Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Two days later.

Ning Fusang went to Xuanying Pavilion at the appointed time.

Wang San led the way for her, saying, "Master Qiu is in the private room. I won't disturb you any longer. Please call me if you need anything, Fairy Ning."

He considerately pushed open the door and gestured for them to enter. Inside the room, a bamboo and wooden screen faced the door, and through the gaps, one could still see the back of a figure dressed in black.

Ning Fusang stepped into the private room. The man behind the bamboo and wooden screen stood up and smiled gently: "I am Qiu Ziming. I am very interested in the sketches you provided. I hope we can cooperate happily."

The man's appearance was far different from what Ning Fusang had imagined. She had heard from Wang San that Qiu Ziming was eccentric, and she had thought that Qiu Ziming was a rigid and serious person, but she did not expect that he was very gentle and polite.

His appearance was not much different from the one in the book, but his expression was quite different, and his temperament was completely different. That painter was only a mediocre one.

In portraiture, resemblance in form is considered inferior, while resemblance in spirit is superior; the perfect harmony of form and spirit is the mark of a master.

"Ning Fusang." Out of courtesy, Ning Fusang also gave his name after Qiu Ziming introduced himself.

Qiu Ziming invited her to sit down, took out a few sheets from a stack of papers, and pushed them in front of Ning Fusang: "I have made some modifications to the sketches given to me by Fellow Daoist Ning, and have drawn a few preliminary detail drawings. Fellow Daoist Ning, please take a look and see if you are satisfied."

Ning Fusang's sketch was really simple; she only drew the basic shape of the magic weapon. But the drawings that Qiu Ziming gave her even took into account the design of the mirror twist.

Qiu Ziming was able to prepare so much in just two days, which shows his dedication. As for the mirror knob, he drew three types of diagrams: animal-shaped knob, square knob, and three-string knob.

The sketch provided by Ning Fusang had no patterns on the edge of the mirror, but Qiu Ziming drew four styles for her to choose from: honeysuckle pattern, water ripple pattern, double-petal flower pattern, and dragon pattern.

The most significant change is that the round mirror has been changed to a diamond-shaped mirror, making it look more delicate and beautiful overall.

"Besides the mirror's twist, I, Qiu, intended to carve the four celestial spirits, but I was unaware of Fellow Daoist Ning's thoughts, so the patterns on the back of the mirror were not drawn. If you carve mythical beasts such as the Qilin and the Pegasus, and add branches of flowers, it's all the same and won't affect the magic weapon's effect; it's just a difference in appearance. It all depends on what Fellow Daoist Ning chooses."

When Qiu Ziming was looking at the detailed drawings in Ning Fusang, he discussed the design of the magic weapon with her.

When Qiu Ziming caught a glimpse of the mirror rim design he had drawn, a new idea sparked in his mind. He even considered tearing everything down and rebuilding it entirely. "Fellow Daoist Ning, since your name is Fusang, why not change the mirror rim design to Fusang branches, and change the mirror knob to a round knob to symbolize the Radiant Spirit, with three-legged golden crows carved around it?"

Qiu Ziming drew a complete blueprint of the magic weapon design. All that is needed is to replace the patterns on both the front and back sides to create a new sketch of the magic weapon design.

Ning Fusang didn't care much about the appearance of the magic weapon; she was more interested in its effects. She hadn't expected Qiu Ziming to be able to pay such attention to detail. Seeing his enthusiasm, she didn't say anything more.

"According to Master Qiu, let's use the latter option."

The two then discussed the inscriptions and engravings. After agreeing on these matters, Ning Fusang gave a detailed description of her expectations for the magic weapon's effects.

To help Qiu Ziming better understand his demands, Ning Fusang brought up the source of his inspiration—the ice bird painting.

The talisman unfolded in the air, and an ice bird emerged. The air in the private room instantly froze, and a layer of white frost formed on the bamboo and wooden screen.

"I understand what Fellow Daoist Ning means. The mirror-like diagram is merely a medium. The core of a magic weapon is the essence blood of a demon beast. Once all the ice birds in this talisman are destroyed, the talisman will become useless. But the mirror that Fellow Daoist Ning is forging can continuously replenish the essence blood of demon beasts. The magic weapon will manifest the image of the demon beast whose essence blood is dripped into it, without being limited to a specific type of beast."

