True Solution of the Sword Dao

A young man clad in white, with a longsword hanging by his waist, bore a stern face. A middle-aged man in a black trench coat, his hair spread over his shoulders like seaweed.

Both men entered the barrier with calm faces, as if strolling unprotected into their own garden, utterly ignoring the concealed isolation tactics of the shelter.

"Judgment Knight Commander Aisaha, we have been looking for you for a long time," the man in white said coldly.

"Oh?" Aisaha looked at the two men with interest. "Lately, many people have been searching for me, but I don’t seem to recall you two."

The two men did not speak, only gazing deeply at him.

Hiss!

A blood-red energy hand shot out from behind Aisaha with razor-sharp claws aiming straight for his back. But it was instantly crushed by an unseen force, the two canceling each other out.

The Crimson Hand let out a light huh, but did not strike again.

Yuan Yicheng was about to draw his sword.

"Leave!" Lin Fei’s voice suddenly rang out in his mind. "Leave now! You need not act rashly."

"Alright," Yuan Yicheng said with a slight smile and slowly withdrew his half-drawn longsword.

"Let’s go, then."

"Shouldn’t we kill them before we leave?" the Crimson Hand wondered aloud.

"No need."

Yuan Yicheng glanced at the still unruffled Aisaha. This mysterious man seemed totally unaffected by the previous attack. The Crimson Hand was at Peak B-level, and although he was only at the Initial Stage of B-level, his actual combat burst ability was around the mid B-level. The combination of their powers was not simply additive. Yet, in such an adverse situation, Aisaha still appeared remarkably at ease.

Watching as the two figures swiftly disappeared into the woods.

Aisaha shook his head slightly.

"A pity they didn’t make a move. It’s been a long time since I’ve encountered a worthy opponent. Perhaps they could have made me use ’that’."

A hint of seriousness flashed in Hai Shu’s eyes. "He’s that strong?"

"Not bad," Aisaha said nonchalantly, "Can you still stand up?"

*******************

Lin Feipeng sat calmly in his room at the airport hotel. Since returning from the Clan Leader’s cathedral, he had been in his room, hastening his Qi Cultivation to quickly reach the point where he could resurrect Ye Yuhua. Currently, he was severely short on manpower. But an unexpected interruption came to his cultivation.

The afterglow of the sunset streamed through the windows of the room, tinting the entire room a slight red. Despite the sunlight, the temperature was still a bit cold. The sound of cars passing by outside the window could faintly be heard, which juxtaposed the particular tranquility here.

"To think we’d encounter him." Lin Fei had not expected Yuan Yicheng to decide on his own to go to the Sis estate, and moreover, to actually run into Aisaha. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

But the problem now was, even if they had made a move just now, not to mention whether Yuan Yicheng and the Crimson Hand could have taken him down, the most serious issue was that Aisaha was merely one member of the Holy See. If they did not truly understand how Lin You and his peers had provoked the Holy See in their previous lives, killing Aisaha would only bring stronger figures out into the open, startling the snake by hitting the grass and disturbing the general sequence of events from their previous lives.

"The progression of Lin You’s development, their route’s progress, just what was it? I still do not know. The secret that drew a B-level powerhouse must certainly lie within their group. I must clarify this soon." Lin Fei sorted out the next steps. "Either do not make rash moves, or make sure to eliminate the problem once and for all. No traces should be left."

"Currently lacking an Energy Stone to get specific related intelligence. It seems I need to make a trip to the Inner World. On this issue of the Mage’s Eye, near Romalia at the Eastern Europe Trading Place, I remember that’s the closest trading place." Lin Fei immediately recalled the trading post nearest to here. However, the Eastern Europe Trading Place was still a long distance from here.

"The only choice is to go directly to the trading spot. There are multiple ways to acquire an Energy Stone; generally, it’s by completing mercenary missions, major forces’ freelance missions, accepting employment from trading companies, or even Bounty Hunters’ tasks. Or perhaps outright robbery."

"However, the problem is, people in the outer world who possess a large quantity of Energy Stones are very hard to find. Another method around using Energy Stones is to directly act on Lin You and her group," Lin Fei narrowed his eyes slightly. The identities and backgrounds of the people around Lin You were somewhat vague and hard to determine their safety. The only one he could perhaps trust was a girl named Chris. According to the information from Spider, Chris’s family had been wiped out by the people of the Holy See, except for a sister who was still alive. Some vestiges of her family’s influence still struggled on. "Her direct and irreconcilable conflict with the Holy See means she must have an extremely strong desire for power... However, I hear the Energy Scepter has the ability to block all other contracts and similar connections, not making it easy to dispose of the person fused with the Scepter. Two in one body, what a trouble." Lin Fei thought through various possibilities.

But a series of footsteps in the corridor outside interrupted his thoughts.

"It seems Lin You and her group have returned," Lin Fei rose to open the door just as Lin You walked by from the left, with Feil and Chris, each bearing faint tear trails on their faces. They appeared to have cried a lot and looked exhausted.

