Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

[It turns out that the Dinghaishenzhen can also be transformed into a sword.]

"In fact, when I was a kid, I watched a TV series that was a fan work of Journey to the West. The protagonist, Tongbi Ape, was one of the four great monkeys, and his weapon was also the Dinghai Shenzhen. But his Dinghai Shenzhen was not a stick like Sun Wukong's, but a soft sword that could change at will - come to think of it, it's called a 'needle', so it's more reasonable to call it a sword after it becomes bigger."

"No wonder you don't even know that mortise and tenon joints can't be poked." Zhang Sanfeng shook his head, "Children nowadays really have never seen a pig run."

"Eh?" Shang Luo asked in surprise, "Wouldn't it be more reasonable to turn it into a sword? A needle has one end big and the other end small."

"But 'stick' is also one end big and the other end small. For example, the wolf tooth stick, otherwise why not call it a wolf tooth stick?" Zhang Sanfeng replied, "So the golden hoop stick with one end big and the other end small, when shrunk, is just like an embroidery needle. But Wu Chengen himself was not so clear, the two words stick and cudgel were used interchangeably in Journey to the West, the golden hoop stick was sometimes called a stick and sometimes a cudgel."

"You old man, stop mumbling so much." Sa Shoujian shook his head. "Language itself is a language that is used by each generation. Even Wu Chengen couldn't understand the difference between sticks, so how can you expect modern people to understand it?"

"Shi Naian can still understand it."

"Shi Naian has killed people, can it be the same?"

——They started chatting as if nothing had happened.

Ao Zang was left aside.

"Hey, why are you still here?" Sa Shoujian looked back at him, "Why are you here looking at us if you're not going to attack Xu Fu? Do you want us to keep you here for a drink?"

"Ah, no, no. Xiaolong just thought that this treasure was born with a strange phenomenon in the world, so it must be a divine treasure. I wonder if Xiaolong can be favored by you and let Xiaolong go forward to take a look, so that he can open his eyes."

Sa Shoujian looked at Shangluo. Shangluo did not object, so he waved his hand and said, "Come and have a look. This is a treasure of heaven and earth that even Lü Zu was attracted to. I think it is about the same level as your Dinghai Shenzhen. This gain and loss is really a pity."

"Yes, yes, that's true. Xiaolong, it's really unfortunate." He agreed timidly, and moved closer to look at the sword next to Shangluo. The sword was floating on a pile of scattered wooden parts, emitting colorful white light like pearls, and the white light was transparent with a jade-like quality.

Just floating there, it has a breathtaking beauty, and it forms a perfect pair with the powerful golden hoop. It really doesn't look like a treasure from the same origin at all.

"Do you understand?" asked Sa Shoujian.

"I see, I see."

"Did you have any insights? Do you want to borrow it and take a look?"

Ao Zang was stunned at first, then shook his head like a rattle: "No, no, no, this is Shang Tianjun's stuff, it's Shang Tianjun's stuff, how dare I move it back to the Dragon Palace."

"You already dared to do it." Sa Shoujian looked at him, "Whatever fell into the sea, you took it back home and said it was a 'treasure from the Dragon Palace'. Just like the Dinghai Shenzhen left by King Yu to control the floods, is it yours in the East China Sea? It's just left in the East China Sea. You were watching over it for King Yu, so why can't you make the decision? That treasure flowed out, it was Sun Wukong who got it by chance."

"Yes, yes, yes. That's why I said before that the treasures of the Dragon Palace must be circulated. I think the Dinghai Shenzhen that was recently borrowed to calm the sea has also been circulated - it's good to circulate it, it should have been circulated long ago. If the water doesn't flow, won't it become stagnant water?"

"Okay then." Sa Shoujian nodded, "Anything else you want to ask?"

"That's all. That's all. Xiaolong will take his leave now. Please forgive me, Immortal." He turned around and was about to leave -

"Hey, come back." Zhang Sanfeng called him again.

"Yes, what instructions does Master Zhang have?"

"I'm not giving orders. Let me ask you something. The East Sea's Sea-Suppressing Object was taken away by Sun Wukong, and you used the West Sea's Sea-Suppressing Object to suppress the East Sea. Now the East Sea's Sea-Suppressing Object is lost again, two of them. How are you going to deal with this shortfall?"

"It's okay, it's okay. There are plenty of Dinghai Shenzhen in the South and North Seas, right? There are still two."

"That's it." Zhang Sanfeng waved his hand, "Okay then, go ahead."

