Duanshui Sword

Blade That Cuts Water

One of the King of Yue’s eight swords, said sharp enough to sever flowing water.

Duanshui, “Cutting Water,” is one of the eight blades of the King of Yue, so sharp that a single stroke could sever the flow of a stream. Named for the impossible — cutting what cannot be held — it belongs to the family of swords that test the limits of metal and of legend.