Chapter 616: "Instrument" and "Spirit"

Afterwards, there was no news of Jing Xie from Tai'a, nor was there any news from the entire Forge of Saints. It seems like Jing Xie has disappeared from the world, and for a long time, the things that Tai'a worried about didn't happen, and there was no information about the Dark God's weapon. Perhaps Jing Xie took his words to heart, or maybe Jing Xie still didn't have the ability to fully master the art of dark forging.
Now Wu Qingyu suddenly mentioned this matter to Tai'ao, and Tai'ao revealed the past of Jing Xie at the Tai'ao Pavilion. "Master, did you find any valuable references related to the dark forging technique?" Wu Qingyu asked.
According to Wu Qingyu's judgment, Jing Xie's research on the dark forging technique has not stopped, but has become more profound. Otherwise, he would not secretly appear in the library to steal and browse related materials. In addition, if the source of witchcraft on Earth comes from the Great Witch, and weapons are empowered through sacrifice, even allowing them to possess powerful spiritual beings. Doesn't that mean they are equivalent to innate heavenly weapons and demonic weapons? For example, the three segments of the "Soul Devouring Staff" wielded by the White Phoenix, as one of the heavenly weapons, its spiritual being is none other than the King of Evil Spirits.
It seems that the Dark Forge's Dark Creation and the Divine Weapons have some similarities, no wonder Jing Xie is obsessed with it! Of course, Wu Qingyu is not unfamiliar with Divine Weapons, there is a world of difference between innate and acquired. It seems like everyone has Divine Weapons, and even has a spiritual presence within. However, innate Divine Weapons can grow and advance with their master, while it is difficult for acquired ones to possess such abilities, at least from Wu Qingyu's current level of understanding, he has not encountered one.
Another so-called sacrificial technique, which is somewhat similar to the two most famous divine weapons Ganjiang and Moye in the ancient martial era of Earth. In the ancient martial era of the Chu Kingdom in the Huaxia mainland, Ganjiang and Moye couple forged a sword for the Chu king, which took three years to complete. The Chu king was very angry and wanted to kill them. The sword had a female sword and a male sword. Ganjiang told his pregnant wife, "I am forging a sword for the Chu king, which will take three years to complete. The Chu king is angry. If I go, he will definitely kill me. If you give birth to a boy and he grows up, tell him, 'Look to the south when going out, there is a pine tree growing on a rock, and the sword is behind the tree.'" So Ganjiang took the female sword and went to see the Chu king. The Chu king was very angry and ordered a careful investigation, saying, "There should be two swords, one male and one female. The female sword has been delivered, but the male sword hasn't." The Chu king got furious and killed Ganjiang.
The son of Mo Ye is named Chi. When he grew up, he asked his mother, "Where is my father?" His mother replied, "Your father was commissioned by the King of Chu to make a treasure sword, which took several years to forge. However, the King of Chu became angry and killed him. Before he left, he instructed me to tell you: 'When you go out, look towards the southern mountain. A pine tree grows on top of a rock, and the sword is hidden behind the tree.' When he went out and looked towards the southern mountain, he didn't see any mountain, but he noticed a stone under the pine pillar in front of the house. He used an axe to break the back of the stone and finally obtained the mighty sword. The son then longed day and night for revenge against the King of Chu.
One day, King Chu had a dream in which he saw a young man with eyebrows a foot apart, with an extraordinary appearance, who said he must seek revenge. The King immediately offered a thousand gold pieces as a reward for capturing him. Upon hearing this, the young man fled and hid in the deep mountains, where he sang songs of sorrow. One day, a swordsman encountered him and heard his mournful singing. He asked, "Why are you, so young, crying in such despair?" The young man replied, "I am the son of Gan Jiang and Mo Ye. King Chu killed my father, and I am determined to avenge this patricide." The swordsman said, "I heard that King Chu is willing to pay a thousand gold pieces for your head. Give me your head and sword, and I will avenge this injustice for you." The young man said, "That's great!" He then immediately cut his own throat, holding his head and mighty sword in his hands, and presented them to the swordsman. His body stood upright, stiff, and motionless, even in death. The swordsman said, "I will not disappoint you." Only then did the body fall.
A swordsman presented the head of a brave man to the King of Chu, who was overjoyed. The swordsman said, "This is the head of a warrior, it should be boiled in a pot of hot water." The King followed the swordsman's words and boiled the head for three days and nights, but it remained intact. Suddenly, the head jumped out of the pot, with angry eyes glaring. The swordsman said, "The head of this man cannot be boiled, I suggest the King come closer to examine it, then it will surely rot." The King approached the head as suggested. The swordsman used his mighty sword to strike the King, causing his head to fall into the hot water pot; the swordsman also severed his own head, which also fell into the pot. The three heads all melted together and could not be distinguished, so the meat from the pot was divided into three portions and buried. It is therefore commonly known as the "Tomb of the Three Kings".
The most exciting part of this legend is still to come, which is about the forging of the Gan Jiang Mo Ye male and female swords. It is said that at that time, the King of Chu also had someone send meteoric iron from beyond the sky as materials for Gan Jiang Mo Ye couple to smelt and forge the best weapon. However, no matter what techniques and forging skills were used in the first two years, they could not make the weapon both hard and sharp while retaining toughness and spiritual energy at the same time. The most difficult part is to give the divine weapon spiritual energy. The top-level blacksmiths of that time naturally consulted many powerful techniques and methods. They found that if the existing weapons have spirituality, then the divine weapon itself is just a shell with no "spirit." In order to have both "tool" and "spirit" inside the divine weapon, it is necessary to have "spirit" before the "tool" cools and forms.
What is "spirit" and how does it come about and how is it infused? This nearly consumed all of the couple's energy, ultimately finding the method of blood sacrifice. At first, Ganzhao used his own blood to nourish the extraterrestrial meteorite, refining it with blood and blazing fire. Later, it was discovered that excessive masculine energy in men would cause the weapon to break easily, so only by combining both yin and yang energies could it be both strong and tough, possessing the blood's spiritual energy within.
Then the couple took turns feeding the extraterrestrial meteorite with their own blood for a total of forty-nine days. Finally, the fiery meteorite formed its "vessel" and "spirit". Due to the joint efforts of the couple, two divine weapons, one for male and one for female, were forged when the materials were abundant. It was only after their deaths that these weapons were named after them by the world.
Regardless of whether it is blood sacrifice or any form of sacrificing life, there are indeed precedents and good results. However, as for the "spirit" born from it being a benevolent soul or an evil spirit, it depends on individual cultivation. So neither Jing Xie nor Tai A is wrong. The key is to act within one's limits. There is no right or wrong in magical arts, it depends on who practices and casts the spells. If Jing Xie regards dark forging as the ultimate path of his own cultivation, he must have enough determination and mental power to hold onto his original intention. Otherwise, he will be consumed by the dark power and ultimately plunge into darkness.
At this point, Tai'A is cautious, careful, and conservative. He believes that his great and perfect warrior strength does not have a 100% guarantee to hold onto his original intention, so he would rather cut off this path.