Crack! A thick lightning whip tore through the clinging white mist and struck the Ancient Buddha Mist Qilin Beast, only to be deflected. But since the first attack had landed, the Heart-Demon Erosion side had gained the upper hand.
Though Lu Xiaotian was being used as a pawn by the Heart-Demon Erosion side, his strength was of little use in such a fierce battle. At least, that was what these old monsters thought.
The way these old monsters fused and wielded the profound meanings of laws as they fought was breathtaking to Lu Xiaotian. Once the profound meanings of laws reached perfection, they gave rise to countless wondrous changes beyond anything someone at Lu Xiaotian's level could touch. Their interweaving and evolution seemed almost endless.
Even now, Lu Xiaotian could see some of their mysteries, but he could not fully make them his own. He could only transform the parts he could directly use, given his current cultivation. Still, it was not as if the insights beyond his level were entirely useless. Once he continued advancing in the profound meanings of laws, the groundwork he laid now would allow him to quickly turn those insights into part of his strength.
The area where the old monsters were fighting shifted nearer and farther. The few Nether-Smoke Ghost Soldiers, Shadow Clones, and Silver-Armored Demon Generals did not dare approach too closely.
The Heart-Demon Erosion and the others were every bit as cunning as one would expect from old foxes. Once they seized upon their opponent's weakness, they clamped down and refused to let go. The Ancient Buddha Mist Qilin Beast's attacks remained powerful, yet it could not shake off the Heart-Demon Sword's entanglement. Within it, the phantoms of the Ancient Buddha and the Red-Eyed, Two-Winged Mist Qilin Beast writhed and twisted without