Forging a Saber with Men, a Man Must Be Ruthless

After obtaining the saber, Chu Xuanao turned it over and examined it. It was thin and light, his first impression upon handling it. Its style resembled a Miao saber, and it could be wielded one-handed or with both hands. Near the guard, the blade was engraved with the words "White Jade."

White Jade Saber.

Interestingly, the saber was actually see-through. Yes, whether it was the hilt or the blade, he could see the portion of his hand holding it through the saber. The blade was very thin, and its faint milky-white color did not obstruct the view through it.

Was someone trying to forge a transparent saber like the Cheng Ying Sword and failed?

True qi surged into it, and the White Jade Saber in his hand glimmered, casting light across Chu Xuanao's face. Already incomparably handsome, the young master gained an immortal air beneath the faint white glow.

With a single slash, white saber light burst forth. Where the blade fell, a saber mark over two meters long appeared on the bluestone-paved ground.

A Famous Weapon.

After just one slash, Chu Xuanao knew he could not yet fully bring out the saber's power. Weapons were ranked as [Unranked, Mortal Tools, Treasure Tools, Famous Weapons, Spirit Weapons, Divine Weapons, and Divine Artifacts]. A Famous Weapon was enough for an Ascension Realm cultivator to use.

So-called Unranked weapons were ordinary kitchen knives used at home, or cleavers wielded by street thugs. Mortal Tools were made of hundredfold-refined steel, and most martial artists of the Four Realms of Humanity used them.

Treasure Tools were mostly used by powerful experts who had stepped into the extraordinary. As one's cultivation grew, one's demands for weapons increased. Otherwise, if true qi shattered the weapon the moment it was infused, what would one fight with?

Weapons such as Spirit Weapons were somewhat rare.

The "spirit" in Spirit Weapons referred to the fact that they possessed a degree of spirituality, or were exceedingly bizarre. In battle, they could always pull out some unexpected trick, making them impossible to guard against.

Once one reached Divine Weapons, they could be passed down through the ages. Such a weapon possessed a measure of heaven-and-earth might, and the materials used to forge it were all peerless treasures naturally born from heaven and earth.

Well, plenty of people knew the techniques, but how many years would it take for a single precious material capable of triggering heavenly phenomena to appear?

Divine Artifacts, such as Yuan Tiangang's Tui Bei Tu—no, the Tui Bei Tu was even stronger. Sealed items were all Divine Artifacts. They should be like Dagan's national divine artifact, the Mountain River Cauldron.

What? You asked what was special about Divine Artifacts?

From the founding of the dynasty by the Grand Ancestor until now, more than ten thousand years had passed. A few Heavenly Being Realm experts had been smashed to death. Perhaps one could ask them how it felt?

"Qiuyue, Shuangxue, you may both leave."

After the maids had all left, Chu Xuanao walked up to a tree and swung the White Jade Saber. Saber light flashed.

Three Slashes That Take Your Life.

The towering tree before him, over ten meters high, crashed to the ground. Where the saber light had passed, the trunk had been severed into several sections.

Hearing the commotion, guards and maids outside the courtyard rushed in.

"Nothing happened. This king was merely practicing with his saber. Leave."

He had been granted the title of Prince of Qin and had accepted the imperial decree. Calling himself king was only natural.

"Yuan Tiangang, what do you think?"

After the guards had left, Yuan Tiangang's figure appeared before him. It was as though he had slowly stepped out of the void, or as though a phantom had gradually solidified.

"Your Highness's saber technique is steady. In terms of rank alone, this saber is currently sufficient for Your Highness to use. Furthermore, it was forged using a human, and the other materials are also rare. Among Famous Weapons, it ranks among the finest. Nurture it well, and it may become a Spirit Weapon before long."

"Forged using a human?"

"Yes. The saber in Your Highness's hand was indeed forged with a Peak Ascension Realm Body Refinement Cultivator as its primary material. The essence of his flesh and blood was condensed, and his true bones were made into the blade."

Chu Xuanao looked at the saber in his hand again and smiled.

White Jade Saber, White Bone Saber. What a fine saber!

Chu Xuanao did not care about the notion of forging a saber from a person. Such were the laws of this world.

Why forge weapons? Weapons existed for slaughter.

What they were forged from did not matter.

