In fact, Sanniang felt a little sour in her stomach.
From Zhao Changhe's attitude, it can be seen that he might be interested in forging the Night Emperor's sword itself, which is a warrior's enthusiasm for how to forge a magic sword. But he has no interest in inheriting the cause and effect of the Night Emperor, becoming the Night Emperor, or gaining the faith of the Four Symbols Sect, and he is even quite hesitant and cautious.
Sanniang herself can understand Zhao Changhe's avoidance at her current level of cultivation. She has continued the cause and effect, and will have to pay it back in the future. This is a thunder that is heavier than the Sword Emperor under the Tang family.
What do you mean he is not the Night Emperor but has gone further than the Night Emperor? You have nothing better to do. Since you are avoiding it, the normal choice is that you don't need to touch it at all... If you like the sword, just make one for yourself. It's just an item. The cause and effect of this kind is much smaller.
But he still chose to touch it, preferring to use this awkward method to increase the difficulty and avoid risks, but he would force it. There was no other reason, it was completely for Suzaku.
Either he joined the sect and believed in the Four Symbols doctrine, or he became the interest of the Four Symbols sect, in order to completely eliminate the possible division and conflict between the two sides. Zhao Changhe could not choose the former, so he chose the most difficult latter.
He likes Suzaku so much.
As expected, fierce women are more desirable, right
Sanniang sniffed and said sourly, "You can reforge the dragon bird by yourself, why do you need my help?"
Zhao Changhe said: "Control the fire... I need to devote my whole body and soul to the sword and the stars, and I don't have the energy to control the fire."
All right…
Sanniang looked at the sword blank he took out, and felt a little excited and expectant.
No matter how bitter she felt, she was still Xuanwu of the Four Symbols Sect. It was impossible for her not to be excited about such a big event as forging the Sword of the Night Emperor.
On the other hand, this is also her karma. The ancient Xuanwu assisted the Night Emperor in forging the sword. Although no one knows why the Xuanwu, who represents water, was asked to assist in the forging, today, it is still Xuanwu and the Night Emperor who are forging the sword... There is a continuation in the dark.
Sanniang grunted as she took out two crystal cores and threw them to the side. Two silly-looking water men appeared and knelt down before Sanniang: "My God..."
Zhao Changhe was stunned: "When did you learn this?"
"I am the King of the Sea now, do you want to shoot me?"
“… some other day.”
"You said, next time I will give my full strength to Zhuque, I will only give her 90%. Why should I spend so much time and risk for her? Am I not attractive?"
"… "
Sanniang snorted and cursed, but she still directed the two water men to blow the wind.
Conventional fire can melt the dragon bird here, but it is obviously not strong enough to melt the Night Emperor sword blank, so it needs to be strengthened. With Sanniang to control it, Zhao Changhe can finally focus all his attention on the sword itself.
He took a deep breath and placed the sword blank into the furnace.
This is an extremely complete sword blank that is only one step away from being a finished sword. Except for the fact that it has not been sharpened, it can be used directly as a finished product most of the time. Zhao Changhe once shot it out and killed a giant octopus that was possessed by the Sea Emperor's evil spirit.
The reason why it is not directly sharpened and made into a finished product is because the most critical item, Ye Liusand, is missing.
In the last period of their lives, Ye Di and Xuan Wu should have had the same realization as Xia Longyuan who had come to this world, that they needed a flowing night to represent the sky, which was not static. The only item that could satisfy the attributes of "night", "flow", "neither here nor there", and had a sufficient level and energy, was the Night Quicksand.
Therefore, the top powers of the two eras all used this item to build their own sky canopy. This meant that the Night Emperor had finally taken that crucial step of enlightenment, but the era suddenly collapsed and it was too late.
Zhao Changhe looked at the sword blank that was gradually softening as it burned red, and suddenly wondered in his heart, could the collapse of the era have something to do with the breakthrough of the Night Emperor? Just like the NPC in the game world evolved into a GM, and then the world collapsed? Or did it lead to the backlash of the original heaven, thinking that this world was no longer worth it, and they all rebelled...
It is possible, but the order of precedence is questionable.
Zhao Changhe stared at the softening degree of the sword blank, and suddenly reached out to grab a handful of night quicksand, covering the sword accurately and evenly. He watched the process of the night quicksand being absorbed by the sword, and his mind suddenly probed into the burning sword.
Unlike the dragon bird, the dragon bird has its own spirit, so he doesn't need to probe into it with his spirit to guide it into spirit. The key step of the Night Emperor Sword Blank must be guided by himself, and based on the already formed blank, it can only accept the preset meaning of the stars in the sky, and other things are incompatible. Not only can it not be cast, but it will also be rejected. Therefore, it has always been said that the most important thing to forge this sword is to adapt to the sword meaning, not just the lack of items.
After his spirit probed in, he could sense a sky like a sea of fire, with flames everywhere and extremely hot. Even Zhao Changhe's spirit could not handle it. Almost all of his strength was used to fight the burning heat inside, and he could do nothing.
Sanniang, who was standing beside him, glanced and saw Zhao Changhe sweating profusely, and suddenly reached out and touched his forehead.
A cool feeling spread across the soul, and the heat inside the sword seemed to be relieved. A soft, moist breeze blew across the sky, and the fiery clouds became much gentler.
