Chapter 200: The Sword Chooses Its Master, the Universe of Heaven

As for what Zhao Jia meant by letting Zhao officials serve Qin, it actually meant letting them serve as hard labor and participate in the construction of Qin.

Ying Zheng basically would not use these incompetent and disloyal old ministers from other countries.

With the destruction of Daicheng, the State of Zhao was completely destroyed. Wang Jian, Huan Xi, and Yang Duanhe stayed in Zhao to complete the finishing work, while Gai Nie and Wei Zhuang returned to Xianyang with Fusu.

Half a month later, Gongsun Ce stared at Gai Nie in front of him and couldn't help but smile.

"Congratulations, Sword Master of Yuci."

Gai Nie accepted the title, and then asked Gongsun Ce: "A sword suitable for me has been born, can you take me to see it?"

Gongsun Ce nodded, walked out of the Taiwei Mansion first, and hooked his hand at Gai Nie, saying, "Follow me."

Gai Nie followed Gongsun Ce all the way out of the Taiwei Mansion, then changed to Qinggong and went to Gongshu's forge.

Mrs. Xu's health has recovered a lot after Xia Wuqi's treatment, but she is old and some things cannot be remedied.

Madam Xu was no longer able to continue forging swords, and her career was completely over.

In the sword-making workshop, Madam Xu looked at Yuan Hong in front of her and fell into deep thought.

This is her masterpiece, but she doesn't know if it can surpass Shark Tooth.

At this moment, Yuan Hong trembled slightly, and the sword blade was slightly out of the scabbard.

"Ding ding ding ding..."

Madam Xu's face lit up with joy. She had not expected that Gongsun Ce had found a sword master suitable for Yuan Hong so quickly.

Gai Nie followed Gongsun Ce and used his Qinggong skills to gallop all the way, and soon arrived outside Gongshu's forge.

Gongsun Ce introduced the rough entrance to Gai Nie: "This is the forging workshop of Gongshu family, forging mechanical parts for Gongshu family.

Therefore, Madam Xu and Master Xu opened a sword-making workshop in the forge to forge swords."

Gai Nie followed Gongsun Ce into the forge, passed the workbenches on both sides, and entered the interior of the forge.

Gai Nie's eyes swept across the workbench and looked inside. It wasn't long before he saw the destination of this trip - Mrs. Xu's sword-making workshop.

Gongsun Ce led Gai Nie through Madam Xu's living area and entered the secret door.

The moment Gai Nie was about to step into the sword-making workshop, a strange aura suddenly spread.

He frowned slightly and slowed down his pace. He saw flickering fire in the workshop and could faintly hear the sound of iron forging. He judged that it was Madam Xu or Master Xu who were forging a sword.

He took a deep breath, calmed down the shock in his heart, and stepped into the sword-making workshop.

Gai Nie was attracted by the pool of water in front of him at first sight, and the next moment his gaze was uncontrollably directed towards the sharp blades hanging above the pool.

"They are all good swords, why are they gathering dust here?"

In response to Gai Nie's question, Gongsun Ce looked at Gai Nie with a smile.

"You should be clear about this. Just like Guiguzi's strictness in accepting disciples, Master Xu and Madam Xu also have their own standards for creatures - only famous swords can be leaked."

Gai Nie looked at the sharp blade above and agreed with Gongsun Ce's explanation.

After a simple identification, Gai Nie could determine that the spirituality of these blades was not as good as that of the famous swords, or in other words, these blades did not have their personality.

A famous sword has spirituality and personality. There is no second Gongsun Ce in the world, and no second Dragon Scale Sword.

Even if Gongsun Ce provided the same raw materials to Master Xu, Master Xu would still not be able to forge the other dragon scale sword using the same forging technique as the dragon scale sword.

At this moment, Yuan Hong suddenly trembled and made a crisp sword sound.

Then, it flew out of the scabbard by itself and flew towards Gai Nie.

Seeing this, Gai Nie subconsciously stretched out his hands to catch the flying sword.

The moment he grasped the hilt of the sword, a strong sense of shock came from the sword, as if a powerful force was connecting with his blood.

"A famous sword chooses its master. You are Yuanhong's destined sword master."

Madam Xu walked slowly towards Gai Nie, holding the scabbard of Yuanhong in her hand. She looked at the Yuanhong in Gai Nie's hand and admired softly, not knowing whether she was admiring the Yuanhong sword or Gai Nie himself.

Gai Nie looked at the long sword in his hand. It had a slender blade with intricate patterns engraved on it. It emitted a faint green light, like a clear spring falling into the abyss.

He swung the sword lightly, and the sword made a pleasant sound, as if responding to his call.

An indescribable excitement and joy surged in his heart, as if this sword was the destined partner he had been looking for.

"Junior Gai Nie, thank you for your generous gift of the sword."

Gai Nie bowed to Mrs. Xu to express his gratitude.

Madam Xu shook her head and said, "There is only one last step left before I can truly recognize you as the Sword Master of Yuanhong. Come, demonstrate your unique skill of Hundred-Step Flying Sword in front of me."

