The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

Ji Chen was completely unaware of the turmoil outside.

After being wary of Qingting's subsequent reaction for a while, he began a new plan.

By this time, he had grown powerful, commanding 10,000 elite soldiers and over 20,000 miscellaneous troops. The White Sun Sect had become more of a burden than an asset to him.

Luling is near Bingzhou. One day, while looking at a map of the nine provinces, Ji Chen suddenly thought of the Taiping Rebellion in his previous life.

Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom ultimately failed, at its peak they controlled half of the country, and their experiences have many valuable lessons to offer.

The first thing is the base area.

Bingzhou was protected by the natural barrier of the South China Sea, allowing it to expand freely to the north.

In comparison, Luling is neither near the sea nor in front of the mountains, offering no natural defenses and destined for destruction sooner or later.

"Therefore, I abandoned Luling and headed straight for Bingzhou to seize one or two cities, which would give me a foothold. Then I provided my subordinates with land and wives, which would give me a basic base."

Once the idea was made, Ji Chen immediately made arrangements.

Then, to everyone's surprise, Ji Chen led his troops south suddenly, traveling at breakneck speed, and arrived in Xiangyang Prefecture in just three days.

Among other things, Ji Chen also seized a few poorly defended small towns.

The Xiangyang Prefecture has a small garrison, as it is far from the battlefield centers of Jingzhou, Yongzhou, and Yizhou. In fact, Qingting has withdrawn many of the troops from the prefecture.

When Ji Chen raised his banner, he encountered almost no decent resistance, and the prefect of Xiangyang Prefecture obediently surrendered.

Ji Qingyun's reputation is now more significant than Lu Xiao's was back then. After all, Lu Xiao was famous for his martial arts skills, and knowledgeable martial artists knew his weight.

However, in the eyes of the civil officials, none of these were as tangible as the annihilation of Qingting's 30,000 elite troops in the battle of Ji Qingyun.

Ji Chen originally intended to continue devoting himself to the anti-Qing cause, but an event that occurred in the main world reminded him of something.

He has less than a week left before he is to immigrate.

Within the dimensional space, Ji Chen brought up the Apostle Template.

Name: Ji Qingyun

[Talent: 1. Health: Omitted]

2. Strong: (omitted)

3. Martial Spirit: You can always extract the most essential and pure insights from your martial arts practice, improving your learning efficiency.

4. Dragon Spear: In the art of the spear, you possess an unparalleled comprehension. Your spear techniques are swift and steady, sharp and comprehensive, seamlessly integrated. On the battlefield, you are often inspired, delivering extraordinary performances with ease.

Specialty:

Mercury-rich blood: Increased blood density, enhanced blood activity, more vigorous blood and qi, slightly improved injury recovery speed, and the body can withstand stronger bursts of energy.

Your life growth ratio has been increased: 1 Constitution: 11 Life → 1 Constitution: 13 Life.

[Skills: Spear Technique Lv3, Qingyang Solidifying Stance (Divine) Lv4, Zhentian Wuji Palm (Divine) Lv3, Liusha Wuhen Step Lv2, Xuanhe Sword Technique Lv2, Qianye Youfeng Step Lv2...]

【HP: 640】

[Attributes: Strength 39, Constitution 49, Agility 39, Perception 29, Spirit 34, Energy 43]

His improvement in his main martial arts skills has allowed him to progress from Lu Xiaoshi's initial Qi and Blood Transformation Level 2 to his current Qi and Blood Transformation Level 3.

Later, he plundered two more sets of martial arts from Xuanhemen, which further enhanced his attributes.

However, at this stage, his growth rate has slowed down.

The more profound the martial arts, the more mysteries need to be digested. Even with his training accelerated, he felt that it would still take a month for the Heaven-Shaking Limitless Palm to break through again.

Firstly, regarding the three transformations of Qi and Blood, the effect of the Qi and Blood Medicine is already very weak, significantly less pronounced than during the first transformation.

