22: Chapter 22 Clues to Divinity, 005 The Ancient Sword Alliance!

The ancient sword was covered in large patches of copper patina.

Yet its weight was not as heavy as imagined.

Su Xiu saw at a glance that only the outer shell of this sword was copper-plated, while the inside was filled with iron and aluminum.

The Shang and Zhou dynasties were still in the Bronze Age.

There was no damn iron sword, let alone the refinement of metallic aluminum.

This was practically rubbing one's intelligence on the ground.

"A scammer?"

"Then I'll go kill him!"

002's tone sank, and murderous intent surged in the depths of her eyes.

To think someone dared to deceive her master.

His lies must be washed away with blood.

However, before she could transform into a bat and take action,

Su Xiu reached out and stopped her first.

The item he got for fifty yuan wasn't bought as an antique to begin with; since the other party slashed the price from tens of millions down to a fifty-yuan promotion, they obviously knew this gadget was ridiculously fake.

And Su Xiu was willing to accept it simply because he wanted to take all of his goods off his hands in one go, too lazy to waste words.

After all, to him, money really was just a number.

With 001 in hand, he was omnipotent when infiltrating the internet; tossing things around in the stock market casually would be enough for him to live lavishly for a long time.

He waved his hand, signaling 002 not to be impatient.

As for himself, he gradually adjusted his state, unfolded the editor in his hands, and poured his energy into the writing of infinite possibilities.

Lines of text flowed out from the tip of his pen.

As if possessing life.

The text writhed and twisted on the white paper.

Points burned, and flames leaped.

All sorts of bizarre materials were also used by Su Xiu as writing carriers and thrown into the flames...

Beginning to implement and carry out the various proposals in his mind.

Unfortunately, his luck this time seemed to have run out.

Flames soared, and black smoke rose.

The writhing text could never take shape through narration, only turning into a pool of ink that slid off the white paper, unable to be recorded as a document, let alone compiled into a collection.

To put it bluntly, the writing failed!

Fortunately, [Soul Fire], as the core material, was always thrown in last.

Otherwise, Su Xiu would have been at a loss.

Even so, his heart was still somewhat unsettled.

As the point balance on the panel became less and less, the inventory in the material library was also gradually bottoming out.

Even Su Xiu couldn't help but feel anxious.

But he could only forcibly suppress the distracting thoughts in his heart and continue writing downward.

Until he threw the bronze ancient sword in his hand into it.

He knew this thing was definitely a handicraft made last week, having nothing to do with Shang and Zhou dynasty antiques.

But facing the gradually depleting materials, he had no choice left.

He braced himself and wielded his pen.

"A sword from an ancient dynasty..."

"Adopting epoch-making smelting technology, surpassing the ancient times..."

"Possessing the power to control flames..."

"The ancient sword has a spirit; only those who are recognized can become the wielder..."

"The seemingly simple sword contains a great secret, suspected to be some unknown covenant..."

"..."

Lines of text emerged on the white paper.

Su Xiu hadn't held out any hope, merely making a reluctant attempt, yet it was unexpectedly smooth.

Not only was the writing process silky smooth without any obstruction,

even the leaping flames after the points burned became quite lively.

Seeing that the content was about to converge and take shape,

"Right now!"

Su Xiu's eyes lit up, seizing the opportunity to throw all the prepared materials in to serve as carriers.

[Last Week's ancient sword]

[Soul Fire · Defective]

[Glass Marble]

[Carbonized Chicken-Wing Wood]

[Divine Core Afterglow]

[...]

Afterwards, a special prop stripped from the Skeleton King, hidden deep within its soul fire, would truly not have been discovered if Su Xiu hadn't carefully examined it for writing anomalies.

The last glimmer of afterglow burst forth before the divine core shattered and sank into the sea of stars was the swan song before the fall of the gods, and could even serve as the foundation for a divine anomaly, holding extremely high value.

With the addition of this treasure serving as a carrier, Su Xiu gained a bit more confidence for the upcoming crisis.

——

Boom!

Flames soared into the sky!