Ning Fusang nodded: "That's exactly right."

She took out the two drops of Ice Phoenix blood essence she had obtained from the White-haired Demoness's cave, also known as the Snow Ape Woman's cave, and handed them to Qiu Ziming. "Master Qiu, you can use these two drops of Ice Phoenix blood essence for experiments first." Using Ice Phoenix blood essence for experiments was a bit of a waste. Ning Fusang actually had several bottles of demon beast blood essence on her body, which she had collected from Cai Lian after killing her.

Cai Lian needs the essence and blood of demonic beasts as a guide to aid his cultivation of the Blood Treasury Scripture.

However, the essence blood of the demon beast in her storage bag was definitely not as precious as that of the Ice Phoenix. For the sake of the magic weapon's effect, Ning Fusang did not mind giving up these two drops of precious demon beast essence blood first.

"All the beasts of the world lurk in the mirror, their birth and death are impermanent, yet they are also endlessly reborn. This mirror and its reflection should be called the Mirror of Ten Thousand Beasts, but the word 'beast' is too crude, so let's take the homonym 'longevity' and call it the Mirror of Ten Thousand Longevity."

Qiu Ziming's eyes brightened slightly, and he clapped his hands and laughed, saying, "A good name, it suits you very well."

"Long live the Emperor" also implies boundless longevity. The meaning is extremely auspicious.

It wasn't until around 3:45 PM that Ning Fusang finished talking with Qiu Ziming, paid a deposit, and left Xuan Ying Pavilion.

Ores can be traded among weapon refiners just like spirit stones, but ores are not very useful to Ning Fusang. Therefore, she used ores to offset the deposit for refining magic weapons.

According to the contract, Qiu Ziming will forge the Longevity Mirror within five years. At that time, Ning Fusang will also have to pay Xuan Ying Pavilion 120,000 spirit stones.

After all, the materials for forging magic weapons are sourced by Xuan Ying Pavilion, and Ning Fusang has very high requirements for the materials used in magic weapons.

She hoped that the Longevity Mirror's upper limit was unlimited and that it could be continuously upgraded.

Passing by Fengyunfang, the silkworm spirit sensed that the familiar aura still lingered. It was fortunate that no one else had bought it, but it also worried that when Ning Fusang came next time, the item would be gone.

Unexpectedly, Ning Fusang suddenly turned around and entered Fengyunfang.

Is there anything that makes money faster than gambling on jade?

She didn't have 120,000 spirit stones, but Fengyunfang did.

Ning Fusang easily made his way to the seventh floor. There were fewer people gambling on stones today, perhaps because he went bankrupt gambling on stones a couple of days ago.

With the Five Continents Conference approaching, Zhongzhou City will only become more and more lively. Therefore, even with fewer familiar faces, the jade gambling business is still doing very well.

Ning Fusang had unearthed quite a few good rough stones at Fengyunfang a couple of days ago, so he was already a familiar face. Huang Yilian, the fairy maiden, greeted him with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Shuguang, do you have any rough stones that catch your eye? It's perfect timing today. Fengyunfang has received a new batch of rough stones. Although they are not as precious as the batch from the Xiaoluotian Ancient Battlefield, they have the advantage of just arriving and not many people have chosen them yet. If you buy them now, the probability of getting something good from them will be much higher."

Previously, Ning Fusang had fabricated a Taoist name called "Shuguang" in Huangyun City, so he simply used this name in Fengyunfang to save himself the trouble of thinking of another one.

Someone scoffed, saying, "How could anyone use such an unlucky name in a gambling den? 'Shu Guang' means 'lose everything,' isn't that just cursing yourself?"

"Fellow Daoist, you'd better change your name as soon as possible. If you really lose everything, it will be too late to help you!"

The cultivator beside him scoffed, "Why would a cultivator be afraid of such a taboo? There's nothing wrong with Fellow Daoist Shu Guang using this name; he's cut out quite a few good things."

(End of this chapter)