Honestly, Ye Yun had truly never before felt such a strong desire to take someone as a disciple out of admiration for their talent!
Given his status, and the achievements of Lin Xueyan and the others, if he had said this to anyone else, they would have scrambled and fought tooth and nail to become his disciple.
But Chen Yan'er refused again.
"I'm sorry, Star Lord, I cannot become your disciple."
"...May I ask why?"
This made Ye Yun even more intrigued.
However, Chen Yan'er's answer remained forthright and direct.
"It's precisely because I wish to become someone who surpasses you!"
She said this with resolute eyes and great confidence.
"If I were to become someone's disciple, it would be very difficult to surpass them later on!"
"Your reason is truly..."
Ye Yun was quite helpless, yet for a moment, he was at a loss for words.
There was nothing he could do, so he nodded and said,
"Alright, it's a bit of a regret, but if you ever wish to take me as your master, you can come find me then."
Even now, Ye Yun still felt a twinge of reluctance, thinking that he had finally wanted to take a disciple, only to be so thoroughly defeated.
Chen Yan'er agreed verbally, but looking at her, she didn't seem like someone who would come to find him.
However, Ye Yun still raised his hand and handed an item to her.
"We met by fate. Please accept this divine artifact. Its name is the Silver Moon Shuttle. It may be of help to you in the future."
"Divine artifact?"
This word startled Chen Yan'er.
Though Ye Yun's side had many divine artifacts from various factions after leaving the Heavenly Domain,
The problem was that those were from Level 3 Great Worlds, or at the very least, Level 2 Great Worlds, and all of them were at the Divine level or above.
Within the Heavenly Domain itself, while Emperor artifacts were no longer considered particularly precious, divine artifacts were still exceedingly rare.
They were all held by the top few individuals. As for ordinary cultivators, no one had ever heard of anyone possessing one.
Consequently, even Chen Yan'er, who disliked owing favors, could barely contain herself.
"This... is this a Level 1 divine artifact?"
Finally, Chen Yan'er asked tentatively.
Ye Yun directly chuckled, "Oh, this Silver Moon Shuttle, it's a Level 3 divine artifact."
This Level 3 divine artifact was a product of his ten thousand times the return. For him, who possessed a pair of divine artifacts, this item was somewhat redundant.
As for his disciples, he would naturally prepare better divine artifacts for them once their strength increased.
So, he simply took it out to give to someone fated.
"..."
Upon hearing the mention of a Level 3 divine artifact,
Chen Yan'er's heart trembled. The Star Lord was truly too extravagant!
A Level 3 divine artifact! Others might not know, but having studied at the Dao Discussion Hall, she was quite knowledgeable about many things in the Great Thousand Worlds.
This included what a Level 3 divine artifact signified...
She finally couldn't resist and reached out to take it, her lips pursed as she said,
"Th-thank you..."
Clearly, she was still unaccustomed to thanking others and felt a bit embarrassed.
There was nothing she could do. Chen Yan'er didn't want to accept it, but what Ye Yun gave her was simply too much!
With a Level 3 divine artifact placed before her, anyone would have succumbed to its allure!
Seeing this, Ye Yun smiled faintly, feeling a sense of relief.
It seemed after all, she was just a young girl...
"Alright, let's end our conversation for today. I'm very glad you brought me here."
"You're welcome..."
Ye Yun smiled charmingly and then bid farewell, leaving.
Only Chen Yan'er was left, staring blankly at Ye Yun's receding figure, as if she had lost her soul.
"This guy, really..."
She couldn't understand it. Was the Star Lord too generous with his gifts?
But no matter what, her fondness for Ye Yun had involuntarily increased.
Just then, two female cultivators who seemed to have just passed by looked at her, and then at the man walking away.
One of the green-robed female cultivators raised an eyebrow and teased Chen Yan'er,
"Isn't this the great beauty Miss Chen? Didn't you say before that you weren't interested in men, and now you're having a secret meeting with a man in a place like this?"
As a fellow student at the Dao Discussion Hall, she found Chen Yan'er extremely irritating.
Just because of that beautiful face, she had captured the hearts of all the men in the same batch, which made her very unhappy.
And this sentiment was quite common among the students in this batch at the Dao Discussion Hall.
Chen Yan'er indifferently glanced at the green-robed female cultivator, then continued to play with the Silver Moon Shuttle in her hand, saying dismissively,
"The person just now was the Star Lord."
"The Star Lord?"
The green-robed female cultivator scoffed and shook her head.
"I say, you can't even come up with a better excuse. The Star Lord, who would believe that?"
"What kind of status does the Star Lord have? Would he associate with someone like you who has no background?"
"Trying to get intimate with a man..."
However, before she could finish her last sentence,
Not far away, Chen Yan'er flicked her hand, and a silver cold light shot out.
In an instant, a sharp blade stopped right in front of the green-robed woman's forehead.
And what Chen Yan'er used was the Silver Moon Shuttle that Ye Yun had just given her. Although she hadn't activated the power of this divine artifact yet,
It was still extremely sharp when used as a projectile. The mystical energy defense that the green-robed woman had just managed to conjure was easily torn apart.
"You..."
Both female cultivators were startled by this sudden turn of events.
Especially the green-robed woman with the Silver Moon Shuttle at her forehead, her face turned pale with fear.
At this moment, Chen Yan'er walked forward and took back the Silver Moon Shuttle. She hadn't intended to kill the other party this time; it was more of a deterrent.
Then, Chen Yan'er looked at her and said coldly,
"If I hear any more gossip, next time, it won't just fly to this spot."
With these words, Chen Yan'er turned and left.
This was the principle she had always adhered to: never offend others unless they offend her, and if they did, be prepared to face death.
Although she hadn't awakened any cheat-like powers, she still had many trump cards. Now that she had obtained a Level 3 divine artifact, her overall strength was about to surge!
The two female cultivators who remained in place took a while to recover from their shock.
However, their expressions were still grim...
"That flying shuttle just now was definitely a divine artifact!"
The green-robed woman said with a pale face, "I've seen people use divine artifacts in my family before. The sense of pressure they give off is very similar to this!"
This made her companion somewhat disbelieving.
"But isn't she an orphan? How could she have a divine artifact?"
"Who knows..."
As soon as she finished speaking, the green-robed woman reacted, her face turning even paler.
"Wait, that man just now... could he really be..."
At this point, she didn't even dare to mention the other person's title, let alone their name.
After all, if Chen Yan'er was telling the truth, and the person she was talking to was the Star Lord.
Then her relationship with the Star Lord would be quite extraordinary...
But regardless of speculation, one thing was certain.
The girl beside the green-robed woman swallowed.
"I think we should find an opportunity to mend our relationship with her..."
"Th-that makes sense..."
The green-robed woman still felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, the other party hadn't killed her.
Otherwise, if she had any close relationship with the Star Lord, she would have died in vain.
And no one would dare to avenge her.
Afterward, the two women left dejectedly, planning to prepare for subsequent apologies...