I Can Add Points Infinitely - Chapter 63

This was the power of a rule-enforced lock.

Once the Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique was aimed at an enemy, its lock ensured that no matter how the opponent tried to dodge, they would be struck.

Unfortunately, with his meager cultivation level, Feng Xinglei was far from understanding the profound mysteries within this technique.

In fact, even Shen Lian himself only had a superficial grasp of it.

Feng Xinglei’s aura had swelled to its peak, yet Shen Lian’s casual movement threw him into disarray. With no time to ponder further, Feng Xinglei let out a sudden roar, unleashing a sword strike that contained all his life’s power.

The black short sword sliced through the air.

The sword energy exploded, expanding to a hundred feet wide, rushing toward Shen Lian in a crushing force.

It was in this instant that Shen Lian made his move.

“Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique!”

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

“Shing!”

The sound of the sword’s cry was pleasing to the ears.

It was as if heavenly might had descended upon the world; a single slash tore apart the surrounding darkness.

The entire world suddenly lit up.

From night to day, all in a brief moment.

“What?”

Feng Xinglei’s eyes widened in shock.

He suddenly realized that it wasn’t dawn breaking; it was Shen Lian’s sword cutting through the great formation that had trapped him.

The sword beam reached the sky, slashing forward like a blazing aurora.

In the moment this realization dawned on him, the beam pierced through his body.

The sword energy he had unleashed with all his life force, spanning a hundred feet, was like an ant facing a celestial dragon.

It didn’t hold for even a moment.

No!

It didn’t just fail to stop it; the sword beam had already dissipated into nothingness before the Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique even reached it.

Under the heavenly might, no other sword energy could even exist.

Feng Xinglei, maintaining his shocked expression, moved his lips as if trying to speak, but not a single sound came out.

At the same moment, his body disintegrated into fine powder, scattering into the air.

“Whew—”

Shen Lian exhaled deeply and stood with his sword sheathed.

This single strike had once again drained every bit of spiritual energy within him.

Just as he was about to collapse, he suddenly sensed a spiritual probe sweeping over.

“Hm?”

Feeling the probe, Shen Lian quickly gritted his teeth and forced himself to extract a sliver of spiritual energy from his depleted body, just enough to keep himself steady in mid-air.

Outwardly, he maintained a calm appearance, but his consciousness split into different tasks.

One part of his mind reached into his ring to locate a Heaven-Origin Pill for restoring his spiritual energy, keeping it ready.

Another part traced the source of the probe back.

Moments later, Shen Lian “saw” the owner of the probing spiritual sense.

“Su Luo?”

Shen Lian was surprised. “What’s he doing here?”

Countless possibilities flashed through his mind, and Shen Lian secretly observed Su Luo while controlling his body to descend slowly.

Once on the ground, he sat cross-legged to meditate and restore his energy.

During this time, he kept his spiritual sense active.

He saw that Su Luo wasn’t alone; there were a few companions with him, four people in total, all of them at the Golden Core stage.

Shen Lian didn’t recognize them, but judging by their strength, he guessed they were likely core disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect, part of Su Luo’s circle.

At this moment, all of them, including Su Luo, had their mouths agape, looking completely stunned.

After a long while, one of them finally recovered and spoke with a trembling voice, “That sword… you all saw it, right? It was terrifying…”

“I’ve never seen such a sword technique. Even from this distance, it felt so shocking…”

“Uh… aren’t you all focusing on the wrong thing? Shouldn’t we be discussing whether that sword was unleashed by Shen Lian?”

“No way, it couldn’t be him. How could he, with his current strength, perform such a sword move? I don’t think even the sect leader could pull that off…”

“But Shen Lian disappeared along with the Seven Fiends of Fallen Ghost Cavern, and after the sword light appeared, only Shen Lian was left. How do you explain that?”

“This…”

They debated for a while, then turned their eyes toward Su Luo.

By now, Su Luo had also regained his composure, wearing a contemplative expression.

After a moment of silence, he spoke in a low voice, “That sword probably wasn’t executed by Shen Lian himself; after all, his strength is obvious.”

“Although his rate of progress surprises me, he’s still only at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. It’s impossible for him to use such a powerful sword technique.”

“However, even if he didn’t perform that sword move himself, it is certainly related to him. Maybe there’s an expert secretly protecting him?”

Su Luo shared his reasoning.

The others exchanged glances, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement, believing this was the most likely scenario.

“It seems Shen Lian’s background is not simple at all. No wonder the sect leader suddenly values him so highly; there must be some other hidden secrets.”

“What should we do next?”

“Fourth Brother, should we still approach him?”

The group looked to Su Luo again.

Su Luo gave a bitter smile, shaking his head. “For now, let’s not get too close; we don’t want to cause any misunderstandings.”

“Sigh, we initially came here after hearing the news, hoping to help him and have him owe us a favor.”

“But it turns out he doesn’t need us at all. At least we learned that he has a hidden expert protecting him, so it wasn’t a wasted trip.”

The others nodded with resignation.

“Let’s go.”

After a moment of silence, Su Luo said, “Let’s head back. We’ll think of a way to get closer later. In any case, we must never offend Shen Lian.”

“Heh… it looks like the big boss has kicked a steel plate this time.”

The group conversed quietly, retreating into the distance.

…

Meanwhile…

Shen Lian kept his spiritual sense on them until they were out of range, and only then did he reveal a strange expression.

“I didn’t expect there to be someone watching the fight…”

“Thankfully, because of the obstruction from the Zhou Tian Star Banner, they didn’t realize that the sword was mine, leading them to a different conclusion.”

“Otherwise, I would have had to consider silencing them.”

“Hmm… judging by their conversation, it seems this matter has nothing to do with them.”

“So, it’s safe to assume that it was Fang Nan’s side that made the move?”

At this thought, two cold flashes shot from Shen Lian’s eyes.

“Hmph, Fang Nan, if you want to play, then let’s play properly.”

He whispered softly to himself and slowly closed his eyes, focusing on recovering his energy.

About an hour later, his spiritual energy had been restored to its peak.

Shen Lian then stood up and started sorting through his spoils from the battle.

He had five storage bags in his possession, plus another found on the third of the enemies he killed, making a total of six.

Unfortunately, the first bag that belonged to Feng Xinglei had been destroyed by the overwhelming power of the Heaven-Splitting Sword Technique, leaving nothing behind.

After examining the six storage bags, Shen Lian found a total of over three thousand low-grade spirit stones.

There were also various miscellaneous items and a few low-grade magical tools, none of which were particularly valuable.

He couldn’t help but sigh at the poverty of rogue cultivators.

Such things were hardly worth much to Shen Lian anymore.

But he wasn’t one to waste, so he transferred everything into his storage ring.

Once he had finished, he leaped up, riding his sword in a streak of light as he continued his journey toward the capital.