True Solution of the Sword Dao

"Lin You!!"

Suddenly, a whistling sound entered Lin You’s ears.

She abruptly opened her eyes, only to find not a blade but a black shadow violently pouncing towards her. A familiar feeling surged in her heart.

"It’s Feil!"

The shadow stopped right on Lin You’s shoulder, transforming into a black cat.

"That was close; if you hadn’t awakened me, I would probably be in trouble this time," Feil said with lingering fear. "Actually, I could hear your voice, but it was just a bit weak and blurry. He must have used some method to sever our connection."

The blonde woman across from them glanced at the broken rope in her hand. Not surprised, she casually tossed it aside.

"It doesn’t matter if you escaped. After all, everyone is here." The green vines on her hand quickly regrew into fingers.

"Now, the game officially begins."

All at once, the green glow that had been shrouding the area suddenly swelled, wrapping Lin You, Chris, and the others in its entirety.

"Not good!" Feil exclaimed. "This is a restrictive Barrier; it can be used as a prison!!"

"This is trouble," Babanoya’s voice also came through. "This person is too familiar with the Energy Scepter’s fusion host. Lin You, Chris, it might be a tough fight next, so be mentally prepared."

Lin You’s heart, which had just relaxed a bit due to Feil’s return, tightened up again.

Chris nodded calmly. "This Barrier can block energy auras; I should be fine now."

"Then, let’s begin," Lin You took a deep breath.

The black cat Feil instantly turned into a streak of black light and flew towards her wrist.

In the bluish-white light, Feil suddenly transformed into two bracelets, fitting around Lin You’s wrists.

The bracelets continued to extend forward, fully encasing both hands and transforming into a pair of silver-white gloves, emitting a faint chill. Dense irregular patterns covered the entire surface of the gloves, giving them a luxurious and pristine appearance.

This was Lin You’s Second Stage Transformation; these gloves significantly enhanced Lin You’s chill powers and also had strong defensive capabilities, suitable for hand-to-hand combat.

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Yan Capital University Library Language Books Room

The spacious library room had only a handful of people weaving through it.

Between rows of bookshelves, most were empty.

An elderly lady in charge of lending books was playing solitaire on the computer while yawning.

Lin Fei stood between the last row of bookshelves, alone in the gaps on either side.

The labels on the outside of the bookshelves read ’Linguistics’ in bold letters.

Most books here were not about the content of any particular language but more about summarizing the general rules of languages based on their development, evolution, norms, etc.

Setting down the last book on the history of linguistics he’d found, Lin Fei let out a sigh; it was the last relevant material he had located.

In the library, he had briefly flipped through every book that might contain ancient world language symbols. Even though it was just a quick scan, his rapid recognition abilities allowed him to reach his goal. Unfortunately, there were indeed no related materials here.

The symbols inside the Divine Instrument Diamond didn’t belong to any language system but seemed more like a series of patterns.

"Maybe I’m wrong, and these symbols were originally just patterns?"

Lin Fei shook his head, smiling wryly to himself.

"Forget it, now that my strength has recovered, these things can wait. Swordsmanship is my foundation. I can’t neglect the essence." He placed the book back in its spot.

Lin Fei’s swordsmanship was mainly based on the Star Shattering Sword Art, supported by the Tracing Shadow Sword Art. The Extreme Shadow incorporated in Tracing was a technique not to be used lightly.

On one hand, it required a huge amount of Energy, which Lin Fei currently lacked; initially, he had used the power of the Divine Artifact absorbed by the blue flames to execute the move. Of course, now that he had obtained parts of the Divine Artifact, this wasn’t a problem.

On the other hand, such techniques, which would certainly leave him severely injured and unconscious after use, were not to be deployed unless absolutely necessary.

"However, looking back at the last battle, I really need to increase the strength of my body." Lin Fei was aware that if his physical strength had been greater, perhaps the damage suffered when unleashing the Extreme Shadow would have been much less. Maybe, if he reached a certain limit, he could use it without injury. Such a technique, almost equivalent to long-range teleportation, was definitely beyond mere swordsmanship and could indeed be considered the pinnacle of Sword Techniques.

After returning to his dormitory from the library, Lin Fei directly changed into a spare set of clothes for cultivation. He was preparing to go out and find a secluded place to practice his Basic Sword Technique.

Suddenly, a voice entered his mind.

"Sword Master, I am Yuan Yicheng. There’s been a bit of a situation."

In the dormitory, Du Xiaosheng had stayed up all night at an internet café the day before and was still sleeping in bed, and it was already the afternoon. The other two were probably occupied with some extracurricular activities.

Lin Fei glanced over at Du Xiaosheng’s side and responded mentally.

"What’s the matter?"

Yuan Yicheng pondered for a moment. "It seems that the Power of True Lies cannot be absorbed by me."

"Cannot be absorbed?" Lin Fei was startled. "Explain in detail."

"Yes," Yuan Yicheng organized his thoughts. "My True Force Core completely refuses to accept the Power of True Lies, the two are like oil and water, and the True Force instantly extinguished the power of the Divine Artifact."

"Extinguished?" Lin Fei felt his own True Force Core, wrapped in a golden hue within his body, and keenly sensed an important issue. This, coupled with the sudden changes in the false True Force yesterday.

"Could it be that the false True Force is somehow connected to the Divine Artifact?" He speculated.

"I see. Since you cannot absorb it, let the power of the Divine Artifact dissipate in the Trial Space." Once there was no Divine Artifact to recycle it, the Power of True Lies would automatically dissipate after a certain time, as if it had never appeared, just like its own nature, merely a true lie and an illusion.

"Understood." The contact with Yuan Yicheng was cut off. This was the application of space, Yuan Yicheng could communicate directly with the Sword Master inside the Trial Space, without any interference. This was also a Trial Space ability that Lin Fei had just recently figured out.

Standing in the middle of the dormitory, Lin Fei was silent for a while, readjusting his mood, before he opened the door.

Fan Weidong happened to be standing in the hallway next door, chatting with someone. Seeing Lin Fei come out, he quickly called out.

"Hey, Lin Fei, we have a class meeting tonight, don’t forget, and tell the others in your dorm too."

"Got it." Lin Fei nodded, turned and went back into the dormitory, casually tore off a piece of paper, asked Fan Weidong for the time and place, and immediately picked up the tape from his desk, and with a snap, stuck it on the dormitory door. Only then did he leave at ease.

After leaving the dormitory, Lin Fei set up a Dream Eater Barrier infused with the Divine Artifact in a grove by a nearby pond. He completely simulated the area within his range to be in sync with the outside world. If someone were to come here, they would only see an empty spot, just as it had always been. Even if Lin Fei came out from the space, no one would be able to detect him.

With the preparations in place, Lin Fei then entered the Sword Canon Space.

It was still the boundless white. Soft white light filled every direction he looked.

"I’m now mastering the Star Shattering Sword Art, and it indeed seems extremely powerful when combined with the Tracing Shadow Sword Techniques. However, it’s strange; why is it so difficult to elevate the Star Shattering Sword Art to Planet Level? I possess all of Ye Yuhua’s cultivation experience and logically shouldn’t have any issues. If it’s a matter of insufficient foundation, that also seems unlikely given that Ye Yuhua himself was on the verge of a breakthrough to Planet Level." Lin Fei had been trying to break through to the Planet Level of the Star Shattering Sword Art for some time now. At first, he thought it was because he wasn’t skilled enough and wasn’t in a rush, but after some time, he felt something was off.

"In Ye Yuhua’s cultivation memories, I should have already broken past this bottleneck. Normally, it should be smooth sailing from here, and entering the Planet Level should be a matter of course. But strangely enough, no matter how I cultivate, there are no signs of breakthrough."

Lin Fei faintly felt that this could be a side effect of choosing to directly receive the swordsmanship inheritance.

Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he asked aloud.

"Sword Canon, can I break through to the Planet Level of the Star Shattering Sword Art?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"You cannot." The Sword Canon’s response was invariably cold, and the voice’s origin was unknown.

"Why not?" Although he had anticipated it, Lin Fei was still startled.

"Lacking in cultural heritage, you are unable to grasp the depth of the sword principles deeply. This is due to the difference in cultural civilization accumulation."

"Is there a solution?" Lin Fei persisted.

"Spend a long time learning everything about the civilization where the Star Shattering Sword Art originated. There’s a small chance of making a breakthrough." The Sword Canon’s response made Lin Fei give up the thought of continuing with the Star Shattering Sword Art. He had wondered why the Sword Dao True Solution amassed so many swordsmanship masters and their inheritances. It turns out it was precisely because of this. Most of these sword techniques have spatial-temporal limitations, and those not raised under their specific culture from a young age, would find it difficult to achieve high-level proficiency within their systems. In other words, even if Lin Fei had originally learned the Heavenly Net Bright Moon Sword from the April Swordsmanship along with Yuan Yicheng, he likewise wouldn’t be able to reach a high realm.

"That said, the strongest move I have in Star Shattering, nearing Planet Level, might as well be used as my trump card." Lin Fei had his estimation set in mind.

That technique was extremely powerful, causing not insignificant self-harm when used. When executed by Ye Yuhua, it already reached B-level strength, and when performed by Lin Fei, due to the gap in cultivation level, it was infinitely close to B-level.

He had tested it during his training. A Planet Level sword strike, when executed by him, could reach a strength of over one hundred. However, this technique was an area attack, meaning it would affect an area of several tens of meters, hundreds of square meters in range, with almost the same level of damage everywhere.

"Since I cannot further improve, then the strongest move in Star Shattering will just be called Star Shattering from now on, and I will use it as a technique." Lin Fei straightforwardly settled on a simple name. Now, the only things he could use for high-level combat were Star Shattering and Extreme Shadow; as for the previous sword techniques from Yan Shi, he had gradually abandoned them for being unsuitable. Especially under the Extreme Shadow State, Yan Shi’s Tassel and Eye of the Sword were actually delicate sword techniques, which had the side effect of slowing down speed. Therefore, Lin Fei did not use them.

"Sword Canon, enter the testing space," Lin Fei said indifferently.

The surroundings instantly changed from white to black, turning into darkness.

"Recall the memory scene, how much was the strength assessment for The Hand of Crimson?" Lin Fei mentally replayed the scene of The Hand of Crimson fighting in the golden hall. "His injury extent was down to thirty percent of his strength." (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)