

That’s just the normal amount of time for a Grandmaster to advance.

Except—

"Pretty soon, I suppose!"

Ye Liuyun was obviously not your average Grandmaster.

For others, even a minor breakthrough could take years, sometimes even a lifetime stuck at a single bottleneck.

But for Ye Liuyun...

Forget about ten years—even half a year would feel like a long wait for him.

After being asked, Ye Liuyun took a moment to sense it. That feeling of imminent breakthrough had only grown stronger.

He’d just gotten the Nether Bone Fire, plus all the Pill Fire from Zhao Xingjin that had been nourished in the Pill Furnace for so long—all of it devoured by him. Not to mention the Talent Entries he’d picked up from the Imperial Prison right after returning to the Imperial City.

With all that accumulated—

That urge to break through was only getting more intense, like he just needed a final push.

However—

Even though it felt close, actually crossing over still needed a little more time.

Still, Ye Liuyun didn’t worry the slightest.

Normal training might not cut it.

But come on, he could totally cheat—just get his hands on a couple more Talent Entries later, pile them on, and he could blast through this Cultivation Realm by brute force if he had to.

"Pretty soon?"

Ye Liuyun said it like it was nothing.

But Lv Lan froze. What did he mean—almost? Hadn’t he just broken through not long ago?

If she didn’t know that Ye Liuyun wasn’t the bragging type and wouldn’t joke about something like this, Lv Lan would’ve thought he was just teasing her.

"What’s up?"

Seeing Lv Lan’s strange look, Ye Liuyun felt puzzled as well.

Was it really that shocking I’m about to break through? Isn’t this just normal for me?

"It’s... it’s nothing!"

Realizing her own reaction, Lv Lan looked at Ye Liuyun’s "this is just how it is" face.

For a second, she didn’t know how to respond.

So, is it me being too surprised?

Figures... He really is a freak.

But if it’s Ye Liuyun, with his talent, maybe he really could just leap straight into the Grandmaster-of-Grandmasters Realm.

At that thought—

Lv Lan wasn’t even sure what scenario she was making up in her head. Her originally striking face suddenly turned quite rosy.

"What’s up with you?"

Everything’s fine, so why is she blushing all of a sudden?

"Nothing! Nothing at all!"

Snapping out of it, Lv Lan hurriedly shook her head, terrified Ye Liuyun would notice anything. She quickly stood up, ready to leave.

"Anyway, if you need anything from me, just say the word!"

Everything she’d meant to say was already said today, after all.

As for the matter of cultivation—

"When you hit Grandmaster perfection, you have to tell me. I’ve got something really important for you!"

"Alright, alright!"

Lv Lan had already said this many times.

Something about a carefully prepared gift for him when he broke through to the peak of Grandmaster Realm.

Ye Liuyun honestly couldn’t forget it now, even if he wanted to.

"When the time comes, I’ll let you know first thing. I’ll even throw a banquet here at the estate and celebrate with you—how’s that sound?"

Ye Liuyun’s words—

Made Lv Lan unable to hold in her laugh.

"Great!"

But she still nodded, turned, and got ready to leave.

But—

After thinking of something,

Lv Lan paused, stopped in her tracks for a moment, then asked Ye Liuyun softly—

"So, you really don’t dislike me, right?"

"Of course not. What’s gotten into you today?"

Lv Lan did seem a little off today, to be honest.

Could it be the news that I’m about to hit Grandmaster perfection? Was that so earth-shattering it stunned Lv Lan silly?

But Lv Lan totally ignored the odd look in Ye Liuyun’s eyes.

Once she got a clear answer, her smile was even brighter than before.

And she didn’t linger any longer.

Her figure lightly left Ye Liuyun’s residence, and from afar she really did look like an immortal descending to earth.

"Tsk!"

So weird.

Feels like Lv Lan has a lot she wants to say, but maybe because the Embroidered Uniform Guard isn’t at Grandmaster perfection yet, she’s holding back for now.

Curious as he was, Ye Liuyun didn’t press further.

It’s just Grandmaster perfection, isn’t it?

With a bit of effort over the next while, I can just brute-force my way through. Shutting myself away to train might be tough, but hey—can’t I just cheat?

Having a cheat code and not using it would be the real idiocy.

"I’m really curious what that gift you keep talking about will be when the time comes..."

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