That was right. After leaving the Fengyun Realm, Venerable Sword Saint had been comprehending Intent Power and how to use it to influence and control the Circulatory Universe. Having lived for countless ages, he knew that if he mastered this secret technique, his strength would increase tremendously. It might even be the key to opposing the Lord of the Universe. At that moment, Venerable Sword Saint was still inside the Lord of the Universe's Small World, which meant that he was being suppressed by it. Under those circumstances, he couldn't bring his full strength to bear.
To bring his full strength to bear, he naturally needed to influence and control the Circulatory Universe, thereby weakening the Lord of the Universe's suppression of him. Only then would he have some chance of breaking free from the Lord of the Universe's restraints. Having realized this, Venerable Sword Saint made mastering the secret technique his top priority, deliberately devoting himself to comprehending it in hopes of making progress.
However, despite all this time, he had made no progress with Intent Power. They had realized that the only way to learn how to do it was to capture Ling Tian and search his soul. That was why Venerable Sword Saint was eager to attack Ling Tian again. So when he received the Lord of the Universe's instruction to do so once more, he was thrilled.
This time, the Lord of the Universe allowed Venerable Sword Saint to use four golden cores. He was overjoyed, because fusing four golden cores would greatly increase his strength, making him far stronger than when he had fused three. He was confident he could capture Ling Tian under these circumstances. Besides, over the years, he had devised many tactics for dealing with Ling Tian and the others.
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