The Way of the Sword (BL)

SWORDS

Author's Notes: Swords and sabers will all be treated as the Sword Path, I will also use the name "Sword" before placing the name in Chinese or its translation in the novel's plot. The word "Saber" will be used to refer to the Chinese Classic Saber and the Butterfly Saber.

1. Wooden Sword (CHIEN): Sword used for training. In the novel will be used as a sword for those who have the wood element, which is also considered one of the simplest and weakest swords.

2. Water Song Saber (WU SHU DAO): The blade is made of flexible steel and is paper-thin, which curls with a sound that resembles the waves of water. It has a length of 0.79m and weighs only 0.45kg. It is widely used in martial arts demonstrations. Mainly used by cultivators who have the water element as their main martial cultivation element.

3. Taichi Saber (TAI JI DAO): The most agile and elegant classic saber variation has a length of 1.24 m and weighs 0.9kg. In the novel, this is a sword that is very adaptable to a variety of elements and is ideal for those who do not have a certain path of sword development. This is the most common sword among sword keepers.

4. War Sword or Dragon Sword (WU JIAN): It has approximately 0.95kg in mass and a length of 0.75 to 0.95 m. In the novel, this is a very special and fierce sword, lined up with various paths of slaughter, such as the Asura Dao Path and the Emotionless Dao Path. This is the sword of the provincial ML.

5. Two-Handed Bagua Saber (SHUANG SHOU DAO): It has a length of 1.03m and weighs 1.25kg. In the novel, this is one of the heavy swords. Mainly used by an elite of heavy sword cultivators. This is an elite sword among heavy swords of the same kind.

6. Heavy Saber (DA DAO): I

t has a length of 0.96m and weighs 1.65kg. In the novel, it is one of the common heavy swords used by the cult's disciples. In the plot, the heavy sword growers are divided into three extracts. The basis of this extract is the cultivators who use the DA DAO sword because of its origin, which was originally created and used by the peasants.

7. Taichi Sword (WEI JIAN): It's a lighter copy of WU JIAN. With a weight of 0.75 kg and a length of 0.94 m. Some versions are retractable. In the novel, it is one of the swords of the group of light sword cultivators, as it is hollow inside, allowing the cultivator's elements or energy to fill this hollow space.

8. Two-Handed Sword or Dragon's Sword (SHUANG SHOU JIAN): Has a total length of 1.23 m and weighs 1.35kg. In the novel, this sword can be considered the king of swords that cultivators use with both hands.

9. YAN LING DAO: originated from the SONG dynasty (960-1279 AD). It is much heavier (1 kg), having a length of 0.82 m. In the novel, this is one of the most beautiful and sharpest swords in the novel.

10. Nine-ringed Saber (JIU HUAN DAO): It's a heavy saber. The ringing noise and the red flag aim to confuse and ever are the opponent. It is 1,02 m in length and weighs 2.25kg! In the novel, it will be a sword used by those who have followed the path of illusion.

11. Moon Sword (LIU YE DAO): Has a length of 0.85 m and weighs 1,150 kg. In the novel, this will be a sword used for body cultivators Yin or that has the varied elements of water, ice.

12. Venison's Horn Sword (RIYUE QIANKUN JIAN): Has a length of .035 m (each) and weighs 0.60kg (each). In the novel, it is one of the smallest swords in the plot. Widely used by assassins and sword growers who preferred a close fight. If aligned with wind element growers it maximizes attack power by over 70%. If paired with dark element cultivators, power will be maximized by over 50%.

13. Sword of Sun and Moon (RIYUE QIANKUN DAO): It weighs 1.8 kg and is 1.42m (length) x 0.20m (width). In the story, this is a split sword, used by cutters who follow the path of the Double Dao. Usually used by couples or siblings. There are some restrictions on its use, as one of the cultivators must have the Yang body and another of the cultivators must have the Yin body. Of course, it may also be that cultivators have martial cultivation in the laws of Yang or Yin, but the effect will be slightly worse than having a suitable body for this sword.

14. Chef's Sword (BAIWAN DAO):

Weighs 0.50 kg and measures 0.58m. This is a sword similar to the current chef's knives. In the novel, this is one of the swords used by Kitchen Masters or cultivators who specialize in magical crossbow hunting, as it is ideal for dislocating and breaking bones.

15. Double Smoke Sword (JIAN TIEN): It can be long (75- 95cm). This is a lightweight, elegant yet precise and difficult to handle weapon. Its blade is firm and flexible (can bend to 30 ° without breaking or bending), with the equilibrium point at the initial third of the length. It can be used for cutting or drilling (preferably). At the end of the handle is usually adorned (horsehair or a loop) dual function: in combat confuses the opponent and after it can be used to clean the blood of the blade. There is a slightly shorter and extremely efficient JIAN.

SABER

1. Saber (DAO): The classic saber has a length of 0.81m and weighs 0.9kg. It is a curved weapon with only one side cut and a cloth in the handle that was formerly used to wipe the blood off the weapon and prevent it from slipping off the hands. The curve of the blade at the beginning is subtle until it becomes winding in the final third to the tip. The guard is oval and serves to protect the user's hand. The cable is usually curved and wooden with a metal base so that it was used in stockpiles.

2. HUDIE SHUANG DAO: The pair of swords share the same sheath and the blade must be equal to the length of the wrist and forearm so that they can be rotated inside the arms. Each weighs 0.45 kg.

OTHER WEAPONS

1. Tiger Ears Hook (SHUANG GOU): Used in pairs, it can be used to attack the enemy's or his horse's leg, or to lock the enemy's weapon with one of the hooks while attacking the other. Both the blade and the hook and the crescent over the handle are sharp. Each hook weighs 0.70 kg and measures 0.84 m.

2. Wheel of Fire and Wind (FANG HUO LUN): Weapon used in pairs in baguazhang, with a circular blade. It can cut and pierce or lock the opponent's weapon. Each weighs 0.55 kg and measures 0.38 m. In the plot, this weapon will be linked to the cultivators of the fire and wind elements. Widely used as secondary weapons, mainly for ranged combat. It can also be used as a second weapon along with a sword.

3. Rapid Wind Halberd (PU DAO): Because the halberd blade is forged in the same way as the sword, it is considered a large saber. The use of this weapon is clear in its name. In the plot, it is not a widely used weapon in the Celestial Sword sect. In fact, there is a subsidiary sect that studies only the Halberd Way.

4 General's Blade (KWAN DAO)- Although the halberd is not exactly a sword, its forging process is the same as one, being even called large sabers. A weapon difficult to handle weighs about 4-5kg and its use requires great skill and strength. It is indicated to cut heads or cut legs of horses. The nickname Laminate General is due to the fact that it was used by the Chinese martial arts patron (KUO SHU), General Guan Yu. And unlike Pu Dao, it can be used for stocking and hooking.

5. Dagger (BI SHOU) - In China, any weapons that resemble JIAN or DAO and are smaller than one forearm are called daggers. Because they are easy to conceal, they have always been associated with bohemians and bandits. They can be made of stone, bronze, iron, and steel.