After getting nods of permission from several Heavenly Masters, Ao Zang turned around and transformed into a wisp of light cloud, floating away. He did not dare to transform into wind and thunder as he had done when he came.

"Ah, this." Looking at him walking away with a lonely look, Shangluo couldn't bear it, "Master Sa, are we going too far?"

"I'm doing this for his own good." Sa Shoujian also looked over there. "I'm afraid he'll say something disgraceful, which will force me to help him look respectable. If he looks respectable, I won't be respectable. If I look disgraceful, I'll lose merit. Those who make me lose merit never have a good ending."

[Why do I feel like I've heard this somewhere before? People who practice the Way of Blessings are so scary.]

"By the way," Shangluo asked, "Is it okay for me to lose my fortune if I take away his treasure?"

Sa Shoujian waved his hand and said, "You don't practice the Way of Blessings and Fate, so what does Blessings and Fate mean to you? Besides, this is definitely not his thing - this is King Yu's Dinghai Shenzhen, and I have never heard that King Yu gave the Dinghai Shenzhen to the East China Sea. It is unreasonable for them to regard King Yu's things as their own. Besides, you didn't take it."

“Isn’t this considered taking?”

"You didn't even try to take it. It was you who opened the sword box, and the Dinghai Shenzhen flew over on its own to claim its master. How can you say you took it?

"Ah~~So that's how it is. I understand." After saying this, Shangluo felt much more relieved.

"Shangluo." Lu Chunyang, who had been smiling but not saying anything, said, "Since I'm here and you have a sword, why don't we practice?"

"Ah, this. Are you practicing with Lu Zu and me?"

"Not with me, but with it." As his mind moved, a shining flying sword emerged from behind Lu Chunyang. The flying sword flew out of the scabbard, circled around Shangluo three times like a flying light, and stopped steadily in front of him.

"Come on, I won't interfere, you compete with him."

"Then how do you compare this?"

"Simple - start!" Lu Chunyang's expression remained unchanged, and the flying sword suddenly stabbed towards Shangluo's forehead, with no intention of showing any mercy.

In a hurry, Shangluo did not block, but suddenly created a cloud of white mist. The flying sword pierced through the white mist, circled around and returned to its original position to float. However, the flying sword also knew that this matter was not over yet, and its sword tip was always pointing at the inside of the white mist.

The white smoke dissipated, and a warrior in golden armor holding a large sword reappeared inside. In his left hand, he held the two-meter-long slender sword behind him, and in his right hand, he held the newly condensed White Emperor Sword.

Chapter 1136 White Emperor Sword

The fencing match had already begun for a full half hour.

"Oh~ wonderful." Sa Shoujian and Zhang Sanfeng were watching from the side.

The warrior in golden armor danced with his sword so tightly that no matter which angle the flying sword came from, the warrior's sword would be able to block it as if assisted by God. The sword shadow was faster than the flying sword, and the sword light all over his body formed an afterimage, completely wrapping the warrior's figure inside. However, the White Emperor Sword in his right hand was hidden behind his back from beginning to end, and he did not make any move.

The two of them just watched. It was rare to see such a free fight scene, especially this kind of top-level martial arts.

Even Lu Chunyang nodded repeatedly. He was not controlling the flying sword, but the sword itself was fighting Shangluo. It was really amazing that he could survive under his flying sword for so long without losing the upper hand.

"What does Lu Zu think?" asked Sa Shoujian.

"The swordsmanship is good, but this sword is just an ordinary item after all. That sword looks like an ordinary magic sword. There is nothing it can do except blocking against the flying sword."

As if it had heard Lu Chunyang's words, the flying sword hesitated for a moment, and was chopped down by the golden-armored warrior's sword from above - with a clang, metal and iron collided, and a ball of sparks flew. The flying sword was knocked to the ground, but then it suddenly rose up into the sky.

The flying sword changed its stance. It no longer engaged in a close combat, but swooped down from above.

One fell, one met. Like forging iron, the two swords collided heavily, again and again. The flying sword seemed to enjoy it, as if it had found a playmate.

However, just as the flying sword flew high into the sky, and just when it was thought to be another ordinary dive, the warrior's right hand held the colorful white sword in the moment of its turn, and it suddenly extended to 4 meters. The sword did not stab out, but swept around the body.

The dense and impenetrable white mist immediately enveloped the warrior's entire body. The flying sword swooped down and hit the smoke, but it didn't pierce anything. Because of the smoke, there was no damage.

