Sword drawn from the constellations, poison as its edge.

Chapter 79 The Divine Sword of West Peak
Wuliang Mountain covers a vast area, and this exit is extremely remote. After the four of them came out, they headed towards the back of the main peak.

Zhong Ling skipped along, chattering away: "Hey, once we find the treasure, you all can come visit my house, okay?"

Duan Yu said happily, "Great! I'm going on this trip to make many friends and broaden my horizons. Brother, you should come too!"

Azi laughed and said, "Your elder brother can go, and your elder brother's senior sister can go too, but you, Young Master Duan, can't go."

Duan Yu retorted, "Why can't I go alone?"

Azi said, "It's not that I don't want you to go, but that brat's house is called Wanjie Valley. There's a line of words written at the entrance. Can you guess what it is?"

Duan Yu asked curiously, "It can't be that people with the surname Duan aren't allowed in, can it?"

Azi exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You've already been there? Those words are really fierce: 'Anyone with the surname Duan who enters this valley will be killed without mercy!'"

Duan Yu exclaimed in surprise, "So fierce? Miss Zhong, has someone with the surname Duan offended your family? But there are thousands upon thousands of people with the surname Duan in the world. Are we going to kill them all?"

Zhong Ling shook her head and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know. All I know is that my father hates people with the surname Duan the most. If Young Master Duan is going to be a guest, you absolutely cannot say that your surname is Duan."

Duan Yu didn't mind at all and said with a smile, "Since that's the case, I'll just take the surname Jiang from my elder brother. Miss Zi, my elder brother is Big Ginger, and I'll be Little Ginger."

Ah Zi made a face and said, "Dream on! The name 'Little Ginger' is already taken. If you go to that brat's house, you'll see him."

The Lightning Sable, which Zhong Ling had been keeping in her pouch at her waist while she slept, immediately poked its head out and let out a shrill squeal upon hearing the name "Little Ginger."

Zhong Ling gently pressed its little head back into the pouch and comforted it, "Alright, your enemies aren't here. If you want to fight, go back and fight."

After saying that, he pulled out a handful of sunflower seeds and said with a grin, "I almost forgot, these are sunflower seeds that my mother roasted with snake gall. They're a little bitter at first, but you'll get used to them. Do you want some?"

Azi grabbed a handful and gave them to Jiang Mingzhe. Duan Yu carefully pinched a few, tasted them, and said, "They're spicy and astringent at first, but have a sweet aftertaste and make your mouth water. They're delicious!"

As he ate, he said, "Speaking of which, my cook's roasted melon seeds are also very delicious. They come in osmanthus, rose, and pine nut flavors. If you have some free time, you might as well come to my house for a visit. The camellias in my house are also extremely beautiful, with many exquisite varieties that are hard to find elsewhere."

Azi found it interesting and kept glancing at Jiang Mingzhe. Jiang Mingzhe laughed and said, "If you want to visit, just tell my sworn brother. Why do you need to give me that look?"

Azi retorted angrily, "In the sect, I am the senior sister and you are the junior brother, so you listen to me. But you are a grown man, and you have made brothers and friends outside. You listen to your senior sister in everything. Won't people laugh at you? So whether you go or not should be your decision. Humph, you don't know how to appreciate kindness."

When Zhong Ling heard that there were so many intricacies to melon seeds, she wished she could fly over and try them all. She was about to agree, but after hearing what A Zi said, she suddenly changed her mind and nodded, saying, "Yes, yes, Brother Jiang, you saved my life, so I will listen to your arrangements. Whether I go or not is up to you."

After saying that, he jumped away, dodging Ah Zi's kick, and laughed triumphantly.

Jiang Mingzhe pulled Azi aside and laughed, "It's not that I don't appreciate kindness, it's just that I don't care whether people laugh or not. Besides, Brother Duan is my own brother, his family is just like my family. If you want to go, we'll go; if you don't want to go, we won't go. Just do whatever makes you happy."

Duan Yu was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, my home is my elder brother's home!"

Ah Zi was overjoyed and nodded, saying, "Since you put it that way, we've come all the way to Dali, so we should at least go and visit our brother's home."

Zhong Ling clapped her hands and said, "That's great! Let's go to my house to play first, and then we'll go to Young Master Duan's house."

The group chatted and laughed, and before they knew it, they had walked quite a distance and arrived at the back mountain of Jianhu Palace. Jiang Mingzhe stopped, looked around for a moment, and pointed: "Let's go there."

The four of them walked to the West Peak. The peak looked extremely high from the valley, but it did not appear particularly tall from above. They climbed to the top from the side without much effort.

Jiang Mingzhe untied his basket, found a large protruding rock, tied the rope securely to it, determined the location, gripped the rope with both hands, stepped on the cliff rocks, and slid down little by little.

Azi and the other two were on the mountaintop, craning their necks to look down. They saw Jiang Mingzhe descend more than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) and suddenly disappear.

