Chapter 56: Swordsmanship, Hiding the Edge, and the Sounds and Colors · 1
The author has something to say: The background of this volume is a combination of The Legend of Sword and Fairy + Legends of the Ancient Sword + Great Desolation + Classic of Mountains and Seas + some random private settings. Just treat it as a comprehensive myth. √
What? Haven't read the original? It's okay.
Fuxi, Shennong, and Nuwa know, right? Gonggong and Zhurong know, right? Buzhou Mountain knows, right? Nuwa patching up the sky knows, right?
Okay, there are no reading barriers. √
Because there are many comprehensive worlds, there are minor adjustments to the timeline to ensure the smoothness of the plot (such as the time when Zhaoming became a sword), so don't pay special attention.
The background of the first two chapters may be a little dull, just read on, it won't affect the plot.
Dajiji is very fond of the original Cangjian [crossed out [cough cough, so this volume can be said to be very attentive... I really want to tell you handsomely, don't be discouraged by the background 23333 (*/ω＼*)
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Note: The relevant background settings are referenced from Baidu Encyclopedia.
In the ancient times, chaos was born, Pangu created the world, and the dragon of the candle cut through the darkness. From then on, time and space flowed in the world.
The dragon of the candle fell into eternal sleep to support the world, leaving behind the adopted son bell and drum, guarding the Tianzhu Buzhou Mountain. After Pangu died, the land of spiritual power and pure energy he left behind gave birth to the ancient gods. The gods lived in Hongya and guarded the lives of the world to prevent the world from falling into chaos.
However, the gods were born with strong spiritual power, far superior to others. Although the human race was born by fate, their own abilities were very limited. They relied on their desire for supernatural power to create a weapon - the sword.
In the northwest of the earth, there is a place called Anyi. The leader Chi You was brave and good at fighting. His brother Xiang Yuan was the unparalleled great swordsmith in the world from ancient times to the present. He created the method of soul refining and sacrificed himself in the furnace to create the world's first sword - the Ancestral Sword.
This sword can hurt the body of the gods and is terrible. After a severe drought, the Anyi tribe used swords to protect themselves and invaded the Central Plains. They killed countless people and eventually alarmed the Emperor Fuxi.
Fuxi came to Anyi but was injured by Chiyou's sword. In anger, he slaughtered all the Anyi tribe and sealed the ancestral sword into the Yunding Palace. Chiyou became a demon and ruled the Demon Realm. Fuxi regarded him as a serious threat.
The remaining Anyi tribesmen followed Nuwa and fled to the earth. From then on, the ancient method of forging swords was no longer available in the world.
Fuxi was upset by the power of the sword. However, soul-casting swords is not the right way after all, and all gods list it as a forbidden method. Fuxi then ordered the divine craftsman Yuqi to study the method of sword-casting and try to cast a divine sword.
Yuqi exhausted all his efforts and finally cast a sword at night. When the sword was completed, the stars in the four directions were all captured by it, and the gleaming light filled the sky, as if the cold night suddenly stopped and the sun rose, shining like a golden crow in the sky, so it was named "Zhaoming". [Note]
Recently, the sword heart of the divine sword Zhaoming... is very wrong.
When Xiao Hao opened his eyes, he saw a big face that looked like a child in front of him, as if he wanted to stare flowers out of his face.
The boy was not bad looking, but there were some strange lines on his face, which looked a bit out of place.
He didn't know where he was for a moment, so he just stared at the boy.
The boy stared at him for a long time, saying "Strange, strange..."
Xiao Hao noticed that it was very hot here. Although he was not afraid of cold or heat, he could still feel the heat burning his face. He looked around and found that this place seemed to be... a sword house?
Xiao Hao looked down at himself, huh, 270 rubbings of Bai Zhan Ji, OK, he knew which account this was.
The system really didn't let go of any of the hard work he had put into playing from the 80s to the 90s.
However, when thinking of the things in the last world, Xiao Hao couldn't help but pull out the system in his heart: "System, tell me the truth, what did you do to me in the last world!"
