True Solution of the Sword Dao

The Star Shattering Sword Art allowed Lin Fei to instantly master a high-level swordsmanship, a technique sufficient to be a trump card, one that instantly channels all his strength before bursting forth. This was exceedingly suitable for Lin Fei at the moment.

To approach the opponent at high speed and then break through their defense with a powerful burst. Then, a sword to kill instantly. Such a method of fighting was very appropriate whether in group fights or solo battles.

"With my current ability, I can easily reach Comet Level, but using Planet Level would instantly cause backfire injuries. If Comet Level is simply about concentrating power, then Planet Level involves adding gravitational pull, enhancing the concentration of power. Star Level, however, is too far from my current self," he said.

Lin Fei wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and the Black Demon Sword lightly made a few cuts, feeling a different kind of power than usual. After learning the Star Shattering Sword Art, even such simple sword swings could naturally use some techniques to concentrate power, with True Force following a complex and indistinguishable path, naturally doubling the strength in his arms more than twice.

"At Comet Level, I can instantly concentrate all my body’s strength. If I use such swordsmanship in combat, it would be at least half as powerful as before. Before, I could only concentrate about half of my body’s strength instantly," he thought.

At a thought, he immediately withdrew from the white space.

In the following days, Lin Fei began to constantly familiarize himself with the combat methods that complement the Star Shattering Sword Art. He also started to continuously explore what limitations there were on the number of revivals. Through questioning the white space and Sword Canon repeatedly, Lin Fei obtained a definite answer.

The number of revivals directly corresponds to physical fitness and Cultivation Realm and progressively matches, roughly according to the progression of Qi Cultivation. Lin Fei estimated that he could only revive one person after he had completely mastered one great realm. That is to say, currently, he only had the qualifications to revive one person because he had cultivated the first realm corresponding to speed through the fifteen diagrams. To revive someone again, he would need to complete the layer of strength.

The entire Qi Cultivation Technique consists of four realms. The first realm involves cultivating strength and technique to develop one’s physical potential and enhance physical fitness, focusing on nourishing vitality. It’s divided into five layers; the first layer primarily enhances speed, and the second layer enhances body strength.

According to the original description of Qi Cultivation, even if the first realm is fully cultivated, abilities like Sword Qi won’t appear. However, it seems due to the momentum, a unique aspect of this world, Lin Fei’s abilities seem to be beyond simple strength and technique. Additional by-products have emerged, such as the Blue Flame of the Divine Beast.

Based on a rough description, the first realm of Qi Cultivation consists of speed, strength, defense, intelligence, and quality. The first four are easy to understand, but Lin Fei guessed that the last might involve innate aptitude. After all, Zhang Yuan created the Qi Cultivation to better coordinate with the Sword Canon. This supreme Qi Cultivation Technique didn’t even have a name. According to the requirements of Sword Dao True Solution, cultivators must have the most perfect qualities. Perhaps Lin Fei is still far off now, but as the training of Sword Dao True Solution has just begun, presumably, as he progresses in the Qi Cultivation, he can gradually meet each part’s foundational requirements. Ultimately, with perfect qualities, he will begin practicing the swordsmanship truly belonging to the Sword Dao True Solution.

"Sword Imbuing Technique, I can’t cultivate it now, but I can let Yuan Yicheng start practicing it since he is already a Sword Cultivator in the Qi Cultivation Realm. It will also show its effects," said Lin Fei, whose current cultivation is still in the True Force Realm, far from the Qi Cultivation Realm.

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Swordsmanship Club Sword Room

Yuan Yicheng looked at Lin Fei with confusion.

"Sir, is there such a technique? Isn’t that something only those who forge tools would know?"

"What? You don’t have it where you are?" Lin Fei smiled. Yuan Yicheng and Ye Yuhua were from two completely different worlds. Probably if not for the existence of the Sword Canon, he would never know about such a common type of Sword Art like Sword Imbuing Technique.

"I haven’t heard of it," Yuan Yicheng admitted. While he hadn’t heard of a technique that allowed one to forge one’s own sword, he recognized the preciousness of such a Sword Art. "In our place, longswords are crafted by specialized weaponsmiths. However, being able to tailor-make a sword most suited for oneself would definitely enhance one’s strength significantly."

"How much can it affect your strength?" Lin Fei asked softly.

"About half," Yuan Yicheng affirmed. "If it could match a top-level longsword used over a longer period, it could increase by double."

Lin Fei was immediately startled.

Given Yuan Yicheng’s current strength has already reached the peak of C Rank, and with such a difference, if Star Shattering Sword Art was not used, both were neck and neck. The last victory was merely because Yuan Yicheng was caught off guard. A straightforward battle would be tough for Lin Fei to win.

Compiling various details Lin Fei had obtained,

The globally common standard for combat power. D Rank is considered a beginner level. Calculating from a standard initial-stage D Rank, mid-stage D Rank is equivalent to two initial-stage D Ranks, high-end peak D Rank is equivalent to four initial-stage D Ranks, and initial-stage C Rank directly jumps to being equivalent to twenty initial-stage D Ranks. Mid-stage C Rank equates to forty initial-stage D Ranks. The peak of C Rank, under normal circumstances, equals eighty initial-stage D Ranks combined. Of course, this calculation is actually just accounting for normal combat power; when applied to individuals, this fluctuation value increases.

