What does it mean that they all lived with lifelong regrets?

There are more and more demons.

Xie Jiexue realized that these demons were coming for her.

In the distance, the humanoid demon kept staring at her, surrounded by several fierce and terrifying monsters.

But whether it was lucky or unlucky, the city behind her was not damaged at all—because almost all the demons surrounded her and did not enter the city.

Xie Jiexue swung his sword again.

She felt like her hands weren't even her own anymore, and she felt a sharp, needle-like pain piercing her veins.

This is a sign of excessive mana depletion.

If it weren't for the sword bone, she would have collapsed long ago.

Even so, Xie Jiexue was about to be exhausted.

Just then, a cry suddenly came from behind her.

Xie Jiexue suddenly turned around.

Not far behind, a demon was rushing towards a girl. The boy, who appeared to be the girl's brother, was holding a wooden sword with trembling hands, facing off against her in despair.

Xie Jiexue: "—!"

She thought of Lin Wuhua—he would probably protect her in the same way.

Subconsciously, Xie Jiexue suddenly gathered the little magic power he had left and thrust out with his sword.

The demon's form suddenly froze, instantly turning into an ice sculpture.

The older brother looked at Xie Jiexue, his lips twitched, and he seemed to smile at her.

But suddenly, the younger sister's expression became anxious.

Before Xie Jiexue could react, a sharp pain exploded in her chest and abdomen.

She looked down and saw a black claw piercing through her abdomen.

It was that humanoid demon.

In the blink of an eye, it traversed a distance of a hundred feet, seizing the opportunity when Xie Jiexue's old strength had not yet dissipated and new strength had not yet arisen.

"Senior sister—!"

"Snow Sword Fairy—!"

Exclamations came from all directions, but Xie Jiexue could no longer hear them.

As she fell, a chill surged wildly from her wounds, engulfing her entirely.

My heart is beating slower and slower.

Amidst the second burst of intense cold in her chest, she saw Lin Wuhua's face, and the firelight burning in the dilapidated temple where the two had met.

Then, everything went dark.

......

Two hours later.

Supreme Sword Sect, Rejuvenation Hall.

Lin Wuhua pushed open the inner door and strode into the inner room.

"Where is the snow interceptor?"

Inside, he saw his master Bai Wushu, sect leader Chu Hanxiao, and Hua Yusheng, the deacon elder of Huichun Hall.

And—Xie Jiexue, lying on the bed, her face deathly pale.

Ignoring the inexplicably low temperature in the room, Lin Wuhua quickly walked a few steps to the bedside.

"How is Jie Xue?"

Bai Wushu's face was filled with grief.

Chu Hanxiao moved his lips, but did not speak.

Finally, it was Elder Hua Yusheng of Huichuntang who answered.

"It's very bad," Hua Yusheng said. "The demon broke her sword bone, and the disordered magic caused almost all the meridians in her chest to break."

Lin Wuhua: "Elder Yusheng, will she die?"

He didn't care about Xie Jiexue's cultivation level.

"That's what I wanted to say," Hua Yusheng raised his hand and glanced at Bai Wushu.

"Your disciple is quite calm. To avoid any impropriety between men and women, you may leave now."

Hua Yusheng and Chu Hanxiao are both women, while Lin Wuhua and Xie Jiexue have always been close, so Hua Yusheng simply kicked Bai Wushu out.

Lin Wuhua realized that Bai Wushu had come to prevent him from losing control of his emotions.

After Bai Wushu left, Hua Yusheng lifted Xie Jiexue's blanket.

When the blanket was pulled back, Lin Wuhua froze.

Before him, Xie Jiexue's chest emanated a chilling aura. A gruesome wound nearly pierced through her chest and abdomen, but the edges of the wound were frozen with layers upon layers of ice crystals.

The ice crystals sealed the wound tightly, freezing all the blood that had flowed out, and glowed an ominous deep red in the candlelight of Huichun Hall.

Hua Yusheng slowly said, "At that time, Jie Xue was injured by that humanoid demon, but she fought back desperately and killed the demon."

Chu Hanxiao added, "The disciples at the scene said that once the humanoid demon died, most of the other demons scattered. That's how Jie Xue was able to save her life."

Lin Wuhua gently touched Xie Jiexue's waist.

The biting cold immediately crept up to his fingertips.

"The sword bone stopped her bleeding, which is why Jie Xue is still alive."

Hua Yusheng shook his head and glanced at him with regret.

"But like this... I can't treat the wound, and her magic is circulating slower and slower."

"To treat the wound, we must stop her sword bone from releasing power. But if we rely on external force, it will be no different from completely destroying her sword bone—she will die anyway."

Lin Wuhua did not answer, but closed his eyes and touched Xie Jiexue's chest with his hand.

He focused his mind and sensed Xie Jiexue's sword bone.

Judging from the fracture marks, the sword bone was not completely pierced, but rather broken.

Therefore, the sword bone was not completely destroyed.

At that very moment, Jian Gu was still uncontrollably drawing Xie Jiexue's magic power in an attempt to heal her injuries and repair himself.

This worked at first.

The cold air reduced Xie Jiexue's physiological functions, saving her life with the low temperature and helping her kill the demon, thus preserving part of the sword bone's integrity.

But now, this has become the source of the incurable disease.

From this perspective, Hua Yusheng's statement is entirely correct.

But in other words, if Xie Jiexue's sword bones could be repaired...

Suddenly, Lin Wuhua raised her head and looked at Chu Hanxiao.

"Sect Master," his gaze was solemn, and his determination was well hidden, "I can save her."

"I have a way."

"—With my sword bone."

......

Everyone was shocked by Lin Wuhua's ideas.

According to Lin Wuhua, he actually wanted to forcibly break his own sword bone, extract the essence of his sword bone, and re-inject it into Xie Jiexue's body.

The first to object was Bai Wushu, who had been called back in.

He shook his head directly, objecting decisively: "That's not appropriate. Wuhua's sword bone is still sword bone."

"Whether his method will be effective or not is another matter, but doing so will shatter his sword bones. The Sword Sect has never set a precedent like this before."

Hua Yusheng paused for a moment, then also objected.

"I've never done something like this before, I'm not confident, and I don't want to do it."

"To heal one person at the expense of another is not the right thing to do."

Chu Hanxiao looked at Xie Jiexue, a faint hint of reluctance appearing in his usually calm eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

She looked at Lin Wuhua: "How about we hear what Wuhua has to say about it?"

"As a teacher, one should never forcibly interfere with one's students' choices."

Bai Wushu said urgently, "Sect Master..."

Lin Wuhua grabbed Bai Wushu's hand: "Master, I want to give it a try."

"I want to cultivate my own sword, not the sword bone."

"and......"

He took a deep breath, turned around, leaned down, and pressed his face against Xie Jiexue's cool cheek.

"I will never abandon her, as long as it is within my power."

"—I promised her."