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

"Sever the seven emotions, extinguish the six desires, and transform the human heart into a cold abyss."

Chu Hanxiao looked at Xie Jiexue and said those words.

In essence, the "Supreme Forgetfulness Technique" is not a sword technique, but a mental cultivation method.

Its sole purpose is to continuously sever the seven emotions and eliminate the six desires, making one's heart as calm as ice.

The highest level of cultivation is the state of "selflessness" where one is devoid of emotion.

Even if it fails to cultivate, it can still greatly enhance its power.

Chu Hanxiao looked at Xie Jiexue, her gaze filled with a hope so heavy it almost crushed her, and with sorrow.

"Jie Xue, demons and monsters are wreaking havoc on the world. We need a Supreme Sword Master to protect the peace of the world."

"Don't let Lin Wuhua's sacrifice go to waste."

"Give it a try anyway," she said. "This exercise can make your pain less."

Xie Jiexue remained silent, took a step forward, reached out, and grasped the stalactite pillar that was emitting a white light.

......

The moment Xie Jiexue's hand touched the stalactite pillar, the world changed.

Unlike other cultivation methods that exist in written form, the key points of the "Supreme Forgetfulness Technique" are completely different.

It is almost a combination of intuition, stream of consciousness, and instinct.

When Xie Jiexue opened her eyes again, she found herself standing on a body of water.

The water is clear, like a lake, and has no shore, like the sea.

Xie Jiexue tried to take a few steps, but found that nothing had changed.

When she looked down, she realized that her reflection in the lake was not the same as her reflection in the lake.

The woman in the water is not the same woman she is now, but she looks very familiar.

She was twelve years old, dressed in a magnificent robe, but she was timid.

This is how Xie Jiexue's reflection appeared in the water when Lin Wuhua took Xie Jiexue to the edge of the pool to see the reflection.

Unconsciously, Xie Jiexue turned her head away, unwilling to look.

As she expressed her feelings, the lake water surged violently, causing Xie Jiexue to become flustered and disoriented.

Xie Jiexue also realized where they were.

This is the "Lake of the Heart," which can be understood as Xie Jiexue's sea of ​​consciousness.

Everyone's sea of ​​consciousness is different, determined by each person's unique experiences and personality.

The lake of the heart directly reflects the psychological changes of the practitioner.

If the mind is not calm and the emotions are not at peace, then the heart will be in turmoil, and one's spiritual practice will be unstable.

Emotions are chaotic, uncontrollable, and judgment-interfering "impurities," the greatest obstacle to a clear sword mind and pure power.

Therefore, practitioners need to transform their surging emotional energy into controllable and orderly "sword intent" in order to achieve a true state of selflessness.

Xie Jiexue looked at the surging lake surface again.

The lake was no longer as calm as before; it was now filled with storms, raging waves, and undercurrents.

Without a doubt, these things should not exist.

Following the guidance in his heart, Xie Jiexue began to circulate the "Supreme Forgetfulness Technique".

In the introduction to the method, practitioners are guided by stalactites to complete the first practice, and thereafter they can remember the method forever and practice on their own.

In an instant, a chilling calmness appeared in Xie Jiexue's heart.

Around Xie Jiexue, the waves on the lake calmed down.

The wind is scattered, yet it is immediately reborn; the waves are calmed, yet they are stirred up again.

Xie Jiexue persisted, taking it one step at a time.

She hadn't experienced this kind of tranquility in a long time.

She didn't know how much time had passed before she opened her eyes.

The wind and waves subsided, and the reflection in the lake reappeared, with the twelve-year-old girl still watching her.

It seems that nothing has changed.

But in a far, distant place, transparent ice floes began to float on the lake at some unknown time.

The cultivation was successful.

.......

Xie Jiexue's cultivation seems to have embarked on the right path.

Chu Hanxiao hadn't lied to her at all—Supreme Frost was indeed a complete sword.

Her swordsmanship improved rapidly, and whenever Xie Jiexue practiced or fought, Taishang Hanshuang would guide her and teach her how to fight.

The sword techniques, insights, and understandings of the Sword Sect elders and disciples throughout the ages are all gathered here, at Xie Jiexue's disposal.

The only drawback is that the information is always fragmented, vague, and unsystematic.

Naturally, Xie Jiexue began to devote more energy to the "Supreme Forgetfulness Technique".

Time flies.

While slaying demons and monsters within the Sword Sect's territory, she also refined the Supreme Frost within the Sword Sect and cultivated the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique.

During these days, Xie Jiexue also came to understand why Chu Hanxiao had always been absent.

These tasks were enough to drain almost all of her energy.

Even so, she would still visit Lin Wuhua every day from time to time.

Although Xie Jiexue didn't know how to face him, she would still go to see him.

Just like when she joined the sect, the two of them would practice swordsmanship together—even though it was completely unnecessary.

One day, Lin Wuhua and Xie Jiexue talked about the attack.

Lin Wuhua said that Xie Jiexue did not bear any responsibility for the attack.

In the Sword Sect's subsequent investigation, the demon attack was found to be highly illogical.

In the last war, there were instances where demons infiltrated the heartland to attack, but almost every attack was accompanied by a large-scale frontal assault to draw the attention of the Sword Sect's main defensive forces.

But this time, while the scale of the attack was unprecedented, there was almost no direct assault.

Therefore, the Sword Sect's shuttle arrived extremely quickly, and its support forces were also very abundant, so the demons' achievements were naturally much lower.

—Apart from the fact that Xie Jiexue was seriously injured.

"Jie Xue, they were after you," Lin Wuhua unconsciously pressed his ribs, a pale smile on his face. "Even if you were careful, it would still happen. At that time, almost 80% of the demons' power was concentrated around you."

Xie Jiexue remained silent.

How could she not know that?

After grasping the sword, Xie Jiexue still couldn't lift the Supreme Frost Sword, but he could remotely summon it at any time.

Just like how Xie Jiexue was suppressed and climbed up the path that day, the pressure of the sword will erase all the resistance of the demons.

This was when she had just grasped the sword.

So anyone in that situation would probably do the same.

But none of this changes one thing—Lin Wuhua's life flows through her veins.

But inexplicably, she didn't say anything, nor did she intend to argue, and even thought it was no big deal.

Suddenly, Lin Wuhua raised his head.

"Jie Xue, do you have a mirror?"

Xie Jiexue raised her hand and, puzzled, conjured a mirror from ice.

Lin Wuhua took it, but instead of looking at himself, he held the ice mirror in his hand and aimed it at Xie Jiexue.

In the mirror, the girl's face was serene and her demeanor indifferent, possessing a captivating charm that could be described as having fair skin and delicate bones.

"It looks great." Lin Wuhua smiled.

"It's probably due to the cultivation technique," Xie Jiexue surprisingly didn't react much. "That's normal."

She raised her eyes and met Lin Wuhua's worried gaze.

Xie Jiexue's heart skipped a beat.