"I didn't know either. Proving the Dao Heaven still wasn't something we could oppose. If we couldn't get out, then we couldn't get out. All we could do was wait. Besides, you've seen what I'm like now..." I said with a bitter smile. I could barely maintain my form. Since this battle had wagered our meridians, there was no such thing as resurrection. The burning of my meridians had already cost me dearly, while Sword-Seeking Lord had simply come to an end.
Perhaps he was still in the Sword Trial Platform—or perhaps he had already died.
"Dreamsnow Lord... where do you think Sword-Seeking Lord is? I can't find any trace of him..." Grand Preceptor Hua was deeply worried.
"I don't know either." Dreamsnow Lord slowly closed her eyes. She was pondering her past with Sword-Seeking Lord, and she didn't know whether she should stand on my side or his. To her, neither victor nor loser in this battle was something she could accept.
"Sigh, I already said that since the three of us lost to Young Friend Xia, that Dao Extremity treasure belongs to you, as does everything here. So I've withdrawn my meridians from the treasure as well. For now... I'll search around for Sword-Seeking Lord..." Grand Preceptor Hua let out a bitter sigh, then saluted me before completely vanishing from our sight.
I shook my head. This had originally been a wager of victory and defeat, and the reason such a wager had come about was already clear. Sword-Seeking Lord had a split personality, and even he didn't know what he had done. Memories that neither side acknowledged—how could they not have been a torment to him? In the end, choosing to die beneath my sword could be considered an explanation for everything.
As for Li Guxian, did