Chapter 138: The Pull of Fate
The thread of fate was connected at that moment.
There were two weapon spirits, one searching, the other guarding. These two weapon spirits, which had absolutely no contact with each other on a normal day, completed the connection of their abilities at that moment.
Although Jia Wenyan had forgotten this episode later, even Zhen Shuwang, who remembered it all, did not think about it in the direction of the past.
But fate is always so wonderful.
The people who once understood and affirmed you at first reaction will continue to do so in the future.
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Not long after, Jia Wenyan, who learned the news about Xuan-Yuan Sword from Xu Yonghe, immediately drove to Zhen Shuwang's house.
"Grandma, help me get Zhen Shuwang out of the way. I want to ask Xuanyuan Sword about something."
"Okay, but if you're asking about your and Shu Wang's fate, I don't think Xuanyuan Sword will tell you."
"Why?"
When Jia Wenyan on the other end of the phone heard this, her curiosity instantly piqued.
Although her original intention was to take Tianxing (Dragon Scale Jade) to find Xuanyuan Sword to ask for clarification, she didn't mind learning more about weapon spirits.
Because it was not until today that she realized that the system of weapon spirits was far more complicated than she had imagined.
She had always believed that tool spirits were just tools with self-awareness, which controlled their own abilities and continued to upgrade with all the changes.
Then there are some spirit objects that were created for the metaphysical purpose of "sacrifice", and in people's "beliefs" they truly possess the ability to transcend nature as they imagined.
This is what she sees as a weapon spirit, but as she talked with Tianxing, she began to have some ideas about weapon spirits that she had never understood before.
For example, the abilities of weapon spirits are limited. Although they possess supernatural powers, they will bear certain consequences when they are activated.
In Tianxing's words, every weapon spirit, especially those with special functions, must bear some costs when activating their abilities.
For example, the imperial seal was once used when the emperor realized that the emperor at that time was no longer able to lead the nation towards a better future, which triggered a change that affected the country's destiny.
But the result was that the spirit representing the consciousness of the imperial seal fell into a deep sleep from then on.
This is a very exaggerated proposition.
Although these weapon spirits are endowed with one incredible ability after another, they themselves are often unable to afford the price to pay for exerting their abilities.
Therefore, since the birth of the Imperial Seal, generation after generation of owners of the Golden Eyes of Time have been working in related industries while guiding the public's impression of craft (sacrificial) products.
Since then, although Donghuang still has many sacrificial traditions, there has almost never been an artifact that represents great fortune.
Of course, the reason for realizing this process is not because the craftsmen do not want to, but because generation after generation of famous craftsmen with golden eyes of time have all adopted high-standard craftsmanship to create some relatively "ordinary" objects.
This directly led to later craftsmen having higher standards for the significance of sacrificial vessels.
Just imagine, in that era, if people assumed that one had to achieve craftsmanship at the level of a master craftsman to be qualified to be a part of the worship of the blue sky.
Then people will naturally not create objects with great fortune easily.
This is the influence of thinking brought about over the years.
Today, the so-called luck-type spirit tools have, under the correct guidance, gradually transformed from being the only one in power to a sky full of stars that set the whole prairie ablaze.
Each spirit possesses a little bit, or even a trace of luck, and realizes its own value in the right owner.
Although many of these weapon spirits are unable to form physical forms like the weapon spirits of old times, and some may not even be called weapon spirits, they have indeed realized the meaning given to them at the beginning of creation.
But there was one thing Jia Wenyan couldn't understand, that is, since the sword pendant and the Xuanyuan Sword were in the hands of two people with the Golden Eyes of Time respectively, why did these two spirit weapons have no desire to merge at all.
Especially the spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword, who clearly lived in Zhen Shuwang’s studio for a long time when he was repairing the Jiaoweiqin.
Why didn't the Xuanyuan Sword spirit, which was less than five meters away from her, react at all?
There is even a high probability that he is trying his best to hide his existence.
There are too many doubts here, and she must figure them out.
Relying on the little memory she had left, she managed to recall the password to Zhen Shuwang's home.
080725, she muttered to herself as she entered the password.
After a moment, the indicator light came on, and the sound of the violently taken-off shoes and the floor mixed with the sound of Jia Wenyan's barefoot sprinting.
