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Yixian Jian is not very old. Among all the sword maidens from the pre-Destruction era, she is considered one of the youngest, at most just under 1,100 years old. However, such a young sword maiden can rank first among the numerous ancient sword maidens, and there must be a special reason for this.
Because Yixian Jian is the only imperial sword maiden among all the ancient sword maidens!
An imperial sword maiden can only be the sword of a ruler who dominated the feudal lords before the Qin Dynasty or a founding emperor who unified the country after the Qin Dynasty. As long as her owner has not reached the pinnacle of the world, no matter how powerful the sword is, it cannot become an imperial sword maiden.
The most famous example is the Yitian Sword, which Gu Han is chasing. Although her owner, Cao Cao, was posthumously honored as Emperor Wu of Wei by Cao Pi, unfortunately, before the Cao family unified the country, the Sima family usurped the throne. Cao Cao never became a founding emperor, so the Yitian Sword could only be a martial sword maiden, not an imperial sword maiden.
In fact, for many sword maiden researchers, Yixian Jian becoming an imperial sword maiden is also a violation of the principle of a founding emperor. Because Yixian Jian's owner, Sun Yixian, only occupied part of southern China before his death. His successor, President Jiang, although nominally unified China, in reality, the country was rife with warlords, and the Japanese pirates were wreaking havoc in China.
After finally subduing the Japanese pirates, the true emperor emerged from Chang'an, unified the country in two years, and governed it in five years. Therefore, in the field of historiography, President Jiang has never been regarded as a founding emperor, let alone his teacher, Sun Yixian.
But inexplicably, Yixian Jian became an imperial sword, possessing the abilities of an imperial sword. Historians, after countless debates, ultimately concluded: "Because a certain party, which cannot be named, has always firmly claimed to be the legitimate successor of Sun Yixian and the true ruler of China, Sun Yixian, in a certain sense, became a founding emperor, and Yixian Jian naturally became an imperial sword."
A supporting reason for this is that although the dynasty founded by the certain party became the last Chinese dynasty before the Great Destruction and is considered the most powerful dynasty in Chinese history (PS: In terms of absolute military strength, the current China is absolutely the most powerful; otherwise, let the Han cavalry and the PLA uncles have a fight and see.), Yixian Jian is the weakest among all the imperial sword maidens. This is because Sun Yixian's status as a founding emperor is too much of a nominal title.
However, no matter what, Yixian Jian is still an imperial sword maiden, the most powerful among the ancient sword maidens, and the best choice for any aspiring powerful sword wielder.
The main characteristics of Yixian Jian are clearly stated in the textbook "Sword Maiden Studies": a handle similar to a Western sword, a slender blade 100 centimeters long and weighing 450 grams, a long red tassel that can cover half the length of the blade, and the four large characters "For the Public Good" deeply engraved into the blade.
In short, Yixian Jian is not hard to find because her features are very distinctive, but it is also not easy to find because there are too many swords here. Moreover, unlike Lin Lin, who searches with extreme seriousness, like a butterfly flitting around the burial ground, Gu Han searches leisurely and slowly, often paying more attention to the broken parts of each broken sword, as if seeing the countless dangerous battles they have experienced and the brilliant death they bloomed in their last moments of life.
"Perhaps, my destiny and that of my sword maidens also lies here!" Gu Han seemed to see his future here.
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"Hey, you be more serious, Lin Lin! Dilly-dallying, are you even a man?" Gu Han's relaxed attitude somewhat irritated the anxious Lin Lin. Half an hour had already passed, and the hour given by Liu Lei was already halfway gone. Lin Lin had only searched a small part of the burial ground, and more than two-thirds remained unsearched.
"Hehe, do you think I would give Yixian Jian to you if I found her?" Gu Han sneered. The reason he slowed down his search was to repay Lin Lin for bringing him to this burial ground. But if he found Yixian Jian at this speed, it would mean that Yixian Jian was meant to be his, and he would not hesitate to take her into his hands, not giving her to Lin Lin like a fool.
After searching for a few more minutes, suddenly, Gu Han felt that familiar stirring sensation in his heart again!
"This is the sword affinity response!" Gu Han's expression changed. The fact that a sword affinity response appeared in this burial ground meant that there must be a successfully resurrected broken sword nearby. And there was a high possibility that this broken sword was the Yixian Jian that Lin Lin was desperately searching for!
Gu Han immediately walked in the direction of the sword affinity response. After walking about ten meters, the sword affinity response in his heart intensified to the strongest level, indicating that the sword was near his feet.
