Chapter 193: Man on the Mountain and Affairs Below
The Yanli Sword’s blazing red sword qi, compressed by Qin Sang to a mere zhang in length, initially appeared somewhat illusory, flickering with a restless quality. Yet, under Qin Sang's meticulous control, it grew increasingly solid.
Once the sword qi stabilized, Qin Sang’s gaze sharpened, focusing on the Yanli Sword for a long moment before he finally called out in a low voice, "Open!"
The sword hummed in response, resonating with a high-pitched sound. The Yanli Sword suddenly trembled, and its sword qi surged turbulently, like clouds caught in a fierce wind.
A crack emerged within the sword qi, widening progressively. The sword qi then began to peel away from the spiritual sword, transforming into a dense, fiery aura that burned like an intense flame, only to dissipate at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Qin Sang acted quickly, knowing he couldn’t afford to let his guard down. Following the techniques laid out in the Thousand-Mechanism Sword Array, he poured his full spiritual consciousness and spiritual power into containing the detached sword qi, preventing it from scattering completely.
Once he managed to stabilize the sword qi, he inserted a strand of his spiritual consciousness into it, attempting to refine it according to the sword art's teachings.
As Qin Sang’s refining progressed, the sword qi fluctuated wildly, alternately compressing and stretching, slowly molding itself into the shape of a spiritual sword.
Though it could barely maintain this shape, it was still far from meeting the Thousand-Mechanism Sword Array’s exacting standards. The moment Qin Sang released his restraint, the sword qi would dissipate instantly. Only by refining it to a level where it could retain the sword’s form independently could he consider it a success.
This was the primary challenge of the Thousand-Mechanism Sword Array.