Without any unnecessary movement, she rushed into Zhen Shuwang's workroom, which was used as a study, and made eye contact with the weapon spirit who had obviously expected her coming.
"Are you Xuanyuan Sword?"
Jia Wenyan asked curiously. Although she knew that the answer was already almost certainly imprinted in her mind, when she saw the Xuan-Yuan Sword appear in front of her as a weapon spirit, she still instinctively asked the other party.
After all, just like the unsharpened "toy sword" in the figurine wall, the weapon spirit in front of her was really completely different from any weapon spirit she had seen before.
Silver-white hair, highly saturated clothing, and the "toy sword" in his hand that looks like it will glow and unleash all kinds of special moves with voices in the next second.
At this moment, the spirit of Xuan-Yuan Sword is simply a middle school patient with a strong sense of being a second-year student.
That’s right, the kind that can deal 9999999 points of damage with one blow.
Jia Wenyan couldn't bear to look at the weapon spirit that seemed to have turned into a web game advertisement.
But the other party didn't care. He smiled and flew in front of Jia Wenyan with his halo buff and wings that almost blinded everything.
【Finally found me?】
[I knew that the wimp would be tricked sooner or later.]
"Finally? A wimp? Still trying to be nice?"
Although the style of the painting was a little wrong, Jia Wenyan still reacted and said that the other party was referring to the dragon scale jade in their museum that was currently hiding in her backpack.
Seeing this, Jia Wenyan hurriedly opened her backpack, took out the dragon scale jade, and prepared to hang the jade pendant and the Xuanyuan Sword together.
However, before she could make a move, the Xuanyuan Sword that was originally floating in the air rushed forward to stop her and said:
[Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? ]
"What? Isn't it your sword?"
Jia Wenyan was puzzled. According to Tianxing, the sword pendant existed in that turbulent era as a replacement for the scabbard.
In peacetime, the superior uses the sword as a symbol of power, and a sword hanging on the sword belt means that the area he rules at that time is in a peaceful era.
Once the holder takes the sword off, it means that the environment is no longer stable.
For this reason, although Jia Wenyan is not a ruler, Donghuang as a whole is currently in a prosperous and peaceful era.
But such a separated spirit is obviously not an auspicious omen.
It would have been fine when the dragon scale jade was buried deep underground before, but now that the sword and jade pendant have been unearthed, they should naturally return them to their original places to seek auspicious meaning.
It was a set of things in the first place, she didn't understand why Xuanyuan Sword stopped her?
But it was obviously too late, because at the moment she hung the dragon scale jade, the Xuanyuan Sword, which was originally shining with a halo, lost its original light in just a moment.
The halo dissipated in an instant, and the wings began to dim.
Jia Wenyan was frightened by the dismantling as if the equipment was removed in one second.
But compared to these key points that made her most unbelievable, what was revealed was the true face of the Xuanyuan Sword spirit after the light faded away.
Although she no longer has the original strong presence without the blessing of various special effects, her face looks gentler and more delicate than usual.
The most important thing is that the Xuanyuan Sword spirit, after removing those second-year equipment... actually... looks very similar to her when she was a child.
She even remembered that she seemed to have a similar floral dress when she was a child. Jia Wenyan: "Who can tell me what's going on now?"
Without wings, Xuanyuan Sword scratched his head awkwardly:
[Just like what you see, without the blessing of my ability, I look exactly like you when you were a child without makeup. ]
Jia Wenyan: "I'm not asking that. I'm asking why you look exactly like me."
Xuan-Yuan Sword: [This...]
[It's actually easy to understand, because she is no longer the complete Xuanyuan Sword? ]
Jia Wenyan looked back and saw that Tianxing, who had just refused to emerge from the dragon scale jade, was slowly floating up from the direction of the figure stand.
He first stepped forward and checked the status of Xuanyuan Sword, then turned to look at Jia Wenyan and said:
[I have already talked about my abilities before. 】
"You mean you can let a relationship develop naturally without being disturbed by the outside world, right?"
