Chapter 948: Clumsy Methods

If not for Lu Xiaoteng's primordial spirit strength reaching a level unattainable by those in this realm, it would be difficult to discern the surging demonic aura within them. They were actually demo...On the spacious summit, overlooking the world within one's heart, hawks soar into the sky, and gazing at the peaks calms the mind.

A black figure stood atop the mountain peak. With a thought, eight sword embryos wrapped in transparent light orbs materialized around him. As the black figure moved, they danced and shifted in the air, forming intricate and mysterious patterns.

“Three sword embryos, five sword beads, combining the eight directions’ path, suppressing the will of the eight wastelands. Though named the Ephemeral Sword Formation, with swords moving light and agile, it possesses the domineering force of a sword that shakes the eight wastes.”

The young man in black muttered to himself, struggling to recall the ethereal sword embryo he had witnessed in the Misty Palace. One sword came from the west, sweeping across all directions. Whether it was the Floating Pagoda monk, the Xuan Yan Ghost King, or several other Yuan Ying cultivators, they all surrendered to the might of the sword.

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“This Ethereal Sword Formation is indeed extraordinary and profound. If not for myself splitting into eight deputy primordial spirits, each placed within a sword bead or a sword embryo, I probably wouldn't even be able to touch the fringes of this Ethereal Sword Formation now.”

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After a moment, Lu XiaTian stroked his chin and mused. The Kongming Sword Stone in his hand had been used up, and the Jianzhu (sword bead) was completely refined. The Niegu Sword Youlan had also been used up, refining three sword beads into a sword embryo.

Lu Xia Tian originally thought that once he had the Jian Zhu and the Miao Yao Sword Formation, he would be able to master it. However, when he truly attempted to operate it, he realized the intricacies of the formation were far beyond his expectations. This Miao Yao Sword Formation was a testament to Lu Xia Tian's considerable skill in formations, making it extremely difficult to learn, especially controlling these eight Jian Zhu. The sword embryos flew in the air along predetermined trajectories, and the difficulty level was astonishingly high.

The principle of this ethereal sword formation seems easy to understand, but it is extremely difficult to cultivate to a high level. Even Lu Xiaitian initially thought he had mastered this set of sword formations with ease, but when he actually practiced it, he would have to stop every time because of the obscure and stagnant points in between.

At first, the eight deputy primordial spirits were still recovering. Lu Xia Tian did not use them for anything, only focusing on his own recovery to avoid irreparable damage to his primordial spirit.

However, since his deputy Yuan Shen had fully recovered, on a chance occasion, Lu Xia Tian repeatedly pondered this sword formation. He practiced the offensive techniques within the formation but still found it quite obscure. On a whim, Lu Xia Tian tried attaching each Yuan Shen to a sword bead or a sword embryo. For his deputy Yuan Shen, Lu Xia Tian naturally commanded it with ease.

At this time, the sword bead and sword embryo were one. When Lu Xia Tian practiced the attacking techniques of the ethereal sword array again, the operation of this sword array suddenly became smooth.

Of course, this wasn't because Lu Xia Tian had truly researched and mastered the sword formation. He merely relied on his eight primordial spirits to imitate the technique like drawing gourd from a ladle. He hadn't fully integrated and understood it. Even so, he could still unleash considerable power from the sword formation.

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Of course, this crude method wasn't entirely useless. At least after controlling the sword beads and sword embryo with his deputy spirit to operate the Shifting Sword Formation, Lu Xia Tian knew how some parts should function. Over and over again, he repeated the process. As the number of repetitions increased, Lu Xia Tian found that his proficiency in operating the sword formation gradually increased.

As a spellcaster himself, facing a sword formation he would actually resort to such an inept method. Lu Xia Tian felt quite helpless in his heart. He had even specially consulted Yuan Min about this matter, but Yuan Min hadn't practiced the Misty Sword Technique and was unable to help him.

Since Yuan Min was also unable to help him, Lu Xia Tian could only continue to use this clumsy method to familiarize himself with the sword formation over and over again. Almost ten years passed, and he had become familiar with the ethereal sword formation more or less. However, because of his practice of the sword formation, the matter of refining a silver gang demon-subduing circle using Buddha's silver leaves was also delayed.

