Originally Posted by
Tian Chixing's Chef
I'm watching the 2019 adaptation of HSDS right now, and Xie Xun is definitely one of my favorite characters.
A key detail from the novel that TV series generally gloss over was that during his 20 years in the Ice Fire island, Xie Xun specifically said that his inner power greatly improved because the temperature switched between extremes of hot and cold.
Perhaps Xie Xun's boost is comparable to the Ice Bed used by Yang Guo, or perhaps his training against the waves? In the 2019 TV series, Xie Xun said he invented an inner power method that he wished to impart to Wuji, but he never named it. I wonder if the 3rd edition of HSDS mentioned the name of that new inner power method.
I think the greater than normal inner power boost of Xie Xun more than compensates for his blindness. He never seemed to care at all that he was blind, still thinking that discovering the secret of the Dragon Sabre would be enough to kill Cheng Kun, blind or not.