[Yes, this is the reason why the Dragon Scale Jade was born. My spirit consciousness was born in the war years, a wife's longing and worry for her husband, so my image is male, and the same is true for the Xuanyuan Sword. ]
[The Xuanyuan Sword is a precious sword forged in peacetime. It was created for two purposes: one is the imperial power, and the other is the protection of his wife.]
"So that's why it's female, and it looks like me when I was little?"
"But that's not right. According to what you said, since Xuanyuan Sword is bound to me, it should be what it is now. I didn't know Zhen Shuwang when I was a child. Even if it was my grandmother who brought the weapon spirit and prayed with Xuanyuan Sword at the same time, so that I could be bound to Zhen Shuwang. But I didn't know Zhen Shuwang at that time."
"In this case, even if the binding time was when I was a child, Xuanyuan Sword should theoretically grow with me."
"Shouldn't she be in sync with me now?"
[Well...how should I put it...the specific situation may be a little embarrassing. ]
Xuanyuan Sword looked at Tianxing standing beside him, then sighed helplessly and said:
[If it were according to the era we were born in, everything should be exactly as you said]
[But the connection between the two of us has been cut off for many years, and in the thousands of years of changes, the Xuanyuan Sword has been decayed time and time again and has completely lost its original appearance. ]
[The Xuan-Yuan Sword and I that you see now are the result of repeated repairs and modifications by craftsmen.]
"Then can't we just fix it to its original state?"
"You were able to pass it all the way to Grandma Xu and Zhen Shuwang. If nothing unexpected happened, you must have met many craftsmen with the Golden Eyes of Time."
"Isn't there anyone among them who can help you reshape your body?"
"Although the reconstructed body cannot be compared with the original body that has been naturally honed over the years, don't you see that Tianxing is living well with the dragon scale jade I reproduced?"
[I thought about it at first, but I gave up the idea after a while.]
Xuanyuan Sword said this and glanced in the direction of Tianxing:
[Yes, you are right. If I want, I can indeed ask those craftsmen to help me charge the Xuanyuan Sword. But have you ever thought that although we are both cultural relics, we are different from those tools and tools used in life. I am a weapon, a magic sword that was once recognized by everyone as a top-level magic weapon in the era of cold weapons.]
[I chose to become what I am now, not only because of the difficulty of recreating a Xuanyuan Sword, but more importantly because of my own pursuit of self.]
"The pursuit? To transform into a toy sword?"
Jia Wenyan said she really couldn't understand the other person's train of thought.
As a craftsman who also mastered smelting technology, she really had no way of feeling the slightest lethality from this "treasure sword" that not only had no blade, but also had a shape that was becoming more and more rounded and even plastic.
She even thought Xuanyuan Sword was trying to evade her, but Xuanyuan Sword waved his hand nonchalantly and said:
[Do you know what is truly powerful? ]
Xuanyuan Sword swung the sword in his hand and tried to use the barely lit flashlight on the sword to support himself:
[I know you may think that I am not intimidating at all in my current appearance.]
[But have you ever thought that the purpose of my creation was not just to be a tool for war. ]
[Perhaps the Xuan-Yuan Sword was a magical weapon that could shock the world when it was first created, but what I use is more of a symbolic value with deterrent significance.]
[My existence does not want war and conflict to occur. 】
[The purpose of Xuanyuan Sword's existence is to make everyone think that I am strong, and that's enough. ]
Jia Wenyan: "Then you changed yourself into what you are now?"
[Of course not at first.] Xuanyuan Sword waved his hand and formed a light curtain in the air similar to a movie projection screen.
[Look carefully, this is the process of my evolution over thousands of years.]
[If I were a jade seal, which is a simple ornament and symbolizes royal power, then that would be fine.]
[But I am a sword, a weapon that needs to prove itself through its lethality. ]
[Although this sword of mine has no real need to go on the battlefield, the progress in craftsmanship and technology is real.]
[Other cultural relics only need to be exquisite, but as a weapon, who would consider a weapon with average smelting level, or even a weapon that could be cut off by a modern kitchen knife at any time, to be a divine weapon?]
"If you think about it that way, it seems to be the case."
Jia Wenyan had to admit that she had indeed been convinced.
After all, in terms of weapons, the unrivaled divine weapons of the past may indeed be no match for the kitchen knives of our generation.
