Legendary Material That Could Grant Insight into Sword Intent

Jiang Ding scanned the piece of top-grade Flame Spirit Copper with his divine sense for a long while.

He analyzed its composition, the properties of its fire-attributed sword intent, and guessed at the forging process—whether it had been made with pill fire or earthfire, whether the material needed to be melted into liquid...

For a time, countless thoughts and flashes of inspiration rose to the surface, only to wink out one by one.

"Somewhat amateurish..."

Jiang Ding laughed at himself. Even he knew how unreliable this was.

He specialized in the sword dao and warship command; his professional field was emergency excavation of the Great Sun Ruins, which had nothing whatsoever to do with materials.

In the eyes of Golden Core doctoral students who had systematically studied the relevant sciences, many of his current inspirations were probably the most elementary things, or matters upon which senior scholars had long since reached conclusions. There was no need to start research and development from scratch.

So-called inspiration was merely a beginner's astonishment.

Without realizing it, several days passed in thought.

"Honored guest, what do you think?"

Even Liu Cailing, the steward, who had long been seasoned in the world of commerce, was growing somewhat impatient. She said coolly, "To be frank with you, countless swordsmen have tried to unravel the Great Sun Sect's sword-sacrificing treasures, yet none have ever succeeded. Even if someone was fortunate enough to restore a fragment of it, the consequences... I presume you know them as well."

"If this item does not please you, a low-grade third-tier Fire Swordstone may be more suitable."

She had easily seen through the intentions of the person before her and put it tactfully.

In truth, every swordsman was like this. It concerned their life and death, their path, and their lifespan, so