Fei Jian was somewhat puzzled - but just as he was beginning to wonder, a beam of white light suddenly appeared before his eyes, piercing through the clouds and mist. The white light, along with the clouds and mist, suddenly solidified into a 40-meter-long sword in the air.

The White Emperor Sword, which had grown to 40 meters in length, hit the flying sword. The flying sword staggered and was about to fight back. But Shang Luo had already released his incarnation and held the White Emperor Sword with both hands. Immediately, a black lightning flashed up along the sword body and directly pierced through the heart of the flying sword.

"Dang", the flying sword fell straight down, as if.

"Alas." Lu Chunyang sighed, and a breeze blew out of the scabbard, wrapping around the flying sword that had landed. The flying sword shook, and it perked up its spirits. As soon as it came to its senses, it pointed the tip of the sword at Shangluo. The sword body vibrated and hummed, ready to go.

"Come back." Lu Chunyang waved his hand again, and a gust of wind blew the flying sword back and put it back into the scabbard.

Seeing the flying sword sheathed, Shangluo put the White Emperor Sword back. The 40-meter-long sword was suddenly retracted, as he wished.

"He's too slow." Lu Chunyang shook his head. "He's useless. He needs to practice more. This class of swordsmen is the worst I've ever led."

After saying that, he looked at Shangluo: "You are very good. Your swordsmanship has never wavered - but, that swordsmanship is not yours, right?"

Shangluo nodded.

"Where did your incarnation come from?"

Shangluo briefly recounted what had happened to Jinzhi.

"Interesting. Because you encountered the sword, you can also transform things at will - you have entered the way of the sword."

"It's a pity that this is not my own sword heart after all."

"You can learn. There is no faster way than learning by yourself. What I just said, 'When you encounter a precious sword, you can turn it into anything you want', is the standard for entering the Sword Immortal Path. This is encountering a sword. The sword is originally acquired. There were no swords when the world was first created, and later generations learned swords from their predecessors. Therefore, the entry to the Sword Immortal Path is 'encountering a sword'. You must encounter your own sword path before you can enter the Sword Immortal Path. If you don't have such luck, you will never be able to enter in your entire life."

"That's why there has never been anyone on the Sword Immortal Path." Sa Shoujian added, "The Sword Immortal Path is something you can only encounter but not seek. If you encounter the sword, then you have met it. This is how all Sword Immortals meet."

"Including me." Lu Chunyang said, "When I got the Tao in the past, I didn't seek it. People say that I used my flying sword to take people's heads, but I laughed at that. Our sect doesn't have any sword techniques that can break the void. We actually have three swords - one to cut off ignorance and troubles, two to cut off ignorance and anger, and three to cut off ignorance and greed. Your sword finally let you meet it."

"Ah, so this is it."

“Come to think of it.” Sa Shoujian suddenly remembered, “Have you watched too much Journey to the West? Why are you still stretching it out like a golden hoop?”

"I also used it because it can be transformed into water vapor."

Zhang Sanfeng on the side also nodded: "It disperses into water vapor and then condenses into a sword. It can transform anything it wants. It is indeed a good sword."

"It's about making his stuff liquidate, not liquidating stuff. It should be a little more flexible. I think this is too complicated." Sa Shoujian shook his head. "Let me think, do you like transformation?"

"Oh, yes, transformation is so convenient. If you can perform seventy-two transformations, you will be able to perform thousands of other skills. After learning seventy-two transformations, I feel like I can learn anything faster."

"In that case," Sa Shoujian hesitated, but still reached into his sleeve and took out a small wheel. The wheel left his hand and slowly turned in the air, with a faint firelight emerging from it.

"What is this?!" Shangluo recognized it.

"This is a train that belonged to one of my former apprentices. Now that he's gone, I'm giving it to you. I was getting anxious watching you blocking the way for half an hour, but why don't you run? Why are you fighting a sword all by yourself? The sword is getting annoyed."

"I can't run away. I can only transform into one person at a time. The Forest King I transformed into won't run away, no matter what. Even if he was hacked to death here, he wouldn't run away - that's how I hacked him to death."

"So, keep this train. Whenever you encounter a scene like this, you can just turn around and run away with the train. Even if you can't beat him, you can always run away. When you run far away, use your invisible sword to hit him from a distance. Have you learned it?"

"Ah! I got it. So this is how you fight."

"That's right. That's how you fight. It's a good thing that I'm the first one to teach you. I can at least teach you to run. Being alive is more important than anything else. Being alive is a blessing. You should take this train. The sword of the golden-armored warrior is very expensive, but his obsession is too deep. This train is different. I think your brother won't have such a deep obsession. It should be easier to use."

