The Star River Era! The Dimensional Freedom Demon

Two days later.

Ji Chen listened to Zhang Jichang's first lecture on the Taoist scriptures.

The martial arts of Longhu Mountain are not passed down through simple secret manuals.

Instead, it is found in various Taoist classics and interpreted through a single sentence of true teachings.

Because the lineage of Longhu Mountain is confined to one family and one clan, and is largely aligned with the imperial court, its status within Taoism is inseparable from the support of the imperial court.

Therefore, very few great masters achieve great things, and the classic texts were quickly finished by Zhang Jichang, a true and upright Celestial Master.

Of the four sections discussed over the past two days, only four are truly commendable.

The Commentary on Laozi, The Yellow Emperor's Nine Cauldrons and Divine Elixir Classic, The Shangqing Great Cave True Classic, and The Lingbao Classic.

The first two gates were left by the Three Great Masters, and no one else made any progress on them.

The latter two schools were compiled by Longhu Mountain from other Taoist sects, taking advantage of its status as the ancestral home of Taoism.

Ji Chen looked at Zhang Jichang, who was dressed in a purple robe, and almost laughed.

"Indeed, true masters only emerge from hermits; they cannot be found in the arena of fame and fortune."

Ji Chen sighed inwardly, wondering if the Three Great Masters had foreseen this fate when they left the instruction, "Those who are not my descendants shall not pass on this teaching," upon their ascension.

Compared to Wudang Mountain, a rising star, Longhu Mountain is quite far behind.

No wonder Wudang Mountain produces the world's best masters, while Longhu Mountain only has one master from the same family and one master from another family.

Moreover, the non-family master went to the most dangerous Tieling Mountain, where he died after exchanging blows. It has to be said that this is ironic.

Changes in mood will manifest in the spiritual realm.

Zhang Jichang might be able to guess what Ji Chen was thinking, but his expression remained unchanged, completely unfazed.

"Master, please step aside. I have already understood the techniques here."

Zhang Jichang accepted the order and took his leave.

Ji Chen squinted and flipped through the panel logs.

[Authorized text detected... Extracting scripture meaning...]

[Analyzing your spiritual attributes, rank, and apostle aptitude...]

[You have obtained the Qi and Blood Martial Arts Technique, Danxia Dragon Tiger Mysterious Embryo Body lv0...]

[You have obtained the Qi and Blood Martial Arts Technique, Awakening Insect Sword Technique lv0...]

Some words on the panel stirred up a storm in his heart.

Unfortunately, when he touched the panel with his mind, it offered no explanation whatsoever, leaving Ji Chen to figure it out on his own.

Fortunately, after listening to Zhang Jichang's lectures for two days, he was no longer a novice.

【真诰】is generally “the decrees of a true person” or “the teachings left behind by an immortal.”

And [position]... ...

Ji Chen's true form, the Heavenly Demon panel, has a [Rank] column, but it is unknown whether there is any connection between the two.

But Ji Chen could guess part of the meaning.

As the saying goes, there is a difference between immortals and mortals; the two are simply different ranks and statuses.

At the same time, there are also different levels of immortals: scattered immortals, true immortals, celestial immortals, and golden immortals.

Buddhism is similar, with different levels of attainment: Arhat is the lowest, followed by Bodhisattva, and Buddha is the most revered.

Perhaps this is what "personality" means.

His understanding may have some errors, but it should be roughly correct.

"Therefore, due to differences in aptitude, strength, and status, the cultivation techniques I can comprehend are also different. This..."

That's interesting.

Ji Chen could only conclude that Taoist masters were all very skilled at it; no wonder that some small Taoist temples could produce great masters amidst the tranquility of nature.

He still had the teachings of the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, who explained the scriptures in a single sentence, enabling him to comprehend both schools.

Ji Chen couldn't imagine how high their talent and comprehension must be for those true masters who had no teachers and relied entirely on their own enlightenment.

"However, I still found a treasure. Once my aptitude accumulates, I might one day comprehend a top-tier cultivation technique from it and directly attain immortality."

Ji Chen stretched and frowned in distress, sensing the lingering spiritual domain of the Grandmasters around him.

