"Bazhun'an, what lies beyond sword cognition?"
Half a year ago, when the Ghost Buddha Realm first stirred, Xu Xiaoshou posed this question to Bazhun'an, who smiled: "I've pondered for a long time."
"Is there a conclusion?"
Bazhun'an shook his head: "Penetrating Divine Senses has an 'above,' but sword cognition does not, or rather the 'above' of sword cognition is to return to its essence, back to the 'name.'
Name... Xu Xiaoshou's questions always hit the mark: "Have you achieved it?"
Bazhun'an shook his head again, his words tinged with a sense of reflection:
"Name is like the Path, too elusive and intangible."
"Even I can only borrow the concept of sword cognition, taking advantage and assimilating it, obtaining only its form, not its essence."
Name is like the Path... Xu Xiaoshou nodded and mused, indicating understanding, because he also felt the same: "It's like scratching an itch through a boot."
"Exactly!"
Bazhun'an agreed, continuing:
