Chapter 77 - Found a Treasure
Chapter 77: Found a Treasure
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Unknowingly, the disheveled old peak master of Weapon Peak had made his way to the Weapon Refinement Hall and appeared beside Su Zimo.
The disheveled old man eyed the Cold Moon Saber that Su Zimo kept and asked casually, “Lad, why are you always trying to stab others over every single disagreement?”
When he was joining the sect at the top of the front peak, Su Zimo slashed out at Array Peak’s master right after he came forth from the illusion.
Now, he nearly did the same to Weapon Peak’s master.
With an awkward expression, Su Zimo was ready to disperse his spirit fire and apologize to his master. However, the disheveled old man merely waved it off and shook his head. “It’s fine, continue with what you were doing. I’ll just be watching from the side, no pressure.”
“Alright,” Su Zimo nodded his head.
Pausing for a moment, the disheveled old man patted Su Zimo on the shoulders and commented sincerely, “Lad, you don’t have to be strung up all day all night in Ethereal Sect. Relax, no one is going to hurt you. Don’t brandish your saber for every small reason.”
When they noticed the shape of the sword being crafted, a shushing sound spread out from the crowd.
Feng Haoyu was done with his smelting at the moment and was waiting for the temperature in the Weapon Tripod to dip. As he sat where he was to rest, he could not help but turn around to check out the commotion.
The moment he saw the shape of the sword in Su Zimo’s Weapon Tripod, he scoffed with a look of mockery and turned back.
After the forging was complete, Su Zimo could naturally sense the strange tension around him.
“Master, have I made a mistake?” he could not help but ask.
The disheveled old man waved it off and replied nonchalantly, “It’s not really a huge mistake. You’ve grasped the forging timing really finely. It’s just that you’ve added an additional hilt to your sword.
“An additional hilt?” Su Zimo froze for a moment, confused.
The disheveled old man asked, “Do you know why most of the flying swords cultivators use do not have a hilt?”
Su Zimo shook his head.
“A flying sword is the most common Dharma treasure for swords in the cultivation world. Its advantage is that its fast, agile, versatile and both ends are bladed. Unlike a normal sword, a flying sword does not have a hilt because the presence of it leads to greater air resistance and in turn, a lower speed and agility.”
Suddenly, Su Zimo’s eyes lit up.
In the past, he did demonic cultivation and was always engaging in melee combat with others. Now, he was less than a month into immortality cultivation and did not have much practice with swords yet.
At the end of the day, immortal and demonic cultivation were different. Cultivators do not go against others by wielding flying swords with their hands. Instead, they channeled their spirit qi into a stream of energy so as to control flying swords from afar.
During a fight, if a flying sword that struck the enemy has a hilt, the sword would not pass through their bodies.
Without a hilt, the flying sword would pierce their bodies with ease, allowing the cultivators to continue controlling it without being affected.
If the opponent had a body tempering technique which gave them an extremely robust physical body, a flying sword with a hilt may end up in their hands instead.
Without a hilt, the sword would be edged at every point and the opponent would not be able to catch it barehanded.
For a flying sword, a hilt was nothing more than a burden.