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

Xie Jiexue turned her head and looked at Chu Hanxiao.

Chu Hanxiao stood at the crossroads: "I'll take you this far, Jie Xue."

"The rest of the journey is yours to walk alone. Frost has not acknowledged me, but it has acknowledged you."

"Just keep moving forward and don't look back."

Xie Jiexue didn't speak, she just stared at him intently.

At this moment, Chu Hanxiao's clothes, eyebrows, and lips were stained with a little white.

The chill clung to Chu Hanxiao's long robe, making her appear even more frail.

Xie Jiexue turned her head again and looked at the increasingly treacherous path behind Chu Hanxiao.

This road is extremely narrow, allowing only one person to walk at a time.

Each bluestone step was covered with a thin layer of frost and snow.

The higher you go, the whiter the frost and the thicker the snow.

Xie Jiexue blinked, then looked back at the valley behind her, towards the direction of the sect.

"How about your name be Jie Xue?"

"May the frost and snow of your life be cut off, and may your future be free from frost and snow."

"To cut off the snow is to cut off the frost and snow of life from the beauty of nature."

Xie Jiexue subconsciously swayed her body.

She raised her hand and held onto the icy cliff face.

But Xie Jiexue didn't say anything more, nor did she look at Chu Hanxiao again. She simply steadied herself again.

She walked alone into the frost and snow.

......

As Xie Jiexue walked up the mountain path, she realized that the name "Supreme Frost" was not just a name.

Unlike the route we took earlier, this route was covered in snow.

The Supreme Frost seems to possess the ability to gather spiritual energy.

Moisture and spiritual energy surrounded the Supreme Frost, covering it layer by layer, transforming it into continuously falling frost and snow that drifted down onto Xie Jiexue's body.

If it weren't for the fact that, for some reason, snow doesn't accumulate excessively on this road, Xie Jiexue would have been unable to walk any further.

Amidst the cold wind and frost, Xie Jiexue squinted and activated his magic power.

The frigid magical power circulated in his meridians, then was tamed by the source of Lin Wuhua, becoming gentle and compliant.

Instantly, Xie Jiexue felt no longer cold.

She also understood Chu Hanxiao's words.

Xie Jiexue's body had already adapted to this cold magical power, so she was able to walk forward.

But here, the accelerated flow of her uncontrollable magic would harm her.

Lin Wuhua's sacrifice made up for her shortcomings.

Subconsciously, Xie Jiexue slowed her pace slightly.

But she didn't stop.

"Stop the snow, move forward, don't look back."

She told herself that she couldn't let Lin Wuhua's sacrifice be in vain.

So Xie Jiexue continued walking.

Navigating around boulders, leaping over ravines, dodging hail, and braving storms...

At one moment, Xie Jiexue's vision suddenly cleared.

She traversed the narrow gap between two treacherous cliffs and successfully reached the valley floor.

She looked up and saw the massive blade of the Supreme Frost Sword.

She lowered her head after just one glance.

The sword's edge was so sharp it could almost pierce her directly.

But in an instant, Xie Jiexue raised her head.

There seems to be something different in this sharpness.

In a moment of inspiration, Xie Jiexue closed his eyes and began to feel.

The overwhelming amount of information made her unconsciously furrow her brow.

Within Xie Jiexue's body, the sword bone also began to circulate.

A gentle warmth emerged, smoothing away the frown on her brow.

From this information, Xie Jiexue saw how the sword was created and understood why Chu Hanxiao insisted that she take up the sword.

A thousand years ago, the world was far less peaceful than it is today.

At that time, the world was in chaos, demons roamed freely, evil forces wreaked havoc, and the righteous path declined.

At that time, the Supreme Sword Sect was already the leader of the righteous path.

Faced with the desolate state of the people, the sect leader at the time proposed with astonishing courage: to gather the strength of the entire sect and forge a supreme sword that could cut through the chaos of the world.

To this end, the Supreme Sword Sect exhausted its millennia-long accumulation of rare treasures and refined countless rare and precious materials.

But these are merely the foundation for forging a sword.

What truly imbues "Supreme Frost" with its soul is the true essence of swordsmanship refined with the blood and sweat of all the disciples of the Sword Sect.

The entire sword-making process lasted nearly a century and involved almost four generations.

Almost all the disciples of the Sword Sect participated in the forging of this sword, continuously pouring their sword dao essence, refined with their blood and sweat, into it.

Because the leader of the Sword Sect at that time proposed: "The Supreme Sword should be for all swords, not just my personal sword intent."

Thus, from elders to outer disciples, everyone poured their understanding of the sword into it—some sharp, some steady, some orthodox, some unpredictable...

All kinds of sword intent were fused together.

Finally, using a piece of polar meteorite iron excavated from the depths of the far north glacier as a base, "Supreme Frost" finally took shape.

On the day the sword was completed, the heavens and earth changed color, and ten thousand swords rang out in unison.

At that time, all the demons within a hundred miles of the Sword Sect were split in two.

Xie Jiexue frowned.

In the history of the Sword Sect that she had learned, no one in the Sword Sect had ever been able to wield this sword.

Even the Supreme Sect Master at the time, the strongest sword cultivator in history, could only partially utilize its power and could not wield it.

However, this was enough; some of its power was still enough to deter demons.

But to her surprise, the sword master responded to her on his own initiative.

In that vague sense, even though the sect leader forged it, he still couldn't say that he understood everyone's sword.

Within the sword, the sword intent belonging to the sect leader is only a small part.

This is almost the most complete sword ever made, while the swordsman's sword was incomplete.

Finally, with a flicker of his will, Xie Jiexue opened his eyes.

She lowered her head and looked at her hands.

Faint sword hilt marks appeared on Xie Jiexue's delicate hands.

This is the mark of Supreme Frost.

The mark had already appeared after the sword bone transplant, but it was only just now that it was activated.

In the recent contact, it has already resonated with Xie Jiexue and acknowledged her as its sword master.

Xie Jiexue is now able to fully utilize its power.

However, Xie Jiexue still has a long way to go if she wants to improve their relationship.

Xie Jiexue turned around.

Outside the rock crevice, the wind and snow had long since stopped.

......

Meeting Chu Hanxiao's gaze, Xie Jiexue walked out of the path.

Upon seeing her, Chu Hanxiao said to Xie Jiexue.

"Sword Master."

Xie Jiexue: "Sect Master..."

"This is the rule of the Sword Sect: whoever holds the sword is the Sword Master whom the Sword Sect collectively reveres."

Chu Hanxiao led her out of the Sword Sect's forbidden area.

Almost all the elders of the Sword Sect had gathered here, waiting for them.

"Sect Master," an elder said urgently, "this is Jie Xue...!"

Xie Jiexue looked over.

This is an elder of the Enforcement Hall. Xie Jiexue recognized him; he was usually stern and rarely smiled.

But at this moment, the elder was looking intently at what was behind Xie Jiexue.

Just as Xie Jiexue finished resonating, the Supreme Frost rose from the mountains, proclaiming its existence to everyone.

"Yes," Chu Hanxiao glanced at Xie Jiexue, stepped back, and placed Xie Jiexue in the main seat.

Everyone stared at Xie Jiexue.

"Jie Xue has been recognized and has become the new Sword Master."

"From now on, everyone must treat her with the utmost understanding and respect."

Everyone, including Chu Hanxiao, lowered their heads.

"Sword Master."