Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

At the same time, Xu Qing flicked his finger, and a spark fell into the sword-forging furnace, instantly igniting the fire.

Surprisingly, the fire did not go out in the strong wind; instead, it grew even stronger, with flames leaping several feet high and the dark red light warming the surrounding mist.

Both Six-Fingered Black Knight and Jing Ni were amazed by what they saw.

Immediately afterwards, the expressions of the two changed slightly, and a vast and powerful force arose from between heaven and earth, converging towards Xu Qing's location like hundreds of rivers flowing into the sea.

Before anyone knew it, the world had become a vast expanse of mist. The summit of the South Peak of Mount Hua was shrouded in an extremely thick fog. This fog was so viscous that it was almost tangible. Upon closer inspection, one would discover that it contained condensed liquid primordial energy of heaven and earth.

Heaven and earth possess a spirit, and all things are nurtured within them.

Martial artists cultivate their inner strength, but the more powerful a martial artist is, the more they need to draw upon the power of heaven and earth to unleash their unparalleled martial arts. Only by cultivating both inner and outer strength can one reach the highest realm of martial arts.

Jingni and Six-Fingered Black Knight were both top experts, so they could clearly sense the immense power of this energy. Their curiosity grew, and they wanted to go forward to observe it up close, but they were blocked by Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai.

The two remained silent, only shaking their heads slightly. Seeing this, Jingni and Six-Fingered Black Knight had no choice but to suppress their curiosity and return to their original positions to wait quietly.

Time passed slowly, and the fog grew thicker. Under the guidance of the spirit-gathering array set up by Xu Qing, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth continuously converged, and the fire in the sword-forging furnace grew stronger and stronger, with the temperature climbing to its limit.

Xu Qing himself sat cross-legged, his consciousness sinking into the system space. In order to shorten the time it took to forge the sword, he planned to first forge the sword blank in the system furnace, and then return to reality to let the sword be fully formed.

Inside the furnace space, a huge ore floated silently, its surface covered with patterns that flowed like flames.

This stone comes from the most yin part of the earth's core, but its nature is completely opposite; it is an extremely yang and strong substance.

As early as when he decided to forge a sword for the Six-Fingered Black Knight to suppress the Six Soul Curse, Xu Qing had already thought about the sword's shape and characteristics.

The Six Souls Terror Curse is one of the eight Yin-type curses of the Yin School, and it is sinister and vicious.

This curse invades the body's Yin meridians, specifically the branch of the Foot Shaoyin meridian among the Eight Extraordinary Meridians. It ascends along the inner side of the lower limbs, passes through the chest to the supraclavicular fossa, and finally reaches the cheekbone area, connecting with the inner canthus of the eye. There, it meets with the Foot Taiyang meridian and the Yang meridians, and then spreads throughout the body's meridians, causing them to reverse and disrupt bodily functions, leading to death in endless pain.

Even those with profound internal strength cannot escape this calamity. The more frequently one circulates their internal energy, the more severe the damage to their meridians will be; it's just a matter of sooner or later.

In the original story, even the powerful Yan Fei could not completely remove the Six Souls Curse. She could only temporarily seal Tianming's Shaoyin Meridian to delay the onset of the curse.

During this period, Xu Qing also used the same method to prolong the life of Six-Fingered Black Knight, but this was ultimately only a temporary measure. As long as the blood and internal energy in Six-Fingered Black Knight's body continued to circulate, the cursed seal would continue to erode him without ever stopping.

The sword that Xu Qing forged this time will be linked to the life of the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

This sword is extremely yang and strong, constantly injecting yang energy into its body to neutralize the yin energy of the Six Souls Curse, rather than simply balancing it. The sword will continuously absorb the power of heaven and earth, transforming it into yang energy to continuously purify the curse mark within the Six-Fingered Black Knight's body.

The core characteristic of this sword is "purification".

The Six Souls Curse, which is difficult to break with ordinary martial arts, can be neutralized by the special characteristics refreshed by Xu Qing's system.

These characteristics are like profound laws, and few martial arts in the world can compare with them. Xu Qing is able to materialize these unique powers through the art of sword forging, so that they can be used by people.

Xu Qing, holding an iron hammer, silently began forging the ore into the furnace within the smelting space.

The clanging of hammers echoed through the space. As the ore melted and shaped, a sword blank imbued with the power of yang energy gradually took shape under the fire and the hammer.

In reality, the South Peak of Mount Hua is still shrouded in mist.

Jingni and Six-Fingered Black Knight sat quietly to one side, their auras deep and focused, but their gazes never left the core area of ​​the sword forging, which was shrouded in thick fog.

Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai stood guard on the outside like two solid rocks, alert to any possible unusual noises, even though the treacherous summit of Mount Hua was rarely visited by humans.