"What happened to you?" Lin Fei asked, puzzled.

Lin You took a deep breath: "Nothing, I’m going back to my room first."

Chris and Feil quietly nodded to Lin Fei and also went back to their rooms.

Leaving Lin Fei confused.

******************

Lin You and Feil’s room

"What do we do now?" Lin You asked helplessly, sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Antos, the fellow, originally did it to protect his brother from being assimilated by the Energy Scepter," Feil sighed, "He used his own strength to seal the Scepter, preventing it from eroding his brother’s mind. It turns out we were all wrong from the start."

"So what do we do now?" Lin You asked again.

"The only way is to find someone to replace his brother, someone willing to fuse willingly with the Energy Scepter. But that’s easier said than done. Now, people from the Scepter Family are nearly extinct, and finding one among them willing to merge with the Scepter is nearly impossible," Feil also seemed troubled.

"What about our plan to gather all the Scepters?" Lin You was taken aback. "But it’s been a while with no activity; maybe those people have lost interest in the Energy Scepter. Maybe we’ve been worrying over nothing?"

"Do you think that’s likely?"

Lin You fell silent.

"Chris’s whole family was killed because of this. Merrill, do you really think he wants to stay by our side and not leave?" Feil lay back on the bed. "But there’s another way, I just remembered it."

"What way?"

"Go to the Inner World, the legendary Inner World, there might be a solution there."

"There’s no need to go to the Inner World."

Suddenly, the door was flung open, and Merrill walked in calmly.

"I know a way to solve Antos’s problem."

"What?" Lin You and Feil asked simultaneously.

"Wait," said Merrill lightly.

"Wait? Wait for what?" Lin You asked, puzzled.

"Antos and the people from the Holy See had just made contact recently, the situation is quite bad. Two of the Holy See’s Knights returned unsuccessful, one of them even got injured by Antos. They won’t just let this go," Merrill replied briefly.

In the room across the hallway.

Lin Feipeng sat calmly on the bench, the conversation from Lin You’s room clearly reaching his ears.

"Two Knights?" He couldn’t help but recall the two Knights he had encountered before.

The voices continued from the opposite room.

"Our purpose for coming out this time has basically been achieved. As soon as this matter is concluded, and we find the last person needed, our gathering mission will be complete. Moreover..." Merrill’s voice paused.

"Now that Cheng Guang is not here, using Lin You’s constitution, I can also prepare a type of medicine that can somewhat help relieve Antos’s current situation; his brother’s condition is already urgent. Using these two points, perhaps we can pull him over to our side."

Lin Feipeng was momentarily stunned.

"Constitution? What constitution?"

The voices from the opposite side gradually lowered until they were no longer audible.

Yet Lin Feipeng was lost in thought. He vaguely sensed that this constitution might be why Lin You was the central focus everyone revolved around. Perhaps this was an absolutely crucial secret.

After a while, the sound of someone leaving the room across the hall could be heard.

Lin Feipeng sat quietly for a moment. Once there was no more noise from the other side, he stood up and opened the door.

Knock knock knock!

Lin Feipeng softly knocked on the door.

With a click, Lin You opened the door, and seeing it was Lin Feipeng, she was momentarily taken aback.

"Is there something?"

Lin Feipeng lightly slapped his head and smiled.

"I forgot to ask about your plans for tomorrow. Perhaps we could go see some famous sights around here together."

"Sorry, we are all pretty busy," Lin You replied calmly.

Lin Feipeng’s gaze swiftly scanned all over Lin You. It fixed on her right wrist where there was a small red spot, and faintly, the smell of alcohol was coming from it.

"Since that’s the case, then never mind."

"Oh." Lin You was about to close the door.

"Wait, you dropped something." Lin Feipeng suddenly called out, bending down and moving his right hand swiftly, disappearing momentarily, his fingertip quickly touching the red spot on Lin You’s right wrist before retracting.

Perhaps because she had just been drawn blood, Lin You’s wound was still slightly painful, or perhaps because Lin Feipeng was too quick, she did not notice this instantaneous movement.

Lin Feipeng picked up a business card from the ground. It only had a phone number, and the card was very plain.

"This isn’t mine." Lin You frowned. "I’m going to rest now."

"Okay." Without hesitation, Lin Feipeng turned and went back to his own room.

Walking to the window, he held his finger in front of his eyes. A hint of crimson barely clung to his fingertip’s skin.

"It seems no different," he observed carefully. The trace of blood was just like any ordinary person’s, nothing special.

Suddenly, Lin Feipeng felt something was off.

"This is!!!"

He abruptly startled and suddenly turned aside—the mirror before the washbasin showed his long hair reaching his waist, his face delicate and beautiful, a faint fragrance slowly emanating.

"This is... Holy Spirit’s Blood...!!!" Lin Feipeng’s pupils suddenly constricted. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)