Lu Xiaotian's divine sense moved along with the Misty Sword Embryo. At some point, he drifted into a daze and lost consciousness. When he came to again, he was drenched in cold sweat.
He looked around. The Misty Sword Embryo had vanished from the azure sky, which was now clear and cloudless.
A thoughtful look appeared in Lu Xiaotian's eyes. Whenever he had fallen into a state of sudden enlightenment in the past, he had been immersed in it, but he hadn't completely lost awareness of the outside world. He had merely entered a state in which he forgot both himself and the world. The slightest disturbance from outside—even a trace of killing intent—would have jolted him awake.
This time, however, Lu Xiaotian had completely lost all awareness of his surroundings. As someone who had always relied on himself, he found that somewhat unsettling.
Fortunately, this stretch of sky belonged to the Misty Sword Embryo, so he didn't have to worry about his safety for the time being. Lu Xiaotian sent his divine sense into his body and discovered that both the sword embryo refined with the Nirvana Bone Sword Youlan and the sword pill he had made earlier from Kongming Sword Stone, which was of a lower grade, had become much more solid. They floated in his dantian, absorbing and releasing magical power, and he could feel waves of keen intent radiating from them.
He decided to give it a try. Lu Xiaotian opened his left hand, and a sword embryo bobbed gently in his palm.
"Grow!" Lu Xiaotian swept his hand forward and flicked several streams of magical power into the sword. The sword embryo rapidly expanded in the wind, growing several feet long and transforming into a flying sword.
Lu Xiaotian stamped his feet and landed on