Human strength is limited. Lu Xia Tian originally thought that splitting into eight avatars would be enough, but now it seems that it's still not enough.

“You damned bird, stop right there! Just you wait, I’ll pluck all your feathers!” Suddenly, a blue figure came flying on a sword. In front of her, a black raven flapped its wings and shot towards Lu Xia Tian.

The little sparrow on this side, its jet-black eyes darting back and forth, hid behind Lu Xiaoteng's back, flapping its wings proudly.

"Master Lu, Master Lu!" The woman in the blue dress was beautiful. Seeing Lu Xiaottian here, she inwardly groaned, thinking to herself, "Isn't Master Lu always in seclusion How is it that he happened to come out today"

"It's not good to slack off on cultivation and run to this forbidden land to shout and make a fuss. What kind of decorum is this Hurry up and apologize to your master!" Immediately after, a woman with fair complexion and plump figure flashed her form and appeared on the nearby mountain peak, about several dozen meters away from Lu Xia tian, she stopped and reprimanded the blue-dressed woman. Then she slightly bowed to Lu Xia tian and said, "Brother Lu, this girl Yuewu is usually carefree and has disturbed your practice. I hope Brother Lu won't mind."

This woman was Xiao Xiangyu, who had successfully formed an infant core after Luo Qian and was the fourth Core Formation cultivator in Lingxiao Palace. Although they were from the same sect, Xiao Xiangyu and Lu Xiaoteng had only met a handful of times. After all, Lingxiao Palace had many peaks, and before the Nascent Soul stage, they hadn't been on the same peak during the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages. Most of Lu Xiaoteng's time was spent in seclusion, so naturally, he couldn't see her. If you really wanted to count it, Xiao Xiangyu had only seen Lu Xiaoteng once on Tianjian Mountain.

As a cultivator who grew up around the same time as Lu Xia Tian, Xiao Xiang Yu also admired him very much. Even after forming her Nascent Soul, Xiao Xiang Yu knew that this senior brother of hers was, despite being only a few years ahead of her in forming his Nascent Soul, immeasurably stronger.

Chen He Nian, being the oldest and most qualified of them all, has been managing many affairs in Ling Xiao Palace these years and often appears in public. This means he's met Xiao Xiang Yu more frequently than others. Xiao Xiang Yu was also a little curious about him privately. One time, she asked Chen He Nian about Lu Xiao Tian. After all, since Lu Xiao Tian became a nascent soul cultivator, he practically disappeared from Ling Xiao Palace. However, Chen He Nian seemed quite mysterious and only said that Lu Xiao Tian's combat power was probably far beyond his own, but even he wasn't sure exactly how powerful he had become.

Because Lu Xiaitian rarely appeared, Xiao Xiangyu was also worried that her daughter had upset him. If she did, it would be troublesome later on. After all, although they were both Yuan Ying cultivators, their positions in Lingxiao Palace were incomparable. Not to mention within Linglan霄宮, even when people from other sects mentioned Lingxiao Palace, the first person they thought of was Lu Xiaitian. Even she, a Yuan Ying cultivator, was barely known by many.

Of the four Yuan Ying cultivators in Lingxiao Palace, Chen He Nian, the oldest, was full of praise for Lu Xiao Tian. Luo Qian, who had been crippled for half his life, was almost brought to the Yuan Ying stage by Lu Xiao Tian himself. Even those Qi Refining cultivators within the palace knew about the friendship between Luo Qian and Lu Xiao Tian, let alone her.

“I apologize for disturbing Master Lu’s quiet contemplation, Master. Please punish me.” Xiao Yuewu followed her mother's surname. She had visited many times before, and she never expected to run into Lu Xiaoteng this time. Since her father's passing, Xiao Xiangyu had always been kind and gentle, never scolding her like this. Xiao Yuewu looked extremely distressed. battle with the arriving Ming Luo fairy army. At this time, the number of Ming Luo fairy troops arriving outside the forbidden area was not large. The leading general of the fairy army obviously did...