Honkai Impact: Dreams and the Holy Grail, but the Servant is Rei.

Among these skilled craftsmen who could create such a spectacle, Yingxing, one of the once-famous Five Warriors of the Clouds, known as the "Master of Hundred Metallurgy," and now the Star Core Hunter Blade, must have been an incredibly dazzling figure back then.

And Han Guang, the father of Yun Li, who was highly regarded and considered a potential successor to Ying Xing, must also be an extremely prominent figure here.

Unfortunately, although his daughter also learned the art of blacksmithing, she became the second youngest genius swordswoman among the renowned Cloud Riders of the [Zhu Ming] Immortal Ship, the [Flame Wheel Eight Leaves]...

In what form will Yun Li, from his memories, appear before him and [Xi Lian]?

The streets and alleys were bustling with pedestrians, most of whom were local native long-lived people, but there were also some fox people and a few Ming people. Many vendors set up stalls on the street to sell their wares.

When passersby approached him and Xi Lian, Meng Weiyu noticed that they would step aside to make way!

This was no ordinary, fleeting recollection of the past; it was like an incredibly real scene! He was startled.

"Partner, can you project some patrol arrows or credits? I want to buy something." [Xi Lian] winked playfully at Meng Weiyu.

Good heavens, a projector can be used like this! What's this for? To stroll, date, and shop in the Xianzhou Alley of [Zhu Ming] from my memory? Meng Weiyu's thoughts were like a wild horse, running off to all sorts of random places.

"Okay." But he still did as instructed.

Considering that neither credits nor patrol arrows could be clearly seen in the game, in order to reproduce the effect of real currency as much as possible, Meng Weiyu first used a projected Gan Jiang Mo Xie sword without magic to rent at a low price to a child playing with a wooden sword not far away. After carefully studying the patrol arrow in his hand, he projected a large bunch of patrol arrows and handed them to Xi Lian.

If I still have this ability when I get back… Meng Weiyu suddenly had a bold idea. Then he shook his head with a wry smile, completely shattering this evil thought in his mind.

If leaving this place alive was his obsession, then "live as you please, but do not harm others" was the life motto he followed.

"Damn, and if I'm still this good when I get back, there are so many things I could do," he muttered to himself.

Meng Weiyu watched as Xi Lian, carrying a large bunch of arrows, spoke a few words to the nearby snack shop owner and then temporarily rented the stall of the Qiongshi Bird Skewers shop owner. The shop owner continued to shout from the stall, "Bird skewers! Red and sweet Qiongshi bird skewers! Special price today!"

He immediately understood Xi Lian's thoughts and followed her...

Soon after, a young girl ran barefoot out from the heavy doors of the magnificent building in the center of the immortal ship. It was Yun Li, who often went hungry when her father was obsessed with forging when she was young.

She devoured the discounted prawn skewers, while [Xi Lian] simply watched her with a smile.

Unbeknownst to them, the entire scene and all the characters, including Yun Li, began to gradually dissolve and transform, eventually turning into streams of light that entered the crescent moon ritual sword of [Xi Lian].

A new scene gradually unfolded. Meng Weiyu vaguely saw collapsed buildings, towering flames, and heard the cries and screams of countless people before their deaths...

Chapter 33 Greed, anger and ignorance

The scene gradually took shape. Although she had never seen it in the game, Meng Weiyu could guess that the messy scene at this moment was the iconic building of the [Zhu Ming] Immortal Ship - [Flame Wheel Forging Palace]!

As a veteran player of the game, Meng Weiyu had long ago pieced together the whole story from snippets of information occasionally mentioned in quests and storylines:

Back then, Yun Li's father, Han Guang, had an extraordinary passion for sword forging due to his exceptional talent. He longed to create a peerless divine sword that surpassed human intelligence, so that every ordinary person could become a seasoned veteran who had experienced life and death without any training.

Upon hearing the news, the foreign traveler fabricated various reasons for needing divine weapons to repeatedly trick Han Guang into forging swords...

Ordinary sword forging doesn't pose much of a threat, but this skilled swordsmith infused the sword with the essence of the sun, making the weapon seem alive and responsive, even enabling people to overcome fear and make judgments in battle.

But these demonic swords are different from the other tools he forged; their only purpose is to kill enemies and injure people.

No matter how noble the intentions of the swordsmiths or the users, or how strictly they restrain themselves, these weapons, scarred by bloodshed, are destined to become demonic swords.

