Infinite Fighting

In Feng Chen's private courtyard, Zhang Ji unceremoniously enjoyed the rare foods that were highly nourishing to his vital energy.

Although these things aren't particularly nutritious, they taste really good. For someone like Zhang Ji, eating isn't just about tasting sweet, sour, bitter, spicy, salty, or umami flavors; he can perceive much more information.

Eating is like reading a rich story; it's far more sophisticated than the average person simply enjoying food for its appearance and show.

Old-timers are an example.

Feng Chen was also observing Zhang Ji.

He had already read through all of Zhang Ji's information beforehand.

A young man seeking enlightenment from overseas.

He has a firm Daoist heart, extraordinary talent, and seems to have a special bloodline, with some connection to the ancient true dragon.

In that case, it's not surprising.

The true dragon is comparable to the Heavenly Lord of Returning to the Void who shattered the void, and its descendants carry the power of his bloodline, so it can't be too bad no matter how you look at it.

Zhang Ji's behavior is likely due to his childhood and previous malnutrition.

Otherwise, once a body is conceived, it should at least have the strength of the [Fusion Realm], instead of just appearing to have more abundant qi and blood, and in terms of strength, it would only be equivalent to the [Transformation Realm].

“Li Long, your talent is outstanding,” Feng Chen said. “However, I don’t recommend that you progress too quickly. For the next period of time, you should first lay a solid foundation and strengthen your Dao base so that it will be easier to advance further. In addition, you can practice your techniques a little and learn to use your internal Qi and blood more precisely. I have some fist and palm techniques here, you can take them back and learn them later.”

"This disciple thanks Palace Master Feng," Zhang Ji replied, bowing as he ate.

“No rush. If you want to eat, you can come every day,” Feng Chen said.

“I feel quite uncomfortable eating here. It would be better if you sent someone to bring me something,” Zhang Ji said.

"You're being too polite. I invited you here to eat so you could ask me any questions you might have. It's not just a simple meal," Feng Chen said with a laugh.

He was quite tolerant of geniuses, especially top geniuses like Zhang Ji.

“This disciple believes that I can learn these things very well without needing to ask the Hall Master,” Zhang Ji replied.

“Since you’re so confident, let’s have a go after you finish eating. I’ll use the ‘Mountain Collapse Fist’ that you just learned today,” Feng Chen said.

Zhang Ji only read the "Crushing Mountain Fist" once and did not formally start practicing it.

But it doesn't matter. It's just a (normal) skill. Given his current situation, he can basically master it with just a glance. Developing a fighting crystallization skill would only take a few minutes.

Soon, Zhang Ji finished eating the entire table of food and began to fight Feng Chen using the "Crushing Mountain Fist".

Zhang Ji truly started learning from scratch. At first, his two punches could only be described as having a basic shape, but starting with the third punch, his qi and blood flowed smoothly. With the fourth punch, the air exploded, and with the fifth punch, his qi and blood surged, and his power was concentrated in one place. At this point, he had already achieved the most advanced power-generating posture described in "Crushing Mountain Fist." But Zhang Ji went even further, innovating and integrating his internal muscles and bones, making his body like a dragon, transmitting power from bottom to top through his spine, combined with the surging qi and blood.

"Bang~!"

A strong wind blew, and Zhang Ji's fist was gripped by Feng Chen, a look of shock appearing in his eyes.

In such a short period of time, they have thoroughly mastered a basic martial art, and even innovated upon it, combining it with their own characteristics to develop higher skills.

This level of understanding truly shocked Feng Chen.

Although Zhang Ji's comprehension was rated as "Extreme" in the test, it seems that for him, the reason he was rated as "Extreme" is because the upper limit is "Extreme". If there were a higher level of evaluation, the upper limit of his comprehension might be even higher.

Similarly, his physical attributes are likely far beyond the limit.

"I can now be a true disciple of Zhenwen," Feng Chen said with emotion.

"Disciple of the Way" means a disciple who is able to embark on the path of enlightenment.

Only those with such natural talent have the possibility of truly seeking the Tao.

The next level, the True Disciple, refers to someone with the talent to truly hear the Great Dao.

The [Profound Heart Realm] is the Great Dao. Hearing the Great Dao, one would conservatively be at least at the [Earth-Covering Realm], which is equivalent to S-rank.

If placed on one of the ten main peaks, he could easily become a temple master.

If you're on a secondary peak or a scattered peak, you might get lucky and become a peak master.

However, it's rare for someone to be recruited and immediately promoted to a True Disciple. If Zhang Ji wants to improve, he still needs to undergo some assessments within the sect and accumulate some achievements.

"Okay, go back now and study hard. You can ask me anything you don't understand, but remember not to rush to break through or try other methods. First, build a solid foundation," Feng Chen said.

He had already made arrangements for Zhang Ji, but he was in no hurry to reveal them to Zhang Ji.

But he wasn't afraid that Zhang Ji would be too eager to succeed because of the lack of information. Zhang Ji was also extremely composed, so he was just reminding him that he could definitely keep his composure. This little test wasn't even a test.

Zhang Ji thanked him and left with the technique books Feng Chen had given him.

These techniques were all from his private collection, with handwritten annotations, and were unique copies that could not be recorded by hand.

You have to return it to Zhang Ji after he's seen it.

Although Zhang Ji memorized it after reading it once, he still took it back to show off.

