Wind, flowers, snow, and moonlight, just as they had been back then.
Bai Xuanling looked out at scarlet towering to the heavens and demonic energy churning, yet her heart was exceptionally calm.
So calm that even she found it somewhat unreal.
Perhaps it was because she had already experienced this scene in her youth.
Only, there had been little she could do then.
But now, at this moment, she finally had the strength to say no.
A long rainbow pierced the sun, and Sword Intent shook the vast sky.
Azure Darkness pierced through everything obstructing her path, and Bai Xuanling closed straight in on the Heavenly Demon.
Perhaps because it had been so long since she last held Azure Darkness, Bai Xuanling had felt a little out of practice when she first took it in hand.
It was a feeling both natural and unfamiliar.
Yet Azure Darkness was as eager as it had been in the beginning.
That day, Lü Xuan had not stopped her. He had not even offered a word of persuasion.
Because that day, Bai Xuanling had gone to see Lü Xuan carrying Azure Darkness.
Bai Xuanling did not know what sort of creature the Heavenly Demon before her was, with its savage expression and apparent taunts, nor what its name or abilities were.
Everyone said that Bai Xuanling, the Living Yama, had a foul temper and a ruthless hand.
They had thought mockery could disrupt her thoughts and movements.
In truth, none of it could.
Because she could no longer hear that noise.
What Bai Xuanling wanted to hear was her resonance with her sword, the sound of everything she had gained throughout her climb.
Only by resonating with herself and with Azure Darkness in her hand could she glimpse that sliver of the limit.
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