True Solution of the Sword Dao
Chapter 324 - 306: Secrets II

Chapter 324: Chapter 306: Secrets II

After storing the Hand Seal properly, Lin Fei resumed his daily cultivation of the Qi Cultivation section. The Third Layer of Defensive Physique was now down to its last layer, and under the massive impact of True Force, the progress of the Qi Cultivation section, which had been slow, was now advancing at a miraculous speed.

Returning to the bed.

Although there was no specific posture required for the Qi Cultivation section, the best method was still the cross-legged seating position, which Lin Fei had realized himself. After all, the practice of the Qi Cultivation section involved not only Visualization but also forming corresponding Hand Seals. Moreover, it required a considerable consumption of mental energy. For the flow of True Force through the meridians, sitting cross-legged also offered substantial benefits.

In his mind, the pattern of the last image of the Third Layer slowly emerged.

Streams of True Force were swiftly mobilized, traveling through various intricate networks of meridians in frenzied circulation.

The Defensive Physique enhanced by the third layer of the Qi Cultivation section required an extremely large amount of True Force. Countless True Forces continued to converge into specific meridians within Lin Fei’s body, with numerous acupuncture points greedily devouring all the True Force like black holes.

This was akin to a fuel engine, where the power to transform the body came from consuming True Force, not from storing it, hence the great consumption.

The massive True Force was continuously depleted, and the transformation of the body was also accelerating.

Lin Fei sat silently on the bed. If one could remove the disguise, they would see his skin beginning to slowly become more crystalline and transparent again, becoming even more perfect.

In the darkness, Lin Fei’s body, seated cross-legged, had streams of electricity flowing over it like in a circuit, intermittently bursting with a blue glow.

There was no sound, no breath, only the constantly flashing strands of electrical light. It was as if countless circuits were imprinted on Lin Fei.

Gradually, as time passed, the electrical currents became more numerous, and the frequency of their flow and flashes also increased. From tiny sparks of blue light, it turned into currents like streams.

Lin Fei closed his eyes tightly as a thin layer of Power of the Divine Artifact formed a Barrier around him, extremely covert, completely concealing all his abnormalities.

In his mind, strands of information continuously flowed into his brain.

This information did not come from the Sword Canon Space but from the imprints behind the Sword Canon left by a man calling himself Zhang Yuan from Jue Xian Sect.

"Congratulations, being able to cultivate to this level of the Third Layer means that my derivation of this Qi Cultivation section is correct," a gentle young male voice echoed in Lin Fei’s mind.

"You guessed correctly, no one, including me, has practiced the entire Qi Cultivation section. You are the first successful one. This Qi Cultivation Technique is something I derived out of sheer boredom, and even I couldn’t judge whether it could really be successfully practiced. That’s why I left this message in the last section of the First Realm of the Third Layer beforehand. The matter I need to tell you is, the Sword Dao True Solution, the supreme collection of swordsmanship of the Royal Court, has many loopholes due to changes in the Sword Masters over time, making its legacy system very imperfect. But of course, that doesn’t mean the various sword techniques are flawed, but rather the legacy system of the Sword Canon itself. In simple terms, cultivating the Sword Dao True Solution means that anything is possible. I want to remind you that once you truly break through to the Second Realm Fifth Layer of the Qi Cultivation section, you have the qualifications to be unaffected by the Sword Canon and can even decide to separate it out from yourself. Finally, the Sword Canon is extremely powerful, but it has no conscious life of its own. Once you reach the Second Realm Fifth Layer, you can ignore most of the traps and backlashes inside it. Of course, this is just the result I derived."

Zhang Yuan’s lengthy message provided many hints to Lin Fei.

Firstly, regarding the Sword Canon, it was now possible to ascertain its level of threat, confirming that there would not be any hidden strong players designing it. However, the phrase "anything is possible" raised great caution in Lin Fei.

If the Sword Canon’s mechanisms were indeed imperfect, riddled with more and more flaws, then would the top-level fighters trapped inside a rigid system really be utterly defenseless?

Could a system without consciousness truly trap so many talents for so many years?

This was Lin Fei’s current doubt, just like the recent incident with the Myriad Autumn Sword Sect.

But following Zhang Yuan, another person’s message entered Lin Fei’s mind.

"I am Mo Qianyun, and I am fortunate, as one of the Fifteen Sword Kings of the Royal Court, I might be the first to escape the Sword Canon and possibly the last. If not for my husband’s help, perhaps I would forever be silent within the Sword Canon unable to escape. The Qi Cultivation section was created by my husband at my request.

Successor, what I must tell you is, the Sword Canon possesses the risk of influencing one’s mind to deviate from their original heart. If you do not have strong determination and courage when you reach the later stages of the Sword Sect Chapter, or are not prepared to withstand everything, giving up is your best choice. From the later stages of the Sword Sect onwards, the strong within likely begin to consider how to break free from the control of the Sword Canon. Every one of them is a brilliant talent, and the bonds of the Sword Canon, while ensuring they cannot escape, still allow them many other means to circumvent the mechanisms. The risk goes without saying. Please think thrice before proceeding."

