"What about you? Why didn't you go out and take a look? Your cultivation is no weaker than your granddaughter's." Lu Xiaotian replied bluntly.
"To be frank, the restrictions on this cave abode have weakened. Someone must stay behind to maintain them. My granddaughter isn't skilled in that, and I'm not comfortable entrusting the restrictions to you, Daoist." Ban Qianzhi spoke plainly.
"We'll talk when those Integrated Body demons reach the entrance." Lu Xiaotian had only just broken through; he was hardly going to leave his cultivation at the drop of a hat.
"But, Daoist Xiang, since we're sheltering in the same cave abode, if we work together, we may be able to hold out until this strange butterfly tide subsides—or until we can move elsewhere. If we each pursue our own interests, sooner or later, I fear we'll both die without a place to be buried."
Seeing that Lu Xiaotian wouldn't be persuaded, Ban Qianzhi sighed after a long while. "Very well. We'll do as you say, Daoist Xiang, and discuss it if the situation deteriorates that far."
His voice faded. Lu Xiaotian paid him no mind and continued cultivating on his own.
Day after day, things continued as before. His blood-astral power had just broken through, and he had originally planned to refine the Golden-Leaf Buddhist Orchid soon. But the anomaly with the Misty Sword Embryo kept him from shifting his full attention elsewhere. If the Lotus Avatar failed to suppress that invincible sword intent left by Ye Qianxun, and the Misty Flying Sword was instead consumed by it, Lu Xiaotian would have no choice but to intervene in person and erase the hidden danger completely. Though it was only a trace of Ye Qianxun's invincible sword intent, the Lotus Avatar might not be able to wipe it