Venerable Sword Saint had unleashed his newly comprehended secret technique, Phantom Combo, almost the instant he used Phantom Clone. It had all happened in a flash, leaving cultivators no time to react. Even those at his level could hardly avoid being injured by such an attack. Fortunately, Ling Tian had reacted extremely quickly. He had immediately dispelled many of the Phantom Clones, focusing on one direction. That had created an opening for him to escape their encirclement.
Of course, escaping unscathed was still no easy feat, and time was against him. Fortunately, Ling Tian had mastered the Time Secret Technique and had reached a high level of attainment in it. At the critical moment, he successfully used Time Rewind, sending the Sword Qi streaking toward him back by a split second. That brief instant gave Ling Tian just enough time to use the Great Void Technique and escape with his life.
Ling Tian had done all that in a desperate rush. If he had been prepared beforehand, he could undoubtedly have dealt with the attack more easily. That meant Venerable Sword Saint's secret technique no longer posed much of a threat to him. Ling Tian was thrilled at the thought, feeling the joy of having survived a great disaster and lived to see better days. It was only natural. A secret technique like Phantom Combo was not easy to comprehend. Even for Venerable Sword Saint, mastering one such technique was already an impressive feat. In other words, it would be difficult for him to master another secret technique of equal power.
That meant Venerable Sword Saint had no other powerful secret techniques to use against Ling Tian. If so, Ling Tian could keep holding him at bay. It was no exaggeration to say that as long as there were still