Although fusing one more golden core had improved Venerable Sword Saint's teleportation secret technique, the improvement had not been great. He was only somewhat more proficient than Ling Tian thanks to his higher cultivation realm. Even so, Ling Tian could still contend with him using methods such as the Time Secret Technique and the Pseudo Small World Secret Technique, and at the very least could easily evade Venerable Sword Saint's attacks.
Although he could evade Venerable Sword Saint's attacks, Ling Tian did not let his guard down. He had a persistent feeling that Venerable Sword Saint had comprehended an even more powerful secret technique, one that would pose a great threat to him once unleashed. So he remained extremely cautious, continually destroying the Phantom Clones. In Ling Tian's mind, if Venerable Sword Saint had comprehended a new secret technique, it must have something to do with the Phantom Clones, since using the Phantom Clone Secret Technique had little purpose in the current situation.
It made sense. Phantom Clones were useful in a relatively small, enclosed space, or for escaping. But Venerable Sword Saint clearly had the upper hand now; he couldn't possibly be trying to flee. When something out of the ordinary happened, there was bound to be something fishy about it. Ling Tian therefore suspected that Venerable Sword Saint was about to unleash a powerful secret technique.
Ignoring Po Qiong's incessant muttering, Ling Tian continued to dodge Venerable Sword Saint's attacks while destroying the Phantom Clones. His attacks were so fast that he managed to scatter several of them in a short time. It was worth noting that Ling Tian deliberately attacked the Phantom Clones on only one side, because he felt that would benefit him more.
As Ling Tian made his move, Venerable Sword Saint did too. He