The system hesitated for a few times, trying to pretend that it knew nothing:
[What is the knight talking about? The system has not found the answer. ]
"Stop playing dumb!" When Xiao Hao thought about how he not only did not feel any discomfort about dancing in a flashy way in front of everyone, but also acted cute in that world, which was extremely shameless, he couldn't help but want to lose his memory.
The system chattered a few times like a cassette tape, and then replied: [The young knight is innocent and cute, and he lets his temper run wild. What's wrong? 】
"...Sounds like it's for my own good?"
The system chattered twice more. Xiao Hao thought about it and guessed that this might be the weird system laughing.
[Heroes don't have to worry too much. The system tries its best to serve heroes. The system eats... Oh no, by the way, do you want to confirm the data transmission of the pets and items you stored in the gang territory? 】
Xiao Hao was very unhappy about the fact that it changed the topic. He felt that the system was hiding something from him. But he thought that the world he left was like a passing cloud. Even if he had any concerns in his heart, he couldn't go back and start over again, so he had to give up.
It was exactly as he had expected before. Things like gang territories can indeed carry private goods across time and space.
"No hurry, it'll be fine once we get there. Let me first find out what this place is..."
The boy with strange facial lines was still thinking with his head down, holding a simple-style long sword in his hand, his fingers gently scratching the blade. Xiao Hao felt something in his heart and couldn't help but shudder.
Yuqi turned his head and looked at him.
"Shennong once said that the heart of Zhaoming Sword was different. I thought it was because the stardust chalcedony used when it was cast was too strong and the power of the sword heart was difficult to control. But I didn't expect that it was a sign that the sword heart had turned into a spirit."
Xiao Hao saw that the boy staring at him with an arrogant look. He looked young, but his tone of voice was old-fashioned, like a little old man.
The boy said, "My name is Yuqi. Since you were born from Zhaoming Jianxin, you are a creature I created."
"..."
Shennong, Yuqi, Zhaoming, Jianxin...
This was a lot of information, so Xiao Hao had to slow down.
He called the system in his mind and asked quickly, "What's going on? How come the painting style has become so fantasy as soon as I opened my eyes!"
The system patiently said, "When a knight explores a secret realm, don't be so surprised. Xiao Hao was as if he was being tormented by a hundred claws ,
extremely entangled: "It was fine in the martial arts world before, as I was just a mortal with mortal bodies, but you suddenly came to the immortal world, where the gods and gods can kill me with just one finger, are you forcing me to make boiled chicken?"
[A knight must have confidence in himself. With the experience of knights in pretending to be powerful over the years, I believe that even in the immortal world, he can still be very successful and famous.]
"..." Xiao Hao was silent for a long while, and said sadly: "This place is full of gods and ghosts, and mortals are still primitive tribes with their minds just beginning to develop. Where is the Jianghu?"
The system chattered a few times strangely, and Xiao Hao couldn't figure out its sense of humor.
[How can a knight say that? Where there are people, there is a Jianghu! Please become the most powerful person in the hearts of the people of the Three Realms. ]
[Ding! Open the special battle mission, and the stage battle mission has been activated. ]
"..." Xiao Hao was struck by lightning, and suddenly felt that he had fallen into a huge pit: "You can do it!!!" There
are countless creatures in the Three Realms. He is a level 90 little yellow chicken. Facing the "level:???" of the gods and Buddhas, how can he pretend to be cool!
Not to mention anything else, even Yuqi in front of him, he can't see the level! And Yuqi is just a master craftsman among all the gods!
Let's make a deal, can we lower the difficulty of the task a bit...
But the system pretended to be deaf and dumb and ignored him. Xiao Hao had to pretend to be calm and continued to look at Yuqi.
Yuqi didn't notice his reaction and continued, "But there is one thing I don't understand."
He pointed at the heavy sword on Xiao Hao's back and the light sword hanging on his waist, and his puzzlement was evident in his words: "Since you were born with a sword, why do you carry a sword?"
Yuqi was an ancient divine craftsman, and the first swordsmith in the world to forge a divine sword using a non-soul method. From his perspective, although the Tai'a on Xiao Hao's body looked a bit strange, it was not difficult to see that this weapon should still be a sword, not to mention the Qianye Changsheng on his waist.
