Though Lu Xiaotian had escaped this calamity, the demonic power driven into his body by the flying needle was extremely stubborn, even if it was not as troublesome as Biqiong's demonic aura. The two attacks had struck different places, so their consequences were entirely different as well. As a powerful great demon, the Three-Headed Serpent Biqiong's demonic power was far purer than Lu Xiaotian's.
On top of that, the demonic power had entered through his forehead, making it far harder to purge than the power lodged in his arm. Even now, Lu Xiaotian had no choice but to direct most of his magical power toward gradually driving out the demonic power that had invaded his body.
His magical power had recovered to its former level, but he still couldn't use all of it. Strictly speaking, Lu Xiaotian was now a Nascent Soul Cultivator, yet his combat strength was only somewhere between a Golden Core Cultivator's and a Nascent Soul Cultivator's. Of course, if he used the Devouring Soul Art, he could briefly attain the strength to contend with Nascent Soul Cultivators.
By comparison, Lu Xiaotian was confident he could purge all the demonic power in his body and recover Nascent Soul-level combat strength in another dozen years or so. It was only a matter of time. However, he couldn't use the Brahma Rakshasa True Flame or the Ethereal Sword Formation again anytime soon, and the Three-Headed Serpent had destroyed his Fire Luan Phantom Spirit. Aside from Zhan Yunliang, the Nascent Souls required for the Blood Cauldron Demon Refining Formation had all been used up.
Even if he recovered his Nascent Soul Realm combat strength, he would actually be weaker than before, not stronger.
"Life is full of disappointments. The road of cultivation is long, so there's no need to dwell