Chapter 7: Lightning Flash Slash

On the second floor of the Scripture Tower, many descendants of the Li family turned their gaze towards Li Shaoyu's arrival, unable to conceal their sneers at the ongoing conflict between him and Lin Mo.

Lin Mo glanced at him indifferently and said, "How I got here is none of your business."

"Hmph, still indulging in the dream of being a genius? I guess if it weren't for your father's sake, you wouldn't even be allowed into the Scripture Tower," Li Shaoyu sneered.

Like everyone else, he believed that Lin Mo's presence here must be due to his father's influence.

Li Shaoyu's eyes were fixed on Lin Mo, hoping to see him lose his temper.

However, Lin Mo casually flipped through the martial arts techniques as if he hadn't heard Li Shaoyu's words at all.

"Hmph, keep pretending. I'll see how you'll keep it up after the family meeting," Li Shaoyu muttered before starting to search for his own martial arts techniques.

Lin Mo flipped through several books in a row but didn't find anything he liked, so he continued searching.

"Hmm?"

On a dusty wooden shelf, Lin Mo found a martial arts technique that caught his eye.

"Lightning Flash Slash, a lower-grade mysterious-level martial arts technique, the blade like thunder, a single strike kills."

Lin Mo picked up Lightning Flash Slash with interest. A martial arts technique that could kill with a single blow was truly formidable.

"This will do."

Excitedly, Lin Mo put it away and then searched for some footwork techniques. In his opinion, a one-hit-kill technique must be accompanied by agile footwork to unleash its full power.

He eventually chose Light Goose Steps, a high-grade ordinary-level footwork technique.

As he was registering on the first floor with the elder, Li Shaoyu also emerged.

"Lightning Flash Slash? Light Goose Steps?" The elder looked at these two martial arts techniques and couldn't help but whisper in surprise.

Then he said calmly, "Young Master Lin Mo, although your martial arts talent is not bad, I still have to remind you that you shouldn't aim too high in martial arts."

Lin Mo nodded and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Elder."

"Heh, am I hearing it right? Lin Mo, did you choose Lightning Flash Slash?" Li Shaoyu suddenly sneered, "You, a waste without a martial spirit, still want to cultivate this martial arts technique?"

"Do you know why this martial arts technique is covered in dust? Let me tell you the truth. Even the patriarch himself failed to cultivate it successfully, and no one in the entire Li family bothers to practice this martial arts technique."

"I really don't know where you get the courage to choose it. Are you just trying to save face?"

Furrowing his brow, Lin Mo retorted, "Empty vessels make the most noise."

With that remark, Lin Mo turned and left.

"You... Lin Mo, just wait and see!" Li Shaoyu stared at Lin Mo's departing figure, his anger boiling.

"Hmph, after the family meeting, I'll make you my servant, pouring tea and water for me every day!"

林默 returned from the Li family's warehouse with a suitable long knife and began practicing the Lightning Flash Slash technique. This technique focused on concentrating elemental power to unleash a powerful strike. In essence, it consisted of a single move - a sweeping slash. However, mastering this technique was difficult because one had to fully understand the essence of the entire manual and then integrate it into that single strike.

Lin Mo had always been talented in martial arts, and many younger members of the Li family used to seek his advice on basic martial arts techniques. After seven days of rigorous practice, he finally achieved proficiency in the Lightning Flash Slash technique, reaching a level where he could unleash forty percent of its power.

Moreover, after seven days of hard work, Lin Mo's cultivation had also broken through to the second stage of the Martial Dao.

On this particular day, after finishing his daily training with the knife, Lin Mo was about to chat with Li Nuo when someone he didn't want to see appeared at the door. Li Mengxue stood there in a light yellow dress.

Ever since he saw her with Li Shaoyu that day, Lin Mo had been thoroughly disappointed, even angry, with Li Mengxue. He hadn't expected his childhood friend to be so shallow.

"Brother Lin Mo, I need to talk to you," Li Mengxue stood at the door, hesitating for a long time before speaking up.

Lin Mo glanced at her and said calmly, "What is it?"

Li Mengxue took out a yellowed book from behind her back and said, "This is the Sand Refining Technique of the Li Family. Since you don't have a Martial Spirit, practicing this should improve your combat power."

"At the family meeting, even if you can't achieve a good ranking, you should at least be able to make it into the top fifty."

Lin Mo looked at the yellowed book, stunned in place. He knew that Li Mengxue hadn't awakened her Martial Spirit this year, so she didn't have the qualifications to access the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion. To obtain this refining martial art, she had to ask someone with an awakened Martial Spirit to secretly bring it out for her. Moreover, such actions had to be done discreetly, or else they would be punished if caught.

"You... approached Li Shaoyu just for this?" Lin Mo asked in surprise.

"Yes, I'm sorry. I know it must have made you uncomfortable, but I really don't want to see you relegated to doing menial tasks," Li Mengxue said, her small hand tightly gripping the yellowed book, unable to look at Lin Mo directly.

There were a few glistening teardrops in the corners of her eyes, but she managed to hold them back after they swirled for a few circles.

At that moment, Lin Mo realized that he had misunderstood Li Mengxue. It turned out she had been helping him behind the scenes, doing everything she could to assist him. With this realization, Lin Mo felt guilty and walked over to her.