The mind reflected in the Heart Amber mirror would not start in alarm as Sword Heart Reflection had designed, much less be forced to draw its sword by the black-clad figure within the Soul-Seizing Pearl. No design concerning the mind contained within Heart Amber could affect that lucid, penetrating heart in the slightest.
Even an Immortal Lord could not erode it. No quantity of Heart Amber could possibly make such a mind lose itself, and the thirteen thousand six hundred sword movements contained within could therefore never draw out the woman's "Sword Treatise."
Ming Qitian watched the Heart Mirror shine straight at her. The Sword Dragon had filled every opening through which she could strike, all but imprisoning her, yet this mirror truly could do nothing to her.
Until, suddenly, that strange aversion she had felt before surged sharply.
"This generation's heir to Yunlang has descended the mountain. Her surname is Ming, eighteen years old. Did you know? She was born with a heart of Bright Mirror, Ice Reflection, took [Heart-Slaying Glaze] as her sword, and practices the 'Gushe Heart Sutra.'"
Silence.
"This is the result of our eighteen-year wait-a perfect person."
Silence.
"A mind that neither strays nor doubts is the most insoluble trait in the Mindscape Realm. Even if we killed her, she could never lose herself within the [Heart Mirror]."
"... Absurd."
"Do we give up?"
Silence.
"... We will discuss it after I return from Xiangzhou. I will find a way."
Sword-Belly Mountain
A winding streak of black and white suddenly crept across the bright mirror.
It resembled a slender snake, but a closer look revealed a faint glimmer of flame within. This was... a Thread Guide. It had not appeared out of nowhere; it had long lain buried within the Heart Mirror. The moment the