There should be give and take in all relationships, which also makes it easier to find an excuse to return the book and come back for another meal next time.

After Zhang Ji left, Feng Chen couldn't help but smile.

With such a genius unearthed, the Hall of Original Intentions should be renowned for a while.

With Zhang Ji's talent, he wouldn't even need to wait until next month; he should have made it onto the list this month. In fact, Zhang Ji appeared on the list the very next day.

[Rookie Ranking] First place: Li Long.

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This "Rising Star Ranking" is used to evaluate disciples who have joined the sect for less than five years and whose cultivation level is still at the "Transformation Realm".

There are many ways to evaluate performance. Points can be earned by completing various courses or sect tasks.

Updated daily, completely cleared at the end of the month.

There is only one way to obtain the most points: breaking through realms.

The Body Transformation Realm consists of five minor realms: Skin Refining, Flesh Refining, Tendon Refining, Bone Refining, and Marrow Refining.

Breaking through a minor realm grants a thousand contribution points, considered a reward from the sect.

Zhang Ji completed five realms of cultivation in one go, instantly reaching the top with 5,000 points.

Below the names on the list, there is usually some personal information, many of which are exaggerated and describe the person as someone who is extremely rare, a once-in-a-millennium talent.

However, Zhang Ji's description was very brief.

[During his first lecture at the Hall of Initial Hearts, he studied the "Qingcang Body Refining Technique" and completed the Body Transformation Realm cultivation within three hours.]

It can be described in a single sentence, yet it has shocked countless people.

It quickly became a hot topic of discussion within the Qingcang Sect.

While staying at his residence, Zhang Ji vaguely sensed many voices chanting the name "Li Long," conveying an unusual power of faith through his thoughts.

"So it's okay to use kana after all?"

Zhang Ji gained a deeper understanding of the power of faith.

Real name and pseudonym are just substitutes; using nicknames or fabricated nicknames can still establish causal relationships between individuals.

The key element is still the mystery.

You need to wear multiple layers of disguise and create several avatars so that you won't be directly targeted.

Zhang Ji isn't really using an alias right now; he's just changed his name. He's still the same person, and with deeper information gathering, he'll naturally be found directly.

However, at present, this faith is very weak and does not possess the emotional power of living beings from the bottom of their hearts. Its purity is too low. Even if Zhang Ji senses it and gathers it, it is not of much use and cannot even be considered a chicken rib.

But this also made Zhang Ji even more certain of one thing.

There is no clear boundary between information and energy. Just as energy can be converted into matter, information can also be converted into energy and matter in certain specific ways.

All three are one, and at a higher level, they need to be integrated to truly enter the higher dimensions of space and time.

Although he has defeated the weakened God Emperor, he is still far from reaching that level.

He wants to break through to Super S-class and then sit at the table in the Origin Universe Station. Without proper planning and some serious moves, he's bound to fail.

Two-boundary basin.

That is, in the huge basin where the spacetime rift appears between the Quanxu Continent and the Origin Star.

One of Zhang Ji's clones remains here.

This clone is interconnected with his original body, sharing complete information. It uses less than one ten-thousandth of his own mass as a means of controlling information.

He even has several clones on Origin Star and Tianyuan Realm, each with only a tiny amount of matter, which hardly affects his main body's combat power.

They are all interconnected in real time and share information. This is the mystery of the spacetime realm. The information left by higher-dimensional life forms in the infinite spacetime of the multiverse is all self-evident. Only when this information is completely erased can they be considered dead.

In Luo Bo and his colleagues' research, this phenomenon is called quantum entanglement.

Getting back to the main point, in these two basins, Zhang Ji was watching footage of his two disciples conquering three countries.

Only a little over a day has passed since he left, but the changes have already been quite significant.

On Gu Jie's side, the Yin Kingdom he was attacking was still suffering from disaster. He provided relief to the disaster victims he encountered on the spot, and there was no limit to the amount of food and living supplies he could take. He didn't care about wasting them. He quickly got back into the swing of things, and the ordinary people suffering from the disaster regarded him as gods. When he encountered a city, he directly attacked and captured it, easily crushing it.

Like a snowball rolling downhill, he led most of the people behind him. After passing the city, he notified the council to send drones and other tools to carry out construction. He only led locals with basic armed forces and his own people who were fully armed, keeping the number of people around a thousand throughout the journey. He did not take anyone whose strength was lower than D-level 7.

He was also quite lucky, acquiring a batch of exotic warhorses that were over ten feet tall along the way. Now he's basically unleashing his power on the map, sweeping through everything in his path. He's already conquered four cities, and he'll only get faster from there.

Gu Jie and his men had no intention of resting. If all else failed, they would simply use a magic potion to revive with full health and mana on the spot—a privilege that most armies did not enjoy.

Hudson's team played a more conservative approach, which was slightly slower, but not by much.

Once he demonstrated sufficient strength and powerful logistical capabilities, liberating those territories became much easier.

Most importantly, once the enemy is subdued, the tasks of governance and construction are handled by the parliament's logistics department. A simple communication device will bring a large number of drones carrying various construction personnel and machinery to the scene.

Conquering the world is actually quite easy; the difficulty lies in ensuring that people won't betray you and will listen to you after you've conquered it.

Without such strong logistical support, even if Gu Jie and Hudson had sufficient strength, it would have been difficult for them to conquer this territory in less than a year or two. (End of Chapter)