The two ice spheres before them gradually vanished without a trace.
In Su Shi'er's mind, lines upon lines of patterns emerged once more, weaving into intricate pathways.
As he focused his mind and devoted himself wholly to deducing the formation's layout,
restlessness began breeding in the depths of his heart again.
But this time, before that negative emotion could affect him, Su Shi'er's lips moved as he began reciting the Heart Calming Sutra.
"Hmm? This is... using one mind for two purposes while maintaining focus in both?"
"No wonder Daoist Tianshan, though merely a Rogue Cultivator, had cultivated to such a realm. Compared with most cultivators from great sects of the same cultivation level, his strength was only greater, never weaker."
"Just this ability to enter a focused state at any moment already left far behind those restless people who relied entirely on heaps of cultivation resources."
Ling Yue Shang gazed intently at Su Shi'er, her beautiful eyes blinking softly.
Her head tilted slightly, and two flickers of appreciation quietly passed through her eyes.
She herself was an extraordinarily focused person in all she did.
Otherwise, she could never have attained her present accomplishments in the Sword Dao.
Seeing such a similar quality in Su Shi'er, she naturally felt an instinctive sense of affinity.
This time, Su Shi'er calmed his heart and quieted his mind.
With his full attention fixed upon it, he could not even sense the passage of time.
Within his mind, the tangled and complex patterns also seemed to become simpler.
The pathways, thin as strands of hair and knotted together, gradually became clearer bit by bit.
Several days slipped by in the blink of an eye.
On this day,
the instant Su Shi'er opened his eyes, the first thing he sensed was the intense sword intent