Everyone knew what had happened at that moment-they had not found that legendary [Sword State], but the simulated desperate predicament had instead forced out the boy's [Drifting Returning Wind] and [Newly-Hatched Corpse] while his five senses were sealed.
His inspiration for Sword Endowment was truly uncanny; he himself had never imagined he could perform such a move.
Cui Zhaoye pressed her lips together and stood, nibbling lightly on a fingernail.
Beside her, Changsun Jue asked blankly, "This thing you're working on... isn't going to explode, is it?"
"...I imagined it the way you told me to." Pei Ye looked at Cui Zhaoye solemnly. "Cicadas and birds in the wind... and those were the two sword strikes that came out."
Cui Zhaoye frowned at the ground, as though she could not puzzle it out for the life of her. "Really? You put your whole heart into it? Into simulating their state in the wind, the spreading of their wings... didn't your heart feel the true meaning of the cicadas and birds in the wind?"
"I imagined all of it," Pei Ye said gravely. "I didn't feel it."
Cui Zhaoye fell silent, then hesitated. "How about it, Young Hero Pei... try making their calls?"
"...?"
Chapter 515: A precious pill
Looking at the clear, lovely face of the disheveled girl before him, Pei Ye silently retracted his earlier thought.
Exploring this [Sword State] with her was anything but easy. In that brief span, his muscles, bones, True Qi, and mind had all been pushed to their peak in an instant. With his injuries still unhealed, it was practically a return to the night after his battle with Wu Zaigu.
And Wu Zaigu had not made him imitate animal calls.
Cui Zhaoye was still blinking at him, as though she really was waiting