At the time, Lu Xiaotian had yet to advance to Spirit Transformation. But while controlling the Eighteen Golden Men, he had combat strength no weaker than that of a Spirit Transformation old monster.
Lu Xiaotian had become a Spirit Transformation body cultivator only after the Purple Crocodile Ghost Lord left the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm. Someone whose cultivation and strength had once lagged far behind his had, after reaching the Spirit Realm, surged forward without stopping. He had risen all the way to the Mahayana Realm, nearly uprooting every Mahayana-level or higher monk in the Spirit Realm's most powerful sect, the Danzhu Buddhist Sect. He had beaten the people, ghosts, demons, and Demon Race powerhouses of the same rank in the Spirit Realm into submission.
Yet that wasn't what the Purple Crocodile Ghost Lord admired most. After reaching the Immortal Realm, he had learned of the Primordial Sword Demon's renown by chance. Lu Xiaotian had actually been able to defeat the Primordial Sword Demon's methods. Even though the Primordial Sword Demon had been greatly weakened in the Spirit Realm, he had still struck fear into the great sects there for a long time. Which of the many sects, the Danzhu Buddhist Sect included, hadn't deeply feared the being behind the sword embryo?
But Lu Xiaotian had removed that sharp sword hanging over the heads of countless sects.
Though the Purple Crocodile Ghost Lord couldn't claim to be on friendly terms with Lu Xiaotian, he had to admit he was impressed.
This person before him actually knew Lu Xiaotian. That meant Lu Xiaotian had not only successfully smuggled himself into the Immortal Realm, but had also made quite a name for himself.
The Purple Crocodile Ghost Lord's first thought was that the person before him was Lu Xiaotian, but he quickly