Of course, a certain brand of kitchen knife that was recently exposed for not being able to take a picture of even a few cloves of garlic is not included.
If you think about it this way, it’s not surprising that Xuanyuan Sword would have this idea as a weapon.
Even if it was originally created to represent the emperor's status, it cannot truly erase a weapon's obsession with lethality.
Then there is no need to mention that human society today has entered the era of hot weapons.
The once unrivaled Xuan-Yuan Sword has long lost its former deterrent power.
Especially when Jia Wenyan saw the picture projected by the weapon spirit, which represented the original appearance of the Xuan-Yuan Sword, she could better understand the filter effect brought about by the unknown imagination.
Technological differences between eras always exist. Not to mention modern people, even ancient people would find it difficult to be recognized by the public after experiencing an explosive period of leaps and bounds in smelting technology.
To be fair, if it weren't for the identity of Emperor Xuanyuan Huangdi and the backwardness of communication technology in that era, the myth of Xuanyuan Sword might not have been passed down to this day.
Its reputation is most likely similar to that of other famous swords, such as the Yuchang Sword, and it exists as a historical treasure, rather than having a series of various myths and legends like it does today.
In this regard, Jia Wenyan was not unable to understand the other party's thoughts.
The other party is a weapon spirit born from human will and faith, and unlike other simple weapons, the existence of the Xuanyuan Sword was originally endowed with some so-called divinity.
On this basis, when it witnesses the gradual elimination of cold weapons, it is inevitable that some more metaphysical ideas will arise.
In addition, many film and television companies like to use the Xuanyuan Sword as a magical weapon to create various myths that run through the background of the story.
On this basis, it is not surprising that a spirit weapon that is more symbolic than practical would make such a choice.
But what does this have to do with the fact that it is frozen in its childhood?
Didn’t you see that Tianxing next door appeared in adult form as soon as he appeared?
Don’t tell me that Xuan-Yuan Sword does this to preserve innocence or to appeal to the bad tastes of certain two-dimensional audiences.
Jia Wenyan really couldn't understand this, but Tianxing on the side took the initiative to explain:
[Of course, that’s because the image of you as the white moonlight in the other person’s mind is the stage represented by the Xuanyuan Sword? ]
Jia Wenyan: "Bai... Bai Yueguang?"
Xuan-Yuan Sword: [Yes, that's right. I am the projection of the beautiful memory of you in Zhen Shuwang's mind, but he doesn't know that you and that little girl in your childhood are the same person. So my image has always been frozen in that year.]
[As for the dragon scale jade, it originally represents the token given by the Xuanyuan clan to the other half. In this context, it will naturally appear in the best image of each generation of heirs. ]
"Is it so ridiculous? Why didn't anyone tell me before? And when did I become his sweetheart?"
Xuan-Yuan Sword: [I'm sorry, we are just weapon spirits, and will passively change due to the owner's mentality.]
[We don’t know what happened at that time either? So there is no point in asking us. ]
[As for why I just stopped you from returning the dragon scale jade to its original place, the reason is also very simple. 】
[The dragon scale jade is originally my restriction. If you put it next to me, the energy around me will be naturally blocked.]
【What's more, today we have both developed in two completely different directions. 】
[He is a trace of history, and I chose to become a spirit of the new era that keeps pace with the times. ]
[Even if there is any connection between the two of us, it will only make us a strange combination that others cannot understand.]
[Why don’t you look at the dress I’m wearing? It’s clearly the Western-style lace skirt you wore when you were a child, but now it’s mixed with a lot of traditional Donghuang elements.]
[I'm not saying that I have any preference for these two styles, but when these two styles are combined, it really looks a bit weird when I wear them. ]
Tian Xing: [That’s right. And look at our main body. A toy sword with a jade sword belt. Do you think this combination is appropriate? ]
The two spirits chattered and questioned each other in the air above Jia Wenyan's head.
The quarrel between the big and the small was like a vegetable market, which made Jia Wenyan want to close her Golden Eyes of Time to pretend she didn't see anything. But the next second when she wanted to stay away from these two troublemakers, she suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a very faint light flickering on the work table in front of her.
"Is there anything here?"
Jia Wenyan looked down, and at the same time, the light seemed to be responding to her gaze, constantly amplifying its own light.
