After two clashes with Lord Tasting Swords, we had both already grasped each other's attack patterns. Neither of us would use Sword Qi to suppress the other. After all, among the Nine Strange Techniques was a Sword Qi suppression move specifically meant to counter the threat of Sword Qi. Thus, our attacks instead returned to simplicity. From the outside, although we moved incredibly fast, not a trace of excess Sword Qi was summoned. Our restrained attacks made us seem like needlepoint against wheat awns, and the chances for our swords to clash were simply too many!
Clang, clang, clang!
Our swords struck one another in alternating succession, yet neither of us took even a step back. Not even a chip had been knocked from either blade. After all, the fossil formed from the Bone of Creation was reputedly the finest divine sword beneath the heavens, while my sword, though not in its strongest state, was still a condensation of heretical laws. So I could not sever his sword, and he could not sever mine!
To counter my sword of laws, Lord Tasting Swords likewise released not a trace of Sword Qi. That way, the might of my sword of laws could not affect him. It was an extremely clever tactic. Of course, what he had to consider next was the influence of my laws on the sword realm. That was also why he had been reluctant to use Sword Song, choosing instead to probe the way with the Nine Strange Techniques!
I had actually used the Nine Strange Techniques quite often. During the period between leaving the Square-Inch Sword Dao with Lu Xian'er and returning to the Li Family, Lu Xian'er and I had sparred with the Nine Strange Techniques more than a few times. So even in a battle