Jiang Hao tried channeling spiritual power into the Xuanyuan Sword, but he found that it simply could not enter the great sword. Its only effect was to cause the bronze rust covering the treasure sword to peel away under the stimulation of spiritual power, revealing the sword's true appearance.
The Xuanyuan Sword was entirely golden. Its blade was three feet three inches long, a palm wide, and thick and heavy—a true broadsword.
Its edge was not sharp, and cloud patterns were carved into the guard. Just as historical records described, one side of the blade bore the sun, moon, and stars, while the other bore mountains, rivers, and vegetation. The hilt was inscribed with methods for farming and animal husbandry, as well as strategies for unifying the four seas.
Yet the Xuanyuan Sword currently had no spiritual glow at all, much less any Divine Might.
Jiang Hao wondered whether he could refine it.
He tried extending his divine sense into the Xuanyuan Sword, but it was completely blocked out and could not penetrate inside at all.
Still unwilling to give up, Jiang Hao used the refinement method of Heavenly Escape Swordplay and forcibly tried to send in spiritual power. But even when he pushed his magic power to its limit, he could not get even a trace into the blade. The Xuanyuan Sword was like an impregnable fortress with walls of bronze and iron.
"One last try. If this doesn't work, I'm really out of options."
Jiang Hao formed a sword gesture with his right hand and slashed across his left palm. Sword qi immediately cut open his hand, and blood gushed out. Jiang Hao wiped his left hand across the great sword's blade, covering more than half of it in blood.
Thanks to his Super Recovery Ability, the wound