Chapter 7

Qin Li recently found himself in a dire situation. The Mao and Li families had been continuously attacking the Qin family's business, and the Qin family was now struggling to hold its ground, having already lost a significant portion of its market share.

The Li family's weapons, imbued with sword intent, were highly praised by major warriors.

The Li family had no means to counterattack, and now the entire Lin'an City was discussing how the Qin family's weapons were inferior to the Li family's.

Such rumors were extremely dangerous.

The Qin family's weapons had always attracted warriors with their quality, but they were also more expensive to produce and sold at a higher price.

However, if their reputation were to collapse and everyone believed that the Li family's weapons were better, who would still buy the Qin family's weapons?

But lowering the price... the Li family had lower costs, and engaging in a price war would lead to the Qin family's demise.

"Damn it, the Li family has never excelled in weapon forging, but they somehow found a capable person. Not only has the quality of their weapons improved significantly, but even if the Qin family were to surpass them in quality, it wouldn't be enough.

But their weapons are imbued with sword intent, which makes the Qin family's weapons seem inferior in comparison."

Qin Li felt a great sense of crisis.

He believed that the Mao and Li families had other intentions in targeting the Qin family, not just to suppress their business. Perhaps... they wanted to directly divide the Qin family.

"Master Qin, the newly forged swords have arrived."

The servant's voice interrupted Qin Li's thoughts.

Qin Li came back to his senses and looked at the servant carrying the box. "What did the swordsmith say?"

"The quality is a step above what we've had before. If we judge by quality alone, these are definitely the best swords in Lin'an City. However, when it comes to swords imbued with sword intent... they are unsure. They said Master Qin needs to inspect them to determine the outcome."

The servant replied.

Qin Li sighed. If the swordsmiths said this, it meant they had little hope.

Qin Li could guess the result. Weapons imbued with martial intent, especially sword intent, were difficult to surpass with just the Qin family's craftsmanship.

"Give the swordsmiths some hard-earned fees and tell them I don't blame them. This isn't their fault..." Qin Li walked down and instructed the servant to pass on the message, while reaching out to pick up a sword from the box.

However, before his hand touched the sword, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his voice cut off. He then quickly grabbed the sword from the box.

The sword in his hand swung, emitting a fierce aura.

Moreover, he could feel the power surging through the sword, making it more harmonious with him.

"Sword intent!"

Qin Li exclaimed, hardly believing it.

The reason why weapons imbued with martial intent were superior was because they carried some of the effects of the martial intent, such as the fierce aura of sword intent.

More importantly, martial intent was also Dao intent. A weapon with Dao intent naturally harmonized better with the forces of the world, meaning it harmonized better with the warrior's power.

"How is this possible?"

Qin Li found it hard to believe. He tried another sword, and the feeling was the same.

He was already very certain that these swords had been imbued with sword intent, and it was not a trivial one.

Qin Li's breathing quickened, and he urgently asked the servant, "Did the swordsmiths comprehend sword intent?"

The servants looked at Qin Li blankly, confused.

Qin Li also realized that it was unlikely for the swordsmiths to have comprehended sword intent.

He thought about his recent instructions to the Qin family to find warriors with martial intent. Could it be that someone below had found one?

"Did you find a warrior with sword intent?

Hehe, you didn't tell me, did you? You wanted to surprise me."

Qin Li laughed.

"Master Qin, do you mean these swords have been imbued with sword intent?"

The servant asked, puzzled.

"Ha ha ha, you're still pretending.

Quickly bring the warrior with sword intent to me, and I will thank him properly."

Qin Li laughed loudly.

"Master Qin, are you misunderstanding something?

The Qin family has not found a warrior with sword intent.

These swords were delivered as soon as they were forged and have not been imbued with sword intent."

The servant said cautiously.

Qin Li frowned, "Are you telling the truth?"

"We wouldn't dare to lie to Master Qin."

The servant replied.

"Then how did the sword intent get there?"

Qin Li asked.

"Is... Master Qin sure there is sword intent?"

The servant doubted.

Qin Li stared at them, confirming they were not lying.

However, he was absolutely certain he had not misidentified the sword intent.

What was the situation now?

Could it be that the swordsmiths forged the swords with sword intent?

"Did you say they were delivered as soon as they were forged?"

Qin Li asked.

"Yes, because Master Qin was in a hurry. Apart from a brief moment when... Son-in-law Xu stopped us and took two swords, we did not delay at all."

Qin Li frowned. Could it really be that the swords were forged with sword intent?

As for Xu Wuzhou, although he was somewhat annoyed by his actions, he ignored it.

Xu Wuzhou often did such things, just to snatch some items to sell for money.

Moreover, a brief moment was not enough to imbue the swords with sword intent.

Imbuing a sword with intent required time, unless the sword intent was extremely powerful, which was unlikely for Xu Wuzhou.

So, after a moment of thought, Qin Li said, "I will go to the forge.

Also, make good use of these swords to catch the Li family off guard."

With that, Qin Li took a sword and hurriedly headed to the forge.

...

Xu Wuzhou was unaware of all this. He was currently wandering around the Qin residence.

Of course, the two swords had given him ten drops of liquid, which made Xu Wuzhou wish he could swallow all the swords.

Indeed, the metals that had been hammered and forged were more effective.

As he walked, Xu Wuzhou did not forget to collect metals.

He knocked off the two iron handles on the main gate, took a copper mirror from a room, pried off a few bells from the eaves, and borrowed a row of kitchen knives... After a thorough search, the black bowl contained twenty drops of blood-colored liquid.

"Not bad, twenty drops are enough to boost me to the fifth level of Qi and Blood. If I go and swallow the weapons in the armory, I will reach the ninth level of the Pre-Natal realm."

"However, the ninth level of the Pre-Natal realm might not be enough for the competition."

Xu Wuzhou muttered, "Ten thousand taels of silver, I can't let others get it cheaply.

I need to further enhance my strength. I wonder if the liquid in the black bowl can directly break through the bottleneck and advance me to the Pre-Natal realm."

"Also, I should gather some information to see what realms the young masters from the noble families have reached."

With these thoughts, Xu Wuzhou slowly walked towards the martial hall.

After a day, the unfamiliarity and confusion of being in this new world had diminished significantly.

By now, Xu Wuzhou had adjusted his mindset.

Since he was in this world, he would follow its rules.

Who wouldn't want to live well?

But in this world, to live well, one must be strong.