Oh look—it’s not a myth, it’s mechanical. A Chinese vlogger—yes, the one with four Guinness records and 10 million fans—built a rideable flying sword. Not a prop. Not CGI. Not even a drone you strap to your back. Nope—he welded, coded, and probably cursed his way into building an actual sword-shaped aircraft, complete with propellers, glowing red lights, and zero regard for physics’ feelings. It hovered… briefly. Then face-planted into a lake. Classic. Turns out, turning wuxia fantasy into flight isn’t just “add jet engines and pray”—it took over a year, multiple crashes, and enough lost control incidents to fill a martial arts blooper reel. But hey—progress! One night test over water? Glowing. Golden rice field daylight flight? Majestic. Final dusk glide over a wet road? Smooth. Reflective.