Just as with doing anything, so long as I succeed, the process does not matter.

As for those who said that holding such a saber would leave one with no peace of mind—

In this world where the strong devoured the weak and strength decided everything, if one sought peace of mind in all things, then the only peace to seek was the peace of mind that came from cutting the grass at its roots.

If one harbored compassion and met someone begging for kindness, the result would be becoming the saber in his hand.

Did you know what nickname Body Refinement Cultivators had in the Martial World?

Body Refinement Cultivators tempered themselves with precious medicines. Their blood and qi soared to the heavens, and the medicinal potency within their flesh, blood, bones, and marrow was extremely high. They were called Human Elixirs.

The higher their cultivation, the better. Upon reaching the Ascension Realm, they were even known as Humanoid Great Medicine.

Never test human nature!

Human nature could not withstand testing!

The so-called righteous heart and courage, taking a blade for one's brothers—those only existed when it benefited oneself, or at least did not harm oneself.

A man had to learn to be ruthless.

Of course, it did not matter if one could not learn. This world would slowly teach you, provided you lived long enough to see that day.

There was no righteous heart and courage here, only treacherous human hearts.

Killing, schemes, viciousness, and cruelty were everywhere here.

Kindness got people killed. That was the Martial World.

"I have a precious medicine for you. Seal the Four Directions."

Yes, when a treasure such as the Earth Fire Condensed Lotus appeared, even if it did not cause heavenly phenomena, the heaven and earth around it would still undergo certain changes.

If he took it directly from the system space, the experts at the Manifestation Realm and above within Tiandu City would likely notice. Even everyone around him would be able to see it.

Yuan Tiangang lightly tapped the ground with his toe, and ripples spread out, enveloping the entire courtyard.

"It is done, Your Highness."

As Chu Xuanao took the Earth Fire Condensed Lotus out of the system space, a flame appeared before him. In that instant, Chu Xuanao felt the greatest crisis he had faced in eighteen years.

Terrifying flames burned around Chu Xuanao. A ball of fire floated in the air before him, as though it used the void itself as kindling. At the center of the flames stood a red lotus.

I'm going to die. That was Chu Xuanao's first feeling upon taking out the Earth Fire Condensed Lotus.

The burning flames and terrifying heat were not something Chu Xuanao could withstand.

Yet in the next instant, Chu Xuanao no longer felt anything. A layer of silver light appeared around him, covering his entire body. Yuan Tiangang appeared behind and to his left, standing half a step behind him.

Meanwhile, the Earth Fire Condensed Lotus's flames rapidly spread through the courtyard. In an instant, fire soared into the sky, but when the flames reached the edge of the courtyard, they seemed to be blocked by some barrier and could not spread any farther.

Moreover, although flames filled the courtyard, nothing within it was damaged. Once the fire came within three feet of any object, it could advance no farther.

"I did not expect Your Highness to possess such a treasure. This item is indeed extraordinary. It contains traces of the power of heavenly laws."

Yuan Tiangang raised his hand, and the flames in the courtyard swiftly returned to the Earth Fire Condensed Lotus. Before long, a red lotus appeared in Yuan Tiangang's hand. Its twenty-four petals danced like blazing flames.

"This was meant for you. Can it help your cultivation?"

"Your subject, Yuan Tiangang, thanks Your Highness for your kindness. Unfortunately, this item is of no use to me. If used by me, it could only restore my true qi after battle.

Your Highness cultivates a supreme yang technique as well. Once Your Highness steps into the Ascension Realm, this item will be of great use to you."

"No matter what, this item is yours.

How you handle it is up to you.

My cultivation still has a long way to go! The Ascension Realm is still very far from me."

To Chu Xuanao, it was merely a heavenly treasure. He could draw something even better in the future.

Besides, he was only at the peak of the Innate Realm. The Ascension Realm was far too distant.

A person had to know his own limits. Before he had the system, he had already calculated that with his talent, if he could step into the extraordinary in this life, live two hundred years, and enjoy himself properly, then he would not have lived in vain. It would be worth it.

The system held a lottery once every month and two summons every year—one for a person and one for a faction. It was already the end of the month, so in a few days, he could draw again. In two more months, after the New Year, he could summon again.

Yes, aside from the novice gift pack, the system's reward schedule reset based on time.