True Solution of the Sword Dao

"This is a Technique Decision I once obtained that draws on heavenly phenomena. It’s not for Sword Cultivators, so it should be of help to you," he said gently, tossing the silver characters, which floated softly in front of Lin Fei.

The characters circled in the air, split into two streams, and promptly burrowed into Lin Fei’s eyes.

Lin Fei reflexively closed her eyes. However, a completely new Cultivation Technique immediately appeared in her mind.

"Myriad Forms Thousand Attraction," she whispered unconsciously.

This was the name of the Technique Decision. However, the Technique Decision was not complete; it was only about one-third intact.

Moreover, it was not a Cultivation Technique but merely a segment on the application of skills. It emphasized how to leverage one’s own strength to manipulate the forces of nature and incite changes in the weather. It included many explanations on the subsequent natural variations. It was truly marvelous.

It contained methods on how to use one’s own strength to bring about heavy snow, rain, or fog.

"A very practical Technique Decision," Lin Fei sincerely remarked. "It perfectly addresses some gaps I had in using demonic power."

"I obtained it during a fight with a master from another Sect, as spoils of war. It’s said to be primarily used for agricultural cultivation. It’s not a combat Technique Decision, but it’s perfectly suitable for use here," Ning Que explained.

"Hmm," Lin Fei nodded.

"Speaking of which," Ning Que suddenly said, "Sword Master, you should know about the contractual nature between us, the Sword Canon, and yourself, right?"

"The essence of it?" Lin Fei hesitated for a moment before nodding. "What about it?"

Ning Que’s expression turned slightly contemplative.

"Do you know, if you were to separate the Sword Canon from your body in the future, we, the resurrected Sword Canon masters, would also be separated along with it, becoming independent masters who are merely contracted to you?"

"I know this," she replied.

Ning Que’s expression became placid again. "That’s good. As you may know, each Sword Master represents a hope for us to escape the bindings of the Sword Canon. The entire Stellar Domain supports the Sword Master wholeheartedly, thinking that when the Sword Master embarks on their own path and separates from the Sword Canon, it will be our time to break free. So, you don’t have to worry about us having other motives."

A calm smile appeared on Lin Fei’s face.

"Of course."

The three of them fell silent.

Lin Fei began to slowly comprehend the Myriad Forms Thousand Attraction Technique Decision, her brows occasionally furrowed, then relaxed, deeply immersed in it.

Meanwhile, the blue mist figure circled around Annie, who lay unconscious on the ground, seemingly deep in thought.

Ning Que glanced at Lin Fei, deep in contemplation and completely engrossed in the Technique Decision, and decisively turned and leapt off the television tower to wander on his own. After being cooped up for so long, even a strong character like him needed a breath of fresh air.

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Tower of Wisdom Outer World Division

In a dimly lit secret room.

An old man with white hair and a long beard was carefully leaning over a desk, writing something. He wore thick glasses, which faintly gleamed with magical light, and held a black swan feather pen as he focused on his writing.

His long, curly beard dangled down, brushing the desk surface and picking up some black ink stains.

An old brass candleholder on the desk held a ring of candles, casting a bright yet flickering light. Thick layers of wax had already formed on the candleholder, some solidifying.

Drip, drip!

Suddenly, a soft alert sounded within the room.

The old man furrowed his brows, carefully placing down the feather pen. He snapped his fingers.

The snap seemed to activate something, and a pleasant female voice came from the doorway.

"Respected Mage Liolan, a visitor claiming to be an old acquaintance of yours has come to see you. He says he has business to discuss with you."

The old man’s eyes lit up. "Business has come, just when I was running low on experimental material money. Bring him in."

As for whether the visitor was truly an acquaintance, it made no difference to him.

’In any case, no one’s getting a discount!’ the old man thought to himself.

"Understood," the female voice responded.

The old man carefully rolled up the scroll on the desk, preparing to stand up.

Suddenly, a small pendant hanging on his chest lit up.

"It’s them!" a voice emerged from the pendant. Neither male nor female, it was somewhat deep. "The Contractors of the Scepter!"

Liolan’s expression shifted slightly.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course. I would never misidentify their aura!" the pendant affirmed. "And it’s not just one; all five of them have arrived."

A flicker of joy crossed Liolan’s face.

"Finally... finally, the wait is over. My years of hardship weren’t in vain."

"Just when we were about to give up, they all arrived together. This is fate’s arrangement," the pendant remarked wistfully.

Liolan hurried to his feet and swiped his hand in front of him.

A silver mirror instantly appeared, rippling like water for a moment before a clear image emerged.

On the street outside the division, two men and three women were waiting.

Liolan pointed once more.

The people in the image immediately glowed with a white halo.

