Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao (33)

Su Han felt an irresistible chill rush at him. In the next instant, the icy-blue streak of light had plunged into his brow and vanished!

"Su Han!"

The Sect Master and several elders instantly gathered around him, their expressions filled with uncertainty.

Su Han stood where he was, his eyes tightly shut and his body trembling faintly. An icy-blue sword-shaped mark slowly emerged on his brow, emanating a faint cold glow. He could feel it—the spirituality of the Tian Ya Sword... no, of his senior sister, was now dwelling within his sea of consciousness!

"W-what is this?" an elder cried out.

The Sect Master examined Su Han's condition with a grave expression. Only after a long while did he let out a deep breath, his expression incomparably complicated. "Tianya... she chose Su Han's sea of consciousness as a cradle and Su Han's body as a sword sheath, temporarily residing within him. She does not reject the reshaping of her Dao body; rather... she has chosen a far more difficult, yet far more intimate path—Sword Spirit Symbiosis!"

"Sword Spirit Symbiosis?!" Everyone was shocked.

Sword Spirit Symbiosis was an exceedingly rare and dangerous state. The sword spirit no longer existed independently, but shared its life and soul with its host. They prospered together and suffered together. Compared to the usual relationship between a Sword Master and a sword spirit, it was more than a hundred times closer!

"No wonder she feels such an affinity with Su Han's aura..." The Sect Master looked at Su Han, whose eyes remained closed, and muttered, "Tianya... what exactly are you planning, girl? Could it be that you wish to..."

At that moment, Su Han slowly opened his eyes. A flash of icy blue passed through the depths of his gaze, and beyond his original resilience, his