The Heavens: A Qing, the Yue Girl at the beginning

Shedding soul and seizing sword, fire dragon burning warehouse (4K)

The key points of this "Shedding Soul and Seizing Sword" technique are the two words "confusion" and "transformation". It emphasizes on confusing the real with the fake, stealing the truth, and simulating the "sword body" structure corresponding to various materials in order to better confuse the target and complete the transformation and fusion of spirit and sword in the most subtle moment.

Basically speaking, as long as the quality of the target sword is not higher than the "sword body" condensed by the practitioner, and the spiritual strength of the sword spirit is one level lower, the conversion will be successful.

If either of them fails to meet the standards, it will depend on the caster's methods of confusing the spirits and how long it will take to "fool" the person.

Once it is cultivated, even if it is just the initial entry level, it is equivalent to having an extremely efficient method of "refining" weapons. It is equivalent to directly grabbing the finished product without having to spend time nurturing and polishing it, and there is no need to worry about the compatibility between the weapon and the weapon.

For high-level weapons and magical instruments, if they have not yet "recognized their master", it will obviously be difficult to refine the metal energy and metal rhyme contained in them. The method of "shedding the soul and seizing the sword" is undoubtedly a wonderful way to solve this problem.

Speaking of which, this technique also has a great advantage, that is, it can restore the "stolen" sword at any time without leaving any trace. After all, the sword spirit is only "invited" to stay temporarily in the practitioner's body, and is not truly wiped out. Afterwards, it can be sent back to the original sword at any time to restore everything to its original state.

This means that Zhao Qing can choose whether to "seize the sword" or "return the sword" according to his real-time needs. It is flexible and controllable. He can even move the spiritual imprint of one sword to another sword, so that the orthodox "refining" method can also be completed in a short time.

With a slight thought, she had completely mastered this secret technique and began her first attempt.

Zhao Qing was seen concentrating her mind and calming her spirit. Naturally, thin filaments were floating in the acupuncture points all over her body, emitting a hazy glow, like a pure white sun, illuminating the entire floor of the building so that every detail was visible. However, her figure gradually became blurred, as if she was about to merge into the light and transform into an invisible and intangible sword intent.

At the same time, a ball of mist rose from Zhao Qing's brows and quickly condensed into a huge sword shape outside her body. From the outside, it looked exactly the same as the natal sword in her hand, and even the overflowing sword energy fluctuations were exactly the same, but they were magnified many times.

At this moment, Zhao Qing seemed to have become the sword, and the sword had become her. The boundary between the two became blurred, and they seemed to have turned into stardust in the universe, tiny yet containing endless possibilities. They slowly rotated, emitting majestic sword intent fluctuations like the vast ocean.

As her mind and the illusory sword shadows continued to change, the master's natal sword also trembled slightly, making a clear and pleasant sword sound, as if it was cheering.

Then, the rainbow light on the sword suddenly converged and completely sank into Zhao Qing's body, disappearing without a trace.

The huge sword shadow formed by the mist outside her body suddenly flashed with light, and suddenly dissipated, turning into strands of golden energy again, and drilled back into her major acupoints.

The whole process seems long, but it actually happens in just a moment.

Zhao Qing's mind moved, and she changed the position of the spiritual imprint of "moving", turning it into a dim sword mark on her wrist, which she could use as sword energy to slash out, serving as a disposable attack weapon.

The runes engraved on the Grandmaster's sword that was infused with her spirit lit up one by one, shining brightly.

The next moment, the entire four-foot-long rainbow sword turned into a glowing liquid as quickly as melting snow, flowing and being sucked into Zhao Qing's palm, compressed and sealed at the location of the sword mark, and merged into the interior of her Lieque acupoint.

A natal object that has been refined by a master is actually a special substance in the true essence state, so it can be stored in the meridians and qi sea. When this kind of natal object changes hands through the "Soul Shedding and Sword Stealing Technique", it inherits the progress of the previous owner's sacrifice and refining, and can also make corresponding changes in shape.

