Chapter 11: The Ruthless Way

Lin Qingling smiled brightly: "Okay, okay, you finally said something I like to hear."

"I...I want to help too." Jiang Yi also said softly.

Luo Mingyue rolled up his sleeves, looking like he was ready to go out and fight.

Li Shuang was a little confused for a moment.

Lingxu Zhenren and his companions generally do not interfere in competitions between disciples.

When she was at Lingxu Peak, she was the eldest senior sister. She was in charge of all matters at Lingxu Peak. If she did something wrong, she would be called out and reprimanded.

At this point, she became the object of everyone's protection.

This change made Li Shuang unable to adapt for a while.

Li Shuang was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Have you ever doubted that I was lying? Maybe Ye Zhaozhao was telling the truth?"

Lin Qingling smiled: "You finally asked?"

Li Shuang hesitated and didn't say anything.

Lin Qingling sat up straight, with a rare serious look on her face: "The Supreme Forgetfulness Art was once such a brilliant technique. But now, only a few descriptions of this technique can be found in Wuqing Peak."

"The master said that if you want to learn this art of forgetting love, you must first have love, and this love should be the best and purest. But if one day, this best and purest love suddenly collapses, then the person who has suffered great heartache may be able to achieve nirvana from despair and understand the way of ruthlessness."

If Li Shuang was really the kind of wicked person they said, how could such a wicked person have such deep emotions, and how could he transform after an emotional breakdown.

Li Shuang must have poured too much emotion into Lingxu Peak.

Therefore, when this emotion was betrayed, she was so desperate. This kind of despair was even like dying. Now that she had entered this ruthless path, it was like being reborn again.

Lin Qingling sighed. She had always known the method of entry, but they were immortals, so how difficult was it to get them to have such deep feelings for others? She only cared about these few disciples now.

After giving your all like this, you are still betrayed. This is the only glimmer of hope for rebirth in despair.

These conditions are so harsh.

Li Shuang met these conditions.

How painful must she have felt at that time? Lin Qingling didn't dare to think about it.

There was silence in the room as well.

Luo Mingyue and the others also thought of this and felt very uncomfortable for a moment.

As outsiders, they all knew how much Li Shuang had paid for Lingxu Peak.

But those people abandoned her so casually!

Are they worthy of what Junior Sister has paid for?

Li Shuang, however, looked calm.

I see.

Well, this time, she could be considered as a blessing in disguise.

The Forgetfulness Art was slowly circulating. She knew that Lin Qingling and the others were all feeling sad for her, but she herself really didn't feel anything at all.

Seeing Li Shuang's calmness, Luo Mingyue felt relieved, but also a little curious: "Junior sister, after the Forget Love Decision, can all the things in this world really not make you feel upset anymore?"

Li Shuang thought about it, but shook her head. She said, "Since he is a human being, he must have feelings."

Luo Mingyue was a little surprised: "This Supreme Forgetting Love Art is called the Way of No Mercy. If it is the Way of No Mercy, how can it have love?"

Li Shuang's eyes were solemn. "The Supreme Forgetting Emotions Decision has made it clear at the beginning: The Tao gave him his appearance, and the Heaven gave him his form. He should not be harmed by his likes and dislikes."

"The way of being ruthless is to abandon those emotions that hurt oneself. If you do not feel sad or happy because of likes and dislikes, you will naturally not hurt yourself."

"To be honest, after discarding those emotions that hurt oneself, the ones that remain are the truly precious emotions. Isn't the way of ruthlessness also the way of affection?"

Li Shuang talked about her understanding of the ruthless way. She thought her understanding was correct. After she entered the ruthless way, the people of Lingxu Peak could no longer cause her emotions to fluctuate. However, when she thought of her deceased mother, she still had feelings of admiration for her, and this feeling had not faded at all. It can be seen that the ruthless way only abandons harmful emotions, not all emotions.

A strange light flashed in Lin Qingling's eyes.

Although Li Shuang has just started learning, her understanding of the ruthless way is already deep.

For the first time, Lin Qingling had a very firm premonition.