The mountain winds rose and fell intermittently, and the accumulated snow melted and condensed repeatedly under the baking of the furnace fire and the blowing of the mountain wind, turning into crystal-clear ice crystals that adhered to the edge of the sword-forging furnace, reflecting the dark red halo emanating from inside the furnace, adding a touch of fantasy.

Three days and three nights passed quietly in this silence and waiting.

As dawn broke on the fourth day, a deafening roar suddenly rang out, like a thunderclap exploding atop Mount Hua.

Immediately afterwards, a dazzling golden-red light erupted from the sword-forging furnace, as hot as magma from the ground, instantly tearing apart the thick fog around it. The tangible spiritual energy of heaven and earth seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, converging towards the center like a rushing river, forming a huge vortex of spiritual energy.

As the fog dissipated, the group finally saw what was happening on Xu Qing's side.

A crimson sword blank slowly floated up, its blade covered with fine flame patterns that radiated a scorching masculine energy, creating a stark contrast with the biting cold wind at the summit of Mount Hua. The surrounding air seemed to be distorted by the heat.

"Senior Six Fingers, please come here." Xu Qing's voice came from within the flames and halo, steady and powerful, with an unquestionable confidence.

Upon hearing this, Six-Fingered Black Knight had an idea. Leaning on his cane, he circulated his remaining internal energy and used the force of the cane striking the ground to leap up gracefully. In a few leaps, he arrived beside Xu Qing.

As soon as he got close, a scorching heat rushed towards him. The meridians in his body, which had been eroded by the Six Souls Terror Curse, felt a faint stinging pain, followed by an indescribable sense of relief, as if the plants that had been parched for a long time were now being nourished by the masculine energy and showing signs of revival.

Jingni also got up and followed, her eyes full of curiosity and anticipation.

Although she had seen Xu Qing forge swords before, she had never seen such a grand scene. The power contained in the floating sword blank made her heart tremble.

Once the Six-Fingered Black Knight had settled down, Xu Qing spoke again: "Senior, may I borrow a drop of your heart's blood?"

Without the slightest hesitation, the Six-Fingered Black Knight channeled his inner energy, forcing out a drop of crimson blood from his fingertip. This was his last act of trust; if Xu Qing wanted to harm him, he would be powerless to resist at this moment.

Xu Qing raised his hand, and an invisible force emanated, precisely drawing up the drop of scarlet blood and slowly placing it onto the sword embryo.

The moment the blood touched the sword blank, the crimson blade suddenly burst forth with dazzling light. The blood droplet seemed to come alive, slowly flowing along the flame patterns on the blade, dyeing the original crimson patterns a faint gold.

A strange connection was quietly established between the Six-Fingered Black Knight and the sword embryo. He could clearly feel that every pulse of the sword embryo was closely related to his own heartbeat.

"Next, senior, you need to pour all your inner strength into the sword without holding back," Xu Qing's voice rang out again.

Although Six-Fingered Black Knight had his doubts, he had no choice but to trust Xu Qing now that things had come to this.

He took a deep breath, raised one hand, aimed at the floating sword embryo, and his internal energy surged out like a flood, continuously flowing towards the sword embryo.

At first, the injection of internal energy was relatively smooth. The sword embryo was like a bottomless abyss, greedily absorbing his internal energy, and the light of the sword body became more and more dazzling.

But not long after, Six-Fingered Black Knight noticed something was wrong. His internal energy seemed to be locked by a powerful suction force, pouring out uncontrollably. No matter how hard he tried, he could not stop the loss of his internal energy.

"This……"

Six-Fingered Black Knight was shocked, and his face instantly turned as pale as paper.

He could clearly feel that the internal energy he had painstakingly cultivated over decades was dissipating at an alarming rate, and the once abundant internal energy within his dantian became completely empty in an instant. He tried to withdraw his hand, but found that his arm was as if nailed to mid-air, unable to move at all.

It should be noted that at this moment, the Six Souls Curse still lingered within him.

If Xu Qing hadn't sealed his Shaoyin meridian and, with the help of his own powerful internal energy, barely managed to suppress it, he would have already perished.

But now, the internal energy he relied on for survival has been completely absorbed by this sword embryo.

Could it be that Xu Qing's claim of saving his life by forging the sword was a lie, and that his true intention was to sacrifice himself for the sword?

A sense of despair instantly swept over Six-Fingered Black Knight.

Chapter 250 A White Rainbow Pierces the Sun, Mo Family's Movements

Despair welled up in the heart of the Six-Fingered Black Knight, but he quickly felt relieved.

If it weren't for Xu Qing's rescue, he would have died silently in that cave long ago.

Being able to live a little longer is enough.

In any case, if I die, Xu Qing should return what I entrusted to him to the Mechanized City, right?

Six-Fingered Black Knight thought to himself.

