Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 101 A Little Repayment

The group returned to Thousand Rock Cave, where there were many belongings of the Anti-Heaven Organization members, which needed to be packed up.

Thorn Rose suppressed her emotions and chatted with Lin Xiufeng and the others.

Lin Xiufeng took the opportunity to chat about the Heavenly Martial Artists and the Star Acupoint Cultivation.

During the conversation, he used information from the Tianfan organization to start a discussion, and Thorn Rose selectively talked about some of it.

Li Li spoke more positively, partly because he trusted Lin Xiufeng's character, and partly because he wanted to thank him for saving his life.

"The Heavenly Martial Group has the most information on Star Cave cultivation, followed by our Anti-Heaven Group."

"The various star acupoint cultivation methods are currently divided into three-star, five-star, and eight-, nine-, and ten-star systems with mature systems."

Lin Xiufeng wanted to skip the known information and learn more about what she didn't know, so she said:
"These were once known from a miniature robot of a formidable enemy."

Li Li understood, and continued:

"You're lucky. Unorganized warriors often waste a lot of time on this."

"Long-term data obtained from the Tianwu Group shows that prioritizing the development of a large system based on the location of one's breakthrough star points will result in the greatest increase in actual combat power."

Lin Xiufeng saw very little comprehensive information in the anti-heaven materials, realizing there was an information gap, and asked:
"How many types of star points have been clearly identified in the major system? If we consider combat style and habits, wouldn't it be counterproductive to forcibly cultivate a major system?"

Li Li said with a smile:
"You see, this is the predicament of unorganized Heavenly Warriors. They lack sufficient information and think too much and too far ahead. A large system must be established first; this is to solve the problem of whether or not they exist."

"There are already quite a few types of major systems. The Heavenly Martial Group has the most information. Although the Heavenly Rebel Group has less, there are still more than a dozen types of information. Most of them can be cultivated according to the star points of the breakthrough, so as not to take detours."

"Now you understand. The Grand Commander has an eighth-level Heavenly Martial Strength. If he cultivates another Star Acupoint, it will be the Nine-Star Sword and Armor Style, more than doubling his actual combat power."

"Although you have broken through a large number of star points, it is impossible to be so lucky as to just happen to put them together into a system. In fact, to develop a large system, you still have to endure."

Thorn Rose was worried that Li Li might say too much and commit the crime of leaking information, so she reminded him:
"We can't go into any more details; the organization has its rules, after all."

Li Li originally wanted to say something to offer some hints, but hesitated to speak.

Zhao Youyue suddenly asked, "With such a significant increase in combat power, an excellent system should be able to enhance the power of the nine star points while also forming three groups of three stars, or a 1-5-1-3 configuration, right?"

Li Li nodded happily in agreement.

This wasn't something he said; he just thought of it himself and asked.

Thorn Rose said nothing more. As long as it wasn't information revealed by Li Li, she had no reason to be the bad guy.

Zhao Youyue then asked with a smile:
"It's true that we can't talk about things that violate the organization's rules, but there should be some Heavenly Warriors in the larger system who know about this, especially the really powerful ones, right? These aren't really secrets, so it shouldn't be a problem to chat about them casually and broaden our horizons, right?"

Li Li knew that Zhao Youyue wanted to obtain information indirectly, so he had to dissuade her from doing so, saying:
"The location of the star points in the large system is a secret. If we can't discuss the details, it won't be of any help to actual cultivation."

Zhao Youyue thought for a moment, then listed the locations of fifteen acupoints and asked:
"If Commander Li had these fifteen acupoints, how would he cultivate?"

Thorn Rose suddenly stood up and said, "I'm going inside to check on the stag's den. See you later."

Everyone understood; Thorn Rose knew that Li Li wanted to help Lin Xiufeng and her group, but she couldn't say it directly.

Zhao Youyue's method of revealing the location of her acupoints in a curved manner is ambiguous.

If we're to investigate, Li Li is still at fault.

But among those present, not only Thorn Rose, but also members of the Anti-Heaven Organization, who would know?

But as the chief of staff, it wouldn't be right for her to insist she didn't know what she heard.

If you simply walk away, it means you really didn't hear it.

Li Li exclaimed in surprise, "If I had such a good fifteen-star acupoint location, and only the Jinmen acupoint on my foot, and the Laogong, Zhongchong, and Neiguan acupoints on my right hand, that would be a dual-system! I would definitely be among the top combat forces in the Dream Continent!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Commander Li." Zhao Youyue was very happy. Recalling the cultivation of the Ten Xuan acupoints on her left hand, she realized that it had delayed the formation of the larger system.

"It's an academic discussion, no need for thanks!" Li Li quickly replied, after all, his martial arts skills weren't high, and he relied on the information from the Anti-Heaven faction.

Lin Xiufeng continued Zhao Youyue's words:
"Commander Li, if you have fifteen acupoints, namely: the Ten Xuan points on the left hand, the Daling point on the right hand, the Shaofu and Yuji points on both hands; the Yongquan, Taichong, Sanyinjiao, and Kunlun points on both feet; and the Baihui point on the top of the head, how would you proceed?"

Li Li considered it seriously for a while before praising it:

"What an amazing fifteen-star system! Just a random pair of acupoints on either foot would be enough for a ten-star Gale System, allowing for movement as swift as the wind and effortless advance and retreat."

