"Phew..."
Below the Sword Platform, Xu Taiping breathed a sigh of relief at the sight, then murmured:
"So far, Senior Sister Zi Jin has still only used the power of a pure martial artist. That means she really hasn't been implanted with branch-folding power."
He said this because, when he had discussed branch-folding power with Fairy Lingyue, she had mentioned that after someone was implanted with it and possessed by a demon soul, the one thing that could not be forcibly enhanced was the physique's qi and blood power.
After all, without tempering the physique day after day, it was impossible to greatly improve something like physical qi and blood in a short time.
"And another thing: after having her entire cultivation crippled, she didn't take a crooked path to rebuild her combat strength. She truly gained it by switching to the Martial Dao."
After confirming these two points, the stone weighing on Xu Taiping's heart finally settled.
If there had been a problem with either of these two points, having it exposed during this Sword Inquiry would spell serious trouble for Liu Zijin.
"Bam!"
Just as Xu Taiping was thinking this, Liu Zijin's fist slammed heavily into Zhou Zaidao again like a falling star.
"Thud!..."
Zhou Zaidao's body smashed heavily down on the Sword Platform, making it shudder.
"Jingle..."
However, at the same moment Liu Zijin's fist struck Zhou Zaidao, his bell rang again.
"Boom!..."
Almost as soon as the bell rang, another fairy's phantom appeared beside Zhou Zaidao and reached out to press her hand against his head.
Then Zhou Zaidao used his last shred of strength to roar:
"Decree the Spirit Token!"
The moment his voice fell, a strange Cloud Talisman appeared out of thin air above the Sword Platform.
Immediately afterward, amid a deafening boom, a