My Wife Is A Sword Immortal-Chapter 76 - 65: Direct to Class A
Chapter 76: Chapter 65: Direct to Class A
“Permanently raise the Grade of Sword Cultivator’s Lifebound Flying Sword?”
“Can this be changed?”
Zhao Rong’s pupils shrank as he said, “Isn’t this akin to an artifact that defies the heavens by altering destiny for Sword Cultivators?”
Gui responded, “You might say, it’s only less precious than the divine medicine that can transform a good-for-nothing like you completely.”
“Aside from Li Ji Sword Pill, in the history of Xuanhuang Realm, each Sword Emperor corresponded to a type of Sword Pill, all crafted from the Sword Dao Law Fragments they scattered during their Dao validation. The manifestations of these laws were strange and varied, hence the Sword Pills created were of differing forms.”
“For instance, the current Li Ji Sword Pill manifests as a bright moon.”
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It spoke nostalgically, “Very few people are even aware of the existence of Sword Pills today. After all, Sword Emperors are rare, and the Law Fragments they drop during Dao validation are even rarer. Thus, as far as I know, in the history of Xuanhuang Realm, each type of Sword Pill numbers no more than ten, and some from Ancient Sword Emperors only exist in legends.”
“And as for those that might still be available, it’s only likely to be the Sword Pills of the last two Human Clan Sword Emperors. Perhaps their descendants still hold some, hmm, you could try jumping off a cliff, maybe you’ll come across an extraordinary encounter and find one at the bottom.”
Zhao Rong, seeing it finally making a joke, couldn’t help but feel relieved.
Gui sighed, “But I never expected that inside this Thunder and Rainbow Purple Gold Furnace you possess, there’d be one hidden, and it’s a Li Ji Sword Pill. The land of Dao validation for Li Ji was likely at the Ancient Moon Palace. Her fragments of Sword Dao Law might have stayed in the Moon Palace, or she might have left them to the Ancient Li Clan, though I believe the latter is more probable.”
“Hence, the appearance of the Li Ji Sword Pill here does make sense, especially since this is Wangque Continent…”
“Each type of Sword Pill has the divine effect of enhancing the Grade of a Sword Cultivator’s Lifebound Flying Sword, but the effects vary greatly. However, few are aware of the differences and the subtleties, given that historical records of Sword Cultivators openly using Sword Pills are scarce, not to mention those that have never appeared.”
Gui smiled gently, “But, you are in luck, I happen to know the divine effects of the Li Ji Sword Pill.”
Zhao Rong washed his hands, and while drying them, he urged, “Stop beating about the bush and just say it.”
“Directly to Class A.”
“What?”
“The Grade of Lifebound Flying Sword reaches directly to Class A.”
“Regardless of how low the original Grade of the Lifebound Flying Sword was?”
“Regardless of how low, because it grants the Lifebound Flying Sword a Divine Skill, akin to inheriting a part of Emperor Li’s legacy. No matter your previous Lifebound Flying Sword’s Grade, once you’ve received this Sword Dao inheritance, it will definitely be Class A.”
“What if the Lifebound Flying Sword was already Class A? What happens if this Sword Pill is used then?”
“Good question,” Gui praised, “I also don’t know. Why don’t you, Master Zhao, give it a try and let me see? Let’s see who’d be foolish enough to use a Sword Pill on a Class A Flying Sword.”
Gui scoffed, “A Class A Flying Sword already possesses great Divine Power. Sword Cultivators strive for the utmost purity; if you add another layer, it would only impurify the sword. If the slightest mishap occurs, they could counteract each other, making it a loss instead of a gain.”
“Why do you always come up with such bizarre questions for me?”
Zhao Rong coughed lightly, not picking up the conversation, but instead, he couldn’t help but look again at the “Mirror Flowers Water Moon” within the furnace.
He hadn’t expected that the Divine Furnace, which he had struggled so hard to acquire, wasn’t the most valuable item—it contained something even more precious inside.
“But,” Sword Spirit spoke slowly.
Zhao Rong’s mouth twitched, guessing there was a catch.
Gui expressed regretfully, “But the Li Ji Sword Pill only works fully for the descendants of the Li Clan, allowing them to inherit all Divine Skills. For those from other clans, the effect is halved.”
The scholar sighed, “That Li Ji, too stingy.”
Sword Spirit, hearing this, remained silent.
Zhao Rong frowned, but then relaxed slightly and walked over to the desk, lifting the scholar sword and unsheathing it three inches, the cold light gleaming intensely.
“What are you doing?”
“I just might have a mysterious connection with the Ancient Li Clan, given that I accidentally acquired the Li Ji Sword Pill… Maybe I am a descendant of the Ancient Li Clan. Let’s see.” Zhao Rong was eager to try.
