True Solution of the Sword Dao

Sass took a deep look at Lin Fei, who was waiting behind, and walked over.

"Have you heard of the Starweed?" Sass suddenly said, switching to standard English.

His words were clearly directed at Lin Fei.

"Starweed?" Lin Fei was slightly startled. It was a very expensive high-level medicinal herb, generally used to treat the malignant radiation sickness experienced by powerful individuals from the Outer World who entered the Inner World.

This type of malignant radiation disease was usually caused by the people of the Outer World not adapting well to the strong radiation environment of the Inner World. Although rare, it was an extremely difficult disease to cure.

Even high-level practitioners could contract this serious ailment, which was why there were strength and physical fitness requirements for entering the Inner World.

However, expensive is relative to the low-level category; for Lin Fei, such items were readily available in bulk in his reserves. Ordinary people could trade a single piece for many low-level Energy Stones, and it was still considered priceless.

As one of the resources prepared by the elite for deployment into the Inner World, Starweed was just a tiny fraction of their vast reserves.

"Are you here for the treatment of radiation sickness? Are you people from the Outer World? But Starweed isn’t that hard to come by, right?" Lin Fei asked.

Sass nodded and said, "Yes, the three of us are from the first group of people to come from the Inner World. We originally wanted to break through our limitations, but we didn’t expect that while we did overcome our limits..." His complexion darkened.

"Starweed may not mean much to people like you, but to us, it’s priced like heaven..."

The other two seemed to guess his intentions and didn’t stop him from continuing.

Lin Fei glanced at the other two.

"So, what do you mean by telling me this now?"

Sass looked at Nini, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes.

"Do you find Nini pretty?" he suddenly asked.

Lin Fei immediately guessed his intention.

Sass didn’t look at Lin Fei’s expression but continued speaking on his own.

"Starweed only alleviates radiation sickness. To cure it completely is beyond our financial means. As long as you agree to cure Nini’s illness, we will agree to protect your activities here free of charge. Also, Nini can become your attendant."

The concept of an attendant is quite common in the Inner World. It’s similar to a servant on Earth, but if the attendant is a beautiful woman, she is very likely to become the wife or concubine of the one she follows.

This concept only exists in the Inner World. If they hadn’t seen that Lin Fei’s attire and belongings, casually displayed, were far more valuable than those of the average person, they probably wouldn’t have been so open to negotiations, as Starweed wasn’t something ordinary practitioners could easily offer. Even for a C-level practitioner, it was a significant expense.

Lin Fei smiled calmly.

"Nini is trying to prevent you two from risking your lives in the temple, isn’t she? What a kind and good girl." Originally, he had come to meet Loa, whose D-level strength had heavily injured an A-level Naga, a rare event not seen in a thousand years. He didn’t expect to stumble upon another interesting scene now.

"Your proposition is very tempting. To obtain a pretty girl’s body and mind so easily, with only some Starweed in return, indeed seems like a great deal."

"So, you agree?" Nini asked, her face lighting up with joy. On one hand, she had seen Lin Fei’s distinguished features and felt that even without romantic feelings, being with such a man wouldn’t be too degrading; on the other hand, she mainly wished to spare her two older brothers from taking risks. Naga Temple, apart from the famous Loa and a few others, had not seen any D-level individuals return after entering for over a thousand years.

Lin Fei indeed found this encounter somewhat amusing. He had come here alone in advance, unaware that an army from the elite and the Dark Alliance was on its way. He had not anticipated that hiring a small team to guide him casually would result in such drama.

From scanning the physical conditions of the three people in front of him, it seemed that what they said was true; there was no falsehood.

"Let’s discuss this matter after we leave Stone Forest. The main reason I came here was to see what the legendary Naga Temple looks like," he said.

The three exchanged looks and nodded in agreement.

"All right, then think it over carefully. We are D-level practitioners from Earth, and our potential goes without saying. Perhaps we may even advance to C-level one day. Being your attendants should be sufficiently qualified," the bearded man stated gravely.

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At the front area of Stone Forest.

Two groups of people faced each other in a standoff amidst the stones.

On one side were the three women who had earlier flown into Naga Canyon, with Liu Lin at the forefront, holding a black whip, looking coldly at the people opposite her.

The two women behind her also held silver short swords and Energy Guns, their expressions grave.

The other side was comprised of three young men and women, seemingly no more than eighteen or nineteen years old.

The one standing at the forefront was a young man with golden short hair and broad eyebrows, exuding a sunny demeanor. He wore a yellow vest and had a small steel ball in his hand.

Behind him, a boy and a girl stood.

The boy’s face was covered with acne, looking green and naive, holding a small remote control-like device.

The girl had her hair tied into two braids, clutching two delicate red pistols in her hands, ready for action.

"Lingling, are you really not coming back with us?" Liu Lin said in a low voice. "You were the teacher’s favorite disciple. Even if you caused a lot of trouble, we could cover for you. But this time, the trouble you’ve caused is too grave. The teacher has given direct orders to bring you back, even if we have to tie you up. Following Loa, there’s no chance for a good outcome!"

