Lu Xueqi and Bi Yao (54)

"This can't go on." Senior Sister's voice grew even weaker. "The Evil Thought is getting stronger and stronger. Neither the Calming Heart Pendant nor I can hold on for much longer. You must find the Soul Purifying Celestial Crystal as soon as possible. It is the only treasure capable of completely purifying the Evil Thought."

"Where is the Soul Purifying Celestial Crystal?" Su Han asked urgently.

"I don't know." Senior Sister gave a bitter smile. "It is a legendary divine artifact, something one can only stumble upon by chance. Ancient records state that it may be born in lands of extreme yin, or appear in places of utmost yang. There is no trace to follow."

Su Han clenched his fists. In order to save him, Senior Sister had expended even more soul power. At this rate, she would not last until the day he found the Soul Purifying Celestial Crystal.

"There is one more way," Senior Sister suddenly said. "If... if you can comprehend the Compassionate Sword Intent and wield a sword of slaughter with a compassionate heart, perhaps you can coexist with the Evil Thought without eliminating it."

"Compassionate Sword Intent?"

"There are three thousand paths of the sword, and slaughter is merely one of them. The true pinnacle of swordsmanship is to embrace all things—one must possess both the sharpness to cleave through the void and the compassion to nurture all living things." Senior Sister spoke slowly. "If you can comprehend the Compassionate Sword Intent, you may suppress the Evil Thought with your state of mind and perhaps even... turn it into aid."

Su Han fell into deep thought. Compassionate Sword Intent. It sounded even more elusive than the Soul Purifying Celestial Crystal.

At dawn, Ye Wuhen's injuries had mostly healed, and Mu Qingxue had also finished regulating