True Solution of the Sword Dao

Both supervisors shuddered at the same time. They knew that if their current response failed to satisfy Lin Fei, they might find it difficult to leave the manor today. Although Yan Fei wasn’t particularly bloodthirsty among the council members, she absolutely didn’t tolerate any mistakes in such significant matters.

Hesitating for a moment, the man glanced at the woman before stepping forward.

"According to our guess, it is very likely that the Divine Artifact components were taken away by someone in advance."

"Taken away in advance? By someone from the Artifact Family?" Lin Fei asked in a deep voice.

"It should not be... We noticed something in the technology used to seal and hide the Artifacts... noticed..." The man began hesitating, his face showing signs of reluctance.

"Noticed what? Just say it." Lin Fei frowned. Facing him, the supreme leader, the man’s hesitation clearly indicated that the hidden truth was particularly troublesome.

The man clenched his teeth and whispered.

"We noticed that the methods previously used to take the Divine Artifact components still had our unique golden characteristics and backdoors. So, we boldly guess that it might have been taken by a subordinate division of another golden council member. Of course, it might also be other forces imitating..."

Lin Fei’s heart sank.

The other golden council member, like him, did not consider the Divine Artifacts a burden but an aid; that person was Griffin.

Being a Demon King like him, Griffin could also gain a great deal of aid from the Divine Artifacts. Other council members really had no need to take the Artifacts, as to them, these items were merely a burden.

"Can you specify which division it might be?"

"We’re not sure about that."

Lin Fei already had a clue.

"Then, is it the same with the other two families?"

"It is very likely the same situation," the woman beside him replied proactively. "We just received news from Norway and Japan that the Divine Artifact components are gone, only the sealing seals are still intact, and they all left the same golden mark and backdoors. It should, it should indeed be the actions of other council members."

"I see," Lin Fei took a deep breath. Though he had always known this might happen, he hadn’t expected it to occur so soon. Now, without the complete components of the Divine Artifact, he might have to face the real issue of combating demonic power and True Force within his body.

If the demonic power completely overwhelmed the True Force, all his combat power would take a significant hit.

He had already tried in the Sword Canon Space before, using demonic power to drive the Sword Techniques, but it never achieved the intended effect. Defensive Sword Techniques often turned into offensive ones, yet the power was only average and could not be utilized to its fullest potential.

It was like using a missile as a shield; the characteristics of the energy could not be fully utilized and were likely to cause backlash damage.

Lin Fei now had an 80% certainty that the remaining parts were likely in Griffin’s hands.

In the Demon Realm, Lin Fei’s avatar grew increasingly powerful, countless streams of demonic power continuously strengthening his body as the Demon King. The number and strength of his subordinates also rapidly expanded. To this day, although a second A-rank hasn’t appeared, nearly three hundred B-ranks have emerged after these days of expansion. These high-ranking members of the Monster Clan, having awakened ancient memories, spontaneously formed the Demon King Palace, addressing him as His Highness, and began to gather strength to ignite the Fire of the Law Realm, forming the Ice Demon Realm.

The Ice Demon Realm refers to the natural barrier that forms within the range of Lin Fei’s ice powers, significantly boosting the combat power of all Ice Crystal Demons within it.

This type of Demon Realm required sectioning off actual space to form a separate realm, needing a great amount of power and preparatory work.

Lin Fei was not particularly proactive about these things. He was mainly competing with Griffin, vying over who could seize more territory and population.

Although his ever-growing demonic power was enhancing his absolute strength moment by moment,

in reality, Lin Fei was completely unfamiliar with the Demon King’s mode of combat. From the beginning, he had only learned the combat methods of the Sword Canon.

The memories of the original owners still lingering on the Divine Artifact components might be of significant help to him.

But since they might now be with Griffin, he could either go negotiate an exchange with him or find another way to resolve the issue of coexisting demonic power and True Force.

"Thus, we’ll bring this operation to an end," Lin Fei sighed, his form suddenly vanishing.

Leaving a group of people speechless.

The two supervisors exchanged a look and smiled wryly, both shaking their heads.

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

One month later, Capital City, Hua Nation

Inside a room that was neither too large nor too small.

The light yellow walls were adorned with a large piece of calligraphy, featuring the massive character "Jing."

Lin Fei sat cross-legged in the middle of the room, a low table in front of him, with two teacups and a teapot on it, all of smooth, white jade appearance.

Opposite him sat a tall, beautiful woman, deeply focused and eyes closed, seemingly deep in thought.

"It has been a long time; I never expected that our next meeting would be under these circumstances," the woman spoke softly, her face calm.

"What kind of situation did you think it would be?" Lin Fei asked with interest. He picked up a teacup, gently sipping the green tea.

"After my narrow escape from death and advancing, I originally thought I would become the foremost person in Hua Nation; unexpectedly, you got there first," the woman was Lu Xiuya, who had just advanced to A-rank. Of course, this was not Lu Xiuya’s actual body but just a projection.

