If only I were truly a man...
...
The light from the pile of firewood in the Daoist Temple was dim and faint.
Su Bei gently wiped the two swords in the Sword Box. Feeling a brand-new qi circulating throughout his body, he muttered to himself, "The sword needs nurturing."
For him, the Qingping Sword was already easy to handle, but as for the Missing Departure, his control over it was still significantly lacking.
All the manifold laws of the world do not stray from their origins; what countless cultivators have sought since ancient times is that grand immortality which defies death.
A cultivator who has achieved minor immortality truly deserves the title "Immortal," having initially Achieved Dao. For a Sword Cultivator, nurturing the person with the sword and the sword with the person is essential—though it's not as exaggerated as becoming one with the sword. If one wishes to reach the end of a cultivator's path, they must at least nurture a Sword Spirit.
