I Can See Health Bars in Real Life-Chapter 491 - 8: Spoilers Begin!
"Good morning..." π§πβ―ππππππ°π·π¦π.πΈβ΄π
On the morning after, stepping out of the cabin, Gu Mo stretched lazily and then raised his hand to greet Hiri, who was practicing in the morning.
Of course, he hadnβt slept that night as expected; in fact, for the past three months, he hadnβt slept at all, always appearing full of energy. However, the time was not merely wasted, most of it was spent in recharging himself.
From the Immortalβs journal, he repeatedly perused and pondered, absorbing knowledge to further enrich himself, continually digging into the wisdom and thoughts of the predecessors. Simultaneously, he sought guidance from Kikyo, the knowledgeable Shinto Priestess, on the essentials of the Yin Yang Technique, occasionally exchanging gemstones for lectures from Ishtar...
Even the vast unique knowledge Hiri held, along with the magic training she receivedβall this unique knowledge and experiences from the Otherworld, he sincerely sought to learn fromβ
Wisdom is not revelation; itβs meticulously sought.
But as Lady Goddess naturally believes, this Immortal probably wants to broaden their knowledge purely out of interest, and Hiri thinks likewise, so they donβt suspect much. They donβt realize that Gu Mo deeply understands his greatest shortcomings, which is why heβs making efforts to compensate.
As long as there are gemstones, everything naturally goes well; if Gu Mo could supply gemstones infinitely, she definitely wouldnβt mind selling herself...
The latter feels somewhat embarrassed, as she wants to follow the other to learn, and the other holds nothing back. Sheβs vexed about not being able to provide corresponding payment, worried about owing too much, so itβs rare for the other to be interested in what she knowsβnaturally, she canβt refuse.
"Good morning." Hiri replied a greeting without taking her eyes off, tightly gripping the Silver Sword.
The Demon Hunter Girl is always diligent; today, she got up early to practice swordsmanship outside. But this time, itβs not her Demon Hunter swordsmanship; sheβs swinging another set of moves, which feels slow and deliberate, like the Tai Chi Sword practiced by elders in the park for health preservation.
"The sword is mere mortal iron, endowed with spirit through wielding, moved by essence, lived by blood, and died by lack of thought... The focus here is spirit communication with the sword, so swordsmanship is not the priority."
Gu Mo walked up to the white-haired girl, tilted his head to observe, and then said in a somewhat lazy voice, "Youβre being too deliberate; you also feel itβs uncomfortable, right? You can actually use the swordsmanship youβre familiar with to train, or do nothing and sit here trying to communicate with the sword..."
"Ah? Thereβs such a theory?"
The white-haired girlβs eyes slightly widened, indeed, she wasnβt accustomed to this slow swordsmanship. But she always thought it was necessary, perhaps like some magic requiring complicated rituals.
"Yes, but actually a faster way is directly forging a Spirit Sword instead of trying to let a non-spiritual weapon communicate with spirits. Compared to the former, the latter indeed feels unrewarding..." Gu Mo blinked his eyes, contemplated briefly, and said.
"Making mortal iron communicate with spirits isnβt easy; even if everything goes smoothly, it takes three to five years to succeed, and after spending so much time, youβll merely meet the entry-level conditions to start practicing Sword Control Technique..."
Forging a Spirit Sword directly allows for nurturing and spirit communication and then starts learning the Flying Sword Technique. The other method requires three to five years for preliminary preparation, assuming everything goes smoothly, to meet entry conditions and begin touching the Flying Sword Technique.
If simply there were no means or conditions, one wouldnβt usually choose the latter. However, the white-haired girl listened somewhat helplessly as she had no conditions; the Silver Sword she had was merely a standard Demon Hunter Silver Sword, nothing special.
"Or you could ask Kikyo; she knows a method... but itβs rather sinister, and if she doesnβt think you can control it, she might not tell you."
Gu Mo earnestly thought about it and suggested this way. As he himself couldnβt forge swords and lacked any related skills, it was not convenient to take more responsibility; otherwise, he wouldnβt mind engaging some goodwill as Hiri is a high-level talent heβs targeted, not harming emotional investment.
Though lacking the capability to forge swords, even the knowledge he held was from the skill badge of Sword Control Technique that inherently carried related knowledge. However, it didnβt mean he had no solutions; after some thought, he decisively delegated the task to the Witch.
Once, while discussing matters about the Demon Blade, Kikyo mentioned an alternate approach for making mortal iron communicate with spirits: swearing on the weapon frequently used and stained with oneβs and enemiesβ blood, using that weapon to slay enemies, reaching a certain number...
The stronger the enemies and the more killed, the stronger the weaponβs spirituality accumulates... or should it be said itβs sinister? Isnβt this the way to transform a mortal weapon into a Demon Blade?
Gu Mo remembered in the original plot of the previous game, the leader among the seven was using this method: using the Barbaric Dragon Halberd to slay one thousand Demons, ultimately transforming the Halberd into a Demon Blade comparable to Iron Shattering Fang, indeed there was such a precedent.
