Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 390 Jiang Li's Second Playthrough (3k)

Luo Ji noticed that there was a memorial statue in a square near Radiáz's residence.

The statue, shaped like a sword, stands in the center of the square, radiating a soft glow.

"This is……"

The moment Luo Ji saw the sword statue, he realized that the sword itself must also be a spirit sword.

"The Radiant Sword statue is a testament to the early days of nuclear fusion solar technology, which was not yet mature and was prone to malfunctions. This sword then shone within the cavitation bubble and served as the sun for over fifty years. People were very grateful for the sword's contribution and erected a statue to commemorate it," said Radiaz.

There were even some fruits and snacks, as well as many exquisite, slender jade swords, on the pedestal of the statue.

There is a white marble sword, entirely white, wrapped in a thin silk gauze, with a myriad of elegant charms.

There is a jade sword with a clear blade, encased in a damaged, battle-worn scabbard, with only its lovely tip peeking out.

There is a black jade sword with a scabbard that is black and silky, a sword blade that is smooth as jade, half-concealed, and a bulging hilt.

The blade was exceptionally full, the body a deep crimson, boldly exposed to the air, like a jade sword with a blushing maiden's cheeks.

There were even silky, thin orchid-leaf jade swords, half-immersed in strange clear water, gleaming alluringly in the sunlight.

There are dozens of such weapons.

Radiaz looked embarrassed: "We don't really understand either. The sword seems to like this kind of jade sword, so we just put it in front of the statue as a way of thanking it for its contribution to Mercury."

Looking at those half-naked jade swords, Luo Ji felt his mind was full of question marks.

Just then, a sword suddenly spat out a sound from Luo Ji's mind.

With a thought, Luo Ji looked inward with his divine sense and saw his natal spirit sword, Canghai Sword, cursing the sword in a rhythmic and cadent manner within his spiritual platform.

"Bullshit! This damn sword took advantage of its master's seclusion and used the excuse of glowing to shamelessly go outside for some fresh air. It spends all day indulging in a life of debauchery with these beautiful swords, making us other spirit swords itchy with envy."

Later, after the sword master emerged from seclusion, he gave it a good beating. After returning to the quantum world, the Divergent Light Sword was then ganged up on by the magical artifacts and finally calmed down. Originally, it was thought that it had been beaten enough, but it turns out that this thing lived such a luxurious life in the outside world!

"Look, look, and behold! What kind of swords are these! They're so immoral, so utterly immoral! I've never seen such shameless swords! Bah, what a load of rubbish, Yan Guang! Sooner or later I'll get the other three Qing Sword brothers and Yun Sword sister to teach him a lesson!"

Canghai Sword said righteously, "Master, please ask this human if these immoral swords are still of any use. If they are not, you may refine them and store them in your spiritual platform, and I will keep them safe."

Luo Ji: "..."

No, do spirit artifacts also have such worldly desires?

Luo Ji refused the Canghai Sword's request, not because he was unwilling to fulfill his own small wish as a natal spiritual energy, but because his cultivation level was simply insufficient to refine such an ordinary sword.

Luo Ji had learned fewer of the various arts of immortal cultivation than Li Bai had, so he really didn't know how to refine external objects.

After hearing Luo Ji's explanation, Canghai Sword felt extremely regretful, but his gaze remained fixed on the dozens of half-naked jade swords, wishing he could immediately reveal them to the outside world and teach them a lesson.

Luo Ji gleaned a useful piece of information from Canghai Sword's performance.

"You're talking about Luo Qing, right? He has a lot of magical weapons."

The Canghai Sword could naturally sense its master's doubts. It hummed and laughed: "Although the sword master has many spiritual weapons, numbering in the millions, they are all confined to the quantum world. Non-celestial weapons cannot break through the observer effect and manifest in the world."

"A million magical artifacts? How could there be so many?" Luo Ji was shocked once again.

Even the most daring directors of fantasy films wouldn't dare imagine a cultivator possessing a million magical artifacts.

Besides, Luo Qing's stingy manner doesn't seem like it. The Canghai Sword tapped its tip:
"The Sword Master's artifact arsenal comes from the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. Back then, when the extraterrestrial demons attacked, almost all the cultivators above the Nascent Soul Realm in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths were slaughtered. Most of their natal artifacts were left behind. Later, the Sword Master emerged out of nowhere and, with his Nascent Soul Realm, reversed the fate of the Nascent Soul Realm demon. Then, he connected the shattered Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, slowly condensing the power of the will of all living beings in the world, day by day and earth by earth. From reversing the fate of powerful enemies in the Integration Realm to suppressing demonic cultivators in the Tribulation Transcending Realm, he finally merged with the earth's veins and fought to the death against the extraterrestrial demons and enemies in the Heavenly Immortal Realm above the Nine Heavens."

Later, due to the shattering of the earth's veins by a celestial being's sneak attack, the sword master was ultimately defeated and nearly died from severe injuries. However, unexpectedly, his fellow Daoist Jianghe sacrificed his life to replenish the last bit of despair that was missing from the world, triggering the birth of the nascent Heavenly Dao.