"They're not planning to let me go!"

Once a Grandmaster's level is revealed, the outcome is basically predetermined.

They can only be watched by experts of the same level, and all their movements are shared within the Grandmaster group.

Therefore, even though Longhushan had almost openly retired and no longer served Qingting, Zhang Jichang had no choice but to stay here.

Otherwise, it will invite a joint attack.

Similarly, Ji Chen received the same treatment and was no longer able to personally lead troops to attack cities and expand his territory.

"Luckily, I activated time acceleration. Only 5 days have passed in the main world so far. I have time to wear you down."

Ji Chen took a sip of tea; the new Apostle Project was just in time to begin.

He issued an order that a descendant of his family would go to Bingzhou, and that the prefect of the rear should treat them with great respect.

Just as he was preparing to create the second generation of apostles in the dimensional space, a mysterious and obscure aura suddenly appeared outside Guangling City.

Almost the instant the aura of the Underworld Lord was exposed, five spiritual images crashed into him in succession.

With a muffled groan, the Underworld Lord's cloak billowed as he clenched his fists. Images of snow-capped mountains and bright southern sky rose from his body as he withstood the pressure of the five Grandmaster images and strode into Guangling City.

Before the sect leader Lin Chaosheng, the Underworld Lord naturally concealed all his claws and only showed respect. But in the outside world, he was a grandmaster who was famous throughout several states.

In the battle of Tieling Mountain, he personally severely injured Grand Eunuch Qingting and killed a first-class guard of the Sticky Pole Office.

Although the first-class guard was weakened due to the high-intensity burst of power, which allowed him to take advantage of the situation, his strength was still evident.

Aside from being the most outstanding in the world, he is undoubtedly a top-tier master who can secure a place among the top three and even contend for first place.

The moment he fully revealed his aura, Fu Yan, the leader of the Fragrance Sect and the master of the Sticky Pole Sect, was forced to change his expression and his mental image trembled, clearly suffering a great shock.

"What a formidable Lord of the Underworld!"

"The traitor of the Tenri Sect!"

The two newly arrived grandmasters were both startled and fled.

Seeing this, the other masters dared not release their spiritual images recklessly anymore, but instead used their unseen spiritual connection to locate the Netherworld Lord's whereabouts.

This might seem like a loss of face, but it would be foolish for a Grandmaster, representing the true foundation of a sect, to directly attack them.

Especially since the opponent is the Underworld Lord, who has proven his strength.

As the Underworld Lord passed by, it was as if a huge shadow spread out. In the alley, countless people thought it was a sudden cold snap, wrapped their clothes tightly, and scattered with pale faces.

However, after leaving the area within a hundred feet of the Underworld Lord, the perceived temperature returned to normal.

"That's really strange."

"No wonder Qingting is failing; a monster appeared in broad daylight. He's lost his destiny!"

"Be careful what you say!"

They were astonished. They returned to their original spot and searched around, but they could no longer feel that biting cold.

Because Ji Chen had already invited the Underworld Lord into his residence.

The two sat facing each other, both putting on airs and waiting for the other to speak first.

Um... ...

Neither of them were trying to show off; rather, whoever spoke first was essentially relinquishing the initiative.

When the Underworld Lord entered the city, Ji Chen had a spiritual exchange with him, confirming that this guy wasn't there to cause him trouble.

Since there's no ill intent, then we're here to discuss cooperation.

As we all know, taking the initiative is a very important thing when discussing cooperation.

The two stared at each other for a long time, realizing that neither showed any sign of backing down.

During their eye contact, the Underworld Lord also probed Ji Chen's spiritual realm.

But no matter how profound and mysterious it was, Ji Chen's mental image remained unmoved and unaffected in the slightest.

He sighed inwardly:

"As expected of someone valued by the sect leader, his mastery of spiritual martial arts is already on par with mine."

But what he didn't know was that if the difference in mental attributes were ignored...

Ji Chen's mastery of spiritual martial arts is probably only just enough to reach the threshold of a grandmaster.

In this battle without gunpowder, the Lord of the Underworld finally spoke first.