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"Can't hesitate any longer, the future of humanity needs you. This is just a pile of data, not the real Sword Ancestor. Guhan, you are the one who upholds justice!!" The belly of Liunianli began to emit a gentle glow, and his eyelids started to tremble slightly, a sign that the coordination awakening was about to complete. There was not a second to waste.
"Lord Sword Ancestor, I'm sorry!!" A fierce look appeared on Guhan's face. He suddenly raised the Qingpin Sword in his hand and, with the speed of a meteor, slashed across Liunianli's swollen belly. Blood spurted out like a linear fountain from Liunianli's abdomen, and Guhan cut open his belly.
The Sword of Goujian must receive a full and complete supply of sword essence from its wielder. Even if the supply is cut off just a second before success, the sword maiden will immediately terminate the coordination awakening. Just as it happened now, the belly of Liunianli, which had been glowing gently, completely dimmed, and the awakening shield that had always been present began to vibrate with unusual ripples.
"Why? Big Brother Guhan! Why?" The termination of the awakening and the pain in his abdomen immediately woke Liunianli from his petrified state. He looked at the Qingpin Sword covered in his own blood and the blood still gushing from his abdomen, and with great difficulty, he asked, "Why?"
"Farewell!! Lord Sword Ancestor!!" Guhan dared not look into Liunianli's eyes. He quickly bent down, reached into Liunianli's abdominal cavity, and pulled out a purple light ball. Inside, a baby-like figure could be vaguely seen. This was the Sword Maiden Goujian's embryo, which was just one second away from successful incubation, and it was also Guhan's primary goal in the initial scenario.
"Big Brother Guhan, you must have your own reasons... Liunianli, I... don't blame you... I just... want to see Mom... want to see..." After saying this, Liunianli's pupils constricted, and he lost all signs of life. This Lord Sword Ancestor, who was supposed to be the ultimate support in the scenario and fight until the end, died in the hands of Guhan, a man he had trusted completely, even though they had only known each other for less than an hour.
"Ha ha... just a pile of data... just a pile of data..." Guhan repeated these words over and over. Although this Sword Ancestor was just a pile of data; although he had rehearsed this betrayal countless times in his plan; although Guhan thought his heart was as hard as iron, his heart was still pierced by a sharp pain. He knew that the tug-of-war between light and darkness in his soul had taken another step closer to the cold darkness.
"Light is justice, darkness is justice, justice is me, I am justice!!!" Guhan used these words to end his inner struggle. His plan had one final and most critical step. If this step was not achieved, then everything he had done for the past twelve years would have been a waste of time.
When Guhan's father was still alive, he once told Guhan that his family had once been a great family, inheriting the bloodline of an invincible imperial sword wielder. His ancestor had once achieved coordination with the Sword of Goujian, meaning that as long as Guhan's sword essence value was sufficient, he could also achieve coordination with the Sword of Goujian, just like Lord Sword Ancestor Liunianli.
At first, Guhan thought this was just his father's rambling, because which family descended from an imperial sword wielder would not stand at the pinnacle of the human world, becoming a top-tier family with immense power and status?
How could it be like himself, living in a government-provided beehive-like low-income housing; eating only free synthetic peas every day; his sister, in her five years of life, having the greatest wish to taste a piece of natural beef... a wish so humble and yet so unattainable.
Which imperial family would have such a humble wish?
But one day, while sorting through his parents' belongings, Guhan found a book. It was a real book, not an electronic code hidden in a USB drive, but a book printed on paper.
The book had no title, no annotations, and even the first fifty pages and the last fifty pages were blank. Only the middle thirty pages contained some content.
It recorded several sword techniques, a few ultimate moves, and a few dark and sinister methods.
The "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" was one of those dark and sinister methods, a method that could not be found in any public records, a method that could deprive a sword maiden of her embryo just as she was about to awaken after successful coordination.
The first time Guhan saw the "Sword Maiden Grafting Method," his heart pounded wildly because the benefits of this method were too numerous and too outrageous. Even an imperial-level strongman would lose his reason upon seeing this method.
First, this method had no restrictions on the sword maiden's level. As long as you could control a strongman in the process of coordination and obtain the sword maiden's embryo from within their body, you could possess the sword maiden, regardless of your own ability and the sword maiden's level. Even if you had only 1 point of sword essence and the other party was an imperial sword maiden, you could still possess her. It was like a beggar suddenly owning a country, a miraculous feat.
Second, a grafted sword maiden, like a naturally conceived one, could increase the sword essence value of the sword wielder by the same amount required for coordination. For example, if coordination with the Sword of Goujian required at least 10,000 quarks of sword essence, after a successful graft, Guhan could immediately increase his own sword essence by 10,000 quarks. This way, Guhan, who had only 9 quarks of sword essence and was far from becoming an ancient sword wielder, could instantly become a famous sword wielder with no difficulty.
