Wei Huai spread his hands. "I missed the Heaven-and-Earth Sword Heart by a hair, didn't I?"
Qiao Ranran glanced at Pei Ling, who had been sitting quietly in meditation nearby. A thought flashed through her mind. "Daoist Wei, have you considered that the God-Demon Battlefield Ruins might hold a Secret Treasure that could replace the Heaven-and-Earth Sword Heart?"
"Of course I have!" Wei Huai said frankly. "I just haven't come across one!"
"Then why aren't you looking?" Yan Qingsui was so frustrated he nearly struck Wei Huai with the Profound Abyss Sword. "What are you still dawdling here for?"
Wei Huai rubbed his nose and smiled. "As Miss Qiao said, this is my path. I'm simply following my Dao Heart. Besides, even if there really is a Secret Treasure that could replace the Heaven-and-Earth Sword Heart, I don't think I'd find it by searching blindly. At a time like this, shouldn't I show what my sword path is and let it see for itself?"
"I disagree." With a turn of his wrist, Yan Qingsui sent the Profound Abyss Sword down through the air, carving a chasm between himself and Wei Huai. "You say that's your path, but I don't think it suits a swordsman. Where your sword points is where your heart yearns to go. Yet you've slowly taken the middle road. You even need more reasons before you'll draw your sword. Is that Dao Heart of yours really right for you?"
"That's enough." Qiao Ranran interrupted Yan Qingsui. "That's Daoist Wei's choice. Little Yan, all you need to do is stay true to your heart, just as Daoist Wei has stayed true to his. I know you're worried that if he goes on like this, he'll lose his Battle Intent and the edge of his sword path. I think