Before his strength was substantial enough, even cultivators of Level 8 or Level 9 would not engage in fights in the air— the risk was too great, and battling while controlling Flying Spirit Artifacts made it difficult to fully exhibit one's strength.
If someone carelessly destroyed one's Flying Spirit Artifact, they might even plummet from the high skies and die…
This wasn't a joke; such incidents had indeed occurred, and not just once.
This situation only improved after a cultivator switched to cultivation with a Heaven Rank technique. By then, a cultivator's control over their spirit force would greatly enhance, satisfying the dual needs of weapon control-flying and combat.
The one who flew past in the air was a Level 9 cultivator; this was evident from his spirit light.