Shuanghua (霜华, Shuānghuá) is Xiao Xingchen's sword. It is later used by Xue Yang to impersonate Xiao Xingchen.
Description[]
Shuanghua is a well-known sword of considerable spiritual power, with an intricate appearance recognized even by those who have never seen it in person. The scabbard is bronze-colored with patterns of frost carved on it, through which Shuanghua's silver blade can be seen.[1]
Shuanghua has the special ability of detecting and pointing out the direction of corpse energy; however, it is incapable of distinguishing between living and walking corpses, particularly those infected with corpse poisoning.[2]
Perhaps as a result of its fame, Shuanghua has been featured in the Illustrated Almanac of Spiritual Swords and Atlas of Notable Blades, which allows a younger disciples like Lan Jingyi to recognize the sword.[1]
Use[]
According to Jin Guangyao, Xiao Xingchen impressed the entire cultivation world with his swordsmanship soon after his departure from the mountain.[3]
While living in Yi City, Xiao Xingchen uses Shuanghua to aid him in night-hunting. Unfortunately, Xue Yang takes advantage of his blindness, using Shuanghua's inability to distinguish between living and walking corpses to trick Xiao Xingchen into killing living people, including Song Lan.[2]
Although Shuanghua is then used to kill Chang Ping and the rest of his clan via lingchi, the one wielding it at the time is Xue Yang, not Xiao Xingchen.[4]
In the conclusion of the Yi City arc, Lan Wangji recovers Shuanghua from Xue Yang.[5] After Xue Yang's demise, Song Lan takes the retrieved Shuanghua with him to roam the world night-hunting alongside Xiao Xingchen and A-Qing's souls.[4]
Animation Divergence[]
In the animation, Shuanghua is capable of the Frost Fall Technique (剑落霜天, Jiàn Luò Shuāngtiān) cryogenesis that leaves frost marks on those it is used against. Xue Yang uses this technique to leave a mark on Song Lan's chest.[6]
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