Mu Lin’s spiritual consciousness carefully probed along the hilt of the great sword, revealing his unique advantage over others. He fully utilized this strength, and soon completed a thorough examination inside and out of the sword’s handle.
Inside, an array was formed by intricate patterns, mainly ancient Latin characters interspersed throughout, creating a complete formation. If not for Mu Lin’s prior study and familiarity with these characters, and his meticulous investigation, he might have mistaken them for mere decorative elements like most others would.
Mu Lin retrieved a piece of jade from his ring and carefully inscribed the entire formation he had sensed into it. This ensured that he would not forget it, even after many years.
After finishing this, he carefully peeled away the wrapping on the sword’s handle. Though he couldn’t name the material, he recognized it as a woven combination of animal hide and an unknown metal. This material had excellent conductivity for true yuan energy, allowing it to flow without resistance.
With the protective layer removed, the ancient nature of the great sword was finally revealed. The blade alone was about 1.6 meters long, and with the hilt, it measured approximately two meters in total. Mu Lin began considering how to reshape the sword. After a moment’s thought, he decided to transform it into the shape of a sword he was familiar with—the Song Wen Jian (pine-patterned sword). If done well, there might even be leftover material for other uses.
Without hesitation, he took a lump of soft clay from his ring and prepared to use it as a mold for the Song Wen Jian. After carefully carving the sword’s formation into the mold, Mu Lin swallowed a Yuan-replenishing pill and took a moment to meditate. Then, holding the great sword in both hands, he began channeling the true fire from his dantian, ready to melt the sword down. His intention was to completely destroy it, eliminating any potential threats it might pose.
Soon, the great sword softened in Mu Lin’s hands and he compressed it into a lump of molten metal. He tore off half of it and began heating it against the mold. In no time, the sword melted into a pool of molten metal. He poured away the excess, then retrieved two pieces of floating stone from his ring, melted them into the metal, and finally closed the mold.
After a short wait, Mu Lin took out a jar from his ring. It contained cold spring water he had collected during his travels in a deep pool back in China. This water would now serve as the ideal quenching liquid for the sword. Removing the mold, a glowing red Song Wen Jian had taken shape. After several rounds of quenching, Mu Lin sliced his middle finger slightly with the sword, allowing a few drops of his heart’s blood to be absorbed into the blade.
Holding the sword in his hand, Mu Lin immediately felt a deep, blood-connected resonance with it. Though the sword was unsharpened and looked no different from a common store-bought blade, when he released his yuan energy, an invisible energy formed at the tip. Perhaps due to the addition of the floating stone, this energy extended faster and more swiftly than the original great sword—nearly responding the moment he thought of it.
Mu Lin channeled all his yuan energy, and in an instant, a hundred-meter-long energy wave shot out from the swing of his sword, cleaving deep into the seabed rock, leaving an even longer and wider gash. Satisfied, Mu Lin withdrew his energy and carefully examined the energy consumption. He found that the loss was minimal relative to his current capacity, more than enough to handle any situation.
The final step was decoration. He rewrapped the original protective layer around the hilt and found a matching scabbard. Thus, a truly authentic Han-style Song Wen Jian was complete.
After storing the remaining materials, Mu Lin planned to forge more weapons in the future. Since it was still early, he took out the cross he had picked up that day. His impression of this cross was even deeper than that of the great sword.
Such a simple-looking cross had actually withstood his full-strength yuan energy attack. If not for his use of the silver needle principle—breaking a surface by targeting a single point—he might have perished along with those others at sea. The cross already had some fine cracks, so Mu Lin carefully examined it with his eyes first. After a detailed inspection, he found no obvious difference between this cross and a regular one, except for its heavier weight.
However, without understanding the cross’s principle, Mu Lin could not let it go. He refused to leave such a treasure without uncovering its secrets. Slowly, his spiritual sense extended outward, and he discovered the first hidden layer. Within this layer were formations resembling decorative patterns, also adorned with ancient Latin characters forming the core of the formation. However, when he reached the second layer, his spiritual sense encountered resistance, preventing further penetration. Mu Lin did not rashly probe deeper with his consciousness.
Mu Lin remained calm. After all, the cross was now in his possession, and he could study it at his leisure. He took out another piece of jade and carefully carved the formation he had observed on the cross’s outer layer into it, preserving it as reference data.
Carefully, he channeled some yuan energy into the jade. After passing through the formation carved into the jade, a much stronger yuan energy emerged from its back side.
“Hehe, looks like I’ve really found a treasure this time!” Mu Lin murmured to himself. Indeed, during his years of wandering, he had encountered many different treasures, but many required immense yuan energy to activate—something he had not yet mastered.
Inside his ring were many ancient Han dynasty artifacts, yet with his current abilities, he could not yet wield them effectively. Moreover, he had not yet encountered any truly formidable opponents, so he had not invested much effort into studying these treasures.
As for the reason behind the Y country government’s ambush, and which forces or organizations had participated, he had not yet thoroughly investigated. It wasn’t that he didn’t want revenge quickly—careful planning before action had always been Mu Lin’s style.
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