At this moment, there were four swords closest to Gu Han, but all four were broken swords, and broken swords cannot produce a sword affinity response! Could there be a sword buried in this sand?
Without hesitation, Gu Han endured the intense, almost suffocating stirring in his heart and began to dig the sand under his feet. The sand, made of some unknown material, looked like fine, soft grains, but when he dug it with his hands, it felt like it was mixed with needles. Soon, Gu Han's palms were covered in blood from the seemingly harmless sand.
"What are you doing?" A question exploded in Gu Han's ear. It was Lin Lin's voice. She noticed Gu Han's unusual actions and quickly ran to his side.
"Nothing, just bored!" Gu Han said casually, but his hands dug faster. As long as he could dig out the sword before Lin Lin and confirm it was Yixian Jian, touching her hilt would immediately synchronize him with Yixian Jian. At that point, no matter how powerful Lin Lin was, she would not be able to take Yixian Jian from him.
"Hmph, then let Lin Lin dig for you!" With that, Lin Lin kicked directly at Gu Han's handsome face. If this kick landed, Gu Han would likely be disfigured.
"Damn!" Gu Han, in a strange twist, narrowly avoided Lin Lin's kick, but he also exposed the half-dug hole in his hands to Lin Lin.
"Ah!" Although Gu Han avoided the kick, the suffocating stirring in his chest became even more intense. He groaned, clutched his chest, and almost fainted.
"Huh, you have some skills, managing to dodge Lin Lin's kick. Lin Lin likes you more and more. Let Lin Lin see what's in this hole, and then I'll comfort you!" Lin Lin said with a smile, but her hands did not slow down. She continued digging in the hole Gu Han had just dug.
Seeing Lin Lin take over, Gu Han remained kneeling on the spot, not moving. It wasn't that he had given up the fight, but the sword affinity response was so intense that he had to resist the suffocating feeling while secretly accumulating his strength. When Lin Lin dug out Yixian Jian, he would burst forth and fight for her.
Soon, Lin Lin's hand seemed to touch something hard and stopped. Her originally quick and rough movements immediately became delicate and meticulous. After slowly brushing away a layer of floating sand, a large red tassel appeared before both Gu Han and Lin Lin's eyes.
"It's her! This is Yixian's unique tassel!" Lin Lin's heart was pounding with excitement. Although she didn't know why this mysterious Gu Han knew Yixian Jian was buried here, there was no doubt that Yixian Jian was hers!
Lin Lin extended her hand to pick up the strongest ancient sword from the sand pit.
In the next moment, Lin Lin's expression tightened, and she rolled to the left, using her right hand to block a flying stinky foot.
"You actually dared to fight back!" Lin Lin was furious, looking at Gu Han, who had also climbed out of the ground. "This sword is Lin Lin's!"
"Miss Lin, if it's yours, then it's yours. But Gu Han has a small request. Can I touch this sword before you, Miss Lin?" The stirring in Gu Han's heart was becoming more intense, and he was almost certain that if he touched Yixian Jian, there was a fifty percent chance of successful synchronization.
"Hmph! Do you really think Lin Lin is stupid?" No way, if Gu Han touched the sword first and successfully synchronized, what would she do? Although Lin Lin didn't think his chances were high. "How about this: this sword is yours, Gu Han, but before that, let Lin Lin touch it first!"
"This is a viable option! From her relaxed manner, it seems Lin Lin has no sword affinity response, so her chances of success are not high!" Gu Han thought silently, almost agreeing to let Lin Lin touch it first, but he quickly realized something.
"No, if Lin Lin went to great lengths to come from Yanjing City, she must have great confidence in obtaining Yixian Jian. Could it be that her ancestors once possessed Yixian Jian?"
"Talking won't help! Let's settle it with our hands!" Gu Han shook his head, giving up on trying to persuade her with words.
"Hehe, are you sure you want to play with Lin Lin?" Lin Lin smiled contemptuously and suddenly picked up a broken sword from the ground, attacking Gu Han.
Gu Han immediately grabbed a broken sword nearby, which was exactly what he wanted! If using swords, he didn't think anyone under twenty could be his match.
What he didn't expect was that just as he was about to grab the broken sword, the stirring in his heart exploded like a bomb, and a suffocating sensation hundreds of times stronger than before rushed to his brain. No matter how strong his spirit was, he instantly lost consciousness and fainted on the ground.