True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 236 - 226: False True Force 2

Chapter 236: Chapter 226: False True Force 2

From the man’s description, Lin Fei felt that they seemed unable to perceive the existence of pseudo True Force.

Lin Fei stood up from the stall and continued to slowly look at the next one, occasionally popping a seed into his mouth. The cracks in his True Force Core also began to heal slowly as they were continuously filled with pseudo True Force.

Stall by stall, a myriad of strange items caught Lin Fei’s eyes. Most were products of the Inner World. He occasionally stopped to ask about prices. In the following stalls, he found two that sold enhancement seeds, but they were all synthetic, completely devoid of pseudo True Force. Of course, the vendors touted them as all-natural seeds, selling them for the same price as the blond Caucasian, Eli.

"It’s a C-level peak master! It’s Thor!"

"I saw him last time at a trading post in Europe of the Inner World. How did he end up here?"

Lin Fei was carefully examining a copper-colored metal fragment when suddenly he heard soft voices and a commotion from behind.

He turned around.

In the far corner of the market, near an entryway, a group of people stood. Among them, a man at the forefront was dressed in a dark red monk’s robe with exposed shoulders, bald and lean. However, a strong aura slowly pressed down on the entire area.

That was the aura of a C-level peak.

"Thor is one of the young masters from India to emerge in the last few decades. It’s said that he soared from D-level to C-level in just twenty years. Not even forty yet, he’s considered a top-level genius," the vendor, a middle-aged man with a gentle demeanor, explained with a smile. "His teacher, Soratu Qinger, is one of India’s strongest masters. In the outer world, he’s quite influential. And most importantly, Thor is known for his very mild temper and kind treatment of others."

Lin Fei nodded slightly, recovering his senses, and held onto the metal fragment.

"How much for this?"

"Fifteen thousand." The vendor’s price was similar to others. Lin Fei had been looking around, and most such fragments, typically from relics, ranged from ten to twenty thousand. This was the second piece he had bought of this kind.

He paid promptly and continued walking.

He also bought a plant extract potion said to be useful for healing wounds. The vendor had tied up a yellow dog at his side, occasionally cutting it slightly and then sprinkling some potion on the wound, which quickly healed.

In total, a bunch of small seeds, two metal fragments, one potion, and a small protective barrier for combat had nearly drained all of Lin Fei’s savings. His account now had just seven or eight hundred thousand left. He had spent most of his savings accumulated over years in one go, yet there were still many items that Lin Fei had refrained from buying.

As he left the budget market, he couldn’t help feeling that the Inner World truly was the best place to burn through money. Having acquired the healing items, Lin Fei’s purpose for the trip was fulfilled.

Following the original direction, he continued walking back along the street.

Now, his task was to quickly go back to heal and use the Divine Artifact to accelerate his accumulation of resources.

The original reason he had taken parts of the Divine Artifact was to use it to form True Force seeds and increase his cultivation rate to close the gap between himself and the established powerhouses.

However, because he had not fully recovered from a severe injury, he was unable to utilize his True Force and thus had to delay such plans.

Lin Fei, carrying the bag with his recent purchases, knew it was time to move on to the next step.

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A few tens of kilometers from Capital City

A lone white cottage stood in a secluded forest.

In the villa’s spacious and bright hall, on a red carpet, countless red auras quickly condensed into a black silhouette of a middle-aged man with seaweed-like long hair scattered over his shoulders, wearing a black trench coat.

"Old Bender, won’t you come out to see an old friend?" the Red Hand said in a deep voice.

The hall was empty except for him. His voice slowly echoed through the space.

Suddenly an elderly voice resonated from nowhere.

"What brings you here?"

"If I were still injured, I really wouldn’t dare come here. But now, of course, it’s no problem," said the Red Hand calmly.

"Is that so?"

Across from the Red Hand, numerous bright yellow dots suddenly appeared on a high-backed chair, rapidly coalescing into a figure.

This was an old man, face full of wrinkles, leaning on a walking stick, wearing gray, indistinct clothes, holding an expensive dragon-headed cane, giving an incongruous appearance.

"Got something to deal with? I heard you teamed up with outsiders to attack the Wu Family headquarters. Did you get anything?" Old Bender asked with interest.

"It’s impossible to obtain the Light of the Divine Artifact from the Wu Family, and even if obtained, it’s of no use to me. I’m not as powerful as the Forest of the Sky, able to separate it into the Power of True Lies. However, I’ve found another method to separate and extract the Power of True Lies," the Red Hand explained quietly.

"You have a method?" Old Bender started, then chuckled softly. "Stop joking. Do you know how they in the Forest of the Sky separate it? I might as well tell you." He coughed twice and stood up.

