At a thought from Lu Xiaotian, the Lotus Avatar walked into his true form and transformed into a tiny figure barely an inch tall. It entered Lu Xiaotian's dantian, sat cross-legged inside, and began cultivating.
The Misty Flying Sword's inhabiting a host would restrain both the cultivator's Primordial Spirit and physical body. Now that Lu Xiaotian had used up one of his secondary Primordial Spirits, and his Lotus Avatar's aura was exactly the same as his own, the conditions for the Misty Flying Sword to inhabit it had been met.
Now that the Misty Flying Sword had a host, it wasn't averse to Lu Xiaotian's true form. But inside the Lotus Avatar, there were no competitors like the Demon-Suppressing Tower, so it wasn't likely to leave the avatar easily.
There was no way for the Lotus Avatar to drive out the Misty Flying Sword. This time, Lu Xiaotian had used his main lotus, and he had no second one to spare. With the main lotus as its home, the Misty Flying Sword would probably be too lazy to even glance at a secondary lotus.
By the same token, the host also had a certain degree of control over the Misty Flying Sword. It wouldn't be easy for the sword to break free of its host, either.
The main reason Lu Xiaotian had loosened his focus on cultivating the sword arts was the pressure from outside. Another reason was that the Lotus Avatar was nearing completion. Now, with his true form free of the sword arts' constraints, Lu Xiaotian could finally let the fish leap through the vast sea and let the bird soar beneath the boundless sky.
Having freed himself from the constraints of the sword arts, Lu Xiaotian felt a deep, heartfelt sense of release. This was also one