Is this why Xuanwu’s assistance is necessary
As the night quicksand gradually seeped in, the sky began to change from red to dim, and then darker and darker, gradually turning into the vast night.
There are no stars in the night sky, only pure black like brocade, flowing gently.
But in reality there are stars. The foundation of the sword blank is here, and all the stars are hidden in it. You need to find and light them up one by one. If you can't even do this, you are not qualified to forge this sword.
Zhao Changhe stood silently for a moment under the sky, and suddenly put his fingers together to form a sword, pointing to the sky. This is a sword, the so-called meaning of the stars is integrated with the meaning of the sword, and all kinds of traps are buried here, which needs to be fully met.
What may not be consistent is their respective understanding of the stars... If it was Ye Di, the sword would be pointing at the four symbols; if it was Xia Longyuan, it would be pointing at the sun and the moon. To modern people, the four symbols are nothing...
Zhao Changhe's sword pierced through the air, pointing at something very random, not the sun, moon, or the four symbols. A tiny star that people in this world had no concept of suddenly appeared in the night sky, blinking its eyes.
Xuanwu said, "Are the stars outside the four symbols not in the sky?" Zhao Changhe once said to Sanniang Chichi that we should jump out of the four symbols to look at the starry sky.
This is the path that Ye Di ultimately wants to take. This simple finger goes further than Ye Di did back then.
But it doesn't mean you can just point at random and the stars will appear. You have to have a basic logic, why you point at this first, what to do next, and form a system. This is a concept that Zhao Changhe didn't form earlier, and he always thought he was far from it. This is not something that can be done by just applying a system like the twelve constellations. It has to be your own sword intention.
After thinking for so long, Zhao Changhe finally had an idea in mind.
After the first star was lit up, the sword energy suddenly ran wild, and thousands of swords were fired at the same time, rushing straight into the sky.
Thousands of sword auras flowed through, and a Milky Way appeared in the sky. It turned out that the first star pointed out was just a grain of sand among the countless stars in the Milky Way.
When there were no other stars but only the Milky Way, it looked like the Milky Way was hanging upside down, and its momentum was extraordinary, like falling from the sky. The violent and surging Dharma image surged behind him, with the Milky Way in the sky and on his body, so they reflected each other and became more and more shining.
There was a faint spiritual energy hanging in the sky, like mist floating above the river.
That's the gathering of spirits.
The blind man pinched his slender hands unconsciously. Although he was a spirit, he actually felt a little sweaty.
I had always thought that he didn't have much idea about the meaning of the stars in the sky, and I thought he wouldn't succeed. I watched a joke with my eyes coldly, which made him feel a little frustrated. He turned around and asked, "Xia Xia, what should I do? Give me some strategy..."
As a result, Zhao Changhe remained silent, secretly pondering that he had truly merged his sword intent, and this was the star intent that truly belonged to him.
Was it because Xia Chichi's founding of the country touched him? But he didn't show that he understood it at that time... Could it be that Zhao Changhe was deliberately hiding his behavior from him
Now that the Milky Way has opened, Zhao Changhe is even more unrestrained.
A much stronger sword energy shot straight into the sky, and the cold and blurry moonlight was looming in the air.
Only with the moon did the four symbols begin to light up. And almost without any particular order, thousands of swords came out again, and the four symbols appeared. He did not deliberately avoid or jump out of the existence of the four symbols, or rather, he wanted to include the four symbols.
At the moment when the four symbols were lit, Sanniang, who was struggling to control the fire, seemed to sense something and looked back in shock.
Far away in the Empress Dowager's bedroom, Huangfu Qing suddenly stood up and turned to look north.
Xia Chichi, who was discussing matters privately with Tang Wanzhuang in the imperial study, stood up in shock and almost knocked over the inkstone in front of him.
Tang Wanzhuang was stunned: "Why is your majesty so panicked?"
Xia Chichi's face turned pale, and he said to himself in shock: "The Night Emperor has come to the mortal world? No, this is ambiguous... Is this... the long river?"
"Swoosh!" Huangfu Qing, Xia Chichi, and the Four Symbols believers in the palace turned into streams of light and headed straight for the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Tang Wanzhuang was left staring at the empty imperial study, stunned.
Countless Four Symbols believers gathered at the entrance of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, almost all holding their breath.
Huangfu Qing put on the Suzaku mask and stood at the entrance. He waved his hand to stop the crowd from asking questions and whispered, "Please be patient and don't disturb us."
Xia Chichi came up and asked in a low voice: "Venerable, this intention suddenly dimmed... Did it fail?"
"Almost..." Huangfu Qing looked up at the sky. It was about to dawn, but the sun had not yet appeared.
"Almost... Just like the Night Emperor back then, he was just a little short of completing it. The Night Emperor lacked the intention, but what he lacked was..."
Xia Chichi murmured: "Practice?"
Zhao Changhe below had his clothes soaked with sweat.
His sword intention direction is OK... but his practice is insufficient.
The second level of secret treasure is simply not enough!
Sanniang was also sweating. Even the temperature of the fire was not high enough to support such forging!
If we follow the ancients' method of forging a divine sword, whether it is the lack of sword intent or insufficient flame, there is a common solution.
Put your body into the furnace to temper this magic sword.
(End of this chapter)