"Indeed, they are all Contractors!" A gleam of joy flashed through his eyes.

Ten minutes later.

Lin You and five others were sitting together with Liolan in this secret room.

"Welcome, dear Scepter Contractors and Fusers," Liolan said with a smile. "I have been waiting for you for a long time."

"What do you mean?" Merrill frowned. "What do you mean by ’waiting for us for a long time’?" A faint green light slowly emerged in her hand.

The others also began to feel tense, inadvertently emitting various colored halos. The aura of the Energy Scepter began to condense in the secret room.

Liolan immediately waved his hands.

"Don’t be nervous! I am not your enemy."

He carefully removed the silver pendant from his chest and placed it on the table.

"Antegonu, you explain to them. I have my Magic Spirit here watching, there won’t be any problems."

"Okay." The pendant suddenly emitted a voice.

Lin You and the others were startled. Their faces tightened with tension.

"Kids, don’t be nervous," the pendant consoled. "We are not the bad guys."

"Every bad person doesn’t think they are bad!" Lin You bluntly said, a trace of coldness beginning to gather at her wrist.

"Alright, then let me rephrase that, we mean no harm to you," the pendant sighed. It slowly released a gentle white light.

"Have you ever heard of a Guardian?"

Staff of the Earth’s Antos was shocked, and spoke out, "You are a Guardian? I can feel the Earth’s power emanating from you."

"Correct," the pendant answered affirmatively. "I am an Earth Element Guardian. We have been waiting for this moment for many years."

Liolan also remarked with emotion, "Yes, waiting for the moment foretold by our clan’s prophecy—how much cost, time, and effort have we spent? Finally, we’ve reached this ultimate moment."

Lin You and the others looked at each other. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

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Demon Realm, Solomon City

Lin Fei’s expression shifted slightly as she came out of her cultivation from the Technique Decision.

"Guardian families?"

"Yes. The Staff of the Earth Guardian family. Had I not been closely following Lin You and them, I might not have learned this secret," Yuhua communicated from afar.

"Weren’t they exiled to the Etheric Plane?" Lin Fei communicated back.

"They claim to be a lineage left outside the family, hoping Lin You and others will rescue their family and break the seal. Moreover, Liolan has already made clear his full support for Lin You and the others’ stance. He claims that this time’s Scepter Contractors will definitely succeed as foretold by the prophecy—they are his family’s final hope."

"Prophecy? Where did he get this prophecy?" Lin Fei’s expression calmed down.

"It is said to be from Liolan’s father, a Three-Ring Mage of the Prophecy School, who derived this final prophecy using his own life and soul."

"A Three-Ring Mage?" Lin Fei scoffed, "Such strength dares to predict the future, just C-level ability..."

"Did he point out the specific location of the seal to Lin You and them?"

"No, but he gave them a pendant, a mysterious pendant sealed with a soul that can speak. It is said that it can directly sense the location of the seal within a hundred kilometers. Due to the overlapping nature of the Etheric and Main Planes, they can open the seal through spatial folding as long as they sense the exact location. Such things can be achieved with a simple level-one spell. Mages have strange ways of leveraging their studies in space."

"Anything else important?"

Yuhua paused, seemingly contemplating.

"Ah, Liolan once said, the Staff of the Earth Guardian family is continually declining, and only the legendary Child of Prophecy can truly save his people and bring them back. Otherwise, once the Guardian family declines, it will affect the Earth Element’s origin, and in turn, contaminate the entire Earth’s origin power, leading to unpredictable and dangerous consequences. And the Child of Prophecy he referred to is Lin You."

Lin Fei was momentarily stunned.

"Exactly, isn’t it as they also said, once Lin You rescues their family, the entire Staff of the Earth Guardian family will become firm supporters behind Lin You? Then, for the sake of love and justice, to prevent the world from being destroyed, they will support Lin You to continue on the path of maintaining cosmic peace and rescuing other Guardians?"

There was silence on the other end.

"They did say that..."

Lin Fei’s mouth twitched slightly.

Somehow, he had a very strong sense of dissonance.

"Are you sure they really are from the Staff of the Earth Guardian family?" He asked again.

"That hasn’t been confirmed," Yuhua replied hesitantly.

There was silence for a while.

"Is there any possibility of killing them?" Lin Fei’s eyes flashed dangerously. "Lin You shouldn’t get involved in such dangerous matters."

"It’s difficult not to be discovered, as they have a special sensing connection with the Staff of the Earth Contractors."

"Then we need to find the seal location before them and destroy the possibility of opening it," Lin Fei said grimly.

"Okay."

The communication ended, and Lin Fei’s gaze instantly darkened.

"Holy Spirit’s Blood..."(To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)