The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

Protector Lin's face turned pale and then red. Even now, he couldn't believe that he had been defeated by Lu Xiao.

Although his strength wasn't considered top-tier among those at the second stage of Qi and Blood Transformation, he shouldn't have lost to Lu Xiao, a newcomer who had only recently joined the sect.

Wrong!

envy!

anger!

Three emotions swirled within him, but the hand before him made him understand:

If they don't back down, Lu Xiao will show no mercy.

"Yes, I've lost."

His face was bitter, but he still reluctantly gave in to Ji Chen, saying:

"Lu Core, you draw the line, and I, Lin Dong, will follow."

Ji Chen could see Lin Hufa's resentment. Logically speaking, if he wanted to develop within the Baiyang Sect and cultivate his own faction, he should have been given a way out.

Ji Chen gave a cold laugh.

He is not a native of this world; he is a federal citizen of the Star River Era who pursues power, and a dimensional demon destined to stir up chaos.

Immigration is imminent.

He was essentially migrating from a prosperous China to a small, war-torn African country, where not only was his life insecure, but his standard of living was also destined to plummet.

He's not even considering a decent team.

"Since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for Protector Lin. You just need to compensate with a Qi and Blood Enhancement Pill, and we'll call it even."

"you!"

Lin, the protector, was so angry that he lost his composure.

The Qi and Blood Medicine is worth hundreds of taels of silver; isn't this just causing him to bleed?

But circumstances forced him to comply.

"Alright, I will deliver the Qi and Blood Elixir to Lu Core within three days, no, within two days."

Upon hearing this, Ji Chen lowered his hand.

Lin, the Protector, had no face to stay there any longer and staggered back.

Protector Lin is actually not weak.

With both Strength and Constitution attributes above 25, he is a standard Qi and Blood Transformation Warrior template.

However, Ji Chen can make up for this difference in attributes by fully mobilizing the power of his entire body.

Even if a martial artist who has reached the second stage of Qi and Blood has rich training experience and a sufficient understanding of the body, they can only mobilize 70% or 80% at most.

Then there's the difference in martial arts skills. Ji Chen cultivates the ultimate technique of the Luo Sect, the "Heaven-Shaking Limitless Palm," which is a divine version, while Protector Lin only cultivates the ordinary version of the Hunyuan Palm.

High position versus low position, this is a win.

Finally, there's combat experience.

Despite being at least thirty years old and having practiced martial arts for many years, Protector Lin is still no match for Ji Chen.

In the Human Federation where Ji Chen lives, practical combat courses are offered starting from elementary school, and students have to spar with others every day.

Virtual battlefield, with both real and virtual combat elements.

From elementary school to high school, Ji Chen encountered countless rivals.

It was not comparable to an ancient society with low productivity and few like-minded experts.

With such an advantage, it would be suspicious if Ji Chen couldn't win the battle.

(Adding to the martial artist and attribute settings: The normal attribute value of an adult male on Earth is around 10 points, and the human limit is 15 points. Therefore, a martial artist with Qi and Blood Transformation 1 has a main attribute of 15+, a martial artist with Qi and Blood Transformation 2 has a main attribute of 25+, and a martial artist with Qi and Blood Transformation 3 has a main attribute of 40+.)

Zhang, who had been observing the conflict from the beginning, finally spoke:

"Lu's core strength is formidable; he can silence the two of us, but Protector Chen, how will you explain this to the Altar Master?"

Although Zhang, dressed in white, was also shocked by Ji Chen's strength, he was shaken by this core disciple who was said to have only recently come into contact with martial arts.

He was neither jealous nor resentful that Ji Chen had disrespected him.

That's perfectly normal.

Anyone who achieves this level of success will inevitably become arrogant; it's a privilege reserved for geniuses.

However, Ji Chen's killing of the county magistrate damaged the interests of the Baiyang Sect, especially their branch.

"Lu, we've only just started our uprising and don't have enough resources yet. Killing officials, especially meritorious civil servants, at this point only increases the resistance we face."