Han Guang overused the power of the giant Suiyang—Suihuang—that was imprisoned and sealed within the [Zhu Ming] Immortal Ship. He used the newly generated Suiyang energy released from its breath as materials to forge more than 1,200 divine weapons. Ultimately, he went mad from the cultivation process and completely amplified the killing intent of the Suiyang energy within the swords, leading to a tragedy:

Yun Li lost both her parents, and the craftsmen at the Flame Wheel Forging Palace also suffered considerable casualties. Although Yun Li narrowly escaped death, she remained trapped in the shadow of the past.

That's why this girl stubbornly searches for one magic sword after another, and then melts them down with her own hands!

That's why, even though Meng Weiyu and Saber [Yun Li] had fought to the death time and time again, neither he nor Caster [Xi Lian], who shared his memories, could bring themselves to hate this genius swordswoman.

Holy crap, He must have already planned this amusement when He first gave Himself the abilities related to Emiya Shirou from Fate.

“Every gift of fate comes with a price already marked in secret.” Meng Weiyu felt a little resentful at first, but then just sighed.

"Be careful, partner. Something hidden in your memories is starting to stir," Xi Lian warned from beside her, her face showing unusual caution and seriousness.

The demonic swords that were slashing and destroying craftsmen inside the Flame Wheel Forging Palace seemed to have been suddenly given life. They were no longer physical memories of the past, and even had their own thoughts!

They developed their own intelligence and began to stop doing what they had done in the way Yun Li remembered or in historical records.

“It’s no fun cutting down these old phantoms.” A black demonic sword said disdainfully. It was no longer held by a person who had lost consciousness and was being controlled by himself, but floated independently in the air, shaking off the dripping blood on its blade.

"Big brother, shall we stop killing these people?" Not far away, a blue demonic sword, also floating in the air, was stabbing at the mindless craftsman of the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship that he had been controlling not long ago.

"If it's convenient, of course we should cut it down! What I mean is, it seems there's something even more fun waiting for us." The black magic sword exuded a murderous aura, feeling as if it had lost its last restraint and been completely reborn.

"Shall we go out and have some fun? Shall we cause a ruckus on this godforsaken immortal ship?" the cyan demonic sword asked curiously. Filled with the will to kill, it had none of the same ideas as Meng Weiyu, who regarded the entire [Zhu Ming] immortal ship as a spectacle.

Behind it, several other demonic swords of different shapes floated and hummed, seemingly expressing the same meaning.

"Foolish!" the black demonic sword roared angrily. "Haven't you realized this place is a giant illusion? We are part of the illusion too, only now we've come to life!"

"Brother, how can we break this illusion now?" a white demonic sword asked.

"You're so stupid, Third Brother! We've come this far, and you still don't understand?" The black demon sword raised its voice, "As long as we find the master of the illusion or the outsider, kill their consciousness and take their place, we can get out!"

"Yay!" The white magic sword danced wildly in the air, as if someone were gesturing wildly. If Meng Weiyu saw this, she would probably complain that it lacked intelligence.

"Then stop standing there and get going!" the black magic sword shouted.

Several demonic swords transformed into streaks of rainbow light and disappeared forward.

During their high-speed aerial patrols, they located their target in just a few moments:

Not far away was a little girl with a deathly pale face. Beside her was a pink-haired girl in purple who was constantly comforting her, and a strangely dressed young man who was wary of the surrounding environment.

If you don't look at the other two people lying in a pool of blood next to the little girl, it's easy to mistake them for a family of three who had a child when they were in middle school...

Even though the black demon sword's newborn will was filled with anger and bloodlust, it couldn't help but become wary.

The pink-haired girl held a crescent-shaped ceremonial sword, seemingly possessing some special abilities, while the young man beside her had no way of discerning his abilities.

The black magic sword couldn't detect the robust physique that martial artists possess through long-term training on Meng Weiyu, but the mirror floating beside him suggested that he was likely a destiny traveler with some special abilities.

Unlike those destined travelers of [Hunter], [Abundance], or [Destruction]... they were more like beings of [Intelligence]. The black magic sword pondered with its limited intelligence.

If they were two Fate Walkers who weren't good at fighting, then there was nothing to be afraid of. Moreover, judging from their aura, they didn't seem to possess the combat power of a Commander-level general like the Immortal Boat General.

As for that little girl, she's not worth mentioning, unless...

"Big brother! What if I get to keep that pink-haired woman's body after we get out?" The excited shout of the cyan demon sword interrupted its thoughts. If the speaking demon sword had a face at this moment, it would definitely have a greedy expression.

"Yay! I want that little girl's body!" The white magic sword shook its blade happily, like a happy, silly child.

