True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 191 - 184 Cultivation 2

Chapter 191: Chapter 184 Cultivation 2

Hiss...

The countless darkness around him suddenly disappeared, fading away. Like being dyed by white paint, the entire space turned into a white expanse.

A line of silver characters appeared in front of Lin Fei. They flickered with a faint silver light, and were written in an unrecognized script.

Lin Fei slowly opened his eyes and softly read out the inscription above.

"Cultivator has reached the minimum standard for practice. Initiating the First Phase Basic Chapter Cultivation."

"First Phase Cultivation Chapter?" Lin Fei curiously surveyed the environment once again.

Around him was completely white, but it wasn’t that extreme kind of snow-white. The white didn’t hurt the eyes; it was very soft. Yet, there wasn’t a single impurity.

Lin Fei walked forward, feeling the sensation under his feet. It felt as if he were walking on rubber, slightly elastic, but mostly, it was tough. The air around was very clear. Breathing it in, there was even a faint fragrance. This scent was unlike any he had smelled before.

Lin Fei tried to pick up the pace, but still, he didn’t reach the end.

He started to doubt whether this was like the mental spirit space within his mind, as it had been in the past.

However, quickly, a thin, transparent barrier appeared in front of him.

Although the length and height of the barrier were invisible, when Lin Fei gently reached out his hand and touched it, faint ripples instantly spread out.

The barrier, originally the same white as the surroundings, centered on Lin Fei’s hand, directly rippled out in circles like water, and as the ripples spread, the barrier seemed to become transparent all of a sudden, like glass. Lin Fei could actually see the vastness of the starry universe outside the barrier.

"This place is...!!" Even Lin Fei couldn’t help but be surprised by the sight before him.

After the ripples dispersed, the scene that was revealed behind was the black, boundless starry universe.

Lin Fei could clearly see a small meteorite slowly rolling from not far away, flying towards the vast depths of outer space. The fine lines on the meteorite, the dust, and the bare rocky tips could all be seen clearly.

In the black universe, small points of light dotted the expanse, like the finest diamonds set on a black curtain.

Lin Fei stood silently in front of the barrier, watching this magnificent sight.

"Is this really the universe?" he muttered involuntarily.

The surrounding silence was unbroken; no one could answer him.

"Go back," Lin Fei said softly.

His vision went black in an instant, and when he could see again, he was back in the pitch-black Sword Room. Lin Fei was still in his original sitting posture.

However, the cloth cushion on the chair where he had been sitting, previously warmed by his body heat, had become cold.

"So, I really did leave," Lin Fei thought, still seemingly retaining the grand spectacle he had seen before.

The cold cushion indicated that he had been gone for quite some time.

Now it was summer and the temperature wasn’t low, so to cool down a cushion that had already been warmed by sitting would take a significant amount of time, especially in a relatively closed environment.

Lin Fei faintly sensed that the real content of the Sword Dao True Solution was gradually unveiling itself to him. But just a glimpse had already left him so shaken that he struggled to calm down.

"Such a method!!!" Lin Fei tried hard to settle the astonishment in his heart. "A method capable of instantly teleporting a person from an endless distance to a mysterious place in another starry space. Such a method can’t simply be summarized by martial arts."

Bang, bang, bang.

The rhythmic knocking came from the door.

Lin Fei composed himself, knowing who would be knocking at this time. "Please come in."

The sound of a key turning in the lock came from outside.

Threads of light seeped through the door crack.

The visitor was Jiang Nan, who was specifically responsible for his activities and maintenance within the Swordsmanship Club. Having the key to this Sword Room, Jiang Nan was not merely a member of the equipment maintenance staff anymore but rather felt like a special presence.

Both the Swordsmanship Club and Shueisha had stabilized their momentum thanks to Lin Fei’s silence recently. Although they remained the unassailable top force locally, they no longer attracted attention as conspicuously as before.

The name Yan Fei also became less of a focus after having her momentum broken, causing all the other forces or powerhouses who knew of this to gradually retract their attention.

In other words, neither Shueisha nor the Swordsmanship Club were as eye-catching as they used to be.

During this period, Lin Fei had paused the recruitment and expansion of the Swordsmanship Club, for the club was thoroughly dependent on the financial support from Rainbow Group, and its own operations couldn’t support its running. The tuition fees from the students were only enough for the normal wage expenses of the staff, and all other costs for equipment and premise were covered by Rainbow Group.

Fortunately, Lin Fei was still the president of Shueisha, holding more than half of the absolute controlling shares of the Rainbow Group, which was a fundamental right of his position. Thus, Lin Fei wasn’t worried about a shortage of funds.

Jiang Nan walked in carefully, gently closing the door behind her.

"Feifei, your disciple is looking for you again... that girl called Zhou Ting. She said she’s finished learning what you taught her last time."

"Finished?" Lin Fei was startled. "What I taught her last time was the most basic of the basics, there’s no question of finishing or not, as it’s an endless practice." Although Zhou Ting had a decent talent, she started practicing martial arts late and didn’t have an inherited Sword Canon like Lin Fei, so it was unlikely for her to make any significant progress. But now it seemed that practicing swordsmanship was sporadic at best.