Theoretically, each of Zhao Qing's acupoints can store one of these natal objects, and rely on the blessing of their materials to increase his own defense, weaving a set of "Sword Yuanbao Clothes", which is not only extremely tough, but can also release sword energy to counterattack.

However, this method of condensing the sword into the orifice is only a change that Zhao Qing can use exclusively in the Sword Dynasty world. In the main world, there are not so many instruments that can be integrated into the true essence. One must reach the level of a magic weapon before one can use secret methods to refine it into the body and achieve a more sophisticated blessing effect.

In fact, when it comes to "melting weapons into the body", "Soul Shedding and Sword Seizing Technique" is divided into three levels of soul-inducing methods: upper, middle and lower. The lower level is to use flesh and blood to induce souls, implanting weapons into the body in order to better contact the metal energy that constructs the sword body and communicate with the sword spirit. It is also a clumsy way of taking shortcuts.

For the middle level, one can release the aura of the practitioner's sword body, use the internal energy and divine thoughts to build a channel for the "sword spirit" to sense and observe, and generate the "desire" to move to a new home. The operations of "seizing the sword" and "returning the sword" can be realized at a long distance, making it valuable for use in combat.

As for the superior ones, they derive the "Taixu Sword Domain" with a large amount of gold-based Taoist rhyme, and at the same time manifest thousands of kinds of "sword body" connotations, making countless sword spirits feel close and submissive, and actively throw themselves into it, treating the entire sword world as their new home.

In this way, one can reach the highest realm of "one call and a hundred responses, all swords returning to the origin", and easily summon a vast river of swords.

Above the best, it is one of the seven wonderful methods to forge the "Empty Qi Golden Embryo", which has already transcended the original scope of the "Soul Shedding and Sword Stealing Technique" and is even above the "Taixu Sword Domain", so we will not mention it here for the time being.

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"After all, the sword essence transformed by this 'Lieque Sword' has been naturally dissipated for more than 60 years. It has lost the thousands of changes it had when the sword master was alive. Its condensation is also limited. At best, it is at the level of an ordinary seventh-level lower-grade sword. It is difficult to increase or restore its power in a short period of time..."

"If the previous owner's cultivation level is only at the beginning of the seventh realm, which is lower than the seventh-level middle grade of this sword, then the 'Soul Transmutation and Life Taking' must be completed within three years of the owner's death. If the time limit is exceeded, there is a danger of falling to the sixth realm and being unable to transform into liquid sword essence."

Sensing the movement of the small rainbow sword in the acupuncture points and the transformation of its edge into and out of sight, Zhao Qing was thoughtful: But using quantity to offset quality, if I could refine twenty or thirty more natal swords, and let their sword essences blend and entangle together, I should be able to achieve the effect of being invincible in the Seventh Realm, right?

She thought about it and did not release the sword and the spirit and return them to the jade box. Instead, she signed an order and prepared to have someone bring over a few more of the master's natal swords to try out the specific state of storing multiple swords at the same time and observe whether this would cause a repulsion conflict between the sword spirits and affect the stability of the sword body.

At this time, an old craftsman in a purple official robe pushed the door open, holding several thick volumes in his hands. He quickly walked to Zhao Qing's side and reported:

"At the request of His Majesty, we have completed the preliminary inventory of the various data related to the many workshops that will soon join the 'Union'."

"According to statistics, there are 41 masters, 268 master craftsmen, 1247 skilled workers, 65412 unrated craftsmen, 372858 apprentices, and 758963 helpers... Among them, there are 19 cultivators in the seventh realm of moving mountains, 207 cultivators in the sixth realm of life, and 1539 cultivators in the fifth realm of divine consciousness..."

