"Two Heavenly Kings from Pudu Temple came attacking just now."
"Did they clash with Jing Heng again?"
"This time, he didn't fight Jing Heng. He fought Buddha-Eye Heavenly King."
"How did it go?"
"Consider him lucky to have escaped. Otherwise, we could've stripped a layer of skin off him today!"
"He's gotten that powerful?"
"It was all thanks to the sword techniques Ning the Sword Immortal taught him."
Li Fei sat in a chair inside the military tent, pinching the Thousand Machine Shadowless Silk in one hand as he sent Ning Qingman a message.
It was a rare moment of relaxation during the day.
He gave her a detailed account of how he had used Azure Lotus Sword Radiance to deal with Buddha-Eye Heavenly King's Ten Thousand Lights Return to Buddha that night.
"Not bad. This technique is indeed well suited to dealing with Buddha-Eye Heavenly King, but if you use the same move against him next time, you'll have to be careful."
"Hm? Is the sword technique you taught me that easy to decipher?"
"You're just too bad. It's not that my sword technique is no good."
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It was the first time in his life someone had called him "bad," and Li Fei found himself unsure how to retort.
"You have no Dao laws, so you don't understand their profundity. They are the foundation of the Great Dao. Only Dao laws can contend with Dao laws. This time, you used a Creation Realm sword technique to somewhat restrain Buddha-Eye Heavenly King's Dao laws. Once he returns, he'll only need to think it over and adjust his Dao laws accordingly. When you clash again, things will be different."
"I see. I've learned much."
"Don't underestimate a Martial Saint."
"Mm. But for Buddha-Eye Heavenly King to adjust his Dao laws,