Break If Too Rigid? You May Well Try

When the storm dispersed, only a bone-white mask remained, drifting slowly down like willow catkins.

And that figure that had dominated heaven and earth had already turned completely to calamity ash, scattering with the clear wind, leaving no trace behind.

"Senior Brother Xiao, you can rest in peace now."

Gu Hanzhou's voice trembled slightly, and across that sharp, resolute face, a glimmer of moisture faintly passed.

A man did not shed tears lightly, only because he had not yet reached the place of heartbreak.

Remembering that figure from the former days, always standing in front of him amid mortal peril, it was as if an icy blade were grinding back and forth in his chest, the chill wrapped in pain, grieving through his heart and soul.

But in the blink of an eye, that melancholy was fully withdrawn, turning into a boulder-like resolve—

Sweep away Nine Nether, cleanse the mortal realm.

The long-cherished wish of everyone in the Lone Swan Sword Sect would be carried on by him, step by step.

The Azure Dragon, who had the deepest friendship with him, immediately understood and deliberately said in a light tone, "Old Gu, you're just too serious. Learn more from me. As long as you follow Shen Yun, why worry that great things won't be accomplished?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Hanzhou could not help falling speechless.

As a swordsman, he had always strengthened himself without rest, repaid kindness and enmity to his heart's content; otherwise, that year, he would never have left the Lone Swan Sword Sect to prove himself.

But times changed and the world shifted. After experiencing all kinds of hardship and loss, he suddenly felt that the Azure Dragon's words were not without reason.

"Dragon Venerable speaks very truly."

Gu Hanzhou suddenly smiled, that