Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

"I wonder if these two swords can reach the fourth tier without your soul."

In the workshop, Xu Qing first recorded all the data of the Black and White Xuanjian swords so that after reforging, they would look exactly the same as the original swords. Then he decisively threw the two swords into the furnace to remelt them.

Then, using the materials of these two swords as the core, other materials were added and the swords were reforged.

Of course, Xu Qing had already considered the special features.

The white sword soothes the soul, the black sword takes lives.

Xu Qing plans to add the "Concentration" attribute to the white sword. Of course, this is different from the Concentration attribute of the second-tier sword in Xuan Jian's hand; it is a fourth-tier "Concentration" attribute.

As for the black sword, Xuan Jian himself didn't value it much; he just wanted to give it some damage-boosting properties.

time flies.

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Qing has not yet gone to see Xuan Jian.

Wu Kuang, however, returned first.

When he returned, he had many injuries, but his eyes shone even brighter.

He first found Xu Qing and reported to her what had happened during this period.

"That day I thought I was going to die, but when I woke up I found myself in a prison..."

“There, those people interrogated me.”

"But they didn't get any answers."

"After that, they released me and told me that this was a test from the Net..."

Chapter 171 This "Heavenly First Class" is Too Pragmatistic

"So it seems you've passed the test?"

Xu Qing's gaze fell on Wu Kuang.

"I'm not sure if I've passed the test."

Wu Kuang seemed somewhat bewildered.

During his previous process of joining the Luo Wang organization, everything went smoothly thanks to Hou San's guidance. He thought that all he needed to do in the Luo Wang organization was to carry out missions, and there was nothing to worry about.

Once you accumulate enough merit, you can be promoted and gradually rise to the top of the network.

But after this incident, he realized that the intrigue and backstabbing within the network was far greater than he had imagined.

This test, this probing, is just the beginning, and probably not the end.

If he wants to continue to maintain his position within the network, he must be even more cautious in the future.

"Since it's unclear, let's just assume you've passed the test," Xu Qing said to Wu Kuang. "I'm afraid it won't be long before you're promoted and officially ranked."

Within the Net, the truly ranked assassins are the four levels of "Heavenly Slaughter and Earthly Annihilation," while those below these four levels are "Demons and Monsters," who have no famous swords, no clear names, only code names.

In the anime, for example, there is a young swordsman who kills an elderly swordsman from the Luo Wang organization and is thus able to join the Luo Wang organization. He is assigned to the second rank of the lower class of the Wuxu organization and is ordered by Zhao Gao to carry out Luo Wang's missions.

In the web game, this young swordsman seems to be called "Long Xiu," who is Meng Jiang's childhood sweetheart. Of course, it's also possible that the web game simply borrowed the model from the anime.

Back to topic.

Within the network, even the lowest-ranking assassins only have one code name.

Only after completing the mission and advancing to the fourth level of Heavenly Slaughter and Earthly Devastation can one obtain a formal name.

At that time, the Net would bestow upon them corresponding weapons, allowing them to take the name of a sword.

Xu Qing was also curious to know what kind of sword the Luo Wang would bestow upon Wu Kuang, and what level Wu Kuang would be ranked to this time.

The Heavenly level is out of the question, and even the Killing level is a stretch.

I'd guess those are one of the bottom two levels.

If Wu Kuang really becomes a "Di" level, then Hou San will have lost his last bit of value.

Upon hearing this, Wu Kuang remained silent.

If he were in a farming family, and he had acquired a pearl grass, his status in the family would have been elevated, and he would be very happy.

But this is not a farmhouse, but a trap.

The more he learned about the Net, the more he realized that the higher one's position within the Net, the closer one was to danger.

All he could do was hide himself as well as possible and try to survive safely within the net.

Aside from a meticulous mind, the most important thing is still ability.

In that previous battle, he had truly witnessed the gap between himself and the top-tier members of the Luo Wang organization.

……

The casual chat with Wu Kuang came to an end.

That evening, Xu Qing left Hou Sheng's residence again.

He has always been a man of action.

Sometimes he might think about being lazy, but in some things he is very direct and never procrastinates.

It was still that seemingly ordinary house.

But this is the most terrifying place in the vicinity, simply because it is the stronghold of the Qi State's Luo Wang (Net of Heaven). This time, there is also a top-ranking member of Luo Wang who is stationed inside.