"Fools! We have so many demonic swords, can't you two just make do for now? There will be plenty of opportunities after we get out! Let's deal with them first!" the black demonic sword roared.

The three demonic swords—black, cyan, and white—transformed into three-colored streams of light and shot toward Meng Weiyu and her two companions. Behind them, the remaining demonic swords also transformed into streams of light of various colors and followed closely.

Even the [Escape Sword] in Meng Weiyu's system, which has reached level 15, is three points slower in flight compared to them.

Chapter 34 The Shedding of the Shell of Fury

While the demon swords were speaking, the young Yun Li did not show any despair. Instead of looking ashen-faced, she clenched her small hands, revealing a deep-seated hatred and uncontrollable rage.

"Yun Li, listen to me. Leave this situation to me and this big brother." [Xi Lian] comforted her while protecting her behind her.

An exaggeratedly long and enormous cleaver materialized out of thin air in Meng Weiyu's hand. He swung it forcefully, and his [Emiya Archer] status remained unchanged. At this moment, he still had the Servant panel with agility, strength, and reaction speed far exceeding that of ordinary people!

Meng Weiyu slashed at the demonic swords, trying to stop or destroy them all in one strike!

Seeing this extremely intimidating attack, the incoming black demonic sword not only felt no surprise or fear, but instead became enraged.

Holy crap, who does this speed insult? Dodging this attack would be a piece of cake! And this material, who does it insult? Is it even capable of cutting us?

These demonic swords were born on the renowned Zhu Ming Immortal Ship, and were forged by Han Guang, the most famous swordsmith of the time. Naturally, they could see at a glance that the materials of the projected counterfeit longsword were far inferior to their own.

How can such a broken knife compare to ours, which has been forged through countless trials?

The Black Sword and its brothers felt slighted.

"Dare to look down on us? Brothers! Crush this blade, then tear him to pieces!" The black demon sword roared, transmitting its will to its companions.

The demonic swords collided with the cleaver projected by Meng Weiyu. As soon as sparks appeared, the demonic swords felt their vision go black and they stopped thinking, then they all fell to the ground.

"What are you babbling about? You're only good enough to give me a chance to practice my projection proficiency." Meng Weiyu curled her lip and deactivated the projection of the [Zanpakuto].

That was one of many attempts he had made during his battle with the alien memes not long ago, and now it was finally coming in handy.

At this stage, the Zanpakuto he projected does not possess the various flashy abilities found in Bleach; he simply projected an extra-large version based on its appearance.

The key to defeating the demon sword lies in the fact that the entire Zanpakuto is enchanted, which means that a potion that damages spirits is projected onto it.

When dealing with the dwindling number of otherworldly memes, he also experimented with projecting weapons with different potions, and found the results to be surprisingly good...

"If it weren't for our perspective, we would never know that the fact that those demonic swords were defeated so easily wasn't due to luck or overwhelming strength, but rather because they were well-prepared." Inside the "tavern," Giovanni, the Masked Fool, couldn't help but sigh as he watched the young man knock down all the demonic swords with a single blow.

“Well, actually the whole battle was under his and [Xi Lian]’s control.” [Meng Weiyu] was now tasting a different kind of wine. “Even when he was swinging his sword just now, he projected barriers for caster [Xi Lian] and Yun Li, and projected transparent armor for himself. The latter also slightly reduced the speed of his sword swing.”

“They also set up an extra area in advance, so these demonic swords will probably get stuck in a huge, backflowing barrier before they even reach the barrier, just like the little girl’s sword before,” Giovanni added.

"After being watched by the Lord of No Leaks (the Star God of Memory), that caster [Xi Lian] gained some abilities similar to those of the Memory Being, which allowed him to exert a certain influence on this environment."

When Xi Lian first sensed something stirring, as the Demigod of Time, and being watched again by the Star God of Memory within the Holy Grail, she used the power of memories within the illusion to make herself and Meng Weiyu easily overlooked. They quickly found Yun Li, and only after constructing a barrier that would allow them to instantly revert to their previous state after canceling the projection did they reveal themselves to face the Demon Sword.

“What has happened will happen again. Perhaps soon there will be more followers here who will be watched by the Star Gods, and perhaps there will be situations where they are watched by different Star Gods multiple times.” Giovanni looked at [Xi Lian] on the projected screen and thought of the true pioneer on the Star Train.

"The gaze of the Star God is indeed rare, but it's not difficult to bully those brainless monsters with poor insight." [Meng Weiyu] shook her head slightly.

"Besides the killing intent, those demonic swords all seem to carry different emotions? Lust? Wrath? And... folly?" Giovanni asked with some curiosity. From Meng Weiyu's subtle expressions and movements, he could sense that the [Outer Territory Pioneer] opposite him seemed to have some understanding of this.

