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幽明剑洞天界域。
江定并不知道自己已经被许多人挂念，只是隐匿自己，默默地搜寻着，在心中思索天剑剑术的精要。
不知不觉，已经过去了百余年。
江定已经完全把幽明剑洞天两个界域数百个小千世...
幽明剑洞天界域。
JiangDefeignianstoodattheedgeofthevast,starryexpanse,hiseyesfixedontheswirlingenergiesthatdancedacrossthefabricofspace.Theairwasalivewiththewhispersofcountlessworlds,eachoneatiny,shimmeringthreadinthegrandtapestryofexistence.Hebreatheddeeply,feelingthefamiliarthrumofpowercoursethroughhisveins.
Despitetheweightofcenturiesbearingdownuponhim,JiangDefeignianseemedtohaveagednotatall.Hishairwasstillblackascoal,hiseyesstillbrightasstars,andhisswordarmstillstrongasever.Theweightofhisyearsonlyaddedalayerofdepthtohisgaze,awisdomthatspokeofcountlessbattleswonandlost,oftriumphsandtragedies.
Ashestoodthere,thewindwhippinghishairintoafrenzy,JiangDefeignianfeltapresencebehindhim.Hedidn‘tneedtoturntoknowwhoitwas.Theairseemedtovibratewithanticipation,asiftheveryfabricofrealitywaswaitingwithbatedbreathfortheswordmaster‘snextmove.
Withaquietsmile,JiangDefeignianturnedtofacehiscompanion.Itwasawoman,herfaceanintricatemosaicoftattoosandscars,hereyesburningwithaninnerfirethatseemedtorivalthestarsthemselves.Sheworeasuitofarmorthatshonelikepolishedsilverinthemoonlight,andonherbackshecarriedamassiveswordthatlookedalmostaslargeasaship‘smast.
“Ah,Lian,“JiangDefeigniansaid,hisvoicelowandsoothing.“Iseeyou‘vearrived.Iwasn‘tsurewhenI‘dfinallyfindsomeonewillingtosharemyburdens.“
Thewomansmiled,herlipscurlingupwardinafierce,wolf-likegrin.“Youknowmebetterthanthat,Jiang,“shesaid,hervoiceliketherumbleofthunderonasummer‘sday.“I‘vebeentrackingyouforyears,followingthewhispersofyournamethroughtheages.“
JiangDefeignianchuckled,alow,rumblingsoundthatseemedtoshaketheveryfoundationsoftheearth.“You‘reaspersistentasever,“hesaid,hiseyesglintingwithamusement.“ButIsupposeit‘sonlyfitting.You‘vebeenmycompanion,myfriend,andmyfoeforsolongnow.“
Thetwowarriorsstoodthereinsilenceforamoment,theonlysoundthesoftrustleofthewindthroughthetrees.Then,withoutanotherword,JiangDefeignianreachedoutandgraspedLian‘shand.
“Together,“hesaid,hisvoicelowandurgent.“We‘llfacewhateverliesahead,sidebyside.“
Liannodded,hereyesneverleavinghis.Sheknewthatlook,thattoneofvoice.Itwasthesameoneshe‘dseencountlesstimesbefore,thesameonethatmadeherbloodrunhotwithanticipation.
Withafiercecry,JiangDefeignianlaunchedhimselfintotheunknown,Lianathisside.Together,theychargedforwardliketitans,theirswordsflashinginthemoonlightastheytorethroughtheshadowsandleftthedarknessbehindthem.
Theworldseemedtocomealivearoundthem,thestarspulsatingwithenergyasiftheveryfabricofrealitywasrespondingtotheirpresence.JiangDefeignianfeltasenseofexhilarationwashoverhim,afeelingthathe‘dbeenmissingforsolongnow.
Thiswasit,hethought.Thiswaswhathe‘dbeensearchingforalltheseyears.Thethrillofbattle,therushofadrenalineastheyclashedwiththeirenemies.Theroarofvictoryastheyemergedtriumphantfromthefray.
WithLianbyhisside,JiangDefeignianfeltinvincible.Heknewthatnomatterwhatlayahead,hecouldfaceithead-on,armedwithnothingbuthisswordandhiswits.
Andso,together,theyplungedforwardintotheunknown,theirswordsflashinginthemoonlightastheycarvedapaththroughthedarknessandlefttheirmarkupontheworld.
Astheymoveddeeperintotheunknown,JiangDefeignianfeltastrangesenseofcalmwashoverhim.Itwasasifhe‘dfinallyfoundwhathe‘dbeensearchingforalltheseyears-notthesworditself,buttheunderstandingthatlaybehindit.
Thepoweroftheswordwasn‘tjustaboutwieldingitsbladeorcastingitsspells;itwasaboutchannelingitsenergyintoaforcegreaterthanhimself.Itwasaboutembracinghisowndoubtsandfears,andusingthemasfueltodrivehimforward.
Andso,JiangDefeignianrealizedthathe‘dbeenwrongallalong.Hedidn‘tneedtheswordtosavetheworld;hejustneededhimself.Thepowerlaywithinhim,waitingtobetappedinto.
Withthisnewfoundunderstanding,JiangDefeignianfeltasenseoffreedomwashoverhim.Itwasasifhe‘dfinallyshedhisoldskinandemergedanew,likeabutterflyemergingfromitscocoon.
HelookeddownatLian,hereyesgleamingwithexcitementasshewatchedhimtakethelead.Hesmiled,feelingadeepconnectiontothiswomanwhohadbeenbyhissidethroughthickandthin.
Together,theywouldfacewhateverlayahead,theirswordsflashinginthemoonlightastheycarvedapaththroughthedarknessandlefttheirmarkupontheworld.
Inthatmoment,JiangDefeignianknewthathewasready.Hewasreadytofacewhateverchallengeslayahead,armedwithnothingbuthisswordandhiswits.
Andso,together,theyplungedforwardintotheunknown,leavingbehindtheshadowsandembracingthelight.
