With Lu Xiaotian himself acting as a buffer, coupled with his powerful Primordial Spirit, the sword intent formed from Ye Qianxun's lifelong cultivation was continuously absorbed by the Lotus Avatar during this clash.
That had been Ye Qianxun's intention all along. If he defeated Lu Xiaotian, everything would ultimately remain his. If he failed because of it, he would simply fulfill Lu Xiaotian's Lotus Avatar. Even though Lu Xiaotian's true body no longer cultivated the sword path, Ye Qianxun's battle insights accumulated over all these years were enough to benefit Lu Xiaotian immensely, and were absolutely incomparable to some rare treasures of Heaven and Earth.
That sword strike seemed to last only an instant, yet by the time Lu Xiaotian came to himself, it felt as though a thousand years had passed.
Only after the sword-path monarch dharma image before him and the Devouring Abyss Sword had completely vanished, and even Ye Qianxun himself had dissipated into Heaven and Earth, did Lu Xiaotian slowly awaken. Having blocked that sword, Lu Xiaotian had no idea how long it had actually taken him.
Sweeping through the area with his divine sense, he found that the Misty Sword Embryo within the Lotus Avatar had already begun devouring Ye Qianxun's true body's Devouring Abyss Sword Embryo.
At that moment, Lu Xiaotian's expression suddenly changed. He could feel that the boundless sword intent within the Devouring Abyss Sword Embryo still stretched on without end. That unending sword intent actually seemed intent on devouring the Lotus Avatar.
"What a Ye Qianxun!" Only then did Lu Xiaotian understand what Ye Qianxun had meant earlier. He had indeed blocked Ye Qianxun's sword. Even though the Devouring Abyss Sword before him and the sword-path monarch dharma image had completely vanished, Ye Qianxun continued to exist in another form. This