As time passed, the conflict between the black lotuses that Lu Xiaotian had evolved himself and those that had originally existed in the abyss gradually diminished. The trouble remained, however, and had not disappeared completely.
The abyssal black lotuses were now simply less forceful in their attacks. Lu Xiaotian still couldn't get past their obstruction, and although he moved quickly, after circling around several times he had barely made any headway into the abyss. He felt as though he were going around in circles.
Yet as his understanding of the Boundless Black Lotus deepened, Lu Xiaotian felt that much of his unfamiliarity with this abyss had begun to fade.
The obstacle in front of him seemed to have shrunk considerably. It was as if only a layer of window paper remained—one poke, and it would break.
The only problem was that although this layer of window paper seemed easy to pierce, Lu Xiaotian couldn't figure out where it was.
After pondering for a while, Lu Xiaotian simply sat cross-legged. He circulated his immortal essence according to the Boundless Black Lotus cultivation method, but still felt that something was missing.
Repeated attempts yielded the same result. It seemed the problem couldn't be solved simply by circulating the Boundless Black Lotus cultivation method.
"Senior, do you know why?" Unable to make sense of it, Lu Xiaotian discussed the matter with Xiang Qingcheng and the others, as well as Yan Ji.
One person's wisdom had its limits; a group's was greater. Perhaps someone else would have a solution.
Before long, Xiang Qingcheng, Wen Tingdao, and the others had suggested quite a few approaches. But Lu Xiaotian tried them one by one, and they were soon all proven useless.
"When you can't break through your opponent, why not try joining them?" After thinking it