Venerable Sword Saint was so eager to obtain the secret technique for using Intent Power to influence and control the Circulatory Universe because he wanted to increase his strength. And he wanted to increase his strength so he could prepare to break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints. It was no exaggeration to say that everything he did now was for the chance to escape the Lord of the Universe's restraints in the future.
Although the Lord of the Universe had grown much weaker than before—even cultivators at Venerable Sword Saint's level, Heavenly Treasures in the God Realm, and cultivators like Ling Tian, who could influence and control the Circulatory Universe, could sense it—Venerable Sword Saint knew that even a weakened Lord of the Universe was undoubtedly immensely powerful. Even if he gave it everything he had, and even if mastering the use of Intent Power to influence and control the Circulatory Universe greatly increased his strength, he still might not be able to escape the Lord of the Universe's restraints.
To do that, he needed to learn how strong the Lord of the Universe was. But a cultivator had only one chance to try to break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints, so he didn't dare act rashly. If he failed, his soul would be annihilated.
Since Venerable Sword Saint didn't want to stick his neck out, he naturally hoped another cultivator would make the attempt. That way, he could learn just how powerful the Lord of the Universe was. More importantly, a cultivator at his level who chose to fight the Lord of the Universe head-on would surely cause him trouble and weaken him. That would make escaping the Lord of the Universe's restraints a little easier. Venerable Sword Saint knew there were definitely