Chapter 176: Chapter 134 Released, Excited Yang Ji_2

Upon hearing this, everyone instantly understood, and they moved to surround the forty-nine swords and started to examine them.

"You only have the time it takes for one stick of incense to appraise the swords, after which the appraisal will end!" Elder Jianyun saw that everyone had entered the state of appraisal, and with a flash of spiritual light in his hand, an ancient looking incense burner appeared. With a casual toss, it expanded in mid-air, with a stick of incense slowly burning inside.

Everyone glanced at it and felt the urgency increase by a notch.

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To win the sword appraisal, Yang Ji slowly walked to one end and picked up the first sword, carefully inspecting it.

This sword was about three feet and two inches long, with a smooth blade reflecting hints of green, like a lotus emerging from water, cool and clear, carrying a chill that reached out to him. On the adjacent stone platform was the name of the sword—Shui Liang!

Looking at the blade, information appeared: [Three-layered deceptive formations, actual name Liu Huo, made from Starfire Stone, a mid-grade treasure.]

"Three-layered deceptive formations presenting it as the Shui Liang sword, when in fact it is the Liu Huo sword!" Yang Ji set it down and picked up the second sword.

This sword had patterns of lines on both sides of the blade, each forming an eye. The sheen flowed across the sword patterns, converging into these eyes, making them look unfathomably deep, like a dark abyss.

Next to the sword stand was its name—You Tong!

This sword bore no formations or seals, and the information displayed by the Golden Finger matched what it presented.

It was made of thousand-refined Flowing Pattern Steel and was a low-grade treasure.

Yang Ji took one look and set it down, then picked up the third sword.

This sword, with a blade as towering and wild as a peak by the waters, like an eagle soaring against the wind straight up into the heavens, conveyed a spirit of surging toward the sky.

The sword was named—Jiuxiao!

It was a superior treasure and had no formations placed upon it. seaʀᴄh thё NôvelFire(.)net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Yang Ji picked it up for a look and quickly set it down.

"Junior brother is quite fast, having looked at three swords in such a short time. Others tap the swords to listen to their hum, test their cut, and assess their power, while junior brother just glances and moves on. Brother, do you think he knows how to appraise swords?" Hao Yun asked with a smile, turning to look at Wang Tianli.

Wang Tianli pondered for a moment and answered, "I think he does! Look, the three swords that junior brother has looked at are not of high grades. With our eyesight, we can see through their truth and falsehood at a glance—indeed, just a single look is necessary to determine the quality of the swords.

Junior brother is the same; look at his expression, he shows no hesitation or doubt, clearly very confident in his judgment."

"That's true!" Hao Yun nodded and said with a laugh, "I find it quite interesting now. Could it be that junior brother will really surprise us?"

"Let's wait and see!" Wang Tianli laughed.

Yang Ji put down the third sword and picked up the fourth.

This sword had seven star patterns on the blade, arranged like the Big Dipper.

The seven stars twinkled on and off.

When one star shone, it indicated a superior spiritual artifact. With two stars shining, a supreme spiritual artifact.

Three stars for a low-grade treasure; four stars for a mid-grade treasure.

Five stars for a superior treasure; six stars for a supreme treasure.

The seventh star was a hidden one, never seen to shine, but Yang Ji's Golden Finger showed it as a powerful formation. If it were to light up, the sword would become a low-grade Dao artifact.

This sword, named Celestial Star, was indeed interesting, forged from meteoric iron and containing seven Star Constellation Formations within. Fully activated, it would qualify as a Dao artifact.

If not for the Golden Finger's instant display of information, Yang Ji might have failed to detect this subtlety and wasted precious time instead.

"Eh, junior brother just smiled at that sword, could it be that there is something extraordinary about it?" Hao Yun noticed this moment and couldn't help but fix his gaze on the Celestial Star Sword.

It did not take long for him to also discern its Dao artifact nature.

"It seems that junior brother has recognized it as a Dao artifact; otherwise, he wouldn't have that look of amusement," Wang Tianli remarked lightly.

Yang Ji was, of course, exceedingly happy; having identified a Dao artifact meant that if he chose this sword when the competition ended, even if he didn't obtain the Celestial Star itself, the Immortal Sword Sect would award him a Dao artifact.

Securing a Dao artifact so easily, how could he not be jubilant?

At this moment, Yang Ji's mood was excellent, and he proceeded to pick up the fifth sword.

The moment he touched this sword, it gave him the strong impression of a Dao artifact.

The sword's design was simple, with the pattern on the blade flowing smoothly like water, unbroken from hilt to tip, evoking the grandiosity of climbing a mountain to view a waterfall. The blade was lustrous, appearing jade-like, made from Crystal Rock. Judging by its form, material, and aura, it was indeed a Dao artifact.

But upon closer inspection, Yang Ji was startled to find that the sword was sometimes a Dao artifact and sometimes a supreme treasure.

Only after a closer look did he discover additional information: the Sword Spirit within had been bisected like a snake, creating two distinct consciousnesses, engaged in a struggle to merge.

When they merged, they resembled the Yin and Yang, with the heads and tails of the fish at either end connecting, bursting with the power of a Dao artifact.

When they fought, the sword could not fully exert its Dao artifact power.

It turned out the Sword Spirit had experienced an anomaly at birth, resulting in this unusual sword.

This sword did not quite measure up to the Celestial Star, Yang Ji concluded.

He set it down and began to appraise other Flying Swords.

Meanwhile, disciples from other sects were also confidently appraising their swords, each full of self-assurance.

Some lightly tapped the Longswords in their hands, listening to the sound to deduce the quality of the material.

Others observed the sword shape, inspected whether the pattern on the blade was delicate and fluid, and evaluated whether the craftsmanship was naturally flawless. Generally speaking, if the pattern was unbroken like flowing water and the sheen was as clear as a mirror in autumn, it was likely a fine sword.