I Can Add Points Infinitely - Chapter 45

“I can’t do it here; too many people.”

Shen Lian got up and, just as he walked into the courtyard, realized the issue.

After a brief moment of contemplation, he casually took out the recently obtained Thunderbolt Lightning Shuttle and tossed it into the air.

The shuttle rapidly expanded, transforming into the size of a small boat.

Shen Lian leaped inside, settled in, and placed several low-grade spirit stones into the core slot.

Forming hand seals, he muttered softly, “Go!”

Swish!

In an instant, the Thunderbolt Lightning Shuttle vanished without a trace.

Inside, Shen Lian felt incredibly stable, without the slightest jolt.

Just as he revealed a satisfied smile, a crisp crack sounded—the low-grade spirit stones in the core shattered, their energy fully exhausted.

“That fast? It didn’t even last a breath—this consumption is outrageous,” Shen Lian muttered, collecting the shattered remnants before stepping outside the shuttle.

Before him lay an unfamiliar, dense forest.

“Uh… Where am I?”

He looked around, his gaze eventually landing on a towering mountain in the distance, piercing the clouds.

“Is that the Chongshan Mountain, where the Azure Cloud Sect is located?”

Shen Lian found the mountain vaguely familiar.

Then, he suddenly realized something.

“Wow, did I just travel this far in the blink of an eye?”

Shen Lian was amazed, estimating that he had traveled about a hundred miles from his previous location.

One hundred miles in an instant, without even feeling it.

He finally grasped the terrifying speed of the Thunderbolt Lightning Shuttle.

Subconsciously, he understood that every item from the Gold-tier draw was powerful—none were trash.

However, the cost of using them was also considerably high.

Boom!

While Shen Lian was deep in thought, a beam of light shot out from below, swift and sudden, striking the Thunderbolt Lightning Shuttle before he could react.

The shuttle was violently jolted and sent flying.

Fortunately, its tough material held up, remaining intact without any damage.

A cold glint flashed in Shen Lian’s eyes as his spiritual sense scanned below.

He spotted a one-horned tiger prowling the forest.

The tiger stood on its hind legs, its massive eyes fixed on Shen Lian’s position in the sky.

Clearly, the earlier attack had come from this beast.

“A One-Horned Flame Tiger, a Golden Core-level demon beast? What’s this thing doing here…”

Shen Lian was briefly stunned but quickly recognized the demon beast.

Surprised at first, he then realized that his hundred-mile flight on the shuttle had brought him into the Dark Shadow Forest.

He was already near the forest’s inner region.

Encountering a One-Horned Flame Tiger here was not unusual.

Normally, when facing a demon beast of this level, Shen Lian’s first instinct would be to flee as far as possible.

But now, he stood firm in mid-air.

He had come out specifically to test the Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique, and this One-Horned Flame Tiger was a perfect target.

Moreover, with the Maha Golden Plume Armor protecting him, he had nothing to fear; he was practically invincible.

It was a golden opportunity.

With that thought, Shen Lian retracted the Thunderbolt Lightning Shuttle.

Simultaneously, a sheathed sword appeared in his left hand.

To execute the Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique, a sheathed sword was essential. Without the sheath, there would be no “drawing” motion, and the technique wouldn’t work.

Holding the scabbard in his left hand, Shen Lian slowly gripped the hilt with his right, his spiritual sense locking onto the One-Horned Flame Tiger below.

Roar!

The Flame Tiger, sensing Shen Lian’s movements, let out a low, uneasy growl.

As a demon beast, its six senses were extremely keen, with an innate ability to perceive danger.

Initially, the tiger had not considered the small Foundation Establishment human above it a threat.

But now, though Shen Lian’s aura remained at the Foundation Establishment level, an overwhelming sense of danger loomed, filling the Flame Tiger with dread.

Yet, with its limited intelligence, the tiger couldn’t identify the source of this threat.

It could only pace nervously, its eyes fixed on Shen Lian.

Meanwhile, Shen Lian stood motionless, his mind fully consumed by the essence of the Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique.

He had no time to care about the Flame Tiger’s mental state.

The next moment—

When the essence filled him to the brim, Shen Lian finally moved.

“Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique!”

With a low shout in his heart, Shen Lian drew his sword.

Zing!

A resonant sword hum echoed.

In that instant, the heavens and earth dimmed.

Within the Flame Tiger’s eyes, the entire world vanished, leaving only a towering sword light descending like divine wrath.

There was no dodging—dodging was impossible.

The moment the sword’s might descended, the Flame Tiger was locked in place.

Fast!

It was incomprehensibly fast!

Before the Flame Tiger could even think, the sword light had pierced through it.

There was no pain.

But its life ended abruptly, dissipating in an instant.

The tiger’s massive body was obliterated by the sword light, reduced to nothing.

The sword light’s momentum continued downward after cleaving the tiger.

It struck the ground.

Boom—

A deafening explosion resounded.

The earth shook violently as if a massive earthquake had erupted.

Dust billowed upward but was immediately suppressed back down by the lingering sword pressure.

In the blink of an eye, a deep sword-shaped chasm extended a thousand meters down.

“Whoa, that’s intense…”

Hovering in mid-air, Shen Lian murmured as he observed the devastating aftermath of his strike.

Then, his body went limp, and he plummeted downward.

That single strike had drained every ounce of spiritual energy from his body.

Forget hovering; he could barely lift a finger now.

Thud!

Shen Lian tumbled to the ground, cushioned by the Maha Golden Plume Armor, which protected him from injury.

After a long rest, Shen Lian managed to sit up, slowly regaining the strength to move.

Thanks to the terrifying sword’s aftermath, the surrounding demon beasts had already fled, leaving Shen Lian unharmed.

He pulled out a Restoring Pill from his storage ring and swallowed it.

The pill’s effects took hold instantly, restoring a tenth of his spiritual energy.

Shen Lian finally felt somewhat better.

After some thought, he decided to save his Heaven-Origin Pills.

Given the powerful items he had already obtained, he figured the Heaven-Origin Pills must be exceptional.

So, he opted to consume the remaining two Restoring Pills instead.

His strength eventually returned to about thirty percent.

Glancing at the deep, bottomless chasm beside him, Shen Lian couldn’t help but marvel.

“This technique is insanely powerful, but the cost is just too steep.”

“I’ll have to use this sparingly, as a trump card.”

“And I need to get a proper scabbard made; ordinary swords can’t handle the technique’s power—they break after one use.”

Shen Lian muttered.

The moment he unleashed the technique, the steel sword and its scabbard had been reduced to metal dust.

Because the sword’s material was insufficient, the strike’s full potential wasn’t realized.

It had only displayed about seventy to eighty percent of its power.

If seventy to eighty percent was already this terrifying, how much stronger would the complete Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique be?

Shen Lian was filled with anticipation.