Sikong Jing smiled faintly again upon hearing this and replied, "This disciple believes that will is born from emotion. To be human is to have stray thoughts. Just as Bi Xian bullies our Everlasting Love Lineage—if she were truly emotionless, why would she bully us?"
The example he gave was meant to prove that Supreme Emotionless Art was not, in the absolute sense, a path of utter heartlessness.
Extinguishing Love Venerable furiously knitted her brows, yet still answered decisively, "She has not cultivated enough."
Sikong Jing said with utmost seriousness, "Then what about the sect master? She has cultivated enough, hasn't she?"
"Yet she said she dislikes the Everlasting Love Lineage. Why does she dislike it? Because of selfish, distracting thoughts. That too is emotion."
Here, Sikong Jing directly used the Thoughtless Sect Master as another example.
Extinguishing Love Venerable snorted again. "The sect master has not cultivated enough either. No one has cultivated enough... Supreme Emotionless Art is the ultimate will. You say we have emotions, but why do we hold no attachment whatsoever to the family bonds of our past?"
"Severing the past, or forcibly forgetting through cultivation—both are forms of escape," Sikong Jing replied heavily.
Without realizing it, Ren You had already opened her mouth wide.
She looked at Extinguishing Love Venerable, then at Sikong Jing. So their debate on the Dao had already begun.
Since Extinguishing Love Venerable had not told her to leave again, Ren You naturally remained. She also desperately wanted to stay and hear what Sikong Jing had to say, and it seemed as though she had gained a new insight...
Sikong Ling was likewise listening at the side, gaining enlightenment along with her brother's words.
What followed was a fierce verbal clash between Extinguishing Love Venerable and Sikong Jing. Both had their