Reborn as a Sword Spirit

Dou Qi Continent.

The Misty Cloud Sect's secret grounds, the Misty Cloud Sword Cave.

Countless longswords were thrust into the ground, waiting quietly for a fated individual to choose them.

Among them, one sword stood at the very peak of the sword mountain, making it the most conspicuous of all.

Yet, this sword was not particularly happy about being stuck there.

Damn it, everyone else gets to transmigrate, and I get to transmigrate.

If you weren't going to let me be a human, the least you could have done was make me a magical beast or something.

What kind of logic is it to transmigrate me into a sword?!

Wu Changqing shouted internally.

As a transmigrator, he had read every trope in the book during his past life.

Now that he had finally transmigrated, he discovered that he had actually become a sword.

And he couldn't even move freely!

Was he supposed to stand here for the rest of his life?

Where's the system? Did you get a connection signal yet?

Come out and help me!

Finally, Wu Changqing's words brought the system online.

[Ding! Detected that the host has transmigrated to the Dou Qi Continent, system activating...]
[Detected that the host has transmigrated into a sword spirit!]
[Name: Wu Changqing]
[Race: Sword]
[Cultivation: One-star Dou Ling]
[Innate Talent ①: Sword Furnace -- Using the sword body as a furnace for all things in heaven and earth, the host can charge their own sword intent by absorbing and refining various energies.]
[The host can unlock more powerful abilities by absorbing more energy to strengthen their sword intent.]
[Innate Talent ②: Sword Heart Clarity -- A heart without dust, aspiring to the pinnacle of the sword path. Possesses an extremely high level of comprehension regarding various sword moves, techniques, and sword intents.]
[The host can gain deeper insights by observing others' sword moves, thereby creating sword techniques suited to themselves.]

Looks pretty decent.

Wu Changqing carefully studied these two innate talents.

Sword Furnace, using the sword body as a furnace, could refine various energies into his own power; this was simply a cultivation cheat!

Then there was Sword Heart Clarity, which would allow him to easily learn various sword-type Dou techniques—provided they existed.

However,

System, when will I be able to move freely?

And I can't just be a sword for my entire life, right?

Wu Changqing tried to move, only to find he couldn't budge at all.

Was he destined to stay stuck here forever, enjoying these days of endless darkness?

No!

He didn't want to be a sword for the rest of his life!

What kind of life... no, what kind of sword-life would have any meaning like that?!

[When the host's cultivation reaches 'Dou Wang', you may move freely.]
[When the host's cultivation reaches 'Dou Zong', you may manifest a sword spirit body.]
[The host can also wait for someone to discover you and take you away.]

Damn, those conditions are harsh.

I'm only a one-star Dou Ling right now; I can't move, I can't cultivate, how am I supposed to reach Dou Wang?

And in this gloomy place, who would even come here?

Why don't you do me a favor, system, and just boost me to Dou Wang cultivation.

Wu Changqing tried to negotiate with the system.

But the system didn't even bother to acknowledge him.

Hey, Great System, can you not be so cold-hearted?

If I don't reach Dou Wang, am I just going to stay here like a lonely ghost forever?

The system still offered no response.

Damn it!

Just as Wu Changqing was about to go stir-crazy from boredom, a dull sound echoed through the quiet secret grounds.

It was the sound of a stone door slowly opening.

Wu Changqing looked over immediately and saw a young woman walking in.

She was beautiful, with bright eyes and white teeth, as lovely as a fairy, as if she had stepped right out of a painting.

"Teacher told me to pick a sword here, but I don't know which one to choose."

The woman's gaze swept rapidly over the surrounding swords before finally being drawn to Wu Changqing, who was stuck at the peak of the sword mountain.

In this sword cave, any sword that could stand at the very top was a fine blade.

The woman walked over quickly and examined the longsword before her.

Wu Changqing was examining her, too.

Hmm, she was a beauty.

A pretty face, a great figure.

Nice chest, thin waist, graceful posture.

If it were a scale of ten, he'd give her a 9.9; he wouldn't give the last 0.1 because he was afraid she'd get arrogant.

"This sword looks pretty good."

The woman quickly noticed Wu Changqing at the peak of the sword mountain.

She walked up to him, looked him over carefully, reached out to grip the hilt, and pulled with force.

Wu Changqing could feel the warmth of her palm; the sensation was actually quite pleasant.

However, he wasn't very satisfied.

Hey, hey, hey! I didn't agree to let you pull me out, do you have any manners?

Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're pretty!

Wu Changqing lodged a strong protest.

He had assumed Yun Yun wouldn't be able to hear his grumbling.

Little did he know, the very next second, Yun Yun was so startled that she threw him away.

"You, you can talk?!"

What the hell? You can hear me? Wu Changqing was even more surprised than she was.

But she didn't seem to hear that last sentence, showing no reaction.

She simply stood to the side, observing Wu Changqing with cautious care.

System, why can she hear me speak?

[The sword-bearer can hear the host's words, but they must be carrying the sword. Once the bearer and the host are separated, communication is impossible.]

There was a mechanism like that...

After the woman threw Wu Changqing away, she couldn't hear the voice anymore.

She even thought it had been an auditory hallucination, so she walked over cautiously once more and picked up the sword.

"Woman, if you throw me on the ground again, do you believe I'll eat you?!"

The moment Yun Yun held the sword in her hand, a voice rang out in her mind.

It scared her so much that she threw the sword away a second time.

What the hell?!

She threw him once, and now a second time?!

Did she really think he was just a piece of scrap metal she could bully?!

This was going too far!

If Wu Changqing hadn't been unable to move, he would have given her a taste of his blade, one way or another.

The woman eventually realized what was happening, quickly picked up the sword, and hurriedly apologized.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."

She only knew that the swords in the cave were quite spiritual.

But she never expected one to have developed a sword spirit!

"Who are you?" Wu Changqing asked.

If it weren't for the fact that she was the first person to appear in all this time, he wouldn't have been so good-tempered.

"Senior Sword Spirit, this junior is a disciple of the Misty Cloud Sect, my name is Yun Yun."

???

Yun Yun?!

This was the Misty Cloud Sect?!

Wu Changqing was dumbfounded.

He never expected that the first person he would encounter after transmigrating to the Dou Qi continent would be Yun Yun!

However, the Yun Yun before him looked very young, and she lacked the noble aura of a sect leader.

"What are you doing here?" Wu Changqing asked, feigning depth.

"This junior was ordered by my teacher to come here in search of a treasured sword," Yun Yun answered truthfully.

The Misty Cloud Sect's Dou techniques were particularly adept at swordsmanship.

And for swordsmanship, one needed a good sword to unleash its true power.

That was why she had appeared here.

"I hope that Senior can become my sword, to assist me in my cultivation!" Yun Yun said earnestly.

A treasured sword capable of producing a sword spirit must be incredibly powerful!

"Ahem, the fact that you were able to find this sword proves that there is a bond between us."

"Furthermore, this sword finds your aptitude to be passable, so I will reluctantly agree to stay by your side and offer you some guidance."