Tokyo Swordmaster Online Dealer

"Come on, pick one."

"Pick one you like as a gift from the association!"

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Chapter 90 Dream Mirror Crack

Uesugi Kiyoshi had no intention of being hypocritically polite.

This is the money I earn for my life, so it’s not too much to take some good things with me.

He looked around carefully, ignoring the dazzling array of ancient utensils, and searched for the thing he had been longing for.

He had something very urgent.

a knife.

A sword that can break gold and jade and kill evil spirits.

There is no need to say much about how a good sword can improve a swordsman's ability. Ninety percent of a swordsman's strength lies in the sword. Without the sword, how can he kill the enemy?

Japanese swords are inseparable. A sword is also called a knife, and a knife is also called a sword. After training since childhood and cultivation by his master, Uesugi Kiyoshi is most familiar with the traditional katana.

This is the most authentic Japanese sword.

There are many different types of weapons collected in Shosoin, and Japanese swords also have special classifications. Uesugi Kiyoshi took a look and silently took off his glasses. In an instant, his eyes opened.

Then he walked over quickly and stared straight at the knife.

The blade was surrounded by endless mirage, and was completely on the same level as the other blades.

Uesugi Kiyoshi looked away with difficulty and asked softly, "Can I take a closer look?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke nodded happily.

"Please, Uesugi-kun, you can examine everything here carefully, but you can only choose one. This is the rule, please understand."

Uesugi Kiyoshi reached out his hand eagerly and grasped the scabbard of the sword.

A chill wrapped around his arm and attacked his heart, but was assimilated and swallowed up by the mirage energy surging in his body.

He exhaled lightly, and with his other hand, he pressed against the sword guard engraved with a hundred ghosts, applying gentle force.

A clear sword chant was heard, followed by a dazzling cold light, and a sinister and sharp blade was unsheathed.

The cold light reflected from the blade was more dazzling than moonlight and colder than snow. It shone on Uesugi Kiyoshi's face, adding a hint of paleness to his handsome features.

"This blade pattern is a bit exaggerated, isn't it?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi stretched out his fingers somewhat intoxicatedly, gently wiped the blade, and felt the chill of the steel blade - his fingers only lightly touched the blade of the knife, and a small crack appeared, oozing out a few drops of bright blood.

The slight tingling sensation made him a little more awake.

It’s not that he is not determined. For a swordsman of Uesugi Kiyoshi’s strength, a good sword will always be a huge temptation that cannot be described in words or text.

The blade is about 80 centimeters long, which is considered long for a tachi. It has a straight blade, and the blade pattern is generally straight, but the details are like the waves of the sea, undulating. In the eyes of a swordsman like Uesugi Kiyoshi who specializes in swords, this is a breathtaking beauty.

Because of the forging method of Japanese swords, which involves covering the blade with soil and burning it, pearlite forms on the back of the sword and martensite forms on the blade after quenching, achieving the ideal effect of being both hard and flexible without breaking or bending. The transition area between pearlite and martensite is the so-called "blade pattern".

The blade pattern of this knife is the most common straight blade pattern, but its quality is indeed the top-notch treasure that Uesugi Kiyoshi has ever seen.

He had paid close attention to the market of Japanese swords before, and he had also fantasized that when he had money, he would definitely buy a good sword. However, those expensive swords that he once desired seemed insignificant compared to the sword in front of him.

Uesugi Kiyoshi exerted force in his hands and pulled out the knife completely. He waved his hand casually, slowly mobilizing the mirage energy and infusing it into the blade.

Soon, a feeling of blood connection and being able to control the knife as if it were an extension of his arm surged in Uesugi Kiyoshi's heart.

At this moment, naturally, other factors are no longer important and there is no need to consider them.

It is it.

A very standard knife-sheathing action, the sharp blade is sheathed.

Just when he was considering getting a sword bag for the knife so that he could carry it with him, the knife seemed to have heard his thoughts and turned into countless gray-black mirages that rushed towards his right forearm.

When the mirage dissipated, he gently rolled up the right sleeve of his shirt. A tattoo of a vicious demon's head with a green face, fangs, and two horns on its head was already entrenched on his arm.

Uesugi Qingming had a feeling that as long as he thought about it, the evil ghost tattoo would turn into a sharp blade and jump back into his hand.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke, who had been quietly observing Uesugi Kiyoshi's actions, saw the scene in front of him and expressed his admiration in his tone.

"To be honest, Uesugi-kun, I guessed that you would choose this sword. This sword is the best sword in Shosoin, and it is also the most useful demonic weapon for you."

"Have you decided? Choose it?"

Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded firmly.

"I am very satisfied with this collection. Thank you very much, Akutagawa-san."

"What is the name of this knife?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke paused and said meaningfully: "This sword is... Onikiri."

Uesugi Kiyoshi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Kikiri?"

"That legendary sword that cut off the arm of the Demon King Ibaraki, the sword of Watanabe Tsuna, a general under Minamoto no Raikou, the blade that slashes demons - Onikiri?"

"No, no, no, that knife is also Onikiri, but not this one."

"This one is the famous sword used by the Genji general Minamoto no Yorimitsu, which once cut off Shuten Douji's head and was stained with the blood of the demon king - Doujikiri Yasutsuna!"

"I know what you're going to say - Onikiri and Dojikiri Yasutsuna aren't the same sword, right?"