"The inventory reserves of various refining raw materials are about 73500 million catties of copper, about 465300 million catties of cast iron, about 239500 million catties of steel, about 58700 million catties of tin, about 96300 million catties of lead, about 2060 million taels of gold, about 13760 million taels of silver, and mercury can be converted to 4920 million catties..." "The low-grade cold iron is about 85 catties, the low-grade black iron is about 63 catties, the middle-grade cold iron is about 32 catties, the middle-grade black iron is about 24 catties, and the high-grade cold iron and black iron are extremely rare, with a total of no more than 120 catties; the reserves of black copper are abundant, about 38 million catties, and black gold is relatively scarce, with a total of catties, mostly of low-grade..."

"There are 13680 kilograms of clear crystal, 3910 kilograms of clear jade, and only about 245 kilograms of dark jade... There are not many materials such as star iron and heavenly gold sand. There are a total of 2320 kilograms of star iron and 1870 kilograms of heavenly gold sand. They are all medium and low-grade. Because they are rare, they are not graded in detail."

"... Mind crystals, as an item that strengthens the spiritual power of talismans, are extremely special. There are currently 3564 of them, of varying sizes and qualities, making it difficult to classify them uniformly... Mineral fat, as a lubricant and auxiliary material in refining, has a large reserve of about 165 million kilograms, which can meet the needs of long-term refining."

"The above is the general inventory of all raw materials. All kinds of rare materials have been recorded in detail, with an assessment of their sources and mining difficulty attached."

The old craftsman reported one by one, and Zhao Qing listened carefully. He took the book handed to him and flipped through a few pages at random. He already had a rough idea in his mind. He had a basic understanding and assessment of the comprehensive strength and potential productivity of these workshops that were about to be brought under his control.

In her opinion, the inventory of metals such as copper, iron, tin and lead is not high, as they are consumed in large quantities every year. The reserves of gold and mercury are relatively good, which is worth mentioning even in modern society and are considered rare resources.

As for the spiritual materials such as crystal stones and refined gold, they are local specialties that cannot be imported and cannot be obtained from the dragon world on the other side. They can only be mined and smelted by themselves, or obtained from the powerful families in Chu and the major forces in the foreign court.

These things are the workshops' own treasures and are not included in the national treasury of the Great Chu Dynasty. Otherwise, the total amount could probably be doubled.

The hidden treasure house of Bashan Sword Field should also have a lot of spiritual materials stored, but only a small part of it is known. The main part is only known to Lin Zhujiu, the "steward" of Bashan, who is currently imprisoned in Changling Dafu Water Prison.

In addition, she was somewhat surprised that there were nearly two thousand practitioners at the fifth realm and above in the workshop. In the previous world, the cultivation of these practitioners at the fifth realm could be comparable to the level of a grandmaster, and with the bonus of flying swords and magical instruments, ordinary grandmasters might not be able to match them.

What would it be like if so many masters were organized to join in the production and research of talismans? What role would they play? Under reasonable guidance and planning, could they efficiently create more wealth than the modern technological society?

Zhao Qing understood that even if he could quickly develop a variety of revolutionary techniques and instruments, research a new production operation model, and improve the efficiency of education and teaching, it would be difficult for the level of practitioners and various material reserves in the Great Chu Dynasty to make a qualitative leap in a short period of time.

If we want to significantly improve the level of human and material resources, it will probably take years. Even if we have extraordinary means, in recent months, it is still the most pragmatic approach to effectively utilize existing production units and squeeze out more potential from them.

In this case, the enthusiasm and obedience of the craftsmen in their work are extremely crucial points.

Just like she had previously let Concubine Zhao Xiang and others ride on the "Feitian" to go into space. It was through the corresponding display of strength that she gained trust, painted a picture of the future, and allowed many craftsmen to work hard for the ambitious goal.

"Master Ji, what exactly is the title system of our Great Chu? What is the difference between it and the twenty-level military merit title system of the Qin Dynasty?" Zhao Qing closed the book, looked up at Ji Tianxue, the owner of the Divine Craftsman Workshop next to him, and asked with a smile:

"Is it a feasible means of incentive to distribute titles in batches to craftsmen who join the 'Union' and have made contributions?"

