True Solution of the Sword Dao

"Red boots, you dare to touch me! The Becker Family will not let you go! Lord White Demon will avenge me!" The man’s shout was utterly lacking in confidence, and it was tinged with fear, rendering it completely meaningless.

Lin Fei and Shuang’er floated in front of this man. The wicked aura around Shuang’er had completely withdrawn, and she held Lin Fei’s hand, appearing entirely harmless like a little girl.

"Who are you? Get me out of here, and the Becker Family will reward you handsomely! You know about the Becker Family, right? We are one of the top five Dream Families! I am the sole heir of a branch family leader, with a very high status! As long as you save me, I will definitely make it worth your while! You name your price, any land you want! Really!" The man had also noticed Lin Fei and the other, but he didn’t recognize Shuang’er for a moment in her current form.

Shuang’er looked at Lin Fei, clearly indicating that the decision was entirely up to Lin Fei to handle.

"I can help you escape, but first, I would like to ask you some questions. If you can answer them, how about I immediately break this shackle?" Lin Fei nodded.

"Yes, yes," the man quickly agreed, excited. "Ask!"

"I have a friend whom I also want to bring into the Dream World. Do you have any way to do that?" Lin Fei directly asked this question, which was also his own concern.

"A Dream Eater can directly bring someone in, right?" the man replied, puzzled.

"It’s permanent, I want him to have the ability to come and go on his own," Lin Fei explained.

The man hesitated for a moment, "That, I’m afraid you can’t do."

"Why?"

"Friend, even we Dream Eaters can’t just create Dream Awakeners at will. If you want a person to permanently gain the ability to awaken in dreams, such a method can only be realized by the legendary first person. But for us, that’s impossible," the man said with a wry smile. "You better change the question."

"The first person? What’s that?" Lin Fei asked, puzzled.

"You don’t know?" the man was also stunned. "You must have awakened on your own then, without any contact with any family. No wonder you know nothing. Let me give you a brief introduction to the entire history then."

Lin Fei nodded, his hand igniting a wisp of blue smoke, which instantly rushed towards a dark grey sphere in front of him, devouring all the evil aura inside completely clean. If Lin Fei hadn’t been controlling it, even the man inside might have been consumed instantly, leaving nothing behind.

The man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, watching Lin Fei retract the blue smoke with lingering fear, then he sighed in relief.

"With your strength, even if the Red Boots came, they wouldn’t have it easy, I’m relieved now. Let me explain some basics then, as a little compensation for saving me."

He crossed his legs and sat floating in mid-air. Lin Fei and the other also took up the same sitting posture. Having just absorbed the evil aura, Lin Fei needed to check his own condition and didn’t object to this.

When he first encountered Shuang’er, he had absorbed some evil aura too, but it seemed of little use. However, now he felt a strange, indescribable comfort spreading throughout his body. The breakthrough point of his Tracing Shadow Sword Art, which was about to break through, suddenly advanced to a new level, charging towards the Fifth Diagram.

"It seems to enhance my cultivation of sword techniques," Lin Fei noted internally. "It might be similar to psychics’ energy cores." He carefully felt the similarity between the two sensations. When he absorbed Andrew’s energy core in the past, it felt very similar. It seemed that both were similar types of energy.

But now was not the time to think about these things. Lin Fei refocused his attention and started listening to the man speak.

"We Dream Eaters are actually just a high-level form of Dream Awakeners; that’s common knowledge. The so-called first person in the Dream World is untraceable by name now. All we know is that he was the first to enter this Dream World, and then using the Divine Instrument True Lies, he created countless Dream Eaters and Dream Awakeners, before mysteriously disappearing. And the Divine Instrument True Lies was split into five parts and managed jointly by the five major families. Thereafter, we had a major war with the psychics in the outer world. Most high-level Dream Eaters perished, and it was only by combining the Divine Instrument into a complete artifact that we drove back the psychics and preserved the last of our kind, and thus the two sides laid down terms of non-interference. This is the famous battle of Angel’s Wings."

"Angel’s Wings?"

"The final divine artifact form that defeated the psychics, it’s the image of the legendary Angel’s Wings. That’s where the name comes from," the man explained. "This is also something I wanted to tell you: to permanently create a Dream Awakener, only by relying on the power of the Divine Instrument True Lies is it possible. This thread of power is of utmost importance and is most cherished by Dream Eaters because it can enhance the strength of Dream Eaters."

