Emperor’s Domination

Chapter 34 : Invisible Dual Blades (2)

After returning to the peak, seeing Nan Huai Ren’s curious expression while he looked at the blades, Li Qi Ye threw them to Nan Huai Ren.

“If you want to look at them, then you can hold and look at them as much as you want.”

Nan Huai Ren felt bashful after being caught by Li Qi Ye. He didn’t know why Li Qi Ye wanted these blades, but he couldn’t just ask right away either.

Holding the blades, Nan Huai Ren stopped being so courteous, and he meticulously observed them; however, he couldn’t see anything extraordinary from them.

The two blades in his hands seemed to be just mortal weapons made from regular steel, and the rust on them was proof that they couldn’t withstand the test of time.

“Why did senior choose these blades?”

Nan Huai Ren believed that Li Qi Ye had already decided to go for these blades when he first entered the Weapon Armory.

Li Qi Ye smiled and answered:

“If you, or anyone in the sect, could see through their mysteriousness, then they wouldn’t have been in the Weapon Armory for so long.”

“What kind of treasure is this?”

Nan Huai Ren politely inquired. He truly could not see the magical properties.

“They’re not treasures.”

Li Qi Ye answered:

“They’re only two normal dual blades made out of steel. In fact, the material these are made out of are worth less than the two silver coins over there.”

“But why…”

Li Qi Ye’s answer confused Nan Huai Ren. If they were truly like Li Qi Ye described, then why did he pick them?

Li Qi Ye interrupted his question:

“However, they can cut through the weapons of Royal Nobles and Enlightened Beings as if they were cutting through tofu.”

“How is that possible?!”

Nan Huai Ren’s heart shook when he heard this. Royal Nobles were extremely strong, let alone Enlightened Beings. Since thirty thousand years ago, there hasn’t been a single disciple who was capable of reaching the Enlightened Being stage in the sect.

Li Qi Ye liked to see Nan Huai Ren’s surprised expressions, and he slowly proclaimed:

“You are smart, and you can clearly understand the current situation. I will not mistreat you. Emperor merit laws or Saint level treasures; if you want them, you will have them. If you do a good job and contribute greatly, I will even let you cultivate merit laws that are far more formidable than Emperor laws.”

Li Qi Ye’s words were like steel rods beating on the drum that was Nan Huai Ren’s heart. His master, or even Elder Sun, wouldn’t be able to make such a promise because there weren’t that many known Emperor laws in the Cleansing Incense Ancient Sect.

“Thank you brother.”

Nan Huai Ren gathered his wits and bowed toward Li Qi Ye, and Li Qi Ye naturally accepted his gesture.

***

After Nan Huai Ren left, Li Qi Ye held the blades in his hand; he caressed the edges. He sighed and started to remember his past.

So what if one could become an unbeatable Immortal Emperor? Little boy Min Ren was groomed by him, so he was able to accept the Heaven’s Will. His whole life, peerless in all the Nine Worlds, and he successfully cultivated the Solar Immortal Physique as well. However, in the end, he was still slowly erased by the river of time.

Li Qi Ye removed the rust from the blades, bringing them back to their original form. The two blades had a normal appearance, but they now exuded an ancient aura.

Using his hand to lightly touch the edges, Li Qi Ye felt a cold energy emanate from the blades. Everyone was correct in their judgment; these blades were indeed just mortal blades. However, they were the blades that were once used by Min Ren, personally, when he was a little boy.

Based on the materials, these blades were trash; however, they used to be the main weapons of an Immortal Emperor. Even after he started cultivating, he was not willing to part with these blades; he always had them with him. Even after his ascension, they were still by his side.

Every time he reminisced, he would take out the blades and caress them as if he wanted to share his feelings with the blades’ soul.

Even though Min Ren never forged the blades, they were blessed with an Immortal Emperor’s touch and groomed by an Immortal Emperor’s blood energy; thus, even if they were made of mortal steel, they were still exceptional. How powerful was an Immortal Emperor? This was the person that carried the Heaven’s Will and reigned over the universe and the Nine Worlds.

The true value of the blades was not in its material or sharpness, but the Immortal consciousness and thoughts hidden within the blades.