Oliver and Sofia rolled their eyes upon hearing her casually ntion dating the Pri Minister in her youth.
But that wasn’t what intrigued Oliver.
The fact that the Pri Minister actually owned an artifact was interesting—but given his status, it obviously wouldn’t be easy to trade with him. Just eting him was sothing beyond Oliver’s current imagination.
Besides, what could he possibly offer in exchange?
The Pri Minister had wide connections and was friends with many Awakeners and Cultivators. If he ever wanted to trade his artifact for sothing useful, he could easily reach out to those people.
In the end, he wasn’t in the kind of vulnerable position Miya had been in, afraid of being robbed.
"Forget it," said Oliver, shaking his head.
"Exactly," Sofia agreed. "Besides, who knows whether that artifact is even that amazing."
She wasn’t wrong. The value of an artifact was defined by its function. A Storage Ring, for instance, was technically an artifact—but its use was far too basic.
"No, the artifact the Pri Minister keeps is still quite impressive, though not as powerful as a True Form," Miya suddenly said.
"What does it do?" Sofia asked curiously.
Oliver looked at his mother. So far, he was surprised at how excited she seed when it ca to talking about cultivation.
Maybe she had always craved power—but with her children, it wasn’t sothing she felt comfortable discussing. It was different with a friend. Who knew how obsessed she had once been—possibly to the point of doing sothing forbidden?
"It’s basically called an Independent World," Miya explained. "Kind of like a Storage Ring, but the space inside isn’t frozen. It’s even more advanced in storing things. For instance, it can absorb a large area and transfer it into the artifact."
Hearing that, Oliver was slightly surprised—but not very interested.
He figured it might be sothing similar to the space he saw inside Edward’s pagoda, although that seed far larger than a typical Independent World.
Artifacts like this didn’t really have size limits. Their capacity could grow depending on who refined them.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t the kind of artifact that directly increased power.
"I don’t think I’ll bother going after that one," Oliver said.
"But you’re definitely satisfied with my artifact, right?" Miya said with a teasing laugh.
Oliver didn’t say anything in response—but his expression made it clear he was more than satisfied.
"Luckily I didn’t ask much from you," Miya continued, still in a joking tone. "But in my opinion, if you reach an extrely high level in the future, you should at least offer so help."
"I hope I can reach the level you imagine for , Mrs. Everly. If I do, of course, I won’t mind helping you," Oliver replied with a faint smile.
"Anyway, Mom—I brought food on my way ho. You probably haven’t had lunch yet, right? Please eat sothing first," he added, turning to his mother as he began taking out the als he’d purchased. Everything ca in high-end, premium boxes.
Even though Miya was a famous singer accustod to luxury, she was still surprised by the presentation.
"Sofia, you’re really lucky to have such an amazing son," she said with a chuckle.
"Mrs. Everly, feel free to eat lunch here too," Oliver said to her. "I bought way too much anyway."
"Of course. But Oliver, you really have to stop calling by my last na. Just use my first na—or if that’s hard for you, call Sister Miya. I don’t like being addressed so formally by soone your age. Honestly, I think we’re basically the sa age."
Oliver: "..."
"Miya, what drug did you take earlier that made you think you’re the sa age as Oliver?" Sofia imdiately shot back. "That’s why you need to get married and have kids—or you’ll forever lose touch with your age. Have you forgotten you’re almost a year older than ?"
"Oh co on, Sofia. As a woman, you should never bring up another woman’s age," Miya replied with a dramatic sigh. "Of course I’ll have kids one day—but I haven’t found the right man yet. I want to have beautiful and handso children, so I need to make sure my man has the best genetics."
"You’ve taken too long to choose. If you get old, who’ll want you?"
"Who wouldn’t want Miya Everly?" she said with a grin. "Even now, too many rich and powerful n are chasing . Even young guys—like your son—are enchanted by . I’m sure ten years from now it’ll be the sa. Especially now that I’ve beco a Cultivator and will age much more slowly."
As she said that, she looked directly at Oliver, still smiling—with a smile full of aning that was hard to interpret.
Seeing that smile up close, Oliver’s mind went completely blank.
It wasn’t that he had never received a smile from a woman Miya’s age—but Miya was different.
Her sharp features, elegant nose, and soft red lips—combined with her aningful gaze—made her smile powerful enough to shake even the calst hearts.
Oliver wasn’t sure what was happening. But one thing was certain—he had already eaten lunch, so he wouldn’t be staying here any longer.
"Mom, I’m heading to my room—I already had lunch earlier," he said, walking toward the stairs.
In his room, he pushed away every lingering thought in his head.
He pulled out the jade bracelet he had received from Miya, still curious about its True Form.
But here in his room, he was concerned its transformation might cause damage.
It would be easier to test this in the Chaotic World—but he didn’t think it was the right ti to go there. Ivy might be wandering near the portal right now.
If he entered the Chaotic World and didn’t help her, it would look bad. And right now, he just wanted to cultivate—not fight.
"Later," he thought, placing the jade bracelet back into the Observation Ring as his Void Sense slipped into the internal space, scanning the massive snake scales inside.
He planned to extract as much inspiration as he could from those scales, even if it was just a little.
Minute by minute, he improved his understanding bit by bit.
Though not as intense as the first ti, his progress was still steady.
By late afternoon, he finally opened his eyes.
(Innate Scripture from Void Body:
Black Hole (5.20%) 0.10
(Scripture:
Order of Life (4.10/10%) 0.10
(Innate Techniques from Void Body:
Void Domain (2.00%) 0.01
Void Particle Control (7.00%)
Void Step (6.40%) 0.20
Void Body Transformation (10.31%) 0.30
Void Sense (9.50%) 0.50
(Technique):
Absolute Fusion Technique (0.15%) 0.05
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