"The Light of True Lies, once the Divine Artifact is inactive, will automatically deactivate and be reclaimed. To turn it into the Power of True Lies, one method is to have five B-level masters collaborate to separate it, or of course, a legendary A-level master could do it too. The other way is for the bearer of the Divine Artifact to separate it actively. Which of these do you think you can achieve?"

"Of course, neither." The Red Hand smiled, stretching out his hand with its palm open. A thin golden thread twisted slightly as it lay in his palm. "I am still exploring, with no leads yet. But I should figure it out within a few years."

"Was it you who grabbed this last time? What do you want to trade for?" Old Bender glanced at the golden threads.

"I want a life potion for treating injuries, number four."

"How many do you want?"

"All of this strand."

Old Bender closed his eyes and calculated for a while.

"According to the market price, you can get four. Do you want them now?"

The Crimson Hand nodded.

"Now that the top masters of the Wu Family are missing, and the remaining Dream Eaters have been completely driven out of Hua Nation, the Divine Artifact has also disappeared. It is said that the Artifact Family in Germany can’t even track the location of the Divine Artifact. It seems that perhaps a new Artifact Family is about to rise. Just like when the Wu Family started out," Old Bender sighed, "As long as one can endure the intense pain of the Divine Artifact’s backlash, any Dream Eater who gets a part of the Divine Artifact can quickly establish a powerful Dream Eater force." As he stood up, he slowly walked into a small room on the left side of the hall. "However, each generation of these founders ends with a spiritual collapse. In this world, to gain, one must pay a price. That is the truth..."

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Coming out of the exchange, Lin Fei went directly to the hotel in the Capital City where Shuang’er was staying.

It was a hotel quite close to Yan Capital University.

From the heights here, one could even see inside the Yan Capital University campus. This was one of the reasons Shuang’er liked to stay here.

In the afternoon, inside the suite

Lin Fei gently unfolded his palm, where a pale golden light quietly remained, as if it were captured sunlight.

Shuang’er reached out her little hand and grabbed the light in Lin Fei’s hand.

"It can be used as a means to attract free-roaming Dream Eaters. It can also serve as a method to strengthen oneself. This is the power of the True Lies Divine Artifact," Lin Fei softly said, "Absorb it, and you will become stronger."

Shuang’er nodded. What she was holding was the new True Force seed that Lin Fei had condensed, disguised with the power of the Divine Artifact.

Lin Fei walked to the window of the room, looking down at the bustling city below.

It seemed that from his rebirth until now, although it had only been one or two years, he felt as if a very long time had passed.

From the beginning, in order not to repeat the mistakes of his previous life, he had been relentlessly striving and moving forward. His sister would, at a set time, attract an unprecedentedly strong enemy. If he didn’t have sufficient strength to cope, he would die just as in his previous life.

Now, behind him stood Sis, the Crimson Hand, Yuan Yicheng, and others holding mysterious parts of the True Lies Divine Artifact. These had already expanded his strength to a certain extent. The sense of crisis was not as intense as before. It seemed he could rest a bit now.

But in reality, he knew that an unsteady flame was continuously burning in his heart. With the Sword Dao True Solution, he had the means to continually grow stronger, holding the cards to climb to the peak.

Lin Fei extended his hand, where a crystal-clear, colorless diamond in his palm emitted a faint glimmer. He had never explored this part of the Divine Artifact in detail before. Now that his injuries had slightly healed, a sudden thought moved him, and a stream of True Force slowly flowed out from the True Force Core, enveloping the part.

Suddenly

With the evening sky’s light, the diamond faintly flowed with strands of eerie liquid.

A soft whisper emerged beside his ear.

"Countless years... Countless years..."

"Heehee..." A strange, high-pitched laugh faintly emanated from within the diamond, mixed with indistinct roars.

Boom!!!

In a desolate land,

a giant in massive armor, his body fully spiked, slowly reached out his hand, his enormous palm stretching towards Lin Fei. His body blazed with endless flames.

Roar!!

Behind Lin Fei, a blue totem suddenly lit up, and the form of the Divine Beast slowly rotated behind him.

He suddenly woke up with a start.

"Kill! Plunder! Everything! Everything is ours!" Countless bizarre shouts echoed in his ears.

"No one can stop us! No one!! Hahahaha..." Wild laughter thundered in Lin Fei’s mind.

All the false True Force inside the True Core crazily circulated.

In a daze, he seemed to see, in endless darkness, a monstrous and powerful armor silently standing, as if it had been waiting for countless years... (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to qidian.com to vote and recommend, your support is my greatest motivation.)