"It's 'greed, anger, and ignorance,' which correspond to the temptations Yun Li constantly faced while destroying those three hundred-plus demonic swords. I suspect that's also the real monster hiding in this illusion formed by fragments of broken memories," Meng Weiyu said calmly, looking into Giovanni's eyes.

As Caster [Xi Lian] manipulates the crescent-shaped ritual sword to retrieve memory fragments, the raging flames of the [Flame Wheel Forging Palace] and Yun Li beside her begin to gradually melt and transform, forming a new environment. This time, it is General Huai Yan, the oldest and highest ruler of the [Zhu Ming] Immortal Ship, who is teaching swordsmanship and forging to the orphaned Yun Li.

Perhaps it was Meng Weiyu's power in slaying all the demonic swords that intimidated the entity behind the scenes, as [Xi Lian] was able to retrieve the memory fragments using the ritual sword without any hindrance, which can be described as very smooth.

The next scene shows Yun Li having mastered swordsmanship, and she begins to travel around to retrieve the demonic sword.

"To reclaim the Demon Sword, one must fight the sword master who is burdened with murderous sins, constantly teetering on the edge of life and death. She has retrieved more than three hundred Demon Swords, and has suffered more than three hundred fatal wounds."

Meng Weiyu recalled General Huaiyan's words to the Pioneers in the Iron Collapse storyline, and felt that this genius female swordsman was truly remarkable. At the same time, she was also impressed by the top-notch medical level of the Immortal Ship...

He tried several times to intervene in the scene, but found that he and [Xi Lian] were like watching a holographic 5D movie played at double speed, unable to interfere with anything.

As fragments of memory were continuously collected by [Xi Lian], the two of them also witnessed the various past events that occurred between Yun Li, Yan Qing, and the pioneers after Yun Li arrived at the [Luo Fu] Immortal Ship...

As the fragments of Yun Li's final farewell to everyone were absorbed, the scene suddenly underwent a dramatic change:

As if the fog had suddenly dissipated, Meng Weiyu and Caster Xilian were instantly transported to a world dominated by Dunhuang elements, featuring swords, flames, and metal floors, with turquoise, vermilion, and bright yellow as the main colors.

The opening remarks, somewhat familiar to Meng Weiyu, rang out at this moment, but they weren't addressed to her or [Xi Lian]:

"Genius swordsman, disciple of Huaiyan, Eight Leaves of Flame Wheel—Yun Li!"

"Do you wish to resurrect the boy who wields the flying sword?"

Chapter 35 A Heart of Clear Crystal

"Would you like to resurrect the boy who wields the flying sword?" The alluring voice rang out again.

In an instant, Meng Weiyu's thoughts returned to the story of Yun Li in the Chronicles of a Thousand Stars...

At that time, a demonic sword on the verge of melting away constantly bewitched this girl who could hear the voice of every sword:

Do you wish to be the best in the world?

"You will become the Sword Master, the envy of all!"

"A good sword will make you invincible!"

"By taking my hand, countless people will have their wishes fulfilled..."

Your future is just around the corner. Just tell me your wish!

However, Yun Li simply said disdainfully, "You're talking too much when you're about to die!"

"My wish... is to melt down and hunt down all demonic swords like you!" She resolutely threw the demonic sword into the [Sword Furnace].

At this very moment, within the initial and core mental world formed by Saber [Yun Li]'s fragmented memories, this scene is extremely similar to the one when the Demon Sword bewitched Yun Li, only with a more fatal and mind-shaking problem!

Saber [Yun Li] didn't speak. She closed her eyes slightly and curled up quietly in a purple transparent crystal like a white kitten. Her face, devoid of joy or sorrow, showed no expression, as if she were asleep.

The girl, who was summoned by the Holy Grail and inherited most of Yun Li's memories and abilities, is currently placed in the center of this mental world, along with the amethyst that requires three or four people to hug.

In the center of the mental world, there is a small "mountain" that protrudes several tens of meters. The "mountain" is carved with various exquisite and intricate Dunhuang-style patterns or symbols with bright flames, like an altar for summoning gods, or the end of a stairway to be crowned king and ascended to godhood.

The small "mountain" and the surrounding area were covered with giant swords several meters tall. They varied slightly in size and shape, but were mainly composed of cyan and bright yellow.

The spotless sword blades reflected the surroundings like mirrors. Meng Weiyu and [Xi Lian] both noticed a large, blurry black shadow moving at high speed along the blades of those swords.