Just like the previous night, only a dim oil lamp flickered gently inside the room.

Xuan Jian sat at the desk, looking more like a Confucian scholar than a knight-errant, holding bamboo slips and reading them quietly.

"You're quite composed!"

A teasing voice rang out and reached Xuan Jian's ears.

Xuan Jian's eyes narrowed, and the bamboo slip in his hand immediately broke apart due to the force of his hand. Then, tiny beads flew out of the air, like flying knives, and swooped towards the place where the sound came from.

"Certainly!"

As the voice of the newcomer rang out, the surrounding space became incredibly viscous, as if it had turned into a swamp. Many bamboo strips fell into it, unable to advance even an inch, and finally, they all fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

"You still dare to come here?"

Xuan Jian watched the figure slowly walk out of the darkness and fall into the range of the oil lamp's light, and his expression couldn't help but change.

"Why wouldn't I dare come here?" Xu Qing tilted her head, looking at Xuan Jian with a strange gaze. "Is this some kind of dragon's den or tiger's lair?"

“This place may be dangerous for ordinary people, but it has never been a dangerous place for me.”

These words sounded extremely arrogant, but Xuan Jian knew that they were true.

Xu Qing is qualified to say such things, and he also has the ability to do so.

"You've already taken those two swords. What do you want to do here today? Could it be that you've regretted it and want to kill me?" Xuan Jian's lips curled into a self-deprecating smile.

Even though he could suppress Xu Qing during their encounter near Tunliu years ago, he had to admit that Xu Qing's progress was astonishing. At least in that previous battle, he was no match for Xu Qing and was easily defeated by him.

If it's a hard-fought battle followed by defeat, that's one thing.

But that's not the case at all.

He didn't even touch the hem of Xu Qing's clothes before Xu Qing easily took him down.

Afterwards, Xu Qing forcibly accessed his memories without his consent.

This stirred up some painful memories for Xuan Jian.

Therefore, even though Xu Qing had been kind to him in the past, he did not give Xu Qing a friendly look when they met again.

“I did consider killing you.” Xu Qing didn’t hide anything. “Your soul is something very valuable to me.”

"But that was before. Now, it's useless to me."

Xu Qing changed the subject.

In the next instant, with a flick of his wrist, two swords, one black and one white, appeared in his hand.

He tossed it again.

The black and white swords flew and landed on the table in front of Xuan Jian.

Xuan Jian's gaze sharpened as he looked at the two swords that had appeared on the desk.

One black and one white, that is the Black and White Mysterious Cut.

The sword is still the same sword as before; at least in appearance, it is exactly the same as the sword from before.

But as a servant of the swords, he had cared for these two swords for countless years and was extremely familiar with them. The moment he saw them, Xuan Jian noticed the difference between the two swords.

He reached out with both hands and grasped two swords in each.

With the two swords in hand, two different forces surged into Xuan Jian's body, interacting with his bloodline and soul.

The new Black and White Xuanjian is a creation made by reforging the old sword. Xu Qing not only preserved the original traces of Xuanjian, but also refurbished it.

Therefore, when these two swords fell into Xuan Jian's hands, there was no resistance or unfamiliarity. On the contrary, they quickly became integrated into Xuan Jian's hands.

Xuan Jian sensed a violent aura emanating from the black sword. This sword possessed immense destructive power; it instinctively wanted to destroy everything around it, making it a sword of slaughter.

What Xuan Jian cared about most was another white sword. A cool aura surged from the white sword and entered his body. In an instant, Xuan Jian felt that his entire soul had been purified. The wounds that originally existed on his soul were also healed under this power.

"This sword..."

Xuan Jian's gaze fell on the white sword, and he was shocked.

He was no stranger to this feeling; he had experienced the same power before on the other sword he had obtained from Xu Qing, which was why he had always carried that sword with him.

That sword had helped him a lot.

Unexpectedly, today I felt a familiar power on my white sword. Compared to the other sword, the power on the white sword was stronger and more capable of cleansing the soul.

Having discerned the changes in the sword, Xuan Jian's feelings became complicated.

He quickly suppressed these complicated feelings and turned his gaze back to Xu Qing in front of him. "Are you returning these two swords to me because you want to defeat me again and humiliate me once more?"

Xu Qing shook his head and said calmly, "I feel somewhat sorry for reading your memories without your permission."

"This is to make up for what you did wrong."