"You originally planned to come here, intending to overpower others and resolve the hidden dangers in your body, right?" Lin Fei pointed out, "Unfortunately, you miscalculated."

Lu Xiuya was silent for a moment, then opened her eyes, which were just two blood caverns. She had evidently lost her sight.

"I did intend that, but seeing you now, it’s obviously not possible to carry out that plan. How about stepping out from behind the scenes and controlling all of Hua Nation together?"

Lin Fei smiled.

He picked up the teapot and gently poured tea for Lu Xiuya.

The emerald green tea silently poured into the white jade-colored teacup, the contrast of green and white was pleasing to the eye.

As soon as the tea entered the cup, it instantly froze into ice. Strands of cold air spread out from the cup.

Lu Xiuya’s expression subtly changed.

She watched Lin Fei pouring the tea, her body stiff and motionless.

It was as if her eyes were not blind at all.

Soon, the teacup was full, but it had also completely frozen into a block of solid ice.

Lu Xiuya reached out her hand to hold it.

A bone-chilling coldness instantly rushed into her veins.

Bang!!

Her entire body shook, a faint black light emanated from her, but it also could not stop the coldness.

Then, red and blue lights radiated from Lu Xiuya’s body, and amidst a cracking sound, the water in the teacup she was holding had directly solidified into a lump of ice.

She finally managed to contain the spread of the cold to her hand.

Only then did Lu Xiuya’s face drastically change.

After a long while, she calmed down and slowly said,

"It seems I have taken too much for granted. I will fully support the Swordsmanship Club, and I will agree to all requests, just hoping that when facing the Holy See..."

Lin Fei smiled silently.

With a slight hiss,

Lu Xiuya suddenly vanished from her seat. The cup in her hand also naturally fell onto the table. It was as if nothing had happened.

But Lin Fei already knew. From now on, Lu Xiuya had abandoned any plans to escape his control.

Lu Xiuya, who used the items from Reed Abyss to advance with difficulty to rank A, had paid the price of losing her eyesight and would never be able to rise to a higher level.

This was the backlash of advancing levels through external forces.

Thus, facing the still unfathomable Lin Fei, she chose to submit. She confirmed a ruling structure for Hua Nation with her as the figurehead and Lin Fei behind the scenes.

Lin Fei drank the last of the tea in his cup and also instantly disappeared, as he had been merely a projection here.

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

Southwest Province, Ping City

"You said you want to study abroad?" Lin Jianguo frowned. "Where did this idea come from all of a sudden?"

The Lin You in front of him lowered her head and nodded, seemingly lost in thought.

Since she had finally come home a few days ago, she had suddenly made this request to Lin Jianguo.

"Although our family certainly has the means now, you’re only in high school. Going out so early, how would you take care of yourself alone!" Jiang Feng gently advised from the side.

"Besides, with you skipping classes and running around all the time, even if you went out, it’s still unknown what you could learn and bring back! Let you go study abroad? I don’t agree," Lin Jianguo said decisively.

"But..." Lin You tried to argue further but was immediately silenced by her father’s stern look.

Truth be told, she was not going to study abroad; she was preparing to go abroad in search of the Land of Seals.

"Do you want me to cast a little spell that could make your parents change their minds?" A voice rang out in Lin You’s mind. It was that pendant she kept in her small bag.

Lin You bit her lip, about to respond.

"Yo! Little You, you’re back?" A familiar voice suddenly sounded behind Lin You.

Her expression startled, she quickly turned around.

At the entrance’s anti-theft gate, a boy who looked strikingly similar to her stood calmly there.

"Feifei, you’re back," Lin Jianguo and Jiang Feng both approached, helping Lin Fei take the backpack from him.

"You child, you’re getting more and more like Little You, truly inheriting the excellent genes of our Lin Family!" Lin Jianguo said with a face full of proud smiles.

The situation at home had completely reversed now.

Lin Fei had become the focus of parental care, while Lin You had become a negative example.

"Little You, you should learn more from your brother. Look at you, always fooling around. This term has started for so long, and you’re still playing outside, not attending classes. If you had half of your brother’s grades, your mom and I would be laughing even in our sleep. You were such a good child in junior high, why have you become like this in high school..."

Lin You endured her parents’ relentless bombardment while sizing up Lin Fei.

His once ordinary face had completely transformed to be very similar to hers—dressed in female attire, he’d be another version of "Lin You." However, his face bore a calm smile, and when his eyes met others, there seemed to be a vortex-like attraction in them, eerily compelling.

His skin was also unnaturally pale, and his face and body exuded a sharp and confident aura.

This appearance would probably make others guess that they were twins. (To be continued. If you like this book, you are welcome to vote with a Recommend Ticket or Monthly Ticket at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)