Having said that, he prepared to test if his blood would react under the moonlight.
Gui curiously said, “Aren’t you of the collateral bloodline of Fu Yao Zhao?”
“Cough, my father’s surname is Zhao, but my mother’s isn’t. Who says my mother couldn’t be a hidden descendant of the Li Clan?”
Gui pondered for a moment, thinking his reasoning was quite plausible, but still spoke the truth, “Don’t bother trying; you couldn’t possibly be.”
“How would you know?”
“Ancient texts state that people of the Ancient Li Clan are descendants of the Moon Palace, naturally tall and handsome, all family members being either handsome men or beautiful women… I could tell at a glance you don’t meet the criteria, better not to try.”
Zhao Rong: “…”
“Gui,” Zhao Rong said softly.
“What do you want from the master?”
“I must help you reshape your physical body.”
“The master is but a Sword Spirit, what need has he for a physical body?”
“No, I must help you reshape your physical body.”
“What on earth are you trying to do?”
“I want to give you a good thrashing!”
“Ha, you think you can?”
“I want to make you cry for your daddy!”
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Not long after, following their usual bickering,
the Sword Spirit spoke seriously, “There are two things, one good and one bad, which do you want to hear first?”
Without thinking, Zhao Rong blurted out, “The good one.”
“This Li Ji Sword Pill is nearly complete, it just needs the final ingredient that you have just collected. With one more closure of the furnace for a minor exercise, it will achieve Dan Formation.”
Having prior experience, Zhao Rong was not overly excited, and he said solemnly, “And the bad?”
Meanwhile, he reached out to scoop up the bright moon at the bottom of the furnace, but his fingers naturally passed through it.
At this moment, it was still nothing but Mirror Flowers Water Moon.
The Sword Spirit sighed, “The Furnace Core of the Thunder and Rainbow Purple Gold Furnace is missing.”
Zhao Rong then came to his senses. He picked up the furnace lid of the Thunder and Rainbow Purple Gold Furnace, turned it over, and saw that only a small socket was left in the center.
Considering the information that Gui had previously given him to practice the Thunder and Rainbow Purple Gold Furnace with Sword techniques, there should have been a very important Furnace Core here, but now it was nowhere to be found.
Zhao Rong’s shoulders slumped, he knew he wasn’t lucky enough to just find it; now either the half-formed Sword Pills would only function partially, or the furnace was missing a core!
Why was it that what seemed like a fortunate encounter only made things worse for him?
Zhao Rong said irritably, “So after all that, the last thing you said was the key point, everything before was just leading me on. You might as well not have told me at all, now I’m trapped in limbo, just missing that last bit!”
The Sword Spirit, whom Zhao Rong jokingly called an eternal virgin, didn’t quite understand his words. It coughed.
“The master was merely worried you’d lose motivation, so I told you the good news first to encourage you. Rest assured, even if the Li Ji Sword Pill is only half as effective, it’s still enough to slightly upgrade a Class A Lifebound Flying Sword.”
Gui encouraged him, “This is such a great item, Young Master Zhao, whether for personal use or to impress ladies, it will give you face… you should quickly find that Furnace Core, it’s yours then.”
As soon as Zhao Rong heard how beneficial even half the effect of the described ‘small pill’ was, he was tempted, but in the next second, his expression turned gloomy.
“The day after tomorrow is the Debate of Confucianism, I only have tomorrow to find it. Where do you expect me to go?”
Zhao Rong said, and then he felt the round socket again, carefully examining it. He realized that if the Furnace Core was lost at its current size, it would only be half the size of a thumb. He felt slightly heavy-hearted. It was like searching for a needle in a haystack.
“Can’t we use that Sword technique to find it?”
“No, that Furnace Core is not an object and can’t be cultivated.”
“Isn’t there anything else that can replace it?”
“Well, there is…”
Zhao Rong’s eyes lit up.
Gui meticulously planned, “You should find a Kui ox and slaughter it; it’s not demanding, just a Demon Race from the early stages of the Great Saint Realm of the Seventh Realm. Take its Demon Core, well, you are good at arguing, talk to it and borrow it, I don’t know if it will agree, if not, beat it… With its Demon Core, you can make a new Furnace Core, and Young Master Zhao won’t have to bother searching in Zhongnan Mountain.”
“Hmm, this kind of ancient exotic beast probably only still exists within the Gate of Demon Desolation. If you were to go in, you would first have to…”
Zhao Rong seriously said, “I think it’s better to go through a bit of trouble. Fighting and killing isn’t good; the Kui ox is living well at home, why should we break into someone’s home and disturb them? Better to find the one that’s lost.”
The Sword Spirit asked doubtfully, “Do you really think so?”
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The scholar nodded eagerly.