"With an additional Daling acupoint on the left hand and an additional Shixuan acupoint on the right hand, it becomes the dual-armor style of the Eight Stars system of left and right bows; "With the Baihui acupoint and a pair of Yongquan acupoints already in place, if there are any three acupoints nearby in the body, and the right hand cultivates another Shixuan acupoint, it becomes the Heaven, Earth, Man Five-Point Eight-Star system, where the Heavenly Martial Power circulates rapidly and the overall flow is balanced."

"As we all know, the system that allows the Heavenly Martial Heart to function is its strongest system, and it is usually the first system to be cultivated."

"Commander Li, thank you so much! I really appreciate it!" Lin Xiufeng truly felt Li Li's kindness.

Lin Xiufeng silently calculated:
'One acupoint on the right hand, one acupoint on the left, and the Heavenly Martial Heart at the Zhongji acupoint within the body; plus two more star acupoints; and a pair on each foot. Six star acupoints can complete three major systems; not a single existing acupoint is wasted. Li Li is truly dedicated…'

Next, Renhe and Fangyuan also described their own acupoints.

Both of them were three short of completing a large system, and Li Li did not plan a second system for them.

Everyone could see that Li Li talked a lot about Lin Xiufeng's cultivation, clearly showing that he knew everything about it.

Seeing that Lin Qiru didn't ask, Renxing urged her, "Why don't you take this opportunity to ask her?"

Lin Qiru then spoke:

"Commander Li, if you have a pair of Shenmen, Shixuan, Yuji, and Yongquan acupoints, plus Baihui, should you cultivate towards the five-pointed star system of Heaven, Earth, and Man?"

“That’s right.” Li Li affirmed, and understood why Lin Qiru hadn’t actively asked for advice earlier.

She had clearly deduced her own direction from Lin Xiufeng's situation.

That's what everyone thinks.

Only Lin Xiufeng couldn't help but glance at the composed Lin Qiru, and suddenly developed a different opinion of her.

Lin Qiru has always given people the impression of being sincere, humble yet confident, and poised.

But why did she conceal the true location of her star cave?

'Does she not need guidance? Or does she feel her own star points are scattered, and any large system is like the starting point of one or two stars?'

Lin Xiufeng didn't know what Lin Qiru was thinking, but he could only pretend not to know.

So Lin Xiufeng casually chatted with Li Li, saying:
"I've heard people say that some Heavenly Martial Artists become very powerful after breaking through, like those at the eighth or ninth star level. Are there any who develop a complete system after breaking through? I remember they said that after a breakthrough, they gain the Divine Gate, the Hundred Gymnasium, the Sea Vein, and something else... It seems pretty powerful..."

Li Li thought for a moment and smiled:

"You're talking about the Heavenly Blade, right? The Divine Gate, Baihui, and Sea Bottom acupoints, two sets of six purification points, the Heavenly Blade of a super-talented breakthrough level nine-star zero layer!"

"Why is it so amazing?" Renxing asked curiously where Lin Xiufei had heard about it. How come she didn't know?
Moreover, judging from Fang Yuan and Zhao Youyue's expressions, they clearly didn't know either.

Li Li smiled and explained:
"Shenque, Baihui, and Haiyin are all major acupoints. Only the last one in a large system can be cultivated into a star acupoint. Direct cultivation will not succeed."

"The two sets of six acupoints on the thumb are not within the known major system, so it is not worthwhile to cultivate them."

"But in the records of the Heavenly Martial Clan, there are seniors in other worlds who broke through to the ninth level of the ninth star, which is these nine star acupoints, and they were later called the Heavenly Blade!"

"Heavenly Blade, dual blades like drawing a bow from both sides, swift as the wind, agile as a shadow, possessing the power of three major systems, and also protected by the Heavenly Martial Armor!"

"The Heavenly Blade can only be obtained through breakthroughs, like a perfect hand in mahjong, and it is made with two Heavenly Martial Blades, hence the name Heavenly Blade!"

"To achieve this through cultivation, one needs at least thirty star acupoints to cultivate the three major acupoints: Shenque, Baihui, and Haiyin; plus a pair of six purification acupoints, for a total of thirty-six star acupoints to complete it!"

"The Heavenly Blade is one of the strongest super systems ever recorded by the Heavenly Martial Corps! It is the Heavenly Martial among Heavenly Martial ...

None of the group knew of such a bizarre existence. Compared to this gifted individual, Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue paled in comparison.

Unable to contain his curiosity, he asked, "This is amazing! Just thinking about people with such talent makes me feel that fate is so unfair."

Fang Yuan, on the other hand, seemed much calmer and said:
"The starting point is very strong. When everyone has cultivated about forty star acupoints, they will be able to level up. The existence of the Heavenly Blade has also pointed out the direction for us early on."

Li Lizan said, "Fang Yuan has lofty ambitions! When I first heard about the Heavenly Blade, I didn't have your level of awareness. In fact, many Heavenly Warriors use swords because of the Heavenly Blade."

Thorn Rose suddenly returned, probably because she was afraid Li Li would make a mistake and say too much.

Originally, after successfully completing the battle together, they should have been eating and drinking to celebrate, but given the pyrrhic victory, Thorn Rose was clearly not in the mood.

Lin Xiufeng and his group tactfully took their leave. Li Li saw them out of the cave and told them the location of the Third Regiment base he was in charge of, urging them to visit him next time they passed by.

(End of this chapter)