Protector Zhang tried his best to correct Ji Chen's mistake, at least to make him realize it.

Ji Chen listened quietly without disturbing Protector Zhang until he finished speaking before saying:

"Protector Zhang, it seems you've forgotten."

Ji Chen's lips curled into a mocking smile. "Is the foundation of our White Sun Sect made of ordinary civilians, even destitute refugees, or of those high-ranking officials?"

Ji Chen hit the nail on the head, pointing his finger at Liu Shoubei, who was watching the commotion from the sidelines.

"Why should someone like him surrender to us? Is it because we have elderly mothers to rely on? No! It's because he knows he'll die if he doesn't surrender!"

Commander Liu froze, wondering why he was involved.

"Then why should we let him die? It's you, it's me, it's all of us, the millions of our followers who suffer and toil, worshipping our Mother!"

Ji Chen's voice boomed, his sharp gaze fixed on Protector Zhang. "Do you understand now? We're not on the same page as those officials. Our doctrine has no place for them!"

"Moreover, after Daqing entered the pass, did he kill fewer officials? Didn't a large number of gentry still die? But what was the result? Didn't they still abandon the distinction between Chinese and barbarians and take the initiative to submit?"

Finally, Ji Chen concluded, "Once I enter the pass, great Confucian scholars will surely debate the classics for me, ha!"

"Therefore, we might as well kill the magistrate and use him as a sacrifice to boost our reputation and attract more people to join us."

For some reason, even though Ji Chen's words were all nonsense and fallacies from who-knows-where, they somehow made sense to Zhang Hufa.

"Perhaps."

He seemed a little disheartened, and then he left.

"Um... Sir, how would you like to arrange things for me?"

Commander Liu rubbed his hands together like a fly and cautiously approached.

Ji Chen glanced at the guy with a hint of helplessness.

Being spineless is bad enough, but how can they be so despicable?

"Alright, come with me and help me pack up the valuables here. Then I'll take you to Instructor Chen."

Subsequently, Ji Chen and Commander Liu worked together, and under the guidance of the county magistrate, they searched through the county government office.

The backyard of the county government office can be seen as the residence of the county magistrate, with the front yard for work and the back yard for rest.

The county magistrate's confidant, the county assistant, knew many secret locations here, perhaps knowing that he might not be able to come here again.

He made no attempt to conceal anything during this search, leaving no detail undisclosed.

"This is where that corrupt magistrate hid his money. He secretly accepted a lot of benefits from the local gentry, and the high concentration of land ownership in the county was largely due to the corrupt magistrate's help."

The county magistrate pulled back a red cloth, and immediately, two large boxes of silver, adorned with snowflakes, were neatly arranged.

"That must be at least ten thousand taels of silver! This heartless magistrate embezzled so much?!"

Commander Liu exclaimed in surprise, his eyes burning with desire and greed as he looked at the silver in the box, his breathing becoming heavy.

But when he saw Ji Chen beside him, his heart immediately turned cold.

However, after a glance, he was surprised to find that Ji Chen, this young man, could still remain calm in the face of so much wealth.

Whether it was an act or not, this temperament and composure earned his deep respect.

"A clean prefect for three years, 100,000 taels of silver! This county magistrate can barely be considered a conscientious one, huh?"

Even a corrupt prefect could amass 100,000 taels of silver in three years, let alone those who were not.

Although a county magistrate is not as powerful as a prefect, he is still the local official in charge of the people's livelihood. If he wants to be corrupt, he can make a lot of money.

In a relatively wealthy county like Changjiang, the fact that the deceased magistrate pocketed 10,000 taels of silver is already considered quite conscientious.

"My lord, you are unaware of the truth. If this dog of a county magistrate hadn't bribed the Assistant Director of the Bureau of Personnel Selection in Jingzhou half a year ago, you would have received even more silver."

The county magistrate added somewhat nervously.

Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier?

Ji Chen's face twitched slightly.