Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

Without the tempering and forging of the real world, and without the infusion of one's own will into the sword?

Xu Qing wanted to ask, why can't a swordsmith in the game be considered a swordsmith?

If we understand this world as a game.

The system is his game panel, so everything makes sense.

He is the Fourth Calamity, and he is a player.

The professions players choose in games can't possibly be exactly the same as their real-life counterparts.

Isn't the hammer he wields in the system space a hammer?

Mental fatigue can sometimes be far more severe than physical fatigue.

Because he didn't understand Xu Qing, Tian Guang naturally didn't know about Xu Qing's thoughts.

He had made up his mind that even if Xu Qing gave him a piece of scrap metal, he would still buy this sword based on the sharp swords Xu Qing had sold him before, no matter how much money he spent.

In the past, King Zhao of Yan spent a thousand pieces of gold to buy bones, eventually obtaining a fine horse, which ultimately enabled the weak state of Yan to almost destroy the powerful state of Qi.

Tian Guang, who frequently traveled in the Yan region, took this story to heart.

With this in mind, Tian Guang untied the cloth.

A simple, unadorned longsword, over three feet long, lay silently before us.

He drew his sword.

The blade is adorned with plant and tree patterns, extending from the hilt to the tip, as if the veins of the sword's spine itself were growing out of it. A vibrant life force, like a stream breaking through the ice in spring, emanates gently from the blade.

"This sword is named Spring Birth. As the saying goes, spring has come, all things are reviving, and it is the season for animals to reproduce..." Xu Qing subconsciously uttered the opening line of "Animal World," but then felt it was inappropriate, so he changed his words, "When spring arrives, it is full of vitality and all things are thriving."

"This sword has healing properties."

"It is not a weapon to stop killing, but in the midst of injuring the enemy and engaging in battle, it quietly nourishes its master, replenishing his life force..."

Xu Qing explained the profound mysteries of the sword to Tian Guang.

Tian Guang listened quietly, his calloused hands gently brushing over the sword.

"Chunsheng?"

He didn't know if it was a coincidence.

However, in the agricultural world, the opening of the twenty-four chapters of the Earthly Branches is none other than the birth of spring.

In other words, he really liked this sword.

……

seaside.

Jingni's expression was complicated as she turned and left.

The nameless one died.

The mission was accomplished, and logically, she should have been overjoyed.

However, at this moment, what surged in my heart was not excitement, but a deep sorrow.

The nameless man's passing was not due to defeat at her hands.

On the contrary, his cultivation level far surpasses hers.

Willing to die, he only sought to eliminate old grudges with his own body, sever the entanglements for the next generation, and bring about a new life for the region.

Before he closed his eyes, the final surge of the power of meditation allowed Jing Ni to briefly touch the supreme state of "being in harmony with the Great Universality," and her true nature, which had been sealed by layers of iron rules, clearly revealed its outline at that moment.

The enslavement and shackles of the sword crumbled and vanished in an instant.

At least for this moment, on this beach of nameless death, she was no longer merely a "sword slave".

The icy seawater washed over her shoes and soaked her metallic combat suit.

She gazed at the boundless blue sea, silently asking herself a question.

"Can someone like me, with bloodstained hands and a imprisoned soul... also find redemption and glimpse a new life?"

Chapter 32 The world is unpredictable, and war breaks out again.

"Spring brings forth life, summer brings prosperity, autumn brings decay, and winter brings death—this is the fundamental cycle of heaven and earth, the basis for the life and death of all things. Based on these four elements, the twenty-four solar terms are derived, and the flow of energy in each solar term contains boundless creation… Emulating the natural cycle is the great power of heaven and earth…"

After handing the "Spring Awakening" sword to Tian Guang, Xu Qing parted ways with him.

Tian Guang thought he had gotten the better deal.

After all, Xu Qing didn't want money when selling the sword; all he wanted was a strange sword contract stating that the sword was obtained from him.

In the eyes of Tian Guang and many others, this was Xu Qing's eccentricity. Just as a swordsman wants to make a name for himself in the martial arts world, Xu Qing wanted the swords he forged to become famous throughout the world, and thus he, the swordsmith, would also become a legendary figure.

In general, it's better to take advantage of such a good deal.

Little did they know, they might make a profit, but Xu Qing would never lose.

