He could unleash it effortlessly, without needing to think at all.
"It seems last night really was an accident. Otherwise, how could I have failed to enter the glazed sword heart state?"
Ye Qinghong murmured.
His expression was calm, his eyes like a cold pool, without the slightest ripple.
Today, he had cleansed himself with his sword heart and reflected for an entire day. Even when he recalled last night's events...
His heart could still remain as tranquil as still water!
He would no longer squirm endlessly as before, much less suffer the shattering of his sword heart.
This was a swordsman's confidence!
But...
What exactly had those absurd scenes last night been?
First, he could rule out a scheme by that fiend.
Although the fiend was powerful and had already reached the four-leaf dharmakaya realm...
His strength lay in his physical body.
He swept aside everything with that body alone.
Someone like him simply would not know such strange arts that targeted the mind.
Moreover...
Last night, Ye Qinghong had kept his glazed sword heart active the whole time.
The sword heart was a barrier.
A barrier no one could break.
Yet last night, those images had projected directly into the depths of his heart without damaging his glazed sword heart.
It was simply inconceivable!
At the very least, he had never encountered anyone capable of such a feat. Even his master could not do it.
With those possibilities ruled out...
Only one explanation remained.
And that was...
A Heart Demon!
Demons arose from the heart, from the deepest recesses of his soul.
Naturally, it could easily bypass his sword heart.
But the question was, how could she have a Heart Demon like this?
Over the years, he had tried to assassinate the fiend several times, wishing nothing more than for him to die. Developing feelings of admiration was out of the question.
He could neither fathom nor see through what was happening.
After a long while, Ye Qinghong shook his head.
He drove all those thoughts out of the depths of his heart.
He would think of them no more.
"Enough. Wherever the Heart Demon arose from, to me, it is no more than a candle flame. One stroke of my sword will extinguish it!"
He murmured.
The dark hair tied up behind his head swayed gently.
His face was cold as frost.
His entire being seemed to have become a sword.
He waited quietly, waiting for the Heart Demon to appear.
All cultivators would encounter Heart Demons.
And there was only one way to fight a Heart Demon: face it head-on and destroy it!
Last night had been her first encounter with a Heart Demon, and she had lacked experience.
That was why his sword heart had shattered.
But today, he had examined himself anew, even recalling those scenes over and over in his mind.
At first, he had been somewhat flustered and uncomfortable, but now, he could remain completely unaffected by them.
He could maintain his glazed sword heart normally.
Hum, hum, hum!
The air trembled faintly.
The next moment, images suddenly surfaced in Ye Qinghong's mind.
A dim room, flickering candlelight.
And those two entwined figures.
Everything was so familiar, almost identical to last night. His eyes chilled, and he sneered.
"Heart Demon, you've come at just the right time. Today, I will destroy you!"
Whoosh!
He thrust his finger forward!
The Azure Shadow Sword, which had been hovering above his head, let out a ringing cry.
It was so clear and melodious, brimming with sword intent!
It spun around him ceaselessly.
His glazed sword heart had reached its peak state.
Then she closed her eyes, pouring all her awareness into that scene, into the Heart Demon's illusion.
A confident smile still lingered on his cold face.
However...
A moment later.
His brows knitted tightly, and his gaze grew grave.
His breathing gradually became uneven.
Although tonight's scene appeared identical to last night's, certain details had become entirely different.
H-how could there be such an indecent pose?
Shameless!
Panic stirred in his heart. The Azure Shadow Sword spinning around him abruptly dimmed and fell to the ground once more.
His glazed sword heart shattered.
That damned Heart Demon was actually so cunning.
I had already grown accustomed to it. Who would have thought it could still change!
Destroy it! I must destroy it!
At that moment, this was the only thought in Ye Qinghong's mind.
He clenched his teeth.
Once again, he entered the glazed sword heart state.
She steadied her mind and began confronting the Heart Demon head-on.
But just as before, he did not last long.
Crack! Crack!
His sword heart abruptly shattered!
His expression grew increasingly panicked, and his breathing became more and more rapid.
"Again!"
Those who studied the sword were always indomitable. They would not be defeated easily, much less give up just like that.
And so it went: reforged, shattered, reforged, shattered...
Over and over, in an endless cycle.
Even though Ye Qinghong possessed an exceptionally resilient mind and had prepared himself, he still did not hold out for long.
In the end, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He could no longer enter the glazed sword heart state.
What followed was just as drawn-out as last night. Trapped within the Heart Demon's grasp, Ye Qinghong struggled desperately, unable to break free.
His cold face was filled with pain.
His mirror-like eyes...
Shattered again and again.
Finally, he could endure no more. He tapped his toes against the ground and sprang into the air.
He flew straight toward the Back Mountain!
At last, he landed in the hot spring on the Back Mountain.
Waves upon waves rippled outward.
Only with the spring water surging around him did he regain a little clarity.
But his cheeks remained bright red.
Biting his lip, he sank beneath the spring water.
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