Lin Fei originally obtained this data from documents by Shueisha, published by the United States as a unified reference.

There, the initial-stage D Rank is marked as 1, and others are rated numerically.

"There’s a place in the space that can test strength. We should go test it," Yuan Yicheng suggested.

Lin Fei knew about this capability, though he had never gone to test it. But since Yuan Yicheng suggested it, he also naturally needed a clear understanding of his exact limit.

"Let’s enter the space together."

Both individuals disappeared from the Sword Room at the same moment. Inside the whole room, only the beams of light streaming in through the opened curtains and the fine dust slowly floating in the air could be seen.

In the same white space again.

Lin Fei and Yuan Yicheng stood facing each other.

"Open the strength assessment space," Lin Fei commanded.

With a hiss!

A soft sound, and the surroundings suddenly turned pitch black, the whole space darkened instantaneously.

Lin Fei and Yuan Yicheng were both situated in the midst of this darkness.

"Please set the benchmark level. All subsequent strength exercises will be based on this level," the Sword Canon prompted.

Lin Fei directly recalled a D-level Initial Stage Psychic he had combated with in the past in his mind.

"Take this strength as the basic unit."

"Setting completed. This strength is now set as 1," the Sword Canon prompted once more.

In other words, based on the data published by the United States, this space would use the D-level Initial Stage as the basic unit, and all future participants would be compared against this benchmark.

"Test the strength levels between Yuan Yicheng and myself," Lin Fei requested.

"Sword Master: 80-98. Yuan Yicheng: 80-85," came the response.

The Sword Canon was very prompt in its reply, providing two range values. This meant that Lin Fei’s strength could reach up to 98 times that of a D-level Initial Stage Psychic at its peak, including the power of the Star Shattering Sword Art. The lowest strength was the normal value, which was eighty times the strength of a D-level Initial Stage Psychic. On the other hand, Yuan Yicheng’s strength was significantly lower than Lin Fei’s at the upper limit, while their lower limit was the same.

This ability was highly convenient. It clearly showed how much one’s maximum strength exceeded the basic combat level. Based on the basic eighty calculations, both Lin Fei and Yuan Yicheng could launch an attack equivalent to a full-strength attack of a normal C-level Peak fighter, since the standard strength value of a full-strength attack from a C-level Peak fighter was also eighty. This meant that both Lin Fei and Yuan Yicheng were Elite Level fighters who exceeded an ordinary C-level Peak fighter, yet had not reached a stronger qualitative change level.

"Can I vaguely get the strength levels of different tiers of fighters from my memory?" Lin Fei suddenly felt a thought arise and asked.

"Possible," it replied.

Lin Fei immediately started recalling a battle he had witnessed between Sis and Yan Shi. He had always wanted to know approximately where Yan Shi’s strength lay. The scenes of the fight between Sis and Yan Shi vividly resurfaced in his mind.

"Memory shows, Sis: 405-600. Yan Shi Remnant: 800-1200."

"Phew..." Lin Fei took a deep breath. He had thought that both Sis and Yan Shi were extremely strong, but only when this gap was literally laid out before him did he realize the chasm between them was like a heavenly moat. Even with his Cultivation of the Star Shattering Sword Art, he was only at a level where Sis could wipe out a multitude with a flick of his hand. This vast disparity...

"Ridiculous, I even thought that the Star Shattering Sword Art was slowing my progress," Lin Fei murmured. "Can we extrapolate Yan Shi’s strength?"

"Insufficient information, unable to deduce," replied the Sword Canon. Lin Fei had actually anticipated this answer. After all, with Yan Shi’s Remnant’s injuries and the part of him that remained as a remnant, no one knew to what extent he was damaged or what portion of his normal capacity it represented. Or whether there had been any recovery or loss in between. Lin Fei knew none of these details. It made sense that the Sword Canon was unable to calculate Yan Shi’s strength.

"Allow Yuan Yicheng to access his own strength test," Lin Fei decided to let Yuan Yicheng access his own data at any time.

Lin Fei displayed both of their testing data to Yuan Yicheng.

The latter, seeing the results, bowed his head, clutching his sword hilt tightly, his expression turning somewhat grim.

"Sir, if there are no other matters, I would like to continue with my cultivation," he said softly.

"Go ahead," Lin Feipeng said calmly, aware of Yuan Yicheng’s thoughts. After all, he received Yuan Yicheng’s thought transmissions periodically. Given his opponent’s consistently proud nature, even their past battle hadn’t entirely convinced Yuan Yicheng. He always believed that, given another chance with proper preparation, he absolutely wouldn’t have lost so quickly, or at least he could have fought Lin Feipeng on equal footing.

But when the data from the Sword Canon was presented, exposing the stark difference, it clarified the gap between him and Lin Fei, striking a harsh blow to his pride. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it with a recommendation ticket or a monthly ticket on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)