By now, it could no longer be called a sword pearl; sword pellet was the more fitting term. Yet this sword pellet was still far from fully formed and possessed little offensive power. According to the sword art recorded on the Sword Comprehension Stele, however, its future power was well worth anticipating.
The only thing that continued to trouble Lu Xiaotian was the Misty Sword Qi that had entered his body. Even after condensing the sword pellet, he had still failed to expel it. At first, he had spent a great deal of time refining the Demon-Suppressing Tower and had lacked the energy to cultivate other things. Even now, his cultivation of the Misty Sword Art was mostly for the sake of suppressing the remaining Misty Sword Qi within him. Yet the issue remained unresolved. He had even repeatedly searched the newly formed sword pellet for the Misty Sword Qi from before, only to find nothing. Lu Xiaotian's heart sank. He had a feeling that failing to find it likely meant that the Misty Sword Qi had hidden itself even deeper.
After searching several times to no avail, Lu Xiaotian temporarily gave up. Though he could not resolve the problem at its root for now, as long as he continued cultivating the Misty Sword Art, the Misty Sword Qi would not flare up easily. Since he could not find the crux of the matter at present, he could only leave it for the future. Perhaps once his Misty Sword Art reached greater depths, the issue of the Misty Sword Qi would be resolved as easily as splitting bamboo.
Lu Xiaotian remained as diligent as ever in his cultivation. He had become quite familiar with the newly acquired Tiger King Mysterious Heart Art and Twelve Transformations of the Ape Form without