Ji Tianxue immediately understood Zhao Qing's intention after hearing what he said. After a brief thought, he replied truthfully, "From the highest to the lowest, not counting the royal titles conferred on the children of the royal family, there are eighteen ranks of official and civilian titles in our dynasty. The highest is the title of lord or marquis, followed by Shang Zhigui, Zhigui, Zhibo... The next are Wu Dafu, Qi Dafu, Shangjian, Lie Dafu, Guo Dafu..."

"In the Qin system, promotions were based on the number of beheadings on the battlefield. Therefore, the Qin people fought bravely, carrying heads on their left and captives on their right. They were called a group of tigers and wolves, and were often able to defeat the enemy with a small force. All of the thirteen marquises of the Qin Dynasty were famous generals who beheaded more than 100,000 people."

"Compared with the Qin Dynasty's system of twenty ranks of military merit, our Great Chu's system of conferring titles focuses more on overall contributions to the country and personal talents and morals. The evaluation is comprehensive and flexible. No matter if it is civil governance, military merit, or craftsmanship, or academic contribution, as long as one has made contributions to the country, he or she can be conferred a title."

"The title not only represents honor, but is also linked to actual benefits such as fiefdom, land, and salary, and can be inherited. This is very helpful in motivating subjects to be loyal to the country and work diligently... I just don't know what new rules will be set for the title during this major workshop reform and integration?"

Knowing that the Emperor of Chu had fully entrusted Zhao Qing with the management of this series of workshops, Ji Tianxue did not think that there was anything wrong with her commenting on and drafting new methods of conferring titles. After all, as an ordinary "Zhigui" title, he still had a strong desire to move up.

"To put it simply, I plan to grant first-class civilian nobility to all craftsmen, and those who join the 'consortium' will be granted second-class civilian nobility. Those whose original nobility is the fifth rank and above will all be promoted one class, in order to express the court's attention and commendation to all craftsmen..." Zhao Qing spoke calmly, but his words were shocking.

This was her imitation of the Han Dynasty's policy of frequently granting titles widely, using it as a universal social welfare to stabilize the world order and thus reduce the voices of opponents. Making everyone rich and noble was also one of Zhao Qing's goals in promoting production development.

In addition to conferring titles, she also prepared other measures, such as providing medical care to craftsmen, apprentices, and helpers, and trying to heal the injuries they suffered from years of exposure to heavy metals and dust.

And some craftsmen who came from the palace in their early years can also restore their mutilated bodies and gain their friendship.

There are quite a few craftsmen who have relied on the resources of the Imperial Workshop to rise from low-ranking eunuchs to high-level practitioners. After all, the Royal Workshop attaches the most importance to loyalty and confidentiality, so it naturally gives priority to promoting palace maids and eunuchs, and does not restrict their path to returning to normal people.

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Just as Zhao Qing was telling the representative craftsman Ji Tianxue her ideas and discussing and exchanging opinions with each other, bursts of bird calls suddenly came from below the Linxing Tower, as if a large number of letters were delivered at the same time.

Immediately afterwards, alarm bells and drums sounded, and someone who had opened a letter shouted, "There's fire in the north, west, and east of the city! Tiangong Pavilion, Baishi Workshop, Xuanjian Workshop, Zhushanju... There have been accidents in the warehouses of more than ten workshops!"

"Fire dragon burning the warehouse?" Zhao Qing's face darkened upon hearing this. He realized that the data he had obtained, even though it had been reviewed and compared by the secret service agency, might still contain countless problems, big and small, and various false reports and concealments. He had to send someone to verify it further.

There is no doubt that in order to eradicate the scourge and wipe out all the villains, the river water in the Yingdu area must be dyed red by her ruthless means. If she doesn't kill everyone in the city this time, does she still think she can be fooled at will and compromise helplessly?
Knowing the seriousness of the incident and worried about the harm caused by the fire, she swayed slightly and appeared outside the Neighboring Star Tower. She waved her sword to clear away the clouds and the light curtain covering the Divine Craftsman's Workshop, and looked into the distance with divine light flashing in her eyes as she looked towards the dozen or so disaster-stricken sites.

...(End of chapter)