Chapter 147: Chapter 138: Profound Jade Sword
He walked past the first tomb and arrived before the second.
This Stone Stele stood upright and proper, exuding a dignified, mountain-suppressing weight. It was stately and just, without any gaudy frills or ostentation.
The Central Righteous Sword!
"The Central Righteous Sword: my favorite weapon when my strength was at its Peak. It is stately and just, neither good nor evil. It eradicates all evil and does all possible good!"
This description of the sword was carved upon the Stone Stele.
’The Central Righteous Sword... stately and just, neither good nor evil, eradicates all evil and does all possible good? Not bad. This is a good sword...’
Nie Yun’s eyes lit up as he read the description.
Nie Yun was no gentleman. He wouldn’t deceive himself or pretend to be so paragon of virtue. He showed no rcy to the wicked but was lenient with the good. This sword, stately and just, was true to My Heart and suited his tastes perfectly.
’I should check the third one first...’
Although he was quite taken with the second sword, Nie Yun continued forward to the third tomb.
"The Profound Jade Sword!"
The third stele bore only three words: "Profound Jade Sword." There were no other notes or explanations—not even a single extra word was written.
If it had been anyone else, they would have seen the terse description and not given it a second glance. But who was Nie Yun? He was an old soul who had lived two lives, a monster who had reached the Peak of the Dantian Acupoint Realm in his past life. He had seen countless treasures. The mont he saw those three words, his eyes widened, and his entire body couldn’t help but tremble with excitent.
’Profound Jade? The legendary heaviest tal in the world? Just a single gram of it can instantly upgrade an Ordinary Treasure Sword into a Royal Family’s Weapon... This... could this Treasure Sword be made entirely of Profound Jade?’
Nie Yun was utterly shaken!
Profound Jade was a supre treasure said to be indestructible even by Ancient Immortals. Adding just a tiny amount could imdiately turn an ordinary weapon into a Supre Divine Weapon. Even in his past life, he had searched for years without finding a single gram. And this was called the Profound Jade Sword... ’It can’t really be forged from Profound Jade, can it?!’
If it truly was, then forget the first two swords—even a hundred, or a thousand, more could never compare!
"You have seen all three swords. Have you made your choice? I’ll tell you now: once you choose, you cannot change your mind. Otherwise, the Sword Array in this cave will activate and grind you into minceat! Even a Venerable at their Peak would be trapped here with no escape!"
The aged voice rang out again, filled with decisive, murderous intent.
"If you have chosen, place your hand on the corresponding stele, and the sword of your choice will automatically appear... Do not even think about taking all three. The mont I detect such greed, the Killing Array in the cave will activate!"
Hearing such vicious words, Nie Yun had no doubt. To beco a Sword Casting Master of such renown, if he didn’t have the ans to kill even an Ultimate Venerable Powerhouse, he wouldn’t deserve the title of Sword Burial King!
"I’ve chosen!"
Taking a deep breath, Nie Yun made his decision. He reached out his right hand and gently pressed it against the third Stone Stele.
RUMBLE!
The mont his palm touched the stele, the entire tomb split open with a CREAK, and a Treasure Sword slowly rose from within.
The sword was pitch-black, over three feet long and two inches wide. Its edges were rounded, with no sharp blade. From its appearance alone, it looked plain and unremarkable. Nothing about it stood out.
’This is the Profound Jade Sword?’
Across his two lives, Nie Yun had never seen Profound Jade, so he didn’t know what a Profound Jade Sword was supposed to look like. He had expected it to radiate brilliant light, to cut through iron like mud, to look like a Divine Artifact. He never imagined it would have such an appearance.
’It doesn’t even have a blade. How is it supposed to hurt anyone?’
Filled with doubt, Nie Yun stepped forward and reached out to grasp the hilt.
THUD!
He failed to get a firm grip, and the Longsword fell to the ground. Its tip landed first, directly piercing over a foot deep into the hard granite floor.
The Longsword had only fallen from a height of about a foot, yet its own weight had driven it over a foot deep into the rock... ’This sword is that sharp even without a blade?’
’This... It’s not sharpness, it’s weight! How is this sword so heavy?’
Looking down at the Longsword before him, Nie Yun couldn’t believe what he had just felt.
He had achieved Second-Layer Great Success in the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique, giving his physical body alone Elephant Power. For even that imnse strength to be insufficient to lift it in one go—that spoke volus about the sword’s weight!
’I’d heard before that Profound Jade is incredibly heavy, hundreds of tis heavier than iron. Could this entire sword really be forged from Profound Jade?’
Nie Yun was astonished.
A single gram of Profound Jade was priceless and almost impossible to find. If the entire sword was forged from it, its value... The re thought made his heart tremble!
"Congratulations on choosing the third sword. Although it is the crudest and most unsightly sword I have ever forged, it is also the most precious and the sharpest! This Profound Jade Sword is forged entirely from Profound Jade, without a single impurity. It has a net weight of 13,424 jin. With this sword, you need no fancy Sword Techniques. With a single strike, your opponent must block, or they will surely die! It is also the most effective and practical Longsword!"
The aged voice, seemingly already aware of Nie Yun’s choice, spoke with a laugh.
"Thirteen thousand, four hundred and twenty-four jin?"
Nie Yun jumped in fright.
He knew the sword was heavy, but he never expected it to be *this* heavy!
Over ten thousand jin... Indeed, when fighting with a sword of this weight, who cares about Sword Techniques? Just bring it down with a vertical chop, and your opponent would have no choice but to block it. Otherwise, death!
"Huuu..."
Thinking of the power this Longsword represented, Nie Yun took a deep breath to suppress his excitent.
"Had you chosen the first sword, the Sword of Slaughter, it would have proven you have a heart full of murderous intent and that your thods are cruel and vicious. Giving a sword to such a person would only insult my na. Therefore, the mont you touched the first Stone Stele, the Sword Array would have been triggered! If you had chosen the second sword, the Central Righteous Sword, a chanism would also have been triggered. It would not have been a Killing Array, but my inheritance! My inheritance contains my understanding of Swordsmanship and my life’s work in the Sword Casting Skill. At that point, if I sensed you had no talent for sword casting, I would have activated the Array to kill you all the sa!"
The aged voice slowly explained the consequences of choosing the first two options.
’No talent for sword casting would trigger the Array?’ Hearing that he would likely be a corpse if he had chosen either of the first two, Nie Yun couldn’t help but wipe the cold sweat from his brow. ’How fortunate.’
"Although choosing the third sword, the Profound Jade Sword, ans you won’t receive my inheritance, it also doesn’t trigger the Sword Array. You’ve essentially gotten a treasure for free. Consider it your fortunate encounter!"
The aged voice paused here. "Each person may only enter the Sword Burial Tomb once. You are the first human to enter. Since you have received your so-called ’fortunate encounter,’ leave now! The Sword Tomb belongs to swords, not to humans!"
"Thank you, Sword Burial King!"
Even though he knew it was just a recording and not the man’s actual will, Nie Yun couldn’t help but bow in the direction the voice ca from. He took a deep breath, circulated the True Qi in his body, and grabbed the Profound Jade Sword. With a RATTLE, he lifted the sword.
STAGGER STAGGER STAGGER!
Nie Yun’s body swayed twice before he finally steadied himself. He then turned and walked back out through the passage he had entered.
PS: First Chapter of the day is here! What do you think? The Profound Jade Sword is pretty badass, right? Over ten thousand jin, even heavier than the Golden Cudgel... What’s that? It’s cliche? Hehe, the story might be a bit tropey, but it won’t be for long. Just you wait and see...
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