After the Sword Master merged with the Dao for the second time and killed all the powerful enemies, during this battle, all the spiritual beings in the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, including but not limited to spiritual artifacts, magic weapons, and even spirit stones and talismans, flew to the Sword Master's side under the influence of the nascent Heavenly Dao and fought alongside him.

That's why the Sword Master possesses such a terrifying number of spiritual weapons. These million spiritual weapons are actually the remnants of the entire cultivation world after its destruction. For example, I was originally just the sword of a Nascent Soul cultivator named Qin Changhai. However, after the original owner died, I followed the Sword Master and ended up in this spiritless realm.

Luo Ji was so shocked by the massive amount of information revealed by his own spiritual sword that he felt his scalp tingle.

Looking up, what exactly is Luo Qing's hometown?
"I remember Luo Qing saying that there was a very powerful cultivator in his hometown..."

"You mean Jiang Li, right? This matter is complicated. The Sword Master's previous life was quite turbulent. He not only experienced the supreme glory of Jiang Li, the True Emperor, but also participated in the second cycle after Jiang Li, the idle man, finished mining and then reformed his ways..."

The Sword Master's past is actually very complex, spanning multiple worlds and timelines. Each time he reveals something, it's only a partial picture. It's normal that you don't know it; his past was too painful, and he's very secretive about it. However, one thing is certain: the powerful cultivator you mentioned earlier is probably True Emperor Jiang Li, not the idle Jiang Li. Just a basic understanding is enough for you.

Luo Ji felt his mind go numb and couldn't make sense of the information at all.

"So what exactly is the situation with those million spirit swords you mentioned? Are they all unable to emerge because they were attacked by the macro-fusion?"

Canghai Sword tapped the tip of its sword again: "This world is a world without spiritual matter, and it does not allow things with spirit. Moreover, the strange quantum state we are trapped in after being hit by the macro-fusion is indeed very troublesome. Even top-notch spiritual artifacts cannot break through the observer effect. The only way is to break through the shackles of immortal artifacts and become a quasi-immortal artifact or an immortal artifact, so that we can break through the observer effect and return to the macroscopic world."

"But this is too difficult. For more than 200 years, we have diligently studied and implemented the 'vacuum zero-point energy' theory mentioned by the Sword Master. Among them, the vast majority of spiritual weapons have reached the level of high-level spiritual weapons by absorbing 'vacuum zero-point energy'."

For example, when I first arrived in this world, I was just a low-level spiritual artifact with very weak spirituality, not much stronger than that dog named Benben. The fact that I have the intelligence that is now similar to that of a human is the result of my hard work in absorbing 'Vacuum Zero Point Energy' over the past 200 years. I can only say that 'Vacuum Zero Point Energy' is really amazing, no weaker than spiritual energy.

However, absorbing only 'vacuum zero-point energy' is the limit for high-grade spiritual artifacts. To advance to immortal artifacts, they must undergo a tribulation of lightning, but there is no tribulation of lightning here. Without a tribulation of lightning, they cannot advance to immortal artifacts; this is a tacit consensus among all spiritual artifacts.

"A consensus?" Luo Ji thought to himself.

Can't a consensus be broken?

Canghai Sword continued, "So, Master, you may not know this, but half a month ago, in order to become your sword, over a million magical weapons almost broke their heads."

Luo Ji looked bewildered: "Why?"

The Azure Sea Sword explained: "Because after the blood oath, I become a part of my master, and can freely enter and leave the outside world. The observer effect can no longer restrain me, which is extremely attractive to spiritual artifacts."

You must understand that you are the second cultivator in the entire universe. Who knows when the third cultivator will appear? And the Sword Master's number of avatars is also limited. Now you understand how precious this opportunity to emerge is?"

Luo Ji understood, and he said with emotion, "So you defeated all the competitors and finally became my sword?"

The Azure Sea Sword awkwardly turned its blade around: "No, I can't beat them at all. After all, I'm just a low-level spiritual weapon. The reason I was chosen by the sword master is purely because my attributes match the master's cultivation technique and spiritual root well, thus winning."

At this point, Canghai Sword couldn't help but burst into laughter again: "I've become the object of their envy, haha, I can come out for a stroll anytime and make those silly swords green with envy."

Luo Ji still smiled bitterly: "I'm terrified... I'm not some great cultivator, why would I deserve your concern?"

Canghai Sword waved its tip: "Master, please do not underestimate yourself. Although your cultivation is pitifully low, you are still the only Foundation Establishment cultivator in this spiritless world. Following you is not disgracing my reputation."

Speaking of this, Canghai Sword seemed to sigh: "It's a pity that Master wasn't born in Kyushu. Otherwise, with your water-attribute heavenly spiritual root, you would at least be a Nascent Soul cultivator, which is much better than the sword master's dual earth and wood spiritual roots. All he does all day is dig holes in the ground with his sword."

The Canghai Sword refers to Luo Qing's past life activities such as digging for earth veins in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, digging holes on Mercury, farming in the United States, digging for seabed on Mars, and patching gaps on the Great Ring.

Even the Canghai Sword never expected that, after two lifetimes, its master still hadn't changed his habit of digging in the ground.

(End of this chapter)