The first contact with the Implant [steel armor] brought excitement.
The anxiety of the first kill.
The resolve in swinging the knife to slash at the Master of the Tiger Saber Gang...
Step by step becoming the Green-faced Ghost, then step by step becoming the Marquis Jing'an.
Slicing the Barbarian King, battling the Grassland.
Fighting to the extreme peak, annihilating the West Pole.
All the experiences, memories, emotions... that form the source of "me" gently ripple and shatter like reflections in the mirror.
Different from the Nether River Ancestor's [Forget River], Wen Xuexian's slash does not erase Li Fei's memories, but rather the 'Li Fei' within those memories!
Li Fei will still remember everything from the past, but he will forget the emotions he felt at the time, why he was happy, why he felt anger?
He will forget why he made those choices, and these choices are what truly made Li Fei who he is.
Without these, Li Fei will no longer know why he wields a sword, why he acts. When the past becomes void, he loses his footing!
What remains is just a shell named 'Li Fei'.
Without a doubt, this is the strongest slash Li Fei has faced so far!
Before this slash, Protective Force, Defense Divine Power, Martial Arts Domain, and even Li Fei's greatest reliance, the Myriad Blood Pearl—
All are useless!
This slash simply questions the heart.
Li Fei extended his right hand, formed a sword with his fingers, and unleashed a sword soaring against the wind, not to block, but to pierce the most indistinct point in the light of the blade—
Within the Mixed Element Sword Body, on the seven stars representing Divine Skills, a golden heart beats powerfully.
This is Li Fei's Mixed Element Sword Heart!
In the battle at Cuiqing City, he broke through the Establishing Dao Realm on the spot, allowing the Flying Sword Body to once again transform into the Mixed Element Sword Body, simultaneously condensing the Mixed Element Sword Heart.
The Mixed Element Sword Body enables Li Fei to maintain a high level of cohesion and manifestation of the Martial Arts Domain even in normal states.
The Mixed Element Sword Heart represents the 'Tao' Li Fei has established, condensing all his spiritual will.
Once this Sword Heart is formed, Li Fei can resist the vast majority of Heart and Spirit attacks, compensating for the shortfall of the Myriad Blood Pearl.
Though Wen Xuexian's slash asking the heart is strong, she's questioning the core and most persistent point of the Mixed Element Sword Heart!
The intangible blade slash passed, and the Mixed Element Sword Heart paused momentarily.
Li Fei's memories churned like boiling water, yet they did not dissipate in the slightest; the emotions within remained intense.
I've been following my Tao all along the way, how could I forget?
The Mixed Element Sword Heart seemed to have a layer of dust brushed away, shining brightly!
Opposite, Wen Xuexian just completed this slash:
"The first slash, forgetting the past dust."
Li Fei's eyes brightened, retracting his sword fingers, indicating for Wen Xuexian to continue.
The actions were nearly identical as before, but this time the blade's momentum was overwhelmingly domineering!
At the moment when the blade light flashed, the surrounding whistling winds, flying dust, and even the light piercing through the clouds all solidified.
Between heaven and earth, there remained only a horizontal blade of light slicing across, not aiming at the head, but slashing 'existence'.
This time, Li Fei couldn't even manage any response; when he sensed the blade light, the slash had already hit him!
He felt his 'current' being stripped away, denied.
The Golden Threaded Jade Scale Armor he was wearing, the flowing blood, the Implant within, Tao Foundation, Divine Skills, Mixed Element Sword Body... even the Mixed Element Sword Heart that had just played a crucial role, all became illusory and false before this slash!
This slash slashed Li Fei's 'present'.
With the present slashed, all becomes void; this was the most fierce slash, directly obliterating all traces of Li Fei in the world at this moment!
Enduring this slash, Li Fei doesn't employ Taoism to resist; before Wen Xuexian, he becomes an ordinary person!
"No, not an ordinary person..."
At the moment when the Mixed Element Sword Heart disappears, Li Fei's heart and spirit fall into chaos and confusion, but something continues to accompany him—
The Myriad Blood Pearl!
Even without Divine Skills, Tao Foundation, and all power lost, the Myriad Blood Pearl continues to follow Li Fei.
This is the 'present' that Wen Xuexian cannot strip away!
Heart and Spirit immersed within the Myriad Blood Pearl, as the Blood Souls accumulate one by one, Blood Soul Skills awaken one by one, Li Fei gradually finds his Tao Foundation, Divine Skills, and everything.
Unmatched Sword Intent swept over Li Fei's body, not hurting him at all, yet it felt like being struck by thunder, his heart and spirit trembling!
Wen Xuexian looked at the distracted Li Fei without rushing to unleash the next slash.
When she sensed Li Fei's aura restoring from nothing, returning to the peak, her eyes became even brighter:
"The second slash, cutting the present!"
Li Fei returned to his senses, his gaze toward Wen Xuexian became more solemn:
"The final slash, please!"
The four Martial Saints surrounding and watching the battle all displayed heavy expressions upon witnessing Wen Xuexian's first two slashes.
If they were to face such slashes, even utilizing Taoism, except for Wenren Zheng, no one else would dare to say they could certainly withstand it!
And Wen Xuexian still has the final slash—
She spread her palm, swept a hand-knife horizontally, yet there was no blade light.
No imposing manner, no killing intent, not even a ripple.
The first slash reminisced about time, gentle yet with killing intent.
The second slash was grand and domineering, severing the present.
This third slash, illusory and elusive, seemingly nonexistent.
But as this slash was unleashed, Li Fei again saw countless scenes:
Challenge Lin Tianyi, fight and win, becoming the new number one in the world!
Lead an army to conquer the West Continent, achieving unprecedented feats, making the Da Lan Dynasty truly unify the world!
Retire from the world, journey across the land with Ning Qingman, seeking Tao together.
The great Tao reaching pinnacle perfection, ultimately taking that final step, climbing on the summit!
Triumph, retirement, enlightenment, love and hate, obsession... countless possibilities, countless paths unfold like a starry river before Li Fei's eyes.