Secondly, to upgrade the Heaven-Shaking Limitless Palm to level 4, one needs to comprehend the original meaning of the Zhen hexagram. Even with the experience and inspiration imparted by the accelerated cultivation mode, Ji Chen only knew the "what" but not the "why".

Similarly, Qingyang Guyuan Zhuang also felt that something was missing and it wasn't perfect when he wanted to break through to level 5.

The inspiration gained from practicing the accelerated mode is like playing the "inch stop" game on a flight—it's fun, but not completely enjoyable; you can clearly feel the shortcomings.

His mental and sensory attributes also improved significantly. After killing three Qi and Blood Transformation Level 3 experts and annihilating Qingting's 30,000 troops, his Heavenly Demon ability once again began to exert its power.

And with the continued turmoil in Kyushu, it is likely that it can grow even more.

Ji Chen took one last look at the dimension point.

[Dimensional Points: 47]

He had completely used up the more than two thousand dimensional points he had accumulated during this period, leaving only two or three drops.

Nearly 1,500 of that money was used to accelerate the training of the two main martial arts techniques.

As for the Heaven-Shaking Limitless Palm lv1-lv3, because of Lu Xiao's foundation and Ji Qingyun's excellent initial talent, the accelerated training mode is mainly used to quickly adapt the physique to martial arts comprehension, and the cost is even less than 200.

Similarly, the Qingyang Guyuan Zhuang (a type of energy cultivation technique) is the same; the problem is solved if the target cannot be reached in the 150-dimensional dimension.

Ji Chen discovered a pattern in it.

As long as enough resources are provided for physical growth, the cost is quite low, as long as they are used to accelerate the absorption and digestion of nutrients for physical growth.

However, when it comes to martial arts insights, which are metaphysical and abstract, the cost becomes quite high.

It seems that in the weight of the dimensional demons, this metaphysical aspect is more important.

Of course, even if you improve your physique and have enough resources, you will still have to spend a lot of money if you encounter a bottleneck in your aptitude.

"I'll lie low in the south for a while, and when I've digested what I've learned and there's no higher I can rise, I'll come out of seclusion and take charge of the world."

In a hidden corner of dimensional space, a crimson sphere of light, enveloped in layers of chaotic energy, floats silently. This is the complete essence of the human form "Lu Xiao".

Ji Chen kept him in the dimensional space and did not choose to absorb him.

Red Cloud Star is quite safe. Absorbing it now would only expose my suddenly increased strength, which would be a loss.

Moreover, even if there is danger, absorbing human energy is just a matter of a thought.

Given his current mental state and perception, if there were real danger, the fact that he could react means the danger wasn't great. If he couldn't react, absorbing the energy would be pointless.

Ji Chen exited the dimensional space, opened the curtains, and looked at the urban spectacle outside the window, momentarily lost in thought.

The skyscrapers pierce the clouds, resembling silver ribbons extending down from the heavens.

Romantic, dazzling.

It is said that the top floors of these skyscrapers have already penetrated the planet's atmosphere and entered the vacuum of space.

Ji Chen had never seen him. He was only 18 years old, just reaching the legal age for gene injections, and his physical condition did not allow him to roam in space.

However, even if his physical condition meets the requirements, as a first-class citizen, his flying car will be restricted to a certain height and he will not be able to continue to ascend.

"Gene serum, huh? The school's welfare arrangement for me is to support me up to two stars. I wonder how the Federation's two-star level compares to my Apostle Ji Qingyun?"

This "two-star" doesn't refer to strength, but rather the vitality level of a two-star superhuman.

The Federation recommends only the gene serum that enhances vitality for ordinary citizens.

In the Federation, where people can only be human, the gene serum has a very mild effect on the improvement of the Federation's human beings, with almost no rejection reaction, and it does not affect daily work and life at all after injection.

Of course, the Federation also has gene-enhancing drugs that prevent people from becoming human.

However, if one were to be injected with that drug, they would spend the next three hundred years of their life on a prison planet and would also be deprived of their fertility.

"so... ..."

Ji Chen looked at the message he had received on his bracelet not long ago.

"What the hell does the Federal Health Agency mean by sending people here to collect my genetic information?! Knock!"