Xiao Hao awkwardly touched the heavy sword on his back and was speechless for a moment.
Yuqi was even more puzzled, frowning and thinking: "Could it be that there is still something wrong with the sword heart, causing the sword spirit to be born speechless? The sword spirits of the predecessors were mostly transformed from the souls of living people, so they could communicate without hindrance. However, the method used by Zhaoming to cast the sword is not the ancient method. Could it be that this method is not yet complete, and the spirit born is born with defects?"
Xiao Hao quickly stopped him from continuing to think about it, and said: "This sword is called 'Taia', which is quite different from ordinary swords. It can be called a 'heavy sword'."
Yuqi then looked up at him again, touched his chin and said: "You... seem to know a lot about swords?"
The world is still groping in the matter of sword casting. If this sword spirit can bring him some useful information, it will be of great help.
Xiao Hao smiled heroically, showing his white teeth, and said, "If you have any questions, just ask."
Yu Qi then said, "Very good, that's what I meant."
He put Zhaoming back, asked Xiao Hao to sit down beside him, and said, "You were born in Zhaoming, do you have a name?"
Xiao Hao naturally had no secrets. He held his forehead, worried about the degree of danger in this world, and replied frankly, "Xiao Ritian."
"..." Yu Qi glanced at him unhappily. He already knew what name he was talking about, but he felt that this sword spirit of Zhaoming seemed to have some inexplicable... well, he couldn't tell what kind of temperament it was for the time being, anyway, it made people speechless.
If Xiao Hao knew what he was thinking, he would definitely give him some modern vocabulary and explain what "two" meant.
"The sky is boundless, the sun and the moon shine... It fits the meaning of Zhaoming." Yuqi nodded and asked, "Can I borrow the swords you carry?"
Xiao Hao then took off Qianye Changsheng and Tai'a and handed them to him for careful inspection.
Yuqi studied them carefully and said in surprise, "How strange! Not only can I not tell the materials used for these two swords, but I can't even tell how they were cast!"
Xiao Hao said nonsense casually, "Maybe it's because they were born with me, they are the creation of heaven and earth."
Yuqi had to give up and returned the two swords to Xiao Hao.
"The transformation of the Zhaoming sword heart into a spirit is an important matter. I need to tell Fuxi the old man about this as soon as possible. Sword spirit! You go with me!"
Xiao Hao was shocked. He was going to meet the emperor Fuxi so soon, and he was not mentally prepared at all!
These gods can literally turn clouds and rain with a flip of the hand. If he is not careful, he may disappear from the world.
At this moment, a rumbling sound came from his stomach. Xiao Hao and Yuqi looked at each other and were stunned.
After a moment, Yuqi was shocked and said with all his strength: "Sword Spirit! What's wrong with you?!" "
..." Xiao Hao smacked his lips twice, thought about it, and said awkwardly: "This... I... am hungry."
Yuqi was puzzled: "Hungry?"
Because they are the gathering of the pure energy of heaven and earth, it doesn't matter if they don't drink or eat. Only creatures in the lower world, such as humans and beasts, have the desire to be full. So when Yuqi heard the sword spirit say that he was hungry for the first time, he was a little... at a loss.
"...It shouldn't be like this. Only ordinary people have appetites. How can you, as a sword spirit, feel hungry?" He suspected that there was something wrong with his casting method, and frowned in deep thought.
Xiao Hao patted his stomach and said to him: "You don't have to be so sad. Sword spirits are also spirits. They also need to replenish energy, right?"
Yu Qi thought for a moment and felt that it made sense, so he asked tentatively: "Then... what do you want to eat? I still have a lot of Kunlun Jade Souls, as well as rare minerals, gold and stone materials, and spiritual source crystals. Oh, and I still have Pangu stardust remnants, but there are very few left..."
Xiao Hao watched him carry out the dazzling piles of sword casting materials like treasures, and slowly swallowed his saliva.
As expected of the first swordsmith in ancient times, he is rich! He is indeed rich!
But I'm sorry... he can't swallow these things!