Jia Wenyan was very curious about this, not only because it appeared out of nowhere, but also for a very important reason, which was the bright light at this moment, which was across the wooden workbench, reminding people of its existence with a light that seemed to penetrate walls.
Seeing this, Jia Wenyan quickly summoned two spirits and asked about the existence of the light source: "What is this? Have you seen it before?"
[I don't know, but judging from the situation, it should be a new weapon spirit.]
"A new spirit? Are there any other antiques in this workshop besides you two?"
Jia Wenyan was very curious about this, although it was extremely rare for a cultural relic to give birth to a spirit, that is, a self-awareness.
But given Grandma Xu's financial resources and collection of cultural relics, it wouldn't be surprising even if some particularly rare cultural relics appeared on Zhen Shuwang's side.
Especially when Jia Wenyan realized that the other party was calling her, she immediately stopped the two little ones from quarreling in mid-air over the maintenance of tradition and modern development, and reached out to open the drawer of the workbench.
After the drawer was opened, Jia Wenyan and the two spirit objects immediately looked into the deepest part of the drawer.
Jia Wenyan leaned over and searched carefully. What was hidden inside was a small box made of pure white velvet.
And under the small box was a stack of slightly yellowed drawings.
Jia Wenyan reached out and took out everything inside at once.
Inside the box was a ring made of platinum.
But unlike traditional Western precious metal rings, although this ring has a modern style, the patterns on the ring are full of Chinese aesthetics.
At that moment, the platinum ring, together with the colorful gold imitation kingfisher feather inlay on it, formed the shape of half a wing.
"Is this the work of Zhen Shuwang?"
Jia Wenyan stared directly at the ring in her hand with her golden eyes of time.
This was the first time in her life that she saw a spirit being born.
But what she was curious about was why the ring in front of her gave birth to a spirit.
According to her past experience, handicrafts that can give birth to spirit artifacts either represent the pinnacle of a certain skill in a certain era, or have a reputation similar to that of a "divine artifact" because of some kind of legend that is recognized by the public.
But neither of these two obviously applies to the situation of the ring in front of him.
Not only does this ring not belong to any myth or legend, it is even a purely modern product.
Jia Wenyan really couldn't understand why a modern product that was only born a few years ago could have such an opportunity that only ancient cultural relics could encounter.
To put it bluntly, the ring in front of her was subverting her understanding of cultural relics and spirits. What made her even more puzzled was that the two spirits beside her seemed to be full of surprise about the situation of the ring.
Tian Xing: [That shouldn't be the case. Normally, as long as the spirit of the weapon has a spiritual reaction, it means that its consciousness has been formed.]
Xuan-Yuan Sword: [Yes, judging from its reaction just now, it already has its own spiritual power, but it has not formed its own form like us, which is really a bit abnormal.]
Tian Xing: [Yes, the flash of spiritual power is just like when you humans are born, you start crying because of the difference between the mother's amniotic fluid and the external environment.]
[The flash of spiritual power means that this weapon spirit has everything a weapon spirit needs. ]
[Yes, of course there are other ways to explain this phenomenon. ]
[For example, when I first met you, I couldn't communicate with you effectively because my body and spirit were almost broken.]
Xuanyuan Sword: [There is another situation, that is, the value and authority of this ring itself are not enough to give birth to a weapon spirit. This situation mainly occurs in the case where the authority of a weapon spirit is divided among multiple weapon spirits. ]
[But this ring is obviously not among them. ]
Seeing this, Xuanyuan Sword on the side also stopped arguing with Tianxing.
As the same kind, they also didn't understand why the ring had such an intention. They signaled Jia Wenyan to quickly use the ability of the Golden Eye of Time to find out.
I saw an extremely bright blue light flashing above the emerald blue colored feathers.
But from Jia Wenyan's perspective at this moment, compared to the ring on her hand, the drawing book on the table in front of her, which emits the same color as the ring, actually attracted her attention more.
So are you suggesting that I read this picture book?
Jia Wenyan tentatively placed her hand on the sketchbook, and sure enough, the moment she began to flip through it, the ring in the brocade box suddenly changed from flashing continuously to continuously lighting up.
It seemed to affirm her actions.
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