Chapter 87 What can this dagger do?

Chapter 87 What can this dagger do?

Shangguan Jiannan wanted to say something else, but he only saw his master's back going away, leaving only the lingering sound of his voice.

He shook his head helplessly, feeling mixed emotions.

"this……"

He sighed softly, his eyes fell on the dagger in his hand again, and he thought to himself.

Everyone says that masters are kind and give treasures to help their disciples practice, but my own master gave me such a seemingly useless dagger.

He looked around at the top of the snowy mountain, the cold wind was blowing, and he felt even more lonely and helpless.

"Why……"

He sighed again and looked in the direction where his master was going away, feeling both puzzled and unwilling.

He knew very well that he had to rely on himself on the path of cultivation, but his master's move still made him feel a little confused and lost.

Although the dagger in his hand is inconspicuous, it carries the expectations and instructions of his master. He can only put it away silently and continue on his own journey of cultivation.

Shangguan Jiannan was filled with helplessness, but he changed his mind and said, "Never mind, it's better than nothing."

This relief made him feel a little better.

Then, he took a deep breath, and rushed down the mountain as fast as lightning. He knew that he was not yet as extraordinary as his master, so he could only follow the rules and travel through the mountains and forests.

Entering the training room, Shangguan Jiannan sat quietly in a corner, stroking the dagger given to him by Yin Wuqing repeatedly in his hand.

The sword is pitch black and its material is difficult to discern. It is as deep as obsidian, yet has extraordinary toughness. Only the several striking notches on the blade reveal traces of having been through the battlefield.

The sword looks ordinary and lacks the sharp edge of ordinary weapons.

He lightly grasped the hilt of the sword and stabbed several times in the air. Only the whistling sound of the wind was heard, but no roar of the clashing weapons was heard.

Seeing this, Shangguan Jiannan sighed lightly, put down his dagger, and picked up the fine steel long sword beside him. In an instant, the sword light was like a weave, and the air trembled, which was in sharp contrast to before.

"This short sword has no obvious edge and its purpose remains a mystery."

Shangguan Jiannan stared at the darkness, thinking secretly in his heart.

Its power is so weak that it can barely injure people, let alone kill the enemy.

He stood up with the sword in hand and walked into the garden behind the main hall, feeling dissatisfied: "How can the gift from Master be ordinary? Let's try again, maybe there is another mystery."

In the garden, Shangguan Jiannan let out a low shout, and the short sword in his hand moved as fast as lightning, heading straight for the boulder in front of him.

The sword entered the stone with only a slight sound, and half of the sword had already sunk into the stone.

However, he immediately shook his head: "It still won't work. It's not sharp enough and it's just brute force."

Even within the sect, the most inconspicuous iron sword can easily show its sharpness.

This attempt greatly reduced Shangguan Jiannan's expectations for the dagger, but he did not give up his determination to explore its mystery.

He knew very well that the gift given by his master must have a deeper meaning, but he just had not yet comprehended the true meaning.

So, he continued to search in the garden with his dagger, hoping to discover something extraordinary.

This short sword is also extremely sharp, and the refined steel sword held by Shangguan Jiannan can easily split stones and cut iron.

However, facing a mere rock, it could be easily cut off just by its sharpness, but at this moment, it was difficult to move it at all with just brute force.

He gripped the dagger tightly, his face full of helplessness, and he was puzzled by this strange weapon.

"Perhaps, this is some kind of secret treasure."

An idea suddenly came to his mind, and a light of hope flashed in his eyes.

Recalling the assessment for inner disciples, those seemingly ordinary weapons, when infused with spiritual energy, displayed astonishing power.

He suddenly realized and said to himself, "I actually forgot about this."

Then, he tried to guide the spiritual energy in his dantian out and slowly inject it into the dagger through his palm.

However, as soon as the spiritual energy touched the hilt of the sword, it was rejected and could not penetrate at all.

Shangguan Jiannan frowned and unwillingly increased the intensity of the spiritual energy transmission, but the spiritual energy was still rejected and there was no reaction on the surface of the dagger.

He looked stunned and muttered to himself in disbelief: "This...how is this possible?" After many attempts ended in failure, he became more and more frustrated.

Not only was this dagger extremely hard, even spiritual energy could not penetrate it. What confused him even more was that the sword was covered with unknown gaps, but it did not diminish its toughness at all.

He once tried it with an iron sword, and the iron sword broke with a sound, but the dagger remained intact. Its hardness was astonishing.

Staring at the dagger in his hand, Shangguan Jiannan's heart was filled with confusion and helplessness.

He thought about it over and over again, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind: "Ancient relics!" He suddenly remembered that his master once said that this sword was obtained from an ancient relic.

He thought to himself, “Perhaps, this sword has been covered in dust over the years, and the dirt and rust have obscured its true appearance.

Calcination with fire may reveal its secrets."

Thinking of this, Shangguan Jiannan's mood suddenly brightened and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He decided to try to forge the ancient dagger with fire, hoping to uncover its mystery.

Shangguan Jiannan had heard several times about a strange thing in the sect: a senior brother returned from the underworld with an ordinary-looking object. After thousands of attempts, he found nothing. It was not until he carefully calcined it with fire from outer space that the layers of outer shells were peeled off, revealing a rare spiritual treasure inside.

This incident caused a sensation in the entire sect, and several fellow brothers suffered similar experiences.

Upon hearing the news for the first time, Shangguan Jiannan couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Perhaps, this outer flame is the key to unlock the secret."

Thinking of this, a hint of joy flashed in Shangguan Jiannan's eyes, and then he no longer hesitated and hurried out of the training room.

Tianhuo Peak is the holy place for the sect to forge weapons. It uses the power of the formation to draw in heavenly fire to temper the magic weapons.

As the ninth strongest person on the inner sect elite list, Shangguan Jiannan was naturally highly respected here, and all the disciples along the way treated him with respect.