Chapter 99

Zhang Weihao’s weapon-refining skills are naturally different from before. It’s like leveling up in a game. In the early stages, you usually level up very quickly, but it slows down in the mid-to-late stages. So his weapon-refining skills are now close to the level of object control.

This “artifact manipulation” refers to the ability to directly refine a weapon into a magical artifact through the art of weapon crafting, which can then be controlled directly through one’s divine sense and true energy.

Achieving this is extremely difficult. Even if it is successfully crafted in Under One Person, it requires the owner to handle and refine it for a long time. It may take a master of artifact manipulation several years or even more than ten years to truly master such a magical artifact.

Let their mind follow their thoughts.

Like Deng Tai’a, the Great Finger Peach Blossom Sword God who helped Xu Fengnian countless times in the Snow World, it took him a very long time to refine the sword array before he finally created a small box of it. In the end, he gave it directly to Xu Fengnian for self-defense.

But the terrifying power of the Divine Refinement Technique lies in this: it only takes a few days to refine such a magical treasure. As long as it is used by an extraordinary person who can use the Primordial Qi, the true power of this magical treasure can be released directly. This is also the most terrifying aspect of the Eight Extraordinary Techniques.

Zhang Weihao’s level isn’t very high yet; he’s probably only around level 10 out of 100. So, he can’t use a sword formation like Deng Tai’a’s, but he’s already trying to forge the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, the same one that Jia Zhengliang played with, which would be absolutely invincible in the world of martial arts.

However, this is the first attempt, so each knife has to be forged individually. Only small knives of medium size can be used. Knives that are too big are not flexible enough and have limited power; knives that are too small are flexible enough, but to achieve the same level as Deng Tai’a or the Three-Body Problem’s water droplet, the forging technique is very demanding, which is more difficult than forging a real flying sword. Therefore, the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife is the only reliable option at this stage.

Since it’s all just a leveling-up process and transitional equipment, after Zhang Weihao forged his graduation work, the Heavenly Wrath Sword, he had already transitioned from martial arts to fantasy and began to try forging magical artifacts.

His main work at this stage is the earliest version of the Eight Swords of the King of Yue.

It certainly can’t compare to the Heavenly Wrath Sword and the Shadow of the Sun, but it’s still a top-tier divine weapon in the martial arts world of the Ming Dynasty. Each one is no less powerful than the Heaven-Slaying Sword, and even harder and with better conduction. Not only does it not cause any loss of true qi or internal force, but it can even amplify them. It also has additional buffs such as weapon breaking and poison damage.

Xue Keren was an innate swordsman who had comprehended sword intent, so she could naturally sense the extraordinary nature of these divine weapons. Especially when she communicated with these divine weapons using her own sword intent, she was very tempted by each one, and even took a liking to the sword that belonged to her elder brother.

It’s that sun-covering sword.

The sun is obscured, and the shadows are strong, making the daytime dark.

The sword tip is rounded, and there is a slit in the center of the blade, wider on the outside and narrower on the inside.

When combined with the sword master’s internal energy, the sword can emit a deep red sword aura. With specialized sword techniques, it can even achieve a pseudo-solar eclipse effect where yin prevails over yang.

In other words, the previous owner of this sword was likely a grandmaster of swordsmanship, who could even communicate with heaven and earth and blot out the sun when using his swordsmanship. If his elder brother had such a divine sword, he would not only be able to compete with Li Manqing and the five great sword gods, but he would also be able to compete with the world’s number one swordsman.

“Do you think I should choose the Wraith or the Soul-Transforming and Soul-Extinguishing weapons?” Li Xunhuan asked curiously after looking at them for a while. “Why these two?”

“Because these two are a pair of swords, there are two swords in total, this woman is greedy.” Zhang Weihao saw through Xue Keren’s greed at a glance.

“Yeah, I’m just greedy. Why choose just one when I can choose a whole set? Is there some kind of reason?” Xue Keren didn’t feel embarrassed at all. Why not take advantage of a good deal? Didn’t we agree to just pick one randomly?

“The Wraith is a pair of symmetrical swords. The swordplay is light and graceful, easy to control, and as ghostly as a demon, making it impossible to defend against. You don’t even know how to use a two-handed sword, so why would you use the Wraith?” Actually, Zhang Weihai had already chosen this set of swords. The Little Dragon Girl, who was proficient in ambidextrous fighting, would be very suitable, but it certainly wouldn’t be of the current quality. Once his weapon-forging level improved, he would forge a better pair for his little dragon baby.

“What about soul transfer and soul annihilation?”

“When the swords ‘Turning the Soul’ and ‘Extinguishing the Soul’ point at the moon, the toad and the rabbit will turn upside down. If you carry them at night, you will not encounter any demons or monsters. These are two swords that look similar, with long blades and chains hidden in their hilts. Their sword moves are unpredictable and they attack in pairs. Their true power can only be unleashed by twins who are in perfect harmony. Even if a person is proficient in two-handed swords, they cannot unleash their full power if used alone.”

“So there are all these intricacies. Which sword do you think is most suitable for me?” Xue Keren knew about swords, but she had never come into contact with such high-end divine weapons and was unaware of these characteristics. Once she knew, she would realize that although these swords were good, they were not suitable for her.

Zhang Weihao directly drew out a beautiful pink longsword and said, “The hilt has a salamander head in the middle, the end is a lotus flower, the tip has an inner notch, there is another thin sword inside, and the blade has three indentations on each side. The overall color is pink. It has a beautiful appearance.”

Combined with the user’s internal energy, it can unleash a powerful pink sword aura, capable of severing large trees and shattering the ground with a single strike. Furthermore, after mastering the true sword techniques contained within this sword, one can leave wounds without drawing blood.

Hearing this, Li Xunhuan asked curiously, “What’s the point of a wound that doesn’t draw blood?”

Xue Keren was very clever and immediately understood, saying, “The reason why wounds can heal is mainly because the blood coagulates and slowly forms a scab, and then new flesh grows back. The so-called treatment methods also promote this process, including disinfection and suturing the wound.”

However, if the wound doesn’t bleed, even if you stitch it up, it won’t scab over and may even become infected due to the prolonged lack of healing. In other words, being stabbed by such a sword technique is essentially fatal, beyond medical help.

“How is this possible? How can there be such a magical and terrifying sword in this world?” Li Xunhuan was truly frightened at this moment. The power of this sword was too terrifying, and it was not just one sword, but many of them, each with its own matching sword moves and sword intent.

Once mastered and perfectly executed, it would be a catastrophe for the martial arts world.