"First, the original inhabitants of the Heart Dream Empire in Xiangzhi City are completely different during the day and at night. Don't believe everything you see during the day. Xiangzhi City at night is the real Xiangzhi City."
"Secondly, the City of Mutual Understanding is under constant surveillance by the Floating Empress at night. From the initial coercion to the habit, the scenes may make you uncomfortable, but you must be careful and absolutely not let anyone see through your act. Perhaps... perhaps the curse will be lifted, and everything will return to normal."
"Third, you must keep your identity tags safe. Everything you do requires your identity tags and will be recorded. You can't do anything without them... At the same time, you must be very careful not to let anyone see that your identity tags are fake, so be very careful when you are on the move."
"Fourth, Akabane and I were expelled from Xiangzhi City. Before that, the organization we fought against the Floating Empress was called 'Candle Shadow'. After you go in, go to the restaurant in the east of the city. That is the headquarters of Candle Shadow. Tell them our names, and the people inside will take care of your food and lodging."
These four points are Gu Yuan's reminders to Quan Ji and Jun Chenlan.
"Did you remember?"
Quan Ji nodded. In short, there were only three points.
First, pay attention to daytime and nighttime.
Secondly, you must be careful not to let others see through your actions.
The third point is to find the Candlelight Organization.
Quan Ji nodded, indicating that she had remembered.
Gu Yuan said, "If you remember this, go find a place to rest. It's not convenient for me here."
Quan Ji and Jun Chenlan exchanged a glance, then both placed their left hands on their chests, bowed slightly, and sincerely thanked her: "Thank you."
After thanking them, the two left.
...
After the two left, Gu Yuan peeked outside.
Finally, their gaze fell on Akabane.
He exhaled: "Akaba, the promise we made back then cannot be fulfilled now."
"Now, we can only fulfill our other promise."
Under the flickering candlelight, Gu Yuan sat down on a chair and slowly took out a piece of paper and folded it.
Soon, he sculpted a paper figure.
With a burst of his energy, the paper figure came to life, acquiring a physical body like a human, and looked like a child.
The boy immediately knelt down, his eyes clear, and said:
"Owner."
This is Gu Yuan's special ability: puppetry.
Such supernatural abilities are incredibly powerful, but the more human-like one is, the greater the energy expenditure involved.
Creating a puppet that looks just like an ordinary child today must have come at a huge cost.
At this moment, Gu Yuan also spat out a mouthful of blood, his eyes bloodshot as he looked at the child.
"From now on, your name will be Ji Lin."
Fish in a pond yearn for their old pool; caged birds long for their old forest.
Ji Lin nodded: "Understood, Master."
Gu Yuan's gaze fell on Chi Yu, and he smiled.
"Don't worry, I'll be with you soon."
He braced himself against the wall with both hands, and was helped up by Ji Lin. He slowly walked to his table, slid it open to the left and right, and finally the name of the dusty ancient book was revealed.
The Divine Sword Manual: Spirit Forging Chapter
He turned to that page, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
A divine sword has a soul, but the sword body has no soul. If one uses human flesh and blood as a guide to draw the human soul into the sword, thus creating a sword spirit, then it becomes a divine sword.
Those who wield divine swords possess extraordinary abilities, guided by the will of the soul, and endowed with power by the gods.
This ancient book, dating back a thousand years, was something he acquired by chance.
He forged countless swords throughout his life and was a renowned swordsmith.
The method for forging this divine sword, which was sealed as a forbidden technique, was something he obtained by chance.
This violates human ethics and natural law.
It will prevent the person possessed by the spirit from ever being reborn.
He once made a promise with Akabane that if they could not see the clarity of their dreams together, then he would use his meager strength to forge a divine sword for the destined person and break through the predicament.
Now, the destined person has arrived.
"Ji Lin".
"exist."
"After Chi Yu and I enter the spirit realm, we need to open the furnace in three days. If the sword is completed, the golden sword will be named Gu Yuan and the black sword will be named Chi Yu. Gu Yuan will be given to Quan Ji and the black sword to Jun Chen Lan. As for the purpose of the two swords, we will only know after the swords are completed."
Ji Lin was slightly taken aback, but since he was just an emotionless puppet, he nodded.
What if we fail?
A cold glint flashed in Gu Yuan's eyes: "If we fail, we will have no regrets."
However, he was merely destroyed in both body and spirit. Now that Akabane is dead, he has no more attachments.
Ji Lin responded, "Ji Lin obeys."
Gu Yuan opened the sword-forging furnace, and the sound of hammering echoed through the quiet forest's blacksmith shop once again.
...
That day, the emotionless puppet shed tears.
Despite being a newly created life form, it carved a passage of text with a shaping iron awl, and the text became famous far and wide in later generations.
By infusing flesh and blood into the sword spirit, peace is restored to the land.
Gu Yuan Chiyu was born on December 21, 502 of the Imperial Calendar, just as the Xinmeng Empire was in turmoil.
Swordsmiths: Gu Yuan, Chi Yu.
...
Quan Ji and Jun Chenlan set off for Xiangzhi City the next morning. Although they both had fake identity tokens, they still chose to disguise themselves.
Of course, since they weren't professional disguise artists, their techniques were a bit rough, but they still managed to make the two less conspicuous.
If you look closely, you will still be recognized.
The two were stopped at the city gate of Xiangzhi City. Many guards on both sides said in unison, "Please show your identification."
The two showed their identification cards.
The guard glanced at it.
"Mo Yu, Cang Lan, these two names sound unfamiliar. Let's check if someone is making fake tokens again."
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