Even though Azi knew he had gone into the cave, her heart still skipped a beat, and she shouted, "Big Ginger, are you alright?"

Jiang Mingzhe was completely absorbed by the scene before him and casually replied, "I'm fine, don't worry."

The cave wasn't very big, about the same size as the stone chamber where the jade statue was placed. There was an entrance on the east and west sides, the east entrance being as large as a door and the west entrance as small as a window.

Looking down from the east entrance, you can see the small, mirror-like stone wall. Between the east and west entrances, in the very center of the cave, a stalactite rises straight up from the ground, about half a person's height, like a pillar. At the top, two branches, one high and one low, resemble a naturally formed sword stand, only slightly tilted.

On the branches of the stalactites, a magnificent and indescribable sword is laid out diagonally.

If we talk about Jiang Mingzhe's vision, no one in his time can match it. Countless movies and animations in later generations have featured amazingly beautiful swords.

Even so, Jiang Mingzhe subconsciously held his breath, awestruck by the extraordinary sword before him.

This sword is not long; from beginning to end, it is only two feet long.

There is also no sword guard, which is the handguard between the hilt and the blade, also known as the guard, sword hilt, or sword guard.

The hilt, about seven inches long, connects directly to the blade, which is thirteen inches long.

The hilt and blade are made of the same material, which is lustrous, translucent, and colorful.

Jiang Mingzhe couldn't tell for a moment whether it was a stone sword, a jade sword, or a crystal sword.

I couldn't help but think: Duan Yu and I both thought this was an extremely thin sword, inlaid with gems, which is why it shines in the moonlight. So this is the truth. Hmm, the sword shadow on the stone has a guard, but it is actually a branch of stalactite that we mistook for a guard.

After looking at it for a moment, Jiang Mingzhe stepped forward, gently grasped the hilt of the sword, and was immediately taken aback. The hilt was quite thick, and he could faintly feel the fine texture in his palm.

Upon closer inspection, the sword hilt, which was about an inch thick, appeared to be divided into several layers.

A thought suddenly occurred to Jiang Mingzhe, and he sighed softly, "No way?"

He reached out and picked up the sword, then gently pushed it with his thumb. A dazzling light filled his vision as the sword slowly opened, resembling a folding fan.

Jiang Mingzhe stared intently and counted them: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. There were seven swords in total, each a different color: black, blue, green, red, gold, yellow, and white. Their textures were colorful and translucent, like crystal.

Within the crystal, there were wispy, cloud-like lines, some black, some blue, some green, some red. Jiang Mingzhe blinked, thinking that it did resemble rutilated quartz.

Rutilated quartz has become a popular decorative item in later generations. During the growth process of quartz, it contains hair-like and needle-like minerals, making it look as if hair is growing inside the quartz, hence the name.

Different minerals can create different colors, such as black rutilated quartz containing black tourmaline and green rutilated quartz containing actinolite.

These seven crystal swords, each two feet long, have evenly and densely distributed hairlines, and are long and continuous, making them extremely rare treasures.

Jiang Mingzhe marveled, examining the swords repeatedly. He discovered that the pommels were secured with red gold buttons, firmly holding the seven swords in place. Furthermore, the hilts of all seven swords were the same width, while the blades themselves varied.

The central sword is the widest, narrowing slightly to the left and right, then narrowing again to the left and right, with the two outermost swords, one black and one white, being the narrowest.

He nodded and slowly closed the fan, which returned to the shape of a sword. The sword's edge was extremely sharp, and the seven colors refracted through each other, creating a dazzling display.

He opened and closed the fan, thinking to himself: I originally wanted to learn the Free and Easy Fan Technique of the Starry Sky Sect, but I never expected to get such a magical weapon that can be used as both a sword and a fan. Hmm, a fan?

But then it suddenly occurred to me that the diagrams drawn in the Hanging Cloud Sword Technique often depict seven swords for a single sword. Could it be that they are not some kind of movement diagram, but rather the sword being opened like a fan?

Lost in thought, he heard a soft exclamation beside him: "Wow! This is... is this the Legend of Sword and Fairy?"

　The crystal sword's design isn't fabricated; it's explicitly stated in the original novel, through Duan Yu's words:

　　"That's it! So there's a sword hanging in this cliff, inlaid with various gems. The moonlight reflects the sword's shadow and the gems onto the jade wall, no wonder it's so beautiful and incomparable!"

　　He then thought, "The blade must be hollowed out and inlaid with gemstones so that moonlight can pass through the gemstones and reflect this colorful shadow. If the blade is not hollowed out, the gemstones will not be able to pass through. Forging this strange sword is quite troublesome. That's why Gan Guanghao said there is occasionally a colorful sword light on the jade wall."

　　This is reason 1. Reason 2 is that Li Qiushui has a crystal dagger, which she used to cut off Tong Lao's thigh and thumb. I won't post the original text.

　　Then, this sword is actually more than just a sword...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)