This thread broke off here, and even at the very end, he had never found the two murderers he hated so deeply. Every trace had vanished completely into Immortal Bridge Peak seven years ago.
The next entry concerned the man's efforts in other directions.
Fourth.
"I remember seeing someone injured by [Sword Heart Reflection]."
"For three days, he was dazed and muddled, his spirit stupefied-exactly that same pair of lifeless eyes."
"But what could a single reflection do? People would recover eventually. Nothing would remain in Sword Heart Reflection."
"...No, of course. Because from its very conception, Sword Heart Reflection was designed to avoid harming the sword students who used it as far as possible."
"It isn't the only use for Heart Amber."
Below was a passage Xu Shang had copied. Originally printed in a book on the Artifact Dao, it had been heavily marked by Zhang Mei Qing in exceptionally vivid strokes.
[Among the established uses of Heart Amber, one is the Sword Academy's Heart Illuminating mirror. The sword mirror's illumination of the heart depends entirely upon 'unimpeded passage.' Obstruct it at the front, and it merely hinders the entry of the mind, wasting precious material and rendering the finished mirror useless; obstruct it at the back, however, and it prevents the mind from leaving, causing a person to lose their spirit and approach a half-dead state. Take utmost care, utmost care!]
Pei Ye immediately recalled what Sui Zaihua had told him at the Bowang prefectural offices.
"Indeed, Sword Heart Reflection has only a frame around its mirror, with both faces unobstructed, allowing the mind to come and go freely through the Heart Amber. This Bead, however, is half transparent and half solid. Presumably, one half 'reflects,' while the other 'retains.' Retaining and trapping the mind-that is its dangerous