"You are wrong, Uesugi-kun. Onikiri is not the name of a certain sword."

"Oni-Kiri is a sword-forging method passed down by the Genji family. They have an extraordinary technique that can transform a famous sword that has killed countless evil spirits into a more powerful weapon of demons under the stimulation of blood and soul."

"Genji's precious swords - Higekiri, Kneemaru, and Dojikiri - all belong to the category of Onikiri."

"The sword in your hand is the genuine Doujikiri Yasutsuna, one of the five most famous swords in Japan. It is 100% authentic."

Uesugi Kiyoshi gently touched the tattoo on his arm and hesitated, "But I heard that this knife should be in the Tokyo National Museum."

"That one is fake, this one is real."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's firm tone dispelled Uesugi Kiyoshi's doubts.

"Uesugi-kun, you have good taste. This sword suits you very well."

"The sign that the ghost and god's weapon is compatible with the extraordinary is that it can merge with the extraordinary, like this."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke paused the black jade cane in his hand, and the cane turned into a wisp of black smoke, attached to his face, and turned into several mysterious black patterns, adding some mystery to him.

"The more the ghost weapon fits with the extraordinary person, the greater its power will be, but it will also be more likely to affect the user's mind, so please be careful."

Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded cautiously. He was willing to listen to such well-intentioned and valuable advice.

"What is the ability of this knife?"

His current understanding of Onikiri is "sharp" and "contains mirage", and he knows nothing else.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke slowly shook his head and said with a wry smile, "I'm sorry, I can't give you an accurate answer, because the previous owner of this demonic weapon was the great general Minamoto no Raikou, who died hundreds of years ago."

"The prophets of the association have studied this knife and concluded that this knife may be able to break through the barrier between dreams and reality and harm the true body of ghosts and gods."

"Uesugi-kun, demons and gods are very difficult enemies. In a sense, they are immortal."

"For example, when the Eight Thunder Gods set up a ceremony in Tokyo, they were ready to descend upon the prayers of their followers, and the sacrifice they chose was your junior sister, Miss Kamiizumi."

"That incident was known to Dong Wenjue of the Dong Wen Society. He then mobilized all the forces of the Dong Wen Society, resulting in countless casualties. He used human lives to delay the progress of the Thunder God Sect, allowing Miss Shangquan to survive. She persisted until your master Shangquan Jianhao arrived and successfully rescued her. This is also the origin of the friendship between Dong Wenjue and Shangquan Jianhao."

"The Eight Thunder Gods failed to descend and temporarily took over another body. Their strength was greatly reduced and they were no match for Shangquan Jianhao. Shangquan Jianhao easily chopped the body he took over into several pieces, but this was not fatal to the ghosts and gods."

"Generally speaking, gods like the Eight Thunder Gods who have names in the Kojiki and have believers in the world are difficult to be completely killed."

"Unlike the minions like the Red and Blue Ghosts you killed, ghosts and gods of that level can live forever in dreams as long as their names are remembered."

"So, Shangquan Jianhao rashly accepted the invitation of the Eight Thunder Gods and entered their dream mirror world. He killed thirty-seven demons with one sword. The Eight Thunder Gods were seriously injured and fled in panic. Shangquan Jianhao's reputation was greatly shaken and his name spread throughout Kyoto. You also know what happened next."

"As powerful as the Ueizumi Swordsman is, if he wants to harm the demons and gods, he has to go deep into the enemy's home turf - the Dream Mirror World."

"But, if there is this knife..."

"Maybe. No."

"I don't know if this ability is really effective, and I don't know if this sword has other abilities. The so-called weapon of ghosts and gods is unpredictable and has infinite uses. Uesugi-kun, you should just explore it slowly."

"The only thing I can confirm is that there aren't many things in the world that this knife can't cut."

Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded thoughtfully, with a slight smile on his face.

From what Akutagawa Ryunosuke had just said, he had learned the details of a big piece of gossip and understood the possible effects of this knife, which was considered quite a gain.

"I understand, anyway."

Uesugi Kiyoshi raised his hand, revealing half of a ghost face tattoo.

"I appreciate it, Akutagawa-san."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke smiled with relief and seemed to be in a good mood.

"This is a good thing, don't take it to heart."

"Giving you this knife is the best way to put it to good use. Otherwise, it will just be a pearl covered in dust."

"Okay, Uesugi-kun, let's go out and talk about our enemies. I'll close the Shosoin Repository first."

Uesugi Kiyoshi nodded in agreement, and suddenly asked a question seemingly unintentionally.

"Akutagawa-san, I'm a little curious, what is that? Is that also a collection?"

He pointed to a large petri dish of a completely different style in the very center of Shosoin.

The petri dish was oval in shape, with a transparent glass outer wall. There was nothing inside except for a slightly wriggling crack.

It's like the cracks in a broken mirror have come alive.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke glanced at the thing casually and responded, "Oh, that, that's the Dream Mirror Crack."

He did not stop walking, and waited until everyone had left Shosoin before he carefully locked the shoji door and put the keys away before continuing to speak.

"Dream Mirror Crack, the gap between the dream world and the real world."

"I once told you that there were originally ghosts and gods in this world, but driven by the will of the world, the extraordinary people started a war and sealed all the ghosts and gods in the dream mirror world."

"That battle in Japan happened hundreds of years ago."