Free things are often the most expensive.

When Xu Qing's sword falls into the hands of another, the wielder's martial arts proficiency, innate talent for swordsmanship... tangible and intangible, something will always transform into "reward," quietly flowing into Xu Qing's possession through that mysterious and unpredictable system. Moreover, every time they wield this sword, every time they achieve fame and fortune, they will accumulate intangible prestige for Xu Qing.

Within the Net, top assassins are called "Sword Slaves".

They wield famous swords and are named after them.

However, compared to Xu Qing, Luo Wang seemed "merciful".

Those who wield the swords forged by Xu Qing are the true "sword slaves." Sadly, these sword wielders are completely unaware of this. They gain fame through the swords, merely serving Xu Qing in name only.

In a secluded room of the inn, Xu Qing was engrossed in studying the "Twenty-Four Earthly Branches" of the farming family.

This item naturally came from Tian Guang.

It is both a method of combined attack formations and the foundation of martial arts cultivation. In the original work, all the myriad martial arts techniques of the Farmer's School originated from this.

Although Xu Qing rarely got into fights,

Yet he never slacked off in his self-cultivation.

After all, not everyone in the world of swords is so kind. What if one day you encounter a lunatic who wants to kill you after obtaining the sword?

Such people were extremely common in the old movies Xu Qing had watched in his previous life.

In those old movies, swordsmiths were also considered to have an unfortunate profession. They would spend their entire lives trying to forge a good sword, only to have the person who got the sword, fearing that the swordsmith would forge an even better one, kill him to silence him.

In addition, the world was in turmoil.

You may not have to fight anyone, but you absolutely must have the ability to protect yourself.

Time flies.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Xu Qing doesn't seem to have a specific destination in mind.

He was like a drifting leaf.

Drifting with the tide, wandering the world.

His footprints were quietly imprinted on the land of Qilu.

He ultimately did not visit the Confucian Xiaoshengxianzhuang.

Reason? There is no reason.

Perhaps it's because the journey is long and arduous, and the Confucian school might not even be willing to show it to others, thus wasting time.

Just then, news of the renewed war reached his ears.

In this chaotic world, war rages on.

The era of the Warring States period has gradually come to an end. At some point, the Qin state became the sole superpower, suffocating the six states east of the Qin. The six states did not fail to unite against Qin, but their hearts were divided, they harbored their own ulterior motives, and their various schemes ultimately failed.

"It's a pity I'm not a demonic cultivator, nor do I have the Myriad Soul Banner. Otherwise, it would be quite convenient to refine the Myriad Soul Banner in this world."

Xu Qing had no idea what was going on.

How could it be inconvenient?

Large-scale wars break out frequently, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and injuries. If a ruthless opponent is encountered, hundreds of thousands can be wiped out in one fell swoop.

Xu Qing remembered that even more than two thousand years later, human bones could still be unearthed from the famous Changping battlefield, which shows how bloody that war was back then.

Anyway.

He still planned to go and take a look.

Hatred can often fuel motivation.

It is very difficult for towering trees to grow in a greenhouse.

Every war is a disaster for the common people. Countless families are destroyed and people die as a result. Seeing their loved ones die, some people will feel hatred and revenge will drive them to crave power. Such people, if they get a sharp blade, will surely stir up a bloody storm in the martial arts world and make a name for themselves by using the sword.

For some, war is a disaster.

For Xu Qing, this was an opportunity.

During the Battle of Puyang, he caught up with Jing Ke, a figure who was included in the "Biographies of Assassins".

However, Xu Qing does not believe that only those characters who appeared in the original work are suitable sword masters.

Ultimately, the original work has a very grand background, but what it presents is only a small part of that grand background.

……

Flames soared into the sky, engulfing a village on the border of the Zhao Kingdom.

Whenever war breaks out, bandits are most rampant.

They avoided the onslaught of the main army, but instead turned their swords on the powerless common people, taking advantage of their misery.

At this point, with the village burned and all traces destroyed, the country involved could hardly determine whether it was the work of the enemy or the evil deeds of bandits.

The flames spread like wildfire, erasing all traces.

The corpses and evidence of the crime were all reduced to ashes in this towering fire.

With a series of crackling and popping sounds, a house collapsed.