After being reborn from the ashes this time, she, as a disciple, will go very far on this ruthless path.

She will shine even brighter!

She will be even more invincible than the proud daughter of heaven ten years ago! Li Shuang!

Destined to soar.

During these ten years of silence, she had accumulated a full ten years of strength for her true take-off! "Did my disciple say something wrong?" Seeing Lin Qingling's thoughtful look, Li Shuang couldn't help but ask.

Lin Qingling came back to her senses and smiled: "You are the only one walking this path now. Whether it is right or wrong, Xiaoshuang, you can only explore it on your own."

Li Shuang nodded calmly.

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Lin Qingling took out two jade slips and handed them to Li Shuang.

"What I taught you before were only the introductory formula of the Supreme Forgetfulness Art and the exercises at the Qi training stage. This jade slip contains the complete set of exercises. When your cultivation level improves in the future, you will naturally be able to see the rest."

"This jade slip contains a set of sword techniques. At the beginning, the founder of the sect had two unique skills. One is the way of ruthlessness, and the other is the method of nurturing the sword spirit and achieving the unity of man and sword!"

"Li Shuang, you are a rare genius that only appears once in a century. You should know the benefits of sword spirits."

Li Shuang nodded.

"The sword spirit is the spirit of the sword. The sword is silent, but the sword spirit speaks. With the help of the sword spirit, we can control the sword in our hands more perfectly. We can establish a deep connection with the sword through the sword spirit. If the degree of compatibility is sufficient, we can perform the method of unity between man and sword. At that time, the power of the sword method will naturally increase dramatically, and fighting across levels will be a piece of cake!"

Lin Qingling thought of Li Shuang's betrayed dragon-patterned sword, paused for a moment, and then said: "Now that you have lost the dragon pattern, you should find another sword. But the founder of the sect said that once you enter the Sword Pavilion, fate will come naturally. You can only get one sword from the Sword Pavilion in your lifetime. If you can't get a sword from the Sword Pavilion, you can only use a sword forged outside. Without the nourishment of the Sword Pavilion, it would be extremely difficult for a sword outside to give birth to a sword spirit, but with a coincidence, it may not be impossible."

Lin Qingling comforted.

"Master, I have a sword." Li Shuang's mind moved, and the Black Abyss Sword appeared in her hand.

"This was Ye Zhaozhao's sword. She has had the sword for so many years, but she hasn't even been able to awaken the sword spirit." Luo Mingyue couldn't help but say, "I don't know if this sword spirit is born with a defect."

"It's not impossible." Lin Qingling looked at Li Shuang: "If the sword spirit cannot be awakened, I'm afraid that this Black Abyss is no better than any random sword outside."

Li Shuang said calmly: "It's okay. Heiyuan is good."

How could a sword that could directly open the furnace of heaven and earth once absorbed be a common item? The Black Abyss Sword Spirit could not be awakened, probably not because the sword spirit was defective, but because this sword spirit... simply looked down on Ye Zhaozhao!

"It doesn't hurt to try. If you want to change the sword, come and tell me." Lin Qingling said: "The second jade slip is engraved with a set of sword techniques that match the Supreme Forget Love Art. This jade slip can only be opened with the spiritual power of the Forget Love Art. Therefore, I don't know what the sword techniques inside are like. All of this can only be studied slowly by yourself."

Li Shuang took the two jade slips and responded respectfully.

Lin Qingling thought for a moment and said, "Well, today is the once-a-month Grand Market. There are three hundred middle-grade spirit stones in this storage bag. Go and see if there are any spirit tools or magic weapons suitable for the Qi training stage in the market."

Lin Qingling took out a storage bag and handed it to Li Shuang.

Li Shuang was a little terrified: "Master, how can I ask for your things casually?"

Lin Qingling was stunned for a moment: "Your cultivation is still weak, it is only natural for your master to give you some help!"

Lin Qingling suddenly remembered something. She looked at Li Shuang in shock: "That old man Lingxu, didn't he give you anything?"

Li Shuang was silent.

The discussion of the way of ruthlessness originates from Zhuangzi's theory of emotion and indifference.

(End of this chapter)