The girl with the braids shook her head firmly.

"Liu Lin, you all go back. I won’t be returning with you! Loa brother freed the seal for my sake. Even if those demons break out of the temple, I will stand by Loa brother!"

Instead, it was Loa and another person who started to persuade the girl in hushed tones, urging her to go back with Liu Lin.

Liu Lin seemed to have anticipated this outcome, her gaze slightly sharpening.

"You have unlocked the ancient seal of Demon Grudge City. The king of the grudges from ancient times is slowly awakening. He is the Undying Demon King from the legends, who could not be killed due to the overwhelming strength within him. Last time, you were lucky; an unknown force struck the will of the grudge king, delaying the unsealing. If not for that, you all would have been entirely devoured by the demons. And now, instead of running when you still have time, you want to enter the temple?"

"It was I who caused this. I will go and fix that seal myself!" Loa shouted, stepping forward and thumping his chest.

Liu Lin’s eyes revealed a mocking look, just about to speak.

Boom!!

All of a sudden, a huge noise erupted, and the earth trembled. The entire Stone Forest began to shake.

The stones on the ground shook violently, jumping around.

Wisp upon wisp of faint black mist emanated from the ground. A large amount of black smoke billowed out, gradually forming a massive cloud over the Stone Forest.

Some of the black mist quickly coalesced into eerie faces on the surface of the Stone Forest.

From within the air, faint wails could be heard, as if coming from a great distance.

Loa was the first to change his expression.

"It’s the will of the grudge king! He has come again!!" He clenched the garment over his chest tightly, where a tiny pendant stone began to slowly emit a bright white light. The stone’s white light protected him and the two people around him from the invasion of the black mist.

The expressions of the three opposite Liu Lin changed as well. Liu Lin flipped her hand and pulled out a small golden box, quickly opening it.

A golden thread abruptly flew out of the box, slowly circling the three women, sprinkling down golden dust, isolating them from the external black mist.

"Thank goodness the teacher pre-stored a defense force in the box," Liu Lin lifted her head to look at the black smoke cloud in midair.

"Logically speaking, the grudge king shouldn’t have regained much power at this point, right?" she uttered with some confusion.

"Liu Lin, what should we do now?" a woman behind her asked.

"We wait. With the teacher’s defensive power, we are safe for now. The will of the grudge king is extraordinary, but all his powers are tangible and must be carried by the black mist, so as long as we don’t let the black smoke touch us, we’ll be fine," Liu Lin said in a low voice.

"Never expected that Loa to possess such a treasure capable of defending against the will of the grudge king," she cast her glance towards Loa and his companions, the small stone emitting white light catching her eye. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

In midair, countless black smokes quickly formed a giant, blurry human face. At the brow of the face was a red gemstone, while the eyes were two bloody hollows, devoid of eyeballs.

"Blood descendant of the Sun King, you can’t escape..." The face let out a low, cold laugh. Its gaze was fixed directly on Loa and his companions below.

"Once I devour your bloodline, I can fully restore the power I possessed back in the day!! Open the gates of time and space!! Then, my demon realm’s great army will descend completely!!"

Loa’s expression turned solemn, and he pointed at the face in the sky, shouting.

"I won’t let you succeed!!"

His two companions behind him also stepped forward resolutely, uniting in their stance.

For some reason, Liu Lin and her companions suddenly felt an intense sense of unease...

A large amount of black mist continuously coalesced among the Stone Forest, forming one single-horned, bizarre giant wolf after another. These wolves were pitch-black, the size of young calves, and growled ominously, appearing ready to pounce at any moment.

Some giant wolves even formed small groups, slowly circling around the humans from both sides, as if searching for vulnerabilities in their defense.

The face began to laugh menacingly.

"No one will come to save you this time!"

Loa said calmly, "That old lady will definitely come! She won’t just watch us be devoured!! She will come and save us!!"

Just as the face was about to respond, it suddenly let out a light ’huh’ and turned to look towards one side of the Stone Forest.

"More little bugs have arrived, Colin, you go and deal with them. I don’t want anyone to disturb us."

Two clumps of black mist instantly condensed beside the face, forming two figures, both of whom were shapely women of stunning appearance, with a small red Crystal Stone embedded in their foreheads.

"As you wish, my lord," the two women responded deferentially. After exchanging a glance, they raised their hands simultaneously.

Suddenly countless black mists flew out from within the Stone Forest, forming numerous shadows in the air, densely packed, each wearing extravagantly luxurious black leather armor, including both men and women, each emitting an extremely profound aura.

Liu Lin’s face changed once more, "They’ve already unsealed so many demons..."

"Divide into two groups, seal and surround the area, don’t let any living person escape!" the two commanding demons ordered from midair.

"Yes!" all the demons replied in unison.(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian.com with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)