When Aldrian returned to his side, Emperor Herman was once again amazed. The sword did not reject Aldrian and allowed him to touch it. He knew how difficult it was to even lay a hand on that legacy artifact. Even Claude, to this day, still hadn't earned the sword's recognition.
"All is good. We're good to go," Aldrian said.
"Alright," Emperor Herman replied, and they walked toward the exit.
As they walked, the emperor sighed inwardly. He hadn't expected it to be this simple, or to take so little time. He thought Aldrian would cultivate here for days—maybe weeks, even months—so he had already prepared the place for a long stay.
But no. Aldrian had just stood there for less than a minute and—ta da—he broke through twice and seemed to have already stabilized his cultivation.
