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Chapter 158 Forcing Yang Guo to Choose the Dark Tie Epee Sword

The fourth sword is a decayed wooden sword. Dugu Qiubai wrote:
After the age of 40, don't stick to things, plants, trees, bamboo and stones can all be swords.Since then, he has been intensively practicing and gradually progressing to the realm where no sword wins with a sword.

This description has two meanings:

First, Dugu Qiubai has changed from competing with others to winning with himself, and is opening up a path of swords that no one has ever walked.

Second, since it is not stagnant in things, why do we need to bury a wooden sword?Because it will decay.

Dugu Qiubai told later generations that no matter how brilliant a person was and how famous his reputation was, he will be forgotten in the end.Just like in Yang Guo's era, there has long been no legend of a generation of sword demon Dugu seeking defeat in the world.

In other words, the fourth sword buried by Dugu Qiubai is actually a free and easy truth, which warns the latecomers not to fall into the burden of fame.

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In the "Sword Tomb" where Dugu seeks defeat, why did Yang Guo finally choose the black iron epee?
2021-05-20 23:01 待晓儿

Dugu Qiubai engraved a very domineering passage in "The Legend of Condor Heroes" in the "Sword Tomb":

The sword demon Dugu Qiubai is invincible in the world, but he buried his sword here.Alas!The heroes are tied, and the long sword is empty, so sad!

Dugu Qiubai buried the four swords he used in his life here, the second of which is the "clothes tomb". There are only introductions but no real objects.

So, why did Yang Guo finally pick up the "black iron epee" instead of choosing to take advantage of the first sword at that time?


The four swords buried in Jianzhong represent four different stages of life

In the "Sword Tomb", each sword has a related record, which basically follows the time clue of Dugu Qiubai from his first appearance to invincibility.

The first sword is the most common magic weapon blade, described by Dugu Qiubai as:

Fierce, fierce and invincible, he used it to compete with the heroes of Heshuo before the weak crown.

There are many such swords, and Yang Guo has seen quite a few, not to mention the "Gentleman's Sword" and "Lady's Sword" that he and Xiao Longnv obtained together are the "Autumn Water Sword" equipped by the Quanzhen Seven Sons, and even Guo Fu's The saber is considered a very good weapon.

The sword that Dugu used before Qiubaiweiguan was as sharp as his youth, with a spirit of vigor and aggressiveness, but he didn't have much ability at this time.

Therefore, he can only compete with the heroes of Heshuo, instead of overwhelming them.



The second sword is whether you can still maintain your original intention after experiencing the influence of the rivers and lakes, that is, you have entered the stage of "refining your heart".

This sword was abandoned by Dugu Qiubai, who wrote:
Ziwei soft sword, used before the age of 30, it is ominous to accidentally injure a righteous man, so it was abandoned in the deep valley.

There is a contrast between this sword in the new version and the old version of "The Legend of Condor Heroes". In the old version, it is said that Dugu Qiubai once used this sword to "kill all enemies and defeat all heroes", and it also said that in the end he used "Sculpture as a friend, Ziwei As a wife", was finally obtained by Yang Guo.In the new version, it was changed to Abandoned Valley.In terms of implication, the new version is better.

From the fate of this sword, we can see that during the process of Dugu Qiubai's experience in the arena, his character has undergone transformation. This is the period when his concept of right and wrong was formed.



The third sword is the black iron epee, Dugu Qiubai wrote:
The epee has no front, and it is a great skill. Before the age of 40, he relied on it to run rampant all over the world.

The appearance of this sword is very strange. Not only does it have no blade, but the tip of the sword is still a hemisphere, which weighs about seventy to eighty catties, which runs counter to the meaning of "lightness" in swordsmanship.

In fact, when you see these few descriptions, you can naturally think of two words: steady.

This is the weapon that Dugu Qiubai used before he was 40 years old. He is already invincible in the world, but he still walks the rivers and lakes.His behavior has also faded from the sharpness of his youth, and he has become deep and stable, just like a leader of the world.



The fourth sword is a decayed wooden sword. Dugu Qiubai wrote:
After the age of 40, don't stick to things, plants, trees, bamboo and stones can all be swords.Since then, he has been intensively practicing and gradually progressing to the realm where no sword wins with a sword.

This description has two meanings:

First, Dugu Qiubai has changed from competing with others to winning with himself, and is opening up a path of swords that no one has ever walked.

Second, since it is not stagnant in things, why do we need to bury a wooden sword?Because it will decay.

Dugu Qiubai told later generations that no matter how brilliant a person was and how famous his reputation was, he will be forgotten in the end.Just like in Yang Guo's era, there has long been no legend of a generation of sword demon Dugu seeking defeat in the world.

In other words, the fourth sword buried by Dugu Qiubai is actually a free and easy truth, which warns the latecomers not to fall into the burden of fame.



Knowing the meaning behind these four swords, it will naturally correspond to Yang Guo's choice at that time.

Yang Guo lacked education when he was a child, and because of Huang Rong's prejudice and injustice, his character was paranoid.At this stage, Yang Guo has the competitive spirit of a teenager, whether he is in Peach Blossom Island or Quanzhen Sect, so he is out of tune with the surrounding environment and cannot handle interpersonal relationships well.

However, after receiving the education of the Ancient Tomb Sect and traveling alone for a long time, he has obviously changed a lot in his way of dealing with the world, the most notable being his attitude towards Guo Fu, Da Wu, and Xiao Wu, his childhood playmates.

Yang Guo may not be a good person, but he has not become a paranoid bad person, this is probably the stage of training his mind.

When Yang Guo met Jianzhong, he experienced the disappearance of Xiaolongnv and lost an arm. The drastic changes in his life made him change his view of this world.

Therefore, it is written in the book that when he held up the black iron epee, when he saw the eight words "the epee has no edge, great skill does not work", he was suddenly touched and seemed to realize something, and he went to check it after a long time The fourth sword.

And when Yang Guo finally chose the black iron epee, his development trajectory coincided with this, and he grew up to be a hero who walks in the rivers and lakes, punishing evil and promoting good, steady and chivalrous.

Since he chose this epee, his shortcomings in martial arts have also been made up for, which is the most important turning point in his road to "becoming a hero".

However, because of Jiang Chen's unexpected birth and intervening in the plot, Guo Fu didn't like him as before, Xiao Longnv didn't leave him as before, and his arm was not cut off by Guo Fu. Holding the black iron epee does not have the original feeling.

Just now he said that he chose the black iron epee, but he just felt that this sword is special, all swords have fronts, only the epee has no front.

Jiang Chen was afraid that he would dislike the heavy sword and give up, so he used words to force him.

If Jiang Chen didn't force him, it is estimated that Yang Guo's martial arts would be about the same as Huang Rong and Li Mochou's in ten years' time.

Yang Guo's talent is very good, but his nature is escapism, unlike Jiang Chen who can persevere in doing one thing.

Although martial arts talent is very important, hard work is also indispensable.

Yang Guo had difficulty picking up the long sword with both hands.

"Brother Jiang really doesn't understand why you asked me to choose this sword."

"You will find its benefits after you get used to it."

(End of this chapter)