Li Piaoqing truly had not mastered the Five Poisons Heart Candle, and indeed, four consecutive temperings had not granted her the ability to overcome Yi Chengxin.
But something else had changed.
After grasping some of the Art of Mind, she finally could control some of her own body.
When the three-hundred-year-old Candle Sword descended with its sharp edge, Li Piaoqing put up no resistance, allowing the storm of poison to shatter and topple her state of mind; she put all her effort into guiding her spirit back into her body.
At last, she connected with a sliver of the Meridian Tree.
And Yi Chengxin's body was no longer agile.
So, under the infusion of True Qi, the bamboo shoot became the sharpest of blades.
A sword that could harm both parties should never be held solely by the enemy, a fact that Yi Chengxin didn't quite understand.
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