Hong Jing (红镜, Hóngjìng) is a sacred sword that has the ability to expose a ghost's true identity.[1]
Description[]
While the sword's scabbard is said to be simple and plain looking, the sword itself was carefully sharpened over the years.[1]
The sword is unable to slay demons or exorcise ghosts, but should someone who is not human draw the sword, the blade would turn from a pure white to blood-red. Along with the change of color, the blade would also reveal the true appearance of anyone reflected in the blade.[1]
It doesn't matter what rank or how powerful the person is, no one is able to avoid having their identity exposed.[1]
History[]
Hong Jing originally belonged to Jun Wu, who gifted it to Xie Lian as he took a liking in it after his first ascension.[1]
During Xie Lian's first banishment however, he and Feng Xin pawned it off so they were able to have enough money for a few meals. Feng Xin retrieved it after ascending on his own once again, thinking it a shame such a rare sword was among the mortal realm. He sharpened it, polished it and kept it in his palace from then on.[1]
Nan Feng brought it with him on their mission in the Banyue Kingdom. He claimed to want San Lang to be able to protect himself with it, but actually planned to expose the real identity of Hua Cheng with it. Before the blade could turn red, Hua Cheng broke the sword right above the hilt.[1]
It was repaired at one point[2] and Feng Xin kept carrying it with him strapped to his waist. At the meeting in the Great Martial Hall after the Tonglu Mountain incident, Mei Nianqing quickly stole it and used it to expose Jun Wu's other identity by making sure Xie Lian looked into the reflection of the blade while Jun Wu was behind him.[3]
Trivia[]
- There was an error in the first released version of Episode 6 in which the blade was colored red instead of white when San Lang pulled it out of the sheath. This was fixed the following day on Bilibili.
- This sword also appears in Scum Villain's Self-Saving System. There it is called by the same name, and is described as a mystical sealed sword that will unsheathe itself when in proximity of resentful souls and evil spirits. Read more on the SVSSS wiki.