"I know, I’ll be there in a moment."

Jiang Nan nodded, looked around curiously, and then used the sliver of light coming through the curtain to take a quick look around the room.

"Do you need me to come get you when it’s time to leave?" Jiang Nan asked.

"No need, I’ll come out and find you so we can go back together."

Watching Jiang Nan leave, Lin Fei slightly closed his eyes. His consciousness instantly re-entered the Sword Dao True Solution.

’Do you wish to enter the First Phase of Basic Cultivation?’

Lin Fei looked at the line of silver text in front of him, and with a thought, he chose yes.

Suddenly, the surroundings whirled dizzyingly, and he was once again back in the previous white space.

’Do you wish to begin Basic Cultivation?’

He still chose yes.

Whoosh!!

After a moment of distortion and blurriness, a figure suddenly appeared not far in front of Lin Fei.

It was a handsome man in a black robe, with a high bun atop his head.

The man had a white longsword hanging from his waist, with faint golden patterns visible on the scabbard.

A stream of information flowed into Lin Fei’s mind in an instant. He instantly understood everything about the person in front of him.

"Yuan Yicheng, an ordinary disciple of the Siyue Sword Sect. The Siyue Sword Sect is known to the world for its Siyue Sword Technique. The technique is divided into Four Realms, with each Realm represented by an additional crescent-shaped weapon behind the practitioner. The higher the Realm, the more weapons they bear, with the highest being four Crescent Moon Swords. The lowest use standard-issue longswords."

Lin Fei meticulously observed the man in the black robe, determining that he indeed belonged to the lowest realm, as he hadn’t yet adorned himself with a Crescent Moon Sword.

"So, you’re my opponent? You’re really weak!" A trace of mockery appeared on the corner of Yuan Yicheng’s mouth in the black robe. "Such a Qi Cultivation Level, and you even dare to come here to spar. Truly seeking death!"

Lin Fei raised his eyebrows and said, "Why do you say that?" He felt that this person seemed to be a real lifeform, not a fictitious existence.

"The Sword Dao Trial Ground is meant for the absolute elite of geniuses. Such geniuses at your age are already at the Gang Cultivation Realm. To still be at the Qi Cultivation Realm at this age, rubbish like you aren’t even qualified to be cannon fodder, yet you dare to come here courting death." Yuan Yicheng’s words revealed some incomprehensible information. "What’s even more ludicrous is that your profile only has a history of practicing Basic Sword Technique. A wandering swordsman? What is that? Basic Sword Technique, I’ve never even heard of it."

Lin Fei was about to inquire further when Yuan Yicheng cut him off.

"Alright, let’s begin. Don’t waste time."

From Yuan Yicheng’s words, it seemed as though he lived in a different world with completely different rules, but Lin Fei had come across the Siyue Sword Technique in the Basic Sword Technique before.

According to the introduction of the Sword Dao True Solution, these recorded sword techniques and Technique Decisions were actually from sects and various experts that had been wiped out by the Royal Court. That is to say, the Siyue Sword Sect should no longer exist.

But why did Yuan Yicheng still behave as if it still existed? And he seemed to treat this place as some sort of Trial Space.

But time did not allow for further thought, as Lin Fei fully deployed his Tracing Shadow Body Technique. He instantly left his original spot.

Clang!!

A white crescent moon suddenly shone at the spot where he had been standing.

Yuan Yicheng’s figure gradually appeared where Lin Fei had been moments before.

Lin Fei’s expression grew solemn.

"This is not speed!! Absolutely not!!" With his current strength, it was impossible not to see even a trace of the person.

Yuan Yicheng looked at Lin Fei with derision and gently flicked his longsword.

"The fight is over." Drops of blood slowly rolled down the blade of the longsword, onto the ground.

Only then did Lin Fei feel a piercing pain in his chest and, reaching out, he touched it to find his hand covered in blood. His vision suddenly blurred.

Whoosh...

The world spun around him.

Lin Fei was suddenly back in the Sword Room. He sat in a chair, clutching his left chest.

The stabbing pain in his chest was gradually subsiding, but he could still feel the remnants of the earlier sensation. However, there was not a single trace of blood on his chest.

Yet Lin Fei’s mind was still immersed in that crescent moon.

"That sword technique, where you can only see a crescent moon and don’t feel the strike at all... Such swordsmanship, I completely don’t understand!!!" Unlike real-life combat, in reality, even a B-rank warrior could see the opponent’s abilities and trajectory, but in that space, Lin Fei had not seen any part of Yuan Yicheng’s movements. Whether it was the drawing of the sword, sheathing it, or the moment it pierced his heart, it was only after the other party spoke that he realized it.

"Is this the level of elites in the original world of the Sword Dao True Solution?" Lin Fei opened his hands and seemed to still see the crimson blood on his palm. Suddenly, he felt that he had a very long road ahead of him.

The swordsmanship that gave no time for reaction completely overturned Lin Fei’s understanding of speed. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)