"The Ninth Form of the Xiang Sword, without exception, is divided into two parts: the first for forging and nurturing the sword, the latter for honing and nurturing the person.
The training of the Xiang Sword Theory is for the craftsman's own spiritual essence to be honed in the process of mastering the nine forms, where the person and the sword resonate with each other, gradually bestowing the craftsman's spiritual essence with the characteristics of the nine forms.
The foundation of the Jingzhen realm, which is above dissolution, is formed in this way—by using the spiritual essence of the nine forms inherent in oneself to stimulate each other and induce destruction from within the object."
As Ye Xian spoke, nine distinctly different spiritual essences transformed continuously from her fingertips until eventually, they merged into a shifting cold light hovering over her fingers.
