"The path of my Sacrificial Spirit, the Willow Deity, began with my defeat at the hands of the Willow Deity, and after you purged it, it has been completely sacrificed. If you are not the essence of my path, then I am nothing but emptiness, destined to silently dissipate." Liu Xin spoke in the softest of voices, uttering words she considered the most terrifying of all.
"How could it have come to this!" Shi Heng jumped to his feet, struck by a sudden realization. He asked, "My cultivation is far below yours; surely your attempts to visualize and meditate upon me are all in vain?"
Liu Xin nodded. "You cannot say that. Everything has its pros and cons. Your path is my path. I have already begun to slowly comprehend your way—which is 'caring'—and also..." She closed her eyes to sense it for a moment, then uttered eight words: "Transcending the Universe, searching for the way home?"
Chapter 296