"Indeed," Lin Fei opened his eyes. "Indeed, there are people who can completely break free from the binds of the Sword Canon. In this case, the Sword Canon might not be like a peerless secret manual, but rather like a top-level explosive. The strong within, after so many years, might just be waiting for some opportunity to completely break free. In that case, once freed, the strong will definitely have designs on this secret manual, and I, the Sword Master, will definitely be the first target to be eliminated."

At this stage, Lin Fei’s understanding of the existence of the Sword Canon became increasingly clear. The current Sword Canon seemed to be full of holes; a slight mistake might allow a strong person to escape from within, and naturally, the risk would be extraordinary.

Myriad Autumn Sword Sect, within the confines of the Sword Canon, was not considered strong, as there were countless more potent Sword Dao Sects behind it. Yet, merely an Outer Sect Affairs Manager, Ren Yue, from the Myriad Autumn Sword Sect could easily defeat a person of B level like him. Were it someone from an even stronger position, the legendary A-level would surely abound. Not to mention the even stronger beings that lay beyond.

Boom!

The True Force within his body suddenly sped up, channeling into a multitude of acupoints like a raging river, fiercely assaulting every meridian within his body.

Lin Fei, under the guise of his skin, suddenly sprouted numerous tiny crimson dots, a result of numerous capillaries being ruptured.

"The Third Layer, finally through," Lin Fei slowly exhaled. The unexpected news forced him to reconsider how to deal with the multitude of strong figures within the Sword Canon. However, one thing was certain, the pseudo True Force should be able to contend with the Sword Canon as a highly potent energy system. This was evident from its multiple confrontations with the Sword Canon.

It seemed that in his world, traces of pseudo True Force were everywhere. Yet no one else could discover and utilize it, only he, possessing True Force, had noticed a clue by chance and absorbed a bit of the pseudo True Force, thus uncovering its existence. Without the Divine Artifact parts from the Dream Eater World, he wouldn’t have received so much information about the pseudo True Force.

"Perhaps I could use pseudo True Force to restrain the strong ones within the Sword Canon." Lin Fei could sense the difference between pseudo True Force and Sword Canon. It was a superior energy system, not simply a result of cultivating some Technique Decision, but a naturally existing force, unlike the artificially created Sword Canon. Both seemed to represent two extremes; one was an extremity of artificial force and the other was a pinnacle of natural power.

"That is to say, pseudo True Force should be like True Force, belonging to some top-level cultivation energy. The information I received must have been leftovers within residual pseudo True Force containers. Thus these pseudo True Forces might not yet be truly at my disposal," Lin Fei speculated internally. "Until now, aside from its powerful recovery abilities and its ability to create True Force seeds, pseudo True Force seems to have no other primary uses. Its main function has not been shown at all," he recalled the inexplicable images that occurred with the Divine Artifact Crystal and the pseudo True Force.

Gently reaching out, the Divine Artifact Crystal suddenly materialized in his palm, a translucent diamond-shaped crystal shimmering with specks of golden glow, ethereal and dreamlike, silently floating above Lin Fei’s palm.

The bit of Blue Flame within had become very small now, and the black material was still burning continuously. The volume had become much smaller compared to the beginning.

Since obtaining the Divine Artifact Crystal, Lin Fei had not carefully examined it, merely using it based on the automatically provided flow of usage information, paying no attention to its body. Now was the time to observe it closely.

A slight motion in Lin Fei’s mind and a wisp of pure pseudo True Force immediately branched out from the True Force Core, carrying not a hint of True Force. Clearly, from this, it was evident that True Force and pseudo True Force were not genuinely merged but seemed to only be forcibly mixed together under the neutralizing Power of the Divine Artifact.

The pseudo True Force slowly flowed along his arm towards his palm, gradually moving towards the Divine Artifact Crystal.

Suddenly, the speed of the pseudo True Force abruptly accelerated, and in a blink, it entered into the Divine Artifact Crystal.

The golden glow dimmed instantly.

A semi-transparent image instantly unfolded in front of Lin Fei.

Countless Black Fires burned. The entire image was completely filled with boundless Black Fire.

As the flames slowly parted, a white figure slowly emerged, its face indistinct, but with a faint golden gleam at the brow, surrounded by delicate golden patterns—the very patterns Lin Fei was extremely familiar with from when True Force seeds were being merged.

"Condense, reappear, fulfill my wish." The figure’s lips moved, and a voice, neither male nor female, entered Lin Fei’s ears.

Hiss!

A beam of golden light instantly surged towards Lin Fei’s forehead.

An intense sense of imminent danger spread throughout Lin Fei’s body, rendering him inexplicably immobile. He could only watch as the golden light rapidly approached. Strangely, he knew that once hit by this golden light, he might never be himself again.

Suddenly, an illusory image of a woman in white instantly emerged from behind Lin Fei.

The woman wrapped her arms around Lin Fei, slowly descending.

Countless white light dots transformed into fluttering butterflies as the golden light collided with the white light.

"Royal Court’s Successor, this is all I can do for you now," a gentle female voice softly rang in Lin Fei’s ears.

The white and golden lights immediately dissipated. The golden crystal suddenly lost its color, turning into an ordinary colorless crystal that fell into Lin Fei’s palm. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it by leaving a recommendation ticket or a monthly ticket at QiDian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation).