It was precisely because too many of Lu Zigang's works had been destroyed back then.
Only a small portion had been passed down.
After all, Lu Zigang had spent his entire life studying carving, and quite a few carvings had come from his hands.
As for the Zigang Knife, the tool that had made Lu Zigang famous,
it had disappeared from public view along with Lu Zigang from that time onward.
Some said the Zigang Knife had been destroyed by the emperor of the time.
Others said that after Lu Zigang escaped, it was the only item he had taken with him.
In any case, there were countless different accounts. But whether it was Lu Zigang or the Zigang Knife,
neither had ever been discovered again after that incident.
It was not until many years later that later generations uncovered the story of Lu Zigang hiding away as a monk.
Yet the Zigang Knife, Lu Zigang's personal carving knife, was never mentioned again from then on.
Ye Yuan played with the Zigang Knife in his hand. This was the matching tool for the Zigang Knife Technique.
Many techniques within the Zigang Knife Technique, without the Zigang Knife made from this special material,
could probably not be carried out at all.
Perhaps that was another reason why the Zigang Knife Technique had been lost?
After all, Lu Zigang had more than a dozen disciples during his lifetime.
Even if each of them had learned a little of Lu Zigang's legacy,
the Zigang Knife Technique should not have been lost, right?
Perhaps it was precisely because they lacked the matching Zigang Knife
that many of the works they carved
did not achieve the same results as those personally made by Lu Zigang.
That was why later generations believed that the Zigang Knife