As soon as Mrs. Xu heard the name Gai Nie, she was sure that the other party was Gai Nie, the sword master of Guiguzi Zongheng, so she wanted to see what kind of power Yuanhong could exert in Gai Nie's hands.

Gai Nie nodded and did not refuse. He knew very well that Madam Xu was testing his strength and qualifications.

So, he took a deep breath, raised the Yuanhong Sword in his hand high, and then the Yuanhong Sword flew out of his hand. The next moment, he moved his body, and the whole person turned into a flash of light, rushing forward.

During the sprint, the true energy in Gai Nie's body surged wildly, and a powerful force burst out from his body.

The Yuanhong Sword that slipped out of his hand also made a deafening sound, and a brilliant light burst out from the sword body.

When he rushed to the mountain a hundred steps away, the Yuanhong Sword penetrated directly into the mountain.

There was no sound when the Yuanhong Sword penetrated the mountain, as smooth as a knife cutting tofu.

Mrs. Xu's eyes flashed, and Gai Nie's figure had returned to the original place. The Yuanhong sword in his hand had been sheathed, as if nothing had happened.

Mrs. Xu couldn't help but applaud when she saw this. He walked up to Gai Nie, carefully looked at the long sword in his hand, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

She said: "I recognize you, Master of the Yuanhong Sword. Your strength is worthy of this Yuanhong. I hope you will treat this sword well in the future."

Gai Nie bowed to Madam Xu again to express his respect and gratitude.

Mrs. Xu bowed to Gongsun Ce at this time. Her eyes were full of gratitude. Apart from that, there seemed to be other emotions flowing.

"Thank you, General Gongsun, for finding the Sword Master for Yuanhong. However, I have another request that I would like to make. I hope General Gongsun can agree to it."

Gongsun Ce probably guessed Madam Xu's intention, "Madam Xu, do you want to witness the battle between Yuanhong Sword Master and Shark Tooth Sword Master?"

Madam Xu nodded, "I have no other wishes in this life, but I want to see the outcome between me and my late husband."

Gongsun Ce looked at Gai Nie, "What do you think?"

Gai Nie readily agreed and said, "If you have a request, I will not refuse."

Gongsun Ce, who had simply decided the second round of the battle, suddenly felt something in his heart.

He had a very subtle feeling, and he found that everything in front of him suddenly became clear.

Gongsun Ce looked at the group of sharp blades above the pool. Although the blades were not shaking, he seemed to see them shaking slightly.

The next moment, when Gai Nie passed by the pool of water, the sharp blades were indeed shaking slightly.

Gongsun Ce realized that he might have awakened a new word spirit on his own, most likely through natural selection.

Gongsun Ce suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and returned to Xianyang with Gai Nie.

As soon as Gongsun Ce entered the Taiwei Mansion, he immediately went into the secret room.

Gongsun Ce suppressed his inner throbbing, calmed his mind, sat cross-legged, and began to carefully feel this sensation that seemed to be brought by the new spirit of words.

At this moment, Gongsun Ce saw a colorful illusion appear before his eyes.

In this illusion, he seemed to be standing in front of an ancient altar, on which a girl in white was dancing gracefully.

Her dance is graceful and mysterious, as if she is having some kind of mysterious communication with God.

Gongsun Ce carefully observed the patterns on the altar and was surprised to find that these patterns were not the images of the Eastern dragons he was familiar with, but rather vicious Western dragons with bared fangs and claws.

The images of these evil dragons are lifelike, as if they will break free from the patterns at any time and devour everything.

At this moment, I heard the low and solemn sound of reciting dragon characters.

Gongsun Ce listened to these sounds carefully. He felt as if he was in an ancient ritual.

As the chanting continued, Gongsun Ce felt his body gradually becoming lighter.

He seemed to be able to hear the sound of his own heartbeat and feel the flow of his blood.

He felt as if he had become one with the world and could sense everything around him.

At this moment, the illusion suddenly disappeared and Gongsun Ce returned to the secret room.

He opened his eyes and saw a flash of golden light in his eyes, and his golden pupils opened uncontrollably.

Gongsun Ce realized that what had just happened was spiritual vision, which usually occurs when the dragon bloodline is awakened.

Just, why is this?
Gongsun Ce was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, the spiritual vision should have come a long time ago and should not have appeared just now.

Gongsun Ce took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner excitement.

He closed his eyes and began to recall everything he had just experienced.

He felt as if his mind had exploded, and countless past experiences came flooding back like a tide.

He saw his experiences over the years, and also saw his thoughts and decisions when facing various problems.

In these memories, Gongsun Ce felt that he could see the choices he had made when faced with various problems, and the consequences of these choices.

He found that he was always able to remain calm and rational when faced with problems, analyzing and thinking from multiple angles to find the best solution.

Gongsun Ce judged that he had indeed just awakened a new Word Spirit on his own initiative—Word Spirit·Tian Yan.

The manifestations of natural selection and prophecy are somewhat similar, but one is to deduce the future based on data, while the other is to directly see the future and make judgments. They should not be confused.

(End of this chapter)