A while later, when the last bit of internal energy in Six-Fingered Black Knight's body was completely absorbed by the sword embryo, he felt his whole body go limp and almost collapsed to the ground. His face was as pale as paper, and his breath became weak.

The sword blank had now turned completely golden, and the patterns on its blade seemed to come alive, shimmering with a faint golden light. A powerful aura emanated from the sword, far surpassing anything it had ever done before.

Upon seeing this, Xu Qing's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

With a wave of his hand, an invisible force guided the sword embryo, and in an instant, the sword embryo transformed into a golden light and flew into the sword-forging furnace that Xu Qing had built.

The flames in the furnace surged again, enveloping the entire forging furnace in golden-red light, with a buzzing sound emanating from within, as if it were undergoing a final tempering process.

Xu Qing moved swiftly, arriving at the deepest snow-covered spot atop Mount Hua. With a wave of his hand, a sharp burst of energy cleaved through the snow, revealing clear snow water beneath. He flicked his finger, drawing the clear snow water towards him, condensing it into a water sphere. Then, holding the water sphere in his palm, he quickly returned to the sword-forging furnace.

At this moment, the rumbling inside the sword-casting furnace gradually subsided, and the flames began to recede.

Xu Qing seized the opportunity and pushed the water ball in his hand, which immediately disappeared into the sword-forging furnace.

"Zi!"

When the snow water met the hot sword blade, it instantly turned into a cloud of white mist. Accompanied by a piercing sound, an even purer aura emanated from the sword-forging furnace.

From within the white mist, a golden streak of light shot into the sky, circling once in the air and emitting a crisp sword cry. At the same time, the mist between heaven and earth completely dissipated, and the dazzling sword light pierced towards the great sun in the sky.

Sword light pierced the sun!

This scene astonished Six-Fingered Black Knight, who was slumped on the ground, as well as Jing Ni, Xiao Hei, and Xiao Bai, who were not far away.

They sensed a magnificent and holy power emanating from the sword light.

It was as if all the gloom and evil spirits between heaven and earth would dissipate and be completely swept away by this sword.

The sword light quickly dissipated, and under Xu Qing's powerful energy, a sword flew out and landed in front of Six-Fingered Black Knight. This long sword was entirely golden, with crimson flame patterns wrapped around its blade. The entire sword was magnificent and dazzling. Even though it no longer emitted a dazzling sword light, just by standing in front of Six-Fingered Black Knight, he could feel that his condition had improved a lot. In particular, when facing this sword, he felt a connection to it, as if the sword was a part of his body.

Thinking of this, he instinctively reached out and grasped the sword.

With the sword in hand, the feeling of being connected by blood grew even stronger.

Even though the Six-Fingered Black Knight had lost all his internal energy, the Six Souls Curse within his body should have erupted. However, after grasping the sword, a pure yang energy quickly surged from the sword into his body and flowed slowly along his meridians.

In the perception of the Six-Fingered Black Knight, wherever this power passed, the meridians that had been eroded by the evil curse melted away as quickly as ice and snow meeting the warm sun, and the meridians that had been reversed began to return to normal little by little.

The chilling pain brought by the Six Souls Curse subsided at a visible speed. Although his internal energy was still empty, his dantian was full of vitality, as if new internal energy was being nurtured.

"This, this is..." The Six-Fingered Black Knight trembled with excitement, reaching out his trembling hand to grasp the sword hilt.

He had initially thought Xu Qing's claim of forging a sword to save his life was a lie, and he had once thought he was going to become a martyr for the sword. But he never expected that it was all true.

This sword can actually suppress the Six Souls Curse.

"From this day forward, the sword is my life, and the sword is my death!"

Xu Qing looked at the excited Six-Fingered Black Knight and said calmly.

"This sword, during its forging process, incorporated your heart's blood and absorbed your inner strength. It can be said to be an object in which your life and soul are intertwined. You can regard it as your external dantian. It can constantly absorb the ultimate yang energy between heaven and earth and merge it with your own internal dantian. Then this power flows into your eight extraordinary meridians, and the Six Souls Curse hidden within your meridians will gradually be worn away..."

"I'm not sure how long it will take to lift the Six Soul Curse."

"Therefore, for safety reasons, you'd better always carry it with you!"

"After all, the Six Souls Curse is a very insidious curse. Sometimes, you may feel that you are completely unharmed and seem to have recovered, but in reality, there is still residual curse power hidden in your body. It lies dormant, waiting for the day it will erupt."

Because this sword was related to the life of Six-Fingered Black Knight, Xu Qing inevitably said a few more words.

To avoid endangering Six-Fingered Black Knight's life due to his inadequate reminder.

Even the Six-Fingered Black Knight didn't find Xu Qing long-winded.

This was because he had personally experienced the power of this sword.

If he had been pessimistic about his survival before the sword was successfully forged, now hope has sprouted in his heart; perhaps he can live on forever.