The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

After Ji Chen left, the alleyway immediately erupted in chaos.

"Holy crap, Lu Xiao's reputation as a 'jinx' is well-deserved; he really has the skills!"

"Hey, Lao Xu, don't run away! I think I just heard someone's going to teach them a lesson, and who's going to lose their head?!"

"Brother Jie, please don't!"

"I never expected that Li Cheng, a veteran of the second stage of Qi and Blood Transformation, would end up like this."

"Stop joking around, Li Chengdu was badly injured, he's not dead, is he?"

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged silent glances, then quickly walked onto the messy street to check on Li Cheng's injuries.

the other side.

Without Li Cheng as an obstacle, Ji Chen traveled smoothly all the way. Everyone who saw him gave him a wide berth, not giving him any chance to cause trouble.

There were supposed to be two more Qi and Blood Transformation Level 2 experts from the main sect, but these less experienced experts turned back halfway after hearing about Li Cheng's ordeal, and suddenly became "bedridden".

Can't be bothered, can't be bothered.

slipped.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles.

After this incident, Ji's infamy became even more pronounced.

At the north and west gates, Ji Chen offered no real resistance. Upon seeing him arrive, they immediately surrendered their weapons and hid far away.

Thus, the potential chaos that might erupt within Yuezhou City was silently eliminated by Ji Chen's iron-fisted approach.

The Lu family mansion!

Ji Chen removed his armor and met the eager gaze of Instructor Chen.

"Mission accomplished. All four city gates are now impassable."

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Instructor Chen patted Ji Chen on the shoulder excitedly.

He had long believed that Ji Chen was a genius, not someone destined for mediocrity.

But no one expected that Ji Chen's talent would manifest so quickly, bringing him a big surprise almost every few days.

This pleasant surprise dispelled the shock and distress caused by Master Lu's sudden death, and Instructor Chen felt much lighter.

His previous calmness was not because he didn't care about Master Lu, but because his years of dealing with the Sticky Pole Office and his experience walking on the edge of life and death had taught him what was important and what was a useless emotional burden.

"If Elder Lu were alive today, seeing your success, he would surely smile in his grave."

Ji Chen's battle with Li Cheng has already proven his strength, which is close to the third stage of Qi and Blood Transformation. There should be no more obstacles to holding the Ascension Ceremony.

"I have already had people set up the altar. This afternoon, or at the latest tonight, we will hold the ascension ceremony to completely confirm the official status."

Ji Chen did not refute what Instructor Chen said.

Becoming the forum leader would allow him to access more resources, which would be entirely beneficial to his goals.

"Alright, I'll have my servants inform them right away."

Instructor Chen nodded emphatically.

With the participation of experts who had mastered the martial arts of qi and blood, the construction of the altar progressed at an astonishing speed, almost like having ten excavators working simultaneously on a civil engineering project.

Before the bright red sun had even set, the area in the former government office's second hall was already crowded with members of the White Sun Sect.

Today, Ji Chen, who has made a name for himself, has invited almost everyone, unless they are extremely stubborn, to witness his ascension ceremony.

"Tsk! I never thought that a hero like Lu Dongsheng would fall at Tieling Mountain."

With the ascension ceremony already held, news of the changes that had occurred in the north naturally spread throughout Yuezhou City.

"Seventeen masters at the third stage of Qi and Blood Transformation... Even if all the branches and lineages of my White Sun Sect were combined, could we still muster fifty? This battle has directly destroyed a third of our pillars... How painful!"

The hall fell into a deathly silence. Amid the crackling of the lamplight, several men suddenly had tears in their eyes.

Clearly, with such a high rate of loss, many of the branch altars present have suffered.

"Why bother with such a gesture!"

A member of the main sect stepped forward and rebuked, "Our sect has suffered heavy losses, how can Qingting expect to get away with it?! They didn't lose many Qi-blood Transformation Stage cultivators, but they directly lost a First-Class Guardian of the Sticky Pole Division and a High-Ranking Protector of Longhu Mountain. These are two True Strength Grandmasters!"

"The entire Nine Provinces don't even have twenty True Strength Grandmasters combined. With two dead, Qingting has suffered an even greater loss in high-end combat power! Anyone who dares to disrupt morale again, I will report to the Grand Instructor and punish you for the crime of causing chaos in the army!"

Upon hearing this, many people looked on with disdain.

This statement makes sense in principle, but it's too harsh in terms of human feelings.

However, some people who were inclined to support the head coach and whose own side had not suffered any losses came forward to smooth things over:

"Well, that's true, though. The old Emperor Qingting is afraid of death, so he insisted on exchanging two True Strength Grandmasters for our Qi and Blood Transformation Three-Stages to gain a numerical advantage, keep an eye on us, and prevent us from entering the capital to assassinate him. By doing this, the emperor is safe, but what about the provinces? In the end, won't our Grandmasters be able to come and go as they please?"

"If we then seize the enemy's flags and launch a surprise attack on local high-ranking officials and generals, wouldn't Qingting collapse as soon as he steps out?"

Only then did the surging anger in some people's hearts subside.

Moreover, with the loss of the altar master who had undergone the third transformation of Qi and Blood, the confidence of these branch altars immediately weakened, and they dared not actually speak out against him.

"The Luo sect is truly fortunate. The old altar master Lu just passed away, and his good disciple Lu Xiaoxuan immediately rose to prominence, remaining steadfast!"

This was true, and everyone fell silent.

In this world of martial arts, while a wise master is hard to find, a worthy disciple to inherit one's mantle is even more priceless.

With a successor to Elder Lu, we can rest in peace.

. . . .

Amidst the clamor of the crowd, Ji Chen, the protagonist of today's ascension ceremony, stepped into the second hall of the government office with his hands behind his back.

A flowing, moon-white Taoist robe draped down her back, the collar and cuffs embroidered with the White Sun Sect's unique "Crimson Flame Embracing the Sun" pattern in gold thread, while the back was painted with a "Dawn of the Azure Sun" scene.

A new sun rises from the depths of the netherworld, its rays piercing through the heavy gloom.

In this attire, his originally ordinary and simple face appeared somewhat dignified and majestic.

A solemn and imposing aura swept through the hall like a tide, silencing all voices wherever it went.

Then everyone looked at each other and made a neat line:

"Congratulations to Lu Xiao, a core disciple of my Baiyang Sect, on inheriting the Daoist lineage and ascending the altar!"

"Congratulations to Lu Xiao, a core disciple of my Baiyang Sect, on inheriting the Daoist lineage and ascending the altar!"

Ji Chen walked slowly to the altar, accepted the incense offered by the disciples of the Luo Sect, and respectfully bowed to the image of the Eternal Mother hanging in the hall.

Don't be fooled by his calm and composed exterior; in reality...

At that moment, his heart was in his throat.

He still vividly remembers the changes that occurred when he received the true intention of the inheritance. Now that he is about to properly worship the Eternal Mother, it would be a lie to say that he is not worried.

Ji Chen was filled with trepidation, but seeing that there was no movement in the world after he finished worshipping the Eternal Mother, he gradually felt relieved and prepared to insert the burning incense into the incense burner.

But the more you try to avoid something, the more likely it is to happen.

Murphy's Law may be late, but it has arrived.

The moment the incense was lit and inserted into the incense burner, the image of the Eternal Mother, which should have been lifeless and expressionless like a normal portrait, suddenly became lifelike and spirited!

Ji Chen immediately reacted, and his main consciousness in the dimensional demon space subconsciously recalled the consciousness within "Lu Xiao's" body.

In a daze, he seemed to hear a soft laugh, or perhaps it was just an illusion, for the world remained calm.