Venerable Sword Saint had appeared once again. Just as Ling Tian and Chi Xue had predicted, this time he had fused with seven golden cores—two more than when he had attacked Ling Tian and the others before. They estimated his cultivation had reached the thirteenth Heaven of the Near-Sage stage, two major stages higher than his previous level at the eleventh Heaven.
Fortunately, after all this time, Ling Tian and the others had made excellent progress in cultivation. Young Leader, Fairy Meng Shang, and the others had broken through to the eleventh Heaven of the Near-Sage stage long ago, and were even on the verge of reaching its peak. They were only two major stages behind Venerable Sword Saint.
Fairy Sword Ji, Hua Min'er, and the others were still somewhat behind Fairy Meng Shang and her companions, but they too had reached the eleventh Heaven of the Near-Sage stage some time ago. They were still far below Venerable Sword Saint in cultivation, but they could rely on the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation. More importantly, they would only be supporting the battle, not serving as its main force, so there would be no real problem. Especially since Venerable Sword Saint would certainly try to destroy the formation first. He knew that destroying the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation was the only way he could capture or kill Ling Tian and the others, so he would not recklessly charge into it. That meant Hua Min'er and the others would not have to face him directly; they only needed to attack and obstruct him from within the formation, weakening his strikes. That would not be dangerous.
As for Ling Tian, although he had spent a great deal of time refining High-level Outer Realm Power over the years, he had not