Lu Xiaotian staggered backward through the air. Watching the Nascent Soul Formation Pill shatter under a single blast of Sword Qi and dissolve into a vast amount of spiritual power that scattered in all directions, he no longer felt the slightest regret. He turned and sped toward the direction Luo Zhongting had indicated. Everyone had a demon in their heart. When he had first seen the Nascent Soul Formation Pill, greed had gained the upper hand, and he had thought that with his preparations, he could snatch chestnuts from the fire. He had not expected the Misty Sword Embryo to be far more formidable than he had imagined. Even across several major realms, even though it was merely a remnant Sword Embryo, it was still beyond anything he could comprehend at his current level.
Faced with the ironclad facts before him, Lu Xiaotian no longer harbored the slightest hope of luck. Between the Nascent Soul Formation Pill and his life, he naturally knew how to choose.
As for the situation before him, the Nascent Soul Formation Pill had already shattered, so there seemed to be no need for him to agonize over it any longer. Ultimately, he simply had not been fated to obtain this opportunity. Lu Xiaotian let out a long, rueful sigh. What had just happened had been perilous beyond words. If he had not sacrificed the Puppet Doll at the critical moment to block those fatal Sword Qi strikes for him, the Puppet Doll's fate would have been a true reflection of his own. His body would have been torn into pieces, and even his Primordial Spirit would have been cleaved apart by those Sword Qi strikes.
However, the Sword Qi released by the Misty Sword Embryo was simply too powerful. Even though he had sacrificed the