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Seeing this, the girl finally spoke:
"Where...where am I? I'm looking for my brother! I'm waiting for my brother!!!"
Hearing this, Jiang Zhen frowned, looked him up and down, then his eyes lit up, and he said:
"You wouldn't happen to be... Longkui?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan's eyes widened instantly, revealing an expression of disbelief.
"Longkui, wait, two of them. The Longkui you're talking about isn't the same Longkui you mentioned, is it?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhen nodded and said:
"Pretty much! Like the princess of Jiang Kingdom in the Legend of Sword and Fairy!"
Am I right, Miss Longkui?!
Upon hearing this, Long Kui raised her head, looked at Jiang Zhen, and said:
Do you know Longkui?
Jiang Zhen: "I guess you could say we know each other..."
Chapter 135 Sword Immortal: Long Kui
"You really know Longkui? Do you know where Longkui's brother is?"
Hearing this, Jiang Zhen rubbed his temples and said:
"This guy is really a hardcore brother-complex!"
After saying that, Jiang Zhen glanced at Zhang Chulan and said:
"Chu Lan, you should know Long Kui, right? There's no need to say more, is there?"
Zhang Chulan nodded emphatically and said:
"The demonic sword spirit in the Legend of Sword and Fairy can be considered a second female lead."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhen immediately said:
"Since you know, then I'll leave it to you. I won't say any more!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan pointed to himself and said:
"Let me say it... okay?"
Jiang Zhen: "It's okay, just speak normally!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan nodded and said:
"Then I'll tell you everything I know!!!"
Jiang Zhen: "Mmm, go ahead and say it! Go ahead and say it!"
Immediately, Zhang Chulan spoke up:
"Let me give you a brief introduction about Longkui!"
Longkui, in the world she inhabits, was a princess of the ancient Jiang Kingdom.
His brother, well, he could also be considered one of the main characters, being the reincarnation of Fei Peng, the God of War of the Heavenly Realm.
He was later reincarnated into the body of Longkui's brother and became the crown prince of the Jiang Kingdom, named Longyang.
Longkui is Longyang's younger sister.
However, due to the war, the Jiang state was destroyed by the enemy state, which attacked and captured the capital.
In order to protect his country, Longyang wanted to forge a demonic sword and use its power to defeat the enemy.
However, when the demonic sword was being forged to its final stage, the swordsmith told Long Yang that the demonic sword needed the blood of a close relative to be fully formed.
However, at that time, Longyang's only remaining close relative was Longkui.
However, Longyang was unwilling to let himself and his sister go to their deaths.
Therefore, he abandoned the pursuit of forging the demonic sword and instead led his last troops out of the capital to engage in fierce battle with the enemy.
Although Longyang was very brave, his individual strength was simply not enough to exert a strong influence against an army of thousands.
Finally, he was surrounded and killed by the enemy.
At that time, Longkui also sensed this, and because her country had not yet been destroyed and her family had not yet perished, she jumped directly into the sword-forging furnace.
And Longkui, with that leap, the demonic sword instantly took shape, becoming a true demonic sword.
And Longkui became the sword spirit of that demonic sword.
Upon hearing this, everyone present fell silent, their gazes towards Long Kui filled with pity and sympathy.
Just then, Li Jianshen suddenly spoke up:
"Why? Why does this demonic sword require human sacrifice?"
Normally, using blood shouldn't be a big problem, right?
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chulan shook his head and said:
"I don't know about that, Li Jianshen. If you want to know, you'll have to ask Longkui."
When Longkui noticed the gazes of the others, she shrank back, then shook her head and said:
"I don't know either. I just heard it from the swordsmith. I don't know anything else!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jianshen frowned and said, "This practice of sacrificing people to the sword has already led us down a heretical path!"
But at that moment, Jiang Zhen spoke up:
"That is indeed the case. However, Li Jianshen, you may have forgotten one thing: this sword is a demonic sword."
The so-called "demon sword" refers to a sword that possesses powerful demonic properties and is difficult to control; hence, it is called a demon sword.
At that time, Long Yang was just an ordinary person. An ordinary person wielding a sword with demonic power—Li Jianshen, what do you think will happen?
Upon hearing this, Li Jianshen frowned and said:
"In this situation, there is a high probability that the sword will control them and they will become sword slaves."
They might even be replaced by the sword, or even killed by it!
At this point, Li Jianshen glanced at Long Kui, said "Sword Spirit," then nodded thoughtfully and said:
"I see, I see! So that's how it is!"
At this moment, everyone else turned their attention to this side.
Li Jianshen smiled and said:
"It was Jiang Zhen who said it. I think he probably knows more than I do. I'm just guessing!"
Jiang Zhen: "The Demon Sword has a demonic nature, so the best way is for someone to help the wielder control the Demon Sword. Therefore, the only solution is the sword spirit."
If it is a demonic sword, the sword spirit that slowly emerges on its own will certainly not obey the user's commands easily.
Therefore, there is only one way: to artificially create an obedient sword spirit.
At this point, Jiang Zhen turned to look at Long Kui and continued:
"And the person who wields the demonic sword should ideally have a good relationship with the sword spirit."
Ideally, it should be a blood relative, because blood relatives will make the sword spirit feel favorably toward the wielder.
Sword spirits may not have much intelligence, so it's best to be someone of the same bloodline, or even someone you have a very good relationship with.
In this way, their bloodlines are connected and they have a good relationship. Even if the sword spirit of the demonic sword has no intelligence, it will still obey the sword wielder's commands.
This is why the Demon Sword required Longkui's sacrifice.
However, perhaps because Longkui was simple-minded and had a pure heart, she was not corrupted by the demonic nature after becoming the spirit of the demonic sword.
Instead, he absorbed the demonic nature of the demonic sword and integrated it into his own body, thus gaining complete control of the demonic sword.
That's why we're in this situation now.
But speaking of which, Longkui, have you already entered the Demon-Sealing Tower?
Upon hearing this, Longkui immediately said:
"Yes, yes, I was attacked by some Taoist priests. They sealed me in a certain place. They are so evil. I just want to find my brother!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhen's lips twitched, and he said:
"A hardcore brother complex, no doubt about it! But... it doesn't matter anymore."
They sealed you away because you caused such a commotion after you were born!
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze in that direction.
However, Longkui still said, "I didn't cause any trouble, I just want to find my brother!"
Jiang Zhen: "Alas! You are the Demon Sword! Those soldiers back then, after they broke through the capital of Jiang Kingdom, Jiang Kingdom completely fell."
The place where Longkui died by the sword was not discovered by enemy soldiers, after all, that place was a secret place where the demon sword was forged.
And you, after sacrificing yourself to the sword, also fell into a deep sleep due to merging with the demonic nature of the demonic sword.
Centuries later, I awoke and, under your control, left the ruins to search for my brother.
However, the special nature of the Demon Sword made it a target of covetous eyes for many.
They went to great lengths to obtain the Demon Sword, but in the end, you controlled it and it killed many people.
Ultimately, it even caused a lot of trouble.
This attracted the attention of those old fogies on Mount Shu, who joined forces to seal you inside the Demon-Suppressing Tower.
Upon hearing this, everyone instantly understood why the forging of the Demon Sword required the bloodline of the sword wielder's closest relatives.
Thinking of this, everyone took a deep breath and looked at Long Kui, saying:
"I never imagined you had such an experience!"
However, Jiang Zhen continued:
"And that's not all. Longkui is a thousand-year-old sword spirit, and her strength is extraordinary."