Third, this method had no limit on the number of sword maidens. Each sword wielder, when their total sword essence value exceeded a certain standard, could become a stronger level of sword wielder. 100 quarks of sword essence made an ancient sword wielder, 1,000 quarks a treasure sword wielder, 10,000 quarks a famous sword wielder, 100,000 quarks a spirit sword wielder, and above that, there were immortal sword wielders and imperial sword wielders.
Each time a sword wielder broke through a level, they could coordinate with one more sword maiden. For example, a famous sword wielder could only have three sword maidens, no more, no less. This had almost become an unbreakable truth, a truth that no sword wielder had ever broken.
However, the "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" broke this truth. A grafted sword maiden could not form a sword mark in the body, so it would not occupy a precious sword maiden slot. In a battle between sword wielders of the same level, having one more sword maiden was like having an extra life. No sword wielder could resist such a temptation.
Such a sinister and powerful method, if made public, would undoubtedly cause chaos in the world. Countless sword wielders would harm their peers to enhance their own strength, taking their sword maidens' embryos. The originally friendly and harmonious atmosphere of the human world might be completely lost.
It would be a complete disaster.
The "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" was incredibly powerful, but it also had many restrictions.
First, the "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" could only be used once, and it was best to use it before any coordination with a sword maiden, as there would be no interference from other sword marks, and the potential risks would be relatively fewer.
Second, the target sword maiden for the "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" must be compatible with the user's bloodline. This meant that an ancestor had once coordinated with this sword maiden. Otherwise, the attempt would either fail or result in a backlash that could be fatal.
Finally, the "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" was a shortcut to obtaining a sword maiden. Such a sword maiden, lacking the process of being conceived in the body, could not form a sword mark and thus could not be deeply engraved to enhance the sword maiden's quality. As a result, the grafted sword maiden would remain at the ninth rank for life, far inferior to a sword maiden who could be enhanced to the first rank through deep engraving, with a strength difference of more than three times.
The "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" had its pros and cons, but overall, the benefits far outweighed the drawbacks. It seemed that no one could resist such a method, especially in reality, where using it could significantly increase one's strength. For example, if Guhan used it in reality to graft an ancient sword maiden, he could instantly achieve his dream of becoming a great sword wielder.
However, Guhan had never thought of using this sinister method and had planned to bury it in the dust, just like his father, who had insufficient innate sword essence and could not become a sword wielder but had always kept this method a secret, even until his death at the hands of a ghost-level enemy, without ever regretting it.
But gradually, the obsession with becoming a sword wielder took over. Especially when he learned that his innate sword essence growth was far below average and that he could not reach 100 quarks before the age of eighteen, Guhan could no longer suppress his desires and impulses. He warned himself that the "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" could only be used in the game...
If the "Sword Maiden Grafting Method" was successfully achieved in the game, the 10,000 quarks of sword essence from grafting the Sword of Goujian would not only instantly make him a famous sword wielder in the game but also, according to a 0.9% conversion rate, increase his real-life sword essence by 90 quarks. This way, he would be just 1 quark away from the minimum goal of 100 quarks, and his dream of becoming a sword wielder in reality would be within reach.
As we know, Guhan made up his mind twelve years ago and began the plan to seize and graft the Sword of Goujian, ultimately obtaining the embryo of the Sword of Goujian.
According to the steps of the "Sword Maiden Grafting Method," all that was left was for Guhan to inject the last quark of sword essence into the embryo to complete the grafting and obtain the famous sword maiden.
However, there was a prerequisite: Guhan's father had not lied, and Guhan's body indeed carried the bloodline of an imperial sword wielder, or at least a famous sword wielder who had once coordinated with the Sword of Goujian.
If Guhan's father had been lying or rambling, then Guhan's twelve years of effort would be in vain, leaving only a string of jokes.
Guhan had no choice but to take a gamble.
Feeling the quark of sword essence in his body slowly flow through his palm into the embryo, the next moment, a dazzling light shone. The embryo in his palm bloomed like a purple lotus, first revealing a pair of delicate feet, then long, straight legs, a perfect waist, a full chest, and finally, a cold, beautiful face.
Yes, exactly like the pictures on the forum, this was the powerful famous sword maiden, the first awakened sword maiden in the world: the famous swordâSword of Goujian, revered by humans as Lady Goujian.
"Did you murder my master, sword wielder?" Lady Goujian, now fully formed, slowly landed on the ground, her long sword pointing directly at Guhan's heart.
"System Notice: Task 6: Make Liunianli coordinate with the Sword of Goujian to awaken the sword maidenâSword of Goujian, completed."
"System Notice: Task refreshed, Task 8: Defeat the final boss, ghost-level enemyâSteel Tooth."