Shen Bao looked perplexed at first because he had no idea what the Sword Intent was, since he never experiences the true capabilities of mastering sword arts he had no idea how to face someone who could literally summon sword slashes by sheer will.
The apparition-like cultivator swung his sword twice sending a cross-like sword wave at Shen Bao, the latter dodged to the side and was barely able to evade serious injury as even with his evasive maneuver, Shen Bao still received a cut on his left arm.
Cursing, Shen Bao pulled a pill from his pouch and swallowed it, the effect was immediate as dark green smoke rose from his open wound and his arm was immediately healed.
With being limited to not use poison, nor summon his puppets in case the Three-Legged Raven Sect were to know of his identity, Shen Bao was forced to battle this apparition using his own sword. And so he did. Charging headlong into the fray.