"Ah~~Thank you, Master."

"After that, the Dragon King will most likely come looking for you. Just deal with him casually, don't be afraid of him. The sword is in your hand now, at worst you can just use the flying sword to kill the Yellow Dragon and show your loyalty to Lü Zu."

"Hey, hey, hey." Lu Chunyang said, "I am a mountain swordsman, not a bandit. There is no need to mention the name of the bandit. If you want to kill someone, do it cleanly. You don't need to bring the head."

Chapter 1137 Decent

The Heavenly Masters didn't stay here for too long - they stayed here mainly to send the Dragon King away. They had to let the Dragon King behave himself while they were present.

Now the Dragon King was very sensible and "dignified" himself, so the few people left with peace of mind.

This was actually more of a face issue than a safety issue. Shangluo didn't know how strong the Dragon King was, but even if he was as strong as the Heavenly Master, Shangluo felt that he could still run away - not to mention that the Dragon King was only at the level of a real person at most, and he looked like he was probably at the Golden Core Stage.

But strength is not important. What is important is decency. If the Dragon King misjudged his own strength and "misjudged" the current situation, everyone would have to take an undignified path in the end. With the three immortals standing here, they can do their best to ensure that the Dragon King's reason can always prevail.

"This thing is really... really powerful." After the several heavenly masters left, he held the Dinghaishenzhen himself. This is different from the golden hoop stick. The golden hoop stick is held by the thin end and the thick end is used to hit people. This thing is the opposite, holding the thick end, and using the thin end to poke people.

Then actually test it——

"Longer?" Just like when he was fighting with the flying sword just now, he tried to make the White Emperor Sword longer.

Just like before, the sword body dispersed into an impenetrable clear air, which extended to 40 meters away, and then condensed into shape again.

[It seems to be slower than the legendary golden hoop? ]

"With the additional step of dispersing and gathering the energy, it is indeed slower. But even though it is a beat slower, it seems to be more flexible than the golden hoop stick?"

[Go down, let me ask you a question first - if you were locked in a golden cymbal, what would you choose? The golden hoop stick cannot drill through the crack of the golden cymbal. ]

"Let me try first. There's no need to open the golden cymbals. Let me try."

He took out the sword, but instead of making it longer, he pressed the tip of the sword and rubbed it shorter and shorter, shortening the entire sword to the length of a chopstick.

He grabbed the pointed end and twisted it left and right. It snapped into two and he held it in his hand to test it.

"Yeah, just right."

[Do you want to use it as chopsticks?]

"As an imperial envoy, it's reasonable for me to carry chopsticks wherever I go, right? Okay, this is very useful." He tried it and found the chopsticks very comfortable to use, so he put them in his chest pocket.

Compared to the Golden Cudgel, which can change in size and length, the speed of change of this "White Emperor Sword" has an additional process of transformation and solidification, but the variety of changes it can make is also more flexible. He can be molded into various shapes and sizes at will, and it can extend to any place where the mist can spread. Compared with the unbending tendons of the Golden Cudgel, this thing has no meaning of "unbending" at all. It moves in any way the wind blows.

[Speaking of which, this thing looks really plain and simple? Does it have any magic? ]

"From the perspective of the golden cudgel, it doesn't seem to have any magic in Monkey King's hands. The golden cudgel only has pure physical damage. However, the golden cudgel can be used as a carrier of Monkey King's spells. For example, things like the tranquilizing spell use the golden cudgel to draw circles."

[Ah! This is a staff?! I understand. A staff is passed down for three generations, while a magic weapon is one version. Those magic weapons with specific functions are often eliminated as the strength grows. But a staff is different. You can only use a staff if you know how to use it. Most people only use one staff in their lifetime. Because a staff is best used when it is in your hand.]

"You mean to say that Sun Wukong actually hits people with his staff, right? But actually, this thing is essentially a pole used by Dayu to measure the depth of the sea when he was controlling floods. It is essentially a tool, not a weapon. As a tool, it is indeed very useful. But I don't think its original function seems to be a ruler? It may be some other long pole. After all, a ruler should be indestructible so that it can be used for measurement. This thing is probably not used to measure depth, it is too soft."

[So there are still some 'binding spells' on it? ]

"I remember the Dragon King said this thing can tame the clouds from all directions."

Shangluo took out the "chopsticks" and shook them apart, then combined them into a sword and waved it towards the sky.