As the materials poured in,

emotional points also transformed into invisible flames, condensing the carriers into liquid and merging them into the document, while rows of descriptive text twisted and writhed as if possessing life.

Eventually, they turned into a few lines of brief text, taking shape on the editor.

[005 ancient sword covenant]

[Grade: Unknown]

[Ability: Flame, Master Selection]

[A long sword forged by an ancient dynasty with a millennium of history. The mysterious patterns conceal unknown secrets, and the sword body possesses a kingly aura, which can cause mental deterrence to alien races.]

[Flaw: Unknown]

[Project Rating: Unknown]

[Current Status: Available for Deployment]

[...]

"It worked?"

Su Xiu's eyes lit up, and the dejection on his face was swept away.

Hundreds of thousands of points smashed down,

making his hard-earned wealthy wallet shrivel up once again.

[Emotional Points: 521]

The consumption was huge, but the result was finally bright; his final desperate gamble fortunately succeeded.

The sword glowing with red light floated up and down before him, exuding an extraordinary aura unlike a mortal object.

A proper extraordinary item!

At least in appearance, it was quite remarkable.

What surprised Su Xiu, however, was that the document actually recognized its identity as an ancient sword. Clearly a counterfeit made last week and a blatant fake at first glance, it was actually recognized by the document.

That really was quite preposterous.

"ancient sword?"

Su Xiu's mouth twitched slightly, not expecting this could even become reality.

However, after carefully perceiving that all the data on the sword body met his expectations,

he didn't care much about these minor details anymore.

As long as it didn't affect his final plan, these things didn't matter.

Instead, he could modify his planning blueprint and take the opportunity to make use of these characteristics.

"An ancient sword spanning a millennium?"

Su Xiu murmured softly.

His gaze flickered, revealing a thoughtful expression.

But ultimately, he had to return to reality; daydreaming was meaningless, and it could only be truly implemented after deployment!

The written sequence anomaly could leverage the great power of the editor to be deployed anywhere in the world. An excellent spawn point could bring innate blessings, making the start much easier, so he definitely had to choose carefully.

The situation that this newly written sequence anomaly had to face was unprecedentedly major, so he had to deliberate carefully.

A slight carelessness would result in a world-shattering crisis.

Comparable to Doomsday Judgment.

"Where should I deploy it?"

On the enlarged map, countless regions flashed before his eyes.

Even if the scope was limited to Xijing,

there were still massive locations for him to choose at will.

Just as Su Xiu was getting a bit dazzled by the choices, his calm gaze suddenly rippled, as if noticing something.

"Hmm? Exotic aura?"

At an ancient martial arts exhibition, Su Xiu smelled an unusual scent.

He didn't expect monsters to have already appeared.

Rebirth was not omniscient; all he knew was the general direction, and what he controlled was just that.

He simply had no time to manage the minor details, and the two cities were too far apart. All Su Xiu could do was this, and subsequent developments could only depend on their own choices.

"Hope it will be somewhat useful..."

As his voice sounded, the text on the white paper also began to writhe and modify.

[005 ancient sword covenant]

[Status: Deployed]

——

Xijing, Weiyang District.

Nanhua Road, Jinling Martial Arts Hall.

As a historic ancient capital of thirteen dynasties, Xijing had a quite rich cultural atmosphere and preserved quite a bit of ancient culture, including martial arts halls, which had only gradually declined due to the times.

As anomalies emerged one after another, various natural disasters emerged endlessly.

Especially after the recently trending Gu Martial Arts appeared on the internet,

the trend of learning martial arts blew completely through the entire city.

Ancient martial arts also began to regain their vitality.

Today happened to be the day the martial arts halls reopened to recruit students from the general public. Seventeen martial arts halls opened their doors to teach together, their momentum second to none, and even many people from the local news station came.

However, inside the spacious venue, it wasn't as lively and boiling as imagined.

Among the crowd below, there was even a bit of panic and terror in the atmosphere.

Pointing at the unidentified creature on the stage, the vast majority of people could hardly hide the panic on their faces.

"That..."

"What kind of monster is that?!"