"This so-called Power of True Lies is the foundation of a Dream Eater’s existence, right?" Lin Fei suddenly asked.

"Of course. Without it, every Dream Eater is just an ordinary Dreamer," the man nodded.

"I see." Lin Fei smiled, "Thank you for the explanation."

The man, looking easy to talk to, somewhat embarrassedly touched his head, "Actually, it’s nothing. If it weren’t for you saving me, I might have been eaten by the Red Boots by now. Oh! Right!"

He seemed to recall something and clapped his hands.

"You just consumed the aura of the Red Boots directly. The aura of us Dream Eaters and the energy core of a Psychic are similar, both requiring significant Heart Force and time to digest. We should find another place, wait until you have completely digested it, it would be safer, otherwise, the Red Boots finding us would be troublesome."

"Are the Red Boots that formidable?" Lin Fei hadn’t realized Shuang’er had such a big reputation.

"More than formidable! They are simply a headache!" the man said helplessly, "Its ability to hide its aura is too strong. Its strength is formidable too. It eats those it can defeat and runs from those it can’t, so basically, this area has been conceded to the Red Boots by the surrounding forces."

Lin Fei somewhat organized the information the man had discussed and combined it with his own feelings.

He indeed discovered a unique aspect about himself — he could consume the energy core of a Psychic or the aura of a Dreamer without any side effects. Moreover, both types had a very real rejuvenating effect on him. Assuming he truly possessed the ability to completely counter Dreamers, with both An Caiyuan’s diamond that could enhance his True Force and the extremely convenient hunting environment of the Dream World, these represented two methods to rapidly powerful himself.

In An Caiyuan’s gem, it represented the True Force part of the Sword Dao True Solution, whereas the energy obtained from digesting energy cores and absorbing Dreamer auras were the same as the initial pseudo True Force aura obtained. These two represented different parts. The pseudo True Force part gave a mystical feeling and could directly enhance physical fitness and boost mental intelligence. No doubt, its effects were strongest, yet also quite rare.

Now, just as when he first obtained a strand of pseudo True Force, a sense of desire suddenly rose in Lin Fei’s heart, a craving for the so-called Power of True Lies. This sensation was like seeing a delicious meal when starving, making one eager to partake. Intuition told him this power might play a crucial role for him.

"So, is there a way to obtain the Power of True Lies?" he asked the man.

"Stop with the ’excuse me,’ my name is Yan Kai. Yan as in color, Kai as in beginning; that’s my Huaxia name, just call me by my name." The man laughed heartily.

"Alright, Yan Kai. Is there a way for this Power of True Lies?" Lin Fei nodded.

"There is a way," Yan Kai ruffled his hair, appearing troubled, "I heard that Dragon Eye has a strand of the Power of True Lies. He even put out a word to exchange it. But the thing he wants in exchange is quite troublesome."

"Can’t we just take it by force?" Shuang’er suddenly asked.

"Of course not," Yan Kai smiled bitterly, "He is the spokesman for one of the five major direct-line families in this chaotic area. He is also quite a powerful figure in Hua Nation. Let’s not even discuss how strong he actually is, just his backing, the family can deploy a large number of Dream Eaters anytime. You know, even though Dream Eaters have varying strengths, there can be a qualitative change with enough numbers, and his family is not lacking top Dream Eaters. There are many well-known strong ones, including one with a top-level title."

"What’s a title?" Lin Fei noticed this new term.

"Oh, it’s like this." Yan Kai suddenly remembered that the person in front of him was a complete novice, then explained with a smile, "Dream Eaters also have varying levels of strength, a title indicates a Dream Eater is at the Elite Level, while a top-level title means this Dream Eater is among the top strong ones. Of course, the titles and such are defined by a ranking list issued by the five major families."

Lin Fei silently organized the information he had received.

Now, it seemed the entire Dream World was completely isolated from the Inner World, relying on the power of the Divine Artifact to cut off contact with the outside world and forming its own system. Hua Nation, due to some unknown reasons, seemed to have turned into the so-called chaotic area. The only question now was how the strength of Dream Eaters compared to other Psychics.

This question made Yan Kai pause.

"Psychics? Generally speaking, an ordinary Dream Eater is equivalent to a D-level Psychic. However, those with titles, their strength is unknown. No one knows their actual strength without actual confrontation; no one has a say without comparing."

That is to say, among the Dreamers, whether ordinary Dream Eaters have any effect on his Cultivation Level was still undetermined. Next, he needed to find a target for verification.